May 2012
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♡ season of the witch ♡: Really quick radscum 101 →
wewantrevolutiongirlstylenow:
Earlier on I received the following question;
What does “radscum” mean? Sorry if this is ignorant of me, the internet hasn’t been able to answer my question
So I decided to put together this quick post, especially in light of bugbrennan’s tumblr being featured so heaving on my dashboard tonight*. Also, I tried googling ‘radscum’ and the results kind of suck,...
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Marissa Alexander: Shoot to Kill Or You Must Not... →
Marissa Alexander is another victim of Florida’s infamous Stand Your Ground law, proving that Florida statute 776.013 is not for battered women or people who won’t shoot to kill. When attacked by her husband in her home, with an order of protection in place, Marissa Alexander shot into the ceiling, instead of into his body, to scare him away. She is now sitting in a jail cell, awaiting...
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How Student Debt Impacts Students of Color →
of-praxis:
anticapitalist:
On July 1 the interest rate on federally subsidized Stafford Loans will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent if Congress doesn’t act. Though this rate hike will have devastating consequences on more than 7 million students nationwide who currently hold a Stafford Loan, change will hit students of color especially hard.
The facts below show how students of color...
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Please help me help my nephew.
unnecessaryemotion:
unnecessaryemotion:
My nephew, Marudan, is two years old. He is adorable and sweet and a wonderful nephew. It also happens that he is autistic, and that he stims (does repetitive movements to stimulate his senses) by doing harmful things like throwing himself backwards and into objects, as well as headbanging. He also has severe food sensitivities and learning delays.
My...
“You won’t allow me to go to school.
I won’t become a doctor.
Remember this:...”
– — Poem written by an 11 year old Afghan girl
This poem was recorded in a NYT magazine article about female underground poetry groups in Afghanistan. An amazing article about the ways in which women are using a traditional two line poetry form to express their resistance to male oppression, their...
Don’t Consent to a Search!
If the cops say: "Do you mind if I look in your purse, bag, home, or car"?
You say: "I do not consent to a search"
If the cops say: "Why not? Are you hiding something?"
You say: "I believe in my Constitutional right to privacy and I do not consent to a search."
tranqualizer:
People are still reblogging a fairly short post I made about intersectionality and white privilege and completely ignoring the intersectionality.
yes, you are a queer, working class, disabled, fat, trans* person =/= being immune to white privilege if you are white.
yes, you are a queer, working class, disabled, fat, trans* person =/= YOU ARE NOT HURT BY ANYTHING, EVER - YOU ARE...
CRA - Cis Rights Activist.
blackenedbutterfly:
An all-encompassing term for anti-trans bloggers.
Includes: TERF, proto-TERF, oppression-olympian, cis-whiner, etc…
“(Nuns) were the first feminists, earning Ph.D.’s or working as surgeons long...”
– New York Times columnist NICK KRISTOF, “We Are All Nuns” (via inothernews)
I think this is the petition mentioned. Right now it has 26,887 signatures. The petition is organized by Nun Justice who are on tumblr.
(via coolchicksfromhistory)
I’ve known so many wonderful, sweet, amazing Nuns. Even...
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White feminists:
ladyatheist:
split-the-coast:
When you discuss the wage gap, here are a few things to keep in mind:
Only white women make $0.77 to a man’s dollar.
Black women make about $0.68 to a man’s dollar.
Latina women make about $0.58 to a man’s dollar.
Intersectionality matters.
Also, please keep in mind that the “man’s dollar” is the white man’s dollar. Both Black and Latino men make less than...
CeCe McDonald Trial Preview of Day 1 →
The trial for trans woman CeCe McDonald officially began today at 9am in Minneapolis. We will be doing our best to follow the case closely and post updates here on PrettyQueer. If you have additional items to report, email red@prettyqueer.com or tweet us @prettyqueer.
[Follow the link for more information.]
“Mansplaining isn’t just the act of explaining while male, of course; many men...”
– karen healy (via feministsbakecupcakestoo)
Also extends to anything that begins with “Well, as a MAN…”
-Jess (via stfuconservatives)
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whoneedsfeminism:
I need feminism because when I get grabbed and groped in a club, people expect me to either laugh it off or start getting with the guy. When I tell them to back the fuck off, people don’t seem to understand why I’m being ‘a bitch’.
A challenge to every cis feminist on tumblr right...
inflateablefilth:
You wanna say how much you care about women? Go after bugbrennan. Collect your shit. She is stalking and harassing women. Prove you give a shit about trans women as much as you do about your own armpit hair. Prove you’re not all worshiping at the shrines of the second wave. Give a shit. Actual women are being harmed. Take a break from reblogging unknowablewoman’s ‘but including...
