February 2011
231 posts
“When I was a student at Cambridge I remember an anthropology professor holding...”
– Sandi Toksvig
(Sandi Toksvig is the one who pointed out to me that the Bayeaux Tapestry was made by women. She is incredibly awesome.)
(via ladiesmakingcomics, learninglog)
Sandi Toksvig is one of my favourite guest panelists on Q.I. She absolutely is awesome. (I just watched the ‘History’...
“I am Barbara Bush, and I am a New Yorker for marriage equality,” she says in the...”
– Barbara Bush, one of the twin daughters of George W. Bush, - A Bush Daughter Backs Gay Marriage - NYTimes (via brooklynmutt)
it must be really awkward to be george w bush right about now, considering everyone in his family except for him is ok with abortion and gay marriage.
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January 2011
160 posts
lyssamae asked: Hi, I'm Alyssa. I'm a queer, cis, kind of femme woman. I'm a feminist and progressive. I have no patience for hate, but if you're open minded, we can learn a lot from each other. I'm also a geek and student of gender & feminism. This is my personal blog, so expect a lot of randomness. :)
We. are. the. same.
We. are. the. same.
Pathetic...
ryansdeathblog:
we can stop with the death threats now, I never said rape was funny so just leave me alone
No, we will not leave you alone.
If you want to be necessary to someone’s life, then be necessary to someone’s life. That’s the easiest thing in the world. The world is a bottomless pit of pain and need. Go volunteer at a shelter. Take in animals that would...
You need to read this now, whether cis or trans. →
cartographies:
Nearly half of living trans people–surviving trans people–have attempted suicide. Nearly half of those of us who did not succeed in killing ourselves have tried. Nearly a tenth of us will be murdered. Nearly half of us will be raped. Most of us will experience violence from loved ones and almost all of us will be denied homes and jobs. This is not hyperbole. These are the...
OBVIOUS TRIGGER WARNING IS OBVIOUS. →
etrehumain:
devendras-mistress:
Are you telling me that what happened to me was a PRIVILEGE? That it was an honor to be groped by a man, taken advantage of, SCARRED for life? Well fuck you very much. You have no idea of what shit I went through, the years of torture, the psychological trauma I have after twelve years. It’s easy to type these things, so I want to ask the person who posted it to...
“Meanwhile, Roethlisberger’s lawyer is telling journalists, “Ben has never...”
– —When sports culture meets rape culture - Kate Harding
Trigger warning for being way too fucking real.
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Ugh.
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“I listen to the click of my heels on the sidewalk, feel the hem of the short...”
– - Susan Stryker, The Surgeon Haunts My Dreams (1994)
Yes, I know I just posted a Stryker quote the other day, and also I know that link goes to Anne Lawrence’s site (seriously, fuck Anne Lawrence).
But The Surgeon Haunts My Dreams is an amazing, gorgeous, sexy slab of prose poetry and an...
“Despite the fact that sexual harassment is shown to have a more damaging impact...”
– The Equality Illusion, Kat Banyard (via petitefeministe)
Anti-bullying has focused on sexual orientation. We need to get awareness of gender and to define sexual harassment as bullying in mainstream consciousness.
How much of this is MY issue?
As a trans lesbian, I follow a bunch of queer female blogs. These are generally not photo blogs, i.e. they are not primarily streams of pics of queer women. I follow these blogs because of awesome support and commentary, particularly about queer issues and feminism. However, every once in a while, pics of queer women are blogged, and unless the blog is trans*, the pics are invariably of cis...
“It’s not my job to make you a better man, and I don’t give a shit if I’ve made...”
– Jenny (The L Word)
Now THIS is something I wish I could say to you. EXACTLY THIS.
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YUUSSSSS.
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THIS
It really sucks that they made her such an antagonist on the show.
you don't get to say whatever you want as long as...
“Most of us, in our daily lives, do not think about rape at all. Women, however,...”
– Pornography, Lad Mags, Video Games and Boys: Reviving the Canary in the Cultural Coalmine Matthew B. Ezzell (via iwillnotshavemyvagina)
This x1000. Being on guard a majority of the time is exhausting.
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Fifteen Minutes To Fame: So I'd seen some folks... →
thecurvature:
Though I’m aware that her work contains loads of problems, transphobia was one I’d never encountered. I didn’t think anyone was making up this assertion, but I did wonder where the allegation came from.
Today, I picked up her book Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions,…
Sigh…
Theocracy: “What Would Be So Bad About It?” →
feministlibrarian:
“Mind you, I’m not minimizing the crazy idea that homosexuality should be punished by death — and the point should not be lost that these Christian Reconstructionist views have contributed to the anti-gay movement — but Christian Reconstructionism is much broader, advocating a very specific ordering of family, church and civil society. It undergirds the religious right’s...
