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pewresearch: Our new study finds a record number of new moms...

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:39:57 -0400

pewresearch:

Our new study finds a record number of new moms have been to college. [Graphic: Deseret News]

questionall: http://goo.gl/0lBiX

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:39:22 -0400

questionall:

http://goo.gl/0lBiX

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Sat, 11 May 2013 12:02:50 -0400

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hellyeahscarleteen: Sometimes people have a hard time...

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:47:49 -0400

hellyeahscarleteen:

Sometimes people have a hard time understanding what a happy relationship between two people who obvs think the other is awesome looks like.

We think this is one great (and holy bananas, so freaking hilarious) example.

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Sat, 11 May 2013 11:16:46 -0400

"A catcall is entirely about reminding you that you are not yours. The purity myth is entirely about..."

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:16:38 -0400

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A catcall is entirely about reminding you that you are not yours. The purity myth is entirely about reminding you that you are not yours. The fetishization of female purity in a world where catcalls are an acceptable form of communication telegraphs one thing very clearly:

“Women, stop sexualizing yourselves—that’s our job, and you’re taking all the fun out of it.”

The sexualization of women is only appealing if it’s nonconsensual. Otherwise it’s “sluttiness,” and sluttiness is agency and agency is threatening.

”

- “Female ‘Purity’ is Bullshit”, by Lindy West (at jezebel.com)

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Sat, 11 May 2013 01:53:09 -0400

paperimages: Rachel Rickert

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:47:27 -0400

paperimages:

Rachel Rickert

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Sat, 11 May 2013 01:47:22 -0400

zuviosgemini: kingkii: jackadiddlediddle: lezbisouthernn: she...

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:43:18 -0400

zuviosgemini:

kingkii:

jackadiddlediddle:

lezbisouthernn:

she looks exactly like her dad!

Im not crying its my allergies. Im allergic to childhood pains

I’M ACTUALLY CRYING

I MADE THE MOST UGLY PAINFUL NOISE JUST NOW.

"Okay, guy, so why do you feel like you want/need/deserve to settle down with a “pure” woman? I’m..."

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:42:09 -0400

“Okay, guy, so why do you feel like you want/need/deserve to settle down with a “pure” woman? I’m genuinely listening. “Oh, it’s because sluts are gross.” Too vague. Do better. “Well, their vaginas are real stretched out and big.” No. “Ummmmm, they probably have a bunch of diseases?” Easy fix! Setting aside the fact that plenty of women contract STIs from monogamous partners or during “safe sex,” it sounds like your real problem here is with illness, not sex. So I assume you’d be fine dating a promiscuous woman who practiced safe sex and happened to be STI-free? “No, because I want a girl who’s traditional and family-oriented.” Having sex doesn’t mean you don’t want to have a family. It just means that you want to have sex. “Yeah, but a slut is more likely to cheat on me.” Really? Then why do couples in the Bible Belt have such a high divorce rate? “The devil, I guess?” NOPE. “I just can’t stand the thought of her getting fucked by all those other guys.” So you’re about to have sex with a woman you’re attracted to, you really want to have sex with her, but all you can think about is her getting pounded by tons and tons of dicks? That sounds like an entirely different issue. “No! I just mean that I struggle with the same powerlessness and insecurity that all human beings do, so as a coping mechanism I take advantage of our culture’s patriarchal power structure and exorcize my feelings of worthlessness by perpetuating shame-based proprietary attitudes over women’s bodies. Basically I’m obsessed with controlling women’s lives because I can’t control my own.” Oh, honey. I know.”

- Female ‘Purity’ Is Bullshit

Hitting the bullshit nail right on its head.

Feminists don’t hate men, we hate the bullshit power structure that exists that allows men to take advantage of women rather than dealing with their emotions.

(via teacheremmalee)

HOLLLLLLLA

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"I believed that I wanted to be a poet, but deep down I just wanted to be a poem."

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:36:15 -0400

“I believed that I wanted to be a poet, but deep down I just wanted to be a poem.”

- Jaime Gil de Bieda (via bobdylanswife)

ihaveabsolutelynoidea: Time uses a picture of a young woman taking a selfie to demonstrate how...

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:35:28 -0400

ihaveabsolutelynoidea:

Time uses a picture of a young woman taking a selfie to demonstrate how fucked up our generation is

Why not use a picture of a 50 year old white male banker masturbating with mortgage papers into the mouth of a senator

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Sat, 11 May 2013 01:35:14 -0400

what you said was: "i don't respect women who don't respect themselves"

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:35:11 -0400

what you said was: "i don't respect women who don't respect themselves"
what you meant was: "i and society as a whole hold women up to ridiculous respectability standards directly relating to the "purity" of said women while hypersexualizing them at the same time and if you are a woman and don't fit my awkward monolith of criteria then i refuse to acknowledge your humanity"
what i heard was: "hi i'm a misogynist piece of shit, please punch me in my face"

To those who won't hear this:

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:35:08 -0400

wristsareforbracelets:

Good morning, I love you. Have a good day.

Good afternoon, hope you’re having a good day. I love you.

Goodnight, I love you. Sleep Well.

Love, Locks, Laughter, Words, & Breath: Water by Kai Davis

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:34:57 -0400

Love, Locks, Laughter, Words, & Breath: Water by Kai Davis:

Part One:
There are things you haven’t told yourself
Because you only learn things in books
And no one has written about this yet
You feel flower petal and thorn-less
And just want a soft place to land
Somewhere you won’t turn to pulp
You’ve fallen in love with the way he looked at you

transparentals: Kris Trappeniers

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:34:51 -0400

transparentals:

Kris Trappeniers

"What’s the worst possible thing you can call a woman? Don’t hold back, now. You’re probably thinking..."

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:34:38 -0400

“What’s the worst possible thing you can call a woman? Don’t hold back, now.
You’re probably thinking of words like slut, whore, bitch, cunt (I told you not to hold back!), skank.
Okay, now, what are the worst things you can call a guy? Fag, girl, bitch, pussy. I’ve even heard the term “mangina.”
Notice anything? The worst thing you can call a girl is a girl. The worst thing you can call a guy is a girl. Being a woman is the ultimate insult. Now tell me that’s not royally fucked up.”

- Jessica Valenti, Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters (via anais-927)

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Sat, 11 May 2013 01:34:30 -0400