May 2012
113 posts
“Those who subvert social norms are, ostensibly, people who have forgotten that...”
– So Michel Foucault and Jeremy Bentham walk into an elementary school cafeteria* via the Two Whole Cakes blog by Lesley Kinzel (via heyfatchick)
“Though no one would ever think of using the term honor violence (we reserve that...”
– A woman in America runs a greater risk of being killed by her husband or boyfriend than a woman in Pakistan.
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Feminists. (via popmuslim)
A woman in America runs a greater risk of being killed by her husband or boyfriend than a woman in Pakistan.
A woman in...
“I decided that I loved feminists and embraced feminism. Not only does feminism...”
– Byron Hurt, Why I am a Male Feminist. (via killingqueen)
You don't have to justify your body.
crankycritic:
If you’re thin, you don’t have to say ‘but I eat all the time!’/’I have a fast metabolism!’
If you’re fat, you don’t have to say ‘it’s genetic!’/’I’m trying to lose weight!’
You don’t need to explain to anybody why your body is the way it is. Your body is YOUR body, and that’s all the justification you need.
Filed under: daily reminders
“Individual black people/people of color often describe moments where they...”
– bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope (via grrrlstudies)
“It is summer time! It is time to climb up on things and yell at other things...”
– Joey Comeau (Sometimes I come across old things that I wrote and forgot about and think, “Fuck yeah! Preach it Joey!” and then feel bad for feeling good about myself.)
Dad's First Text
DAD: I ate TOO MUCH AT RED LOBSTER WHERE THE HELL IS PUNCTUATION WHY CAPITALS NOW THIS TOO HARD
“Advice for young feminists? Do something else besides feminism. I’m serious. The...”
– Latoya Peterson (Source)
“We’ll probably never know how many women inventors there were. That’s because in...”
– FactMonster.com (via stfuconservatives)
I had an abortion
theriotmag:
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
maehemsez:
I had an abortion.
I’m not going to tell you how old I was when I had it.
I’m not going to tell you what the circumstances around the pregnancy were.
I’m not going to tell you whether birth control was used or not.
I’m not going to tell you whether it was a wanted or an unwanted pregnancy.
I’m not going to tell you how far along the...
Degrees of Fatness
kylamcfaterson:
sugaryumyum:
I absolutely love you all and have no problem with you identifying as fat (as you are fat and it’s hella awesome) but please, for the love of all that is holy, stop acting as if your size 12/14/16 body has the same mental, physical, spatial, and societal issues as my size 32 does. You don’t understand. And it’s fine that you don’t understand! It doesn’t make you...
Cultural Appropriation Cracker.: duskandshiverrrr:... →
duskandshiverrrr:
TW: racism, racially charged hate crimes
agradschoolbreakup:
10 Facts You May Not Know About Asian-American History
gondoleia:
by Jenn Fang
It’s almost the end of May. Do you know your Asian-American history?
Most of America isn’t aware that May is Asian-American Heritage Month
zaataronpita: Hello! I was wondering if you would mind speaking on your experience acting in But I'm a Cheerleader? Thank you!
Dante Basco: You really are a fan, that’s a classic. For those of you that don’t know this film, “But I’m a Cheerleader,” is a gay indie cult classic movie, it’s about these kids that go to a camp to learn how to become “straight.” (Its a comedy) I had such a great time shooting that flick. I played a wrestler named Dolf. It was written as this 6 foot tall blond jock and they ended up hiring me. When they were casting, the director asked if I had a problem playing a gay character and I said, “Of course not, I’m an actor.” But I asked her back, why do you want to cast me? Me, knowing what the character description was. Jamie Babbit, the director, said because the character is really just the all american boy next door and that’s you. That really impacted me, because, in a big way, I was the boy next door, but so many times in this industry, people see your race first and categorize by that. The way she was able to see past all that and see the essence of who I was made me totally unable to turn down the part. I had to work with someone like that… and I’ll always work with people like that.
And the cast was just amazing… Natasha Leon, Clea Duvall, Doug Spain, Rupaul, Kip Pardue, Eddie Cibrion, Kathy Moriarty, Kate Town, Joel Michaely and the list goes on… Yeah, it was crazy.
And that was the first time I went to Sundance. There’s nothing more fun then to be at the Sundance Film Festival with a film and especially when everyone is loving it. And Sundance back then was even better then it is now, it was just smaller in a way, felt like less big business and more of what it started out as, more independent.
So I guess I’m rambling… That’s what I have to say about that film… good memories. Thanks for the question. DB
“For some reason, it is entirely OK for a strange man I don’t know to approach me...”
– Kat George, Things I Wish Were Not OK But Are Definitely OK (via shoshkablob)
Sometimes even with physical assault, the cops don’t take complaints seriously. Basically if a woman is making the complaint, it will not be taken seriously.
(via paleotrees)
