January 2011
Jan 31st
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Lead on, oh Kinky Turtle: mycorrhizae: awkward... →
mycorrhizae: kinkyturtle: mycorrhizae: kinkyturtle: mycorrhizae: awkward question of the decade: (in response to dane’s comment that in 5 years he will be 30) “so where do you think you’re going to be in 5 years? children?” (eyeing him and i sitting next to one another) (both of us) “uhh, probably not.” AWKWARD. Saaaaame. I visibly balk when anyone asks Andreas and I about...
Jan 31st
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Lead on, oh Kinky Turtle: mycorrhizae: awkward... →
mycorrhizae: kinkyturtle: mycorrhizae: awkward question of the decade: (in response to dane’s comment that in 5 years he will be 30) “so where do you think you’re going to be in 5 years? children?” (eyeing him and i sitting next to one another) (both of us) “uhh, probably not.” AWKWARD. Saaaaame. I visibly balk when anyone asks Andreas and I about child-rearing of any kind (especially...
Jan 31st
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mycorrhizae: awkward question of the decade: (in response to dane’s comment that in 5 years he will be 30)  “so where do you think you’re going to be in 5 years? children?” (eyeing him and i sitting next to one another)  (both of us) “uhh, probably not.” AWKWARD.  Saaaaame. I visibly balk when anyone asks me and Andreas about child-rearing of any kind (especially if it’s his dad). We...
Jan 31st
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Jan 26th
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“I’ve been really shocked and distressed to find out that 8- and 9-year-old girls...”
– Amanda Palmer Gives Pubic Hair a Shout Out! | Good Vibrations Magazine (via sexisnottheenemy)
Jan 23rd
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Glenn Beck targets a female college professor as... →
malefeminist: sesquipedelia: Trigger warning for violence at the link. Frances Fox Piven is a distinguished professor of political science and sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. At 78, she has taught several generations of students about how and why poor people don’t get a fair shake in the United States and how to increase their organizational power and...
Jan 22nd
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“If Sarah Palin were black, her daughter’s out of wedlock, “baby daddy drama”...”
– If Sarah Palin Were Black (via azspot) Just goes to show how far Palin’s whiteness can take her. Zero intellect, two high school drop-outs, an unwed teen mother, a quitter of the one major job she had. Master of hateful coded language targeting opponents as not “real Americans”. Belongs to a church...
Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
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“Two Cunts in a Kitchen, or sometimes, less graphically Two Cs in a K, is slang...”
– Two Cunts in a Kitchen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via eecummingscapitalized) “This charming phrase first gained usage in the early 1980s and is still widely used today in the advertising industry. It is a useful phrase to be aware of, in that it serves as a reminder of the level of ...
Jan 19th
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Jan 16th
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When I Knew →
stfusexists: rockerrepro: This is my new tumblr dedicated to sharing stories of when you knew you were a feminist. This is so awesome. Instant follow. I will totally be submitting, too. :D 
Jan 15th
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Jan 15th
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Jan 14th
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Jan 14th
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“No one wants an abortion as she wants an ice cream cone or a Porsche. She wants...”
– Frederica Mathewes-Green (via thatswhatshesaidquotes)
Jan 14th
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“We keep hammering home the stereotype of the fat, lazy slobs who are eating fast...”
– Dr Arya Sharma, Doctor urges new view of obesity Holy shit, it’s like we’ve been saying that FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. (via therotund)
Jan 14th
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STFU, Conservatives: Tennessee Tea Party Groups... →
mycorrhizae: A coalition of Tennessee Tea Party groups has formulated a list of “demands” focused on the state’s educational curriculum and political agenda that they want the state’s legislature to heed this session. As far as their educational concerns, the panel writes that they want to “compel the teaching of students in Tennessee the truth regarding the history of our nation and the...
Jan 13th
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“I don’t know what’s worse: That Sarah Palin knew the term “blood libel” has...”
– Joan Walsh, Sarah Palin will never be president. Salon.com (via vruz)
Jan 13th
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Jan 13th
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“In 2011, Sarah Palin, a quitter and no longer relevant political figure,...”
– via Blood Libel contemporary notable instances on wikipedia. How long until that gets removed? Edit: it has already been replaced with the following: On January 12, 2011, in a video posted to her Facebook page, Sarah Palin denounced connections of the Tucson, AZ attack on Rep. Gabrielle...
Jan 12th
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“Today has been set aside to honor the victims of the Tucson massacre. And Sarah...”
– Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo (via -rosasparks-)
Jan 12th
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Jan 12th
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“It would be really nice if the ramblings of crazy people didn’t in any way...”
– JON STEWART, addressing the shootings in Tucson, on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
Jan 11th
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STFU, Sexists.: Suicide(cis)Girls' Epic Fail at... →
ieatbrainsforbreakfast: stfusexists: blackenedbutterfly: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7- in which I attempt to provide a solution and then they just kind of side-step what I said and ignore me. lol. so, kind of lost a lot of respect. There’s more to “redefining beauty” than…
Jan 11th
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Jan 11th
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“I can remember speaking to a 12-year-old boy, a football player, and I asked...”
– Shakesville: “My liberation as a man is tied to your liberation as a woman.”  (via sarahgraham7) Anyone who sees this and immediately wants to reply with, “But girls ARE just WEAKER!”, need not reply.  (via stfusexists)
Jan 11th
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“That interest might have triggered Mr. Loughner’s first meeting with Ms....”
– From the WSJ. He also apparently told friends she was “stupid and unintelligent” afterward, as per a friend.  I say again: Are we REALLY surprised that this happened in part because (a) he said something he thought was very smart, and was a man, (b) she easily outsmarted him while appearing not to...
Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 9th
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“And let’s be honest: Isn’t there some inherent sexism in focusing on the weight...”
– On Beth Ditto, “Promoting” Obesity & Fat Shame (via gauntlet) (via thedame) (via flabulous) (via somerset) (via loveyourchaos) (via filthyfuckingwhore, notemily) (via zombiegraveyardparty) (via thechocolatebrigade) (via schweizenhowsen) (via peecharrific) (via stfufatphobes) (via...
Jan 9th
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Sady Doyle: The Fact That We Live In a Culture of... →
sadydoyle: Has never been clearer to me. Never. They’ll hurt you if you speak, so that you’ll stop speaking. They’ll hurt you if you don’t speak, because they know they can hurt you and you won’t tell on them. They’ll hurt you and tell you that you deserved it for not speaking up. They’ll hurt you for… True fucking facts. I can never not reblog this.
Jan 9th
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Jan 9th
Slavery paintings anger Georgia agriculture chief →
champagnecandy: onetinycorner: so-treu: Murals of slaves harvesting sugar cane on a Georgia plantation and picking and ginning cotton are coming off the walls of a state building by order of a new agriculture commissioner. The murals are part of a collection of eight works painted by George Beattie in 1956 depicting an idealized version of Georgia farming, from the corn grown by...
Jan 9th
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Jan 8th
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Jan 8th
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Jan 8th
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Jan 8th
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Jan 8th
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“What language was it in?”
– Fox News reporters after being told that the Arizona shooter shouted something. So much hate. (via powergirl) You unrepentant piece of vile excrement. I swear to God, you have all of my hatred. (via callmekitto) Holy. Fucking. Shit. (via ravenclawdia) D< (via neutresex)
Jan 8th
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Jan 7th
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Jan 6th
STFU, Sexists.: badfeminists: stfusexists says:... →
stfusexists: badfeminists: stfusexists: badfeminists: stfusexists says: Lying to your boyfriend about the number of sexual partners you’ve had is A-OK! If he gets upset about it, it’s because he’s sexist!   Interesting that you link directly to these blog posts so that your readers can see that you’re blatantly lying and twisting other people’s words to get a cheap reblog. In fact, what...
Jan 5th
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Marvel Studios turns Norse god black. →
stfuconservatives: missmaestra: “The relentless attack on European heritage has been expanded to mythology. Hollywood isn’t just re-writing recent history, they want to re-write European mythology and folklore with a left-wing multi-cultural slant. Last week we brought you the story of how radical left-wing groups are demanding that the new Lord of the Rings prequel, a series based on...
Jan 4th
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Jan 4th
Jan 4th
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Why film schools teach screenwriters not to pass... →
malefeminist: “When I started taking film classes at UCLA, I was quickly informed I had what it took to go all the way in film. I was a damn good writer, but more importantly (yeah, you didn’t think good writing was a main prerequisite in this industry, did you?) I understood the process of rewriting to cope with budget (and other) limitations. I didn’t hesitate to rip out my most beloved scenes...
Jan 3rd
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Jan 3rd
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Jan 2nd
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“You think abortion is wrong? Don’t have one. I think killing people is wrong, so...”
– Sarah Jaffe (via inherhipstheresrevolutions, thischickdoesit) (via dr-grumbles) (via stfusexists)
Jan 2nd