January 2011
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“Fat people are often supported in hating their bodies, in starving themselves,...”
– Lesley Kinzel (via heyfatchick)
December 2010
1 post
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I was introduced to this tumblr meme by lucypaw. ...
October 2010
3 posts
September 2010
1 post
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Why I hate the 'campaign for real beauty'
It’s still an exceptionally narrow scope of women, all primped and preened in the same way. The women may be slightly larger and curvier, but they are still operating within the same paradigm as the rest of the beauty industry.
And because it’s better that what we’ve had before or better than nothing, we’re SETTLING. We’re lapping it up like the grateful little...
August 2010
15 posts
New blog post about the Equality Act & MP response
New blog post up at http://nakedfaery.blogspot.com.
Details of correspondence with MP regarding the Equality Act 2010.
http://nakedfaery.blogspot.com/2010/08/response-from-penny-mordaunt.html
It's Political Correctness gone MAD!
I swear to the Goddess the next person who says this in my presence is going to have their head ripped off by me.
Firstly, stop fucking using words like ‘mad’, ‘crazy’ and ‘insane’ to mean extreme. It’s ableist and extremely offensive to people with mental illness.
We’re learning more and more about diversity as a society (even if we’re...
ghostlove asked: What's your favourite book in the entire world and why?
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Is Being An Asshole Cool Now?
I don’t have many places that I consider to be safe spaces online. There’s one community on LJ that I’ve found to be inclusive and not bigoted.
Then a couple of days ago (maybe with the full moon coming!?) drama erupted there, and in other places across the internet that I frequent.
People are just so fucking mean. So cruel and spiteful. And it gets giggles. It gets...
“I don’t really think that a welcome is enough, to be frank.
Feminism has a long...”
– emphasis pronoun: Slut Had It Coming: Yesterday I got a question…(via sluthaditcoming)(via crustyriotqueer)(via pigisapig)(via clitorisaurusrex)(via blowingupthebinary)(via yellowbeesteward)(via kaylee-marie)(via aqrima)(via ihatethismess) (via robot-heart-politics) (via skirtonfire) (via...
Traditional Marriage Perverts the Tradition of... →
carnivaloftherandom:
This. HARD. Every time we try to protect, “Tradition,” in this country, I think, “I’m listening to someone that either never took, or didn’t pay attention in a History of Western Civilization class.”
Tradition = How we exclude other people.
The Future = How we include them.
We live in the future, most of us. Let’s run with that, shall we?
waifsworld:
sendmelies:
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anaisisanais asked: Apparently, the whole white board girl thing was fake anyway.
http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100810/meet-the-prankster-brothers-behind-jenny-the-whiteboard-using-farmville-exposing-hpoa-girl/
unrelated, but i was curious, is cis supposed to stand for 'comfortable in skin?'
http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100810/meet-the-prankster-brothers-behind-jenny-the-whiteboard-using-farmville-exposing-hpoa-girl/
unrelated, but i was curious, is cis supposed to stand for 'comfortable in skin?'
A Gem From the mouth of a child regarding...
One of Nathans [much older] friends today said to me in the context of a conversation about another child who’d just had his ears pierced:
“Getting both of your ears pierced if you’re a boy means you’re GAY!’
Me: “Err, no it doesn’t.”
Child: “Yes it does, only GAY boys get both of their ears pierced.”
Me: “Do you know what...
Genderbitch Lite: Now With More Rambling!:... →
I think what people are not grasping here is that whether you’re considered attractive by society or considered ugly by society you will still be subject to sexism.
In a society where worth is pulled from attraction factor for women and objectification is the norm, conventionally attractive women…
Said it better than I ever could. I wish I had her strength and clarity.
NakedFaerysThoughts: So You Quit On A Dry Wipe... →
stachiomaniasis:
sadydoyle:
crankyskirt:
Let me get this out of the way…yes it was funny. Yes it was good that she stood up to her boss objectifying her.
I have three reservations about the ‘wow she’s so cool’ crap floating around atm. All based on the fact that this is a privileged piece of shit.
1. She is hot. She knows it. There’s no way she didn’t know it and there’s no way she’s...
A post in which nakedfaery hits herself on the...
It wasn’t my intent to be victim blaming, but I really see why it came across that way.
To make things clear:
-I don’t think being sexually harassed is something that attractive women should feel they deserve or feel grateful for.
-I don’t think her being pretty excuses the guy for being a piss poor excuse for a boss. He was an unprofessional oaf and should have been...
So You Quit On A Dry Wipe Board? You Don't Get A...
Let me get this out of the way…yes it was funny. Yes it was good that she stood up to her boss objectifying her.
