FEMINIST FRENZY

Feminist Frenzy is where I parse my experiences, my fandoms, my politics, and my feminism; observing life through the feminist lens. Here you will find cross-posts from feministfrenzy.com, quick thoughts, and reblogs. Follow me!

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And suddenly the Joker is interesting again.

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Josephine Baker posing with the military awards granted to her for her work for the French Resistance, ca. 1960, France

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Thoughts from a new vegetarian

“Where do you get your protein?” 

Wow, were they not kidding that this would be the first thing out of everyone’s mouth and that I would find it unfathomably annoying. Like, dude, maybe you should be more worried about that bacon burger killing you than whether I’m reaching bodybuilder levels of protein intake.

“Oh you’re vegetarian now?”

Yes, for a year, I’ve told you multiple times. We’ve cooked and eaten multiple meals together in which I prepared separate food. WHY ARE YOU NOT REMEMBERING?

“It’s okay, she’s not a judgy one.”

Great, I’ll remember to police all my conversations so that I never levy the slightest criticism of your burger lest I damage your tenuous acceptance of vegetarianism.

“I’m so glad I’m not a vegetarian.” *chomps on burger*

I’m so glad you felt the need to rub that one in my face. Yeah, I’d like to eat a burger too, but I’m trying to stick to something here. It’s just unnecessary to comment.

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Lorde hitting the nail on the head 

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“-There’s no protocol for women attending.” “-There’s no protocol for a man circling the Earth either, sir.”

Hidden Figures (2016) dir. Theodore Melfi

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Virgin Tour by Kev Clarke

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London turned out today. We are not alone.

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Jason Jones talks to a Russian woman protesting against Russia’s anti-gay laws.

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Moscow Watcher from LJ - Lovely lady.

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this is so fucking nasty i can’t even stomach it

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Would we have expected anything else from Farage. He’s such an ass-hat

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FUCK THIS

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Its pretty incredible how accurate the science of astrophysics has gotten. New Horizons actually arrived 72 seconds early after travelling for almost 10 years straight to its destination.

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Hello! The person who calculated the arrival time of New Horizons was Yanping Guo, mission design leader and one of the women who made up 25% of the New Horizons team. She configured the entire mission trajectory, including Jupiter and Pluto flybys. 

Women’s contribution to the sciences has a long history of being erased, so let’s not forget the women who made New Horizons possible! 

Kneeling from left to right: Amy Shira Teitel, Cindy Conrad, Sarah Hamilton, Allisa Earle, Leslie Young, Melissa Jones, Katie Bechtold, Becca Sepan, Kelsi Singer, Amanda Zangari, Coralie Jackman, Helen Hart. Standing, from left to right: Fran Bagenal, Ann Harch, Jillian Redfern, Tiffany Finley, Heather Elliot, Nicole Martin, Yanping Guo, Cathy Olkin, Valerie Mallder, Rayna Tedford, Silvia Protopapa, Martha Kusterer, Kim Ennico, Ann Verbiscer, Bonnie Buratti, Sarah Bucior, Veronica Bray, Emma Birath, Carly Howett, Alice Bowman. Not pictured: Priya Dharmavaram, Sarah Flanigan, Debi Rose, Sheila Zurvalec, Adriana Ocampo, Jo-Anne Kierzkowski.

(Credit: Michael Soluri for image)

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HERMIONE GRANGER, THE BRIGHTEST WITCH OF OUR AGE

By Logan M. Blackwell // March 7, 2004

Hermione Granger, the recently named Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, was only twelve years old when she first heard the word “mudblood,” a highly...

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avoid people who mess with your head

avoid people who intentionally and repeatedly do and say things that they know upset you 

avoid people who expect you to prioritise them but refuse to prioritise you 

avoid people who can’t and won’t apologise sincerely

avoid

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"avoid people who intentionally and repeatedly do and say things that they know upset you"

this! it doesn't have to be big bad things either. we all know those friends/family/coworkers who keep calling you a nickname/tickling you/making "ironic" sexist jokes after you've told them you don't like it. people who try to get a rise out of others can step away, please.

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'Wild' Is the Feminist Film of the Year:

I wrote about Wild, harassment & getting toddler boogers on myself while hitchhiking in Namibia.

Highlighting these elements of women’s travel experience is not discouragement from seeking out solo adventure — Wild is nothing if not a celebration of women’s personal strength — but rather an acknowledgement of the way women are sometimes forced to navigate a world that continues to peg them as less capable, and less fully human, than men.

Rather than admonishing women to be careful, Wild simply presents a peek into the female psyche at a moment when empathy for such a viewpoint is sorely lacking. To quote Strayed’s mother, it reminds audiences that women, too, deserve to move freely throughout the world and to put themselves “in the way of beauty” — without being made to fear for their safety.

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Dear Men,

If while in a public space you demand the attention of a woman unknown to you through any kind of sexually objectifying communication, non-verbal or otherwise, IT IS NOT A COMPLIMENT. IT IS HARASSMENT.

You are never entitled to a woman’s attention. Stop behaving like this. Stop letting other men behave like this. That is all.

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This video inspired one of the most thought provoking comments I have read in a while. It has given me a lot to think about:

mirror_father_mirror @ The Billfold said:

"[...] Some of the most aggressive catcalls I got came when I was living or working in spaces that were on the edge of gentrification, and I was definitely aware that there are competing forms of privilege at work in these situations. Sometimes it seemed that the catcalls were ways for men without the racial or class privilege they perceived in me to call out my presence in their space with the only form of privilege they had left."