Godless Sick Lady

As you can guess by my url, I'm a chronically ill woman who's not a fan of religion.

[ymutate]

Géraldine Gonzalez

Méduses Lumineuses

Paper Sculpture lamp

[chlo3catastroph3]

the worst person you know is victimizing themselves and ignoring what they do to others rn

[calvinists-and-hobbesians]

"actually, the bible doesn't condemn homosexuality!" but are you saying that if it did condemn homosexuality, that you would be homophobic? "actually, the bible doesn't condone slavery!" but are you saying that if it did condone slavery, that you would be okay with it? "actually, the bible doesn't condone genocide!" but if it commanded you to, if He commanded you to, would you take up the sword? "actually, the bible doesn't command the killing of unbelievers!" but if it did, would I stare at the blade at my chest and see you holding the handle? There isn't a god. when you take Isaac up to the mountain, lay him across the altar, hold the blade above him; there will be no angel to call your name; to stop you; to declare it was all a test. The knife will fall and you will call yourself justified. I've spent the time studying the bible; and I know that these aren't true. It condemns homosexuality. it condones slavery. it condones genocide. it condones the killing of unbelievers. Sometimes in the back of my mind, I fear that the people I know will look a little closer and follow what the bible actually says. And in the front of my mind, I fear those who follow it just enough to try to justify their bigotry. There is a class, a category of people - those that follow their religion as truth, and are willing to do whatever it tells them, even if it commands things that would be evil and disgusting to a non-believer. There are millions, maybe billions of these people. Some of them are homophobes. Some of them are murderers. Some of them are gay-affirming. Some of them are your friends. Some of them are world leaders. Some of them are your family. The only way we can end religious violence is by condemning these people wholesale. The 9/11 attacks, the Crusades, Sharia Law, and more were caused by people believing lies. A liar is a liar and liar cannot be trusted to self-regulate and make sure their lies aren't truly in reality harmful.

not every religious person is one of these people. Some of them follow it as cultural practice, some of them are agnostic theists, some hold their religion as a hope rather than a fact. But is the duty of every person to ensure that the difference between them and Heaven's Gate cultists is more than just luck, environment, and a lack of follow-through.

[cryptic-cryptic]

When you consider your religion as the backbone and absolute manual-to-end-all-manuals for morality, when you define morality not by how harmful or beneficial an action or stance you percieve it to be but by what your God tells you, you're not a good person, you're a good follower.

[sufjansjoy]

does anybody know how to get out of bed. or be a better person

[sufjansjoy]

wow

[pussyadvice-deactivated20200825]

when you see a feminist post you have no arguments against but using your brain is hard ;( 

[elaenathedefiant]

countries where prostitution is legal have higher rates of human trafficking. that’s like an actual fact. not an opinion or anything. so tbh it seems a bit ‘swerfy’ to completely ignore that

[darthvatrix]

Why would trafficking increase when you have legalized prostitution.

[aneurysmsandanalogues]

Because if prostitution is legal, demand increases. And if it is legal, pimps and traffickers have more room to exploit and sell women under the guise of legal sex work.

In fact, in countries where it is legal, pimps and brothel owners are considered sex workers themselves.

[gorgonology]

Just because you legalize prostitution doesn’t mean women are going to be anymore willing to do it, but more men expect to go to prostitutes, so the demand for prostitution increases. Where do you get prostitutes if women aren’t willing to be them? you kidnap and traffick them!! 

[thereallifesnowwhite]

Thank you for explaining this so concisely. I always thought trafficking would decrease if prostitution was legalized, so this is good to know.

[tr1angl3]

it’s worth pointing out that Germany, who’s always touted as very progressive for legalizing prostitution and instituting prostitution unions, has become the human trafficking hub of Europe since those laws were implemented.

[kopfkinoes]

In 2009, there were around 900 victims of human trafficking in the Netherlands. In 2017, there were over 6000 and this number is estimated to fall prey to human trafficking every year. Over 4000 are sex slaves and over 1000 are children. This is getting progressively worse. I honestly cannot believe people aren’t educated that this legalization adds to an increase in human trafficking. Isn’t it obvious that’s how the world works? Also, men don’t care. I remember a post over here with men that were going to prostituted children and one of them was saying “I don’t care to know how the sausage is made”. That should tell you everything you need to know if you’re still having doubts about which side of the barricade you should choose. 

