Not a utopia; just better than this.

1st year at Cambridge University. Feminist, socialist and activist. A compilation of my poetry, stories, thoughts and things that i feel are important. For recent work, click the link above or check out literaryworksandimportantstuff

[ghostunicornofthewitchking]

[soafrolicious]

[theapplepielifestyle]

There was a study done where they got a man to harass a woman in the park and then they did it the other way around. Several stopped the man but they let the woman slap and scream and yank his hair. They asked a professional who concluded that compared to men, women aren’t seen as enough to be a threat. My friend’s principal from three years ago took his kids and ran because he kept showing up to work with bruises put there weekly by his loving wife and everyone told him to take it like a man. Last week I listened as a guy laughed off the idea that a woman could violate him and I thought of an interview on a news show where they showed a boy who flinched inwards every time a girl touched him because of the exact reason the guy laughed off. When compared to men, Women aren’t seen as a threat so men feel free to take whatever they like. Women aren’t seen as a threat so no one takes men seriously when a woman breaks them open.

'When a Girl Slaps a Guy on a Sitcom It's Hilarious: Why Guys Need Feminism,' theappleppielifestyle. (via theappleppielifestyle)

[opalescunt-deactivated20140906]

This morning, BuzzFeed is featuring a story from Project Unbreakable (website/Tumblr), who work with survivors of sexual assault, photographing them holding a poster with a quote from their attacker. Today’s unique story uncovered stories from men who have been assaulted, and touches base on some of the stigmas surrounding men and sex, with quotes from attackers such as “Don’t worry, boys are supposed to like this,” and “You’re a guy, you can’t say no to a girl like me.”, as well as many threats to hurt loved ones. Many people still don’t realize that yes, man CAN and ARE victims of sexual abuse, not only from women but from fellow men, and that it is not made any less traumatizing for a man simply because he is a man, and saying things like “man up” does nothing except further dehumanize and hurt the victim. There is, if possible, even more blame put on a male victim of sexual abuse than female because people assume that all men want sex, from any person, at any time. Stop this. Stop the abuse of ANYBODY, stop victim blaming, and stop telling male abuse survivors that men being raped “isn’t a real thing.” You can read the full story and see the rest of the pictures here. 

[aromaticthunder]

Reading about this… really fucked me up again. But it’s important. Everybody needs to see this and not just see it but fucking understanding it. The world needs to wake up. This can’t keep happening. 

[gingerbronson]

[mh-things]

[recoveryisbeautiful]

Don’t even care I’ve already reblogged this like a hundred times… it’s my favorite <3

[distortedlaugh]

[gypsymoonsister]

[aestheticstateofmind]

I’m reblogging this again because I love the message behind it and I think it needs to be passed on.

[onahighwire]

[thewierdones-deactivated2013081]

[nicedynmitearchive]

[hisnameischristian]

[lovergirltati16]

I read somewhere that this campaign lowered local rape statistics by 11%.

Keep reblogging this. Everyone.

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

Stop hating yourself for everything you’re not; start loving yourself for everything you are.

[awkwardsituationist]

[meeow-for-me]

I have chills after reading this post. I literally feel like im going to throw up.. I will always reboot this.

[collowrath-deactivated20140722]

I present to you… women who are ACTUALLY oppressed.

[political-incorrectness]

This is who really needs feminism.

[thetrickstergoddess]

Amen

I’ll reblog this every time I see it because oppression is NOT being too fat for Forever 21, oppression is NOT benedict cumberbatch as khan, oppression is NOT someone on a website saying something you disagree with.

[leiaj-blog]

literally can’t so terrible

[manilovestarwars-blog]

*shivers*

[blackforestnymph]

This produced only very violent feelings in me. Going postal seems a reasonable option.

[waitforclarity]

Needs to be seen.

[pastagoddesss]

"The brain can get sick too." 

Re-make of this post. 

End mental health stigma.

[yogi-air]

Piñata by Pages Matam (x)

[lora-mathis]

The rape joke is that you were eight. The rape joke is that at the time, you didn’t know people had sex to express love. The rape joke is that the only other person who’d seen you naked was your mom. The rape joke is that he called you ‘beautiful’ first. The rape joke is that he held your hands together and told you to ‘try harder’ when you struggled. The rape joke is that you believed him when he told you were overreacting. The rape joke is that your grandma called him a nice boy and asked him to stay for dinner. The rape joke is that he winked at you when you apologized to your parents for not coming downstairs the first time you were called. The rape joke is that his friends high-fived him for “getting some.” The rape joke is that you still don’t feel like you’ve regrown the pieces he stole. The rape joke is that he was conceived when his dad slapped himself into his snoring mother. The rape joke is that her friends told her she was lucky someone wanted her. The rape joke is that each year in the United States, 32,000 other women’s bellies ripen with life against their will. The rape joke is that he never learned to touch without scarring. The rape joke is that your classmate thinks ‘have you seen what asses look like in yoga pants?’ is an argument. The rape joke is your new boyfriend kissing you and telling you he ‘raped’ his math test. The rape joke is that ‘Why are girls so scared of rape? Y’all should feel pride that a guy risked his life in jail just to fuck you’ is a popular Tweet right now. The rape joke is that you wake up to the memory of him laughing, “now that wasn’t so bad, was it?” The rape joke is that it’s been twelve years and you still quiver when someone touches you. The rape joke is that he hasn’t stopped laughing. The rape joke is that you forgot how to.

The Rape Joke | Lora Mathis Inspired by this. (via soggypoetry) The rape joke isn’t funny and never has been (via conor-broberst)