Love and Loyalty Without Limit

Radfem from Australia. South-Asian, Ex-muslim. This blog is utterly pro women -- if that bothers you, kindly piss off. The future is female! ♀♀♀

[margaretatwood]

Stonewall vet, early Gay Rights pioneer and first Pride co-founder Fred Sargeant giving the best compliment to Keira Bell. Lesbians are in good company. :)

[cryptogamist]

Gender reassignment: High Court rules on puberty blockers for under-16s

Keira Bell took legal action against an NHS gender clinic which treated her as a teenager.

KEIRA BELL HAS WON HER CASE! Good news is precious and hard to come by these days so I hope all my terf sisters take a moment to breathe a deep sigh of relief and celebrate this moment. Children under the age of 16 now must petition a judge to receive puberty blockers.

This. Is. Huge. Thank you Keira Bell and everyone else on your team who made this happen.

[spindletrees]

Defend indigenous languages.

Defend minority languages.

Defend “economically useless” languages.

Sigh loudly at anyone who says that things have to be productive to be worth fighting for.

[thatspookyagent]

☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾

[sovietjuly]

“A MAN WHO BUYS THE SEXUAL FAVOURS OF A WOMAN DOES NOT SEE HER AS A COMRADE OR A PERSON WITH EQUAL RIGHTS.”

-Alexandra Kollontai, 1921

[now-exiting-fuckability-deactiv]

Engels on prostitution: https://www.isreview.org/issues/02/engles_family.shtml

Marx on prostitution: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/11/socialist-whores-what-did-karl-marx-think-of-prostitution.html

Spoiler alert, they both talk about how exploitative and dehumanizing it is. 

[faxxmachine]

and that’s how you spot the fakes.

[countess-radfem]

So today in my anthropology class, a guy said that if we were in a handmaid’s tale type situation where lots of the human race was infertile, we should do artificial insemination instead of rape and I hopped on the mic to tell him that forced pregnancy, no matter where the sperm comes from, is a form of torture and that women’s bodies aren’t public resources and all 150 people on the zoom were like 👀

[countess-radfem]

Then he went “oh so the human race should die out?” And I said yep. If the only way to keep our species going is through forced pregnancy at that point we should just kick the bucket

[ophelias-revenge]

Dudes really be telling on themselves huh. They think forced pregnancies are a-ok

[i-was-today-years-old-when]

i learned that in August 2014 Women’s Voices for the Earth commissioned testing of four types of Always menstrual pads, manufactured by Procter & Gamble. The certified laboratory STAT Analysis Corporation analyzed the products for volatile organic compound.

“The results of the testing indicate that both scented and unscented Always pads emit toxic chemicals, including chemicals identified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Toxicology Program, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and the State of California Environmental Protection Agency as carcinogens, and reproductive and developmental toxins. None of these chemicals are disclosed on the product by the manufacturer.” (x)

[moonimbued]

I switched to dye free fancy cotton pads, after years of having periods so fucking bad I would sometimes faint, and now i just get like. regular cramps occasionally, they’re not even that bad anymore.

[27ojos]

i switched back to these after using fancy organic cotton pads during my most recent period & they caused PROBLEMS out of the blue - 100% confirmed, these are not good to use

[toastbutteregg]

been using these reusable menstrual pads since november 2019 and im never going back to these commercial pads. commercial pads like these always gives me skin rashes which is so annoying. switch to reusable i swear you’ll not only be period-ready but also rashes-free!

psa they also have a starter pack in case you want to switch and you dont know what to get and an xl size for plus sized women!

[thestormalwayscalms]

EXPLAINS ALOT. WOULDVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW AWHILE AGO. COOOOOOL.

[bea-sayan]

Plus, there’s a study that showed that vagina are highly vascular so, basically, every chemical you put down there is absorbed by your body real fast and really well. In short, ditch tampon too.

