paper bag princess

she/her // 16 // intj // Canada probably a nerd

[oscarmesejo]

[lipstick-andlesbians]

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[r-dart]

[timemachineyeah]

  I’ve said this before and I’ll point it out again - 

Menstruation is caused by change in hormonal levels to stop the creation of a uterine lining and encourage the body to flush the lining out. The body does this by lowering estrogen levels and raising testosterone. 

Or, to put it more plainly “That time of the month” is when female hormones most closely resemble male hormones. So if (cis) women aren’t suited to office at “That time of the month” then (cis) men are NEVER suited to office.

If you are a dude and don’t dig the ladies around you at their time of the month, just think! That is you all of the time. 

And, on a final note, post-menopausal (cis) women are the most hormonally stable of all human demographics. They have fewer hormonal fluctuations of anyone, meaning older women like Hilary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren would theoretically be among the least likely candidates to make an irrational decision due to hormonal fluctuations, and if we were basing our leadership decisions on hormone levels, then only women over fifty should ever be allowed to hold office. 

[eroticmirotic]

Reblogging hard for that last comment.

[nyardynn]

I WANTED TO SAY THIS BUT THEN SOMEONE ELSE DID and I’m damn proud.

[medie]

I take so much delight in pointing out the truth about this to dudes. They’re usually SO proud of themselves when they make a period joke and then sweet lil me turns around says ‘actualllly‘…

the utterly dejected look they all get when I say ‘so, yeah, about that thing where you’ve been insulting yourselves this entire time….good times, good times.’

so worth it. soooo worth it.

[drst]

BUT WAIT! IT GETS BETTER!

Men have daily and possibly monthly and seasonal hormonal cycles

And since they have no idea, they’re far more susceptible to the influence of their hormones.

[vizzt-deactivated20170622]

[eggogorgon]

My children looking like they’re about to drop the most fire mixtape of 2016

[seasongreetings-blog1]

[aegoniitargaryen]

social anxiety is realizing you’re lonely, not wanting to be lonely, being handed and opportunity not to be lonely, and still choosing to be lonely because despite every previous indicator that you would be welcome to join in on other people’s fun and stop being lonely, you’re still afraid that no one wants you around

[unflatteringcatselfies]

chubby but mathematically perfect

[saudijpg-deactivated20160530]

[queerpuke]

[itsc]

self care is not a reward for being responsible or for working hard. you dont “deserve” or “not deserve” to be nice to yourself. you are an alive person and rather than thinking of self care as incentives or bonuses you can get by adhering to and succeeding at abled standards (at a detriment to your health), you can think of it as. making deposits of self esteem by caring for yourself, and allowing yourself nice things and feelings. 

you dont have to deplete yourself to EMPTY before filling yourself back up again!!! you can do nice things for yourself before you hit the bottom. 

[itsc]

this has been going around again and it’s still good so, again,

[speedlimit15]

why have a boyfriend when you could have a girlfriend

[kibibarel]

when you’ve got an Opinion™ but you know it’ll open up The Discourse™ so you gotta hold in all your emotion

[thelastmessagereceived]

[the-cimmerians]

US Politics Post

you know how i bug you to register to vote and then vote and it’s really super-annoying? well the republican party platform is rolling out and it includes a 100% ban on abortions and revocation of same-sex marriage and no background check for guns and oh yes also conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people so yeah me bugging you is not going to change sorry not sorry please register to vote and then vote?

[lookninjas]

New York Times article

Esquire article

They’re also trying to bar women from combat positions (again), ban pornography, stop cohabitation of unmarried couples, and give federal parks back to the states because that obviously won’t result in 80% of them being completely destroyed for profit.

Oh, and then there’s this (from the Times article):

The platform demands that lawmakers use religion as a guide when legislating, stipulating “that man-made law must be consistent with God-given, natural rights.”

It also encourages the teaching of the Bible in public schools because, the amendment said, a good understanding of its contents is “indispensable for the development of an educated citizenry.”

Bear in mind, this isn’t Trump’s platform.  It’s the WHOLE FUCKING PARTY.  So remember:  It still is not enough to vote for President and wash your hands of everything else.  Know what’s going to be on your ballot, and vote in EVERY race.  Get these fuckers out of office before they make their shitty platform federal law.

[xo-xo-j]

https://vote.usa.gov/ https://vote.usa.gov/ https://vote.usa.gov/

[thatdiabolicalfeminist]

I’m all for replacing our corrupt system, but in the meantime, please vote.

Unless your revolution is going to come before November, this election will have immediate material consequences for LGBT+ people, people of colour, women, Muslims, Jewish people, people capable of pregnancy, the poor and the disabled.

Every marginalized group risks more under Republican rule, and by and large, we cannot leave. Not just that, but as bad as Democrats can be, Republicans are even more pro-war and pro-torture, and the choices of US leadership have a massive global effect.

Please, practice harm reduction. Ideological purity doesn’t mean shit compared to the immediate harm you can prevent with the simple act of voting.

[jassiah]

[twitterlols]

[pammiejr]