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[officialblackwallstreet]

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We couldn’t be more proud of 11-year-old student activist Naomi Wadler who spoke out (with the confidence and poise of someone wise beyond her years) during #MarchForOurLives ✊🏿 #BlackExcellence (🎥: @nowthisnews)

[micdotcom]

Watch: Terry Crews has some brilliant points about feminism — including an apt parallel to Civil Rights.

[profeminist]

More posts on the consistently feminist Terry Crews

Terrry Crews: Manhood: How to Be a Better Man-or Just Live with One

[realniggaannouncements-deactiva]

I had a dream last night that Jesus finally resurrected and when white people found out he wasn’t white they arrested him for 2000 something years of tax evasion  

[lazarus-mccloud]

[nerd-mentality]

White privilege

[mysharona1987]

[tetraterezi]

We say FORTIFY YOUR SELF

[roadtripdad]

CONSIDERATION, RESPECT, AND HONESTY AREN’T GENDERED.

STRENGTH OF WILL AND STRENGTH OF MUSCLE AREN’T GENDERED EITHER.

THESE ARE GOOD TWEETS.

[odinsblog]

Now that’s how you ally. That’s putting it on the line and showing solidarity. That’s how you use your white privilege for good.

”It’s nice to go out and march, we can do that. It’s nice to wear black at the Golden Globes, but what are you doing behind closed doors?” - Jada Pinkett Smith

It’s easily one of the cleanest examples of intersectional feminism I’ve seen in a minute. It’s the polar opposite of white feminism, where white women are concerned primarily with the wellbeing and advancement of other white women. If more white men and women stood up and demanded basic fairness instead of just talking about it—and not just in Hollywood—we might really begin to impact racism and close the pay gap that always gets inflicted upon black people in most careers.

[eposettemyass]

one thing that has always bothered me about theatre, and broadway especially, is that ever since i was little theatre has always been “a girl’s things”. it’s shown as girly and young boys who are interested in theatre are assumed to be gay or are made fun of. and yet, in major theatre productions, you hardly ever see women. women aren’t known producers, they aren’t recognized playwrights and composers, and plays- mostly musicals- hardly ever have more than two female characters in the spotlight. it’s yet another “girl’s thing” that’s dominated by men.

[cleoselene-deactivated20260315]

just like women are expected to be great chefs at home but most of the worlds master chefs are men

just like teaching K-12 (which is part child care) is seen as women’s work but the university level is dominated by men in tenured positions

just like high fashion has a shit ton of male designers who are considered “elite” but most men would ask their wives to sew a button their shirts

[hey-bobert]

Just like men “make art” and women “do crafts”

[yellowviibes]

My brother has always told me that I should be a proud Latina and that I might not have gone through it yet but he’s met people racist towards him who feel the need to comment. I know many people who always assume I’m white and when they find out I’m Dominican they’ve asked me to speak some Spanish to prove that I am. I never found this an issue until I realized that it’s an ongoing situation not just for me but for also many other Latinas out there. Just because I have pale skin does not mean I am not Latina. Just because I have light eyes does not mean I am not Latina. Just because I have light hair does not mean I am not Latina. Every race comes with variation, not everyone is one image. I felt the need to write this because many people feel as if they’re complimenting a Latina when telling them they look white. Latinas should be proud of their culture and race. Sometimes people feel as if they need to be someone they’re not just to fit in but you shouldn’t lose your background to satisfy others. Racism needs to stop, we should all be proud of where we came from.

(via yellowviibes)

[burmeseauntie]

It is a lie that women have been able to vote since 1920. 

White women have been able to vote since 1920. All Native American women couldn’t vote until 1924. All Asian women couldn’t vote until 1952. All Black women couldn’t vote until 1964.  

In five years there is probably going to be some big centennial celebration of women’s suffrage. But that will be a whitewashing of history. It will be an event that erases the struggles of non-white women. It will be an event that will try to hide the fact that white feminists heros like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton actively argued against the rights of people of color in order to advance their own goals. 

[femadam]

Dominican women were able to vote starting from 1942

[yesterdaysprint]

Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 16, 1915

[celebsofcolor]

Willow Smith for GirlGaze

[profeminist]

My teacher just compared abortion to holocaust. And most people in my class agreed that abortion is a definite no. And I just...I'm so angry, I don't understand how people can think like that

Hi there - I hear ya! As the saying goes, “DON’T GET ME STARTED”

ON THE 100% HYPOCRISY AND MISOGYNY OF THE “PRO LIFE” MOVEMENT:

More info:

National Abortion Federation: http://prochoice.org/

NARAL: http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/

Planned Parenthood: https://istandwithpp.org/facts

[profeminist]

The links above from the original post are breaking, here are fresh links!

National Abortion Federation: http://prochoice.org/

NARAL: http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/

Planned Parenthood: https://istandwithpp.org/facts

[i-say-what-i-feel]

I love this. The Women’s March was yesterday. I wish I went to support us Black Women. We have to deal with so many obstacles because of the color of our skin and also because we are women. It’s crazy.. but the one thing they can’t take from us is our voices and ability to stand up for ourselves 💪🏾✊🏽

But anyways I love this. Resistance in princess form. Let’s call it… the #resisterhood 🤙🏾😌

[alhwrites]

You were a whole person before you met them. They did not ever complete you. They did not ever make you one. They may have added something to you for a while, but they have never and can never take away. Even if they hurt you. Even if they made you dependent on them. Even if they left you. Even amongst all their toxicity, you are still you, and you are still strong.

You were a whole person before them, and you will be a whole person after them as well.

— alhwrites // regarding toxic relationships

[artbymoga-deactivated20200516]

Body positivity is for everyone.

Enjoy my comics? Consider donating: https://ko-fi.com/artbymoga

[spazgyal]

hi, my name is Rose and I love to model. reblog and show some love you guys *kisses*

[pure]

as a general rule. if what we’re calling ‘cultural appropriation’ sounds like nazi ideology (i.e. ‘white people should only do white people things and black people should only do black people things’) with progressive language, we are performing a very very poor application of what ‘cultural appropriation’ means. this is troublingly popular in the blogosphere right now and i think we all need to be more critical of what it is we may be saying or implying, even unintentionally.

[pyrrhiccomedy]

There is nothing wrong with everyone enjoying each other’s cultures so long as those cultures have been shared. 

Eating Chinese food, watching Bollywood movies, going to see Cambodian dancers, or learning to speak Korean so you can watch every K drama in existence is totally fine. The invitation to participate in those things came from within those cultures. The Mexican family that owns the place where I get fajitas wants me to eat fajitas. Their whole business model kind of depends on it, actually. 

If you see something from another culture you think you might want to participate in, but you don’t know if that would be disrespectful or appropriative, you can just…ask. Like. A Jewish friend explained what a mezuzah was to me, recently. (It’s the little scroll-thing near their front doors that they touch when they come into their house. It basically means “this is a Jewish household.”)

“Oh, cool,” I said. “Can I touch it? Or is it only for Jewish people?”

“You can touch it or you can not touch it,” she said. “I don’t care.”

“Cool, I’m gonna touch it, then.”

“Cool.”

It’s not hard.

You want to twerk, twerk. I’ve never heard a black person say they didn’t think anybody else should be allowed to twerk. Just that they want us to acknowledge that they invented that shit, not Miley fucking Cyrus.

[notcayleb]

this is a good post.

[maskedriderbiocore]

Thank you, I was trying to sort this out in my head but you explained it very well.

[habibialkaysani]

#free exchange of culture is great - taking that culture without invite and pretending yours is an original take#(worse still profiting off it)#is cultural appropriation (by @gnimaerd)