ShayStingRay

bi feminist book lover literacy student 🧁🫶🏼💫

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crying myself to sleep because of them

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this omd

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exactly.

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i NEED a good re-telling story of them!!

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went to a museum today and found heracles and the cerberos </3

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confidence doesn’t need to be real, it just needs to shine through you for people to believe it. accept you and your body as they are, we are all different but equally worthy and beautiful in our own way!

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summer vacation trips>>

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like shrek (icon btw) i think we humans are like onions too. people are so complex and most might forget it sometimes like yes i love greek mythology, history, feminism and literature but i also enjoy watching silly rom coms, going on walks and playing board games.

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to my dearest boyfriend, ily </3

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book recommendation: invisible women exposing data bias in a world designed for men by caroline criado perez

this book has opened my eyes and i think everyone should read it, it’s great for understanding why feminism is important and if you’re a feminist or not, READ IT!! 💓📚✨

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rip your pads loudly and fix your bras in public to assert dominance ladies

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happy bisexual day to us!!

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suggestions for greek mythology related books in need so help a girl out 🙏🏼

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any other history and mythology nerds here?

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any other history and mythology nerds here?

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hot take:

if u call yourself a feminist but don’t accept or hate on transgender people u are not a real feminist because then you promote discrimination against a marginalized group that in worst cases accumilate to violence and murder,

feminists want equality to ALL so fck u terfs :)

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I don’t know if this is an obvious take or a hot take, but I think people need to start re-framing feminism as the fight for body autonomy as opposed to whatever this second wave revival gender essentialist bullshit we have going on right now. Once you reframe it in this way, it’s easier to understand intersectionality and why cis women are not the only people who need feminism. The lack of body autonomy effects cis women, trans people, intersex people, disabled people, poc, homeless people, sex workers, etc. and your feminism needs to include and prioritise all of these groups of people (which will include men btw) because feminism is about autonomy, not about establishing a matriarchy. Body autonomy is the biggest threat to the patriarchy, both with reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and even the right to not be drafted into military services. Once body autonomy is established for everyone, the patriarchy no longer has a leg to stand on.

And body autonomy does include things that you don’t personally like either. I was prompted to write this post after a series of bad takes from progressives, but one of them was re-hashing the Sabrina Carpenter album cover drama with “I don’t think it’s conservative of me to think that the album cover is a bad look when we’ve seen images of women being abused in this way” because I do actually think you’ve failed to understand feminism by projecting your morals onto a woman who was consensually expressing her own autonomy just because she expressed it in a way that you didn’t like or that made you uncomfortable.

Body autonomy also means unhealthy choices. Body autonomy also means regret rates. Body autonomy also means freedom of sexuality. Body autonomy also means mutilation. If you believe body autonomy has limitations and exceptions, then your feminism is most likely surface level.

TERFs are some of the biggest opponents to body autonomy, and if you find yourself thinking “oh people can do whatever they want with their bodies as long as it doesn’t harm them or make others uncomfortable” then you are far more susceptible to TERF propaganda than you think.