October 2011
i've got a fire burning: i read a thread on... →
thiscuntsays:
and people were slamming “light feminism” or feminism lite or whatever the hell they called it
and it was just the most elitist, pretentious thing i have ever heard of, people that have had the opportunity to be educated in gender studies and feminism talking about how they don’t like “feminism…
5-Year-Old Black Girl Disappears and No One Cares →
ezilifreda:
ssia:
Not even on fucking tumblr.
160 reblogs?
how can this only have that many
fucking reblog this shit please
“….One of the most fatuous themes of mainstream OWS coverage is the endless loop...”
– Dahlia Lithwick How OWS confuses and ignores Fox News and the pundit class - Slate Magazine (via cultureofresistance)
Interesting thought.
lucypaw:
skankassqueer:
spunky710:
When I came out as a lesbian all those years ago in high school, I lost so much privilege. Like Marriage and all that wonderful stuff.
But when I came out as Trans I suddenly re-gained all of that. I mean I have to get my gender marker changed at some point for it to be legal, but, wow.
awesome. trans man acknowledges his male and hetero privilege.
I...
Girl Scouts of Colorado Released Statement... →
fuckyeahsexeducation:
femmesandfamily:
Yesterday, the Girl Scouts of Colorado spoke out in support of transgender children. Following the story of a child who was denied enrollment in a local Girl Scout troop despite identifying as a girl, the Girl Scouts of Colorado released a statement saying that the associate responsible for that troop was unaware of the organization’s policy. “Girl...
“My part of Oakland is full of poor people. There’s at least one murder a week....”
– @el_gallo on BoingBoing.com (via lordmoudemort)
sexgenderbody: Types of cis bigots I am quite... →
lizardwalk:
kiriamaya:
[warning for cissexism]
The Fundiegelical: “You may think you’re ‘happy’ by wearing the clothing of the opposite sex, but you’re living in sin and you’re going straight to hell! Jesus loves you.”
The “Enlightened” Liberal: “But gender doesn’t even matter,…
“There is a clear double standard when it comes to men, women, and hair removal....”
– Jessica Valenti, He’s a Stud, She’s a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know (via fmnst)
“The problem with sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, ableist,...”
– I Don’t Care If You’re Offended by Scott Madin (via bigassfemme)
This is an awesome read.
(via stfusexists)