October 2010
32 posts
“The argument that eggs and fetuses may be treated as if they are legally...”
– PersonhoodUSA’s Radical, Fetal-Separatist Agenda (via RH Reality Check)
“I’m sick of tolerant, accepting Christians whispering to me that “we’re not all...”
– The Silence of the Lambs | Slog | The Stranger, Seattle’s Only Newspaper (via sluthaditcoming)
Love this!
(via wannabephd)
genderbitch:
janedoe225:
Privileged Jerk: Sorry that I stabbed you.
You: Oh, that’s great. Can you stop stabbing me now?
Privileged Jerk: No.
You: Why the hell did you apologize?
Privileged Jerk: Can’t you just knowledge that I said sorry?
BUT TAKING THE KNIFE OUT OF YOU MIGHT MAKE YOU BLEED ON MY JACKET. THAT WOULD BE DEEPLY INCONVENIENT. AND WE CAN’T HAVE THAT. DON’T YOU CARE ABOUT MY...
“Collecting the skin of tattooed people after death (and during life, in some...”
– Tattooed People: Collect Them All! – this ain’t livin’
I remember reading some thick history book about the Holocaust in high school and finding mention of the Nazis making lampshades out of the tattooed skin of prisoners. I was sickened and horrified. I had no idea skin being stolen was more...
The View From My Brain: Rape Culture: Still Not... →
tranzient:
lipsbetweenthehips:
Today, I’m angry about rape culture. Having to explain to someone near and dear to me, yet again, that rape ‘jokes’ are not funny puts me in foul mood. So I’m going to lay it out for you. If you’re the sort of person who can tell a joke about rape (unless…
A Brief Paleontology Lesson:
Kid: Do you know anything about this dinosaur?
Me: It's small, plastic, and has four legs?
Kid: No! I meant what kind is it! What does it eat?
Me: I'm assuming little plastic bits of other plastic dinosaurs.
Kid: MOMMY! That's NOT what I meant!
“Can’t we give the same respect to our children that we would expect from...”
– Hobo Mama: Being “good”
“You Don’t Have to Be Pretty. You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not...”
– You Don’t Have to Be Pretty - A Dress A Day
“Childhood in the U.S. also has another interesting effect in that children are...”
– Rowan Wolf (via bradicalmang)
“Rape is one of the most terrible crimes on earth. The problem with groups who...”
– Kurt Cobain (via ziltoidia) (via missworld) (via sisterhoodispowerful) (via thefeetandtheinnerear) (via atrapforfools) (via oathkeepers) (via pridenotprejudice) (via fuckyeahfeminists) (via fightwordsnotwars) (via telescopics) (via tranzient) (via so-treu) (via guerrillamamamedicine) (via ekswitaj)
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“Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing what...”
– Andrew Futral
“What happens is, instead of recognizing that biphobia is actually a form of...”
– Bisexuality, Binarism And Why Everyone Has It Wrong « Genderbitch: Musings of a Trans Chick
“With 50 men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want.”
– Columbus, upon being greeted by the Arawak people in 1492. Quote from Abagond. (via rtothemj)
Privilege, Not Persecution →
chelle-shock:
Then, CP made me just gape in awe at her cluelessness. She actually commented that she wished Christians had the same rights as other religions! Really? I don’t think she knows whereof she speaks. Christians have convinced our country to allow one of their primary holy days to be a legally recognized paid holiday, something no other religion has ever accomplished. That’s...
“To burn the cord, two small pieces of cardboard, each with a narrow slit cut...”
– Missionary Midwife Mama: The Placenta & Cord Burning
in bali cord burning
(via guerrillamamamedicine)
“So trans women are important to you, but not quite important enough for you to...”
– Why cis attendees of RTN are letting trans women down - The F-Word
