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Because you know what? That’s just bullshit.
Angie Varona was a 14 year old girl who took pictures of herself on the internet. Somehow, the pics were leaked and now she is a bit of an internet celebrity due to numerous people sharing images of herself for … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Reddit, Sex, Victim Blaming
Tagged Delicate flowers, double standards, Gender politics, Humorless, I need to put more WTF here, Images, Jokes, male privilege, privilege, rape apologism, sexism, victim blaming, wtf
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Feminist Hulk would be more succinct than me.
I hate that to be taken seriously I either have to pretend to be a dude on reddit, or I have to work and have the credentials of 4 guys in a similar field. It’s not enough that I worked … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Race, Sex, Reddit, Men's Rights
Tagged redditwatch, privilege, male privilege, wtf, feminism, Jokes, Humorless, sexism, double standards, Language, Delicate flowers, fuck you, intelligence, hard work, feministhulk
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An Open Letter to Scarlett Johansson
Dear Ms. Johansson, I’m writing to you in regards to the despicable thing that happened to you recently on reddit. It seems that some garbage nightmare of a person stole your personal photos, and then a number of horrible human … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Victim Blaming, Images, Sex, Reddit
Tagged redditwatch, victim blaming, wtf, feminism, Humorless, sexism, double standards, Images, Scarlett Johansson, reddit
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Why you shouldn’t go around saying “YOU ARE FAKE FEMINIST”
Because you are telling people in a personal freedom movement how to behave. You’re telling women that to be True Feminists, they must act in certain ways. That their pride in being women is enough to get them through. I … Continue reading
Women who kick serious ass – The Jocelyn Elders edition
“….[M]y thoughts about women’s health come from the values that I grew up with. Reproductive rights are just an extension of every other kind of justice and right there is.” –Jocelyn Elders in an interview with The Root published on … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Hollaback, Images, Links, Race, Sex
Tagged double standards, feminism, FTW, Gender politics, Images, links, sexism
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My Thorny Virginity (via Communications of a Fat Waitress)
Sexuality is a tough subject. The virgin-whore dichotomy breaks down after you reach a certain age. This is one of the best posts I’ve read on the subject of virginity, femininity, and body acceptance. At one point in my life, … Continue reading
Posted in Links, Pop culture, Sex
Tagged Body acceptance, dating, double standards, Gender politics, sexism
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Defaults and Privilege.
I’ve been thinking about my own privilege lately. I’ll preface this by saying that I am extremely late to this blogging party. As usual, it takes a bit for my thoughts to get into a state where they are … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Links, Race
Tagged double standards, feminism, Images, privilege, Race, Womanist Musings
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Dating Jesus: A review. Or, How I Grew Up as written by someone else.
Over the holidays I finished the book Dating Jesus by Susan Campbell. Growing up in a similar, but not as rigid fundamentalist Christian home myself, I felt that this book might be something I can relate to. Campbell’s writing … Continue reading
Posted in Book, Feminism, Reviews
Tagged books, double standards, feminism, Gender politics, Images, privilege, religion
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Dating a Younger Man
I am thirty. My boyfriend is twenty-two. For those of you too lazy to do the math, that makes him eight years younger. It matters very little to me, we’re sorting through that difference on our own. However, age differences … Continue reading
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