December 2011
Homelessness and etc FML.
genderbitch:
Well folks, as suggested, I’m asking for donations to help with my yet again homelessness situation. Hopefully more temporary than past ones.
In order to preserve my identity’s secrecy and privacy, RMJ (who is a trusted and close friend) will be taking donations for me and then funneling them to my own personal paypal
Signal boost…Kinsey is a pretty impressive person/SJ...
“I think you’d have to go back to the 1850s to find a period of congressional...”
– Daniel Feller, a professor of U.S. history at the University of Tennessee, on today’s Congress compared to the legislators of the past. (via kileyrae)
In that case, the useless Congress failed to address the issue of slavery, which as we know, led to the Civil War. The congress’ of that decade...
Saying "people regret their abortions, so it...
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unknowablewoman:
spiralofbees:
prolongedeyecontact:
But…but…we endorse pregnancy as a mandatory duty to the state choice so no one is ever allowed to regret that!!!1!!**
**except if you’re a poc, poor, a drug addict, on welfare, a muslim, or an “illegal alien.” then we’d like to sterilize you for our your own good.
People regret relationships, so no more marriage!
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Adults Running Girl Scout Troop Pass On Their... →
7 year-old Bobby Montoya, who may best be described as a gender fluid and/or questioning child, wanted to join a Colorado-based Girl Scout troop. The organization’s official policy says nothing about genitalia, and specifically states that if a child identifies as a girl, that child is welcome to join Girl Scouts.
But the three scout leaders of this particular troop, all of whom were...
Because a White Guy Said It
uhuh-she-said:
Listen,
It does not matter what you say. As a woman, as a woman of color, as a woman of size, as a woman with large breasts or no breasts and a lifetime of experience with bucket loads of passion. It does not fucking matter.*
Because unless there is a white guy backing you up, you are an angry bitch. Uppity, spirited, “that girl”, the femanazi, the super-libber, the PC chick,...
greatwhitegravity asked: I'm not here to tell you what to do, but I noticed something--something small, that I had to comment on. I don't think you should apologize for your posts. A Women's Studies professor I know will literally make her female students begin their presentation, question, etc. again if there's an apology built in (ex: "that's just my opinion" or "sorry if I'm...
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My Holiday Present To You All
In the spirit of the holiday I celebrate, which is of course Festivus, I have a very special Facebook Friday present for all of you.
THERE WILL BE NO FACEBOOK FRIDAY THIS WEEK!
I know, I know. I shouldn’t have. It’s just what you wanted. It’s almost TOO MUCH it’s such a great gift.
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!
Stay tuned for a sexist showdown of some of my favorite...
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longwalkbacktomyself replied to your post: There is a special Festivus surprise for you readers coming soon…
Is it a pony? I always wanted a pony.
What kind of abnormal animal is that? And those kids who had their own ponies growing up…
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There is a special Festivus surprise for you...
On Hugo Schwyzer
unknowablewoman:
stfusexists:
dr—grumbles:
Out of all the men that have ever abused/raped me, many of them were addicted to one thing or another. It didn’t mean a damn thing when it came down to it. A lot of people in my life have been addicted to things and even more have had mental illnesses. However, none of those other people addicted to things have ever hurt me. I cannot separate the...
Even after running this blog for nearly two years,...
iamabutchsolo:
stfusexists:
lerista:
artisticgoldfish:
stfusexists:
Please explain the evolutionary advantage that would be given to men who like blue vs men who like pink.
Well, the blue has always been a stand in for virility seeing as men collected the berries which were blue and the ocean is blue. Also, women have vaginas (and sometimes penises) and sometimes those are pink....
Even after running this blog for nearly two years,...
lerista:
artisticgoldfish:
stfusexists:
Please explain the evolutionary advantage that would be given to men who like blue vs men who like pink.
Well, the blue has always been a stand in for virility seeing as men collected the berries which were blue and the ocean is blue. Also, women have vaginas (and sometimes penises) and sometimes those are pink. Also, men have vaginas (and...
fearlessfeminist:
Doctor Gets Court Order to Confine Pregnant Woman Against Her Will
itsjustsummer:
With issues like the Stupak Amendment and Nevada’s Personhood Initiative in the national spotlight, I am aware that a woman’s right to choose whether or not to carry a fetus to full-term is under attack.
What I didn’t realize, perhaps naively, is that her right to choose how to carry a fetus...
On Hugo Schwyzer
dr—grumbles:
Out of all the men that have ever abused/raped me, many of them were addicted to one thing or another. It didn’t mean a damn thing when it came down to it. A lot of people in my life have been addicted to things and even more have had mental illnesses. However, none of those other people addicted to things have ever hurt me. I cannot separate the abusers in my life by looking...
On Hugo Schwyzer
One of my readers pointed out to me that many people are uncomfortable (rightfully so) when it comes to Hugo Schwyzer as a feminist ally in large part due to his public confession that he once tried to kill an ex-girlfriend, and also regularly engaged in seemingly consensual but highly unethical sex.
After being made aware of this, I sought out and read his piece on his past drug addiction and...
