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July 2011

13 posts

“Rape culture is telling girls and women to be careful about what you wear, how...”

– I guess this proves we don’t live in a rape culture, since no rational person thinks it’s your fault if you get raped. Also, the only people who live with this kind of paranoia are feminists; most women don’t live in constant fear of sexual assault, and they lead perfectly happy...

Douchefuck Positive: There's nothing radical in... →

stripitdown: downlo: It is not transgressive to suggest that minorities are freeloaders who don’t deserve the opportunities they get. true You are not rocking the boat by stating that feminists are man-haters. true, but some feminists are man haters. whether that’s against the…

A man walks into a bar...

And a feminist says, “See, this is what I’m talking about. We need to destroy this patriarchal view of men as bar-enterers. It’s misogyny.”

Egalitarian For Equality: schala: fuckyeahchoice:... →

schala: fuckyeahchoice: egalitarianforequality: It’s funny how you don’t ever see feminists fighting against the fact that women get custody of children more often simply because they’re women and are therefore are more fit to be a good parent. No, if you supported real equality,… How is it misogyny saying that women are better than men at something? Pretty sure that’s...

Once someone uses "privilege" seriously in an...

rhyeking: …they have automatically lost that argument. Fact.

Every time a feminist tells me to “use my male privilege” for something, I picture a superhero shooting magical bolts of male privilege out of his hands.

hipster-eden: you guys don’t understand how much I love Trixie Trixie has magic privilege though! Fuck that magonormative bullshit.

power, privilege, equality, love: an introduction. →

islovethelaw: I used to be involved with the social justice circles on tumblr, but I’ve become increasingly disillusioned with them. I am a liberal who believes in love, peace, and equality; I was attracted to social justice because I believe that every human being deserves respect. But sometimes I find myself…

I think a lot of people confuse "privilege" with...

For example: “Heterosexuals have privilege over homosexuals because most of the relationships depicted in the media are heterosexual.” Considering that 90% of people are heterosexual, it makes a little bit of sense that 9 out of 10 relationships depicted will be heterosexual ones. Each time a homosexual relationship is depicted on television, people get mad because it’s only...

June 2011

18 posts

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Sunglasses at Night: Gender inequality exists in... →

imaurel: damegreywulf: Some people protest the feminist/equalist/whateverist movement because the genders are “basically equal” and tell people they are bitchy for being concerned about their country’s gender equality when things like FGM and legal honour killing exist in other countries. Look, yes, it’s really bad those things exist. We’re trying our best to stop them, too. But that...

Bitch with a blog.: Antifeminism →

holypolaris: So sue me if I almost entirely agree with this. I’m female, and I agree with this. Feminism had a place forty, fifty years ago. Shit was bad back then. But now? Now it’s all delusions and radicals just trying to find any little thing to blame on men, a lot of the time. People…

crazyeasy: my favorite people are those who classify themselves as “antifeminist” and then claim that they’re not sexist. “I’m antifeminist! I’m not sexist but I can’t stand those crazy radical feminists! fighting for their rights when they’re already equal to men!!!!!!!” uh how about you learn like one fuckin thing about feminism and then come back to talk to me about it my favorite people...

I wonder what those feminists who say that women...

Bitch with a blog.: Antifeminism →

captainjackjohnson: I’m not anti-woman; I’m antifeminist. I’m not sexist; I’m antifeminist. I’m not anti-equality; I’m antifeminist. I’m not a misogynist; I’m antifeminist. I’m anti-feminism; I’m anti-sexism; I’m anti-misandry; I’m anti-racism; I’m anti-homophobia. I don’t hate women; I…

Egalitarians for real equality.: You Might Be A... →

ryking: …you discount a man’s opinion/case on an issue solely because of his gender, without even dealing with the merits (or deficits) of his argument. …you constantly accuse a man of “derailing” or “mansplaining” (a gender-specific and therefore sexist insult, by the way) when he’s trying…

Things That Really Really Annoy Me: 1st draft of a... →

thingsthatreallyreallyannoyme: Angry Young Men Angry Young Men follows the lives of four men in the small Essex town of Harwich, and the problems that face each of them due to their gender, the stereotypes and labels that are put upon them because they are men. Characters: Grant is a young man of Nigerian descent in… This sounds fucking awesome. Please continue.

Excerpts from "The Truth About Beauty" by Amy...

There is a vast body of evidence indicating that men and women are biologically and psychologically different, and that what heterosexual men and women want in partners directly corresponds to these differences. … These preferences span borders, cultures, and generations, meaning yes, there really are universal standards of beauty. … The body size that’s idealized in a particular...

“By Connie Chastain* So, how long has rape culture been around? Has it always...”

– http://www.misandryreview.com/false-rape-society/2010/05/14/rape-culture-101-the-origins/

“By Connie Chastain* There is no epidemic of rape, no rape culture, just as...”

