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A Letter To The Guy Who Harassed Me Outside The Bar

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:29:41 -0500

A Letter To The Guy Who Harassed Me Outside The Bar:

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Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:52:50 -0400

tastefullyoffensive:

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"The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for."

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:46:00 -0400

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”

- Bob Marley (via robdelaney)

cracked: After going viral on Reddit’s ‘Funny’ section for...

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 02:39:28 -0400

cracked:

After going viral on Reddit’s ‘Funny’ section for being odd-looking with facial hair, the girl above gave the following graceful and fresh response:

“Hey, guys. This is Balpreet Kaur, the girl from the picture. I actually didn’t know about this until one of my friends told on facebook. If the OP wanted a picture, they could have just asked and I could have smiled :) However, I’m not embarrased or even humiliated by the attention [negative and positve] that this picture is getting because, it’s who I am. Yes, I’m a baptized Sikh woman with facial hair. Yes, I realize that my gender is often confused and I look different than most women. However, baptized Sikhs believe in the sacredness of this body - it is a gift that has been given to us by the Divine Being [which is genderless, actually] and, must keep it intact as a submission to the divine will. Just as a child doesn’t reject the gift of his/her parents, Sikhs do not reject the body that has been given to us. By crying ‘mine, mine’ and changing this body-tool, we are essentially living in ego and creating a seperateness between ourselves and the divinity within us. By transcending societal views of beauty, I believe that I can focus more on my actions. My attitude and thoughts and actions have more value in them than my body because I recognize that this body is just going to become ash in the end, so why fuss about it? When I die, no one is going to remember what I looked like, heck, my kids will forget my voice, and slowly, all physical memory will fade away. However, my impact and legacy will remain: and, by not focusing on the physical beauty, I have time to cultivate those inner virtues and hopefully, focus my life on creating change and progress for this world in any way I can. So, to me, my face isn’t important but the smile and the happiness that lie behind the face are. :-) So, if anyone sees me at OSU, please come up and say hello. I appreciate all of the comments here, both positive and less positive because I’ve gotten a better understanding of myself and others from this. Also, the yoga pants are quite comfortable and the Better Together tshirt is actually from Interfaith Youth Core, an organization that focuses on storytelling and engagement between different faiths. :) I hope this explains everything a bit more, and I apologize for causing such confusion and uttering anything that hurt anyone.”

"The contemporary female version of “male yearning” isn’t just ambition, it’s exhaustion. Part of..."

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:42:22 -0400

“The contemporary female version of “male yearning” isn’t just ambition, it’s exhaustion. Part of that exhaustion may be due to the “feminization of success” that Hanna Rosin describes. But surely a hefty chunk of that weariness comes from the reality that even as many women do surpass men educationally and financially, they’re still expected to play the traditionally feminine roles of sympathetic listener and constant encourager. Pay the rent. Make him feel safe. Tell him what to do and how to be. And make it all look hot.”

- “The Rise of the Needy Man” (via hugoschwyzer)

fuckyeahfeminists: A reason why I hate shows where there is...

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:25:42 -0400

fuckyeahfeminists:

A reason why I *hate* shows where there is the unintelligent, terrible, unchanging, uncaring husband with the kind, forgiving awesome wife. It pisses me off to no end.

Why has feminism become a dirty word? Erica Jong defends the feminist and sexual revolution against criticism from the next generation of women who just don’t get it.

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:24:02 -0400

Why has feminism become a dirty word? Erica Jong defends the feminist and sexual revolution against criticism from the next generation of women who just don’t get it.

Mother Load: What Should Little Girls Be Made Of?(via @Jezebel)

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:37:40 -0400

Mother Load: What Should Little Girls Be Made Of?(via @Jezebel):

Sugar and spice, errything nice, you know the drill. Sure do, ma’am! I grew up in the ’80s in the deep South, where the presence of a slip under your dress and a bow in your hair still doubled as legal proof of your virginity.

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Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:27:34 -0400

http://www.cracked.com/article_19785_5-ways-modern-men-are-trained-to-hate-women_p2.html

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:33:15 -0400

http://www.cracked.com/article_19785_5-ways-modern-men-are-trained-to-hate-women_p2.html

The problem.

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:05:35 -0400

The problem.

“Women’s liberation and empowerment are terms feminists started...

