May 2013
10 posts
The perils of funny feminism.
Original post is on the main Are Women Human site, but as I’m in the middle of changing site hosts some may get a 404 message on that post. Please comment on the original post if you want/can. eta: the original post should work for everyone now!
I wrote for BlogHer about The Onion’s racist and misogynist joke about Rihanna and Chris Brown, and how some white feminists have defended...
Call for Submissions- Disabled Writers →
We are happy to announce we are now accepting submissions for an upcoming anthology of disabled writers! This exciting book project will feature diverse, cross-disability authors committed to illum…
janet mock diary: TAKE ACTION: Help Seek Justice... →
[TW, transmisogyny + anti-trans violence]
janetmock:
On May 12, 2012, the New York Times reported on Lorena Escalera’s death in the midst of a fire in Brooklyn apartment. It was a highly problematic and glaringly dehumanizing article that focused on her body, her alleged sex work profession, her sexuality and much more. GLAAD…
stupidoldishlikelettersandsodas:
MY NIECE JAEDYN AMARI EMERSON OF BRANDEIS HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN ANTONIO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE LAST NIGHT. SHE IS 15 AND WAS LAST SEEN WEARING SHORTS AND A TUBE TOP. HER AUNT TALKED TO HER AT 5 30 THIS MORNING. PLEASE CALL MY MOTHER, HER GRANDMOTHER, CHERYL EMERSON AT 210 445-6120 IF YOU SEE OR SPEAK TO HER.
April 2013
14 posts
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TW: Molestation and Glee
Trigger warning: child sexual abuse, victim blaming/mockery.
Ryan Murphy is the worst.
christel-thoughts:
Last night Glee did an episode where one of boys revealed he was molested when he was 11 by his 17 yr old, female babysitter. He told his trusted glee club mates and in return the older boys (seniors getting ready to graduate and go to college or the workforce) mocked him. They said he...
“When I first became a feminist twenty years ago, I had an old-school feminist...”
– Minna Hong
This is an excerpt from her essay in the Let’s Talk About Names series (I have one too) on Flyover Feminism and Are Women Human? The essay focuses on her experiences with people trying to pronounce her name, race, last name changes and feminism. I love this excerpt. I wrote about...
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Places to donate for Boston Relief Efforts (Please...
karnythia:
Donating blood is a given (though you should plan to donate to replenish as the hospitals are currently reporting that they are well stocked, but will need more blood later when these stores are depleted)
So, let’s pull together a list for now and the future okay? Okay.
1. Red Cross
2. United Way of Massachusetts
3. Greater Boston Food Bank
4. Limbs For Life
5. Catholic...
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#FemFuture, History & Loving Each Other Harder
Really valuable read for thinking about structural issues around power and labor between different groups of feminists in general, not just re: femfuture alone.
jmjohnso:
[NOTE: Some edits were made just after publishing. For the final draft, please visit diasporahypertext.com. Please take quotes from there.]
The “#FemFuture: Online Revolution” report was released this week. Organized by...
17 hours left to donate to save the life of an... →
boyprincessftw:
From Mac’s heart surgery fundraiser website:
Mac is an amazing young man.
He’s a trans activist in Uganda - a country where LGB folks — and those that are gender non conforming — experience immense discrimination and violence. While the Ugandan Parliament has been debating the Anti- Homosexuality Bill (which includes the death penalty in certain cases for...
I Am STILL HERE For Feminism
gradientlair:
I am not interesting in abandoning intersectional feminist work as a Womanist just because some White feminists confuse gendered White supremacy for feminism.
Thus, I am not going to applaud White supremacy, racism, White privilege, patriarchy, patriarchal masculinity, phallocentrism, sexism, misogyny, misogynoir, male privilege, classism, class privilege, homophobia, transphobia,...
March 2013
2 posts
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“It turns out procrastination is not typically a function of laziness, apathy or...”
– David Cain, “Procrastination Is Not Laziness” (via pawneeparksdepartment)
…oh. This explains a lot.
(via eccecorinna)
Interesting theory. Perhaps some truth to it.
(via notational)
I want this to be true so I can blame my subconscious and inner child.
(via sarazarr)
OMG, this is my life.
February 2013
9 posts
A Love Letter to Quvenzhané Wallis →
crunkfeministcollective:
The Amazing Quvenzhané Wallis!
give your daughters difficult names. give your daughters names that command the full use of tongue. my name makes you want to tell me the truth. my name doesn’t allow me to trust anyone that cannot pronounce it right. (via warsanshire)
Dear Quvenzhané,
Hi! My name is Moya. I am a big BIG fan of yours! I thought you were such a great...
That awkward moment when people forget that PSY is...
Always reblog!
