January 2012
[trigger warning: child sexual abuse, child abuse,...
fromonesurvivortoanother:
goldenphoenixgirl:
I’m finally identifying myself as an orphan. I know I always have been, in reality, since the people who “raised” (read abused) me never even resembled parents. But I thought they did. And as I start to realize more and more that the people who prostituted and beat and raped me on a daily basis weren’t even similar to actual parents, I find myself...
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mehreenkasana:
Like any woman of color, I can’t simply give in to feminism completely. It is a Western ideology that does not mesh well with mine. It has its roots embedded in a history that not only had White men oppressing their own women but their women were equally involved in oppressing my indigenous people - men and women together. I refuse to obediently follow every postulate stated by...
I'm goin to say this once briefly, an perhaps once...
buttahlove:
quelola:
In my experience, on tumblr, and in brief instances in real life…
Has only gone far enough to get the fat white body to be seen as desirable, acceptable and worthy. I see the same perpetuation of white privilege play out in the following ways:
-Even though I follow tons of fats and many of these are of color (its probably half) white fat people only reblog fat white...
December 2011
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“There is a revolution happening, but there are no guns or knives, and very few...”
– It Starts with a Guess and Ends with a Revolution | Dances With Fat (via curvesahead)
and this also applies to disabled people, people of color, women… just marginalized people in general.
(via theoceanandthesky)
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re: busted language
i-sauntered-vaguely-downwards:
anjhuzen:
the phrase “female-bodied” is a crock of shit. there is nothing inherently female or male about anyone’s body. my body is my body. my body is not female. if it is female, it is because i say it is female. tits and a vulva are not inherently female. flat chest and a cock are not inherently male. fuck off with your busted, cissexist, binarist bullshit....
helloladies.com/2010/10/personal-responsibility/
bdtmhouse:
I went for a run after dinner tonight. It was a beautiful night. The moon was full and I wanted to unwind after a long week of work. I was responsible. I wore a bright, white vest so cars could see me. I took my big dog with me so I wouldn’t be alone. And I carried my cell phone and a bag of dog sh*t in case I ran into trouble on the road. That’s what it takes for me to feel safe...
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Ableism in Glee: “I will try to fix you” is not...
queerdanceparty:
Trigger Warning: ableism, abuse, rape culture.
I wrote this article because a recent episode of Glee included terrible messages about how people with mental health conditions exist within their relationships, especially romantic relationships. This is a topic that’s really close to my persynal experience, so I felt I needed to write about it to prevent my head from exploding.
...
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How to Talk to Little Girls →
safe2pee - mapping gender neutral bathrooms,... →
aliquidcure:
stfuconservatives:
msamberhazard:
OMG FINALLY
An awesome app!
remember that time Hystericstyle wanted to make an app reviewing road side restrooms?
Seriously though, this is cool.
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What Happens?
feministhistorian:
whydidhechooseme:
What happens when you abort the kid who was going to find the cure to cancer?What happens when you abort the kid who was going to become a leader, and end battles before they start? Both spiritual battles and war. What happens when you abort the kid who was going to save millions?
What happens when the person who got pregnant and couldn’t have an abortion...
Chicken Snack: Stations - Audre Lorde →
chicken-snack:
Some women love to wait for life for a ring in the June light for a touch of the sun to heal them for another woman’s voice to make them whole to untie their hands put words in their mouths form to their passages sound to their screams for some other sleeper to remember their future…
this is one of my faves - B.Gribbs
YES! MORE BREASTFEEDING RAGE! →
chicken-snack:
wmns201:
Mom’s stage a nurse in!
This was a grassroots movement to stage a sit in at Target to protest the backlash against public breastfeeding.
What’s best for baby is best for mom.
by Jacquelyn Ableman
THIS IS AWESOME!
vaginasoftheworld:
i love all pussies big small huge lips small lips u gotta love them all
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“Disdain for “political correctness” is often positioned as a concern that some...”
– by Tami at whattamisaid.com
i am so tired of people saying they’re not pc like it makes them cool and edgy.
(via komboloi)
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Pop Pedestal: Reggie Rocket →
Admirable qualities: Reggie may only have a few years on her brother and his crew, but she is light years more mature than the rest of the Rocket Power clan. Example: Reggie spends an entire episode devising ways to keep her brother not to play a hockey game with a broken leg. Another episode finds Reggie trying to convince Otto and Twister not to snowboard on the closed-off part of the...
Undercover police cleared 'to have sex with... →
adailyriot:
jesuswasacommunist:
sanityscraps:
tellwiddit:
State-sanctioned rape by deception in the UK.
That’s fucking disgusting.
Wow.
this shit already happened in olympia. Undercover cops dated an activist just so that they could get information out of them (obs. while acting like an activist, not a cop).
“No wonder some women are unconsciously passive aggressive when expressing anger,...”
– Why Women Aren’t Crazy (via lagrandefille)
I hate when people claim that women are crazy or complicated or don’t know what they want because fuck you. When a woman is vocal about her opinions, desires, feelings, you call her a bitch or crazy or hysterical. Women have been taught that the only way...
“I want a future where women and girls get to be the subject of their own...”
– Jaclyn Friedman (ConsentFest talks about sex, and wants to add more voices | OpenFile)
rgr-pop:
A few days ago, I posted two of Nickolas Muray’s portraits of Frida Kahlo. They are modestly blowing up. My dashboard is flooded with snippets like “she’s so beautiful” and “how was she so pretty?” and “#tears in my eye over how flawless you are” and “frida, you dirty girl.” Dirty girl.
I am reminded of something Garçonnière wrote, part of her continuing commentary on tumblr, credit,...
discussion of "kyriarchy" →
Why Iceland Should Be in the News, But Is Not →
grrrlVIRUS: The Internal Clitoris →
operation-orgasm:
grrrlvirus:
Consider this: In over five million years of human evolution, only one organ has come to exist for the sole purpose of providing pleasure – the clitoris. It is not required for reproduction. It doesn’t have a urethra running through it like the penis, and thus, does not urinate. Its sole function…
Read this. What they didn’t tell you in sex ed or bio.
Resources for Male Survivors
thesexuneducated:
TW: rape, assualt
tommyxvx:
letstalkaboutrape:
I posted last week asking people if they knew of some good resources for male victims of sexual assault. Here is the list people came up with:
www.malesurvivor.org
www.violenceunsilenced.com
www.rainn.org
www.pandys.org
www.1in6.org
www.soulspeakout.org
http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/
Thanks everyone!
Thanks to the...
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"Trivializing" trigger warnings
youarenotyou:
[this post discusses TWs, ableism, and possible reactions people have to being triggered.]
A lot of people on here seem to think it’s their right to judge what is and isn’t a valid trigger. Bloggers are being accused of trivializing what a trigger is by putting TWs for things that others think cannot possibly be triggers. “Triggers aren’t just things that piss you off.” “You’re...
