September 2010
High Heels Are For Herp-Derps →
Yes! I’ve been giving this a lot of thought lately too and though I think the new platform-high-heeled-trend is beautiful, when I walk with them they make me feel like I’m almost crippled, it’s like I am consciously handicapping myself. I have to watch where I put my feet, I can’t walk too much, I am constantly in dangerous of misplacing my foot and actually seriously...
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girl-non-grata asked: That same person put the same link to the article about the Utah "Criminal Miscarriage" law in my askbox.
I lived in Utah for five years and am very familiar with the culture there (which I made a point of doing). There are definitely bad aspects of their culture, but I can understand how they got to that point given the history of the prevailing religion, but good ones...
I lived in Utah for five years and am very familiar with the culture there (which I made a point of doing). There are definitely bad aspects of their culture, but I can understand how they got to that point given the history of the prevailing religion, but good ones...
John Simpson: Is North Korea following the Chinese... →
The present leader, who is 68, is widely thought to be a sick man, who may well have suffered a stroke in 2008. There has been speculation that the reason for delaying the present gathering of the ruling Workers’ Party for a fortnight, a remarkable and slightly humiliating change for the North Korean leadership, was that he was ill once again.
If Kim Jong-il’s health is indeed...
Utah enacts "Criminal Miscarriage" law--Women who... →
glass-onion-:
PLEASE read this!! Utah passed this legislation with an overwhelming majority, and the implications are dire for women and girls across the state. The only way to put a stop to it is to draw attention to their insanity. Even if you’re anti-choice, consider the extremity of this law and the precedent it sets for all American women. (via DailyKos.com)
Apart from expressing my...
Watchreservoirpuppy:
“In this year of extremist anti-choice Republican candidates, conservatives in Colorado have found a measure that might go too far, even for them. The proposed Amendment 62 would add this language to the constitution: “Person” defined. As used in sections 3, 6, and 25 of Article II of the state constitution, the term “person” shall apply to every human being from the...
glass-onion- asked: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/2/24/840197/-Please-Help:-Utah-defines-miscarriage-as-criminal-homicide
Have you posted about this yet? please do if you haven't already, you have more followers than me and people need to know about this.
Have you posted about this yet? please do if you haven't already, you have more followers than me and people need to know about this.
picassoblue:
I feel exhausted. I’m not sure exactly what to say on here because I don’t want to start out posting on a really negative note.
so I’ll try to turn something negative positive; this is the first day in over a month that I haven’t purged and I want to keep it up. I’ve been worse than I think I’ve ever been before. I think it might be what they call rock bottom, or something, because...
Anon on Victim-Blaming
smileslie:
womenstudiesvictim:
i-am-the-lighthouse:
(SEE PICTURE RELATED TO THIS THREAD)
I hope Genderbitch doesn’t mind me borrowing this example of victim-blaming rape culture for purposes of illustration. Because it would make for too large a screencap, and because it was mainly undoing the idiocy of this comment, I didn’t include her response which can be found here.
Most of my...
hooters + m&s
Submitted by femblr:
http://femblr.tumblr.com/post/1204554671/boycott-m-s
Big mumsnet thread about it here: http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/1038867-Marks-and-Spencer-support-new-Hooters-in-Bristol/AllOnOnePage
The Lighthouse approves this message.
BOYCOTT M&S.
“Power to the people,
Power to the people,
Power to the people,
Power to the...”
– John Lennon - Power to the People
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
– Jimi Hendrix (via wassonthen)
heitzenhuter-deactivated2011090 asked: My dashboard without you is like Ringo without a banana.
...
Dunno if that works correctly, but you know, I miss you.
...
Dunno if that works correctly, but you know, I miss you.
“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because...”
– Dalai Lama (via faux-hitler)
“And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the...”
– Pink Floyd - Brain Damage
BRB, going to university in the morning.
lordmayorscroupier replied:
i hate you for using brb for this, THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY JOKE
You hate me whatever I do
shannonrebecca said: you, my friend, are in for a treat!
volcanoes said: good luck!!
sarahgraham7 said: HAVE FUN! :D
Thanks all :)
“Anyone who challenges the prevailing orthodoxy finds himself silenced with...”
– George Orwell
(via philphys:serenrae:therecipe)
lordmayorscroupier:
i am love, love, loving the feeling of autumn/winter that is coming along.
one of my favourite things about being alive is the feelings different periods of your life/different seasons have.
:D
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“So what did we learn from all of this? Mostly that women are not to be treated...”
– How to Talk to Women (According to the Internet) | Cracked.com
(via imagesfromapoet)
“Incidentally, while a quick Google search of “How to Talk to Women” leads to...”
– How to Talk to Women (According to the Internet) | Cracked.com
(via imagesfromapoet)
This is a great article haha, and sadly accurate.
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France 24: "Swiss women claim first ever majority... →
pyrrhosrepublic:
“With the voting in of Social Democrat lawmaker Simonetta Sommaruga into the cabinet, Switzerland’s parliament on Wednesday gave women a majority of cabinet posts for the first time in its history, in a vote hailed as a triumph for women.”
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“Have no fear of perfection. You’ll never reach it.”
– Salvador Dali (via imnotcallingyouaghost)
“Soldier Boy Kisses Girl
Leaves Behind A Tragic World
But He Wont Mind,...”
– Listen to What The Man Said - Wings
CAN’T STOP MACCA SPAM REALLY
“We’re finally drunk enough that,
We’re finally soaking up,
The...”
– We Are Scientists - After Hours
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highhappyfree asked: To add to the whole typically 'evil' character portrayal of rapists that This Is England has showed, the show 90210 has had an interesting rape storyline that contradicts that theory and is showing a 'nice guy' as the rapist.
A student falsely accused her teacher of sexual harassment as payback for detention or something. He was seen as a victim who's life was...
A student falsely accused her teacher of sexual harassment as payback for detention or something. He was seen as a victim who's life was...
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femblr asked: I disagree. As I said, people were giving Mick the benefit of the doubt. I think he was made out to be a normal guy; his horrible inclinations were not even implied. In previous episodes while Lol reacted aggressively, he wasn't seen to do the same. He was painted as a normal, fairly quiet, man.
In other films where rape occurs e.g. *spoiler* The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,...
In other films where rape occurs e.g. *spoiler* The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,...
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femblr asked: RE: The This Is England '86 rape-scene.
I thought it was horrifying, and thankfully the majority of tweeting viewers agreed. It had me in floods of tears and I had to turn away from the TV.
Having said that, I thought it was incredibly brave and very well executed. Discussing it with a friend (who, incidentally, has experienced abuse herself), we noted how people...
I thought it was horrifying, and thankfully the majority of tweeting viewers agreed. It had me in floods of tears and I had to turn away from the TV.
Having said that, I thought it was incredibly brave and very well executed. Discussing it with a friend (who, incidentally, has experienced abuse herself), we noted how people...
Has feminism killed the art of home cooking?
inherhipstheresrevolutions:
stfusexists:
malefeminists:
lipstick-feminists:
When the feminist voices of the Sixties made home cooking into a symbol of drudgery, they no doubt had the best intentions. Equality in the workplace was a noble cause and a degree of sexual revolution was necessary.
Domestic cooking was chucked aside as an irrelevance, an icon of unfairness to women — which...
