Fuck Yeah, Gender Studies!

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October 2010

Let's make Peta history →

Julie Bindel: The animal rights organisation treats women like meat and does animals few favours – this dreadful group needs to disappear

Are women athletes right to fear that their sports... →

(In a word: no. It’s very simple. Whatever The Spectator might have to say on the matter.)

Time To Grow Up →

wanderinguterus: An article on sexism in the game industry

Sesame Street and the Debate Over LGBT Characters... →

pansexualpride: Leave it to Twitter to create a firestorm of commentary after Bert of the famed Bert and Ernie duo from Sesame Street tweeted that his hair is more “mo” than “hawk.” The tweet was immediately read as a long-awaited, though encoded, coming out for the seemingly gay PBS puppet. For those unfamiliar, “mo” is gay slang for “homosexual,” and the reaction to Bert’s tweet was fast and...

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Pretty please. See you next Tuesday… FYGS

Fuck Yeah, Gender Studies!: Quick note on adult... →

defconzero: fuckyeahgenderstudies: tranzient: vesivett: tranzient: defconzero: fuckyeahgenderstudies: I’ve seen a lot of stuff on my dash this afternoon about ageism and adult privilege. I’d just like to point out that adult privilege only exists up to, roughly, the age of about 65. At which point privilege slips and almost everything on the “adult privilege” checklist begins to...

Fuck Yeah, Gender Studies!: Quick note on adult... →

tranzient: vesivett: tranzient: defconzero: fuckyeahgenderstudies: I’ve seen a lot of stuff on my dash this afternoon about ageism and adult privilege. I’d just like to point out that adult privilege only exists up to, roughly, the age of about 65. At which point privilege slips and almost everything on the “adult privilege” checklist begins to become untrue again. “Oh, you’re 65? You...

Fuck Yeah, Gender Studies!: Quick note on adult... →

defconzero: fuckyeahgenderstudies: I’ve seen a lot of stuff on my dash this afternoon about ageism and adult privilege. I’d just like to point out that adult privilege only exists up to, roughly, the age of about 65. At which point privilege slips and almost everything on the “adult privilege” checklist begins to become untrue again. “Oh, you’re 65? You can’t work for a living. You have to...

Stephen Fry is a transmisogynistic dick →

genderbitch: Hate to harsh your mellow but while y’all are sucking his dick for his comedic stylings, remember that he says nasty fucked shit about me and mine. Not even going to pretend it’s defensible. Uncool, Stephen. Totally fucked.

Quick note on adult privilege.

I’ve seen a lot of stuff on my dash this afternoon about ageism and adult privilege. I’d just like to point out that adult privilege only exists up to, roughly, the age of about 65. At which point privilege slips and almost everything on the “adult privilege” checklist begins to become untrue again. “Oh, you’re 65? You can’t work for a living. You have to...

I love all the feminists who do everything they...

tadface: fuckyeahgenderstudies: Gee, thanks. I get the sentiment. But come on. Where we goin’? How about someplace where 18 is not a magical cut-off for (in)competence in either direction?

I love all the feminists who do everything they...

Gee, thanks. I get the sentiment. But come on.

“Frustrated? Yes. Why? Because it is impossible for me to be God — or the...”

– Sylvia Plath (via xtiner)

thechocolatebrigade: Fat acceptance is not “promoting an unhealthy lifestyle”. Fat acceptance is not even “promoting obesity” as a body shape. Fat acceptance is promoting acceptance of the body you have. Self-acceptance, and acceptance by the people around you. Whether it’s your “fault” or not. It chills me to the bone that people still say that fat celebrities, a.k.a. people convicted of...

Why can't middle-aged women have long hair? →

labcoatgirl asked: Is not a question but...I DO love your blog. Many
I'm Italian and found incredible to read "la passera"...!

Is it possible to be a radical queer feminist and... →

Hey tumblr! Did you know that Oct 18-22 is... →

yesmeansyes: Check out Feministing’s post about it.

For Women, It Pays to Be Very Thin →

We have posted before on how obese women have a far harder time climbing the career ladder than their slimmer female counterparts, while men actually improve their chances of reaching the corner office when they gain weight. Now, a new study goes a step further by showing that employers seem to treat women exactly the way the fashion industry does – by rewarding very thin women with higher...

wild child, full of grace: Today in Rape Culture →

stfuconservatives: sisterhoodispowerful: “14-Year-Old Girl Raped in Bathroom After Being Used as Bait” I’m feeling some kind of déjà vu here: haven’t I used this headline like this before? Oh right: “Teen Raped After Being Used by School as ‘Bait.’” Nope, it’s not the same teenager. It’s not the same school. But the same act of… Ho. Lee. Shit. This story is unbelievable. The school asked a...

Exeter police won't support Reclaim the Night

Exeter’s my old city. It needs a reclaim the night march. If any of you want to sign, there’s a petition going set up by my good friend Caitlin urging the city to support a march. SIGN THE PETITION! FYGS

I've had a terrible day. I'm sitting here with...

