#feminiam

[mysharona1987]

If everyone isn’t beautiful, then no one is.

Andy Warhol.

[mysharona1987]

[thepeacockangel]

The socioreligious organization of the fairy culture was matriarchal and probably polyandrous. The fairy culture was still extant in England as late as the 17th century when even the pagan beliefs of the early witches had degenerated into the Christian parody which we associate with Satanism. The Christians rightly recognized the fairies as ancient, original sorcerers, but the Witches wrongly saw their whole culture as an expression o f the demonic. There was communication between the fairies and the pagan women, and any evidence that a woman had visited the fairies was considered sure proof that she was a witch.

Andrea Dworkin 

Oh my god.  Oh my god.  Oh my god.  Is she fucking serious?  

Is she writing a sociological treatise on a fucking fantasy novel?  This is like bad fanfic about history.

Oh my god.

[thegentlecake]

So while Pitbull is in a nice suit, there are four girls dancing around in essentially nothing, I mean can they at least get some short that cover their butts?

[sheereleganceinitssimplicity]

Oh by the way, I watched Agent Carter and it was mindblowingly incredible. I want to write and reblog a million things about it, but that will have to wait. In the meantime, I just want to know if someone's gif'ed that meat-slapping clip. I feel like that would be a useful gif to have...

[mariannamic]

"Eschewing the grand gesture, Clinton chose to concentrate on the major social issues of our era. She traveled almost a million miles to defend the right to freedom of expression, as well as women’s rights, gay rights and equitable economic development. Many of her achievements will only become measurable when the beneficiaries of her vision are old enough to vote" - exert from a piece in Porter Magazine on Hillary Clinton, written by Amanda Foreman

[tuxedocatlesbian]

I love my mum so much omfg

[padaviya]

The latest abductions follow dozens of kidnappings, attacks on villages and slayings of schoolboys and teachers since last year.

The 20 women were from the Fulani ethnic group, traditionally cattle herders, taken from the Garkin Fulani settlement, according to a member of a local vigilante group, Alhaji Tar, the Associated Press reported.

No group claimed responsibility for the mass kidnapping, although it bore similarities to Boko Haram operations and the group was suspected.

Details of the attack are sketchy, but Tar said the gunmen drove up to the settlement at noon Thursday, ordered the women into vehicles at gunpoint and drove them off. They also took three men who tried to prevent them from taking the women.

News of the abduction took several days to emerge, because insurgents have attacked mobile phone base stations in recent years, meaning it can take days for news to filter out.

Activists in Abuja, who drew international attention to the schoolgirls' abductions with the Twitter hashtag #BringBackOurGirls, held their 41st day of vigil Monday, nearly two months after more than 300 girls from Chibok town were loaded in trucks at night by gunmen and spirited into the forest.

Some escaped, but 272 remain in custody, according to Nigerian authorities.

The Nigerian military is facing intense criticism, with fears that dozens could be killed if it launches a military-style rescue mission. Nigerian authorities are believed to be trying to negotiate the release of the girls, although government officials have strongly denied any talks have taken place.

President Goodluck Jonathan angered many Nigerians because he made no comment about the Chibok abduction for 19 days. Politicians from the government and opposition have accused each other of supporting the insurgency.

Nigeria's military also faces strong criticism that it was warned before the Chibok attack, but did nothing. Other villages have made similar accusations.

Boko Haram, which emerged more than a decade ago, wants to establish an Islamic state throughout Nigeria, and bitterly opposes Western education and culture. Its attacks have become increasingly violent, frequently targeting civilians instead of military and police.

In recent months, extremists have attacked schools, slaughtering students and teachers, detonated bombs in crowded markets and bus stations, and attacked towns and villages, shooting down dozens of civilians.

Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau, last month claimed his group was abducting women and girls in revenge for the arrests of wives and children of Boko Haram fighters by Nigerian authorities.

"As long as we do not see our women and children we will never release these women  and children. And we are certain, by God's grace, no one will live happily with his wife and children so long as ours are not allowed to live with us," he said in a video last month. "And if you think you can rescue these women and children we captured, try facing us and see what happens."

Nigeria's military Monday claimed to be making headway in its battle against Boko Haram, saying that it intercepted Boko Haram attackers Saturday who were on their way to attack communities in Borna and Adamawa states, killing 50 insurgents.

Last week, hundreds were reported dead in attacks by gunmen believed to be from Boko Haram on several villages in the region.