February 2012
16 posts
“There’s a push to make people ashamed of being offended by anything, as if it...”
– The 7 Stupidest Things That Make People Proud | Cracked.com (via upshot)
“Someone who offends you hasn’t ‘got’ you or ‘won’. What they said, and why, matters. They don’t get a free pass on being scrutinized on any of that just because they got a certain reaction.”
(via erikawithac)
I like the...
Anonymous asked: <p>I thought I might want to contact you directly about some hullabaloo that showed on my dash about your denial of white privilege. No one is saying that you aren’t oppressed through your gender identity, nor necessarily that your life has been without its struggles. However, it’s important that you realize that your whiteness still affects you. Your race still privileges you...
face the strange: girls and women... →
thatnewromantic:
Dear women,
Here is living proof that you don’t have to dress like a desperate, cheap whore to look pretty and utterly beautiful. Believe it or not, there are guys out there who actually find this hot, and not girls who have their boobs hanging out. Coming from a…
That’s exactly what I was thinking. It’s not about what “guys out there” find...
Pyramid studs, glitter, & lace: The concept of... →
kitten-sniffin:
did i say “bothers”? i meant “is awesome to”
pale people get shit far more often than dark-skinned people do.
i don’t know why anyone would forget that we live in a world of fake tanning.
racism only exists in the deep south, anyway.
also: have you forgotten the other…
“As a woman …
1. I have a much lower chance of being murdered than a man.
2....”
– Female Privilege Checklist
Now let’s see how many so-called feminists dismiss this with “LOL! What about teh MENZ!” or accuse me of being a misogynist, or engage in sexist/misandrist attacks on me rather than engage the substance of the article, or even resort to all of the above.
(via ryking)
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