February 2012
“Rape culture is a culture in which people who have survived a violent crime are...”
– (i wish i could put this on a business card and hand it out to people who make rape jokes. the flip side would say FUCK YOU)
turnitin.com deemed my psych paper only 7% plagiarized yayyy~
I’m stressed out. I met with a financial aid advisor today and he said my parents have too much money so I’m not eligible for a grant AND I’ll lose my work study job in August, maybe sooner. Hey guess what, it doesn’t matter how much money my parents make because they’re still as frugal as ever and argue...
drinkyourjuice:
This Will Destroy You — The...
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“Queer doesn’t mean “don’t label me,” it means “I am naming myself.” It means...”
– What Queerness Means to Me | Tranarchism (via shakethecobwebs)
onthewing:
I set up a donate button on my page. You don’t have to send me anything if you can’t afford it, but here’s why I’m asking for donations:
My boyfriend is in the US Marine Corps and is currently in Norfolk, Virginia for his MOS. He graduates in early April and he has chosen to get stationed in Japan straight from there. We’ve been together since September 2010 and we have seen each...
The Internal Clitoris →
chotai:
ladyhazard:
Facts!!! Servicey sexy facts!
“What works for one woman may not work for another. In other words, it’s all custom under the hood.”
omg
For women, heart attacks look different. →
bec-de-corbin:
elfgrove:
distractedbyshinyobjects:
Follow me down the rabbit hole for a second:
I’ve long wondered if this - that women don’t recognize the symptoms of a heart attack in themselves, and consequently don’t get the fast care that is vital for heart attack survival - is the reason heart disease is the #1 killer in women. Women statistically take better care of themselves...
Maybe eagerly informing others that “all guys are jerks” and “every male will hurt you” and “boys don’t know what love is” makes you feel all wise and experienced but it only confirms that there’s plenty you haven’t experienced. Oh and it also doesn’t make any sense but don’t get me started on gender generalizations.
Woman: Can I have birth control?
Government: No.
Woman: I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
Government: No.
Woman: I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
Government: No.
Woman: My boyfriend isn't excited about sex anymore, because I lost my figure due to pregnancy. Will you pay for his erectile dysfunction pills?
Government: Yes.
"She has really let herself go..."
How has “letting yourself go” become such a negative phrase? Some people picture us fatties sitting on the couch eating potato chips next to our cobweb-covered treadmills and dusty razors. I try to pinpoint the actions I took that led to me “letting myself go.” Oh right. I stopped obsessing about calories and feeling guilty about food. I only do exercises that make me feel good. I stopped...
Watchthedailywhat:
In Case You Missed It of the Day: Speaking of which, Amy Poehler returned to Saturday Night Live last night to reunite with former Weekend Update co-host Seth Meyers for a special birth-control segment of “Really?!?” which delved into all the wacky, anachronistic mishegas the Republicans were up to this week.
On the one hand, I hope Amy returns to Weekend Update more often. On...
so argh the publication/newspaper that my place of work releases has a headline this month that says, “Obesity Epidemic Fueling Diabetes Epidemic”
how fucking backwards is that, and this place is supposed to know a thing or two about health
anyway this is really just an excuse to brog (brag-blog) about the great things Mike says to make me laugh when I’m pissed off at the...
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“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...
Why it's terrifying to be a woman in America today →
ganitsirk:
If reading this doesn’t infuriate you, you clearly don’t know how to read.
This is a pretty great summary of the nausea-inducing nonsense that has been going on. It’s surreal to me that these things are even debatable.
I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned this before, but not being able to find your tweezers when you have a stubbly chin hair is the worst. I can’t stop touching it.
So, I’ve been doing this probably-not-100%-morally-sound experiment. I used to be an active member of an advice website, but I recently quit because I spent too much time on it and I was sick of witnessing so much ignorance. Lots of misogyny, lots of guys complaining about the friendzone, lots of “but women are the privileged ones,” etc. But then I thought, if I were a male,...
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“On a somewhat serious note today because of a conversation the other day:
I...”
– - Queen of the couch
You Didn’t Thank Me For Punching You in the Face « Views from the Couch (via golden-notebook)
xvxavier:
If you’re a “nice guy” to a girl up until you realize she doesn’t want to date you, then go on about how she’s a cold shrew that friendzoned you and how no girls date nice guys, like, nah mate, girls do date nice guys. You just aren’t a nice guy. You’re a passive aggressive beta with internalized misogyny and a serious victim complex.
So, in the span of a week, I suddenly need a math tutor. I was doing fine and now I’m so lost that I get every practice problem wrong and I’m fairly sure I got about a 25% on the quiz today.
The good news: the math tutor is my former professor and he’s the nicest person on the planet and how much I adore him is abnormal and kind of creepy. More bad news: I’m so frustrated...
Message from a dude, to me, about fat girls:
shakethecobwebs:
“I can honestly say that I’ve never cared much for larger women, but you are gorgeous!”
I get the sentiment but SHUUUUUUUUUUUUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP.
There’s a better way of going about this shit than saying “You’re pretty BUT IT’S NOT LIKE I USUALLY LIKE FAT GIRLS OR ANYTHING.” Because it makes you sound like you’re saying:
Fat girls are gross, so I’ve never been interested in...
whimsicalele:
“Society is afraid of alonedom, like lonely hearts are wasting away in basements,...”
– “How To Be Alone” by Tanya Davis
I’m just going to post one more thing about Mike because I can
I recently defriended someone on Facebook because she was talking ~smack~ about her ex’s new girlfriend through statuses (immature enough, but wait there’s more) and said, “at least I weigh less”
Mike said to me, “Wouldn’t it be funny if people like that were really well-educated but still...
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My “friend” asked me what Mike got me for Valentine’s Day and I said, “his love and friendship on a daily basis~”
hoped to end the conversation with that before she got all judge-y
“no really”
“he didn’t get me anything, but I sent him a package of stuff for kicks. we take turns giving each other gi-“
and she flipped the fuck out,...
Self respect-
rationaldisenchantment:
The misogynistic myth that in order for a woman to love herself, and her body, she must keep it completely covered up.
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Ever since I got on Loestrin 24 Fe (over a year ago, woah), I adore PMS. I never experienced it before. I am simultaneously extremely sappy and extremely horny, and it’s just so silly that it’s fun instead of annoying. The day before my period is the best day of my life. Read that in the tone of Rob Lowe on Parks and Rec.
“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 boybitch)
powerlesbian:
today i learned that our domesticated talking birds that get loose are teaching wild talking birds expletives that sometimes become that flock’s group call
can you imagine being out on a nature walk and randomly hearing a group of birds screaming HEY ASSHOLE