– http://falserapesociety.blogspot.com/2010/05/rape-culture-101.html

May 2011

32 posts

bblackenedbutterfly asked: Your idea of anti-feminism fails immediately because you subscribe to the (very) outdated and Western-centric idea that there are only 'men and women'.
So if your idea of anti-feminism is supposed to be egalitarian, you're already telling people who aren't part of the binary that they're not worth this supposedly 'egalitarian' theory's time.

hinoneko asked: Hey there! I'm leaving this in your ask. Partly because I'm a feminist, but mostly because I'm a feminist who used to think kind of like (though perhaps not EXACTLY like) you. I also once associated "feminism" with aggression towards men, uncomfortably fringe politics, and people I generally didn't want to associate with. I was pro-choice, supported women in politics,...

gahmani asked: In reference to your article about "anti-feminism" I would like to point out 3 things.

1) I have a Master's in Women's Studies and I also happen to work as a nanny and teach young children (a "traditional gender roles" career). Everyone in my women's studies program (at Texas Woman's University) knew about my career and not one person EVER...

A woman is a murder-supporter if…

Note: this is a satirical response to [A Man Is a Rape-Supporter If….] - She has ever killed a man, wanted to kill a man, thought about killing a man, been a party to a man being killed, or mocked a man who has been killed - She has personally stated on her internet blog that any human being born with a penis does not deserve to live - She has read a book or watched a TV show or movie in which one...

Since people don't seem to really get what...

Anti-feminism is not anti-women. Anti-feminism is egalitarianism; a reaction to the sexism and negative stereotypes that modern feminism has created. Most anti-feminists, including myself, would agree that modern feminism is misguided, and that by not attacking the real problems, it is accomplishing nothing other than spreading unhappiness and resentment between men and women. Feminism is based on...

Metaphysical Solipsism: evildwarfygirl: dude: “i... →

vagabondways: evildwarfygirl: dude: “i hate that girls don’t eat it’s like seriously all they order is salad it’s so sexy when they sink their teeth into a hamburger” dude ten minutes later: “insert fat joke here” DID YOU EVER THINK YOUR FUCKED UP STANDARDS OF BEAUTY MIGHT BE WHY THE GIRL WHOSE HOOHA YOU WOULD LIKE TO TOUCH ORDERS NOTHING BUT SALAD AND DIET COKE WHEN YOU TWO GO OUT...

Metaphysical Solipsism: evildwarfygirl: dude: “i... →

evildwarfygirl: metasol: evildwarfygirl: Girls are such hypocrites. My female friends say the most inappropriate shit about guys and the way they look, but they never want to admit they care about looks just as much as guys do. Most girls wouldn’t date overweight guys, yet guys are sexist unless we find 100% of women attractive. HEY EVERYONE LET’S BLAME MEN FOR EVERYTHING EVER HAHAHAHAHA ...

Metaphysical Solipsism: evildwarfygirl: dude: “i... →

evildwarfygirl: Girls are such hypocrites. My female friends say the most inappropriate shit about guys and the way they look, but they never want to admit they care about looks just as much as guys do. Most girls wouldn’t date overweight guys, yet guys are sexist unless we find 100% of women attractive. HEY EVERYONE LET’S BLAME MEN FOR EVERYTHING EVER HAHAHAHAHA Also shows that girls like...

evildwarfygirl: dude: “i hate that girls don’t eat it’s like seriously all they order is salad it’s so sexy when they sink their teeth into a hamburger” dude ten minutes later: “insert fat joke here” DID YOU EVER THINK YOUR FUCKED UP STANDARDS OF BEAUTY MIGHT BE WHY THE GIRL WHOSE HOOHA YOU WOULD LIKE TO TOUCH ORDERS NOTHING BUT SALAD AND DIET COKE WHEN YOU TWO GO OUT TO EAT? LIKE REALLY?...

WELCOME.: feministsaresexist: I just finished my... →

feministsaresexist: I just finished my first year at a women’s college. I really only went there because I loved the campus, and the faculty and staff provide a great support system. I love the school, but throughout the year have been having more and more difficulty fitting in. The reason: I…

this is the most ridiculous shit I have ever read... →

convertedinvader: Ladies and gentlemen… I fucking quit. Normally, I am eager to meticulously dissect and crush faulty points, but this… this just boggles the mind. Such a sheer amount of delusional, blind hatred permeates this whole list that makes it absolutely pointless to try and argue. I believe a straightjacket is in order for the author.

This is why we can't have nice things.

Dear men: Die. No, seriously. This is a rant, and it’s about you, personally. You, personally, are a shit, because statistics indicate there is an almost 100% certainty that you have either committed a rape, or wanted to commit a rape, or knowingly assisted or defended someone who committed a rape, or mocked a woman who was raped. And no, I’m not dropping links to tell you what you should damn...

"Institutionalized"

Institutionalized is: when there are systems put in place by the institution in power (i.e. government) to allow a certain behavior to be legal Example: slavery during the 18th century Institutionalized is not: when you encounter a few people during your lifetime who share a characteristic and claim all of society is this way Example: sexism

A Call To Arms: I was thinking about this the... →

spectralradiance: metasol: spectralradiance: I think one thing that a lot of privileged people don’t realize when they’re called out on their privilege or told that they posess it, is that having privilege doesn’t mean you’re a bad person and those who don’t have your privilege hate you. Let me say that again: just because you’ve got privilege doesn’t reflect the quality of your...