Feminist Fuel

Casey - Feminist. Queer. Progressive. This blog is filled with images, news, poetry, and words that both inspire me and enrage me.

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Den vanligaste frågan döva brukar få är förmodligen "Är teckenspråket internationellt?". Den här videon visar att det verkligen inte är det. DT har bett 42 personer med olika nationaliteter att visa sitt teckenspråk.

ENGLISH: The most frequently asked question that the Deaf people get is presumably: "Is the sign language international?". This movie proves that it indeed is not. DT asked 42 persons with different nationalities to show their sign languages.

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Laverne Cox photographed by Felisha Tolentino for Nylon Magazine

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What If I Knew I Was Beautiful… by Daysha Edewi

“There is no need to love your body with trepidation…”

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Too often, women are pitted against one another in friendships, jobs and activism. Janet Mock and Laverne Cox exemplify women have as allies and friends.

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Brazil need your help to save gay families!!!

They are planning to illegalize homosexual families in brazil and this is been voted right now here:    !!!!

!!!AND SADLY PEOPLE AGREE WITH THAT!!

I DONT KNOW IF YOU CAN VOTE THIS FROM OUT OF OUR COUNTRY, BUT IF YOU CAN, PLEASE, CLICK IN “NÃO” AND WRITE THE 3 LETTERS AND 1 NUMBER YOU SEE IN YOUR SCREEN TO SEND YOUR VOTE

IF YOU CAN’T VOTE FROM WHERE YOU ARE JUST REBLOG THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE IN BRAZIL DON’T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS YET

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, HELP US

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, HELP US

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WE’RE ALMOST THERE GUYS AND YOU CAN VOTE FROM OUT OF BRAZIL PLS HELP

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Sigoceancop1:

GUYS, MY GIRLFRIEND AND HER FAMILY MIGHT BE IN DANGER IF THIS IS PASSED. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE VOTE AGAINST IT! IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE DEVICES, YOU CAN ALSO VOTE ON EACH OF THOSE TOO

Signal boost for my friend!!

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who’s gonna tell them

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Misty Copeland Is Officially The First Black Female Principal Dancer In American Ballet Theatre History

History was made in the ballet world this week when soloist Misty Copeland was promoted to principal dancer, thereby becoming the first black female principal in the 75-year history of the American Ballet Theatre.

Read on to learn more about Misty Copeland’s incredible ballet career. 

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 I remember when I was doing Rent and I was too thin, and I was doing that on purpose because I’m dying, I’m a HIV+ drug addict.  I remember having to eat raw food and doing all this work to make sure I could stay thin…And I remember everyone asking when I was doing press for the movie, ‘What did you do to get so thin? You looked great’ and I’m like, ‘I look emaciated’…It’s a form of violence, in the way that we look at women and how we expect them to look and be– for what sake? Not health, not survival, not enjoyment of life, but just so you can look pretty.  I’m constantly telling girls all the time everything is airbrushed, everything is retouched to the point it’s never even asked.  None of us look like that. - Rosario Dawson

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One of our favorite quotes from Mia Hamm.

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Bruce Jenner just made history breaking down America’s myths about gender

After more than a year of speculation over Bruce Jenner’s gender identity, the former Olympian revealed in a  powerful interview with Diane Sawyer that he is a transgender woman.

Throughout the interview Bruce explained his journey and how, he like many transgender people, faced immense challenges and even contemplated suicide.

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Cecily Strong at the 2015 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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MIC DROP

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Scientists just successfully edited a human embryo’s genes.

In a plot line straight out of a futuristic sci-fi movie, a group of scientists in China have modified the genome of a human embryo for the first time. Their research could lead to major developments in science and medicine, such as wiping out genetic diseases and even restoring lost species of life. But there are major concerns.

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"...But there are plenty of ethical concerns. Editing human DNA — even if it's done in order to eradicate genetic disorders — is a thorny issue. According to Nature, 'because the genetic changes to embryos, known as germline modification, are heritable, they could have an unpredictable effect on future generations.'"

WAIT, there are ethical concerns?!? It could effect future generations?!? No way!

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An Apology Letter to Future Generations. by Prince Ea

I’m guessing you probably know it as the Amazon Desert, right? Well beleive it or not it was once called the Amazon Rainforest and there were billions of trees there - all of them gorgeous - and ... Oh, you don’t know much about trees, do you?

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this is the plot of kill la kill

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This is why I fucking hate sex positive feminism

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Sex positive feminism isn’t supposed to be about this though. It’s supposed to be based on willing, freely given consent, not coercion. It’s basically supposed to be, like, you have the option to do this if you’re comfortable doing do, but if you don’t, that’s fine too! The idea of performing sexually to only please another person is the exact opposite of sex-positive feminism. – Misfitreindeer

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Dixon White’s “A call for white folks to take responsibility racially”

Let’s knock this fuckin supremacy out of our fuckin country. So I’m just saying, White America wake up! Look in the fuckin racial mirror and look at what we have done, look at how we benefit, and let’s do something about it. Let’s speak up. Let’s vote. Let’s create legislation and policies to fight against this shit. Let’s make things fair and equal. Let’s take some responsibility and never ever ever ignore any form of racism that you see or experience or witness. Always speak up and act up. Please. Thank you.