theswinginsixties: Illustration of Romainan singer and actress Margaret Pâslaru by Wiktor Górka, 1967

theswinginsixties:

Illustration of Romainan singer and actress Margaret Pâslaru by Wiktor Górka, 1967

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munchflower:

ghostdunk:

chublacka:

Yo, Louis CK is too much for my heart sometimes.

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nevver: One Shade of Grey

nevver:

One Shade of Grey

“‎’Slut’ is attacking women for their right to say yes. ‘Friend Zone’ is attacking women for their right to say no.”
– And “bitch” is attacking women for their right to call you on it. (via strangeworthsminions)

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“You may not agree with a woman, but to criticize her appearance — as opposed to her ideas or actions — isn’t doing anyone any favors, least of all you. Insulting a woman’s looks when they have nothing to do with the issue at hand implies a lack of comprehension on your part, an inability to engage in high-level thinking. You may think she’s ugly, but everyone else thinks you’re an idiot.”
– Hillary Clinton (via katievonblondie)

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“For as long as I can remember, there’s been this sub-breed of girls and women who seem to think that not having female friends is a noteworthy, noble way to live. “Guys don’t cause drama,” they say. “Girls are catty/ jealous of me/ the devil,” they say. To those girls, I have a response: the problem is you, not every other woman in the universe.

We’re talking a very specific group of women, here. The ones who glorify their friendships with men — who are more than capable of exhibiting the same negative traits as any other human — while simultaneously demonizing women, as though we all took a pact at birth to be one unified, reprehensible force. I’m speaking of women with this attitude, specifically: not shy women, not introverted women, but the women who paint every other gal with the Petty Bitch Paintbrush and call it a day without getting to know them as individuals. (Hint: it turns people off to hear that you aren’t open to being friends with people “of their kind.” That isn’t the kind of sentiment that makes people feel all warm and tingly, and it’s probably the one thing preventing you from having female friends.)

So, ladies who think men are the antidote to ~dRaMa~ fueled vagina holders — the attitude that all women are evil, conniving, and not worth your time is just, statistically, silly. You can’t get along with roughly 50% of the population? That sounds like a You problem.”
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If You Don’t Have Girl Friends, I Feel Sorry For You, STEPHANIE GEORGOPULOS (via unhappie)

I used to be this girl! For years, I was this girl. It’s okay, though. There is hope.

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I think a lot of women go through this phase; I went through it in middle school and part of high school; fortunately I got my head out of my ass and realized that the girls around me were people, complicated and funny and interesting and kind, just like all the boys I’d sworn were the only friends I’d ever have.

So don’t worry if you used to do this - you can always stop! But remember: disliking other girls in a lump doesn’t make you cool. It makes you a dick.

(via leupagus)

A lot of girls do this because we’re told constantly that being a female is inferior. By criticizing other females, we elevate ourselves to some new category of being almost-male. I used to do this too :(

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All of this. (except that not all vagina-holders are women. other than that all of this.)

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ant-eros:

resident-tofu:

middle-women:

When Anita Sarkeesian announced plans to do a video series exploring the portrayal of women in video games, she became the victim of a massive online attack choreographed by members of the gaming community who cast her as the “villain” in their online “game” to ruin her life. It did not go well for them. But for Anita, things ended up going very well indeed. 

You definitely want to watch the whole thing, but here are some highlights: at 1:00 she talks about why she loves video games, at 2:02 just try to imagine yourself in her shoes, at 3:45 she sticks the people attacking her under a microscope, and at 8:15 she doesn’t just win the game, she absolutely destroys it.

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You Can Stop Saying “I’m Not a Feminist But” Now.

roxanegay:

Today, I am done with women bending over backwards to disavow feminism. I’ve been done with this for a while but I am EXTRA done today.

I mean, ladies, do whatever you want and be whatever you want and be however you want and believe whatever you want but stop saying, “I’m not a feminist, but,” and then proceed to list everything that has been borne of the feminist movement. You don’t get to have that cake and eat it too. Wipe that frosting off your face.

How many different ways can a successful, highly visible woman declare to anyone who will listen that she is not a feminist?

Let’s take a look.

Former French First Lady Carla Bruni said, ”There are pioneers who paved the way for us. I am not a feminist activist at all. On the contrary I am a true bourgeoise. I love family life and doing the same thing every day,” and ”In my generation we don’t need to be feminist.”

How nice for her. Feminists, I guess, do not love family life. They fucking hate it. They spit on it!

Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo said, “I don’t think that I would consider myself a feminist. I think that I certainly believe in equal rights, I believe that women are just as capable, if not more so in a lot of different dimensions, but I don’t, I think, have, sort of, the militant drive and the sort of, the chip on the shoulder that sometimes comes with that. And I think it’s too bad, but I do think that feminism has become in many ways a more negative word. You know, there are amazing opportunities all over the world for women, and I think that there is more good that comes out of positive energy around that than negative energy.”

Feminists are full of negative energy, mostly because of the word, got it.

Lady Gaga said, “I am not a feminist. I hail men. I love men. I celebrate American male culture.”

Feminists hate men, obviously.  

Katy Perry said, “I am not a feminist, but I do believe in the strength of women.”

Who even knows what this means.

Taylor Swift is not a feminist. Instead, she thinks, “I don’t really think about things as guys versus girls. I never have. I was raised by parents who brought me up to think if you work as hard as guys, you can go far in life.”

Feminism is guys versus girls… moving right along.  

Artist Marina Abramovic is not a feminist nor is actress Melissa Leo.

I have addressed this elsewhere.

Designer Vivienne Westwood is not a feminist but that’s just because she’s rich. She said, explaining why she’s not a feminist, “Another reason is because I live in the privileged world and I would never accept the idea that somehow I am a victim of society. Just by being born a woman.”

Feminism is for poor people!

Madonna is not a feminist, she’s a humanist. 

We are the world.  

Demi More is not a feminist. She said, “”I am a great supporter of women, but I have never really thought of myself as a feminist, probably more of a humanist because I feel like that’s really where we need to be.”

We are the world. 

Dame Stephanie Shirley, a British philanthropist, said, “I am not a feminist but I have always fought for women.”

I don’t know.  

We could do this all night.

There are, literally, thousands upon thousands of blog posts across the Internet from women declaring why they are not feminists, doing their damndest to distance themselves from the feminist scourge, the scarlet F. 

Guess what? Good for you. You’re not a feminist. Fine. Stop talking about it. Stop reveling in your ignorance about what feminism is, does, and has done. Ignore the reality that feminism makes your success possible and gives you the platform from which you disavow the history that put you there. It’s all good.

Malala Yousafzai, in a 2011 interview with CNN, discussing her activism on behalf of girls seeking education in Pakistan.

(Source: lalondes, via trill-wave-feminism)

alexandrabeth:

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Prime Minister of Australia kicking ass and taking names (mostly Tony Abbott’s). [x]

This is one of the most incredible things I have heard in such a long time. Incredible. Thank you.

OH SHIT PREACH IT GIRL PREACH IT RIGHT IN HIS TOADY ASS FACE

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