February 2012
180 posts
“Part of the racialized sexism wants everyone to think that a 15-year old Mexican...”
– bell hooks, Homegrown: Engaged Cultural Criticism (via nyx2701)
withrevolutionarycries:
white actress wears wigs…she’s probably doing that for a role or is trying a look to get picked up for a role, or oooh she has such style and versatility.
black actress wears wigs…SHE HATES HERSELF MIGHT AS WELL BE BLEACHING HER SKIN!
If Common Sense Was Used in Government and the...
Citizen: I don't believe in abortion.
Government: Then don't get one.
Citizen: I don't believe in birth control.
Government: You don't have to use it.
Citizen: I think gay marriage is a sin.
Government: Don't marry the same sex then.
Citizen: I want my kids to learn about creationism.
Government: Take them to church.
“For the black woman, the global processes of capital accumulation ensure that...”
– Filomina Chioma Steady, “African Feminism: A Worldwide Perspective” (via kamaolesands)
the bad dominicana: freshmouthgoddess: (TW:... →
freshmouthgoddess:
(TW: invalidation re: suicide, rape, abuse, EDs, MIs) Things You Shouldn’t Say To…
youarenotyou:
journeytoanewcreation:
journeytoanewcreation:
People suffering from depression:
“Stop being so negative!” “You choose to be sad” “You don’t even have…
“I’d like to raise both of my middle fingers to him and anyone who thinks...”
– M.I.A. (via transformfeminism)
“Dream Hampton explained to me about how this is a time when women are fighting...”
– Rapper Too $hort being accountable to the backlash surrounding his “fatherly advice” in XXL Magazine.
#Babysteps
(via unapproachableblackchicks)
Woooooow. Is this really where the average dude is at in terms of awareness? This is scary. But I guess it’s good folks are learning?
(via...
oshki-ayaawi: You don't actually think a fetus is... →
nessfraserloves:
abaldwin360:
religiousragings:
like-an-echo:
When you hear that a woman gets an abortion, you go nuts about the fetus having rights. You feel sorry for the poor baby. You feel angry because the baby was done injustice. It’s about the baby.
Taking the…
“brown girls yoga this sunday 12pm 377 dundas, toronto, ontario, w $10 or pwyc,...”
– Luv Da Brown Girls, Jamilah, Destinie & Kim (via queergiftedblack)
Goddamazon: [Trigger Warning: Rape] Please spread... →
stfusexists:
needleg33k:
Hey all
My friend is trying to get signatures for a petition against Judge David Farrell. Recently, he sentenced 2 men to 40 months in prison for raping an 11-year old. Why was the sentence so light? Because she looked older than her ask and was “willing”,…
“For decades, Barbie’s blond hair, blue eyes, wasp-thin waist and improbable...”
– Sarah Todd (further) explains what Barbie means in Nicki Minaj’s images, hip-hop, and “girl culture” on the R today. (via racialicious)
Trans Sexuality - A Safe Sex Zine →
boybitch:
tobitastic:
Safe sex information is almost universally designed for non-trans (and straight) folks, and then that information is given to us when and where it applies. However, there is a lot of information that is unique to trans people and trans bodies that never gets included. This zine answers the question, what would sex ed look like if it was designed specifically for trans...
Urban Youth, the metropolis kid: Black 'Feminist'... →
urbanafrofuturism:
I feel like…
a lot of the time, ‘conscious’ black men emerge, and they read all this and that about race and gender, and feminism, and womanism, and sexism, and misogyny.
And they take these narratives, and they create a pedestal for black women to sit on,
and they say things like ‘We need to…
“This tribe called “Women of Color” is not an ethnicity. It is one of the...”
– - Aurora Levins Morales, My Name is This Story from Telling to Live Latina Feminist Testimonios.
(via mujerinterrumpida)
*click + save* this quote is now in my thesis.
(via agradschoolbreakup)
“(TRIGGER WARNING)
The simple fact: sexual-violence perpetrators and their...”
– Andrea (AJ) Plaid (that’s me!) on Too $hort, Very Smart Brothas, and why some Black folks still don’t quite talk about intraracial sexual violence—and why that dialogue is so vital—on the R today. (via racialicious)
This reminds me of how some black ‘feminists’ on Tumblr got mad when a black...
