Can we stop pretending that the correct response to “feminists are ugly” is to show pictures of beautiful women? as if women who aren’t beautiful are lesser feminists… as if one of the points of feminism isn’t to liberate women from beauty standards… as if beauty is our only worth… as if it isn’t excluding so many women
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I am honestly so supportive of young women and girls who don’t want to present themselves as sexual, whether they’re asexual, sex-repulsed, politically celibate, women who don’t want to feel or be sexy, or women who just don’t want to discuss it. I’m supportive whether this is something temporary or permanent, whatever the reason for it.
If sex isn’t liberating for you, that’s great. There’s nothing wrong with that and I’m sorry you’re being sold the lie that you’re repressed and/or unfeminist.
don’t romanticize basic rights
it’s not attractive that a man is a feminist
it’s not sexy that a man finally realizes the prejudice against women and how very oppressed women are
it’s common sense
He’s not a diamond among common stones. He’s a common stone among turds.
I want little Arab girls to know that they’re beautiful and valued. That their arm hair and fuzzy faces and unibrows are beautiful. That the darker skin under their eyes is inherited from generations of women who’ve survived a world that didn’t care if they made it, at best. That they share blood with warrior women, whose simply daily lives were a testament to strength of will. I want them to know they can be anything. They can be architects and build us a brand new world, they can be chefs and make people happy with their food, they can be visual artists and awe us with the glimpses they give us of the world through their eyes, they can be journalists and show us what goes on beyond our own communities, they can be tradeswomen and build with their hands, they can be fashion designers and awe us with their attention to detail and creativity. They can be anything. And they can start at any time.
the signs as powerful woman empowerment quotes (in honor of international women's day)
- Aries: "I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me." - Maya Angelou
- Taurus: "A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong [she] is until [she's] in hot water." - Eleanor Roosevelt
- Gemini: "A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman." - Melinda Gates
- Cancer: "Women’s empowerment can’t just be something that women are pushing for. It has to be something that we’re all pushing for" - Sophia Bush
- Leo: "Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness." - Oprah Winfrey
- Virgo: "Women are the real architects of society." - Cher
- Libra: "We have to teach our boys the rules of equality and respect, so that as they grow up gender equality becomes a natural way of life. And we have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible." - Beyonce
- Scorpio: "Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in." - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Sagittarius: "I hope that girls, especially, will see the importance of having a sense of justice and a sense of what’s fair and what’s worth fighting for. They’ll see that they can be warriors and at the same time soft and feminine and deeply feeling, with all the complexities women have." - Angelina Jolie
- Capricorn: "I just want women to always feel in control because we're capable...we're so capable" - Nicki Minaj
- Aquarius: "It is my hope and dream that one day every girl will go to school without fear or intimidation, and they will learn and grow to lead our future generations - as doctors, politicians, teachers, sisters and mothers. On this day we stand together and continue to grow stronger. And we will stand together tomorrow, and every day after as well." - Malala Yousafzai
- Pisces: "The one thing I do believe as a feminist is that in order for us to have gender equality we have to stop making it a girl fight and we have to stop being so interested in seeing girls trying to tear each other down – it has to be more about cheering each other on as women." - Taylor Swift
If you ever see a bad picture of yourself just think about sunsets
Have you ever tried to take a picture of a sunset with a crappy camera? It turns out like shit. I mean that could be the most beautiful sunset you’ve ever seen in your life and the photo looks gross.
That doesn’t mean the sunset isn’t breathtaking, it just means the camera can’t contain it’s beauty.
You are a gorgeous motherfucking sunset never forget that
If you ever see a bad picture of yourself just think about sunsets
Have you ever tried to take a picture of a sunset with a crappy camera? It turns out like shit. I mean that could be the most beautiful sunset you’ve ever seen in your life and the photo looks gross.
That doesn’t mean the sunset isn’t breathtaking, it just means the camera can’t contain it’s beauty.
You are a gorgeous motherfucking sunset never forget that
instead of saying we need to ~stop thinking women are beautiful angels and learn that there are evil/bad women out there~, maybe we need to realize that girls shouldn’t be divided into super strict categories, but actually treated like a...
- me, watching the 100: look at all these beautiful women and lincoln
- a misguided fan: actually there are a lot of other male char--
- me: just these women and one guy named lincoln. amazing
lol our society is so structured on binaries that people think cats are the opposite of dogs
we also regard dogs as “masculine” and cats as “feminine” to the point that it’s “weird” for men to love cats, women and gay men are stereotyped as liking cats, and creepiest of all, cats are stereotyped as “sexy” animals
Im 100% grossed out by this
this fits into my confusion as to why it’s perfectly acceptable to hate cats but blasphemy to hate dogs