[notcisjustwoman]

The notes on this post gave me 17 types of cancer. The fucking mental gymnastics people will pull to justify men’s right to pay to rape women is just staggering.

[kiefbowl]

People in the notes keep saying “correlation does not mean causation” as if that means correlation will never apply causation. But I think the causation between prostitution and trafficking is pretty clear so…I don’t know why people want to live in a world so badly where women can be bought and sold

[gcdk]

Human Trafficking Persists Despite Legality of Prostitution in Germany - DER SPIEGEL - International

When Germany legalized prostitution just over a decade ago, politicians hoped that it would create better conditions and more autonomy for s

[addictedtocaring]

That article describes what I imagine hell to be like

[wyvern-of-the-evening]

I’ve also learned recently Germany can deny women unemployment/disability because they can technically still “work” in brothels and by selling their bodies. Not that it always happens, but they *can* deny it

[riverlarking]

mainstream drag is like step 1. be a man, aka part of the class that has imposed insane gender stereotypes on women for millennia. step 2. dress up as an exaggerated hyper-sexualized version of said stereotypes. step 3. perform for an audience and have free reign to use every misogynistic slur under the sun. step 4. get on tv, become famous and make lots of money. step 5. take the drag off and continue being a man that's ultimately unaffected by those gender stereotypes while profiting off of them and doing nothing to change them

[hugewoman]

Right genuinely thank you for including this one bc i cannot stress this enough, the most important part isn’t just reinforcing those female beauty standards, it’s also profiting off of them at the literal expense of your fans (mostly women and girls). Bc of course these products are generally considered high end, niche, and expensive.

Drag race is like boot camp for narcissistic males to learn how to generate a cult of personality and exploit their following for every single penny they can wring out of them. Ru Paul picks contestants that he knows already do numbers on social media and he then gives them the tools and training they need to become a successful brand.

It’s quite seriously an influencer industrial complex

Step 7: frequently remind your audience in graphic detail how much you love cock and getting plowed and taking loads and even compare yourself to things like a public toilet or a glory hole, as a subtle reminder that you’re a gay man who couldn’t possibly be capable of ever harming women or being a misogynist

Strep 8 (optional): have a gender journey reveal at exactly the right moment to meteorically launch your career to stardom beyond your wildest dreams

[littlebluebarista]

Ok breaking containment for this one because I need everyone who will listen to hear this.

Women who suffer bad cramps are told cramps shouldn't affect school/work/etc, but no one ever investigates further because no one can possibly know if what someone experiences is just typical pain or something much worse.

Well after 15 years of stage 4 treatment-resistant endometriosis that came with pain as bad as, if not worse than, actual labor contractions every month, all the while being told I was 'typical' and 'just had bad cramps', I've finally been healed (another post for another time). I have had what everyone describes as the elusive 'normal period pain' for several months now, and I am begging you to look me in the eyes and listen because I need everyone who can hear this to hear this.

I have been on both sides of this. I have the hard-earned knowledge of what a period 'should' feel like.

If you have to put in any effort to hide your cramps, you need to get help.

Even during of the PEAK OF CRAMPING (i.e., as bad as your cramps possibly get), you should still be able to stand, speak, walk, eat, work, and sleep with no problems. These tasks should require very-little-to-no extra effort beyond what you would normally do when you aren't on your period. When you do these things, you should feel grumpy and a little bit icky and maybe a twinge of nerves and NOTHING MORE.

If you have to sit in the corner and hope no one approaches you because you can't speak or stand without showing pain, even slightly, you need to get help. If your pain is showing on your face, you need to get help. And most importantly, IF YOUR PAIN DOES NOT RESPOND TO 1-2 TYLENOL OR IBUPROFEN, YOU NEED TO GET HELP.

Your period cramps should make you grumpy. Your period cramps should make you feel a little icky and tired. Your period cramps should make you feel your insides existing/moving a bit and a twinge of nerves that makes you groan slightly then the "pain" should stop there, NOTHING MORE.

If your cramps put you on the floor but you make believe you're the captain of a ship who has just been stabbed and has to hide it to fight on, and you force yourself to power through the day, please understand: you are not okay, that does not make you okay. Just because you can power through the pain doesn't mean you aren't sick. If you have to force yourself through any basic task beyond the effort it takes you to do when you aren't on your period, and I am holding your face and looking you in the eye as I say this because I need you to hear me: You aren't normal. You don't 'just have bad cramps'. You are sick and you need to get help.

