January 2012
“11. Bring consent out of the bedroom. I think part of the reason we have trouble drawing the line “it’s not okay to force someone into sexual activity” is that in many ways, forcing people to do things is part of our culture in general. Cut that shit out of your life. If someone doesn’t want to go to a party, try a new food, get up and dance, make small talk at the lunchtable—that’s their right. Stop the “aww c’mon” and “just this once” and the games where you playfully force someone to play along. Accept that no means no—all the time.”
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Holly over at The Pervocracy with an excellent 101 post on Consent Culture. Read the whole thing.
(via therotund)
I'm not afraid of my anatomy. Are you?
“I’m not ashamed to ‘dress like a woman’ because I don’t think it’s shameful to be a woman.”
—Iggy Pop (via moonbrains)
Hi, just found this through the photo at the protest (awesome, and I like your hair). Not to be annoying or anything, but It might be easier if your page used a regular cursor, it's a little difficult to tell where the bunny is clicking! Otherwise, I have enjoyed your tumblr and will continue check for updates! Thanks, Rachel
thanx C: if you try to click on things with the left ear, it’s easier.
Listen
i’ve only been listening to this on repeat for like, 3 days, that’s acceptable right?
i spent my whole life drivin’ in cars with boys
about my sign;
a lot of people have been kind enough to inform me that my sign is “oversimplified” and “completely misrepresentative of the other side’s argument”
to which i reply;
a. it is a fucking sign, i would like to see one that delves deeply into the debate while retaining it’s brevity and mass appeal. no really, show me. or was “I REGRET MY ABORTION” all you’ve got?
b. not if you think about it, it’s not. “anti-choice is anti-woman” has been compared to saying that pro-choice is anti-children. which, isn’t true. second of all, it isn’t my fault that your side of the argument is so innocently named “pro-life” when the more appropriate term is “anti-choice”. i didn’t say “pro-life” on my sign, that would have been inaccurate. many people who are pro-choice are pro-life. this rally was not celebrating life, it was stifling choice. i chose carefully and put “anti-choice”, because that’s what i meant. and, to be anti-choice means that by law, no one can choose to have an abortion. give me one good reason that that isn’t anti-woman. and it can’t run on the assumption that basically every woman who wants an abortion is just misguided, and innately actually doesn’t want an abortion. yeah, shit just got real.
to recap, tell me how anti-abortion could be anything but anti-choice, and remind me how being anti-choice could be anything but anti-woman?
someone has also brought up that pro-lifers probably see it as saving lives, not being anti-woman. but, does it really matter how you see it if that isn’t the ultimate effect? i’m not saying that pro-lifers are bad or bad people or anything, on the contrary. i’m just angered that the fact that people are unaware of the consequences somehow makes them acceptable or not real.
Have I ever had “ANY unwanted/undesired physical or sexual contact”? →
firsttheegg.com
Earlier in this pregnancy, I filled out my “Initial Health History” form for prenatal and birth care. You know: check the box if you’ve experienced severe headaches, diabetes, all sorts of things. After the usual “Emotional abuse,” “Physical abuse,” “Sexual abuse,” I got to this very interesting item: ”ANY unwanted/undesired physical or sexual contact.”
read the link. this is our culture. read the link, and be upset.
let’s dress like socialites and go out and eat funny little foods
let’s snuggle and be arson detectives on tv all day long
- What you said: I'm pro choice because it's the logical stance on abortion and because women shouldn't be told what they can and cannot do with their bodies.
- What they heard: I suppose I'll burn down a few orphanages before I go over to Satan's place and drink the blood of newborn babies.
Fun fact: in the netherlands, I was frequently openly tormented by small children in the street. They know no mercy.
Reblog if your best friend makes you cry, smile, laugh, and love life, all because of one thing: You are so glad you met them.
so, basically, saw your pix on reddit, thought it was awesome and came to follow you. i agree with you on so many points, the part where you realize that as a child/younger person you said so much horrible shit and how now cleaning up your language and standing up for what you believing in is hard is soo fucking true. personally, im cleaning up my language, i dont want to say gay, fag, nigger (i was a gamer, and trying to be 'edgy") ive come to the conclusion that i was a huge asshole.
(cont) i also now, dont eat HFCS, i dont agree with the government and food coorporations mass producing corn, abusing animals in animal factories and being too damn powerful and sometimes it is hard. it's hard to not being able to eat out, its hard to always cook all the time, and it's hard to just be a feminst, it's hard to see the injustice in the world and being aware, i was so ignorant and life was easy, and now im aware of more things and it's harder. but i cannot slack off on fighting.
(cont) i just wanted to thank you for motivating me, with those two last messages basically. and you're awesome, rock on, keep on, and really, youve inspired me to stick to my guns. :] so thank you very much.
aw, this is totally awesome! thank you so much C: i’m glad we can work together to stick up for the important stuff!
i wish i had a reddit so i could explain to people that it’s impossible to make a sign that adequately explains your stance. we made a bunch, we had a “pro-health, pro-family, pro-choice” one and a “pro-choice isn’t anti-life” which was my favorite. so much arguing over something so trivial as that! haha.
