January 2011
100 Young Adult Books for the Feminist Reader →
ancientbruises:
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman The political, religious, class, and racial tensions in this story are accessible to readers of all ages, and ring scary-true today. Pullman expects a lot of his audience, which is the best formula for makingconfident, lifelong readers. Lyra, the main character in the trilogy, is clever, witty, rebellious, and she more than holds her own ...
applecoresandpeachpits:
A Horse In A Zebra Herd: Rape Culture and How It Affects Me
turn-on-the-neon:
Rape Culture and How It Affects Me
I started thinking about this with that quote circulating and all the talk about Ben whatshisname.
I am a college student, a freshman girl, someone who is probably seen as a “target” by certain misogynistic young men.
So because the stat is that 1 in 4...
“For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more...”
– Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)
SHERLOCK: Out-of-Context
John: You get off on this. You enjoy it.
Sherlock: And I said "dangerous," and here you are.
anellaluciax: On The Argument That Trans Women Are... →
genderbitch:
dappercat:
This would be behind a cut - if I could make tumblr’s ‘cut’ button work reliably without deleting half the post forever. If anyone knows how to do these in html, please reply and let me know - this is driving me to distraction!
thepeacockangel:
This was…
Hey, you know what's great? →
etrehumain:
Click on the link to read a bill that’s in the Hawaii Legislature right now. It’s adding “gender identity or expression” to a list of things people can’t discriminate against. It passed a Committee with all voting aye with 3 ayes with reservations.
Today may be a good year for civil rights in Hawaii (especially for trans* folk). :D
“After all, if sex-negativity is the idea that sex is bad (generally, unless it’s...”
– Sex-Positivity and Asexuality: Bringing Them Together | Charlie Glickman (via sexisnottheenemy)
“That hot September night, we slept in a single bed,
naked, and on our frail...”
– Girlfriends, Carol Ann Duffy (via sapphoria)
“Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican...”
– And, yes, this is going on.
Let’s outline, one more time, the reasons why requiring “force” as a part of legally defined rape is a bad idea, hey? Because there are many. And let’s skip right past the part where many rapes would no longer be defined as such (I’m… really not sure how you redefine...
“I am half agony, half hope.”
– Captain Wentworth and Anne Elliot, Persuasion (via somehowlou)
“Fail. Fail again. Fail better.”
– Samuel Beckett (via heartfucksmouth)
Once More, With Feeling:
sadydoyle:
There is a common misperception that rape and sexual assault are uncommon and extraordinary crimes. In fact, they are quite common. Some statistics estimate that 1 in 6 women will be the victim of a sexual assault within their lifetimes; others estimate that the rate is actually 1 in 4. This does not even address the fact that some women will be victims of more than one rape or sexual...
“Of course there are friends, women who are feminists and do understand, support...”
– Pieke Biermann, A Vindication of the Rights of Whores, 1989. (via malefeministandthenakedsamba)
nightlights: "Don't be THAT girl!" →
thehumorlessfeminist:
ohsocontrary:
That’s what I was told when I pointed out the sexism in typical chivalry to a male friend.
But you know what? I will be that girl. I want to be. I want to see if I can make you understand where I’m coming from. I want to see if I can change your mind. And hey, it might not. You could very well…
I am that girl, and will continue to be that girl, and I am...
“When I lost my virginity as a high school freshman, I didn’t understand why I...”
– Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth (via inherhipstheresrevolutions)
I feel like I must have come out of the womb...
sleepy-bear:
I’ve been “difficult” my whole life.
My dad said something like that about me in his speech at my wedding. He said something like, “It was clear from the manner in which Kate came into the world, that she was going to be the kind of person who did things her own way, in her own time, regardless of what anyone else had to say about the matter”. One of the nicest things...
Valentine's Day PSA
sleepy-bear:
In spite of what the advertisements saturating the internet, tv and radio right now will tell you, personalized teddy bears are practically NEVER a “creative” or “meaningful” gift for someone you know.
Include a very personal letter, card or similar piece of writing, make something yourself to go with it, include some kind of inside joke, or think of something else.
Truth.
Comics & Shit: Time to speak honestly. A few... →
jonathan-cunningham:
gailsimone:
joverfield:
I know this may not sit well with my followers, hell even the tumblr community at large, but what I’m about to write is honest-to-god how I feel about homosexuality in comics. This isn’t a grab at attention, and I’m certainly not attempting to “troll” any individual or group in distaste.
As an…
Urgh.
I only have a few minutes so I might not be...
““”Have you really read all those books in your room?”
Alaska laughing- “Oh...”
– John Green (Looking for Alaska)
feminist slut: Undercover police cleared 'to have... →
stfucapitalists:
feministindianmanifesto:
huskerdewgongxvx:
Undercover police cleared ‘to have sex with activists’
deepwithfuture:
grundmc:
artistontheinside:
vruz:
vruz: it’s not a war. in the daily show.
Undercover police officers routinely…
