Originally posted on Fit and Feminist:
In recent years, I’ve made a habit of spending the last several days of the year engaged in a sort of psychological reset, which is basically a fancy way of saying I spend my time relaxing and thinking about things. I haven’t normally made resolutions because I’ve found that…
Diary of a mothering worker. August 28, 2013
Originally posted on grrlscene:
Post 115. Ziya is two, but she’s clear about sex, her body and reproduction. That gives her a language to ask questions, assess knowledge, think about herself, identify her rights and break silences around all too common phenomena such as child sexual abuse. If you ask her how babies are made,…
How to be the perfect victim – a how-to guide for good girls.
Originally posted on Caroline Criado-Perez:
TW for victim-blaming, sexism and racism – many direct quotations included. Don’t feed the trolls If you react in any way other than with silence to people threatening you, you deserve the threats. It is really very simple. Shut up and be a good girl. Don’t be silent If someone…
Bikinis vs. one-pieces: the debate over swimsuits is not actually about swimsuits
Originally posted on Fit and Feminist:
When swimsuit designer Jessica Rey’s video “The Evolution of the Swimsuit” went viral earlier this year, I didn’t pay it much mind, particularly when I learned she tried to make a connection between bikinis and the objectification of women. I would have happily gone on paying her no mind…
Comments on “Eyes Under The Glass Floor”
Comments on “Eyes Under The Glass Floor” My sister is one of the few women I know who actively looks out for the women and men who work for her domestically. She is always encouraging them to do better, to get out if they could or wanted to. We need more people like her and … Continue reading
Taking Statutory Rape Seriously
Imagine the following rape statute: “If a person over the age of twenty-one years has sexual contact constituting oral-genital or genital-genital contact with a minor under the age or fourteen years, such person shall be guilty of a Class A felony and shall be imprisoned for life without the possibility of parole.” If the legislature…
11 Things You Should Stop Saying To Introverts
India’s #Football Champs: The Real ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ #Girls!
Originally posted on THE 50 MILLION MISSING CAMPAIGN BLOG ON INDIA'S FEMALE GENDERCIDE:
uly 13, 2013, as most of India slept, eighteen girls from Jharkhand were ecstatically screaming ‘Vande Mataram’ as they lifted the trophy for being placed third in the prestigious Gasteiz Cup in Spain! Representing the Yuwa India under-14 all-girls’ team, this was…
UPDATE: “Is it still rape if you kill her first?” – Pub Quiz question from Radio bar, Glasgow.
Originally posted on What's left of the Left?:
In response to this http://whatsleftoftheleft.com/2013/07/30/is-it-still-rape-if-you-kill-her-first-pub-quiz-question-from-radio-bar-glasgow/ and the comments people have been leaving on the Radio-Nude bar Facebook page and Twitter, below is a statement from G1 group I have recently received and my response. Thank you everyone for your support on this. Dear Matthew, In reference to…
“Is it still rape if you kill her first?” – Pub Quiz question from Radio bar, Glasgow
Originally posted on What's left of the Left?:
Please circulate/re-blog/tell others/tweet etc. Last night myself and four others went to a bar called Radio in Ashton Lane, Glasgow for the pub quiz. It was a horrific experience. The quiz comprised sexist, misogynistic, and homophobic comments and questions, and most frightening of all, encouragement…
