phosphorescentt:

fawnthefeminist:

In all seriousness I made this because it’s one of my pet peeves for guys to assume I’m dressing up/wearing makeup for THEM, but then after I made this, I’m like holy shit I made that hair dryer fuck that shoe. So then I had two reasons to put it on tumblr. 

“I like you better with less makeup!”

does it look like i give a SHIT

(via goldleafdreams)

lemondukes: mresundance: reckonedrightly: indypendenthistory: On Sep 13, 1944, a princess from India lay dead at Dachau concentration camp. She had been tortured by the Nazis, then shot in the head. Her name was Noor Inayat Khan. The Germans knew her only as Nora Baker, a British spy who had gone into occupied France using the code name Madeline. She carried her transmitter from safe house to safe house with the Gestapo trailing her, providing communications for her Resistance unit. Oh my God, yes. Let’s talk about Noor Inayat Khan. Wireless operators in France had a life expectancy of six weeks. Noor was actively transmitting for over three times as long. While she was in France, every other wireless operator in her network was slowly picked off until she was the last radio link between London and Paris. It was “the most dangerous and important post in France”.   She was offered a way back to Britain and refused. In fact, in her transmissions to London, she once said that she was having the time of her life, and thanked them for giving her the opportunity to do this. She was captured by the Gestapo, but never gave up: she made three attempt escapes. One involved asking to take a bath, insisting on being allowed to close the door to preserve her modesty, and then clambering onto the roof of the Gestapo HQ in Paris. Her last word before being shot was, “Liberté!” The term BAMF was coined for such persons.  Why didn’t I learn more about incredible ladies like her in school.
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lemondukes:

mresundance:

reckonedrightly:

indypendenthistory:

On Sep 13, 1944, a princess from India lay dead at Dachau concentration camp. She had been tortured by the Nazis, then shot in the head. Her name was Noor Inayat Khan. The Germans knew her only as Nora Baker, a British spy who had gone into occupied France using the code name Madeline. She carried her transmitter from safe house to safe house with the Gestapo trailing her, providing communications for her Resistance unit.

Oh my God, yes. Let’s talk about Noor Inayat Khan.

  • Wireless operators in France had a life expectancy of six weeks. Noor was actively transmitting for over three times as long.
  • While she was in France, every other wireless operator in her network was slowly picked off until she was the last radio link between London and Paris. It was “the most dangerous and important post in France”.  
  • She was offered a way back to Britain and refused.
  • In fact, in her transmissions to London, she once said that she was having the time of her life, and thanked them for giving her the opportunity to do this.
  • She was captured by the Gestapo, but never gave up: she made three attempt escapes. One involved asking to take a bath, insisting on being allowed to close the door to preserve her modesty, and then clambering onto the roof of the Gestapo HQ in Paris.
  • Her last word before being shot was, “Liberté!”

The term BAMF was coined for such persons. 

Why didn’t I learn more about incredible ladies like her in school.

(via oziancarnival)

Source: indypendenthistory

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galloping-abs:

lesbianese:

  • When a person of color says that they hate white people,they hate white people as an institution (aka white supremacy/hegemony)
  • When a woman says that they hate men,they hate men as an institution (aka male dominance/patriarchy)
  • When a queer person says that they hate straight people,they hate straight people as an institution  (aka heteronormativity)
  • When a trans* person says that they hate cisgender people,they hate cisgender people as an institution (aka gender essentialism/rigid gender roles)

SO WHEN ANY OF THESE PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY HATE ANY OF THESE GROUPS, DON’T RESPOND WITH “NOT ALL WHITE PEOPLE/MEN/STRAIGHT/CIS PEOPLE ARE LIKE THAT”. WE KNOW THAT. IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU PERSONALLY.IT’S ABOUT INSTITUTIONS AND THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY, AS INSTITUTIONS, OPPRESS US. SHUT THE FUCK UP.