[automaticdestinydelusion]

TAMPONS are dangerous frequently the direct cause of TSS  TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME

[vidramon]

Yeah, reusable pads were one of my first major eco-friendly changes but my body has been way happier that way. They are infinitely more comfortable and effective, and I just throw them in my washing machine on the hand wash + extra rinse and hang dry. I can’t say being on your period is ever pleasant, but it’s way better than before - ESPECIALLY in situations where you can’t change as often - and I don’t feel like the harbinger of the end of the world when I look at my restroom trash can anymore :)

[chaos-and-cookies]

I always buy generic brands but wasnt “always” the ones who were sending fucked up pads to women in africa just a few years ago too???? Fuck always brand.

[moonlightmarathon]

PSA!!!

they now have a budget-friendly trial pack so you no longer have to worry which pad fits best for you. you can just buy the pack to get one pad of each size!!

[night-dragon937]

Could the fact that i use Always brand be the reason i get such bad cramps?? I must test this theory…

[abundantlyblessedchildofgod-dea]

Also, pads can take up to 800 years to decompose. Yikes.

[maybeitsfinallytime]

Cariona pads (link above) are AWESOME. Don’t knock it til you try it - I’ll never go back to always pads. My period is, like, manageable, for the first time in my life. It is no longer a struggle with excruciating cramps, heavy bleeding, leakage, and looooong periods, but like, mild to medium cramps, and I HAVE A CYCLE AGAIN for the first time in years. Try it. The upfront cost is daunting, I understand, because I was worried I wouldn’t like them, but I’m SO GLAD I got them. Just toss them in bottom of your shower when you take them off, shower as usual, and then squeeze them out. That basically rinses them for you, and then they’re all set for the washer and dryer. You’ll thank yourself later; give it a try.

[the-real-nekoma-kenma]

Why isn’t anyone talking about how cute the Cariona pads are? They look adorable tbh

[blue-merle-bow]

Cannot recommend reusable pads enough. They’re much more comfortable, conforming to the shape of your body, no chafing and they’re great for the environment

[illalwaysbehere]

I should try reusable pads one of these days. I’m just not sure how it’ll work when I’m at work. Like, I can’t throw it away. Do I stick it in my bag?

Still, Always definitely sucks. I use store brand organic cotton pads now, because Always pads made me so itchy. Fuck them. And fuck them for sending even shittier quality products to African women.

[bulldyke-rider-deactivated20251]

Ziplock bag

[now-exiting-fuckability-deactiv]

I use these cloth pads and have for several years now:

https://www.amazon.com/Charcoal-Bamboo-Menstrual-Reusable-Sanitary/dp/B01LXNFG4K/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/143-5305653-5349929?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01LXNFG4K&pd_rd_r=72cba08f-ae74-4c82-a038-a12f42abb7e9&pd_rd_w=mQrTy&pd_rd_wg=34YjK&pf_rd_p=f325d01c-4658-4593-be83-3e12ca663f0e&pf_rd_r=71W7GKB7X06K3TR7W6R0&psc=1&refRID=71W7GKB7X06K3TR7W6R0

They come to only $1.39 each on sale right now (normally $1.99ea), which is an absolute steal. 

Alternate patterns:

[tiredbutexcellentreadingfriends]

don’t forget, “this never happens” and “nobody ever says this”

[bulldyke-rider-deactivated20251]

Tomboys have the coolest fucking aesthetic

[bigmeansweatydyke]

male leftists virtue signalling over J.K. Rowling when they love H.P. Lovecraft, Bret Easton Ellis, George Orwell, J.D. Salinger, David Foster Wallace, etc.

[kiefbowl]

please remember that real gender non conformity in straight men is doing all the house work consistently and never watching porn again

[hazardcore-deactivated20210203]

This is the most delusional fake-woke take on gender I’ve ever seen.

[kiefbowl]

it is delusional to expect men to do housework and not watch porn

[boobsqueezing]

[agrarianradfem]

The NPR article about Page is like 45 minutes old and already

[agrarianradfem]

Not a surprise because lesbians/gnc women are basically already men amiright

[friedbunnybread]

Harry Potter hot take: As much as I would love a show or movie about The Marauders or The Black Family, I don’t think it should happen anytime soon or ever because It would be supporting JK Rowling. I hate to see so many people begging for a movie about them as if she won’t be profiting off of it.

