“ you know
there are songs written about you
volumes of novels
it’s a romantic, ideal life
the one that you aren’t living. ”
(via thisisntrandom)
if only everyone believed in doing what was good.
Two of my favorite people: Gloria Steinem and President Obama.
Welcome to 2012, everyone.
“File under: we can’t make this shit up.
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson believes that the worst thing to happen in modern society is that women were given the right to vote. Additional important information provided by this genius: Women are sluts (Limbaugh was right) and women are now out of control with power, so much power–vaginal power. (Because fighting for our right to abortion and contraception is showing exactly how much power we have!).
The answer is for us to find God. And clamp down on every right a woman has gained in the last 90 years.” -Feministing
ETA: If you find yourself questioning MCAs feminist or philanthropic credentials, you may want to click here, here, here or here.
“ We are the girls with anxiety disorders, filled appointment books, five-year plans. We take ourselves very, very seriously. We are the peacemakers, the do-gooders, the givers, the savers. We are on time, overly prepared, well read, and witty, intellectually curious, always moving…We pride ourselves on getting as little sleep as possible and thrive on self-deprivation. We drink coffee, a lot of it. We are on birth control, Prozac, and multivitamins…We are relentless, judgmental with ourselves, and forgiving to others. We never want to be as passive-aggressive as our mothers, never want to marry men as uninspired as our fathers…We are the daughters of the feminists who said “You can be anything” and we heard “You have to be everything. ”
(via dontstopthefrizz)
(Source: adaptationorretribution, via merelyamatterofcoffee)
#feministconversations
- Ali: I think we should get the last three states to ratify the ERA
- Me: That's what i'm saying! Let's start throwing a fit over CEDAW and the ERA
- Me: Listen, we need to move to different states, becoming rising stars in their political system, run for office, and then bam! Ratify the ERA.
- Ali: Nah, I think we can do it as an underground movement and just out of no where in 2015 have three more states pass it, and then be like oh "hey, that was all us! NOW and Emily's List, I'd like a job please."
Pbr brewery! (Taken with instagram)
My guess is that you haven’t watched this in 4 years. I know I haven’t. But you should.
get ready for campaign season, people!
(Source: comedycentral, via lipstick-feminists)
This is my favorite week of the entire year.
Tomorrow is Take Back the Night, a rally to end gender based violence. Take Back the Night has a beautiful history that dates back in the 1800’s, but the rally was brought to a new life in the 70’s. Women take up signs and march, using the power of their voices to scream together that violence against women, violence against anyone, is not tolerated.
We all know that I have never been a fan of Scranton. But this one day changes the entire University community. Every inch of the campus breathes with a new life, as The Clothesline Project lines the commons, tables fill the green, and chants fill the air. Walking into the Women’s Center this week, packed with posters and balloons and people, is the best feeling in the whole world. It’s the feeling of radical feminism and true grassroots organizing.
