February 2011
hey tumblr, help me think of a term paper topic
it’s for my sociology class Social Research Design. I basically have to do research on a claim and then analyze it through statistical evidence. I want to tie it into gender studies stuff (relationships, sexual orientations/identifications, etc) but I’m having a hard time coming up with ideas
simple claims for a paper like this would be like “people are happier living with...
January 2011
Fuck yeah, feminists!: theraisedplatform: i’m a... →
Fucking this. I don’t know why the fuck some people use the vocabulary they do, jeez.
theraisedplatform:
i’m a normaler.: Don’t say rape when you don’t mean rape. There are many things rape is…
bellerephon:
Don’t say rape when you don’t mean rape.
There are many things rape is not:
consensual sex
affectionate contact
a bear hug
a tackle
eye contact
an argument
a surprise
...
i have a lot of feelings. and so i cooked them.
Feminism in Avatar: The Last Airbender (NOT the... →
In the first episode during the opening scene with Sokka and Katara, Sokka, annoyed at being stuck on an ice floe with his sister in the middle of nowhere, snaps, “Leave it to a girl to screw things up.”
Immediately, Katara rages against her brother (and her water-bending skills start to crack open that suspicious iceberg behind her that contains an Avatar-cicle): “You are the most sexist,...
“With this legislation, which was introduced last week by Rep. Chris Smith...”
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The House GOP’s Plan to Redefine Rape | Mother Jones
All rape is fucking forcible, you assholes. I hate you all, Republicans. Seriously. Every last one of you. I don’t think I will ever feel safe in this country as a woman, and I am terrified for my daughter’s future.
(via greaterthanlapsed)
...
“Am I arguing that girls and women shouldn’t be held responsible for their...”
– Emily Maguire, Princesses & Pornstars: Sex, Power, Identity. (via starsgowaltzing)
Drugged, raped, and pregnant? Too bad. Republicans... →
therivanqueen:oldfilmsflicker:great-perhaps:pantslessprogressive:
From MoJo’s article: “With this legislation, which was introduced last week by Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Republicans propose that the rape exemption be limited to ‘forcible rape.’…Speaker Boehner ‘has dubbed this a top priority in the new Congress.’”
Because the first thing I question when someone tells me they’ve been raped...
“As a woman, I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman my...”
– Virginia Woolf, Three Guineas (1938)
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