[auntiewanda]

What precisely is your problem with what JK Rowling wrote?

[ash-goes-rad]

Yep, she deserve to be profiting of the incredible thing she build all alone, just say you hate women op and go

[illalwaysbehere]

Good thing JK Rowling is somebody and OP is an absolute nobody.

[friedbunnybread]

Are you kidding me? She’s an active transphobe, she put racial and antisemitic stereotypes in her books, the whole “being a werewolf is a metaphor for having aids and hiv” and having a werewolf with a preference to attacking children? Just say you hate minorities and go

[illalwaysbehere]

She’s not a “transphobe”. You’re a misogynist and a homophobe who is offended that she’s calling out your downright evil movement. There’s a difference.

I’ve seen the claims of “she put racial and antisemitic stereotypes in her books” and the “werewolf as a metaphor for aids” debated. I’ll have to look more into them, because I’d like to know the truth, but I absolutely do not trust the words of trans activists.

Anyways, I don’t even have to end this with a dismissive “just say you hate women and gay people and go” because I know you absolutely fucking do lmao

[friedbunnybread]

1- I am a bissexual woman

2- She promoted a fucking terf shop

3- Downright evil? How is being trans evil? They’re not hurting anyone for being themselves. You have the fucking audacity to say you’re an ally for feminism and gay people and call the trans activist movement is “downright evil”. Fuck you

[appropriately-inappropriate]

1. I’m a lesbian. Therefore, I eat more pussy than you, and you should shut up. This is what she wrote:

What part of that is transphobic? Is it the part where she acknowledges that sexual orientation is predicated on anatomical sex?

Oh shock gasp horror burn the witch. You’re bisexual? Then say “thank you”, because it’s your right to have a girlfriend she’s supporting. Or you could go cry about it to your boyfriend. I’m sure he’ll care.

2. Trans rights activists sent porn to children. Who cares what shop JKR promotes? Your community sent hardcore porn to children who were interacting with JKR.

Go ahead. Try to take that moral high ground. I dare you.

3. Sending porn to kids is pretty fucked up. So is supporting the abusive ex-husband of a domestic abuse victim when he brags about “punching a terf”. Your community did that.

And they’re trying to burn her books… but I guess when your Awesome Trans Gals:

Like to play dress up

And talk about burning the books of women they don’t agree with…

We can call them evil, right?

[jaded-not-tragic-mulatta]

“Trans-fascism” would be more accurate given their Orwellian tactics, such as…

Policing speech and what is allowed to be taught in academia.

Blacklisting, censoring, cancelling, doxxing, and getting people fired for not subscribing to the tenets and pseudoscience of the trans/non-binary/queer-cult.

Political intimidation & political sabotage (ie: erasing sex-based rights and legal protections on the basis of sex, while infiltrating and poisoning women’s rights groups and gay/lesbian rights groups).

History revisionism (ie: “trans-‘women’ won everybody’s rights and marriage equality”, sure Jan😒).

Threats of violence (“I punch terfs”, promoting violence against women who refuse to subscribe to the trans-Ministry’s teachings, and promoting violence against lesbians for refusing to date/fuck/love/marry trans-“women”).

Gaslighting (ie: “'misgendering’ is ‘literal violence’”, hurt feelings does not equal oppression, someone not playing along with your headcanon and delusions is neither oppression nor violence).

Scapegoating (blaming women/feminists for male violence against trans/nb-queer people).

And of course, D.A.R.V.O.

