March 2012
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riseupfromtheash:
Okay I admit it. I saw the “Die Cis Scum” thing only very recently, in the form of a tattoo. Was I taken aback? Yes. Quite. I was confused, hurt. “Isn’t this anger a little out of line,” I thought. “We’re not all bad,” I thought.
Excuse me while I go and check the FUCK out of my privilege…
Um…I was uncomfortable? I was confused? I was hurt and slightly offended? Fuck that....
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“The racist smear campaign against Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teen shot to...”
– White Supremacist Hacks Trayvon Martin’s Email Account, Leaks Messages Online
This makes me absolutely fucking SICK. I can’t vocalize properlly how fucking sick this makes me. and it proves to me more than ever that this entire fucking thing is steeped in *white supremacy* and not “white...
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cctcd:
mynameislyddy:
whale ions: Trans doesn’t need an asterisk
cctcd:
zladkohasaboaraffe:
singingitfortumblr:
whaleions:
It would be nice to just have a term that just means trans without feeling the need to include a whole bunch of people who aren’t trans, just for the sake of making them feel included.
It’s OK to have our own word. Just for ourselves. That refers to us and the...
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“1 in 300 men who are assigned male at birth and identify as cis men do not...”
– sonneillonv on Dreamwidth, from this post.
Sex is not as simple as you think.
(via swanblood)
You can’t see chromosomes, they don’t have a 100% rate of accuracy, most people don’t even really know what they are, I think they should be officially regarded irrelevant to life.
(via genderqueeries)
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Possibly upsetting shit about vulvae
shrinkingviolent:
genderbendingriotqueer:
Sick Sad World: shakethecobwebs: vaginastuff: My first real boyfriend told me my vulva…
vaginastuff:
My first real boyfriend told me my vulva was “hideous”.
He said it with such flippancy that I wondered if it had been on the tip of his tongue for a long time. If he had always thought it. If he had felt disgusted every time he pressed his face into...
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tranqualizer:
I swear, sometimes I don’t feel like I do much… But then I have to remind myself that the society in which I live is constantly on its toes trying to convince that I’m not doing much in an effort to discourage me from filtering through this bullshit. But I get sad regardless because sometimes I have to catch myself from thinking that I might be on the wrong side - though my...
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aatombomb:
We were discussing homosexuality because of an allusion to it in the book we were reading, and several boys made comments such as, “That’s disgusting.” We got into the debate and eventually a boy admitted that he was terrified/disgusted when he was once sharing a taxi and the other male passenger made a pass at him. The lightbulb went off. “Oh,” I said. “I get it. See, you are...
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REBLOG IF YOU'RE A ROLEPLAYER
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FAT SOLIDARITY: THE BASICS
mmmajestic:
** Fat experiences are complicated and vary from fatty to fatty. The following are some personal guidelines on how people can opt out of fat hate and challenge the objectification of fat bodies. This list is incomplete, won’t be the same for everyone, and was written by and hastily reflects the experiences of that fat hussy, Majestic
1) Don’t objectify me, or other fat people. Don’t...
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“The media is the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the...”
– Malcolm X
Relevant to Trayvon Martin.
(via dank-potion)
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“Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their...”
– Friedrich Nietzsche (via musafeer)
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Pansexual Pride: Gender Neutral Bathroom Challenge →
pansexualpride:
The challenge: Don’t use any gendered bathrooms or change rooms for the month of April.
What are “gendered bathrooms”? Gendered bathrooms are designated for “men” or “women” by a sign. This challenges includes ALL multi-stall and single-stall washrooms, and the bathrooms at work, schools,…
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“In a nation with the racial history of the United States I am baffled by the...”
– Melissa Harris-Perry, The Epistemology of Race Talk (via mswyrr)
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“Perception equals truth. Before the 18th century, people knew that everything...”
– Warren Ellis » GUEST INFORMANT: Stoya (via wilwheaton)
As people raised in a culture that force feeds us sexism, racism, heterosexism, cissexism, classism, ableism, sizeism (I could go on…), it is our duty to question everything.
(via cctcd)
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Was it fair Miss Universe got disqualified for... →
jadelyn:
yourserenehighness:
theselfmademen:
You know what to do Tumblr. Currently the polls say it was fair…
We got this, y’all.