Why I Resigned From The Good Men Project →
This is a great read, not just for the excellent commentary by Hugo Schwyzer, but also for the pretty stunning remarks made by GMP founder Tom Matlack. It seems that for some men, the only thing keeping them from crossing the line between feminist ally and MRA is actually interacting with dissenting women.
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Even after running this blog for nearly two years,...
Please explain the evolutionary advantage that would be given to men who like blue vs men who like pink.
Store Decides To Integrate Boys’ And Girls’ Toys;... →
cassket:
A UK toy store has eliminated its girls’ and boys’ toys sections, instead grouping toys by category. A blogger has claimed this decision as a victory, but the store says it’s just responding to customer confusion.
According to the Mirror, the toy store Hamleys has replaced its pink and blue signs with red and white ones, and changed its organization to group toys by “interest and...
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South Carolina man threw a 12-pound bowling ball... →
stfurapeculture:
feistyfeminist:
Rape culture is when men feel so entitled to have access to women that they throw bowling balls at us when they are denied.
Women Scientists Honored At Pan African University... →
fyeahafrica:
Several of Africa’s top women scientists have been honored at ceremonies to mark the founding of a new Pan African University. The Kwame Nkrumah Science Awards for 2011 went to seven women for outstanding achievements and valuable scientific discoveries. The annual prize carries with it a $20,000 check and a silver medal. Etheresia Pretorius of South Africa won for electron...
One teachers approach to preventing gender...
togetherforjacksoncountykids:
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said:...
homurasglasses asked: I'm just curious, what are your views on the sex work industry?
yakotta asked: You answered the ask about why you do facebook friday by saying you think its important for sexism to get called out. So why do you block out names and pictures? how can you "publicly adress and call out" anons?
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Submitter piccarexa writes, “Why was he verbally attacked? For telling a couple of women who have been through domestic violence that it was just “hormones” causing them to disagree with his opinion of how dv victims/survivors should be helped.”
Oh. My. God. There are no words. Seriously, if you are actually upset about a DV survivor disagreeing with you on support and treatment...
soultired asked: Why do you do Facebook Friday if you hate it too?
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cesspoolsinbeauty asked: Unfollowing for Facebook Friday, because the interactions make me want to peel my skin off. I'll be back tomorrow, though.
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blue-cadet-3:
I’ve heard the “I have a gay uncle, so it’s okay” excuse a million times.
I KNOW! God, I always just want to respond back, “Um, okay…does he ALSO think you’re an enormous asshole?”
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@pixarecca
You had an awesome submission to FF that I really wanted to publish, but the image is now broken (thanks, Tumblr!). Is there anyway you could resend it to me? Thank you!
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**Trigger Warning: Discussion of rape, victim blaming**
This was submitted to me by getyourpokeon, who gives this background info: “This is on the Choice USA’s Facebook post about Pennsylvania’s victim-blaming alcohol PSA… it literally made me nauseated.”
And I can see why. My commentary is long, so it’s after the jump.
The first comment makes no sense,...
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When fat shaming is still fat shaming!
unknowablewoman:
sohighinthesky:
Raíces Enjauladas: sohighinthesky: kiwipan: sohighinthesky: unknowablewoman: So this just…
sohighinthesky:
kiwipan:
sohighinthesky:
unknowablewoman:
So this just happened.
No explanation needed, really.
….sorry but that’s fucking disgusting.
Rude of the person to do an ask like that though.
Rude of you to comment with your fat-shaming.
Welcome...
“Women are not allowed to make off-color jokes. They have to appear to be...”
– Why Most Women Will Never Become CEO - Forbes (via robot-heart-politics)
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And that's why you never clean your oven.
Now back to your regularly scheduled sexism.
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sami-fire:
stfusexists:
So your response to my post saying “Hey, this horrible thing showed up in a study” is, “Bad shit happens, we should never talk about it, also social media doesn’t change anything”?
Do I need to point out the irony of you making that statement on your fucking Tumblr blog, champ?
…Sounds like you require a little ice for your sore, overreactive behind, “champ.”
I...
taro-panda asked: I know it's kind of subtle, but CheckmateAtheists is a satirical blog. But if that was a satirical response, then kudos.
overlygeneric asked: This is just a private message, just so you know, that blog, checkmate atheists, is run by Kaley, an atheist blogger. It's trolling.
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mothsinamoshpit asked: Like, I don't want this to come off wrong, I know that rape culture is completely real. It's just that what that study implied by choosing the quotes it did, or at least what Jezebel got out of it, was really offensive and problematic. Comparing anything consensual to rape is pretty problematic on both sides.
Can You Tell The Difference Between A Men's... →
sami-fire:
mizuki-takashima:
sami-fire:
Do you wanna know a secretttttt……?
…
Shit won’t change. Ever. Welcome to our doomed, hellish, stagnant world! Would you like the “special” Kool-Aid now or after you’re done being hysterical with your fellow tumblr activists?
Fucking tumblr activists.
Oh wow. I had no idea you were so accepting of the way life is right now! :o Let alone this much...
Can You Tell The Difference Between A Men's... →
I’ve received a lot of submissions regarding this study in the last few days, and I finally took the time to sit down and read this article on it. It’s pretty graphic, the test part of it anyway, so be warned if you head over to the link.
Basically, a recent study showed that both men and women were unable to reliably determine whether or not selected statements came from British...