February 2012
39 posts
stfurapeculture:
Anon asked:
is sexual harassment a part of rape culture?
Yes, for sure. Unwanted sexual advances, comments, jokes, etc are just one way in which people’s boundaries are not respected. Because rape culture is one in which women are routinely infringed upon physically and/or sexually, sexual harassment applies.
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“Equality is not a concept. It’s not something we should be striving for. It’s a...”
– Joss Whedon
That Feminist Dyke: Common Myths About Feminism →
thatfeministdyke:
Myth: Feminists are man haters. Fact: Feminists are fighting for gender equality. They are fighting for both men and women to be seen as equal in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of society. Some women may hate men. Some of them may be feminists. Some of them may not be. Most feminists do not hate men. Myth: Being feminine is unfeminist. Fact: You can wear make-up, shave,...
“What little girls learn is not the desire for the other, but the desire to be...”
– Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth (via girlthatread)
“Republicans don’t even acknowledge that racism exists. There were a couple of...”
– Bill Maher (via barbiehighheels)
“Really, conservatives just hate women. They resent the fact that we work, go to...”
– hunnichild
“Society has a problem with female nudity when it is not … ”—Badu pauses to get...”
– Erykah Badu: June/July Cover Story [Pg 1] | VIBE (via sexisbeautiful)
Yes, perfect.
(via alienshexv)
BADU!
(via newwavefeminism)
Please spread the word!
needleg33k:
Hey all
My friend is trying to get signatures for a petition against Judge David Farrell. Recently, he sentenced 2 men to 40 months in prison for raping an 11-year old. Why was the sentence so light? Because she looked older than her ask and was “willing”, despite the fact that she claimed it was rape. Please reblog as far as the eye can see and sign this petition to voice your...
“‘Misandry’ may be the most efficient word in the English language. In just one...”
– Luke McKinney (via eyesfullofketchup)
“More women, and especially black women, are behind bars as much because of hard...”
– Why So Many Black Women Are Behind Bars
by Earl Ofari Hutchinson
(via daniellemertina)
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Virginia ultrasound law: women who want an...
This week, the Virginia state Legislature passed a bill that would require women to have an ultrasound before they may have an abortion. Because the great majority of abortions occur during the first 12 weeks, that means most women will be forced to have a transvaginal procedure, in which a probe is inserted into the vagina, and then moved around until an ultrasound image is produced. Since...
“True gender equality is actually perceived as inequality. A group that is made...”
– - Lucy, When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege.
I might have reblogged this already but it’s so good I don’t care.
(via stfufauxminists)
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Watch
Fox News contributor Liz Trotta made headlines Sunday when she reacted to a 64% rise in violent sexual assaults in the miltary by saying “What did they expect? These people are in close contact.”
Stewart was shocked by her nonchalance regarding women’s safety, and her implied view that men can’t help but assault their coworkers.
“You know what they say, you...
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loganandemilyforever asked: You think that posting naked pictures of yourself means you still have self-respect? Because to me it means you need to get some.
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John Green's tumblr: wilwheaton: Just so I’m... →
fishingboatproceeds:
wilwheaton:
Just so I’m clear: Misogyny in advertising on TV is totally okay. Violence on TV is totally okay. Encouraging people to self-diagnose mental illness on TV is totally okay.
Flipping the bird on TV, though, is totally not okay.
Is that pretty much it?
Okay, that’s what I thought. So, allow me to just say something real quick here, okay?
For fuck’s sake,...
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Stepp believes that premarital and casual sex aren’t really what women want. Like Shalit, Stepp wants her readers to believe that what young women really want is to get married, have babies, and bake cookies. Virginity Mommy knows best.
In a 2007 article for The American Prospect, deputy editor Ann Friedman (also a Feministing.com editor) wrote about how Stepp’s theory is little more than...
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here: things i... →
hoforvangogh:
tw rape culture
don’t walk alone at night
don’t go to your car alone, get someone to walk you to it
keep your keys between your fingers, so you can stab people in the eyes
don’t wear short skirts/tank tops at night
never wear headphones while you walk or bike, always be alert
always be listening
pretend to talk on your phone to someone who sounds big and manly and tell them...
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“When I lost my virginity as a high school freshman, I didn’t understand why I...”
– Jessica Valenti (The Purity Myth)
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“It’s fine that you think body hair is gross. There are lots of things I think...”
– rodmanstreet, girl genius (via creepinthecellar)
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“Gender essentialism is the assumption that women are naturally like this, while...”
– Jennifer Kesler, Why there will be no more gender essentialist comments allowed on this site (via wewantrevolutiongirlstylenow)
BREAKING NEWS
pills-4-breakfast:
Common sense reveals that there is no correlation between self-respect and whether or not you show your tits on the internet or how many people you sleep with.
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January 2012
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“In a 2008 Los Angeles Times article, for example, reporter Heather Mac Donald...”
– The Purity Myth (Jessica Valenti)
“Anti-femme culture (and feminists aren’t immune to this) thinks the effort put...”
– The Rotund by Marianne Kirby (via ellielamothe)
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“Beauty is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is...”
– Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth (via mleschu) I need to read this! I’ve been putting it off for a while, because I have a lot of body image problems myself and I think it might depress me.
dancing-painted-bears asked: I think I should let you know that I'm just going through your blog and reblogging everything :)
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What is “slut-shaming”?
Short answer: Slut-shaming, also known as slut-bashing, is the idea of shaming and/or attacking a woman or a girl for being sexual, having one or more sexual partners, acknowledging sexual feelings, and/or acting on sexual feelings. Furthermore, it’s “about the implication that if a woman has sex that traditional society disapproves of, she should feel guilty and inferior” (Alon Levy, Slut...
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“Although most boys figure out how to bring themselves to orgasm by age thirteen,...”
– Dorian Solot, I Love Female Orgasm: An Extraordinary Orgasm Guide. (via feministhistorian)
I don’t know if this is our cue to talk about our own experiences but - um, I figured out how to masturbate and even have an orgasm entirely on my own, at a relatively early age for girls, and I seriously...
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The rise of the rape joke
Some comics argue that rape jokes are justified as long as the joke’s on them. Jeffries talked to me about his joke “about a girl who won’t have sex with me … And the punchline is ‘so I raped her’. But,” he added, “I also have a joke later on about being in the toilet of a gay bar, and the punchline of that joke is ‘so he raped me’. I...
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“We trust women to have jobs, to vote, to serve in the military, to raise...”
– Abortion provider Dr. Susan R.
