Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down

A collection of things relating to: intersectional feminism, social justice, racial inequality, gender bending, LGBT, sex positivity, self-love, destroying the fucking patriarchy, body positivity, feminist media critique, lifting up humanity, etc. etc. etc.

[feminist-educator]

American men, it’s time to start talking about your abortions

It takes two to conceive. By age 45, about one in four American men will have had an abortion.

[feminist-educator]

Some bathroom graffiti at Mills College in Oakland.

[fandomsandfeminism]

So remember: Its summer now, and you can dress however you want.

There’s no such thing as being too fat or too chubby or too tall or too short for shorts or tank tops or whatever you want to wear. If you feel cute and comfortable, you are.

A few tips:

Remember that a lot of clothes are designed to look good on hangers and be easy to mass produce. You are not a hanger and all bodies are not identical. Clothes not fitting right on you is not your fault.

Always try on clothes when you can. Clothes not fitting or looking good is not failure, its part of the process. If those clothes aren’t good enough for you, find ones that are.

Women’s clothing sizes are devilwork. They have no consistency and standardization, even among the same brand. I vary from a size 12 to a size 18 depending on brand and style. These numbers dont mean anything. Just find the items you are comfy in.

You are not obligated to impress anyone. If some random dude has a problem with your leg hair or muffin top or stretch marks, thats his problem and he can choke on it.

Enjoy your summer.

[feminist-educator]

[feminist-educator]

[feminist-educator]

[thetrippytrip]

it’s not a problem for men to have body hair. But on a women its consider nasty & unhygienic…nah

[cleverpunkname-deactivated20171]

Bless feminine peeps showing off happy trails though. I was teased so much for being hairy, and even after I started shaving my pits and legs I had a hairy stomach and up until I stopped shaving all together, people still teased me. Even though I don’t consider myself female anymore and love showing off my legs, I’m still afraid of crop tops. 

[bunnyfemme-deactivated20180126]

It’s also really nice to see a body hair positivity post featuring a woc because they get almost no representation in that whatsoever

[profeminist]

Cartoon source | Artist’s Patreon

That’s not all: 

Persistent Sexual Harassment Is a Primary Reason Women Leave STEM

This Is How Sexual Harassment Ruins Your Career

[arabwife]

[faxmachineart]

Not a topic for debate.

[i-hate-chick-fil-a]

Must watch: Chris Hayes on 'despicable' new Trump policy

The United States government is now systematically taking children as young as 53 weeks old away from their parents at the border, thanks to new directives issued by the Trump administration.

I guess only white children are “precious gifts from god”

[invisiblelad]

Morally, I don’t think there’s any coming back from this. It feels like ICE has very quickly become the Trump Administration’s brownshirts; assuming lots of local federal power and little oversight against a vulnerable population with dubious legal recourse. There’s going to be hell to pay for this institutionalized cruelty.

[cwote]

[magent-art-rivers]

everyone one deserves to be comfy in the summer

[m0re-adventurous]

It’s ok to not be ok today. It’s ok if you don’t feel like fighting just yet. It’s ok if the optimism of those with more privilege than others feels violent today, and it’s ok if you need to reject that optimism at this point in time. It’s ok to take time off. It is essential that take care of yourself. You cannot pour from an empty cup.

Stacey Jean Speer (via m0re-adventurous)

Posted this right after the election. Still feels relevant.

[feminist-educator]

Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts

LIVE at the Rally Against Trump’s Gag Rule

MY BEST FRIEND IS A QUEEN, Y’ALL I flew out to Boston for her graduation from medical school last weekend. A few days later, she spoke out at this rally against Trump’s gag rule (to skip to her, go to the point where there are 15 minutes left in the video). 

We are lucky to have her, y’all.

[m0re-adventurous]

From the SF Walk Against Rape last month. :) [x]

[informative-feminist]

It's not enough for abortion to be theoretically legal.

It must be - unconditional - affordable - on demand - safe

Abortion must be accessible on all platforms.