January 2012
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I can’t screencap it, since I’m on my phone, but I just saw two Fight Club gif sets in a row on my dash, from different people.
…I hardly ever see Fight Club gifs. Awesome.
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Yes, the FCC can try to fine you a half-million... →
motherjones:
The unexpected guest at your Super Bowl party this year? Graphic anti-abortion ads.
For real anti-choicers? FOR REAL? I mean, I’m not that surprised but it still pisses me off every time.
Normally, Terry wouldn’t be able to get these kinds of ads on television. So he’s launching a non-serious campaign for president (running as a Democratic challenger to...
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The Marilyn Meme (via Sociological Images) →
You’ve all seen the images that juxtapose Norma Jean on the beach with a thin modern day celebrity in a bikini, with the tag line, “Fuck society. This is more attractive than this.” (Arrow on the first “this” pointed at Jean, arrow on the second at the modern celeb.)
I don’t have to tell you all why the message is so, so, so fucked up, but I’ve gotten...
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“”You can’t spend two decades referring to other men’s daughters as bitches and...”
– -Dr.Boyce Watkins (Speaking on Jay-z’s decision to stop using the word bitch)
Best post of the day in my book.
(via jumpstart-therevolution)
Okay. So I agree with this. But. Can we also acknowledge that people do grow? That sometimes it takes a personal situation/major life event to make that...
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Dressed to Kill
rosalarian:
Whenever I complain about how females are portrayed in mainstream superhero comics, inevitably half a dozen people pop up to tell me this:
“Men are idealized in comics, too.”
Yes. Yes they are. I am aware of this. While I think the idealism is harmful, that isn’t actually what I have a problem with. (Well, not the main thing.) Because while the men are impossibly muscular and...
paperjay asked: "with the admittedly pompous caveat that it has to be local and humane;" is this really all that pompous...? asking because this is something that's been on my mind a lot lately as far as veg vs. local/humane meat
lesbo-a-gogo asked: I'd think (re: your public speaking class) that it would be fun to sort subversively treat "female" as the default and go ahead and do it anyway, even though it obviously wouldn't apply to everyone. Unless your class has a policy or something about choosing a topic that applies to everyone.
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Random thought while doing homework for my public...
Kinda wish everyone in the classroom menstruated so I could do my persuasive speech at the end of the semester on how awesome menstrual cups are.
Alas.
I have some time before I have to pick a topic, but as it stands now, I think I’ll choose either how much bullshit the War On Drugs is or how awful diamonds and guns gold are.
Some disorganised thoughts on language
meloukhia:
So!
It’s super exciting to see people having discussions about language, and to see a wider awareness of oppressive structures embedded in the language we use.
But I’m seeing a disturbing trend and I want to talk about it, because it’s important:
There is a significant difference between making an innocent mistake—using a word without being aware of the history, or...
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Jay-Z Re-Opens 40/40 Club; Says Anti-Bitch Poem is... →
Grumble, grumble…
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Obama Administration Approves Rule That Guarantees... →
Seriously though, truth here:
Family planning results in better health outcomes for [people with uteruses] and their children—a [person] who has a planned pregnancy is more likely to be in better health when [they get] pregnant and more likely to seek prenatal care, and children who are born at least two years apart are healthier. Family planning is also the most effective tool we have in...
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Just thought I should note:
I saw an ad for the Paragard IUD on NBC last night, during the 30-Rock-Parks-and-Rec-The-Office block.
I didn’t think much of it at the time, though I did inexplicably perk up when I realized what was going in, but perhaps it was at the shock of seeing an ad that is actually relevant to me for once.
But now I’m thinking about it, it was surprising to see an ad for birth control on...
Ten Reasons Why You Should Never Accept a Diamond... →
mohandasgandhi:
frombaghdadwithlove:
machistado:
1. You’ve Been Psychologically Conditioned To Want a Diamond The diamond engagement ring is a 63-year-old invention of N.W.Ayer advertising agency. The De Beers diamond cartel contracted N.W.Ayer to create a demand for what are, essentially, useless hunks of rock. 2. Diamonds are Priced Well Above Their Value The De Beers cartel has...