I have three reservations about the ‘wow she’s so cool’ crap floating around atm. All based on the fact that this is a privileged piece of shit.
1. She is hot. She knows it. There’s no way she didn’t know it and there’s no way...
Trans and intersex women being denied services
http://oiiaustralia.com/aebrain-equality-2/
It’s not acceptable, it’s utterly not FUCKING ACCEPTABLE.
Trans women and intersex people who identify as women need these services as much as cis women do.
The bigotry, prejudice and irrational discomfort of other people should not affect ANY woman being able to access these services.
Trans women are more likely to be subjected to...
Abortion - a PRO CHOICE rant
New post up at http://nakedfaery.blogspot.com.
http://nakedfaery.blogspot.com/2010/08/abortion-laying-it-down.html
July 2010
15 posts
Stop Telling People to Love their Bodies →
jemimaaslana:
ihatethismess:
chelle-shock:
aqrima:
The idea is pretty much everywhere, from the most radical of feminists, to the most superficial ad campaigns put out by companies that also sell skin-bleaching agents in India. “Love Your Body”. It’s about the only thing most feminists, most mainstream people, and the Empowerment Industry seem to find common ground on. And on its face, it’s...
The Carnival of The Random: A girl thinks of sex... →
Lies. Lies. Lies. On a day when I am in excruciating, mindfucking, soul-searing physical pain, AND in the throes of a PTSD episode, and having a TERRIBLE day at work, and when the world is totally fucked up - I still think of sex a minimum of 10 times a day.
How is it that every woman I know,…
I totally agree. I have a higher sex drive than my partner (who is a man and cis) and every...
Act Like You're Human - Being disabled in public
http://oneopalfruit.blogspot.com/2010/07/act-like-youre-human.html
I mostly liked the story quoted in this entry, I believe the person in it had good intentions and I like the message behind it. Treat people with dignity and respect, and regard them all as human being deserving of affection.
But excuse me for one moment, what if the disabled person in question hadn’t wanted someone to...
Vaseline Issues "Skin-Whitening" App for Facebook →
chelle-shock:
rtothemj:
luxuryproblem:
and in blatantly racist products today….
Vaseline has introduced a skin-lightening Facebook application designed to allow users to lighten their skin color in the profile pictures displayed on the social network site.
(Credit: Vaseline)
The company has chosen Bollywood star Shahid Kapur to promote the application as well as its other...
Being a cis woman and the realisations that come...
If you’re like me, and you’re a newbie feminist navigating the blogsphere, you’ll come across some confusing, contradictory, blatantly racist and quite alarmingly bigoted messages. You’ll take a while to find your identity within the scope of feminism, and understand the implications of being what you are.
It can be quite an alarming discovery. There are so many...
Menstrual cups
Using a menstrual cup is one way that I feel I’m being feminist in every day life. It takes money out of enormous companies making tampons and pads out of synthetic materials and adding chemicals. Most of which are bad for the vulval/vaginal health of a woman. It’s doing something that’s working in harmony with my body, not trying to suppress and hide it’s natural...
Fat Positivity
New blog post up at http://nakedfaery.blogspot.com
http://nakedfaery.blogspot.com/2010/07/fat-dont-be-ashamed-be-proud.html
Daily Feminist Action: Another post about rape, as... →
Repost from Lili Free.
*TRIGGER WARNING* This article talks about resources for survivors of sexual assault, including rape, and rape culture and rubbish news from UK politics.
I’ve been thinking about rape and rape culture a lot recently.
Over the weekend, one situation emerged where someone ignorant and unwilling to…
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The Campaign For Real Beauty - Yeah Right!
Boycott Doves bogus campaign for real beauty!
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Feminism and Motherhood - do they mesh?
New blog post up at http://nakedfaery.blogspot.com
http://nakedfaery.blogspot.com/2010/07/mummy-instinct-can-it-conflict-with.html
Caster Semenya Cleared To Compete →
Info needed - how much did having children cost... →
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Sexuality - are all these labels even worth it?
I have some questions for those of you that identify as queer (bisexual, pansexual, sapiosexual, gay, lesbian, omniosexual, *insert label*): When did you realise you were the sexuality you are?
Has your sexuality or the way you identify changed over your lifetime?
Do you use different labels now than you used to? Are you ‘out of the closet’ completely, to some people, or not at...
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OMG You smoke and you're pregnant!? Oh wait, what...
I’ve been a bit grumpy since I got home from the doctor. Leo assumed it was from the speculum prodding, but when I growled at an old man who gave me a funny look, I got asked ‘What is the matter with you anyway?’ I didn’t want to tell him because it was embarrassing. Eventually admitted that a rather nosey middle aged woman outside the doctors surgery had said something...