Let me tell you something: as someone who faces sexism on a very personal level, I have no interest in politely trying to educate misogynists when we live in a culture in which their misogyny has no repercussions. Our government is introducing bill after bill of offensive, woman-hating legislation, murder is still the leading cause of pregnant women, and rape is under-prosecuted at staggering numbers. Birth control is up for debate, governors are rolling back equal pay laws, and you think I have the energy to be polite to these people?

No.

Because it doesn’t do any good. There’s no evidence that being super nice to sexists, or racists, or homophobes, or bigots of any kind will make them see the error of their ways - it’ll just make them more comfortable to be around you because you’re playing by their rules.

My blog is one of the only times these people will face any repercussions for being bigots. And you know what? They can turn off the computer and go right back out into the world where they are sexist jackasses and people tolerate it or even encourage it. When I turn off the computer, I’m still in a world of sexist jackasses that are tolerated and even encouraged. There’s this culture of not having any accountability for being a bigot, and I’ve created one tiny space on the internet where that’s no longer true.

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stfusexists. (via historicalslut)

THIS.

(via invisiblelad)

2 weeks ago · 931 notes · Source · Reblogged from invisiblelad

strugglingtobeheard:

Ok, here is reply number 3. You think it’s cute how they said they don’t degrade women. And yet the title, chick with no butt twerks for justice, is just soooo empowering right? *sarcasm* If you have the time, review their terms and services for video submissions. Apparently they aren’t even aware of their own terms. Which are laid out plainly that their needs to be express legal consent and/or permission. THERE WAS NOT. See also how they said they don’t degrade women but they tried to shame me by saying, you’re video is still up, like I should take it down. That’s what they wanted. Me to take it down. NOOOOO. THIS WAS FOR PEOPLE I FUCKING LOVE. spread this around.

I never did like World Star. I hope they get their asses handed to them.

2 weeks ago · 61 notes · Source · Reblogged from strugglingtobeheard

I’m sick of this “it’s just a troll” bullshit!

I’m bringing this back because it apparently needs to be said again! Just because someone is “trolling”, that doesn’t mean their ass gets let off the hook when they do or say some fucked up shit! Stop saying that shit like it’s a valid fucking argument! If you’re one of those people who thinks we should just “ignore” people racist/sexist/homophobic/islamophobic/transphobic shit, do me a favor and unfollow my ass RIGHT THE FUCK NOW!

ladyatheist:

People always say that shit when they see someone post some racist, homophobic, sexist, and/or just plain ignorant shit. What the fuck is your point in saying that? You think that it makes it ok? You think that somehow justifies the shit they said? That’s what it sounds like. I don’t give two shits if it is “just a troll”. I’m not letting their ass of the hook. I won’t ignore that shit just because they’re doing it for attention.

You wanna know why? When you do, the majority of the feedback they get is positive. They then develop this twisted view that what they’re doing is ok. That’s why you see people who continually do shit that they KNOW will hurt people. THAT SHIT WILL NEVER FLY WITH ME. If anything, them being a troll is even MORE reason to call them out. They know what they’re saying is wrong. They know they’re hurting people. They just don’t give a fuck. They’ll willing to hurt and insult anyone who stands between them and some damn attention. If you’re fine with that, I consider you part of the damn problem.

Shit like racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc won’t go away because people ignore that shit when it pops up. We tell the people who respond to it that they’re “overreacting” and they should “ignore it” and that is what keeps it going. If you see some fucked up shit going down, speak out about it. By keeping quiet, or worse telling people who do speak up to “calm down” and “ignore it”, you make yourself no better than the person who posted that shit in the first place.

1 month ago · 142 notes · Source · Reblogged from ladyatheist

tumblrofthrones:

“Free speech as a legal concept only guarantees you the right to speak. It doesn’t guarantee you the right to be heard, it doesn’t guarantee you the right to be agreed with, it certainly doesn’t guarantee you the right for your speech to not be challenged by someone else’s speech, and most importantly of all, it doesn’t mean you can’t suffer consequences if and when your free speech is used to cause harm to someone. Which is exactly what sexual harassment, racial slurs, and verbal bigotry are. That’s not censorship. That’s fairness.”

A damn good video talk- watch the whole thing- about the discussion of sexism/harassment within the internet geek world. This one is specifically based on a gamers’ issue, but it really applies to all the fandoms.

