January 2012
STRANGE SEX IS CURRENTLY ON TLC
YESSSSSS! Happy New Years Eve!
December 2011
“The patriarchal idea that pregnancy is the only reason for a woman to have sex...”
– Linda Weber’s Life Choices: The Teachings of Abortion
[Idiocy is ableist, but I’m not sure what I’d replace it with. Too many words, probably. This quote is also ciscentric - there are people who can get pregnant who do not identify as women, and women who cannot get pregnant.]
(via bebinn)
Book: This Bridge Called My Back
thefeministbookcollective:
Here is a second book available free online! Download This Bridge Called My Back at the link below. Thanks whos-scruffy-looking for sharing!
And remember, if you haven’t yet and are looking for a book to exchange/swap fill out the following form and submit it to The Feminist Book Collective or to thefeministbookcollective@gmail.com
The Feminist Book Collective Swap...
sarahthefifth asked: America the Beautiful is also a wonderful documentary of how society forms our idea of beauty
caffeinated-owl asked: Hello! Do you have any suggestions for feminist-themed documentaries? Especially those that deal with body image and self perception? Thank you! BTW I love this blog, keep up the good work :D
greatwhitegravity asked: Hokay. I remember, in my Biology of Women class, we watched a movie called "Fat" (PBS). The description is way, way too long to include here, but it's a wonderful documentary that explains that being fat is not a character flaw. There are tons of reasons why we're made to believe its our fault for being fat, and we ignore the societal causes (largely because they're hidden...
“My body is not a representation of my failures, sins, or mistakes. My body is...”
– Avoid Holiday Weight Shame — Ragen (danceswithfat)
Hey book swappers! There are a bunch (almost 40 of...
thefeministbookcollective:
Please fill out the form by Monday to be involved! In case you missed it, to get involved with the feminist book swap just fill out the form below and submit it, or email it to me at thefeministbookcollective@gmail.com . Then just wait for a name to send your book to and for a book to arrive at your mailing address. If you don’t have a book to start with but want to...
The First Feminist Book Swap!
thefeministbookcollective:
Okay so here is how I’m thinking it will go. First fill out the form and submit it either in the ask box or requests form. I will not post any of them publicly and I will delete them after recording it, so you don’t have to worry about putting your information out there on the internet. After the forms are submitted, I will match people with books for exchanging and...
“In the last half century alone, more women and girls have died as a result of...”
– Deepali Sood (via msandrogynous)
My little brother had a snowboarding accident and...
Off to the ER. Probably won’t be back on Tumblr tonight.
**UPDATE** We have returned. He just had a concussion and some bruising but he is okay otherwise. Thanks for the support!
Resources for Male Survivors
thesexuneducated:
TW: rape, assualt
tommyxvx:
letstalkaboutrape:
I posted last week asking people if they knew of some good resources for male victims of sexual assault. Here is the list people came up with:
www.malesurvivor.org
www.violenceunsilenced.com
www.rainn.org
www.pandys.org
www.1in6.org
www.soulspeakout.org
http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/
Thanks everyone!
Thanks to the...
wolfennights asked: I am also deaf in one ear, and one time my friend said to me "What are you, deaf?" What made it funny was the fact that I didn't hear him say it, and the fact that he had forgotten that I was deaf somehow made it okay. But I wasn't really sure how to feel about it. :/
wolfennights asked: Reading feminist blogs has gotten me thinking about what types of humor are and are not okay. Whenever I laugh at something, I ask myself "By laughing at X, am I trivializing Y or offending Z?" For instance, Monday whenever I was rear ended at a stop light, and my friends and I just laughed about it, even though I was shaking at the time it happened. I was grateful that it wasn't my...
“It seems that everywhere the Republican hopefuls go, they’re confronted by...”
– Ask, tell: What gay rights wins can teach pro-choice movement - Abortion - Salon.com
Not sure I’m really a fan of this article in full, but the author does have a point. Maybe we do need to rethink the way we approach politicians about the issues associated with being pro-choice.
Anonymous asked: Can I like porn and still be a feminist? I know its degrading to women, but it turns me on. Should I stop watching it?
The book exchange commences!
Since more than ten of you were interested in doing a book exchange, I started a new page to get it organized! Check out The Feminist Book Collective page here:
http://thefeministbookcollective.tumblr.com/
(For some reason linking isn’t working right now?)
Anyways, join up and then we will let book exchanging commence!
Web Tools and Widgets - STD Awareness Microsite →
This website allows you to get a widget/web tool to find a local STI/HIV testing site to but on any kind of website (I just added one to my page). This is a great resource!
I know I've mentioned this before but would anyone...
I think it would be really awesome to see what other people are reading and to actually be able to connect with other people on Tumblr, and I would love to set it up if enough people are into it. Or maybe even just a book club. Last time I asked I had half the followers I do now, so maybe this time we can make something work. Does anyone want to help me set this up? Have any comments or ideas to...
