January 2011
Don't say rape when you don't mean rape. →
nathanonline:
There are many things rape is not:
consensual sex
affectionate contact
a bear hug
a tackle
eye contact
an argument
a surprise
overburdening
an athletic loss
a neutral metaphor
There are only a few things rape is:
forcing sex on a person
despoiling a population or place
[a mustard plant or grape residue]
No one rapes your Internet connection, or rapes you in a...
“Starting this year, no American will be forbidden from serving the country they...”
– President Obama, SOTU. (via thedailywhat)
“In 2008 a Russian woman took her male employer to court for sexually harassing...”
– The Equality Illusion, Kat Banyard (via petitefeministe)
This is fucking appalling.
I need to read The Equality Illusion; I see quotations from it popping up on my dash a lot.
(via cunthorse)
This is the end result of “pickup artistry”, clinging to oppressive gender roles, and applauding men for...
“We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and...”
– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (via rosietherioter)
So funkin’ on point!
(via kumasiroseincolorado)
Fuck Yeah, Gender Studies!: Want to help Kelley... →
stfuconservatives:
thetart:
thecranium:
She is the black mother who was convicted of a felony and sentenced to jail time and probation for sending her two daughters to a school in a different district. As you have probably guessed, the school they attended is safer and whiter than…
“Don’t get it right, just get it written.”
– James Thurber (via writingadvice)
“Because women’s work is never done and is underpaid or unpaid or boring or...”
– Author unknown, quoted in The Torch, 14 September 1987 (via fatespectrum)
