February 2012
“No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your...”
– President Barack Obama (via victoriadonelda)
“Part of the racialized sexism wants everyone to think that a 15-year old Mexican...”
– bell hooks, Homegrown: Engaged Cultural Criticism (via rrrambleon)
“There is a look nine out of 10 people get in their eyes when you tell them...”
– METRO columnist Mo Perry, writing about her recent solo trip to Arizona
(via lesserjoke)
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“Every time I read an article about conservatives being “pro- life” I am reminded...”
– The ‘Safe, Legal, Rare’ Illusion - NYTimes.com
YES.
(via golden-notebook)
I’ve always wondered where those militant anti-choices were when living, sentient beings were in need of help. Pro-life, my ass.
(via new-distractions)
“The language of GOP racial politics is heavy on euphemisms that allow the...”
– Juan Williams, not backing down from the question he posed to Newt Gingrich. (via liberalsarecool)
thefemcritique:
“Another notable text removed from Tucson’s classrooms is Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest.” In a meeting this week, administrators informed Mexican-American studies teachers to stay away from any units where “race, ethnicity and oppression are central themes,” including the teaching of Shakespeare’s classic in Mexican-American literature courses.”
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Salon.com, on Arizona’s...
stfuconservatives:
Indian High Court Rules That the Decision to Abort a Pregnancy Rests with the Wife, Not the Husband
somepolitics:
In a significant decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week ruled that the right to abort a pregnancy in a marriage rests with the wife and not husband.
“A woman is not a machine in which raw material is put and a finished product comes out. She...
stfuconservatives:
daniellemertina:
stfuconfederates:
Oh for fuck’s sake, if people don’t stop using the word ‘Caucasian’ when referring to white people I’m going to rename my blog Caucasiandoesnotfuckingmeanwhite.
‘Caucasian’ is a (racist) term incorrectly applied to white people when white people found actual Caucasian skulls (in, you know, Caucasia) which were perfectly shaped and...
You don't actually think a fetus is a human being,...
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nessfraserloves:
abaldwin360:
religiousragings:
like-an-echo:
When you hear that a woman gets an abortion, you go nuts about the fetus having rights. You feel sorry for the poor baby. You feel angry because the baby was done injustice. It’s about the baby.
Taking the trigger word here (abortion) out of the equation, it becomes a little more clear what you should think...
Long-Debunked Anti-Choice Arguments: A... →
visceral-beauty:
solo1y:
This is a heavily-edited version of a marvellous post made by propagandaforlife.
Fetal Pain: Fetuses cannot feel pain before 24 weeks, at which point elective abortion is usually illegal and almost never happens in the first place.
Abortion is Unsafe: It’s actually one of the safest procedures in existence, and it’s actually safer than pregnancy, carrying to term,...
When do boys meet girls?
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vagabondaesthetics:
I was talking to one my homies and she was talking about how she no longer finds Dave Chappelle funny because she believes misogyny permeates through far too many of the sketches that involve women. I can’t really offer any sort of rebuttal to that because I haven’t watched the series in years and the only ones that come to mind pretty much exclude women except...
“I woke up this morning and my uterus was really heavy…and then I realized the...”
– Liz Chadderon at WIN’s Young Women of Achievement awards ceremony last night. (via bibliofeminista)
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Watchnetworkconnectivityproblems:
Retta tweeted this video. Watch the whole thing for the full effect.
“So, instead of writing about choice I needed to pause and examine my anger. This...”
– Tiger Beatdown (via thefemcritique)
STFU Fauxminists!: If feminism is for equality,... →
stfufauxminists:
Worst analogy ever.
First of all: Not everyone who can get pregnant is a woman. Not everyone who pays for the well-being of children are men.
Secondly: Pregnant people don’t just pop babies out and then hand them over to men to take care of them. Those same people often do a whole lot of work when it comes to the actual care of said child - most of it is unpaid, too! If that...
Watchjessicavalenti:
The Daily Show takes on VA’s transvaginal ultrasound law.