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:57:43 -0400

“Women’s liberation and empowerment are terms feminists started using to talk about casting off the limitations imposed upon women and demanding equality. We have perverted these words. The freedom to be sexually provocative or promiscuous is not enough freedom; it is not the only ‘women’s issue’ worth paying attention to. And we are not even free in the sexual arena. We have simply adopted a new norm, a new role to play: lusty, busty exhibitionist. There are other choices. If we are really going to be sexually liberated, we need to make room for a range of options as wide as the variety of human desire. We need to allow ourselves the freedom to figure out what we internally want from sex instead of mimicking whatever popular culture holds up to us as sexy. That would be liberation.”

-Ariel Levy

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Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:55:38 -0400

"Contemporary sexism is often a more subtle attack, veiled as a rebuke to some kinds of women or some..."

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:53:39 -0400

“Contemporary sexism is often a more subtle attack, veiled as a rebuke to some kinds of women or some forms of behavior. But attacks based on sex remain as cruel in their impact as they’ve ever been, and equally devastating in their longer-term effects. Fighting back against them is not a crusade owned solely by women’s colleges. It is a fight we all share, and a goal we cannot afford to neglect.”

- Deborah Spar, President of Barnard College (via rahmble)

robdelaney: The NEW STATESMAN asked me and others: “If as an...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:29:34 -0400

robdelaney:

The NEW STATESMAN asked me and others: “If as an advocate of women’s rights, you could only campaign on one thing in the next year, what would it be?

Click to read my answer. And please let me know what you think.

Women in the World Full Panel Videos- would have been amazing to be a part of this

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:17:01 -0400

Women in the World Full Panel Videos- would have been amazing to be a part of this

Whether you think you like her or not- Hillary Clinton...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:33:13 -0400

Whether you think you like her or not- Hillary Clinton “represents us; Hillary is us.” The thankless work she has been doing on behalf of women in every corner of the globe deserves some recognition. Merlyl Streep expresses this so graciously.

"Morality in sexual relations, when it is free from superstition, consists essentially in respect for..."

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:13:07 -0400

“Morality in sexual relations, when it is free from superstition, consists essentially in respect for the other person, and unwillingness to use that person solely as a means of personal gratification, without regard to his or her desires.”

- Bertrand Russel

Women's Internalized Oppression: Undermining Your Own Sexuality By Dr. Marty Klein

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:12:14 -0400

As sociologist Carol Cassell notes in her book, “Swept Away,” female sexuality is generally considered more acceptable when women are seduced, romanced or misled, because they can’t be blamed for what they can’t control. If women are swept away, they can have sexual pleasure without having to confront their own desires or self-image… “Romance” is the social institution that enables both genders to create a socially-approved sexual experience. It’s the ritual pageant through which we pretend that sex exists outside the bounds of normal life. Everyone says that relationships should be “honest,” but there is little honesty in romance.

CHART: relationship b/n democracy and gender inequality http://econ.st/qPFhLJ US similar inequality w/ China, more than Japan, Singapore

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:07:46 -0500

CHART: relationship b/n democracy and gender inequality http://econ.st/qPFhLJ US similar inequality w/ China, more than Japan, Singapore

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A Letter To The Guy Who Harassed Me Outside The Bar

tastefullyoffensive: [video/via]

"The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for."

cracked: After going viral on Reddit’s ‘Funny’ section for...

"The contemporary female version of “male yearning” isn’t just ambition, it’s exhaustion. Part of..."

fuckyeahfeminists: A reason why I *hate* shows where there is...

Why has feminism become a dirty word? Erica Jong defends the feminist and sexual revolution against criticism from the next generation of women who just don’t get it.

Mother Load: What Should Little Girls Be Made Of?(via @Jezebel)

Photo

http://www.cracked.com/article_19785_5-ways-modern-men-are-trained-to-hate-women_p2.html

The problem.

“Women’s liberation and empowerment are terms feminists started...

Photo

"Contemporary sexism is often a more subtle attack, veiled as a rebuke to some kinds of women or some..."

robdelaney: The NEW STATESMAN asked me and others: “If as an...

Women in the World Full Panel Videos- would have been amazing to be a part of this

Whether you think you like her or not- Hillary Clinton...

"Morality in sexual relations, when it is free from superstition, consists essentially in respect for..."

Women's Internalized Oppression: Undermining Your Own Sexuality By Dr. Marty Klein

CHART: relationship b/n democracy and gender inequality http://econ.st/qPFhLJ US similar inequality w/ China, more than Japan, Singapore

fuckyeahfeminists: A reason why I hate shows where there is...