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seriously though i am howl the biggest gpoy of all the gpoys

Mon, January 30th 2012

"The stain of racism and sexism, is not just for people of color or women, it’s all of our burden, all of us. and we absolutely, I don’t care how ordinary you may feel, we, all of us can inspire change, every single one of us."

Viola Davis

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education equality

Mon, January 30th 2012

caymanwent:

elledark:

“People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are “The Advertisers” and they are laughing at you.

You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.

Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It’s yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.

You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs.”

~ Banksy

My stance on advertising as expressed by someone much more famous than I.

education equality

Mon, January 30th 2012

"We were not born critical of existing society. There was a moment in our lives (or a month, or a year) when certain facts appeared before us, startled us, and then caused us to question beliefs that were strongly fixed in our consciousness-embedded there by years of family prejudices, orthodox schooling, imbibing of newspapers, radio, and television. This would seem to lead to a simple conclusion: that we all have an enormous responsibility to bring to the attention of others information they do not have, which has the potential of causing them to rethink long-held ideas."

Howard Zinn (via joemccarthyblues)

I need to remember this. A lot of times, I don’t bother to say things that have become blatantly obvious to me because I assume they are just as obvious to others, when of course they aren’t. Or I’ll just make a statement that makes perfect sense within my thought process, ignoring the fact that others have completely different ways of viewing the world, therefore sounding erroneous or extreme. I guess I’ve become pretty detached from the way that the majority thinks, so I don’t know what is “acceptable” to say, so I just sit there, analyzing the situation with my mouth shut.

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education equality

Sun, January 29th 2012

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oh bb cutest little bb

Sun, January 29th 2012

"The violence of zealots who call themselves pro-life can best be described as terrorism. As soon as Roe was decided, they began to bomb clinics, assault patients and assassinate doctors. They poured gasoline on a technician in Cleveland and set her on fire. They murdered physicians in Buffalo, Vancouver, Kansas and Florida. In all, more than 6,000 acts of terror have been committed against clinics, patients and staff since 1973."

“Our Bodies, Our Fertility”

(Source: mediumtrip, via feministhistorian)

grrl power education equality

Sun, January 29th 2012

"Although most boys figure out how to bring themselves to orgasm by age thirteen, half of girls don’t have their first orgasms until their late teens, twenties, or beyond. Teenage girls widely agree that they get the message loud and clear that masturbation is something boys do, but girls don’t, can’t, or shouldn’t. The cultural focus on intercourse tells young women to expect they’ll begin to experience sexual pleasure once they have sex with a man (whether or not they’re even interested in sex with men). Nearly all teen boys, on the other hand, experience sexual pleasure long before they get their hands—or other body parts—into a partner’s pants. Despite the massive advances in women’s equality, young women’s sexuality is stuck in a surprising paradox. Young women are sold provocative clothes but aren’t taught where to find their own clitoris. Many girls give their boyfriends oral sex, but are too uncomfortable with their own bodies to allow the guys to return the favor. It’s still a radical act to say that women need and deserve access to information about their own sexual pleasure—not just about the risks and negative consequences of sex."

Dorian Solot, I Love Female Orgasm: An Extraordinary Orgasm Guide.

(Source: feministhistorian)

i know first-hand that this is sadly accurate grrl power education equality

Sun, January 29th 2012

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wah bring me back home please

Sun, January 29th 2012

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YEP. SO. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. ngghh

Sun, January 29th 2012

gallopfrey:

p0kemina:

nicki-minasian:

no fucking excuses for this shit

This makes me feel so angry.

education equality

Sun, January 29th 2012

tonysboner:

god fucking bless tony freaking stark

oh my god hahah poor thor hahahahahah

Sun, January 29th 2012

"It took a special kind of guts to be a fuckup as a woman, I thought. To say to hell with being the nice girl, the responsible one, the one who makes sure the man takes care of himself and eats properly and doesn’t take too many drugs. To be just as nihilistic and self-destructive as a man, knowing all along that you’ll get crucified for it, because somehow, the world will make everything your fault. He’ll be a martyr, and you’ll be a succubus. He’ll be a genius and you’ll be a groupie, He’ll be a hero, and you’ll be an ugly fat crack whore who deserves to die."

Rachel Shukert, on Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, in You Can’t Rape a Whore: A Love Story

(Source: eredit, via revolutionofconsciousness)

grrl power education equality

Sun, January 29th 2012

socialistexan:

craftsqueersandscifi:

my-darling-clementine:

onlytowardschaos:

GPOY

Truth.

i’m gonna go with both.

Constant shit spiral.

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Sat, January 28th 2012

it’s officially impossible to do any homework on a college campus

i don’t know how i’m going to get everything i need to finished on time at this rate, it’s so loud and distracting. the library’s closed and everyone i know is partying right now too, so it’s not like i can escape somewhere else. it’s frustrating…

Sat, January 28th 2012

"I was warned about so-called feminists. I was told by boyfriends, relatives, professors and other disreputable sources that such women were ambitious, sharp-tongued, a little too smart for their own good. They told me that only women who couldn’t get laid got political. They told me what was perhaps the biggest and most interesting lie of all: that independence and ambition were unattractive in a woman. They also suggested, subtly but seriously, that too much of a sense of humor in a woman made her unattractive (a comment to which comedian Elayne Boosler would reply “Comedy is very, very sexy when it’s done right”). Luckily, during a moment that eclipsed all earlier illumination, I heard a female graduate student repeat a wonderful line from writer Robin Morgan, “We are the women that men have warned us about.” It was as if the little lightbulb that appeared over Bugs Bunny’s head when he got an idea suddenly appeared over mine. It seemed unnerving, actually, that I was gazing reprovingly at all those qualities that I myself possessed. I was certainly ambitious, ready to speak and eager to defend my position on a subject. I liked being a woman, was proud of my femininity and believed myself to be equal to any task set before me by society—at least as well equipped to deal with them as any guy I sat next to in class (he could no more skin a bison than I could and I could probably defend myself on Tenth Avenue more ably than he)."

Regina Barreca, Ph.D, Snow White Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

(Source: seaofbadstories, via becauseiamawoman)

grrl power education equality

Sat, January 28th 2012