#howcanweriseup

[myflawedfairytale]

My boyfriend is the most adorable person in the universe and you can’t change my mind.

[myflawedfairytale]

Tumblr has done some amazing things for me.

1. I met my boyfriend, the most impressive, clever, and funny person I know on here... and he moved in with me nearly 3 years ago. To another country. A country he did not know the language of. My heart skips a beat every time I think of him and the stupid, stupid decision he made there. Just to be with me.

2. I've made friends from all over the world. One of whom will come to visit me in less than a month. Another one made me her bridesmaid before ever meeting me in person. All of them are incredibly kind and interesting people I love to bits.

3. I've been introduced to some of my favourite artists whose work is not only absolutely gorgeous, but inspires me to look at everyday scenarios, people and objects from a different point of view and appreciate the beauty in the world more than I ever have before.

4. Some of the posts on here have definitely helped me develop my critical thinking skills further. Whether through thought provoking argumentation or utter bullshit propaganda ;)

5. Cat photos. They are life.

[generalchelseamayhem]

Could you link me to some info relating to this Christina Hoff Sommer's speach at Oberlin? The sources you linked are kind of biased on the matter and I'm trying my very best not to take a simple view of everything, which is tempting given the apparent facts. (The duct taping rejects its usual meaning and reads more as a threat of censorship. It feels like an attack, rather than a protest)

Sorry it’s taken me a while to get to this.I couldn’t really link you to an unbiased source, as such. Not a lot of people have presented the information in a way that didn’t have some kind of opinion attached to it. Christina is controversial like that. :P

There IS always the original video, of course, if the kinds of biases you’re looking to avoid don’t include the arguments presented in the event itself.

[listener-blue]

Did it hurt when you fell out of heaven? Cause it looks like you landed on your face.

[myflawedfairytale]

Everything?

Yep, and if you ask again I’ll make you regret it… I’ll do something to you… on tumblr… I’ll capslock you to death?

[listener-blue]

howcanweriseup replied to your post “What are your thoughts on gamergate? I used to be mildy for it, but now I'm not sure what to believe about it myself, maybe you could enlighten some of us with your thoughts on the subject?”

"I am the most knowledgeable on gamergate." You sound like you should be on top of a mountain sat in the lotus position.

Oh fuck that was supposed to say 'I am not the most knowledgeable'

:(

[listener-blue]

howcanweriseup replied to your post “I can imagine the sj blogs are getting on it because it furthers their "England is the worst" thing they spreading tbh. I also saw someone saying that LGBT people are being attacked left, right and centre even though there's no proof. A gay councillor who is a big supported of the "yes" campaign was attacked but I can't find any more reports on top of that.”

Wait, yesterday I was being told that the only people who voted No were old people and everybody young or middle aged voted yes. Does this mean that it's a zimmerframe riot?

Funnily enough I was told the same thing - it's the pensioners that voted no because they're too scared of change. They let the country down.

This from a woman 18 years older than me.

I couldn't be bothered arguing with her.

[myflawedfairytale]

howcanweriseup replied to your post: “Am I really the only one who remembers Destiny’s Child’s slutshaming...”:

I think she's a businesswoman and she does what will make her money. If feminism become toxic to her career she would drop it.

She definitely is. But the idealist in me wants to believe that the movement actually means something to her and she doesn't do it purely because feminism is kind of the cool thing to do at the moment and/or because she's afraid of being the next "Oh my god she said she isn't a feminist- internalised misogyny!" story in the media.

Oh and if you look at more recent stuff "if you like it then you should have put a ring on it" it shows she hasn't changed too much. If that's not problematic by feminist standards I don't know what is.

I've actually never thought about Single Ladies like that. I mean the lyrics are basically about a woman breaking up with her boyfriend because he wouldn't marry her after 3 years. Could be seen as her saying that if a relationship doesn't make you happy and doesn't go in the direction you want it to go, don't feel obligated to stay with the guy. That's not problematic.

In isolation, the "if you like it then you should have put a ring on it" bit sounds a little like ownership though, which is definitely not what marriage should be about. And it seems a little emotional blackmailish to me too.