"Under the current ‘tyranny of slenderness’ women are forbidden to become large or massive; they must take up as little space as possible. The very contours of a woman’s body takes on as she matures - the fuller breasts and rounded hips - have become distateful. The body by which a woman feels herself judged and which by rigorous discipline she must try to assume is the body of early adolescence, slight and unformed, a body lacking flesh or substance, a body in whose very contours the image of immaturity has been inscribed. The requirement that a woman maintain a smooth and hairless skin carries further the theme of inexperience, for an infantilized face must accompany her infantilized body, a face that never ages or furrows its brow in thought. The face of the ideally feminine woman must never display the marks of character, wisdom, and experience that we so admire in men."
— Sandra Lee Bartky, Foucault, Femininity, and the Modernization of Patriarchal Power (via sociophilia)
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caffeinatedfeminist:

If you’re against feminism as a movement because of it’s tendencies to exclude trans* women and WOC, that’s totally legitimate.

But if you’re against it because you think it’s wrong to focus on women’s equality because it “ignores the men” then you let me come live in your universe where men are in need of having their rights protected because I’d like to see that shit.

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"If he were a woman, they’d be calling him the weakest speaker in history."
—

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), quoted by the Huffington Post, on Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).

Patriarchy is alive and well in America.

(via liberalsarecool)

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"In the 101 top-grossing family films…from 1990 to 2004, of the over 4,000 characters in these films, 75% overall were male, 83% of characters in crowds were male, 83% of narrators were male, and 72% of speaking were male. When the American Psychological Association commented on this research, they said, ‘This gross under-representation of women or girls in films with family-friendly content reflects a missed opportunity to present a broad spectrum of girls and women in roles that are non-sexualised.’"
—

Natasha Walter, Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism, pages 69-70, 2010. (via bitemebeautiful)

Bringing this back as people have started reblogging this again and EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THIS.

(via bitemebeautiful)

inothernews: “There is an irresponsibility to this decision that is appalling for women and young girls.  Disney marketing and the powers that be that allow them to do such things should be ashamed of themselves. … I think it’s atrocious what they have done to Merida.  When little girls say they like it because it’s more sparkly, that’s all fine and good but, subconsciously, they are soaking in the sexy ‘come hither’ look and the skinny aspect of the new version. It’s horrible! Merida was created to break that mold — to give young girls a better, stronger role model, a more attainable role model, something of substance, not just a pretty face that waits around for romance.” — BRENDA CHAPMAN, God bless Branda chapman

inothernews:

“There is an irresponsibility to this decision that is appalling for women and young girls.  Disney marketing and the powers that be that allow them to do such things should be ashamed of themselves.

… I think it’s atrocious what they have done to Merida.  When little girls say they like it because it’s more sparkly, that’s all fine and good but, subconsciously, they are soaking in the sexy ‘come hither’ look and the skinny aspect of the new version. It’s horrible! Merida was created to break that mold — to give young girls a better, stronger role model, a more attainable role model, something of substance, not just a pretty face that waits around for romance.”

— BRENDA CHAPMAN,

God bless Branda chapman

"It is disgusting. We are told to love sex but never masturbate or fool around. To love our bodies but we have to be hairless, thin, have boobs, and to never wear make up to cover our flaws. We can like sports and watch them but we can’t play them unless they are toned down and pretty enough to be oggled at. We can be nerds but we can’t be TOO smart or we forget our place. We are told we need a prince charming and to seek him out by constantly changing ourselves and being perfect for him. We are given the message that outside beauty is what matters the most but if we have it and get successful it was because we have a pretty face. We are told we exaggerate and should just go with it when we complain of being objects and property. We are taught that being a woman is worthy of an insult… WE have to fear walking at night. WE have to go in a group if we need to use the bathroom in a strange place. WE have to be cautious of where we are and who we are with. That we are told to hush and get over it if we are assaulted because real life isn’t like the crime shows and it is harder to convict the assaulter. That female artists are degraded and yelled at in artist alleys. That you are judged just by how you wear a t-shirt."
— (via chriswaltz)
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On Andy Cohen’s show Rachel Maddow was asked by a viewer why she didn’t wear earrings, which would “brighten her face up so much.”

Rachel responded: “You know how I look like a guy? That’s intentional.”

Stop trying to force women to conform to traditional ideals of beauty. 

I love Rachel Maddow because she specifically creates her own identity and isn’t willing to take shit from people trying to tell her what will make her look “prettier.” She knows how she wants to look and present herself and doesn’t look back.

This is why she is my hero.

"Women get criticized for accomplishing things. Men get criticized for not accomplishing things."
— Nancy Pelosi is right on the money here, discussing the difference between herself and John Boehner as Speaker of the House
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abortionista:

if u think my constant vocal feminism is annoying imagine how annoying the patriarchy is to me

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tagged → #feminism

jimmypagesunderagedgirlfriend:

im making a tracklist for my first album

  • i h8 men
  • feminist rant pt. 1
  • i’m not gonna fucking shave my legs
  • i’ll eat whatever i want to you stupid fuck
  • cats are better than boys
  • feminist rant pt. 2
  • don’t tell me how to dress
  • i drink male tears for breakfast
  • ur non-intersectional white feminism is making me want to throw up on u
  • im not pmsing ur just an asshole
  • i h8 men (reprise)
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world-of-whit:

Would you please stop toting around vaginas like they’re some kind of crucifix protecting you from the patriarchy? 

Your insistence on all things vagina in feminist spaces actively erases, marginalizes, and oppresses not only women with other genital configurations, but also non-binaries and men. 

What I mean to say is that while vaginas are fucking important, awesome, and do face a very distinct oppression; your devotion to the vagina when not talking about that oppression actively oppresses other people. 

So yes, have a knitted vagina, have a giant papier-mâché vagina, have cuntcakes, have “I <3 vagina” shirts, take pride in your own vagina; but just know this: Women with other genital configurations exist and you need to not erase them. 

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radicalgirlsshop:

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  • What you say: Misandry is just as bad as misogyny!
  • What you mean: I lack the critical thinking skills to differentiate between an oppressive system that's been upheld for centuries and a comically exaggerated response to oppression on a blogging website.
tagged → #yup #truth #feminism