Now most people will tell you if your cramps are beyond a 3 out of 10 on the pain scale, you should see a doctor. While this is usually true, you have to consider chronic pain CAN AND WILL BREAK YOUR PAIN SCALE. Most people will only compare pain they currently feel to pain they may experience one day but probably never will. "Sure these cramps feel bad now, but if I had a leg amputated with no anesthesia, that would hurt WAY worse, so this pain can't be that bad-" No. Your pain is what it is, objectively, full stop. My cramps were at a 10 out of 10 every. Single. Time. And nobody told me claiming they were a 6-8 because I thought to myself 'what if I lose a limb one day?' was completely wrong. 10 pain is 10 pain. And if there's something that hurts worse than that, guess what. The thing you are experiencing right now is still a 10 out of 10 on the pain scale. Just because you experience it every month doesn't mean it's magically not as bad is it is. And if your pain is worse than a 3 out of 10, you need to get help.

Now when I say get help, I mean find the root cause of your pain. You can't just throw drugs and hormones at it without knowing what it causing your pain. Endometriosis, fibroids, pcos, cancer, adenomyosis, polyps, thyroid issues, there is always a cause. And if you leave it untreated, it will grow and get worse to the point where it resists treatment and the drugs and hormones you've been throwing at it for years don't work anymore. You have to find a doctor that will investigate. If your doctor tells you you 'just have bad cramps' get a new doctor. I know you've been told that but please hear me: no one ever just has bad cramps. A healthy human body doesn't spontaneously cause itself pain so bad you can't stand up; there is ALWAYS a cause.

I was sick for more than 15 years. My entire life was put on hold and now I'm in my late 20s trying desperately to play catch up for everything I missed. I want to pick up 12yo me, spin her around, and tell her she doesn't have to die before she finally stops hurting. I don't want anyone to suffer the same fate I did simply because everyone told them they were normal. A little twinge of pain here and there is normal, suffering is not. I promise you your pain is real, it is not normal, and dear heavenly day I am begging you you need to get help now.

TL;DR: There is no such thing as 'just bad cramps.' If you feel anything more than grumpy, icky, and pain greater than a 3 out of 10, you need to find out what's wrong with you before it gets worse.

[thefemaleterrorist]

i would still support abortion even if it was confirmed life began at conception lol

[nanapup]

this is gospel to me

[colombinaa]

can y’all report this dumbass for spam i can’t even shit in peace bruh

[sinnietheterf]

what’s killing me is the blog isn’t even (afaik) radfem or outwardly terfy. it’s literally just female artists only. and thats got them pissy. they tell on themselves all the time 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[pinkcrescent]

@gendiebrainrotreceipts

[politically-unstable]

The incel to trans pipeline is something that was not on my bingo card

[cordycepsfem]

But look at that - even these gross males admit they’re less likely to be killed as a trans woman!

It’s almost like everyone sees there is no “genocide.”

[unrespectability]

"you can't claim 'female socialization' is a thing because in different cultures gender roles and expectations also tend to be different" oh okay are we going to listen to women from various cultures and communities across the globe about the unique and specific forms of oppression they experience on the basis of their sex then?

[chamomilechaos1999]

Funny that because across every culture we see grown men trying to fuck little girls (but never grown women and little boys) and sons preferred over daughters and husbands deemed as the "leaders" of the household over their wives and male priests holding exclusive positions of religious influence and men inheriting thrones and women held to modesty standards that men are exempt from

[cisthoughtcrime]

they say ‘trans misogyny exempt’ because wording it as ‘female privilege’ is too overtly MRA

[conceptcreep-deactivated2023062]

[feministskeptic]

[finalgirlianthe]

why do so many people talk about nazi phases like they're a rite of passage and completely normal for everyone to have

[basileater]

many people believe that behind every evil man there is a woman who could've fixed him and the fact she failed means she is actually more evil than him

[fidnru]

“Anti-feminism is also operating whenever any political group is ready to sacrifice one group of women, one faction, some women, some kinds of women, to any element of sex-class oppression: to pornography, to rape, to battery, to economic exploitation, to reproductive exploitation, to prostitution. There are women all along the male-defined political spectrum, including both extreme ends of it, ready to sacrifice some women, usually not themselves, to the brothels or the farms. The sacrifice is profoundly anti-feminist; it is also profoundly immoral.”

— Andrea Dworkin, Right-wing Women (1983)