February 2012
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“Sexism in 2011 is a different, more subtle beast, which shows itself in...”
– Why Sexism is no Laughing Matter
”Why is this kind of casual sexism so prevalent?.. ‘There is a perception that women have arrived, therefore we don’t need to worry about it any more’ It is a perception underlined by the rush of (mostly male) cultural commentators who opined forcefully last week...
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“I’m pro-choice because the personhood of a embryo/fetus is irrelevant: no person...”
– — excerpted from Raising My Boychick, a blog on parenting
(via oceanevolution)
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Indian High Court Rules That the Decision to Abort... →
somepolitics:
In a significant decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week ruled that the right to abort a pregnancy in a marriage rests with the wife and not husband.
“A woman is not a machine in which raw material is put and a finished product comes out. She should be mentally prepared to conceive, continue the same and give birth to a child. The unwanted pregnancy would naturally...
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“Stop degrading the act of sex by calling it “opening your legs.”
I’m so sick...”
– flowersarebetterthanbullets on This Post (I made this a quote, because the original picture with text was visually offensive to my eyes. These pro-life people need to take a graphic design class.)
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“Through the process of socialization we learn to be sexist, even if throughout...”
– Stop Being A Bitch! A look at Sexism in Insults | Lawsonry (via sociolab)
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“I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone...”
– Oscar Wilde (via loveyourchaos)
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“I’m so fucking sick of people being all offended at fatness. I am sick of people...”
– 2012: The Year of Living Fatly « Fat Heffalump (via feministsbakecupcakestoo)
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How we teach little girls to accept abusive...
“On a somewhat serious note today because of a conversation the other day:
I am sure every girl can recall, at least once as a child, coming home and telling their parents, uncle, aunt or grandparent about a boy who had pulled her hair, hit her, teased her, pushed her or committed some other playground crime. I will bet money that most of those, if not all, will tell you that they were told “Oh,...
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“They may claim to be crusaders on behalf of unborn children, but there is more...”
– Sara Paretsky in: Our bodies, our fertility, Chicago Tribune yesterday
Really worth reading the whole thing.
(via stoppatriarchy)
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