January 2011
It’s the cracked ones that let light into the world.
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“America is afraid of its past. Whether it’s how it treated Native Americans,...”
– Elon James White (via meloukhia)
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The Black Panther Coloring Book →
“This coloring book, which was purported to be from the Black Panthers, had actually been rejected by them when it was brought to them by a man later revealed to have intelligence connections. Not to be troubled by the fact that the Panthers found the coloring book revolting, the FBI added even more offensive illustrations, and mass mailed it across America. It so infuriated the white...
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“Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves...”
– Tori Amos (via blackdove90)
My mild obsession with Tori Amos has now infiltrated my tumblr…
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“If feminism is a movement to end sexist oppression, and depriving females of...”
– bell hooks (via inherhipstheresrevolutions)
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Google ruined my morning.
I went to Google. I started typing “why are” and the first suggestion that popped up was “why are women like parking spaces.” Being naturally curious, I clicked the link. This was the “joke” I had the unfortunate experience of reading as a result of that action…
Women are like parking spaces…
…normally all the good ones are taken. So,...
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“This is why it is worthwhile studying other peoples, because every understanding...”
– Roy Wagner, The Invention of Culture (1975)
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“A survey of girls in Zimbabwean junior schools in 2000 reported by Amnesty...”
– The Equality Illusion, Kat Banyard
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What a sad fucking world we live in.
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“If Sarah Palin were black, her daughter’s out of wedlock, “baby daddy drama”...”
– If Sarah Palin Were Black (via azspot)
Just goes to show how far Palin’s whiteness can take her. Zero intellect, two high school drop-outs, an unwed teen mother, a quitter of the one major job she had. Master of hateful coded language targeting opponents as not “real Americans”. Belongs to a church...
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Gender Inequity, LIVE AT VCU!
The other day in my Feminist Theory class my professor shared a conversation she had with her (male) boss that went something like this:
Boss: You should take this summer off from teaching classes and work on publishing something.
Professor: I can’t do that, I can’t afford to lose the money that I make over the summer.
Boss: Oh…why? (Stupid fucking question)
Professor:...
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17 Things Every Women's Magazine Will Tell You... →
Bikini waxes really hurt, but if you take Advil before hand they’re only as painful as getting hit in the face with an icepick. Not getting a bikini wax? Not an option, Chewbacca.
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“Oh yeah, we should get back to the original question, of like what can the boys...”
– Kathleen Hanna (via thechocolatebrigade)
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“Why should there be hunger and privation in any land, in any city, at any table...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr., Nobel Prize lecture, Dec. 11, 1964. (via nbr)
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“Something is fundamentally wrong with the female body and it’s natural to be...”
– Teenagers and Cosmetic Surgery - The F-Word (via ilovefat) (via definatalie) (via bbwprincess) (via allthechocolatesinthebox) (via sexisnottheenemy)
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“If a dude thinks that he is powerful because he doesn’t get fucked, and you are...”
– Tiger Beatdown › Fucking While Feminist: The Unfuckables (via sexisnottheenemy)
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“This hairless version of reality is so pervasive that it goes against...”
– Judy Jarvis
http://vsa.vassar.edu/~qcvc/?p=45
This is definitely worth reading in its entirety!
(via iwillnotshavemyvagina)
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“A person of good intelligence and of sensitivity cannot exist in this society...”
– George Carlin (via owlsandelephants)
i should get this tatoo’d on my fucking fists
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Watchfilsdelalune:
Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color.
Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies’ adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Darwin disagreed with this theory, but she explains, that’s because he did not have access to NASA.
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“No one wants an abortion as she wants an ice cream cone or a Porsche. She wants...”
– Frederica Mathewes-Green (via thatswhatshesaidquotes)
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“I call myself a feminist when people ask me if I am, and of course I am ‘cause...”
– Ellen Page, interview (2008)
The Triumphs and Struggles of Same-Sex Families: A... →
Beautiful pictures of beautiful families! If you click on a specific picture a blurb about the family in it will come up.
