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this won’t get 1% of the women’s version of this post.
the world we live in, and people in general don’t care about men. we are pretty much robots who aren’t allowed to show emotion. we’re taught from a young age that boys don’t cry.
fact is women are sexualised, men are idealised. because men can’t be raped because they’re big and strong right? right? yea, pretty much the idiots view of living.
Always reblog
I now see why I struggled with showing my interests to my parents when I was a kid.
I’m listening to my cousin going on about Fortnite. The kid adores the game and is talking about the battle pass and he how hopes to get it later on today.
My mum just flatly says she doesn’t know what that means and has told him to hurry up as they go through the door, not giving my cousin any wiggle room to explain what it means. Fortnite is special to him, he wants to talk about it, he wants to engage but how can he when at that moment, the adult he’s talking to shuts him down?
Why can’t some people just take a damn minute to listen, REALLY listen to what kids are saying? He’ll now sit in the car in complete silence because his aunt isn’t interested in what he likes.
I’m not saying everyone has to be a fountain of knowledge for things like that. Hell, you don’t have to like what another person’s into but for the love of god, at least TRY and give it a go in understanding why it’s so important to that person.
“Oooh, that sounds neat! Tell me about it?” Is one of the best things you can say to a kid. (Or an author.) It matters less that you understand it than it does that they are allowed- are *encouraged*- to explain it
I don’t bother showing my writing to my parents because they are completely disinterested (except when they want to use it to show off to other people and tell them I like to write), and my mum has outright told me I’m too old for games.
It’s like you’re not supposed to have hobbies the second you hit 16.
I’m 26 now. The fact they had no interest shows.
My parents weren’t too guilty with that. But now I feel guilty for not showing a lot of interest when my dad gushes about his favorite books. I will listen more next time.
angsty wlw
the drama queens. these girls have so much sadness hidden inside of them. dripping mascara, ripped jeans, messy hair. these girls walk around empty alleys with music blasting in her ears. she looks to the sky. every moment with her is a movie moment. the deep girls, the ones who feel everything that happens to them on such a personal level. the girls who get lost in themselves.
Always be vague. Say I think they’re in today or not until later. If they press say it’s company policy not to give out the schedule. Most companies do have this and even if they don’t how would a stranger know. Don’t give out specifics, they can get people injured or even killed.
At my last job someone came up and asked when “Sarah” was working next. I didn’t tell him and then texted her a description, turns out he was an abusive ex who had been stalking her. Don’t do this shit please.
Never ever give out a coworkers schedule even to someone you know.
What is going on in this video? I’m really concerned. RT80 NJ.
Um I’m aggressively assuming that this person was kidnapped, I’m reblogging this for boost reasons.
Long-shot, but does anyone recognize either the driver and/or the individual person trapped in this trailer?!
Also, if anyone us able to pinpoint where this is, I strongly encourage black and brown folx to avoid this highway or the area this resides in.
Update 08/08/2018
Posted Wednesday August 8th, 2018, Very recent please share to gain awareness in hopes of keeping this person alive and safe.
Reblog and spread!
This is too surreal not to spread.
the greatest skill a woman can learn for herself is self reliance
to clarify … so many strong women in my life rely on men. that dependence is dangerous. ladies here are some good ref resources I’ve found helpful on my journey towards self reliance
automobile
changing coolant
changing oil
changing tire
jumping a car
plumbing
toilet running
basement flooding
replace a faucet
clogged drain
electrical
replacing light switches
blew a fuse
installing overhead light
earth vs. neutral vs. live wires
home
patching drywall
finding studs
this list is in no way comprehensive feel free to add on
a lot of ‘man things’ are a lot easier than you think they are. especially considering the fact that most of these things when buying the parts come with directions on the packaging that men usually don’t even look at (and often end up doing it wrong because they were taught by fathers who also did not look at the packaging).
like i recently had to change my car battery and freaked out cause i thought id electrocute myself but turns out new batteries come with directions and its the easiest shit in the world so long as you can lift the damn thing.
so yeah, ladies dont ever feel like a man is a necessity for life, you can do this shit on your own its easier than you think!
All friends should know these things.
Why does it have to be worded this way…? Why couldn’t it be: “Here’s a list of things that you always thought was hard and easy steps on how to do them yourselves!
Edit: the gendered language is really unnecessary. And so is generalizing and shitting on men. There are men that don’t know this shit and need help with it. And there are men that do it properly. There are also men that read instruction manuals. Hell. If most men didn’t read things like schematics when they were installing wires and shit, there would be even more fucked up shit at my workplace.
