July 2011
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Can people who define themselves as "men" be...
closetospring:
feministdisney:
skip-to-the-end:
all of my hate James. all of it.
edited to add this here as well: “
from this post: http://skip-to-the-end.tumblr.com/post/8275165243/all-of-my-hate-james-all-of-it
I stated that feminism was for women, I did not mean just cis-women. I apologize for not making that clear in the initial posting.”
there’s a couple blogs up right now about...
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Can people who define themselves as "men" be...
skip-to-the-end:
all of my hate James. all of it.
edited to add this here as well: “
from this post: http://skip-to-the-end.tumblr.com/post/8275165243/all-of-my-hate-james-all-of-it
I stated that feminism was for women, I did not mean just cis-women. I apologize for not making that clear in the initial posting.”
there’s a couple blogs up right now about how men can’t be...
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Princess Makeover
I love when people re-draw the princesses with different outfits, they always look happier to me, and that is, I’m sure, entirely in my head.
check out more of these at: http://hurricanevanessa.com/?p=19326
whos-scruffy-looking-deactivate asked: "Disney is inescapable...but alterable." = GENIUS.
This blog is awesome; thank you for running it.
This blog is awesome; thank you for running it.
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the Disney Princess identity
I’ve been thinking more about what exactly bothers me about Disney’s princess franchise. I actually like Disney movies (Jasmine is my favorite Princess!), but one can separate pleasure of the narrative from critique of the message. I don’t always agree with the criticism of Disney creating a “princess ideal” for girls and that this in itself is bad, because I don’t think...
School Recently Barred a Black Student From Being... →
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white privilege?
(Source of photo: sammyinsanity. she had 3 pics up on her tumblr so I just posted the one with the most relevance)
Some people will never realize the extent of their white privilege? LOL IM A TROLL SO IM GOING TO USE THE N- WORD
”Nothing I said was racist. Anyone can be a n*****. PLUS, I didn’t direct that towards any specific person.”
-Glad we live in a day...
"Intent is irrelevant"
mycultureisnotatrend:
“Hello, someone referred me to your blog and I just wanted to say that I do love the Native American’s culture. My grandfather does carry Cherokee blood in him and I’m proud to have Native American lineage. My grandmother was a teacher for the Hopi and Pueblo tribes and my mother and uncle even grew up with them so we’ve acquired lot’s of things from them. I do reblog...
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Nothing says Princess like "Being rescued"
I’ll be posting more about Disney’s marketing tomorrow in a full-length blog, but for now, a screenshot of a page from their official “Which Disney Princess are You?” Quiz.
Even keeping in mind the young age demographic, the choices are still quite limiting for young girls who might like to see princesses as more than just passive agents. Why did the rebellious...
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on having to realize sleeping beauty isn't a real...
librumincendere:
cliffordcorrupt:
incrediblyloudly:
WOMANIZING PIG!
FIGHT THE PATRIARCHY AND RAPE CULTURE, DESTROY THE FAIRY TALES TAUGHT TO OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY PROMOTE GENDER ROLES AND OTHER STUFF I CAN THROW UNDER WORDS THAT END IN -IST OR -ISM.
because i’m so sure that she would absolutely rather lie sleeping for the rest of her life. seriously. fuck whoever made this....
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Slut shaming: a perfect example
I have to write this quick before my mom busts me for being on the computer (shut up, I’m moving in a month, haha).
I won’t normally ask for favors, but if you have time, please leave the author of this post a piece of your mind. He is the EDITOR of this dating part of xanga (datingish), and wrote an incredibly, incredibly slut-shaming piece. You might even want to bookmark it...
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links to incredibly slut shaming piece (Men vs... →
to everyone & no one at once: riot grrrls, i want... →
theseathatfeedsthewind:
i am completely horrified. today, my sister and i were talking about parties. i never go to them because that’s not my cup of tea, but my sister has gone to her fair share. i was telling her about the whole riot grrrl movement, the beef i have with slut shaming, and the reason behind slutwalks….
