November 2011
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[TW: Discussion of rape] "Ever notice feminism is...
Firstly, as far as I’m aware, a large part of the feminist movement is against the wars the West are waging in other areas of the world. Many are pacifists entirely. In any case, although women may have apparently equal access to jobs in the military, women in the US military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed in Iraq. It’s one thing to be apparently legally...
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“Fashion is one of the very few forms of expression in which women have more...”
– Fashion is a Feminist Issue: Greta Christina (via tinybows)
franklin-delano-roosevelt-deact asked: Hey! I just found your blog and I adore it. I've followed plenty of other feminist blogs before, but this one seems to be most interesting. =]
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Tiger Beatdown: But How Do You Know It’s Sexist?... →
Trigger warning: Bigoted language, discussions of rape, assault, and violence.
[NOTE: This article is about — and hence contains copious examples of — violent, highly triggering, and bigoted language. When the slur isn’t something connected to my own identity, I have tried to bleep it with asterisks.]
#MenCallMeThings has taken off, in these past few days. I didn’t expect it...
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Milena Popova: Sex is not the enemy (*) →
(*)The title of this blog post is taken from a (NSFW) tumblr.
I spent yesterday at Fem11, the feminist conference organised by UK Feminista. It was great to be in a room with a thousand other feminists, and you know your event is successful when the hashtag on Twitter attracts both trolls and spammers. Sessions at the conference covered a wide variety of subjects, from violence against women,...
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McDonald's: Change your sexist packaging
This petition has been created and submitted by Jadeforshort for the UK branch of Mcdonald’s to alter their sexist packaging.
Their current packaging is offensive as it shows women to be the only ‘calorie counters’. It gives the total calorie intake for women but there is no mention of men’s calorie intake. Their packaging also has the internationally-used woman symbol...