Here to help y'all gorgeous children
This is v important
U know when ur hairs greasy and it makes u feel so so so bad about urself. And ur entire life. Everything is awful bc my hair is greasy
hey if ur reading this and ur in a bad spot mentally or anything i hope u feel better soon and have a good day
“ARE YA READY KIDS????”
me: Imma keep it real with you cap, I’m not ready. I’ve been going through some shit and…
I CAN’T HEAR YOUUU
I SAID I’M NOT READY THESE PAST FEW MONTHS HAVE BEEN TOUGH
OHHHHHHHHHHHH
WHO LIVES IN DEPRESSION AND NEEDS THERAPY?
THIS BITCH RIGHT HERE
FILLED UP WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL IS SHE
THIS
FOOL
RIGHT
HERE
NO ENERGY LEFT TO DO WHAT YOU WISH
THIS IDIOT
RIGHT HERE
WHO WANTS TO JUST LIE DOWN AND SLEEP WITH THE FISH?
I’M
FILLED
WITH
FEAR
*shoots you in the face with a glock*
DIE
i was 14 and i was walking through a mall by myself at 12am after my shift at coldstone creamery lol and a bunch of men started whistling and meowing and getting really close to me and they kept asking me questions and i kept not answering until i didn’t know what else to do so i said “i’m only 14” and almost in unison they said “we don’t care” i was so fucking scared i didn’t know what to do and they kept talking about how i looked and how my body looked and what they would do i was on the verge of tears i was all alone in a huge mall i knew i couldn’t outrun them all i felt totally hopeless until a maintenance worker came up to all of us with a huge industrial broom in her hand, i thought she was going to yell at all of us for being in the mall after hours bc she probably thought we were all friends but instead she cursed all of them out in spanish, threatened to press a panic button on her belt and then proceeded to walk me to the basement garage and waited with me until my mom got there to pick me up she had a death grip on her cart the whole time and a face of steel she looked so strong and i just kept saying thank you and she kept saying not to thank her because she had to stop them.
that was the moment i realized women were the most important beings on this planet and we have to protect each other bc nobody else is going to, she didn’t even know me, we couldn’t even communicate that well because of the language barrier, she could have lost her job for waiting with me in the parking lot but she looked out for me when she didn’t have to, she had nothing to gain from it, i’m 21 now and i tell everyone this story even though it happened 7 years ago, what she did that night helped me form and shape lot of my beliefs early on.
i was at a grocery store really late one night and some old guy kind of eyed me as i walked out of the store next to this other lady. She and I made eye contact and i knew she was scared too. we loaded up our groceries into our cars as fast as possible and I had way more bags than her so she got done faster than me. I panicked because i was sure she was going to leave so i just hurried faster, shaking a little, and then i noticed she sat in her car, watching me and making sure nobody came near. She waited not until all my groceries were loaded, or until my cart was put away, or until I got into my car. No, she didn’t drive away until I drove away.
And that was the moment that I realized how much women need other women. That we can’t win this war without each other and we have to be looking out for each other, every second.
my last year in new york city, i got off the subway around 9 or 10p.m. i only lived about 5 blocks from the f train, but i hadn’t gotten more than two before a woman’s hand suddenly touched my arm.
“that guy behind us is following you,” she said. “he was watching you leave the train car and followed you up.”
i hadn’t noticed him, or at least not noticed him following me. when we stopped outside a grocery store, he stopped half a block back and loitered. the woman linked her arm with mine and walked me several blocks out of her way to my front door and made sure i got inside safely.
another time, nocigar and i were walking home and at a stoplight a stranger grabbed my arm when i wouldn’t respond to him and tried to physically drag me over to him. she—who is, by the way, not a very physically imposing girl—ripped his hand off my arm and snarled, “don’t fucking touch her.”
protect your friends. protect strangers. there are good men in the world, but don’t wait for them to do something if you can do it yourself.
I was at a club once and my friend left with her boyfriend so I finished my drink and was heading out to the parking lot when three girls came up to me and basically surrounded me.
“Those guys behind us were talking about following you. We can walk with you.”
I have MMA training but have never in my life had been offered the protection and sanction of my own gender. This is so important.
GIRL CODE. FUCKIN’ GIRL CODE. LEAVE NO GIRL BEHIND. EVER.
I don’t think people realize how much strength it takes to pull your own self out of an anxiety attack or a panic attack. So if you’ve done that today or any day, I’m proud of you.
Keep being awkward, shy, weird, etc. The right one gon like it and learn how to work with it.