I still think that people should use their words in this, especially for those who just aren’t as knowledgeable about things. If you want people to listen to your opinions and take you seriously, you should probably not start with “I hate men” and instead just head off with something like “I really hate the patriarchal system and here’s why.” Because even though to you do not mean an entire group of people literally, you are still reducing it to a group with your words. I know that they may have privilege, but that doesn’t mean you can marginalize them by words in return—using the correct wording is quite frankly not only more polite but more likely to encourage people to actually listen to your argument.

When I say “I hate the patriarchal system” men laugh at me and refuse to believe there IS a patriarchal system. So to be honest with you, when I bother to argue WITH men over feminist issues, I leave my big words out so I don’t confuse them.

When I say “I hate men” I’m not usually talking to men. It’s an expression of anger that I share with my roommates, my sister, my friends. It’s an expression of helpless, consuming rage at the situation I’m in as a woman, subject to violence and objectification and men who LAUGH when told about these things. In a system that gives me no power, “I hate men” is not marginalizing to men. Men cannot BE marginalized. What men perceive as “marginalizing” is women carving out a tiny safe space for themselves. When I say I hate men, a man gets his feelings hurt. When a man says he hates women, I fear for my safety.

It’s not about whether or not men are going to take me seriously when I say it. It’s about having a venue where I can freely express myself and my anger. Because I grew up in a society that trained me to be fearful when a man gets close to me. Existing in this society as a woman is a discomfort, and fuck the guys who can’t handle that. If “I hate men” makes a man uncomfortable, GOOD. Now he knows to keep away from me.

And the argument that it hurts men is just derailment. It’s just a way to control women’s anger and to make our movement safe and clawless. Men do not control my anger. Oppressors do not decide the narrative of the oppressed. I know from personal experience that you can get the fuck over yourself and deal with a marginalized group saying things like that. It’s not like I was thrilled the first time I saw “die cis scum.” But I didn’t start crying about how trans people were oppressing me back, because that is impossible and absurd. I said “well damn, cis people must be doing some terrible things that I don’t want to be a part of!”

If somebody in a marginalized group says “I hate *oppressor*” ask yourself, “What do I need to do to make this person feel safe around me?”

Source: lesbianese

heddahopperhats:

asonofgallifrey:

rainbowrowell:

Jon Stewart vs. People Who Don’t Understand How Birth Control works

Grow the fuck up, O’Reily

I’ve heard just about enough from Bill O’Reily. He also considers himself pro-life…just more evidence that the movement is more about punishing women for sex than “protecting the unborn.” 

Source: sandandglass

So I dunno how your father’s day was but my dad got drunk and tried to braid my hair

The only other time I can remember him showing affection like that is the day I moved out. Pretty sure I got a hug.

Anyway, happy annual day of navigating complex and emotional family issues I guess

“I’m giving him one last chance”

cyphercat:

mercurialmalcontent:

vastderp:

If you find yourself thinking this, the friendship/relationship/whatever is dead. What it really means is that they’ve got you thinking you have to let them hurt you just one last time so your escape will be a reaction instead of a decision. That’s no good. Don’t give Future You room to second-guess yourself later. Why? Because you will have second thoughts, and you do not want to find yourself blaming the heat of the moment, downplaying your feelings like they’re not valid because you were under pressure.

Run for the hills the very minute you catch yourself assigning a number value to the humiliations you intend to tolerate before it’s OK to escape.

You wouldn’t need to draw that line in the sand if you didn’t already know the other person is going to cross it.

I can’t second this loudly enough. THIS. Thisthisthis. IT IS OKAY to turn around and leave without a ‘good reason’, wanting to leave is enough, and if you’re to the point you’re thinking about last chances? It’s MORE than enough. Especially because way too often one last chance can turn into another, and another, and another, until you’re asking them to give *you* another chance for daring to breathe or exist in a way they don’t 100% approve of.

I don’t reblog a lot of serious shit, but. This is something I really wish I’d understood ten years ago. If you’re making deals with yourself over how much mistreatment, or what kind of mistreatment, you’re willing to forgive, it’s time to bail and reset that standard to “none.”

Source: vastderp