May 9, 2013 • 60,195 notes • pinkwithlace

yourpaldignan:

queensassyofthefatties:

Lewis’s law is an observation she made in 2012 that states “the comments on any article about feminism justify feminism.” Lewis has written frequently about misogynist hate directed at women online.[8]

Can we just repeat that a few more times, 

“The comments on any article about feminism justify feminism.”

“The comments on any article about feminism justify feminism.”

You go Grimes!

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April 25, 2013 • 239 notes • dyn.politico.com

: If Jill Abramson were a man...

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jessbennett:

She’s a source of widespread frustration and anxiety who is demoralizing, uncaring, morale-draining, and very unpopular. He demands excellence and relevance.

She is difficult to work with, unreasonable, impossible, stubborn. He has a strong vision and insists on seeing it carried out.

She is AWOL and disengaged. He attended Sundance and SXSW.

She is not a naturally charismatic person, not approachable, tough as nails. He is direct.

She is brusque, blunt, and dismissive. He does not like to waste time.

She is uncaring, unable to march forward or provide reassurance, and doesn’t make people feel good. He is not your mommy. 

She is condescending. He is the boss.

Pretty much. Via annfriedman.

What is so wonderful about tumblr, is that instead of us all seething alone when stories like this appear, we can all of say “This has happened to me. It’s not personal. It’s part of being female and in a position of power.” What we can all start focusing on are the steps to take when it happens to us. What works, what doesn’t. 

April 24, 2013 • 1 note • jordan-cohen
jordan-cohen: Meanwhile… Jesus Christ SHE’S PREGNANT.

jordan-cohen:

Meanwhile…

Jesus Christ SHE’S PREGNANT.

April 21, 2013 • 18,788 notes • unignorable
A woman saying yes to a date with a man is literally insane, and ill-advised, and the whole species’ existence counts on them doing it. I don’t know how women still go out with guys when you consider that there’s no greater threat to women than men. We’re the number one threat to women! Globally and historically, we’re the number one cause of injury and mayhem to women, we’re the worst thing that ever happens to them. If you’re a guy, try to imagine that you could only date a half-bear, half-lion, like, “Ugh, I hope this one’s nice.
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April 21, 2013 • 19,682 notes • janejacqueline
I’d like to raise both of my middle fingers to him and anyone who thinks profanity is somehow more harmful to our children than images of violence and misogyny.

M.I.A. (via janejacqueline)

m.i.a. is perfection embodied

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100% babe status

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April 21, 2013 • 10 notes • jeblaguejeblog

What if this is actually how I ended this article? No one can stop me I’m the editor. I do what I want.

jeblaguejeblog:

“A lot of things about Lena Dunham make people uncomfortable, from her privileged upbringing to her “blobby” body to her professional success, but mostly it’s that she’s a 26-year-old fat chick and she’s making more money and winning more awards than old white guys.”

April 21, 2013 • 17,788 notes • jessicavalenti

What kind of world do we live in when young men are so proud of violating unconscious girls that they pass proof around to their friends? It’s the same kind of world in which being labeled a slut comes with such torturous social repercussions that suicide is preferable to enduring them. As a woman named Sara Erdmann so aptly tweeted to me, “I will never understand why it is more shameful to be raped than to be a rapist.”

And yet it is: so much so that young men seem to think there’s nothing wrong with—and maybe something hilarious about—sharing pictures of themselves raping young women. And why not? Their friends will defend them, as they did in Steubenville, tweeting that the young woman was “asking for it” and that the boys were being unfairly targeted.

Women and girls are the ones expected to carry the shame of the sexual crimes perpetrated against them. And that shame is a tremendous load to bear, because once you’re labeled a slut, empathy and compassion go out the window. The word is more than a slur—it’s a designation.

“In Rape Tragedies, the Shame Is Ours,” my latest at The Nation (via jessicavalenti)

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April 21, 2013 • 29,087 notes • historicalheroines

historicalheroines:

 I’ve created these flyers for a school activist project where I bring more attention to the women in history that have been forgotten or ignored. This blog will be an extension of those flyers where I post longer biographies of these women and other bad-ass women like them. Too often women’s achievements have been pushed aside, either by others in their lives, or else by the historians who choose to ignore them. This tumblr is dedicated to celebrating them and bringing their achievements to light!

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March 24, 2013

If People Talked About Seinfeld Like They Talk About Girls - CollegeHumor Article

Spot-on. And if it were four guys instead of four girls, there still wouldn’t be this bullshit.

March 24, 2013 • 64,883 notes • ardaniel

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