December 2010
202 posts
Caterpillar Cowboy: Postling's Top 5 Moments of... →
postling:
It’s becoming apparent very quickly to us that the year of 2010 is almost over. Can today really be December 31st? This isn’t a lie? Okay, well in that case… we thought it’d be nice to take a trip down memory lane and count down the top 5 moments of 2010 for the Postling team….
Think women have achieved equality? Think again. →
We Can’t Be Equal While:
Gender Roles
Men are the default and women are the Other (and therefore lesser).
Being called “girly” or a “sissy” or “pussy” are some of the worst insults you can give a man.
When a woman shows confidence in herself, she is said to “have balls”, or conversely she is a “man-eater”, “ball-buster”, or a “bitch” because she was “too” assertive.
Men are beat up,...
Kanye's Leaked "Monster" Video: Sexy Dead Girls,... →
This music video makes me viscerally disgusted.
Fuck you, Kanye. You have blood on your hands now.
“It is to be protected against violent crimes driven by bigotry, it’s to be able...”
– Rep. Barney Frank celebrated the repeal of the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell earlier this week by admitting he is pursuing a “radical homosexual agenda.” (via corruptpolitics)
“You’ll find that you’re not the first person who was ever confused and...”
– J.D Salinger (via nathanielstuart)
Shut Up Barbie: The New Feminism of the Far Left →
Love this post!
thefeministhub:
Great piece from Politicusa about the #Mooreandme protest.
-Sarah Fitz
“Girls get a lot of mixed messages—they are told, ‘Girl Power!’ and what does...”
– Tina Fey (via tinafeyisawesome)
What Are Feminists Refusing To Discuss At... →
I survived 2010 without getting pregnant.
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-missletoe:
Yup.
“The deeper interior you have the more you have in your library.”
– Jacqueline Bisset (via libraryland)
10 Listicles to Write in 2011
leilacohanmiccio:
16 Lunch Meats to Try This Year
33 Dudes to Date (And Dump!) Before Your Thirties
17 Tumblrs to Read Before You Die
The 10 Biggest Ice Cream Trends of the Decade
68 Movies to Watch Before Matrimony
101 Things to Do With a Coconut!
Switching Careers? Try These 18 Tips First.
43 Things to Consider Before You Move
19 Citrus Fruits That Could Save Your Life
Slideshow: 56...
“What did liberals do that was so offensive to the liberal party? I’ll tell you...”
– The West Wing, Episode 707 “The Debate”
Time to add Don’t Ask Don’t Tell to that list!
(via onehundreddollars)
Sady Doyle: One Thing. →
wow. Just wow.
sadydoyle:
I have had reasons to think about how survivors cope with sexual assault recently. About why they don’t report; about why they don’t speak out; about why they don’t call it rape, about why they (we) do anything psychologically possible, ANYTHING, any NUMBER of screwed-up things, to make themselves…
What To Do If You've Been Sexually Assaulted | The... →
Proud of myself for putting this together so well but so quickly.
Hope no one needs it.
“Well, I guess you—neither you nor I were there. And it seems to me that when you...”
– Naomi Wolf (via azspot)
Well, as someone who has spent the past eight years counseling rape survivors, I can say that survivors behave in all manner of ways, including, in many situations, not immediately identifying what has happened as rape or internalizing blame for the rape to a point that they...
Seriously, anyone who purports to know what is...
meowsense:
(or even believes that such a thing as “normal” behavior exists, beyond the fact that pretty much any response to trauma is a normal response) clearly has insufficient experience working with survivors to comment on this stuff.
