May 2010
Struggle over "killer law" by the Women’s Movement... →
padaviya:
A new “Power of Civil Society” working paper on the case of a 27-year old Nicaraguan woman who was refused cancer treatment because she was pregnant.
In February 2010 Nicaragua made the international news headlines for refusing cancer-treatment to 27-year old pregnant “Amalia”. For Amalia, who is also mother of a 10-year old, the treatment would be potentially life-saving but the...
I am Dr.Tiller →
stephanieboland:
George Tiller said, “Trust women.” Yes. Trust women to make the best choices for their own families Trust women to make their own private moral decisions. Trust that another individual might know their own life better than a stranger. Trust that your fellow humans make choices that seem just as absolutely right to them as your truths do to you — and entertain the possibility...
“The Victorian experience demonstrates that legalisation does nothing to protect...”
– What Happens When Prostitution Becomes Work?
Study by Mary Sullivan on Victoria, Australia
(via i-am-the-lighthouse)
I’m not sure about the accuracy of this statement. It seems to be omitting a lot more than it’s saying…
(via moreapologies)
The link “What Happens When Prostitution Becomes...
@Littlelightx
Yeah I thought that at the time, it seemed copied and pasted. Oh well, I liked these two anyway.
“Also, The Lighthouse is a BAMF, but y’all already know that.”
– http://viviopsis.tumblr.com
:) thanks!
Women and body image : a man's perspective →
giraffegiraf:
Why do people still honestly believe our genetic make up dating from the stone ages can explain the way we behave in the 21th century? And why do they often believe the myth that men were the main carers? Is it not a well-known fact that the gatherers cared for the main food income? GAH.
Also, how can this man so blatantly ignore the importance of women’s bodies is socially...
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“The Victorian experience demonstrates that legalisation does nothing to protect...”
– What Happens When Prostitution Becomes Work?
Study by Mary Sullivan on Victoria, Australia
Ask The Lighthouse →
Test out my Formspring! I haven’t used it yet, but direct questions or whatever in this direction :)
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anellaluciax: Here are just some statistics... →
Over half (54%) of all women around the world say they first became aware of the need to be physically attractive between 6 and 17 years of age (1)
Eating disorders are as common amongst women as autism (2)
66% of teenage girls would consider plastic surgery and 20% would do it right now (3)
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anellaluciax: Boys who watch porn ‘think sexual... →
Research into pornography in a dozen countries found that boys who are exposed to pornography found it more difficult to form successful relationships when older, while they were more likely to have casual sexual intercourse.
Previous research has found that six in 10 boys in Britain under 16…
I just don't get how you can legally shag whoever...
littlelightx:
rat-face:
babbaloo:
ifuckinglovetea:
But you can’t vote till you’re 18
Sorry what
or you have to pay for an adult ticket when your 16 but you cannae buy booze or fags till your 18
THIS ^.
Or you can start training for the army at 16 and not vote till 18. Or you can operate a petrol pump at 16 but not drive a car until 17. THE LIST IS ENDLESSSSSSS
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Beating a Dead Horse with Viviopsis
A discussion of such length, I just had to use a ‘read more’ link.
viviopsis asked: Sorry to beat a dead horse, but concerning the prostitution thing — Do you agree, then, that legalization of prostitution is progressive or counter-productive? My opinion is that regulation follows legalization. Even though, on principal, I strongly agree with you that prostitution is,...
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SATC2 - The Only Review You Need →
jxhn:
The best review of SATC2 you will see. Choice quote is…
a home video of gay men playing with giant Barbie dolls.
Amazing.
This could be the best, the most hilarious and the most punishing movie review I’ve ever read.
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“Those clips, it made me sad because that little joke, I laughed. And I sat this...”
– Giles Coren on SATC2, The Review Show
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Somebody Buying Something
Questions related to a clearly confusing statement I made yesterday.
littlelightx asked: I quoted this “PROSTITUTION ALLOWS MEN TO PURCHASE WOMEN. WORK OUT THE GENDER INEQUALITY THERE.” from your post about Prostitution and Drugs, and put it as my facebook status (because it’s just brill), and a girl commented on it saying “Not all prostitutes are female...
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“If this is what modern womanhood means, then just fucking veil me and sew up all...”
– Lindy West reviews Sex and the City 2 (for The Stranger) (via brineman)
Hahaaaaaaaaaaaa
“BP attempted to plug the hole with mud, but like other attempts it had never...”
– BBC News on BP fail
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milkandwhiskers:
“to all against BNP … i cant wait to see even 1 of you get raped, murdered, shot, battered, mugged, robbed, kidnapped crime has gone up like 80% with them here see how much you want them to still live here then ! and yes we can spell its jus that we choose ta use txt talk its quicka u spakas ! geeks get a grip!”
love bnp facebook groups, so much comedy and rage...
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Women in Work Discussion
Questions on women in work and the sex industry.
Anonymous asked: What is your opinion of woman fighting on the front line, or woman’s boxing for example.
A while ago I thought that allowing women to do these jobs was allowing them to become masculine, and for the hormones that govern their body to become more testerone based and less oestrogen or progesterone based. This led me to believe...
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viviopsis asked: You've doubtlessly heard this before, but: it's extremely heartening to see a man with a vested interest in feminism. So thank you, at least, for making my days a little bit brighter with your posts.
If you've answered these questions on your tumblr before, sorry for the redundancy, but I'm curious:
-How did you first get interested in feminism?
If you've answered these questions on your tumblr before, sorry for the redundancy, but I'm curious:
-How did you first get interested in feminism?
socialisimo asked: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sln35/The_Review_Show_28_05_2010/
I hope you find this interesting!
I hope you find this interesting!
socialisimo asked: What are your views about Sex and the city franchise?
Liberty and Freedom: BNP teacher cleared of... →
The General Teaching Council (GTC) has cleared a Nazi teacher, who taught at a school with pupils from immigrant backgrounds, of racial and religious intolerance.
British National Party (BNP) member Adam Walker taught at Houghton Kepier Sports College near Sunderland. He resigned in 2007 when the…
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Eating Disorders Discussion
Questions on eating disorders and their origins.
Anonymous asked: As a feminist, what is your stance on eating disorders? I’ve seen your somewhat negative ‘thinspo’ posts, and whilst I agree, I wonder what it is that makes you feel negatively about these images? Is it the images themselves that cause you offense, or is it the eating disorder itself that causes you offense?...
Hilarious Feminist Tee Shirt →
littlelightx:
I hate shit like this.
No, it’s not hilarious, it’s sexist and bland and cringe worthy.
It’s also patronises and belittles feminism and conveys a false perception of what feminism actually stands for.
EUGH.
I was watching anti-feminist videos on Youtube, don’t even get me started.
See if you can even watch a few seconds of this:
...
“It is said an eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent a sentence, to...”
– Abraham Lincoln (via psychotherapy)
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Take The Feminism Test! →
Lighthouse’s result for The Feminism Test: Radical
You scored 100% Gender-Abolitionist, 40% Sexually Liberal, and 60 % Socialist
You are the Radical Feminist! You believe that virtually every aspect of society needs to be restructured in order to destroy the oppression of women. You have very radical socialist politics and a very radical perception of gender. You feel that all gender...
