This week (Mitt Romney) was attacking Obama about ‘our failing educational system.’ (And) he has a point: I mean, we are graduating millions of people in this country who are so lacking in basic analytical skills, they are considering voting for Mitt Romney.”
on tumblr: guys we need to have a serious discussion about the erasure of nonbinary trans* people
in real life: ok, I guess I have to explain to my entire class how "feminist" is not an insult
awkward moment when you know you are crushing on someone too hard because you can relate to Taylor Swift.
historicalslut:
What has my life become?
Relevant to my life.
Two Steps to a Bikini-Ready Body
andyouhavetogivethemhope:
princessnaphthalene:
1. Look in the mirror and say “Bitch, I’m fabulous.”
2. Don bikini.
Accurate. All the bikini panic before beach weak made me so crabby. Can’t you still have a great time at the beach even if you don’t look like a sports illustrated model? Answer: yes. URGH.
(via scootiemcscooterpants)
What if neoliberalism is built upon a hill of incorrect assumptions that has enriched the few at the expense of the many? What if the freedom promised by neoliberalism does not include, for many people, the freedom to be healthy, have meaningful work, have time for leisure, participate in a broader community, or adequately support their children, no matter what they chose? What if poverty is not simply the consequence of making poor choices?”
Fat acceptance doesn’t simply advocate in favor of fatness. Fat acceptance is also about rejecting a culture that encourages us to rage and lash out at our bodies, even to hate them, for looking a certain way. It’s about setting our own boundaries and knowing ourselves, and making smart decisions about how we live and treat ourselves, and ferociously defending the privacy of those choices. It’s about promoting the idea that anything you do with your body should come from a place of self-care and self-love, not from guilt and judgment and punishment. It’s about demanding that all bodies, no matter their appearance or age or ability, be treated with basic human respect and dignity. That’s the world I’d like to build. For all of us.”
To all the people who judge sex workers and say, as Tina Fey did, “We should all be better than that,” I ask: If you really cared about helping us, the poor and deluded sex workers of the world, why is your money not where your mouth is? Why haven’t you stood up and said to a sex worker, “Hey, I’ll pay your bills and pay your tuition at a university so you can get any degree you desire. I’ll help you.” I’ll tell you why you haven’t said it: Because you don’t care, you’re just looking for someone to judge. As I’m the only one who pays my bills and puts food on the table for myself and my family, I feel justified in giving you a hearty, “Fuck You!” while I’m on my way to work. I’m not afraid of your judgment and I’m not afraid to stand up for myself. I’m a sex worker for my own reasons, and not a single one of those reasons is you.”
