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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September 13, 2011

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September 17, 2011

A Message To Women From A Man: You Are Not “Crazy”

et-ladentelle:

Whether gaslighting is conscious or not, it produces the same result: it renders some women emotionally mute.

These women aren’t able to clearly express to their spouses that what is said or done to them is hurtful. They can’t tell their boss that his behavior is disrespectful and prevents them from doing their best work. They can’t tell their parents that, when they are being critical, they are doing more harm than good.

When these women receive any sort of push back to their reactions, they often brush it off by saying, “Forget it, it’s okay.”

That “forget it” isn’t just about dismissing a thought, it is about self-dismissal. It’s heartbreaking.

No wonder some women are unconsciously passive aggressive when expressing anger, sadness, or frustration. For years, they have been subjected to so much gaslighting that they can no longer express themselves in a way that feels authentic to them.

This was the most illuminating piece that I’ve read in a long time—very well written and well articulated; it definitely is an inspiring article for me, as an aspiring writer.

So many aspects about myself make sense now. Not going to lie, I think this piece roused up some dormant emotions that I’ve kept at bay for quite some time. 

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September 13, 2012

So You Wanna Be a Victim of Sexism? A Guide for Men

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Thank you for your interest in signing up for Sexism! We’re so glad you’ve taken the time to consider understanding what all these silly, hysterical women are always whining about!

Here’s some of the few things you get to look forward to as a new victim of sexism!

  • Double standards
  • Constant threat of sexual assault
  • Being told your body is never good enough and you should change it to make men happy
  • Constant threat of harassment just for going outside of your home
  • Politicians (all white men of course!) trying to tell you what you can and can’t do with your body
  • Being told you HAVE to have children or you’re wrong
  • Lesser pay for the same amount of work

AND MORE!

SIGN UP TODAY!

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January 2, 2013

Casual sexism is having drunk men come up to you and try to grab you and ‘compliment’ you at bus stops and not knowing what you would have done if you weren’t around a male companion. 

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January 3, 2013

TW: Abuse, sexual assault.

Men can beat and rape women and still be important, respected and even loved figures in the field they work in, women so much as cheat on a partner once and they lose everything they’ve worked for for years. Womens mistakes can not be excused, but mens intentional destruction can be completely ignored.

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