February 2012
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“Show emotion and you are too fragile, untrustworthy, and incapable for the...”
– Not only true in politics … but academia, the arts, pretty much everywhere.
Female Candidates and the Emotion Doublebind – this ain’t livin’ (via lookoutsideyourself)
Extremely personally relevant.
(via modernistwitch)
“True gender equality is actually perceived as inequality. A group that is made...”
– - Lucy, When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege. (via seaofbadstories)
I might have reblogged this already but it’s so good I don’t care.
(via stfufauxminists)
Kyriarchy in action.
(via transstingray)
Also the study where they had women and men talking in a discussion and when women...
“All white women in this nation know that their status is different from that of...”
– bell hooks (via partypropagandaprofessional)
My Rad Life →
If you follow this lovely little blog and are interested in hearing about my crazy adventures in chicken-raising, theatre directing, and cooking … please check out my more personal blog. It’s pretty rad.
“Boys are told from a young age that whatever they do will be excused under the...”
– http://yesmeansyesblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/the-nonexistent-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-consequences-of-enthusiastic-consent/ (via 2222222222222222222222)
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tuckhasthoughts asked: Liz! I use rad all the time now and I have you to thank for that! haha. Also I am so freaking excited for acting next term! :)
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I’M NOT OKAY WITH CHRIS BROWN PERFORMING AT THE... →
stfuhypocrisy:
by Sasha Pasulka
I’m sick and tired of people acting like it’s no big deal that Chris Brown will be performing at the Grammys.
I’m frustrated that the mainstream media is covering this story like it’s any comeback story, like an exiled prince’s return to a former glory, like this is another political timeline — as though some rich and powerful old white men in the music business...
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“Rape culture is telling girls and women to be careful about what you wear, how...”
– I might just copy and paste this so I can have this perfect answer ready when people say things like “but how does this “rape culture” actually affect women?” (via holdmecloser-tonydanza)
This. THIS. Read it. Now read it again. Now the next time you victim-blame, or rag on women for any of the...
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January 2012
45 posts
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Nagging: The Personal Is Political →
This seems like it’s not a huge issue- but it is. Cultural expectations need to change. I have read numerous magazine articles or seen tv chat show spots about “how to get your husband to help around the house without nagging.” The “solution” is frequently up to the woman to stop “nagging” and frequently praise her husband/partner for the work he does do...
fuck yeah, women of the rainbow.: Low IQ &... →
esprit-follet:
There’s no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be “dumb,” according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy.
The research finds that children with low intelligence are more likely to hold prejudiced attitudes as adults….