To all the girls who envy my life: As an escort, I... →
Sadly, the national debate on prostitution could more accurately be described as a shouting match. Any sex worker’s account of his or her own life that doesn’t involve drug addiction, abuse and tragedy is often immediately derided as sensationalistic, dishonest and dangerously misrepresentative by those who are categorically opposed to the sex industry. Prostitution is denigrated as a...
“I can’t stand “real” men. Masculinity is trash. Go cry in a corner, write in a...”
– Joshua Bennett (via sophisticatedinsanity) (via lo-vereigns) (via treyfaithfilled) (via girlinboyclothes)
this quote has made my fucking day.
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feminist slut: Trans-misogyny →
aim2misbehave:
transpride:
Of all of the gender and sexual minorities in our culture, transsexual women tend to be the most maligned, ridiculed, and despised because we are uniquely positioned at the intersection of three binary gender-based forms of prejudice:
Transphobia is an…
Thank you all for posting this. The sad part is that I’m really excited to show my girlfriend. ...
Only Yes Means Yes →
Enthusiastic consent is the only consent. Please forward this.
“Coming into a feminist conversation with, “Have you considered that sometimes...”
– The above is a great excerpt from a post at Fugitivus a couple years ago. The post is longish, and definitely worth a read, but this particular quote stood out.
You can probably imagine the stupid ass shit that doesn’t get out of The Border House moderation queue. ”HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THAT MEN ARE...
Stuff Sick People Have to Put Up With: I am... →
stuffsickpeoplehavetoputupwith:
Yes. You read that right. No, that’s not a typo or a mistake.
My medication alone is priced at between $2,089 and $2,563 per month.
I earn between $15,000 and $23,000 per year.
Obviously you can see the problem here. The total out-of-pocket cost of my medication alone exceeds my entire annual…
I’m so mad at the House right now. These fiscal...
Fight Like a GRRRL!: kittencoaster: My brother... →
kittencoaster:
My brother Kyle: In gym class, my teacher doesn’t let the girls play with the boys… and when he does, when boys play aggressively, its okay, but when girls do, they get in trouble for playing too rough. Me: You should say something about it to him… some gym teachers are…
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I listened to a recent “Fresh Air” podcast wherein Terry Gross interviews...”
– Boy Story, bolding mine
I haven’t seen Toy Story 3, so I can’t comment on it. However I was struck by the Hollywood Guys seeing Ken as pitiable because he has to undergo the humiliation of being played with by icky girls.
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Transsexual Ferox: Unloved & Unlovable: Partnering... →
trannsexualferox:
[Trigger Warning for transphobia, transmisogyny, and maybe for rantings about loneliness]
Everyone has felt lonely, at one time or another. Most people don’t know what it’s like to be alone…to live with intense romantic desire with little or no hope of ever having it fulfilled.
“There’s…
[Generalized Trigger Warning / Rant]
Thank you for telling it like it is. ...
kill your enemies: The Rapist Checklist from the... →
ejob:
killyourenemies:
The Rapist Checklist from the archive of the Biting Beaver
The Rapist Checklist
Some things to remember…
1. You are a rapist if you get a girl drunk and have sex with her.
2. You are a rapist if you find a drunk girl and have sex with her.
3. You are a rapist if you get yourself drunk and have sex with her. Your drunkeness is no excuse.
4. If you are BOTH drunk...
Casual sexism is nothing but misogyny →
Hags, dogs, whores, bitches. It’s amazing how much hate you can pack into a few syllables. How do you spot a woman-hater? By the way they talk about women, treat women, react to women, represent women. Bitching about women, slagging off women – even the language used to describe such slander comes from misogyny. The ubiquitous verbal violence supports physical violence and nobody, male or...
What's Happening in Tunisia Explained →
so-treu:
leftliberty:
Want to know what’s happening in Tunisia? Let me explain:
What is Tunisia? Tunisia is a mostly Arab, mostly Muslim country in North Africa. It is on the south side of the Mediterranean sea, east of Algeria and west of Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya. Its capital is Tunis, and it has been ruled by dictators since it won independence from France in 1956. The current ruler, Zine...
I know it's probably being exacerbated by...
kiriamaya:
…but, dammit, I wish I looked more feminine :(
You and me both, sister…
“Political Correctness” is a reactionary term... →
dancingonembers:
Laurence Berg, Canada Research Chair for Human Rights, Diversity and Identity, disagrees with the idea that PC language and policies are oppressive. Why? Because he doesn’t really believe that PC policies existed in the first place.
“What [they]’re calling the ‘PC movement’ I would call a social movement by marginalised people and the people who support them,” he said. “[A...
