April 2012
“The point being, the lesson of the positive skew, is that the distance between...”
– Experimental Theology: Central Tendency in Skewed Distributions: A Lesson in Social Justice (via sociolab)
“Of course, this is one of the profound ways in which oppression works—to mire us...”
– Eli Clare, “Stolen Bodies, Reclaimed Bodies” (via thenewwomensmovement)
March 2012
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“As you almost definitely know by now, Rush Limbaugh made waves last week with...”
– Let’s Stop Insulting People By Comparing Them To Sex Workers (via thenewwomensmovement)
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wearyourinsideout asked: stoked to bother the shit out of you again for the next ten weeks in t minus three days. i miss yo faaaace.
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how to not be a White Savior when in Africa
queerhairyvag:
Don’t assume those you intend to help even wanted your help.
You are not there to ‘help’ anyone. Help assumes you are in authority and they depend on you.
You are there to work with people.
Those people are not charity cases: they are human beings with feelings history and personal identities. Like you. Treat them as such.
That means stop thinking its so goddamn ’beautiful’ to...
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“People of color, women, and gays — who now have greater access to the centers of...”
– Excerpt from Teju Cole’s essay “The White Savior Industrial Complex”. (via jalwhite)
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“We believe that when you see the world through the eyes of women you see an...”
– Why Immigration Is a Feminist Issue | The Nation (via sociolab)
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For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside... →
Motherhood without marriage among younger women across the country is both a symbol of the transforming family and a hint of coming generational change.
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“Let us now imagine ourselves on another planet, perhaps Alpha Centuari, where...”
– -http://www.asexuality.org/home/node/21
And god bless me stumbling on an article which made me stumble on a community that put into words what my head couldn’t because of frustrations.
(via significantmeaning)
This was a really good scenario to help a non-ace person like myself understand the...
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“In fact, being a woman in this country has become an increasingly expensive...”
– From “Why Women Pay More”, Marie Claire. (via hconover)
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You are the most wonderful person I have ever met. I don’t think you really believe me when I say it, but you are. I love you. More than that, I am not afraid to love you. I trust you completely. You feel bad sometimes for being the way you are, for needing the things you do, for wanting what you have. I know you feel guilty for not giving me what you think I need. The truth is, all I need...
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Maternal Death in the United States: A Problem... →
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baddominicana:
you can rest assured its mainly WOC dying.
“For all U.S. women, the maternal death ratio is almost 5 times as high as it should be, and for African American women, it is more than 10 times what it should be.”
But let there be a viagra or cialis shortage and the entire country will go into shock.
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Craigslist Contraception: Women Pushed To Buy... →
fuckyeahfeminists:
The annual cost for a woman to purchase hormone-based contraception like the birth control pill or NuvaRing can range from free to as much as $1,800 depending on whether an insurance plan subsidizes part of it. There are some health clinics around the country that provide free contraception.
“When women are pushed against a wall, they will take action on their own,” Dr....
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“If women cannot plan their pregnancies, they can plan little else in their own...”
– Alice Rossi (via wretchedoftheearth)
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“Being triggered does not mean “being upset” or “being offended” or “being...”
– - “Survivors Are So Sensitive”
Trigger warnings are used in the index of Mind Over Matter. I’ve had people make fun of me for it but I couldn’t care less: if they spare even one person reliving a trauma, I’ll be content.
If you’re not sure what is being written about here, please do take the time...
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“In some cultures the intersexed have been embraced as a ‘third gender’ and given...”
– Postgenderism: Beyond the Gender Binary by George Dvorsky and James Hughes, PhD (via sociologyofgender)
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“As we have so recently and publicly discussed, girls and women have “anger...”
– Soraya L. Chemaly, Stop Telling Girls They’re Hysterical (via thenewwomensmovement)
