and so it goes...

methodistcoloringbook:

feminist disney is so great

BEST EVER

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methodistcoloringbook:

yanettcanhazsoul:

gynocraticgrrl:

infinite-chaos-separates-us:

gynocraticgrrl:

ihaveabsolutelynoidea:

infinite-chaos-separates-us:

I can’t believe it is so ingrained in our society that feminists can fight for equal rights, but masculinits must be misogynistic assholes.

Seriously, what the actual fuck?

99% of people will agree that masculinists must be sexist bigoted oppressors, but a feminist? oh no, they just want to make things equal.

masculinists are sexist bigoted assholes

how many more fucking power and privilege could you possibly want?

isn’t it enough to be on top of everything all the time?

Men’s rights activism is like activism for the rights of white people, straight people, cisgender people, able bodied people and rich people. Men are a part of a privileged class (they own most of the world’s property, control most of the world’s wealth, control and own most media outlets and make up nearly all world leaders), HOW MUCH MORE POWER COULD THEY POSSIBLE NEED!

In other words, they already have, socioeconomic, sociopolitical and sociocultural superiority, in this case, to be a “masculinist,” can’t possibly be advocating for their equality through “empowerment,” but is actually is just reinforcing the powerful position they already have.

Excuse me, women control 60% of the countries wealth. Women outpace men in universities and graduation rates, For the first time in american history there are now a million more female college graduates than male. Men are oppressed in the legal system in both sentencing and child custody issues. Women start 2 businesses to every 1 business created by a man, childless women in their twenties make 113% of what childless men in their twenties make. in the nations largest cities, women make up to 20% more than men for the same job, with the same title. Women are at a huge advantage in the education system when applying for scholarships. Any time a male gets off on a rape charge the pity always falls on the woman assuming she was actually raped instead of any sympathy towards the man who was arrested under presumably false allegations. 

Inaccurate. According to the World Bank, women only control 1% of world wealth.

Also, the gender wage gap does not work in our favor. At all: “Salaried women workers earn 62 cents for every $1 that men earn in Germany, 64 cents in India and about 80 cents in Mexico and Egypt. Women entrepreneurs fare far worse, earning 34 cents for every $1 men earn in Ethiopia and just 12 cents in Bangladesh relative to every $1 for men.” [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/19/women-make-only-1-percent-wealth_n_969439.html ]

The United States Bureau reported that in 2010: “the earnings of women who worked full time, year-round were 77 percent of that for men working full time, year-round.”

According to the Center for American Progress: “Women earn less than men within all racial and ethnic groups,…Even though women are outpacing men in getting college degrees that’s not enough to close the gender pay gap,…More than 40 percent of the wage gap cannot be explained by occupation, work experience, race, or union membership,…[and] Mothers earn about 7 percent less per child than childless women.”

According to the World Economic Forum: Women make up less than 20% of world leaders: “

According to the Global Campaign for Education UK: 53% of the 67 million children missing out on school are girls

According to UN Women: There are only 117 countries that have equal pay laws and women still earn 10-30% less than their male counterparts.

According to Amnesty International , the US Census Bureau and the 
Women’s Learning Partnership:Women perform 66% of the world’s work, but receive only 11% of the world’s income, and own only 1% of the world’s land. Women make up 66% of the world’s illiterate adults. Two-thirds of the world’s children who receive less than four years of education are girls. Girls represent nearly 60% of the children not in school. About 75% of the refugees and internally displaced in the world are women who have lost their families and their homes.

How can women be at a HUGE ADVANTAGE in the education system, when women are more likely to be impoverished and more likely to be illiterate?

Not to mention, that I’d more likely side with a potential rape VICTIM than potential perpetrator of rape.

Hey Masculinist/MRAs….

OHH

that burn hurt?

Isn’t it interesting that the feminist argument is laden with facts and sources and evidence, while the masculinist argument has nothing backing it up other unproven “statistics” and hurt fee fees? VERY VERY INTERESTING.

keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:

@ShelbyKnox:

Side 1 of my sign for the #UAWOW rally today:http://bit.ly/J8oe1L h/t @redlightvoices for this powerful, important phrase. #fem2

Hello, I love you.

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I know there are many problematic things about your persona but goddamn you make it hard for me not to love you sometimes.

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byeproductivity:

Also, sex.

Not just sex, but the kind of sex that will please your man so because god forbid you not have a man in your life whom you keep sexually satisfied.