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Why Aaron died
[TW depression, suicide, harassment]
tarensk:
Last week, I awoke to find Aaron with me. He was sitting next to my bed, grinning his cheeekist grin, holding my hand.
For a few minutes, I savored a sweet uncertainty: Were the last few weeks all a nightmare, and Aaron was still with me? Or was I awaking inside a dream state, and in the real world Aaron was actually dead?
Then Aaron started...
Low End Theory.: On what happened on Twitter this... →
thewayoftheid:
arewomenhuman:
I don’t particularly want to talk about what’s been going on with Tressie and what feels like all of the rest of Twitter, but I feel there are things that need to be said.
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Grace,
It was never my intention (nor @Karnythia’s) to poison you against Tressie. If…
There’s not much more I can say about things as they stand now, but I just...
On what happened on Twitter this week
I don’t particularly want to talk about what’s been going on with Tressie and what feels like all of the rest of Twitter, but I feel there are things that need to be said.
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I’ve been Twitter friends with a lot of people involved in this, on both sides, for some time. I’ve met Tressie. I’ve met Karnythia and wayoftheid. I haven’t met Arrianna, but...
January 2013
2 posts
Here's why it MATTERS
blackamazon:
Let me talk about Three people. All on My feed . All people I adore,personally may not always agree with but adore cause that’s how I relate to content things.This is done to put thing ins perspective for you of reports people generate and things and why this shit matters. I am PURPOSELY not given identifying details.
My adderall has kicked in and I ma feeling scientific.So I need...
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geekdame:
voldemortspatronads:
Okay so this is a map of Panem..
Throughout all the books in my head it was just like this
THIS. The second image is pretty much what the description made me think as well. I certainly never came close to imagining that first map of Panem above.
looooool
December 2012
13 posts
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“At first we did not know the identity of the perpetrator. After a discussion...”
– Edward J. W. Park recounting the Virginia Tech Massacre (via faineemae)
real talk.
(via dopegirlfresh)
So real.
“Autistic Americans and individuals with other disabilities are no more likely to...”
– ASAN Statement on Media Reports Regarding Newtown, CT Shooting (via lesmurs)
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“We have had 20 years of mass murderers throughout which I have repeatedly told...”
– Dr. Park Dietz, Forensic Psychiatrist. (x)
The video with this quote was going around when the Aurora shooting occurred. I just wanted to throw up some numbers, though be aware that math is not my strong suit.
According to Wikipedia, there have been 52 mass murders in 2012. This includes...
“Tom Cruise was considered for a role, but in the end, Idris Elba was cast.”
– Pacific Rim (2013) - IMDb
(via geekquality)
Also from Collider.com -
“Guillermo explains that he didn’t want one country saving the Earth. He wanted someone from every race, color and creed working together to save the planet. ‘And I felt that it was very important for the charismatic leader...
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That Time I Talked To A Rapist And He Was Such A...
Trigger warning: rape/sexual assault of a minor.
karnythia:
People who know me well will tell you that I need a keeper. It’s partly my own refusal to stop adding things to my plate (guess who has 2 thumbs & 20 projects), & partly the invisible sign over my head that invites people to tell me things. Complete strangers have told me stories about abortions they regret, relationships...
“What happens when men enter women’s feminist spaces? Dale Spender did an...”
– http://weirdward.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/time-for-a-timely-quote-or-no-more-what-about-teh-menz/ (via sisterresister)
How about that.
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If I unfollowed every single person who fucked up...
genderbitch:
I want you to think about that for a second.
Think about how, even in my own space
I get to choose between
Hearing a shit ton of erasure using the same sort of microaggression bullshit language that’s used to deny me medical care, bathrooms, safety and a host of other shit that leads to a whole lot of health risk and fucked up shit for me, all from folks who are my friends
...
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The Terror of Black American Motherhood
karnythia:
In case you were wondering why I haven’t said as much about Jordan Davis as I did about Trayvon Martin? I can’t formulate anything that isn’t blubbering. My son is 13, 5 ft 7 & just over 100lbs. It’s all I can do to let him out of my house alone. Being the mother of a young black man in America is hard frightening work in general, much less when you know that they can be killed...
“Men who want to be feminists do not need to be given a space in feminism. They...”
– Kelley Temple, National Union of Students UK Women’s Officer (via offices)
^^^^ I believe this as much as I believe anything. ^^^^
(via feminishblog)
Always reblog.
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blackgirldangerous:
Writers! Submit to BGD and get paid for your work. More info through the link. Share with QTPOC writers you know!
http://blackgirldangerous.org/about-bgd/
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“[TW: Domestic violence] Because mind you, Mr. Belcher managed to not kill his...”
– What About Our Daughters - What About Our Daughters - The Crucifixion of Kasandra Perkins:Victim Blaming, Black Maternal Homicide and Stupidity (via illegalplumpudding) 