Ooof
As a Filipino, Moana brought me to tears more than a couple of times with how familiar everything was. I heard that one of the people working on Moana was Pinoy and made many of the characters on the island look like pre-colonial Filipinos and I saw it, it made me so happy
The story of Maui burying a serpent to make a coconut tree, we have almost exactly the same story in the Philippines with Bathala and Ulilang Kaluluwa
The boats, the musical instruments, the importance of coconut trees, the tattooing and its method, even their outfits, the culture shares so many roots with mine that it was like seeing old friends onscreen. It made so happy.
Moana is so culturally rich and beautriful, you’ll be floored.
Fun Historical Filipino Facts About Sex and Gender
1) Only women could be spiritual leaders so there were instances of biological men dressing, living, and identifying as women in order to fill spiritual roles, even marrying men.
Nobody knows if they were 1) transwomen 2) a third gender or 3) the ancient equivalent of drag queens or 4) none of the above.
Records of them were written through the biased lens of early Spanish priests, so we don’t know. Filipino culture today and in ancient times points to being very binary, however, so that needs to be considered–but there are no gendered pronouns in the Filipino languages, so there’s also that.
2) Penis Piercings
It is recorded that men had dick piercings in pre-colonial times, which were specifically created to pleasure women. It was also a virility thing.
3) Designated Virginity Remover
Certain tribes in the Philippine islands had a lot of culture centring on sexuality, and one of the elements of that was that there was a specific man in the community who young, unmarried women could go to to experience sex. I can’t find which specific area in the islands this particular community feature was from, though.
4) Sexually active women
Women were encouraged to be sexually active and pre-marital sex was normal, even encouraged. Abortions were normal, generally when a woman had had about two children, as “they were not cattle”
5) Big Party Celebrating Menstruation
I keep forgetting which tribes and communities did these lol there are so many BUT
In certain communities, a girl’s first menstruation was celebrated with this big to-do where a girl wouldn’t be allowed to touch the ground until the ceremony was done so people would usually carry her, she got to dress fancy and there were some religious elements to her getting her first period
6) No afterlife without sex
This isn’t exactly ace-friendly sadly but it’s pretty consistent with a culture very focused on sexuality
In one of the cultures of pre-colonial Philippines, you couldn’t cross over (which in this case involved taking a boat to the afterlife across the water) if you were a virgin (apart from extenuating circumstances, presumably, like infant death or child death)
7) Bare breasts were a norm
For most tribes of the Philippines (though largely on the Northern and central end than the South, which may be a result of the earlier Muslim influence, though this is just based on clothing styles)
This lasted well into the 20th century with certain tribes who had yet to be taken over, and we see it in photographs of these tribespeople taken past the 1900s
Also among certain tribes like the Kalinga, they were bare-topped to show off their tattoos, which were signs of achievement, wealth, and pride
8) Hermaphrodite Goddess of Fertility
Lakampati, Lakapati or Ikapati was the goddess of fertility who was hermaphroditic, seen as a benevolent mother goddess who was the most compassionate of all, and even had a husband and child. Praying to her consisted of leaving a bowl of uncooked rice outside the household as an offering for care and fortune.
9) God of Fences (and Large Dongs)
Lakambakod, the god of fences and protection, was described as having a “penis as long as a rice stalk” which was “gilded” ie pierced with gold all the way down the schlong. That’s basically his most defining feature.
10) Women as economic and spiritual leaders
In most of pre-colonial culture, the gender roles were that of men as military and political leaders, but women as spiritual and economic leaders. When it came to datu (military leaders), a datu, who was generally male, could be succeeded by a daughter if he had no son, though a younger son would generally be chosen over an elder daughter.
However, when it came to inheriting property or riches, it was done by age, so an eldest daughter would generally inherit more than her younger brother.
Women were trade leaders and merchants, with the maritime trade active during that era. Women controlled the finances of the household.
And when a man married a woman richer than him or in a higher position than him, he would take her name, and be referred to as “the husband of [ ]” in the community.
Women were strictly the spiritual leaders in many communities, and the only way you could be a spiritual leader when you were born male was to dress, live as, and generally just be a woman in the eyes of the community.
It wasn’t perfect and it had its own flaws, but I think it’s important to see the kinds of cultures surrounding sex and gender, and how eager patriarchal religious colonisers were to crush that kind of thinking.
I pulled this info from multiple sources including past museum visits in places that barely have online presence, so I can’t source all of them, THOUGH a lot of these are tackled in this nice little article here:
intersections . anu . edu . au / issue2/ carolyn2 . html