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I saw something on tv that horrified me just now.
ladyatheist:
I was laying in bed and the tv was on The Rachel Maddow Show. She was talking about the pro-life movement and I wasn’t paying much attention until she spoke about a website Operation Rescue has set up. They have compiled a list of abortion providers and clinics and put them online. They list the doctors full name, a picture, address, their medical school, and the clinic they work...
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WatchRachel Maddow: Protest against new internet laws shows quick results My congressman opposes SOPA, as does one other congressman in the state, but the state’s third congressman is a cosponsor of SOPA… and both of my senators cosponsor PIPA. Bah.
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What Is SOPA? - Gizmodo →
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“For me specifically, under PIPA, it would be my responsibility to check the...”
– Blacking Out to Protest SOPA and PIPA | Blog | Smart Bitches, Trashy Books | Romance Novel Reviews | All of the Romance, None of the Bullshit. (via valkyrierisen
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“Piracy is not going to be solved by the heavy hand of the law. As far as...”
– SOPA is the equivalent of smashing the Gutenberg press – Telegraph Blogs (via infoneer-pulse)
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“‘For instance,’ [Meryl Streep] says, forking at a bread-crumbed oyster, ‘we are...”
– “Meryl Streep: Force of Nature,” Vogue (via thatluciegirl) (via foodmusiclife)
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[Binder Giveaway] - I'd rather celebrate my 26th...
dancing-with-diversity:
I originally had big plans for my Golden Birthday, but have decided to just embrace the “side of the twenties closer to 30” quietly instead. I promised my loved ones I’d do something special for my birthday, so this is the something special I’d like to do. I love my black Tri-top Chest Binder from Underworks and am blessed to have been privileged enough to be able to...
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“It was liberating to hear someone take on those traditional expressions of...”
– David Combs, on Bikini Kill and rebelling against a patriarchal society (via wewantrevolutiongirlstylenow)
DAVID FTW
(via yeahgrrrl)
From his Punknews piece that I loved so much!
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“We must honestly face the fact that the movement must address itself to the...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go From Here? (via cultureofresistance)
making a new post because this is entirely...
grrspit:
milkeemountainmama:
notzainab:
in response to this video initially.
i’ve never liked morgan freeman or bill cosby. i enjoy them both as performers (cosby more so than freeman), but find their politics to be reprehensible (cosby more so than freeman). i am still working to get to a place of compassion for cosby—but this video makes me wonder again at the idea of “internalized...
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“Talking to girls is just like riding a bike! In the sense that you must always...”
– Also known as, my life before I turned into a huge bitch and conquered the world (via sex-ads)
You forgot the very important next line!
“Some women are unable to have children. Is she? Better ask now before it becomes an issue later in your relationship.”
“…I think this has sparked in people’s imaginations the idea that working outside...”
– Carrie Brownstein (of Wild Flag) talks to Rolling Stone about Occupy Wall Street, music and Portlandia.
winged-cyborg:
cosmo sex tip #56:
when they least expect it, steal the declaration of independence
“I feel like talking always brings us closer to understanding, rather than...”
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Melissa Harris-Perry, professor of political science at Tulane University on talking about racism (via cultureofresistance)
Just had a long conversation about this very thing with a friend last night. I’m with Mrs. Harris-Perry 100% here. I never expect or even hope to change...
Another pregnant man steps forward →
fellinlovewithagrrl:
feministhistorian:
fuckyeahfeminists:
Scott Moore and his husband, Thomas, have decided to follow in the footsteps of Thomas Beatie and Ruben Coronado by going public about Scott’s very much wanted pregnancy and impending delivery in order to raise awareness.
Article continued on:
http://drpate.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/another-pregnant-man-steps-forward/
Congrats...
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anchors-aweigh-ladies asked: Organizations that would be great to donate to to support trans, GNC, queer, etc. folk: Third Wave Foundation, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, FIERCE!, Audre Lorde Project, Brown Boi Project, and many many more. :)
stuffedokapi asked: I"m thinking of starting a charity-shirt for my spreadshirt account in light of all this nonsense about the girlscout boycotting cookies etc, do you know any non-corrupted pro-trans charities? any help would be greatly appreciated!
elephantgirl asked: Dessa is simply the most brilliant.
