May 2013
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“To this end, we are calling on Facebook users to contact advertisers whose ads...”
– Soraya Chemaly: An Open Letter to Facebook (via brute-reason)
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“Imagine hearing that Judy, a homemaker, ”hit someone.” How aggressive is she?...”
– Laurie A. Rudman and Peter Glick, The Social Psychology of Gender (via brute-reason)
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“Picture yourself when you were five. In fact, dig out a photo of little you at...”
– Kris Carr
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“On the other hand, a lot of anti-makeup sentiment– particularly anything that...”
– Other People’s Makeup Use: None Of Your Business – Ozy Frantz’s Blog (via brute-reason)
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“It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world....”
– L.R. Knost
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“As a social worker and clinician working with “the seriously mentally ill” for...”
– Monica Cassani, What Happened to You?
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“[TW: rape]
The motto of Guyland is “Bros Before Hos.” One remains steadfastly...”
– Michael Kimmel, Guyland
the idea that the bystanders are “relatively decent guys” though? no
(via wretchedoftheearth)
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“If your concern is that you as a man aren’t given space in feminism instead of...”
– (via fuckingrapeculture)
True. It works for so many demographics.
(via tvandcomplaints)
Guys, if you want to talk with your guy friends about feminism, and specifically about men’s part in feminism, then go do that. This is called making your spaces feminist, and provided you aren’t doing it in a...
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“Yes, false rape accusations happen. Run the protocol anyway. I’ve heard that...”
– - JAG lawyer, speaking to my husband’s plant during Sexual Assault Prevention Month.
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“You know you live in a society that hates women/girls when: Pregnant women are...”
“sI love therapy sessions because I get to cry for an hour.
It usually freaks...”
– (via psychcomedy)
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“For the last three decades many Americans have puzzled over a system that gives...”
– Carrie Rickey
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“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant society, which tries to control how women are depicted on screen. The MPAA is okay...
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“Angelina Jolie announces a double mastectomy to save her life, people get...”
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“Why the need for an “I hate other girls” proclamation? Is there some underlying...”
– Persephone Magazine: “Self-Fulfilling Prophesies: The ‘I Hate Other Girls’ Trap” (via callingoutbigotry)
I was somewhat guilty of this in high school, until I learned that men could be just as catty, just as trecherous, as the stereotypes said about women.
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“We must do away with the absolutely specious notion that everybody has to earn a...”
– Buckminster Fuller
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“Instead of just looking up into the sky, you’re actually gazing down into the...”
“Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not.”
– Paulo Coelho
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“Stop telling women that we should find ourselves beautiful and that we should...”
– Elyse Mofo, “Don’t Tell Me to Love My Body”
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don’t wear clothing that reveals your body. don’t walk alone at night. don’t dance at clubs. don’t drink alcohol. don’t go anywhere without telling someone where you went and when you’ll be back.
but don’t be afraid to meet new people. don’t suggest that you are afraid a new person that you meet might harm you. don’t suggest that men don’t respect women. don’t suggest that it is...
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