May242013

"She was vilified for being a mess, for being a drug addict, for having a big ego, for not being a great parent -- in other words, all of the things we expect in a male rock star."

Courtney Love bust magazine Riot Grrrl Revolution Girl Style NOW! sexism double standards society rock star 

12PM

(Source: babywitches)

Grimes sexism Emily Mackay nme magazine Tumblr actuallygrimes Riot Grrrl Revolution Girl Style NOW! misogyny feminism 

May232013

Whenever I issue ultimatums to folks I know, demanding that they stop their racist/misogynist/whateverist problematic behavior, I get this sick clench in my stomach. And I know that’s just my socially-ingrained fear of going too far. But I’ll get over it.

I'm gonna go apply at an ice cream store now deal wit it stupidz Thoughts Portland anxiety society racism sexism islamophobia 

May222013

“Women stick their necks out to say that something is fucked-up, hurtful, oppressive, scary: Misogynist. They do this knowing full well that there will be social consequences. Remarkably, we’re all familiar with the idea that the women who do this are bitches/ugly/humorless/scolds/delusional (“you see sexism everywhere”)/hysterical/oversensitive/insensitive/etc. We know that we take on most of the risk, in this conversation. We know that we have to be very careful in terms of what we say, and to whom; that we will be expected to choose our targets and our words very carefully, seem “understanding,” seem “empathetic,” make all the right allowances, be oh so very polite. We labor over our words, swallow our anger, push through our fear (and most women who bring themselves to make these kinds of statements are very afraid of reprisal; we know it happens, in overt and subtle ways, pretty much every time), construct these carefully tortured and worked-out sentences; we work at this shit. And then, after all that work, some dude makes a joke about how we need some dick — not even a joke he’s had to work on, really; that line’s been around forever — and everybody laughs, and it’s over. We get no apology. We get no consideration. We get no hearing. We get nothing. What this exchange ultimately proves to women, every time it’s played out, is that no matter how hard we work, we will never matter. We will never be heard. It’s just the same fucking thing, every day, like a punch to the gut: You think you can change shit? You think I care how you feel? You think I care what you think? No. Never. You think it fucking matters that you don’t like what I do to you? It doesn’t. I’m gonna fucking do what I want to you. Sit the fuck down, shut the fuck up, and take it. Or else I’m gonna tell everyone what a bitch you are, that you won’t play my game. My very special game, that I designed. And here are the rules for the game: You Lose.”

sadydoyle Sady Doyle Riot Grrrl Revolution Girl Style NOW! sexism patriarchy oppression misogyny Tyler The Creator society America United States double standards gender roles gender expectations women 

May172013

"The “wives, sisters, daughters” line of argument comes up all the fucking time. President Obama even used it in his State of the Union address this year, saying, “We know our economy is stronger when our wives, mothers, and daughters can live their lives free from discrimination in the workplace, and free from the fear of domestic violence.” This device, which Obama has used on more than one occasion, is reductive as hell. It defines women by their relationships to other people, rather than as people themselves. It says that women are only important when they are married to, have given birth to, or have been fathered by other people. It says that women are only important because of who they belong to. Women are not possessions. Women are people. I seriously cannot believe that I have to say this in 2013."

The Belle Jar rape rape culture Steubenville rape case Riot Grrrl Revolution Girl Style NOW! society America United States human rights 2013 President Obama patriarchy sexism women bodily rights personal autonomy 

3PM

sad-teeth:

So today Angelina Jolie had double mastectomy, which is the removal of one’s breasts, to prevent Breast cancer. So instead of praising Angelina on her bravery, men on Twitter decided to ridicule her, even calling her stupid for removing her breasts. For those of you on Tumblr that are attacking Feminists about being delusional about sexism against women and misogyny here’s your fucking proof that sexism and misogyny exists. 

(via faineemae)

Angelina Jolie Riot Grrrl Revolution Girl Style NOW! society patriarchy misogyny body policing personal autonomy bodily rights sexism double mastectomy breast cancer preventative treatment Brad Pit Twitter May 14th 2013 

May112013

(via sansastone)

Riot Grrrl Revolution Girl Style NOW! sexism misogyny rape culture society male privilege Nice Guy Syndrome male entitlement body policing patches violence street harassment sexual harassment personal autonomy human rights 