Don't forget to recommend FYGS for the Educational... →

Dear Fatphobia/Thin Privilege deniers

sugaredvenom: There is a direct insight into what society thinks about fat people. That we should die, be ashamed, that we’re gross, immoral and useless. At best, figures of ridicule. Try it yourself. Try adding words like “do” or “can” instead of “should” or “are” and notice these aren’t anomalies. Try it with thin people. Notice how suggestions are thin-positive or thin-neutral. Notice...

transpride: I haven’t written anything like this in a while. I know I’ve had some new followers who have never seen the posts I made about this, so here’s the jist of it. What is intersex? People used to call us hermaphrodites. Don’t use that term. Humans can’t be hermaphrodites and it was an ignorant word assigned to us. However, if an intersex person wants to self-identify as a...

makeitthroughthis asked: Well said.

I'd go even one step further and say that producing shame around the industry of porn-making further isolates and harms those women, men, others (both trans- and cis-) who are in the industry and being harmed as well as those who are victims of the body typing and imagery of porn.

The use of sexual images is never in itself a bad thing, but the...

Lesbians Don't Belong at the Mall (Or Football... →

wanderinguterus: Attention mall shoppers, what does it take to get kicked out of the mall? Giving your significant other a hug. But only if you’re a lesbian. Ugh.

Anonymous asked: I've read your last couple of posts here, and you seem to be very aggressive. That aggression suggests to me that you're not wholly comfortable in your views and opinions. Also, concerning the whole Porn thing, the original comment was not meant to 'police peoples pleasures' as you so naively put it, but to simply make a funny statement on one persons views on watching Porn....

flapjackstate asked: "Who the fuck are you to say someone’s pleasure is ridiculous? You’re ridiculous."

How unbelievably childish. I'M NOT BUT YOU ARE.

Saying that watching porn is ridiculous because...

1) Food is not sex. 2) People definitely do watch people eating cake and take pleasure from it. 3) Who the fuck are you to say someone’s pleasure is ridiculous? You’re ridiculous.

Once upon a time, there was a song i used to listen to, about… 7 or 8 years ago… that featured the lines “take me to the gallows, i think i want to hang with you”, or somesuch lyric. Who the hell sang it? Google sucks.

Reblog if you make your own choices about who to...

Happy Tuesday! Click here to recommend FYGS to the... →

freetohide asked: info regarding Out in the Silence (LGBT-related documentary) virtual screening tonight: http://freetohide.tumblr.com/post/1346495874/out-in-the-silence-out-in-the-silence-virtual
(consider re-blogging)

(basic info: TONIGHT Mon. Oct. 18 at 8 pm East coast USA time at http://www.biglive.com/outinthesilence)

I can't tell if this is a joke or not. I hope it's... →

homosaurus-rex: fuckingickyricky: homosaurus-rex: fuckingickyricky: homosaurus-rex: okay.. i think this is a joke. but im not 100% This is not a joke. Seriously. its not?! but its so ridiculous! its like a bad snl skit or something No, it isn’t these people are deadly serious. Have you seen this? i know westboro baptist church is real, but i mean look at the site. its...

theoceanandthesky1 asked: i dont think its a joke but if it is, its tasteless and unoriginal.

obsessionfull asked: It's a joke :]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Davies

I can't tell if this is a joke or not. I hope it's... →

“I will respect both French law and Muslim law by taking off what I have on my...”

– Cennet Doganay A 15-year-old French Muslim girl who beat the ban on Islamic headscarves in schools by shaving her head. (via yourhue) My hero, for real. (via inautumn-inkashmir) My hero too. This is amazing. (via lostgrrrls)

Oh, and the whole paedophilia apologism shit.

tadface: Erm. You know that sexual attraction =/= action, right? Yes. I will emend that to “child sexual abuse apologism”. Call it a vernacular slip of the keyboard. Oops.

Oh, and the whole child sexual abuse apologism...

The primary reason i hate Foucault?

His ass-backwards whacktastic views on HIV/AIDS. Id est, HIV does not cause AIDS.

wecamefromouterspace asked: I just read what happened to you at that club. Men like that make me ashamed to call myself male. I'm not going to claim to be the biggest, loudest feminist alive, but I do care about everyone's rights and I think everyone deserves to be treated equally. I'm so sorry you had to go through that.

"Somebody get the girl a razor!": The Daily Mail... →

Ugh. From start to finish, this article stinks. “Has J Crew found its inner feminist?” Yeah, because all feminists have hairy legs. Feminism is about body hair. That’s it. That’s what it’s all about. My biggest problem in the world isn’t discrimination, isn’t rape culture, it’s Gillette. UGH. Somebody get this girl a shotgun.

American Apparel ad banned by ASA--semi-nude model... →

US charity offers cash for sterilisation bribe to... →