February 2012
50 posts
kitoky:
bigbardas:
1) adhering to non-stereotypically feminine norms is more feminist than adhering to current gender norms, and 2) the choice to be more feminine isn’t really much of a choice because they are not inherently treated equally in a society where men and women are expected to appear a certain way.
noooo stop talking.
#please to not deny my agency in your quest to define what...
K Tempest Tumbles: blackamazon: karnythia: ok4rj:... →
blackamazon:
karnythia:
ok4rj:
karnythia:
So when Amanda Marcotte says the exact same thing about Rihanna that WOC bloggers have been saying for months, & suddenly it’s a good idea not to judge her? Farreal, that’s when white feminists can hear that being a survivor is…
Tax Tweets That Wouldn't Tweet On Twitter
“Problem” with progressive income tax has nothing to do with “punishing the successful” Most of the successful should be whipped, tarred…
I do, however, believe that acquiring wealth through exploitation, then turning over a percentage of the ill-gotten gains…
To the same bloated state that greased the wheels and bailed them out and made the exploitation...
Whenever someone says "as an anarchist..."
everythingbutharleyquinn:
… I know that’s the point at which to stop listening to them.
(yes, except you zhinxy, but you’re not like THOSE OTHER anarchists!)
Hell yeah. Solidarity - Except when I’m the good one!
you know, I try to be really open-minded and...
clownyprincess:
… but damn, some people are just so fucking stupid.
Paul Babeu private immigrant sex slave operation... →
Paul Babeu private immigrant sex slave operation revealed by former boyfriend, and Matt Heinz involvement - Three Sonorans
C4SSdotORG: Carson Rejoinder to Gregory →
c4ss:
Let me start by saying I’m a long-time admirer of Anthony Gregory’s writing, and I’m as surprised as he is that this has turned into a significant disagreement. Frankly, given our considerable areas of agreement, I’m having a hard time figuring out why my commentary piece (“Corporations are…
“When someone tells me she has feminist concerns with sex work, knowing that sex...”
– To the would-be sex work abolitionist, or, ‘ain’t I a woman’? | rabble.ca (via workingsex)
I think I’m in love. (via clownyprincess
Hell to the Yes that is Awesome.
“It is my opinion that the combat exclusion policy actually increases the risk of...”
– Former Army Sergeant Kayla Williams dropped a lot of wisdom in an NPR interview earlier this week. You should go read/listen to what she had to say. (via thepoliticalnotebook)
OLA AntiSocial Media: The Revolution Will Be Weird →
ola-asm:
The revolution will be improvised. At times, that will work out badly. At other times, that will work out beautifully.
The revolution will be carefully calculated. At times that will work out badly. At other times, that will work out beautifully.
The revolution will not be limited to…
i thought it best if i cried: The results are in... →
yanbasque:
“Hmm. We created and marketed comics specifically for straight white male adults. The only people who bought them were straight white male adults. We are very surprised and don’t understand how that happened, but we assume it means that only straight white male adults are interested in comics….
77% Recycled From Other Tumblrs: genderbitch:... →
genderbitch:
transfeminism:
This Is What Happened to CeCe
This is a guest post by Redlark. Redlark is a white, lower-middle-class queer activist working a pink collar union gig in the Twin Cities. They are working with an amazing group of friends and allies of CeCe McDonald…
77% Recycled From Other Tumblrs: To be honest, I... →
ragnell:
I mean, yes Bruce is dripping in privilege and is able to be a superhero because he makes Mitt Romney levels of money. But how can it be saying “only rich people can be heroes” when Dick Grayson learned the skills that allowed him to be a hero as a penniless circus performer, and Barbara Gordon…
There are Classist elements, some of which I can go on about for days, but the whole...
Variant Cover for Earth 2 by Reis and Prado.
dcwomenkickingass:
Yes Wonder Woman is wearing thigh high boots and a skirt. I can’t even imagine what Power Girl will wear on this earth …
Supes can’t even have the red briefs on Earth 2?
“Very soon you will be watching pair figure skating with the same sex. Silence is...”
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Very soon you will be watching pair figure skating with the same sex. Silence is acceptance and the church has not stood up enough.
Commentary from reader Gerald Brewster, on Fox News’ Facebook post, “Breaking news: Federal appeals court rules California’s same-sex marriage ban...
“Anyone who thinks welfare recipients do nothing but sit around and cash their...”
– Marian Wright Edelman (via azspot)
The biggest flaw with welfare reform is how it penalizes the poor for not having access to stable work or education that could lead to better employment prospects.
(via karnythia)
Escher Girls: Calling all Rob Liefeld fans →
Actually, wait. I have a theory. Remember back in the Comics Bubble Days, when people were buying ten copies of mint collector hologram polybagged everything? Because they thought it would make them rich someday?
Well, here’s my theory. There’s old people out there who don’t know that bubble burst. They don’t read comics, but they’re still storing them away. And...