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“When a woman enjoys her sexuality without hurting anyone else, but someone finds...”
– “Kat,” Slut-Shaming vs. Rape Jokes (via reelaroundthefountain)
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Keeping Women in Science on a Tenure Track →
yesmeansyes:
“The study, “Keeping Women in the Science Pipeline,” found that women who are married with young children are 35 percent less likely to enter a tenure-track position after receiving a Ph.D. in science than are married men with young children and Ph.D.’s in science. Not only that, the married women with young children are 28 percent less likely than women without children to...
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“The law discriminates against rape victims in a manner which would not be...”
– (via howtobeasatellite)
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British Girls Undergo Horror of Genital Mutilation... →
I’m so torn on this issue. As a woman I am vehemently opposed. As an anthropologist I am more tolerant. As a humanitarian I am perplexed.
The language used in the title bothers me. I don’t like the term “genital mutilation.” I prefer “genital cutting” because it seems more honest and less ethnocentric. The name western feminism has given to this particular...
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Fuck yeah, feminists!: Realities and Myths Behind... →
fuckyeahfeminists:
Like all entrenched patterns, the gender gap in wages is supported by both myth and reality. Some of the realities behind the differential require policy changes at the highest levels.
Gendered notions of the value of work
Traditional “women’s work” tends to be in the helping and support professions. These jobs are not yet considered comparable in worth to the work that...
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Special K Challenge: Get lost →
newwavefeminism:
This article investigates the Special K challenge and exposes it for the pile of shit of a marketing strategy that it is…
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So, let’s take a look at a day like this in terms of calories. On Monday, the day starts with a bowl of Original cereal. Calorie count with milk: 160. And the cereal contains high fructose corn syrup. Lovely. Snack: 90 calories (and HFCS)....
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Anthropology, Women's Studies, and Being "Othered"
Recently I’ve been struggling with the decision of double majoring in Women’s Studies as opposed to just minoring in it. Up until this point in my education I have been an Anthropology major with a minor in Women’s Studies. I love Anthropology; people, culture, humanity, is my passion. So why must I pick up a second major? Why do I have to stay at school longer, pay tuition...
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Women and Men: Hand in Hand against Violence (PDF) →
This manual is designed as a training tool to promote the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to engage men in VAW prevention. It aims to:
Increase knowledge about VAW
Explore the causes and consequences of VAW
Promote skills in effective approaches and strategies for engaging men in VAW prevention.
The manual takes into account the cultural, religious, social, and other specificities...
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“Strong girls, remember that sensitive liberal boys are our secret enemies. They...”
– Christine Doza, Bloodlove
“My father got sick when I was 22… and I was poor. And my father had an ulcer,...”
– CHRIS ROCK, responding to host Bill Maher asking if he ever went to the emergency room as his primary healthcare provider, on Real Time. (via xicanagrrrl, inothernews) (via fuckyeahfeminists)
“Some may blackly (angrily) accuse me of trying to blacken (defame) the English...”
– Robert. B. Moore, “Racist Stereotyping in the English Language” (via a-n-a-r-c-h-a)
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Watch“My liberation as a man is tied to your liberation as a woman.”
Tony Porter’s recent talk at TedWomen. Incredible.
“I’m a feminist…
Because I wear my politics on my body. Because gender is social...”
– Simmons College Feminist Union t-shirt (via girlwithapearlearing)
India's Female Pink Gang are Vigilantes →
“To face down men in this part of the world, you have to use force,” she said. “We function in a man’s world where men make all the rules. Our fight is against injustice.”
Interesting… I’m not usually supportive of violence of any kind but perhaps there are exceptions to every rule.
“There’s a huge difference between harassing a woman and trying to start a...”
– Catcalling Is a Problem: How to Talk to a Woman Without Being Rude, Creepy or Scary (via splatterdick) 