May 2013
4 posts
Woman: I'm smart
Patriarchy: Well you're probably ugly then
Woman: I'm creative
Patriarchy: You mean unattractive right?
Woman: I have all these incredible accomplishments
Patriarchy: Yeah but look how ugly you looked doing them
Woman: I have value
Patriarchy: Not if you're ugly lol
Woman: I'm conventionally-attractive & posted selfies on my blog
Patriarchy: I'm so sick of these empty-headed chicks only caring about their looks. Just because you are attractive and get attention from men doesn't mean you are special or deserve respect. Why don't you read a book or do something productive with your life you dumb slut
April 2013
5 posts
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“Men still have trouble recognizing that a woman can be complex, can have...”
– Natalie Dormer. (via ceedling)
“I’ve never known a writer who didn’t feel ill at ease in the world. … We all...”
– Andrea Barrett (via ilivetowriteandinspire)
Why Dove's "Real Beauty Sketches" Video Makes Me...
jazzylittledrops:
So this video started going around my facebook today, with about a dozen of my female friends sharing the link with comments like, and “Everyone needs to see this”, and “All girls should watch this,” and “This made me cry.” And I’m not trying to shame those girls! I definitely understand why they would do so. And I don’t want to be a killjoy. But as I clicked the link and...
March 2013
10 posts
Roxane Gay is Spelled With One "N": What Empathy... →
roxanegay:
I was a visiting professor at the University of Alabama last week, teaching a group of students about how to write difference into our fiction. I thought about how we teach many things in the creative writing workshop—how to read and think like a writer, how to bring discipline to the wilder of…
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“To put it simply, I AM TIRED OF TRYING TO EXPLAIN THIS SHIT TO PEOPLE WHO DON’T...”
–
Lindy West, “Sexism Fatigue: When Seth MacFarlane Is a Complete Ass and You Don’t Even Notice” on Jezebel.
PREACH!
(via cognitivedissonance)
All hail THE QUEEN
xAA
(via rookiemag)
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February 2013
19 posts
“Unfortunately, Wes Anderson couldn’t be here. He’s recovering from an accident....”
– Andy Samberg, 2013 Independent Spirit Awards (via horologists)
sydneythesignificant:
if you think wearing thigh high stockings will solve all of your problems and make you attractive
you
are
right
January 2013
40 posts