69 fair-31 unfair, currently. Go go go!
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“The reality is that fat people are often supported in hating their bodies, in...”
– Lesley Kinzel (via curvesahead)
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“My counselor said that the law required me to have another ultrasound that day,...”
– -This is what happens to someone who has to abort a much-wanted pregnancy gone wrong under Texas’ sonogram laws.
Good job, antis.
http://www.texasobserver.org/cover-story/the-right-not-to-know
(via prolifehypocrisy)
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“• There was a slightly jarring moment when a fan asked the panel if there would...”
– BBC America, blogging from the dr who convention (via vinegarwilliams)
Jesus, Whovians. I am not pleased.
(via ignatius-m)
Damn it, fellow Whovians. Seriously, what the fuck?!
(via goldenheartedrose) WHAT.
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Nine Things That Happen When You Film Police... →
anticapitalist:
1. You’re exercising your right to film police. You do have the right to film cops. This right is codified in the Constitution under the First Amendment. In the past year, New England’s highest Federal court ruled that filming cops is protected by the First Amendment. You don’t need any special reason for doing so. You don’t need permission from any bureaucrat. You don’t...
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“Slut-shaming collapses the complexity of another person onto a single dimension....”
– If You Don’t Respect Sluts, You Don’t Respect Women, Charlie Glickman (via (via reclusexvx)
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“Except you can’t show a topless woman on TV - and you can’t defibrillate a woman...”
– distractedbyshinyobjects
re: feministing - for women, heart attacks look different
Things I did not know, but should.
(via elfgrove)
(via ultralaser)
They put up some awesome billboards in austin a few months ago showing the signs of a heart attack that women will feel. And I know they...
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whiteness
vsquaredk:
fracturedrefuge:
babstheartist:
theoceanandthesky:
people still don’t get it. we don’t hate White people. we hate Whiteness. Whiteness is what killed Trayvon Martin. Whiteness is what killed Emmett Till.
Whiteness is the idea that White is right and everything else is wrong.
Whiteness is why most of the time if POC are on TV they are acting out a stereotype. Whiteness is why...
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The “When” is Huge (Ally)
karethdreams:
racismschool:
I see a lot of questions around “When” an ally should speak up. I would never be able to go over each and every possible scenario but I can give you a few rules of thumb. As with most “ally” discussions this can often be applied to other areas but in keeping with theme, this will be about anti-racism allies:
Speak up when the offended party is not around- You and...
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Selling Flowers with Sexism
nosuchthingtoday:
What’s it saying? When a woman’s upset, you can fix it with flowers.
In equating “she’s upset” with “get her flowers,” we’re discouraged from considering whether she might have a good reason to be upset.
Women have long been considered irrational creatures (it’s one of the justifications for denying them the vote — they didn’t have sufficient reason to make good choices in...
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[TW: TRANSMISOGYNISTIC SLUR] Urban Outfitters... →
foolanachronism:
unholy-coffee-erection:
i’m serious
no
i am dead fucking serious
do not give your money to this fucked up oppressive appropriative shithole company
don’t fucking do it
i swear to glob
this is not funny
this has never been funny
what the fucking fuck
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Anonymous asked: How The hell does someone have NO...
bidyke:
gaymzee:
i know that this is hard information to process so ive written a guide for you
how to have no gender:
identify as not having a gender
i hope i helped! sorry the guide was so long and confusing
LOL! :D
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“Being triggered does not mean “being upset” or “being offended” or “being...”
– - “Survivors Are So Sensitive”
Trigger warnings are used in the index of Mind Over Matter. I’ve had people make fun of me for it but I couldn’t care less: if they spare even one person reliving a trauma, I’ll be content.
If you’re not sure what is being written about here, please do take the time...
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transpwd:
strawberryfaerie:
What I said: “dear cis lesbians, please don’t define lesbianism as a hatred of penises, because some lesbians have penises/one or more partner(s) with penises.”
What at least 50 people think I said: “Dear cis lesbians. I hate you. Go die. But before you die, I want you to change your personal preference in genitals [assuming you prefer only having sex with people...
