February 2012
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My question is, why on earth would anyone, cis,... →
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Oh man, I think I’m actually going to make a long text post for once in my life.
It’s not that I don’t understand the history of menstruation-religion issues. I’m a scholar of Japanese religious studies. There are still pilgrimage sites where women are not allowed in Japan because of the “pollution” associated with menstruation. No, I don’t...
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Call to Participate in Prayerful Silence – Sunday... →
A Global Call to Participate in Prayerful Silence on the Eve of United Nations- Commission on the Status of Women on Sunday, February 26, 2012 was announced by the www.womenofspiritandfaith.org
On the eve of the opening of the 56th Session of the UN-Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), women of all spiritual traditions are invited to join in prayer and silence for the good of the...
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“The real damage is done by those millions who want to ‘survive.’ The honest men...”
– Sophie Scholl (via the—dandy—lion)
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“Feminism is not only for women. It’s something everyone can participate in, and...”
– – Ani Di Franco talks feminism while promoting her new album, Which Side Are You On?, which is coming out on January 16. It has always surprised me how some people think feminism means a matriarchy in the sense of oppressing men and women being in control of society. Really, people who care about...
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“Whenever a conscious Black woman raises her voice on issues central to her...”
– -Audre Lorde (via blkcowrie)
“even if I do not say what I have to say perfectly.”—yes!
(via tierracita)
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Europe and the Roma: Discrimination and... →
In the aftermath of the recent “cold snap” in Europe, the number of the fatalities is devastating, especially in the Eastern European countries. Unsurprisingly, most victims are found to be among the homeless, with attempts made to shelter people in makeshift tents to prevent further deaths. Some countries, most notably Albania, have decided to do just the opposite: instead of providing...
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“In the US, abortion is framed as a deeply moral and highly emotional issue. In...”
– via Feministing, “A new script for talking about abortion”
(thanks to keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus for sending this to me!)
Amazing. This describes the stigma around those who get abortions SO well. My decision was not a hard one. It wasn’t gut-wrenching or emotional for me in any way.
I am...
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“True gender equality is actually perceived as inequality. A group that is made...”
– - Lucy, When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege. (via seaofbadstories)
I might have reblogged this already but it’s so good I don’t care.
(via stfufauxminists)
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sometimes this is how I feel: →
endofmarch:
you know, sometimes you are trying on clothes and it makes you cry.
You’re standing there in the dressing room, half-naked in front of the mirror and this is the fifth piece of garment you’ve tried in the fifth store you’ve entered into and it still looks fucking ugly on you, or it doesn’t fit or it’s all wrong. And you know in your mind that it’s not your fault, that the...
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Victims of gun violence and women's safety experts... →
OTTAWA, Feb. 15, 2012 /CNW/ - Members of Parliament are expected to vote today to send Bill C-19 to the Senate, which, if passed, ends the long-gun registry and destroys all long-gun data collected since the registry’s inception. Victims of gun violence and women’s safety experts are outraged at the possibility that Bill C-19, a Bill which places the safety of all Canadians in...
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“On a somewhat serious note today because of a conversation the other day:
I...”
– You Didn’t Thank Me For Punching You in the Face « Views from the Couch (via golden-notebook)
“And we have the audacity to wonder why women stay in abusive relationships?” BOOM. right there. TRUTH.
(via deltumbles)
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Submissions Call for Edited Canadian Feminist...
INANNA PUBLICATIONS
Submissions Call for Edited Canadian Feminist Anthology
Innana Publications and editors Lorena M. Gajardo (RFR/DRF*) and Jamie Ryckman (CWSE**) are seeking contributions for a new, expanded version of the RFR/CWSE anthology, Becoming Feminists (2011). This new expanded version will be published by Innana Publications and Education Inc.
The editors are looking for...
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“We trust women to have jobs, to vote, to serve in the military, to raise...”
– Abortion provider, Dr. Susan R. (via wewantrevolutiongirlstylenow)
So ridiculous. Another thing that annoys me is when people tell you that if you were pregnant you’d feel differently and wouldn’t have an abortion. Don’t presume to tell me what I think or what I would do. Thank you. Clearly women...
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Pink Ribbons, Inc debuts this week →
Pink Ribbons, Inc. is a feature documentary that shows how the devastating reality of breast cancer, which marketing experts have labeled a “dream cause,” has been hijacked by a shiny, pink story of success.
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“Now, this may seem strange from someone who writes about pretty dresses (mostly)...”
– You Don’t Have to Be Pretty - A Dress A Day
(It was nice to read this, this morning)
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“When we consider the myriad school shootings that... →
“When we consider the myriad school shootings that have occurred between 1992 and 2002 (there have been twenty-eight cases), several constants stand out. All twenty-eight cases were committed by boys. All but one was committed by a white boy in a suburban or rural school. We speak of teen violence, youth violence, violence in the schools. but no one in the media ever seems to call it suburban...
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Feminist by Mary Fontana →
Blackberries spilled through her front yard, lanterns full of dark sugar. She wore her pink skirts among the bushes till they bled. School was a different story every day: Balboa discovering the Pacific, Petrarch discovering love. When Madame Curie discovered radium she died of cancer.
Her name was Lúthien, and her feet twinkled like stars. Her name was Eva, and she got blamed for everything. Her...