Sav.

22. They/Them. Queer. Feminist.

[thequeenbey]

LEMONADE

[yesthrill]

[textpoststho]

a tip if you have a friend with social anxiety

no matter how often they say no to your invitations, never stop inviting them to do things. even if you know they will say no, just extend the invitation. you dont know how much it will break their heart if you stop. 

[purplechocolatekisses]

Help Everyone Find A Job In Their Field

[micdotcom]

Watch: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s UPenn commencement speech will move you to tears.

[kayla-bird-deactivated20190505]

why are there so many straight people in books? it feels like inclusivity for inclusivity’s sake. don’t just throw in straight people to seem “cool” or “progressive.” you have to explain why straights are needed by the plot

[that-sav]

Bald babe ❤❤❤

[ethereal-business-cabaret]

(source)

[mockiato-deactivated20200315]

Whoa, I didn’t realize that it was so deliberate, I honestly thought it was unconscious

[rainfelt]

Scary, scary.

[micdotcom]

Larry Wilmore didn’t waste time in addressing his critics for the comedian’s remarks at the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday. At the end of the above segment, he offers Piers Morgan (and all white people, really) some crucial advice.

[nightlyshow]

Watch the full segment here: http://on.cc.com/1TIwc6h

[refinery29]

Watch: In a powerful Congresional speech, Sandra Bland’s mother called people who think they’re woke “the walking dead” because of how little we still know

The speech included a rousing call to action before the newly formed Congressional Caucus On Black Women & Girls. And her words were incredibly resonant, even if you think you know the whole story.

Gifs: Josh Begley

WATCH THE VIDEO

[ihatethatchick]

fucking hell, plz share this

[90svirgin]

The kettle is hot

[thetrippytrip]

Why don’t they teach us about great people like her

[harlemgirl643]

Heroine…

[jcoleknowsbest]

So white people will treat you like shit when you’re alive and then name a building after you when you’re dead to make themselves feel good…

[anti-fem-anti-stupid]

Dear feminists,

What do you actually consider cat calling?

[satanic-anti-feminist-deactivat]

people looking in your general direction, duh

[just-thewayyouarent]

any unwanted attention like whistles or comments especially the ones that make a person feel uncomfortable

[anti-fem-anti-stupid]

How can you know it’s unwanted?

[kissybunny]

because I don’t fucking want it

[anti-fem-anti-stupid]

Well okay but how can you know that another woman wouldn’t want it?

[this-is-cthulhu-privilege]

How are random people supposed to know a comment on your appearance will psychologically destroy you?

[lousidity]

There’s a line.

“I like your dress!” is acceptable. “You! In the red blouse! You’re gorgeous!” is also acceptable. “I like how your dress clings to your ass, sexy!” is NOT acceptable. “You! In the red blouse! Nice tits!” is also not acceptable.

Let’s put it like this.

If your “compliment” refers directly to:

a person’s ass

their genitals

their breasts (or lack thereof)

how much you want to have sex with them

how you want to have sex with them

wanting to have sex with them against their will

seeing certain parts of that person’s anatomy (sexual or not) in a specific, sexual act

calling the person a name that is considered ‘degrading’ or involves profanity

‘pet names’ on a stranger

then it is not a compliment, it is catcalling, and consequently, is harassment.

So as I was saying. There’s a line. “Hello, beautiful.” is alright. But “Hello, beautiful. Those lips look perfect for sucking my cock.” has crossed that line.

Do not cross the line.

[6151-richmond-street]

Here’s a good litmus test: Would you pay a woman the same “compliment” if your mom was standing right next to you? If not, keep your mouth shut.

[thisallegra]

Here’s another test: would you say it to your mom? If not that’s probably because you’re doing something creepy and/or overtly sexual.

Telling your mom she looks gorgeous or has a nice dress on is a legitimate compliment on a person’s appearance. Remarking on your mom’s ass, tits or acts you’d like to perform with/to her is a cat call and is no better said to a stranger than to your mother.

[howprolifeofyou]

I’d also say that “”“normal”“” compliments by complete strangers out in public can cross the line, especially considering body language and intent.

A ‘hey you look really pretty!’ can be very different coming from, say, someone cheerfully as I’m walking by and they leave it at that, or from a dude who forcefully sat next to me on the bus and is giving me elevator eyes.

Also women aren’t in public for the sake of male consumption so maybe leave them alone and let them go about their business in the first place? 👀

[notallfay]

I really like the if you wouldn’t say it to your mother, don’t say it to a stranger. Which can extend if you wouldn’t do it to your mother, your shouldn’t be doing it to people who you don’t know.

Men are so fucking predatory though and think all women are fair game. It doesn’t matter how much we signal that we don’t want to talk to you, like earphones, books, and even no I’m busy go away. Men are super creepy about it, and act like sulky piss babies when you tell them to leave you alone. The amount of times I have been bothered on a outdoor photo shoot, because they “just wanted to talk to me” is really frustrating. They don’t give a fuck I’m actually busy, because they are too busy thinking they want to pull.

Some men will ask for my number because they “really like me and wish they could see me again” when they have just seen me in the street??? Even claim they love me?????Then act even more upset when you say you don’t give your number out. It’s like dude, that’s fucking creepy you know nothing about me. Then they start acting all dramatic about what if they never see me again. Then can even follow me if I move on.

Don’t be this guy!

Men really don’t take the hint, they think all this shit is “alpha male” bullshit because they need to be creepy asshats in the streets to get women. We get this all the time, it’s why it pisses us off because we just want to be left alone to do what we are supposed to be doing. Not treated like our time means nothing, even when we legit need to get stuff done. Do you really think this shit is going to work and make us interested in you?? Really? Has it ever worked for you?

[sourcedumal]

And can we talk about this ‘well how do you know another woman wouldn’t want it?” bullshit line of reasoning?

So you go around assuming all women want you to sit next to them and talk at them because of the hypothetical ONE WOMAN who may respond positively at it?

Men legit go up to women who have headphones in and head down in the cell phone/book they are reading, which is the clear sign of “LEAVE ME IN PEACE” and call them everything but a child of god when they are ignored.

Y’all asses don’t fucking want to listen to us when we tell you ‘this isn’t okay at all and is creepy as fuck’ but instead demand xyz exact examples of shit and for what? Y’all ain’t gonna take heed. You just gonna chalk this up to ‘feminism taking things too far’ when anti cat calling stuff starts to pop up.

[lesbian-moon-gf]

honestly i stopped reading when y'all kept going after when that asshole was like “well how do i know what a woman wants” like that’s just it. you don’t. you just don’t fucking know. so don’t do it.

[glamurhoe]

Is she kidding

[thelovelylights]

White feminism is praising Taylor Swift for shading her ex boyfriends of 2 months in her songs but calling Beyoncé unprofessional and petty when she does the same at the demise of her 10+ year relationship.

[refinery29]

Now this is how you shut down the Beyonce backlash— and his response only gets better from here

[chrispineofficial]

it’s completely ridiculous to me that any time i want to have a conversation with a man about misogyny or sexism i literally have to hold their little hands and tell them specifically when i say “men” i’m not actually referring to them personally which is ironic because just having to do that basically means i am referring personally to them and it’s honestly so exhausting i am exhausted

[equalkiritsugu]

 So how about you stop generalizing? 

[chrispineofficial]

this is literally what i’m talking about i am exhausted