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“No wonder some women are unconsciously passive aggressive when expressing anger,...”
– Why Women Aren’t Crazy (via lagrandefille)
I hate when people claim that women are crazy or complicated or don’t know what they want because fuck you. When a woman is vocal about her opinions, desires, feelings, you call her a bitch or crazy or hysterical. Women have been taught that the only way...
HPV Tumblr →
thesexuneducated:
For anyone living with HPV, check this tumblr out. She blogs each day about her experience/feelings and answers questions! Another brave soul sharing in their experience of living with an STD. <3
Anonymous asked: That makes sense. Thanks for sharing your thoughts :)
Anonymous asked: Thanks, I just didn't want to sound ignorant if I'd missed something obvious :) I assumed they were restricting it to any person who identified as a woman, but if its open to everyone except male identifying penis owners that's even more confusing. I can understand the draw of wanting to support a feminist woman, but that doesn't seem wholly fair. Since it's a monetary...
Anonymous asked: Is there a particular or legitimate reason (that you can see) why that grant is only open to women?
Funding grants for Young Femininists →
chauvinistsushi:
newwavefeminism:
check it out and spread the word!
CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2011-2012
FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund mobilizes resources, funds and strengthens the participation and leadership of young feminist activists globally. The goal of The Young Feminist Fund (FRIDA) is to provide accessible, strategic and responsive funding for young feminist-led initiatives, and to...
mama4therevolution asked: I was suggesting that what was going on with your friend's friend is internalized rape culture. Makes me deeply sad, as well. I would be very disturbed if I saw an exchange like that as well.
Anonymous asked: It was on a status where a girl said she was being stalked. Someone else made the comment "RAEP VAN." before the comment I mentioned. I wanted to say something so bad, but I'd know they'd say "relax, it's just a joke. rape is of course a very bad thing, and i would never rape anybody."
mama4therevolution asked: Internalized rape culture?
Anonymous asked: One of my friend's Facebook friends posted on her status "Gotta stop giving off that rape victim vibe." Three of my female friends liked it. Wtf?
Anonymous asked: Hey I just wanted to say that as an obese women I think your blog is wonderful. :) I've spent most of the 18 years of my life trying to lose weight and it's not easy. Trust me when I say that you can be obese and healthy. I'm proud to say I walk and run more, and eat healthier than most of my thinner friends. Yeah, my weight is a problem, but it's not about being skinnier,...
I have readers in 57 different countries.
Not bad. Thanks for reading from afar!
burningiraffe asked: How do you feel about Gayle Laverne Grinds?
Anonymous asked: There's a big, important difference between being obese and being overweight. The previous anon was talking about obesity, not just having a BMI somewhat in the overweight range. When you're obese, no, you can't be healthy - it'd be reasonable to assume someone who was obese was incredibly unfit. It's possible to be somewhat overweight and still healthy - how overweight...
thatdeafchick asked: i just wanted to tell you how much i love your blog. i pretty much stalk it. :)
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dreamweaverine asked: Anyway, I'm sorry for that pointless ask, and also if that joke maybe wasn't as funny as I thought it was. I hope it didn't come off as offensive or anything. If it did, I will tell him and remember. :X Anyway, have a nice day! Looooooooove you and your blog. <3
dreamweaverine asked: Hi! Just wanted to drop by to say that I love your blog! As well as bringing forward a joke my self-proclaimed feminist boyfriend told. (I think he would absolutely love this blog as well, btw, I think I'll show it to him.) He understand that these things are serious as well, but he just wanted to lighten my mood when I ranted about the PMS-argument when women are upset. so he said, "If...
Anonymous asked: but obesity isnt all that attractive, and it certainly isnt all that healthy.
Anonymous asked: Reading feminist blogs on Tumblr always makes me feel depressed. So many bloggers are always angry and take a "holier than thou" attitude with anyone who disagrees with them. Make a comment about someone's belly hanging out out of their shirt? OMG BODY POLICING. Your blog is good because you don't take an attitude with people. ;)
Partying on New Year's Eve?
Don’t drink and drive-and don’t ride with anybody who does. Tipsy Tow offered by AAA: you don’t have to be a AAA member, from 6pm-6am on New Years Eve/day, they will take your drunk self and your car home for FREE. Save this number… 1-800-222-4357. Please reblog this if you don’t mind.
Just a heads up, one of my friends called AAA to double check the validity of this, and it is actually a...
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I can't find the post...
But I want to thank whoever linked me to a Pro-Life advertisement distributed on (their campus?) the campuses of state schools a couple months ago. It ended up being incredibly helpful and is one of four major advertisements that I ended up using for the basis of my thesis!
THANK YOU!
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