May 2012
96 posts
Sick Sad World: Activism Does Not Make You Good →
feministdykeslut:
Activists are not inherently “the good guys” in this battle for equity. We should realize this. Because when someone calls themselves an advocate for social justice, social equity, etc. that doesn’t necessarily mean they have left behind all of their oppressive ideas. They…
Fighting sexism: girl on girl →
aplacetofindlife:
“…you all have got to stop calling each other sluts and whores. It just makes it ok for guys to call you sluts and whores.” —Mean Girls
I think the same goes for sexist remarks or jokes which, though relatively harmless, just constantly reinforce and even encourage oppression and repression of women and male dominance.
Girls who make or laugh at “make me a sandwich” jokes,...
For the record...
Just because you say “I’m super anti-machismo” or “I’m a feminist” does not in itself mean that you are. If you act like a machista asshole, on the other hand, you probably are.
“No black woman writer in this culture can write ‘too much.’ Indeed,...”
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Walking While Trans: Law Enforcement & Trans...
http://xqsimagazine.com/2012/04/19/walking-while-trans-law-enforcement-trans-latinas/
