January 2012
December 2011
“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald (via madeline-jane)
Good quote for the New Year
“Too many of us still believe that “self-respect” for a woman means chastity and...”
– Hugo Schwyzer (I want my daughter to grow up in a world in which all men are safe, responsible, reliable — The Good Men Project Magazine)
YES YES YES YES YES YES
(via whatsajuthika)
“We ask that you share with us your specific rationale and the scientific data...”
– Fourteen Democratic Senators • In a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who last week overruled an FDA recommendation that Plan B, the emergency contraception, be available without prescription to minors. In the words of Greg Sargent, who reported the story, “it isn’t every day that 14...
“And many prefer not to exercise their imaginations at all. They choose to remain...”
– J.K. Rowling (via thingsandschemes)
“In order to perpetuate itself, every oppression must corrupt or distort those...”
– Audre Lorde
“I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse,...”
– Virginia Woolf
“The thing is, it’s patriarchy that says men are stupid and monolithic and...”
– On claiming to be a stupid man who doesn’t know anything « Zero at the Bone
Exactly this. This is why I despise it when men refuse to have a conversation with me about these issues and instead play dumb.
(via ladyatheist)
Ahhhhhhh!!!! Yes!!!
(via wherethefuckdidiputmycigarettes)
“When one woman puts her experiences into words, another woman who has kept...”
– Carol Christ (via feminishblog)
And this is why I refuse to stop talking about certain topics. Yeah, I talk about some ‘uncomfortable’ topics hoping that maybe somebody, somewhere will read it and know they’re not alone. I’m still not sure if I’d have been able to pick my head up and say ‘I’m...
“Remember back when you were a kid, and you thought there were actually people...”
– Joe Rogan (via cultureofresistance)
“So, just so we’re clear: a 15-year-old who had unprotected sex and knows that...”
– Teen Girls Can Suck It: No Morning-After Pill Without Doc’s Consent (via marxisforbros)