August 9, 2011
“Let’s stop acting like women who choose to be feminine are somehow colluders, betraying the movement, bamboozled into thinking that they want to be feminine. Let’s stop denying women their own autonomy by telling them that their expressions of femininity are bad and wrong.
Antifemininity is misogynist. What you are saying when you engage in this type of rhetoric is that you think things traditionally associated with women are wrong. Which is misogynist. By telling feminine women that they don’t belong in the feminist movement, you are reinforcing the idea that to be feminine and a woman is wrong, that women who want to be taken seriously need to be more masculine, because most people view gender presentation in binary ways. This rewards the ‘one of the boys’ type rhetoric I encounter all over the place from self-avowed feminists who seem to think that bashing on women is a good way to prove how serious they are when it comes to caring about women and bringing men into the feminist movement.”
- Get Your Anti-Femininity Out Of My Feminism, S.E. Smit
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August 16, 2011
What’s the worst thing you can call a woman? Don’t hold back, now. You’re probably thinking of words like slut, whore, bitch, cunt (I told you not to hold back!), skank. Okay, now, what are the worst things you can call a guy? Fag, girl, bitch, pussy. I’ve even heard the term ‘mangina.’ Notice anything? The worst thing you can call a girl is a girl. The worst thing you can call a guy is a girl. Being a woman is the ultimate insult. Now tell me that’s not royally fucked up.
Full frontal feminism: a young women’s guide to why feminism matters
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August 17, 2011
[Image: A yellow sign being held up above the crowd at a protest that reads, “Pro-Choice or No-Choice.”
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August 18, 2011
I wear shorts, dresses, and skirts because i fucking want to not because i need to be fucked.
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August 20, 2011
August 21, 2011
When a woman enjoys her sexuality without hurting anyone else, but someone finds out about it, the response is to insult her, shame her, bring her down and make sure she never does it again. But the response to rape, and “jokes” about rape, which trivialize and normalize violent, traumatic and sometimes life-threatening acts against women is—somehow—to laugh?
“Kat,” Slut-Shaming vs. Rape Jokes (via steviemcfly)(Source: gerutha)
Femmephobia can also be seen in marketing. We have diet soda, and we have diet soda FOR MEN; we have loofahs, and we have loofahs FOR MEN; we have canned soup, and we have canned soup FOR MEN. Men cannot be expected to consume feminine things like body care items or diet food or soup in cans (!?) unless it is specifically marked out as Not Girly, and therefore Not Bad. With a few obnoxious exceptions, such as tools for girls (they’re pink) or video games for girls (they’re pink and have Barbie), women who like traditionally masculine hobbies get to have the same fishing poles, golf clubs and bad Trekkie novels as the boys– because, since masculinity is valued, it doesn’t matter if a woman tries to become masculine.
On Femmephobia | No, Seriously, What About Teh Menz? (via zaftiggles)
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August 22, 2011
- Sluts killed the dinosaurs. That’s right. If it weren’t for all the short skirts and sexual active women, you could be riding around on a t-rex right now instead of just fueling your car with its remains
- There is a direct correlation between the number of blowjobs being given at any time and the house you got sorted into on Pottermore. The sorting hat would’ve taken our preferences into account if so many sluts weren’t giving head at the time.
- Boobies cause global warming. That is, boobies that are displayed in low-cut blouses and tube tops and slightly exposed nipples. None of this would even be a problem if it wasn’t for the ample bosoms of the world.
- A slut once turned me into a newt. I got better.
- Premarital sex cancelled Arrested Development. Just trust me on this one.
Wait, what’s that? None of these claims can be supported by actual facts and evidence, or even make sense? WELL FUQ YOU, THIS IS MY OPINION, AND OPINIONS DON’T NEED FACTS TO VALIDATE THEM. IT IS IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT THAT I GET TO SAY WHATEVER THE FUCK I WANT AND NO ONE CAN EVER DISAGREE WITH ME OR ELSE THEY’RE UNAMERICAN, SLUTTY TERRORISTS.
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Not only does feminism give woman a voice, but it also clears the way for men to free themselves from the stranglehold of traditional masculinity.
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