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On being a Disney Princess
I actually like Disney movies (Jasmine is my favorite Princess) but I think it’s possible to separate pleasure of the narrative from critique of the message. Personally, I don’t always agree with the critique of how Disney creates a “princess ideal” for girls, because I don’t think there’s anything wrong with wanting/pretending to be a princess.
The...
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spreadthecalm asked: As a feminist, do you believe that woman who want to be treated equally, should have to have meet the same requirements to pass P.E. (which currently they don't), Join the military (which currently they don't), be allowed certain federal aid that males currently aren't, and be subject to the same laws that men are when it comes to domestic abuse and violence?
Meg: feminist or feminist-friendly? →
but-for-the-grace:
evewithanapple:
feministdisney:
conventionallyunique:
In 80 years, Disney created only 3 feminists
Esmeralda, Capt Amelia and Megara.
what exactly makes these characters feminists, though? I haven’t seen The Hunchback of Notre Dame in a while,…
” I really wish people would learn to differentiate between feminist criticism of Disney and kneejerk...
Meg: Feminist? →
evewithanapple:
feministdisney:
feministdisney:
conventionallyunique:
In 80 years, Disney created only 3 feminists
Esmeralda, Capt Amelia and Megara.
what exactly makes these characters feminists, though? I haven’t seen The Hunchback of Notre Dame in a while, and I haven’t seen the middle character ever,…
”Well you know how men are. They think “no” means “yes” and “get lost” means...
Meg: Feminist? →
feministdisney:
conventionallyunique:
In 80 years, Disney created only 3 feminists
Esmeralda, Capt Amelia and Megara.
what exactly makes these characters feminists, though? I haven’t seen The Hunchback of Notre Dame in a while, and I haven’t seen the middle character ever,…
”Well you know how men are. They think “no” means “yes” and “get lost” means “take me, I’m yours.”
“I’m a...
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"i slut shame because i can" classy post
jeremyfuckingmckinnon:
just like you think those women can wear whatever they want. i can think of them however i fucking choose. stop telling me it’s wrong to say someone is dressed slutty when their vag is hanging out of their dress. i have every right to think how i want and to have certain standards.
I liked the commentary on this piece, not the original. I think the author will...
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murmurous-penumbra:
I wish we could hear hair grow. Creak musically like tree roots.
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Flattering v. threatening
bagleworm:
“Another reason why most cis, straight men, see being hit on as flattering, not threatening. Because they have every reason to expect their “no” to be respected, they see being hit on all the time as having your pick of potential partners; I imagine very few of them really understand the Schrödinger’s rapist phenomenon, and they don’t understand why it can be so difficult to...
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raven1215:
“Remember: gender is not a test. And nobody else gets to say whether or not you pass.”
—
Asher Bauer - Pass Or Fail? (via frass)
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Walking at night: not an invite to rape
Just read a super fun blog, “An unpopular opinion on how to prevent rape.” Part of it read:
“Newsflash, lovelies. What should happen and what does happen are almost never quite the same…and yes, women should be able to walk through a dark alley at two o’clock in the morning, looking like a ho and not be raped… However. This is not what happens… You know...
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Bloom and bloom
-Back around 7 years ago (wow) I wrote a free-form poem as an exercise for HS cre. write class and found it this week while I was throwing stuff out. So I cut out about 3/4 of it and turned it into a more structured poem… I guess it turned out okay, I like the rhythm of it if not all the word choice haha.-
the flowers spring up and die and up and die, what is the point I see a haze of...
the future will be hilarious for dogmatic fanatics
-STFU Hatemongers
honestly I’m just so excited for that time in the future when Christianity isn’t the majority religion, because if this happens all their arguments are going to come back and BITE THEM REALLY HARD IN THE BUTT.
Oh, we should allow religion to influence our laws? Yeah Islamic laws! Let’s go! What, you don’t like that idea? Suddenly you...
I'm a girl and I'm not one of those "feminists"!
