January 2011
December 2010
“The Year of the Orgasm That’s right—we think 2011 should be the year of...”
– The Year of the Orgasm | Consensual Text
Warning: This basically is for people with a partner.
“A Michigan factory worker used as the unwitting model for the wartime Rosie the...”
– Iconic face of Rosie the Riveter poster dies - Yahoo! News
sad
“South Africa has been dubbed the rape capital of the world, with an estimated...”
– Interview: South African Corrective Rape Activists | Human Rights | Change.org
Go to change.org to sign a petition for South Africa to recognize corrective rape as a hate crime.
“Seriously, they nailed it. And by “nailed it,” I don’t mean...”
– MTV’s shockingly good abortion special - Abortion - Salon.com
“THE HANDY GUIDE TO NOT RAPING PEOPLE IN SEVEN EASY STEPS
1. When you meet a...”
– Ben Pobjie: The Handy Guide to Not Raping People (via monkeytypist)
note: replace ‘girl’ with person. people of every gender get raped, not just women.
(via adailyriot)
MTV's "16 and Pregnant" to Air Special on Abortion →
feministfilm:
Tonight at 11:30 EST! And:
Exhale, a self-proclaimed “pro-voice” organization that provides nonjudgmental and emotional post-abortion support, has launched an online campaign, “16 and Loved,” in support of the women telling their stories on the program. (There’s no doubt that anti-choice groups and organizations will be all over this, so any and all support is invaluable.)...
“If a child has concluded, all on her own, that it’s impossible for a man in a...”
– Hank Stuever, while scrutinizing the famous “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” editorial, in his book “Tinsel: A Search for America’s Christmas Present.” (via washingtonpoststyle)
“My feelings are constantly evolving,” Obama told reporters about his...”
– Hours After Repealing Ban on Gay Troops, Obama Mulls Same-Sex Marriage - ABC News
Baby steps I guess? Here’s to hoping that 2011 brings even greater strides for same-sex couples and civil rights!
“Unwanted sexual advances affect thousands of military servicemen and women each...”
– Bob Marshall, gays in the military, and unwanted sexual advances - Amanda Hess | TBD.com
“This Islamic republic has no place for rape victims like me.” Mauritanian...”
– Rape victims fear being jailed in Mauritania - CNN.com
“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we...”
– Albert Einstein (via thatinspiresme) (via happythings) (via poeticheartache)
“: Research is showing that these “tactics” may actually be pretty ineffective in...”
– Feministing | Young Feminists Blogging, Organizing, Kicking Ass
“Rape culture is telling girls and women to be careful about what you wear, how...”
– This is a damn good read. (via nikkiwiley)
“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with...”
– Maya Angelou (via revolutionnow)
“I don’t feel that putting my mouth on someone’s cock is an inherently submissive...”
– Mistress Matisse: The Politics of Blowjobs (via sexisnottheenemy)
One thing I long for more of is exploration of blowjobs as dominance and not submission. Our society really does color the act of giving the blowjob as submissive. In the English language we even say you are “giving” it as if you are...
“Facts do not convey truth. That’s a mistake. Facts create norms, but truth...”
– Werner Herzog (via libraryland)