spitfireinspace:
- Mr “Welcome to the real world”. Sexism happens. Always has, always will. Might as well suck it up and deal with it. Try to change society? What are you, mad? I don’t like it either, sunshine, but just be good and don’t make a fuss.
- Mr “Oh my god calm down it was a joke”. Everyone knows if you tack “lol” onto the end of a sentence, no one can get mad at you because you were being hilarious, and if anyone gets offended they’re being an uptight prick. You truly are the George Carlin of our time.
- Miss Validator. “I’m a girl, and I think this is HILARIOUS. Calm down feminists!” Watch as everyone in the thread uses her as yet another reason why you are stupid and oversensitive and they are hilarious and right. May also “apologise for her gender” in a cosmic blast of internalised misogyny.
- Mr “I refuse to believe this happens”. He would never cat call or rape and isn’t sexist at all and thinks gender roles are outmoded. Therefore, he thinks, everyone else thinks just like me too. Can’t line up women’s experiences of sexism with his own worldview, so dismisses everything they say, demanding “proof”. Sees no irony in this.
- Mr “actually you’ve got this the wrong way round”. Silly you! This is looks, feels, smells and tastes like misogyny but is actually misandry. Don’t worry, easy mistake to make, anyone could have done it. Just don’t say I’m wrong or I’ll link you to pages explaining why you have female privilege and call you an ignorant bitch.
- Mr EvoPsych! Has never studied this but has skimmed some articles and therefore can explain every facet of how human behaviour works. And why it’s just best and most natural for everyone to stick to their traditional gender roles. Because that’s how we did it in 10000bc. Women and men are just different, that’s why you’re not as smart as him.
- Mr *totally unrelated point*. Seriously dude, how did you even get here. Seems to be having a totally different discussion than the one you’re having, then whines that you aren’t addressing his points.
- Mr “I’m so not the problem here. Hello ladies.” Ugh, photoshopping is TERRIBLE, fashion is STUPID and I tell my girlfriend not to wear makeup because makeup is GROSS. I like small boobs - take that societal norms! You don’t have to have plastic surgery anymore, girls, because I like’em small. Stop dieting! I like a woman with meat on her bones. Read Proust! I like a lady who’s well-read. I don’t understand why you would want an item of clothing that cost more than £50 - you don’t need that to attract me, madam. What do you mean, you like wearing eyeliner and don’t dress yourself solely for my benefit? I told you I don’t like high heels! STOP DOING THINGS I DON’T LIKE!
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Distinguished sociologist Erving Goffman noted that women in photographs are often portrayed in compromising or submissive situations such as having the head turned upwards to expose the neck or in a contorted stances often with light self-touching. Such poses invite the gaze of the viewer and make the subject of the photograph seem vulnerable and exposed to sexualization.
Erving Goffman is one of my sociological heroes.
The sex drive of men is something we are all comfortable with in this country. It’s funny and hormonal and slapstick (American Pie), it’s potentially uncontrollable, maniacal/homicidal (American Psycho), it is adulterous and is insatiable (American Beauty), it is fun and social (American Graffiti) and it is entrepreneurial (American Gigolo). But women? No. NC-17. XXXX. Stop it with the moaning.
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riese (via fuckyeahautostraddle)
Funny (read: fucking infuriating) thing about this: where female pleasure is generally a no-no, female pain is often viewed as less extreme. This skewed perception of female sexuality results in “Blue Valentine” being rated NC-17 because a woman is shown enjoying receiving oral sex, while “The Last House on the Left” and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” come away with R-ratings, despite both having explicit rape scenes.
So not only does our film culture limit female sexuality, but it limits it to the exact opposite of what anyone would hope sexuality to be: dark, shameful, violent, and only ever remotely pleasurable if orchestrated by a man - but never at the expense of the man’s own pleasure.
In “Blue Valentine”, Ryan Gosling gets Michelle Williams off, after all. We don’t see his character orgasm.
And, evidently, that’s far too threatening to the virility of men everywhere.
(via michaelfassbendersteeth)
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amindlessphilosopher:
AfuckingMEN. Goddammit Jon Stewart, I love you.
The whole ‘government funded contraception is like paying a woman to have sex’ argument is SO backasswards and fucking screwed, my brain explodes every time I try to articulate why it is wrong.
What about FUCKING VIAGRA? How come it’s okay for health insurance to cover the cost of treating broken penises, but everyone’s butt-hurt about birth control? Isn’t viagra encouraging SEX?
Oh, I’m sorry, I forgot that this country thrives on double standards. It’s okay for men to have sex all the time, because men can’t get pregnant. And if they get someone pregnant, it was the woman’s fault.
But if a woman is having sex and wants to be responsible and take control of her own sexual health, she’s automatically labeled a slut. I’m utterly disgusted. Seriously, what year is this?
- Woman:Can I have birth control?
- Government:No.
- Woman:I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
- Government:No.
- Woman:I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
- Government:No.
- Woman:Well, why can't I have birth control?
- Government:Because. Sex isn't for recreation.
- Woman:It can help regulate my period and benefit me in other ways.
- Government:Too bad.
- Man:For no reason other than for recreational sex, may I have birth control?
- Government:Do you have a penis?
- Man:YES, YES I DO!!
- Government:WELL HOWDY, VALID CITIZEN. You can buy condoms by the dozens. Here, here's a pack of special condom for "His Pleasure." Oooh, these come in different colours and flavours. Here, try these. They have ribs on them. And this one glows in the dark!! LOL OMG DICK LIGHTSABER!!
- Government:But seriously, you're a man. You can do what ever you want.
- Woman:But-
- Government:Shut up, you sinning, freeloading hussy.
View Larger “Or…you know…you can wear them normally, and not like a fuckin’ jackass.” —my girlfriend
You know what? I agree with her. What’s wrong with wearing them normally? I mean, good for you if you want to make something your own, but I’m just saying that not everything needs to be cute and girly. OWN THE PLAID! CONQUER THE FLANNEL!
(Source: flightlessmajesty)
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Hundreds Gather to Protest Global Warming… Kitchen Table Forum - GardenWeb
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