May102013

“Here’s the thing. Men in our culture have been socialized to believe that their opinions on women’s appearance matter a lot. Not all men buy into this, of course, but many do. Some seem incapable of entertaining the notion that not everything women do with their appearance is for men to look at. This is why men’s response to women discussing stifling beauty norms is so often something like “But I actually like small boobs!” and “But I actually like my women on the heavier side, if you know what I mean!” They don’t realize that their individual opinion on women’s appearance doesn’t matter in this context, and that while it might be reassuring for some women to know that there are indeed men who find them fuckable, that’s not the point of the discussion. Women, too, have been socialized to believe that the ultimate arbiters of their appearance are men, that anything they do with their appearance is or should be “for men.” That’s why women’s magazines trip over themselves to offer up advice on “what he wants to see you wearing” and “what men think of these current fashion trends” and “wow him with these new hairstyles.” While women can and do judge each other’s appearance harshly, many of us grew up being told by mothers, sisters, and female strangers that we’ll never “get a man” or “keep a man” unless we do X or lose some fat from Y, unless we moisturize//trim/shave/push up/hide/show/”flatter”/paint/dye/exfoliate/pierce/surgically alter this or that. That’s also why when a woman wears revealing clothes, it’s okay, in our society, to assume that she’s “looking for attention” or that she’s a slut and wants to sleep with a bunch of guys. Because why else would a woman wear revealing clothes if not for the benefit of men and to communicate her sexual availability to them, right? It can’t possibly have anything to do with the fact that it’s hot out or it’s more comfortable or she likes how she looks in it or everything else is in the laundry or she wants to get a tan or maybe she likes women and wants attention from them, not from men? The result of all this is that many men, even kind and well-meaning men, believe, however subconsciously, that women’s bodies are for them. They are for them to look at, for them to pass judgment on, for them to bless with a compliment if they deign to do so. They are not for women to enjoy, take pride in, love, accept, explore, show off, or hide as they please. They are for men and their pleasure."

Riot Grrrl Revolution Girl Style NOW! Why You Shouldn’t Tell That Random Girl On The Street That She’s Hot Miri Mogilevsky brutereason freethoughtblogs.com/brutereason society culture rape culture America United States sexual harassment street harassment body policing slut shaming personal autonomy personal rights bodily rights human rights sexism male privilege patriarchy cat calling 

5AM

(Source: flozac, via jasonstobrazil)

Riot Grrrl Revolution Girl Style NOW! public education school high school middle school America United States misogyny sexism sexual objectification hypersexualism society body policing personal autonomy bodily rights 

4AM

“You painted a naked woman because you enjoyed looking at her, put a mirror in her hand and you called the painting “Vanity,” thus morally condemning the woman whose nakedness you had depicted for you own pleasure.”

Riot Grrrl women in art society rape culture misogyny creepshot slut shaming sexual objectification sexism John Berger Ways of Seeing 

May52013

“Let’s examine this: Miss is a word for a woman that has not been married. Mrs. is an abbreviation of the word Mistress, used as a title for a woman that is married or widowed. Ms. is a title used for a woman whose marital status is unknown or irrelevant (as in business). The letters Ms. are not an abbreviation of a word, they are an amalgamation drawn from the letters of Miss and Mrs. On the other hand, a man is just a mister(Mr). You see, men don’t have to determine their sexual availability like women.” — Laila Alsabahi

Riot Grrrl Revolution Girl Style NOW! world history sexism misogyny Titles personal pronouns women feminism self-ownership personal autonomy human rights 

May42013

kali—ma:

Lewis’s law is an observation she made in 2012 that states “the comments on any article about feminism justify feminism.” Lewis has written frequently about misogynist hate directed at women online.[8]

(Source: pinkwithlace)

Riot Grrrl Revolution Girl Style NOW! Grimes double standards feminism Lewis's Law Helen Lewis misogyny society Canada United States sexism patriarchy 2012 trolls 

April122013

(Source: ambiguoustimes, via jasonstobrazil)

genderfuck gender gender roles Riot Grrrl Riot Queer society sexism bodily rights personal autonomy disgustingbody clove gender binary trans trans rights blue hair 

April92013

gaius-cassius-longinus:

fun prank; tell women they’re only good for romance, sex, and having children. and then laugh at them for wanting romance, shame them for having sex, and act like they have to give up all facets of their personalities if they become mothers

(Source: taeko-yasuhiros, via learning2beagrrrl)

Riot Grrrl Revolution Girl Style NOW! sexism misogyny rape culture society America patriarchy 

1PM

“It had begun to dawn on him that this same sweet pretty little head was a “good head for figures”. In fact, a much better one than his own and the knowledge was disquieting. He was thunderstruck to discover that she could swiftly add a long column of figures in her head when he needed a pencil and paper for more than three figures. And fractions presented no difficulties to her at all. He felt there was something unbecoming about a woman understanding fractions and business matters and he believed that, should a woman be so unfortunate as to have such unladylike comprehension, she should pretend not to … He had thought it all beyond her mental grasp … Now he saw that she understood entirely too well and he felt the usual masculine indignation at the duplicity of women. Added to it was the usual masculine disillusionment in discovering that a woman has a brain.”

Gone With The Wind Scarlett O'Hara Frank Kennedy Riot Grrrl Revolution Girl Style NOW! sexism world history society misogyny Margaret Mitchell 

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