2 months ago · 259 notes · Source · Reblogged from fleurdelanuit

Report this shit on facebook! [tw sexual assault]

midori-fairy:

nefariousnewt:

femmesandfamily:

This group is called “People against girls who cry and complain after getting raped.”

Need I say more?

PLEASE REBLOG AND REPORT.

The report button is right next to the join button.

SIGNAL BOOST!!!!

This facebook group supports victim-blaming and it should be reported. 

2 months ago · 198 notes · Source · Reblogged from midori-fairy

But the grand pooh-bah of media misogyny is without a doubt Bill Maher—who also happens to be a favorite of liberals—who has given $1 million to President Obama’s super PAC. Maher has called Palin a “dumb twat” and dropped the C-word in describing the former Alaska governor. He called Palin and Congresswoman Bachmann “boobs” and “two bimbos.” He said of the former vice-presidential candidate, “She is not a mean girl. She is a crazy girl with mean ideas.” He recently made a joke about Rick Santorum’s wife using a vibrator. Imagine now the same joke during the 2008 primary with Michelle Obama’s name in it, and tell me that he would still have a job.
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Rush Limbaugh isn’t the only misogynist in media you know. (via cheatsheet)

As far as that last line goes, yes. He would still have a job. They would’ve just had him issue some bullshit “I’m sorry if you were offended” non-apology apology and everybody would act like it never happened.

3 months ago · 182 notes · Source · Reblogged from ceasesilence

Rush Limbaugh loses his first major advertiser following his "slut" slander of Sandra Fluke.

Here are some of his other advertisers:

Be sure to let them know how you feel.

3 months ago · 602 notes · Source · Reblogged from private-revolution

Albany Bill Would Bar Condoms as Evidence of Prostitution - NYTimes.com

socialismartnature:

The fact that this is even a “thing” just goes to show how sexist and repressive our society is.

I mean, confiscating condoms from sex workers? Shameful. Using possession of condoms as grounds to arrest a woman for prostitution? Despicable. Criminally punishing a woman for engaging in sex work (either voluntarily or because of necessity/coercion)? Downright barbaric.

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When she worked the streets, Yvette Gonzales said, she frequently saw other prostitutes working without condoms. But they were not having unprotected sex at the request of their customers.

Often, Ms. Gonzales said, the police would confiscate condoms when making a prostitution arrest so they could be used as evidence. And as soon as the prostitutes were released from jail, she said, they would go right back to work without protection; or refrain from carrying condoms at all, for fear of being arrested.

3 months ago · 26 notes · Source · Reblogged from socialismartnature

[tw: sexism, violence] the thing about michael fassbender…

bobies:

mswyrr:

…is that he’s a domestic violence committing, female co-star intimidating asshole. You can read the details of what he did to his female partner at the link. Regarding his treatment of female costars: Kiera Knightly didn’t want him spanking her during one of their scenes in a film & said so while tied up; in reply he said “Keira, you’re tied to a bed. You’re not really in a position to say that.” So when a woman is obviously scared and uncomfortable, his response is to scare her further, really make her feel her powerlessness to control what happens to her body. So that happened. And then some of his fans talked shit about her for not fully appreciating how wonderful it would be to get nonconsensually struck by him.

Basically, I don’t understand the attraction at all. I don’t understand. I want to push him out an airlock every time I have to see his hateful face. I want him and every other man who abuses women off my fucking planet. Kinda now.

But, yanno, I also want to shout “he freaking beat his wife!” whenever I see Sean Penn, so I guess I’m just a ~sensitive bitch~.

I find it interesting that I see their faces on my dash semi-regularly (mostly Fassbender), but apparently Chris Brown’s attractiveness isn’t sufficient to make his domestic violence inconsequential.

yeah this is an important thing for people to be aware of i think

3 months ago · 2,984 notes · Source · Reblogged from stfuconfederates

Trigger Warning: Violence, Misogyny

[rararamyeon asked you: The most disgusting misogynistic piece of shit music I have ever had the unfortunate horror of hearing was in the rock and roll genre. My friend made listen to it and at the time she thought it was funny. It had lyrics where the singer wanted to shove a knife through a woman’s uterus among other disgusting sentiments. I couldn’t listen past 30 seconds. I was side-eye fucking her the entire time she tried to explain why she was listening to it or why it was “funny”. UGH]

Wow. That shit doesn’t surprise me in the least but it’s still disgusting as hell. Let that same song be put to a different beat and have a Black man singing/rapping the lyrics and there would be a fucking uproar.

3 months ago · 12 notes