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grrrly-butthole-hair:

grrrlvirus:

yes i am a slut by clementine cannibal (by ClementineCannibal)

“yes i am a slut. because i have big tits that pour out of pretty much every shirt. because i like to show them off. because i used to charge 200 an hour and sometimes i would come and my client wouldn’t cuz that’s how much i was into fucking. because i’ve had trains run on me. because i liked it. because in grade eight a boy pulled down my shirt and bra in front of the whole class and my teacher and everyone saw my nipples. because he got a slap on the wrist and i was told by the principal that it was partially my fault because of the shirt i was wearing. because after that i started showing my tits to guys cuz i figured i was used goods. because when i was nineteen and being assaulted by a bunch of guys for not shaving my armpits they felt the need to pull my tits out of my shirt. because when i was twelve my grandfather forcibly made out with me. yes i am a slut. because i love sucking dick and i’ll take his load all over my face and tits and in my mouth. because i used to get drunk and fuck random guys all the time even on weeknights. because i’m bisexual and everyone assumes bisexuals are slutty even when we’re in monogamous relationships. because i’m a femme queer grrrl and everyone thinks femme queer grrrls are just ‘doing it for attention’ and are accessible to men. because the first time i was kissed in a way i actually like my girlfriend and i were told we were disgusting and going to burn in hell. yes i am a slut. because i fucked my boyfriend in the ass with my strap on. because i used to work in a sex shop. because i love the night. because i wear miniskirts. because i smoke weed. because i flirt. because i’ve gone to bars by myself. because i’ve pissed in alleyways. because sometimes i like sex. because sometimes i don’t like sex. because i’ve been raped. because i’m a feminist. because i’m a survivor. because i’m a cum guzzling nympho. because i own sex toys. lots of them. because the only person who can make me come is myself and i’m fine with that. because i rub my clit when i’m being fucked. because i’ve done webcam work. because i’ve posed naked for pictures. because i like to masturbate. because i’ve always loved to masturbate. because i used to jerk off to naked pictures of women when i was like ten years old and i thought there was something seriously wrong with me. because there is nothing wrong with me. yes i am a slut. because my boyfriend called me one. because he got on top of me and screamed it in my face. because he called me it on my birthday. because random men have yelled slut at me more times than i could possibly count if i tried to sit down and write a list. because i have been called an ugly bitch, sweetheart, honey and other degrading names more times than i could count too. because i’ve been called a dyke and told to shave my armpits and my pussy and told to lose weight and told to shut up and told to say yes to my pedophile grandfather. because i am sick of being told and this time i am telling you. yes i am a slut. because my pussy is beautiful and insatiable. because i love my body. because the clothes i’m most comfortable in apparently make me a target for rape. because when i was raped i was in my bed at home. because my body belongs to me no matter how many times i’ve been violated and none of it was my fault ever. yes i am a slut. because yes, i do fucking know what the word means and yes i am a feminist and yes i am intelligent and yes i do choose to say yes i am a slut. because the police officer who said women should stop dressing like sluts to avoid being victimized was talking about me and he was talking about you and he was talking about all of us. and because if we say it’s okay to rape any of us then it’s okay to rape all of us. because the slut card can be pulled out at any time and you never know when it will be used against you. because it can always be used against you, even if you’ve tried hard to make the ‘right’ choices. because all of us are sluts because in a rape culture women are considered inherently rapable. because none of us can be free of the word until those of us who choose to are free to embrace the word. because the word will never lose it’s power to hurt as long as we allow them to control it. because i respect a woman’s right to self identify and expect the same respect in return. because i am taking a cue from my queer sisters who helped in the reclamation of words like queer and dyke, words that mean so much to our history, struggle and resistance. yes i am a slut. yes it is a complicated identity full of disempowerment, empowerment, struggle and resistance. yes it was forced on me and used against me and yes i and many of us were able to find different, new and empowering ways of relating to the word. yes we are sluts. so please hear us out. hear what we have to say. don’t condescendingly tell us whether or not we are sluts or whether or not we can find empowerment this way. yes we can, yes we do, yes we are.”

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coolchicksfromhistory:

yeoldefashion:

At first glance this 1905 evening gown designed by Lucile and entitled ‘A Protest’ appears to be just a pretty dress, if not with a slightly unusual name and color combination. The whole truth is far more interesting.

I wrote a while back about the Victorian practice of using different colors or gemstones to spell out messages in jewelry. This dress uses the same practice on a larger scale.

The color combination of (g)reen, (w)hite and (v)iolet would have sent a very specific message to any one in the know.

Specifically: (G)ive (W)omen the (V)ote.

This is a suffragette ball gown!

Lucile was the professional name of Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon.

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Tori Amos (via dr-clear-heels)

So accurate.

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Shakesville: Rape Culture 101 (via loudandsoft) (via ratsandcandy666) (via penismonolog) (via sexismandthecity) (via that-neffster) (via fuckyeahgirlcrush) (via lipstick-feminists, amberlrhea) (via rabbitheartedd) (via alysalovely) (via womanrebel) (via missgingerlee) (via ashlynnbast) (via sentimental-pleasureseeker) (via feelingsaucy) (via redlipstick-lover) (via satan-baby) (via impertinentpeach)

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