May 2011
75 posts
Here's a quick way to check if you have the right...
vicki3t:
gaywitchpracticingabortion:
Ask yourself “Is it my body?”
If the answer was no, then surprise! You don’t have the right.
That. Is by far the BEST thing I have ever heard/seen anyone say about the right to get an abortion.
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“A few years ago, someone from the Feminist Majority Foundation called the Muslim...”
– Laila Al-Marayati & Semeen Issa, Muslim Women’s League USA An Identity Reduced to a Burka (via almaswithinalmas)
If Whose Veil is it, Anyway? actually existed as a send up of attitudes toward Muslim women and Burka that would probably be kind of awesome.
(via andyouknowit)
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Headlines we aren't likely to see in the Sunday...
laranitanz:
Teenage girl has abortion, avoids giving birth to her father’s child.
Teenage girl has abortion, avoids being tied to her abusive boyfriend for the rest of her life.
Teenage girl has abortion, finishes school, and lives a happy and fulfilled life.
Teenage girl has abortion, then later goes on to have children when she is ready.
Teenage girl has abortion, struggles with mental...
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A very important discussion about racism in... →
Written in an American context but definitely applicable to New Zealand
“If someone gets too drunk and they pass out, and a gang of dudes decides that...”
– Amanda Marcotte (via sanitywatchers)
“Girls get a lot of mixed messages—they are told, ‘Girl Power!’ and what does...”
– Tina Fey (via thenewwomensmovement)
A message from the Out Takes organisers
Hello,
Out Takes Film Festival presents films primarily of interest to the gay and lesbian community. Within our 2011 programme we are screening some fantastic films which will appeal to feminists everywhere, queer and not so queer…I hope that you might share this information with your networks. Too Much Pussy! Feminist Sluts, a Queer X Show Dir: Émilie Jouvet, France / Germany,...
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“The concept of ”raunch culture”, as employed by commentators such as Ariel Levy...”
– Hey girls, we’re all sluts now | The Age
I have a piece in The Age today, dismantling some of Gail Dines’ more inane criticisms of SlutWalk, and attempting to steer the conversation back onto what it’s really about.
(via clembastow)
“When the show went to No. 1 in December 1988, ABC sent a chocolate “1” to...”
– Roseanne Barr
Read her essay in NY Mag right now.
(via drinkyourjuice)
I will always love Roseanne.
(via the-madame-hatter)
“I’m not into policing other people’s feminism, nor should they mine. We have...”
– Slut Walk, a defense: it’s engaged the public on the issues | Crikey
My amazing friend Karen on SlutWalk (I took the morning shift today, she took the afternoon. Now I’m gonna punch my card and have a shower.)
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Fuck yeah, feminists!: Send a Message of Support... →
fuckyeahfeminists:
from SAFER blog
There’s a good chance you’ve already heard about French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who allegedly sexually assaulted a New York City maid on Saturday. The woman’s lawyer, Jeffrey Shapiro, spoke to the isolation and stigma that survivors often feel in the wake of an…
*Trigger warning for misogyny * Women should learn... →
clementineford:
AFL players are allegedly among 8000 members of a men’s only Facebook group that encourages men to upload racy pictures of women without their knowledge.
Members of the invitation-only “Brocial Network” are encouraged to scour the pages of their female friends for lingerie and bikini pictures, or “those that reveal a little too much”.
After uploading photos, the members -...
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“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very...”
– Audre Lorde (via thatswhatshesaidquotes)
*Nudity warning* beautiful post on Fat Acceptance. →
piratewildewood:
thefatgrackle:
Fat and Happy Quote of the Day
May 14, 2011 “I’m fat (a lot fatter now than the 200lbs or so that so offended my mother way back then). My body is relatively healthy (I’m not going to delve into the ‘but fat is so unhealthy!’ quagmire here: that swamp’s been negotiated by others far more intrepid than me).It’s also the body that conceived and carried and...
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Octavia's Spitfire Emporium: jaded16india:... →
jaded16india:
saynathespiffy:
esmeweatherwax:
gkayy:
[Image description: a black and white graphic of 3 stick people with text. the text reads: I’m not a feminist: I like boys. I’m not a feminist: I’m more of an equalist. I’m not a feminist: I’m a guy. You are a feminist…
*Reblogging for commentary and variance of views*
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“It is none of my goddamned business if a random 400-pound (or 150-pound, or...”
– The question of health is a private one. (via oldfamiliarway)
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Reena's Flowchart of Cultural Appropriation
totheexperts:
sapphrikah:
inherhipstheresrevolutions: ohmyegosweak: freshfeminism:
I’ve reblogged this before but it is relevant.
“‘Cause the thing is, you and the guys you hang out with may not really mean...”
– My brilliant friend Kate Harding: http://kateharding.net/2007/04/14/on-being-a-no-name-blogger-using-her-real-name/ (via sanitywatchers)
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The Riot: Response to criticisms of the Skechers... →
stfusexists:
My name is Augusta and I’m actually the person that started the petition on Change.org. I am not a parent, although I have spoken with many (I believe rightfully) outraged parents on the subject at hand. I started the petition not as a parent, but as a 21 year old woman who…
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“No more. We’re here to testify that this ends TODAY. It ends because there is...”
– Jaclyn Friedman
“You can call us that name, but we will not shut up”
Such an inspiring speech. Click through for the whole transcript.
(via clembastow)
I AM SO READY FOR SLUTWALK WELLINGTON.
“I use labels because we haven’t gotten beyond race or class or other differences...”
– — Gloria Anzaldúa (via versosdeliberacion) 