January 2012
20 posts
“It’s not okay how so many men behave as though they have the right to...”
– Why I Punched a Stranger
(via meandthestereo)
Reblog forever and ever. Amen.
“Well, there are many meanings of the word [rape] other than what you’re talking...”
– Comment made by my MFA program director when I asked her not to use the word ‘rape’ casually in class, after sharing that I am a survivor of sexual assault. Earlier that day she had referred to something jokingly as ‘internet rape,’ and I was so triggered that I had to leave class and cry in the...
power, privilege, and everyday life.: I’m working... →
microaggressions:
I’m working at my low-wage, customer service job when a male coworker from another department walks by. He asks if I’m being paid to stand around and look pretty. I shrug it off. A week later, I’m clocking out and he asks another male coworker, from a third department, if I can be told to stay later because they need something pretty to look at. The second coworker says that...
Waiting for pizza with Jamie
meandthestereo:
I’m working on my invoices for work (or you know bills). Jamie is working on her cross stitching.
Yep. That was another typical Sunday, with dad and mom.
The Body Odd →
I’ve found something new to read! Fascinating stuff.
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“These people who can work all day and never once look at a clock, who have no...”
– Henry Rollins
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“Starting now. Sometimes the world is so great that you don’t want to blow...”
– Henry Rollins
A List of Don’ts for Women on Bicycles Circa 1895 →
discoverynews:
Don’t scratch a match on the seat of your bloomers.
Don’t discuss bloomers with every man you know.
Don’t wear laced boots. They are tiresome.
Those are just some of the doozies here.
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December 2011
22 posts
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“[Sister Act] it’s the original Glee.”
– Jamie Li (via meandthestereo)
I stand by what I said.
When I'm pissed off, I listen to the Dead...
I’m listening to the Dead Kennedys. Right. Now.
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Yanqui: Because I haven't written anything in a... →
Shut up, Alyson.
tocannoliornotcannoli:
(and someone wanted me to write this down!)
I had to be in a wheelchair for a couple of hours last week in order to experience what it feels like. And I was wheeling myself to class and I got stuck! And then I was about to stand up but then this person who had no legs approached me in her …
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“Brought up to look down on our lives
We know they’re lies but it sticks...”
– RVIVR, “Can’t Stand It”
Fuck yeah, feminists!: Men Will Never Truly... →
fuckyeahfeminists:
Click Here To Read More: http://thecurrentconscience.com/blog/2011/08/30/men-will-never-truly-understand-a-day-in-the-life-of-women-but-shouldn’t-we-try/
Men Will Never Truly Understand A Day In The Life of Women. But Shouldn’t We Try?
The other day, my friend Dina was talking about…
“My passion and main concern with respect to combating sexism has been about...
November 2011
12 posts