I’m a girl and I’m not one of those “feminists”! I like boys! I really like boys! And I like giving blowjobs and I’ll make you a sandwich if you ask. Did I mention I like boys? Are the boys looking? Are they paying attention? Did they hear me pointing out that I’m not going to be one of those women who forces them to think about their male privilege? Did I mention I can be complicit in...
edited for other purposes: haha what
Ignore that If I sent you to this page, I needed to place this somewhere/didn’t want 4000 followers reading it before it was posted/didn’t think to ask for an email and sending 5 asks at once tends to get confusing on both ends or things get lost. Interview for Disney mods!
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So, you run the site Walt Disney Confessions! As a Disney Feminism blog,...
It IS a contradiction, indeed!
cpt-cliffracer:
This is a contradiction.
Disney princess’s stories revolve around men and how their happily ever after comes when they find their men. This piece makes no sense to me. Even less sense than the appropriation that I did, that had no real meaning behind it other than showing a heroine as Rosie the Riverter.
sorry if it’s not clear from that one image, but the...
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Blog: "A Disney Loving Feminist" →
I came across this today… felt like it applied to my tumblr, for obvious reasons. haha
Image: from blog… shirt Disney was selling to girls. Gaah
chivalry
sanctumstercus:
Why is chivalry seen as misogynistic? Is holding open a door for someone not a kind thing to do whether the person holding it open is a man or woman or the person it’s being held open for is a man or woman? What’s wrong with that, I don’t understand?
true, there’s nothing wrong with that. It depends on how you define chivalry, basically. I agree with what you’re...
Feminism: not just about the ol' oppression thing →
speakeasaye:
feministdisney:
speakeasaye:
feministdisney:
speakeasaye:
But I don’t bring it into every single aspect of my life. A female statue was built, and you can see the statues underwear. Oh god, someone save me. Everything is horrible and just…men don’t view me as an equal!!!
No, feminists…just. No. Honestly, yes. There are some men who will do everything…
The problem isn’t...
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"I would love for there to be a permanent statue... →
speakeasaye:
But I don’t bring it into every single aspect of my life. A female statue was built, and you can see the statues underwear. Oh god, someone save me. Everything is horrible and just…men don’t view me as an equal!!!
No, feminists…just. No. Honestly, yes. There are some men who will do everything…
The problem isn’t about men or women, it’s about basic respect for...
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Gender Neutral Forms of Address Becoming More... →
raven1215:
I have long wondered why we don’t have available and in wide circulation gender neutral forms of address, in addition to titles such as “Mr.” or “Mrs.” Apparently now some pretty major UK institutions are doing just that, using “Mx.” and “Misc.” VERY cool.
why I like responding to stupid statements
I know this is going to sound weird, but I deliberately go around looking for trollish comments about feminism to re-post with my own, rather serious discussion added. I get endless jollies from this. I’m trying to figure out why. I think it is a combination of several things:
A) I find the juxtaposition of language (“HAHA DUMB FEMINISTS I HATE WOMEN’S RIGHTS”) and...
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Ugly feminists! Using words!
mylittlepig:
cyklotz:
feministdisney:
cyklotz:
ugh good thing im not a feminist or i would be UGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m happy that you are happy! As an ugly feminist, I am quite happy that feminism has allowed me to really examine my values/what I believe in, and what I have absorbed from society. It is quite true that all people are considered physically ugly by at least one other...
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Ugly feminists!
cyklotz:
ugh good thing im not a feminist or i would be UGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m happy that you are happy! As an ugly feminist, I am quite happy that feminism has allowed me to really examine my values/what I believe in, and what I have absorbed from society. It is quite true that all people are considered physically ugly by at least one other person, if not many, owing to...
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WTF of the day :) →
everythinginsidemyhead:
if you like feminism and enjoy women’s rights then i probably hate you
there’s nothing that annoys me more than a feminist so please delete yourself from existence.
Happened to come across this… I guess in the end I just find it kind of funny. Author’s page says she’s 17 and a freshman in college, so I feel like there’s hope for her even if...
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aljazeera:
UN declares famine in parts of Somalia
United Nations says 3.7 million people “now in crisis” and more than 10 million affected by worst drought in decades.
Refugees
aljazeera:
Kenya to open new camp on Somali border | New facility with 80,000 capacity to open at Dadaab, already home to hundreds of thousands fleeing threat of starvation.
