Bring On The Dancing Muses

Rosie | London born-and-bred feminist | Self-proclaimed musical theatre expert | All-round music geek

[kingforaking]

I’m doing a social experiment called ‘agreeing with boys when they compliment you’. 

the results: 

[fuckyeahbodypositivity]

perf example of how uncomfortable boys are with women owning their own awesomeness. for many men, beauty, coolness, desirability are gifts they alone can bestow upon women. they get baffled, even aggressive when you show you’ve known you possess those things all along. 

[officialjeffgoldblum]

i love this experiment! 

[daggers-drawn]

[toughlovemuse]

I reblog stuff like this every time I see it, because I figure women who follow me need the reminder, and men who follow me also need the reminder.

If you pay someone a compliment and they accept it and that makes you angry? You weren’t really interested in paying them a compliment. 

[imprecise-icle]

Dear Mr. Builder Man...

Here’s the response that I couldn’t give you as you walked past me yesterday. Walked past and murmured in my ear and before I could comprehend what was happening, you were gone. No catcalling across the street from a safe distance, no. This was perversely, excruciatingly intimate. This had never happened before. Catcalling, sure. But this lowered, self-entitled voice in my ear was new. You invaded my space on a sunny day as I was crossing the bridge and you said “It’s a sunny day, babe, you should’ve got your legs out.” The slime and dirt in your voice stopped me in my tracks. No, it wasn’t the uninvited conversation, it wasn’t the word “babe”... It was the word “should.” I should’ve got my legs out, you said. Should’ve, obligated to, it was my duty to... What right have you to invade my space so intimately and intrusively and then to have the fucking nerve to tell me I should not have worn jeans that day, that I should’ve had my legs on show. For you. In the moment, all I could do was give you the finger, but this is what I wanted to say to you there and then. 

[thejusticethatissocial]

*raises hand faster than light*

[zayrn]

there’s literally no point in teaching girls to be body positive if you only use men’s opinions for validation like “boys like girls with curves” nah get that the fuck out of here

[uppityfemale]

*goosebumps*

[fortuneredding]

This is more than just a single day of action, this is the beginning of a movement—to protect, defend and advance human rights, even in the face of adversity.

[quotable-notable]

Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.

Unknown    (via killiamkween)

[wexler]

jfc what an amazing photo

[juulcatmeme]

1917 / 2017

[queerlilly-blog]

“without us you wouldn’t have any rights!“ without you we wouldn’t have to fight for them

[femforthought-deactivated201406]

Always this. Always.

“Remember that men gave women the right to vote!”

And remember that men should never have been at such a social and political advantage as to be able to literally give and take away rights from groups of people.

[gnitsinimef-deactivated20160728]

fuckin tell ‘em

[homunculus-argument]

“Why do you take politics so personally.”

What if I told you

that these policies

affect me personally?

[flowisaconstruct-deactivated202]

Sure sign of privilege if you think politics is just a game or a topic of conversation and not life or death.

[homojabi]

PSA

It’s trans, not trans*

It’s trans men and trans women, not transmen and transwomen—trans is an adjective that answers “what kind of men/women"—cis works the same way

Never call trans men FTMs or trans women MTFs without their permission

Trans is short for transgender, it’s not plural for anything—trans person and trans people are both correct

Never use “born in the wrong body” or “used to be a boy and became a girl” or “biologically/genetically male/female”—all are just fancy ways to misgender someone (self identification with these phrases is different)

Transgendered is wrong, so is “a transgender” and “transgenders”

Being trans is not a sexuality nor is it a “sexual disorder” or any kind of disorder at all—gender identity disorder is not a real thing, and being trans isn’t a medical condition

“Transsexual” is generally considered an offensive term and should never be used to describe someone without their permission

Don’t refer to a trans person’s gender as their gender identity, it’s just their gender

Similarly don’t refer to their pronouns as “preferred pronouns"—they’re not preferred, they’re mandatory

[butterflyinthewell]

I’m cis and I learned more about the trans community when I read this, so I’m reblogging so others can learn too. (I didn’t know about the MTF/FTM thing being offensive and I’m glad I never used it!)

[michigatita]

Free Men & Boys from Toxic Masculinity 2K17

[moshingtothesherlocktheme]

"Straight couples shouldn't be at pride"

Well uh…

1.) one or both of people you see as a “straight couple” could be pan/bi/poly/ace

2.) one or both of them could be trans or non binary

3.) you could be misgendering someone

[anidragon]

4.) They could be there to give moral support to a queer friend or family member who didn’t want to go alone.

[dragon-from-the-burning-mountain]

Number four is important

[ugly-bread]

5. They could be there because they support the cause stop fucking gatekeeping

[thebaconsandwichofregret]

6. They could be there in memory of a loved one, don’t forget Pride used to be a memorial as well as a celebration. I know a good number of straight people who go to Pride to celebrate the lives of friends and family who have died because they want to remember them as they lived, happy and joyful and surrounded by a community that loved them.

[itarille0797]

ALL OF THE FUCKING ABOVE.

[androginking]

lol full offense but stop policing how frequently bisexuals date either genders. just cause i’ve dated 5 girls back to back doesn’t make me a lesbian, just like another bisexual woman who has dated 5 men back to back doesn’t make her straight. being bisexual means the person has the potential to be attracted to more than one gender and that’s it. what they do with it is their business so just let us live for crying out loud let us live.

[hustleinatrap]

I am sick and tired of the society in which rape culture is promoted. 

[geekandmisandry]

The person who says this shit is a rape apologist and is making excuses for pedophiles. It’s that fucking simple. If you say this you are actively supporting child rapists.

[siantdiivca-deactivated20170913]

um, that is a bit much for 15. 

[geekandmisandry]

One of those girls is showing her knees, how will the world fucking manage?

[micdotcom]

Muslims protect Christians in Kenya bus attack

According to the BBC, gunmen ambushed a bus in Kenya, attempting to divide those on board based on religion. However, the Muslim passengers reportedly refused to split. More information on the deadly attack and act of bravery.

[pixiesstolemyapples]

this will get the minimum amount of news coverage in the states and this makes me sad

[cassywinchestertheangel-deactiv]

REBLOG ALL YOU CAN GUYS. IF THE MEDIA DOESN’T WANT TO SPREAD THIS NEWS THEN LET’S DO IT FOR THEM.

[saiyanprince541]

😍

[athelind]

Signal boost.