What's the difference between an MRA and a Radfem? →
dysperdis:
No, that’s not the start of a joke. I seriously can’t see much of a difference.
Both consist of generally privileged individuals attempting to control the behaviour of… Well, everyone else.
Both consistently define women by their reproductive capabilities.
Both groups claim that trans women transition either solely to have sex with them, or because they’re “crazy.”
Both believe...
TRANS COUCHSURFING NETWORK - PLEASE SIGNAL BOOST... →
transcouchnetwork:
Hi! I just started a tumblr, the Transgender Couchsurfing Network. After seeing dozens of posts come across my dash about displaced or homeless trans people needing places to crash, I decided that there had to be a way to organize these posts somehow, and to put those in need in contact with those willing to lend a hand. If you’re trans and need a place to stay, or if you...
Hate to break it to you
sanityscraps:
sinvraal:
oddlittleturtle:
majorkaidanalenko:
theprincewaslynched:
tommyxvx:
But choosing to eat meat absolutely makes you a bad person.
Like, without question. Just a total shithead.
I’m going to go finish that left-over steak from last night brb
This chicken leg tastes fucking delicious. 8)
Meat eating behind evolutionary success of humankind
BA-ZING and it’s...
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darziel:
nonsense-at-eleveneleven:
karethdreams:
myasphyxiatedmind:
heathyr:
can i like, formally thank tumblr for educating me on sexuality and gender identities and stuff like that? because there was so much i just didn’t know before.
thank you, tumblr.
And feminism, and race and racism, and all the isms, and body positivity, and sex positivity, and privilege, and…
...
So, it's clear that tumblr doesn't have any idea...
slashteddy:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
siddharthasmama:
deliciouskaek:
thechocolatedandy:
deliciouskaek:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
polerin:
So, wonderful people… what would one look like?
What features, what kind of response, what kind of mediation and abuse prevention mechanisms?
A person who you’ve blocked should NOT be able to reblog you or like your posts AT ALL.
Can’t prevent a...
April 2012
Quick civics lesson:
dionthesocialist:
Freedom of speech is: the government will never (lol) create a law impugning your right to say whatever you want as long as it doesn’t create an immediate risk of harm for others.
Freedom of speech is not: you can say whatever you want and no one is allowed to get offended or call you out for being a jackass.
inflateablefilth:
sanaa-tamir:
Rapist Rachel is back and still harassing black people.
polerin:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
withrevolutionarycries:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
If you need more information on who Rachel Pointer is, read this. You might know this person better as 1900fuckoff and 21fatstreet.
Please report them.
I really hate that I was nervous about posting this shithead’s...
CeCe McDonald's Trial begins today. Here's what's... →
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People,
hyrulian-feminist:
having an eating disorder is a completely legitimate reason for not being vegetarian/vegan
wanting to eat meat is a completely legitimate reason for not being vegetarian/vegan
eating meat does not make you a bad person
human ancestors evolved large brains by adding meat to their diets
we humans today would not be nearly as intelligent had our ancestors stuck with a...
“Sex work is ruthlessly competitive. Racial discrimination is rampant and...”
– Why Sex Workers of Colour Give It Up for Less « License to Pimp BLOG (via sexworkerproblems)
The problem of ’working from different facts’ →
deedixon:
If you didn’t catch “Meet the Press” yesterday, you missed a lively conversation about, among other things, women’s votes in 2012 and the policy controversies that have put women’s issues at the forefront of the political landscape.
As you’ll see in this clip, around the 5:20 mark, Rachel noted the pay disparity between men and women in this country, which prompted some unexpected...
White feminists:
baddominicana:
split-the-coast:
When you discuss the wage gap, here are a few things to keep in mind:
Only white women make $0.77 to a man’s dollar.
Black women make about $0.68 to a man’s dollar.
Latina women make about $0.58 to a man’s dollar.
Intersectionality matters.
and many MOC make less than white women too.
womp womp
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Complex questions surround state's handling of... →
There are about 1,700 inmates at Auburn Correctional Facility, of whom 1,698 or so are indisputably men.
Then there are Jessica Marie Brooks and Leslieann Marie Manning.
They are part of the small population of transgender inmates in New York prisons. Both say they’re receiving hormone therapy, and the physical changes are subtle but apparent.
…
Brooks and Manning say there is at least one...
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karethdreams:
myasphyxiatedmind:
heathyr:
can i like, formally thank tumblr for educating me on sexuality and gender identities and stuff like that? because there was so much i just didn’t know before.
thank you, tumblr.
And feminism, and race and racism, and all the isms, and body positivity, and sex positivity, and privilege, and…
…intersectionality, and cultural appropriation, and…
