(Source: unsubmarinoamarillo, via sciascia)
The Purity Myth
If you’re a female this should concern and frighten you in a big way.
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"The thing is, it’s patriarchy that says men are stupid and monolithic and unchanging and incapable. It’s patriarchy that says men have animalistic instincts and just can’t stop themselves from harassing and assaulting. It’s patriarchy that says men can only be attracted by certain qualities, can only have particular kinds of responses, can only experience the world in narrow ways. Feminism holds that men are capable of more – are more than that."
i just finished watching this on my bus ride back to boston. everyone should watch this and get educated. honestly, there need to be changes. check it out. i have a download link if anyone doesn’t get the OWN network or couldn’t find a link themselves. on the website there are calendars for screenings in various cities also.
"You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant society, which tries to control how women are depicted on screen. The MPAA is okay supporting scenes that portray women in scenarios of sexual torture and violence for entertainment purposes, but they are trying to force us to look away from a scene that shows a woman in a sexual scenario, which is both complicit and complex. It’s misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman’s sexual presentation of self. I consider this an issue that is bigger than this film. … There is something very distorted about this reality that they’ve created, which is that it is OK to torture women on screen. Any kind of violence towards women in a sexual scenario is fine. But give a woman pleasure? No way. Not a chance. That’s pornography."
Ryan Gosling, actor and feminist, in a letter protesting the NC-17 rating of Blue Valentine. The rating was based on one consensual sex scene.
(Source: snowstorminjuly, via lemon-difficult)
Miss Representation a documentary about women and the media
reblogging this every time it appears on my dash
i just did a bit of research on their site to find a screening nearby, and i was very pleased to find one in boston. even MORE pleased to find out that suffolk is actually hosting it at our law school.
october 25th from 6-7:30 pm in the large function room. be there. get educated.
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my women in 20th century europe class is fantastic, and i’ve been loving our readings and discussions so far, especially since many of them relate to other material i’ve covered in past WGS related courses. however, it’s frustrating and actually quite sad, yet incredibly angering that so many of the issues faced by women hundreds of years ago are still running rampant in our society today. all the more reason to fight back, get educated, in turn educate others, and do something about it. this rant would be significantly longer if i weren’t about to pass out from exhaustion. all in all, i’m more inspired and driven than ever to fight for a change.
"The reason racism is a feminist issue is easily explained by the inherent definition of feminism. Feminism is the political theory and practice to free all women: women of color, working-class women, poor women, physically challenged women, lesbians, old women –as well as white economically privileged heterosexual women. Anything less than this is not feminism, but merely female self-aggrandizement."
Barbara Smith, 1979
(Source: friendlyangryfeminist, via loveyourchaos)
"Rape culture is 1 in 6 women being sexually assaulted in their lifetimes. Rape culture is not even talking about the reality that many women are sexually assaulted multiple times in their lives. Rape culture is the way in which the constant threat of sexual assault affects women’s daily movements. Rape culture is telling girls and women to be careful about what you wear, how you wear it, how you carry yourself, where you walk, when you walk there, with whom you walk, whom you trust, what you do, where you do it, with whom you do it, what you drink, how much you drink, whether you make eye contact, if you’re alone, if you’re with a stranger, if you’re in a group, if you’re in a group of strangers, if it’s dark, if the area is unfamiliar, if you’re carrying something, how you carry it, what kind of shoes you’re wearing in case you have to run, what kind of purse you carry, what jewelry you wear, what time it is, what street it is, what environment it is, how many people you sleep with, what kind of people you sleep with, who your friends are, to whom you give your number, who’s around when the delivery guy comes, to get an apartment where you can see who’s at the door before they can see you, to check before you open the door to the delivery guy, to own a dog or a dog-sound-making machine, to get a roommate, to take self-defense, to always be alert always pay attention always watch your back always be aware of your surroundings and never let your guard down for a moment lest you be sexually assaulted and if you are and didn’t follow all the rules it’s your fault."
"The good news is, feminism isn’t all about antis. It’s progressive and — as cheesy as this sounds — it’s about making your life better. As different as we all are, there’s on thing most young women have in common: We’re all brought up to feel like there’s something wrong with us. We’re too fat. We’re too dumb. We’re too smart. We’re not ladylike enough — stop cursing, chewing with your mouth open, speaking your mind. We’re too slutty. We’re not slutty enough. Fuck that. You’re not too fat. You’re not too loud. You’re not too smart. You’re not unladylike. There is nothing wrong with you."
(via sciascia)
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