February 2012
112 posts
100,000,000 workers grind India to a halt in one...
taringanjing:
One of the world’s largest ever strikes began at midnight on Monday 27th Feb and will end at midnight tonight. Up to 100,000,000 Indian workers from different sectors and industries are calling for a national minimum wage, permanent jobs, and much more.
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Watchthosepeskydames:
100% of male experts agree: nobody knows more about women’s issues like birth control than late-middle-aged men and the Republican party is well aware.
“It’s a scientific fact that women don’t show up on camera. That’s why Shakespeare had men play the women’s parts.”
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Glitter Farm: Racism, body-negativity and other... →
glitterfarm:
“Many news outlets, critics and bloggers have touted ReStreep’s win as her time to shine, saying Davis will get another chance at an Oscar, too. But she probably won’t. As evidenced by Spencer’s historic win, there just aren’t leading roles written for black women—or most any people of color—in…
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babblingbubbles:
“We’re teens, we’re cute, we’re radical to boot!”
There are radical feminist cheerleaders. Jesus this is fantastic.
Riot, don’t diet!
Get up, get out and try it!
Riot, don’t diet!
Get up, get out and try it!
Hey girl (clap clap clap)
Get yer face out of that magazine
You are more than a beauty machine
You’ve got anger,...
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Future response to all wolf-whistlers/cat...
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Weekly(ish) Links Round Up
thosepeskydames:
Nine Little Known Facts About Notable Women of Colour (MadameNoire) Did you know Condoleezza Rice accompanied Aretha Franklin on the piano? Nina Simone’s involvement in the civil rights movement was sparked by an event at her piano recital when she was twelve? If not then read on…
Mom Forced Out Of Church For Breastfeeding - Aims To Change Georgia Law (Huffington Post) Nirvana...
flapjackstate:
[Animated GIF of Seth Rogen making a speech]
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dionthesocialist:
inherhipstheresrevolutions:
Is it fuck okay, but I didn’t know he did that :/ wtf is wrong with this world.
What’s wrong with this world is that there’s a gif of a man who’s played/written some of the most incredibly problematic characters of our generation who has the gall to get...
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[tw: ableism & ableist slurs] I just heard about...
askpeebles:
Sigh, another example of cry babies getting what they want. First Power Girl loses her boob window, now Derpy isn’t “Derpy” anymore. I know it’s not the entire fandom’s fault, believe me, but I am sorry. If you’re one of those cry babies that cries about how something is hurting the pride of women or the mentality of mentally deficient people, please go back to the rock you crawled...
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Anonymous asked: You cannot tell they a 5 year old...
ladyatheist:
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i find this ask really problematic, but i can’t quite put my finger on it…
Yes. Yes you can. If a kid wants a cookie before dinner you say no. If a kid tries to play in the street you tell them they can’t. If a kid wants to dress up as a racist stereotype, you can damn sure tell them no. You can explain why it’s wrong for them to say certain things without making them...
“I have a daughter who’s 10 and we walked past a billboard the other day...”
– Monica Ali (via petitefeministe)
If the culture is so all pervasive that you can’t think outside of it, how are you making genuine choices?
^ That just needed repeating.
(via kungfucarrie)
I needed this on my blog again… I’ve been thinking about it quite a lot lately, in regards to so many...
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“So, I would say that a feminist ally, or a feminist man or a man with feminist...”
– This, for instance, which I also included in my statements about “jizz in the face” was left out from the piece at The Atlantic.
I won’t bore all of you with the string of statements I made but I wish this one had been included. Because yeah, this is where I stand on the topic.
(via...
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I don’t want to say it in case I jinx it but…I think my dad may be buying a car tomorrow.
Anyone who knows me in real life will understand that this is the culmination of five months of horrendous stress, vicious rows and plenty of crying. HOLY BALLS I CAN’T EVEN TAKE IT IN
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“As all advocates of feminist politics know most people do not understand sexism...”
– bell hooks (via thevirtualpostit)
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UK to officially recognise the Syrian National... →
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Transgender TV Advert Suspended
thosepeskydames:
A TV advert which invited viewers to guess the gender of ladies at Cheltenham Festival has been suspended.
Clearcast, which pre-approved the Paddy Power advert, said it had appeared to cause offence so the decision was taken with broadcasters to no longer run it.
Some 470 complaints were received by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) which is investigating. Bookmaker...
Anonymous asked: Hey Jenn. Do you think it's possible for a male feminist to make his male privilege work for feminism and use it positively?
Anonymous asked: Hi Jenn, As a male that identifies as feminist, I was wondering your views on male voices in the feminist movement?
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Transcript to 'Feminism Should Be Inclusive!'
tumblwithteresa:
Definitely read more below! I love these “pesky dames!” :)
bitemebeautiful:
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Lots of love from Team Dame too! <3
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Transcript to 'Feminism Should Be Inclusive!'
Hello everyone. This week on Those Pesky Dames we’re talking about marginalisation within feminism. I think that this a really important topic and something that everyone within the feminist community – especially those of us with privilege – should be constantly aware of.
Feminism has a history, a history which still largely holds true today, of focusing on certain types of women. Feminism has...
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“Many of you are probably fortunate enough to not know what ‘cisgender’ means,...”
– SaveTheSkunkApes, stuffyouwillhate.com (via thepliablefoe)
Ur. Nah. Cisgender doesn’t mean ‘not transgender’ it means ‘someone for whom the gender they were assigned at birth matches their gender orientation’. This smacks of privilege and is one step away from...
“Can the hungry go on a hunger strike? Non-violence is a piece of theatre. You...”
– arundhati roy from the guardian (via counterworlds)
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People posting triggering as fuck pictures on the...
If you track it, don’t look for a bit. Some scum thinks it’s funny to post r*pe pictures and tag it with ‘feminism’.
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Anonymous asked: when i want to remember how to be a good person, i look to your blog.
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iamateenagefeminist:
feministhistorian:
iamateenagefeminist:
Not all identities are valid and not all identities can be placed in a privileged vs. oppressed paradigm.
There.
I said it.
I don’t care if I lose followers but this! God, this! So sick of hearing “human privilege” “species privilege.” Next thing you know I will have privilege for not being Harry Potter.
Lisa, you need to...
“Now, if Rihanna and Houston were white, would the show have gone on? Would...”
– —Chris Brown and Whitney Houston: The Entertainment Industry Fails Black Women, by Laina Dawes
*The only thing I will personally disagree with is that Amy Winehouse was universally revered after her death - I saw plenty of people the internet over claiming that it was her own fault and that the...
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lolitapopsickle asked: Hey! I just watched your video about slut shaming. It really hit home for me because a couple of days ago I was talking to my mother about all of the rape culture and slut shaming that happens day to day. She agreed with me, but my step dad did not believe it. This lead to another argument about me hating my breasts because they give me unwanted attention, and I am quoting this verbatim, he said,...
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Why my period might be awesome.
thosepeskydames:
I know some women who love to have their period. The reasons vary. For some it’s a reminder of a fertility they thought they had lost after years of anorexia. For others menstrual blood is an artist medium. Unfortunately none of those women wanted to blog about their love of menses.
I am not someone who loves their period. I rely on prescription painkillers and gin to get me...
