August 2012
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“Fish don’t see water, men don’t see patriarchy, and white philosophers don’t see...”
– Jennifer Hochschild, Princeton University (on Charles Mills’ THE RACIAL CONTRACT)
July 2012
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Supreme Hustle: Lamenting The Friend Zone, Or: The... →
breathingvioletfog:
fozmeadows:
Everyone’s heard of friendzoning – even if they don’t know the word, they sure as hell know the concept. It’s what happens time and again to unfortunate Nice Guys who, despite being nothing but sugar and spice to the girls they love, are nonetheless…
No one: So how do you balance being a father and a husband with being an athlete?
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“She didn’t understand that. “How can anyone be afraid of love?” “How can they...”
– Sherrilyn Kenyon (via spinals)
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“We don’t lift weights in order to look hot, especially for the likes of men like...”
– Zoe Smith, 18 year old weightlifter currently representing Great Britain at the Olympics, responding to tweets labelling her muscles “unattractive” and “unfeminine”. (via rawwomen)
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“Rape humor is designed to remind women that they are still not quite equal. Just...”
– Roxane Gay, “Daniel Tosh and rape jokes: still not funny”
http://www.salon.com/2012/07/12/daniel_tosh_and_rape_jokes_still_not_funny/
(via salon)
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“Such overblown rhetoric disguises the operation of a double standard in...”
– Joanna Bourke- Rape: Sex Violence History (via girlofgallifrey)
This is something that I have been thinking about. YAY PEOPLE PUTTING WORDS.
(via joans-own-words)
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“You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place. Like you’ll not...”
– Azar Nafisi (via thatkindofwoman)
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“Prison, as a punishment, is a remnant of barbarity. To the prisoner it is the...”
– Constance Markievicz, Conditions of Women in English Jails, 1922 (via ellentansey)
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“I really found him [Malcolm X] fascinating, bright. He taught me a lot about...”
– Larry King via his Reddit IAMA, after being asked the question: “What was it like interviewing Malcolm X?” (via maliksquared)
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“Once you start to speak, people will yell at you. They will interrupt you, put...”
– -Audre Lorde (via loveyourchaos)
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