May 2012
Only in the uncritical cis universe does "I will... →
tonidorsay:
bugbrennan:
You do realize that females are socialized to expect violence, becausw we get violent treatment, mostly from males?
You do know that violent language is abusive?
You do know that violence is wrong?
Right?
You do realize that trans people are socialized to expect violence, because we get violence, and it comes from males and females, right?
You know that language...
5 ways hate is expressed
tonidorsay:
Hate. In the US, the word has become a loaded term, flung most often in hostility, to mark out something that is not socially acceptable to do any longer.
The use of hate is a moral assault — we, as citizens of the US, are not supposed to hate other citizens of the US. We save that for people from outside of it.
One of the core tenets of the most popular and largest sects of...
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You know how there was an awesome sign at a church...
vaginamacaroons:
TRANSPHOBIA WRAPPED IN FEMINISM IS STILL TRANSPHOBIA
Can this be the new hip saying please
All Survivors Deserve Support: Activists Intervene... →
VANCOUVER - A small group of activists gathered at Second Beach in Stanley park Sunday to provide participants in Rape Relief’s Annual Walkathon with some alternative information highlighting the organization’s ongoing and outspoken exclusionary stance on trans women, sex workers, and substance use.
We had decided on maintaining a relatively low key presence at the event, recognizing that the...
“Why do they think ‘fat dyke’ is an insult? To me, it means… I’m gonna eat fried...”
– Margaret Cho (via rufflebutts)
“All women dream of meeting a partner who will like our bodies as they are. We...”
– Bell Hooks, “Growing into a Woman’s Body” (via typing-heartaches)
Occasionally Without Pants: When you use the word... →
fightingjulia:
Etymology lesson!
Once upon a time (back in the days of Old English) male humans were called weremen and female humans were called wifmen. Wereman meant “man” (this is still seen today in words like “werewolf”, which of course means “wolf man”) and wifman meant “wife of…
fionafix-it:
communistsextips:
Never fuck a capitalist. They refuse condoms because they don’t like protection for the workers.
never go down on a capitalist, they’ll let you do all the work and then insist they came solely through their own hard work & self-determination.
“The only reason “coming out” is still even a thing is because it’s presumed that...”
– Anon (via victor-the-richter)
“TRIGGER WARNING: cissexism, transmisogyny, sexual assault.
“Deciding to...”
– Sarah Brown in this F Word comment.
I love Sarah Brown. Despite being a Lib Dem, she’s also a really good politician.
(via fuckyeahgenderstudies)
spunkmate asked: where the hell are you from that made you so cool?!
