June 2011
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Song of the Worms (by Margaret Atwood)
We have been underground too long,
we have done our work,
we are many and one,
we remember when we were human
We have lived among roots and stones,
we have sung but no one has listened,
we come into the open air
at night only to love
which disgusts the soles of boots,
their leather strict religion.
We know what a boot looks like
when seen from underneath,
we know the philosophy of boots,
their...
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Go and see Bridesmaids
femblr:
And support female writers*, majority female casts, and women in comedy.
*Women constitute only 19% of film writers in the US (source).
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Bridesmaids will be Apatow's biggest hit yet →
beinggeekchic:
Bridesmaids, which was directed by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, added over $5 million to its $146.6 million domestic haul this weekend and is now poised to surpass his biggest-ever hit, Knocked Up (at $148.6 million), in the next few days.
Do you hear that Hollywood?
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Swedish School Eliminates Gender →
hoaxzine:
The preschool in Stockholm will eliminate gender specific pronouns, and refer to the children present as “friends” rather than “boys” or “girls.” Also on the chopping block? Fairy tales that further gender stereotypes, to be replaced with tales of families featuring gay and lesbian couples.
Oh Sweden! Swoon!
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“Let’s talk about rape for a moment. Rape is not what George Lucas did to your...”
– Jeffrey Rowland - Overcompensating (overcompensating.com)
Re-blogged for being the damned truth!
(via nefariousnewt)
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Mellisa McEwan, shakesville: The Terrible Bargain... →
[Trigger warning.] Despite feminists’ reputation, and contra my own individual reputation cultivated over five years of public opinion-making, I am not a man-hater. If I played by misogynists’ rules, specifically the one that dictates it only takes one woman doing one Mean or Duplicitous or Disrespectful or Unlawful or otherwise Bad Thing to justify hatred of all women, I would have...
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jason segal is awesome.
darehow:
Movieline: Bad Teacher is coming out six weeks after Bridesmaids kinda flipped the script on female-fronted comedies. Do you think there’s any pressure on the film to perform at the box office? Jason Segal: You know, it’s sort of an ironic question. It points to the whole problem. If there was a comedy with a bunch of dudes in it, and then there was another comedy with a dude in...
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The Revolutionary New Birth Control Method for Men →
Aaah fucking big pharma. It’s about time we have a viable birth control method that men can employ (other than condoms), but noooo let’s not fund this valuable research because it just doesn’t make us enough money…
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I’m Gonna Need You to Fight Me On This: How... →
Trigger warning for assault, rape, violence, PTSD.
This is an interesting article.
(via The Hairpin)
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What's the difference between a cat and a comma?
maxistentialist:
One has claws at the end of its paws and one is a pause at the end of a clause.
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Its Rebecca Black's Birthday today, Today she is...
stiritwellbaby-bieber:
thisisbieberandme:
mrs-chubchubstyles:
WHY AM I LAUGHING HARD AT THIS.
HAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
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ATTENTION ALL SLUTWALKERS!!
slutwalklondon:
What a brilliant day and what a brilliant crowd you all were! It’s a shame that much of the press has forgotten totally to mention the message - you would think that they WANT to keep rape mythology alive and kicking.
We really need YOUR help on this one.
We need as many of you as possible to comment and lodge complaints about reporting standards and the fact that...
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“When I see a man approach and I cast down my eyes
I’m not laying down a hand,...”
– Caitlin Hayward-Tapp (recited at London Slutwalk 2011)
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Submit your London Slut Walk Photos! →
fuckyeahbritain:
We very much agree with the values that the Slut Walk is trying to bring. If you have any photos (it’d be better if they’re out and about in London too) then we’d love for you to submit them.
Thanks,
pie0
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squeezme answered your question: I’ll see you at Slutwalk London, yeah?
never! real women are NO SLUTS !
And what the fuck is a “real woman”?
While we’re at it: What is a slut?
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I'll see you at Slutwalk London, yeah?
TUMBLR ACCENT MEME
Your name and username.
...
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“[trigger warning: rape culture]
A lot of people accuse feminists of thinking...”
– Db0 (Feminists don’t think all men are rapists. Rapists do.)
this is why calling people out on rape jokes is so fucking important.
(via slutkissgrrl)
This is fascinating, I had no idea.
(via nightbreezes)
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Why Surveys Are Bullshit.
tomdavenport:
Try this conundrum and see what you decide:
Do the people being surveyed have the knowledge to reach a valid verdict? This may seem like a highly elitist question to ask, and for any general opinion survey, it would be offensively pompous. But what about surveys that require, as many do, some knowledge of the subject? Consider, for instance, a school science project carried out...
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Just A Thought: A Response to the Appropriation of... →
bebinn:
A person’s a person, except when they’re not
There’s a pretty big difference; it matters a lot!
An embryo, blastocyst, zygote or fetus
Don’t give politicians the right to mistreat us
They can’t hear, they can’t feel, they can’t think, they can’t see
But they’re somehow, some way, more important than me!
A zygote is floating inside of a womb
While a person will need just a little more...