[femsolid]

From the documentary : Louis Theroux, Dark States, Trafficking Sex

[firewhisky]

Hero™

[ophelias-revenge]

She is OUT OF FUCKS TO GIVE

[sartbismus]

i feel like if you asked a majority of men why rape is bad they’d immediately respond with “because it’s illegal” and that’s the entire male morality right there

[applefrittie-deactivated2020120]

even better: "because god says its wrong"

[bullydyke-deactivated20210902]

What about: "id be upset if it happened to my sister/mother/daughter"

[wombstve]

every time a GNC woman jumps ship and IDs as some category of “not a woman” it feels like she’s thrown her hands up and said “FINE you were right, I was being a woman the wrong way and it’s because I’m NOT one” but it’s celebrated as a victory rather than a crushing defeat for the rest of us who choose not to hide from our own reality. I get wanting to opt out of misogyny, but it’s just not possible...

[gorgonology]

so what does Ellen really think she’s a straight dude now?? because you don’t like make up, wear pants, and are sexually attracted to women? that makes you a man? i guess im a fucking man

i hate this i hate the fucking kowtowing to TRAs and gender indentity bullshit. grow a pair of fucking ovaries and stand the fuck up for yourself. honestly, i’m disappointed but also angry. you’re a grown fucking adult. have you no capacity for critical thought??? way to let the bullies win.

[taramaclaywasaterf]

I’m glad someone else is angry, too. Whenever shit like this happens, I feel like a lot of radfems come out of the woodwork to be all “well we shouldn’t be angry at her, she’s just fallen victim to societal pressure, we need to be mad at trans activism and the patriarchy for making her feel like she had to transition!!” and it’s just like, at a certain point, women who transition ARE trans activism. They are apart of the problem. Especially when they’re public figures like Ellen. I remember there was a cute photo set floating around radblr that said something along the lines of like “every time a woman jumps ship and identifies as non-binary or trans, shes turning her back on her sisters, we need eachother!” and everyone jumped down OP’s throat for “attacking” TIFs/“non binary” women or some bullshit. Like, come on, people.

Ellen Page has spent YEARS advocating for women’s rights and lesbian rights. For her to up and call herself a man is a slap in the face. Especially to lesbians like me who genuinely looked up to her. Women (again, especially lesbians) are allowed to be angry about this. We’re allowed to be hurt. And jesus fucking christ am I hurt. The audacity of this woman to intentionally put herself in a very visible position of a proud lesbian who loudly fights for other lesbians, then to cower and call herself a man as if to say “lol but none of that applies to me tho!!!!!” is just vile and pathetic. I also find it interesting that she’s doing this now, right after her character, Vanya, in The Umbrella Academy falls in love with a woman.

Idk, man. I’m just really fucking tired. Ellen is a coward. Like, you’re not a fucking man, “””””Elliot”””””. You’re a woman and a lesbian who’s thrown your sisters under the bus, and we see right through you.

[emmascorner-deactivated20210606]

Damn, it really feels nice to see someone else be opently angry about this shit. I held back a lot in my last post, but I’m with you guys. I’m sad. I’m angry. I think I have the right to be.

And YES I was so happy to see a lesbian relationship on The Umbrella Academy. It was cool that even a massive Netflix show could show two women falling in love. It feels kinda stupid now that Ellen is apparently a man or some shit.

I’m fucking tired

[ophelias-revenge]

Adding in its kinda nice to see this. My twitter is full of TRAs screaming how anyone talking about lesbian erasure is just an evil terf and her iding as a straight trans man makes the whole rainbow brighter and shit. Like, any other time we’d talk about how feelings are valid. How lesbians are valid. But suddenly trans ids means women need to STFU and shut down our reactions and put trans feelings first? Nah. It’s depressing AF to see Ellen fall into this pit of homophobia and misogyny. I loved seeing her behind the scenes of The Umbrella Academy recently and how comfortable she looked and how she wasn’t forced to dress feminine there or in the series. Her speaking out against churches homophobia was really inspiring to me. We’re allowed to feel angry or sad or whatever. Women and lesbians especially are allowed to have our own thoughts and emotions when an open and proud lesbian renounces herstory and herself to claim j/k she was a hetero man the whole time and her words as a celebrity go out to influence so so many other people who now look back at her and claim gender non conformity was “actually a sign she was a man the whole time”