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[laurierrose]

Friedrich Engels: In an old unpublished manuscript, written by Marx and myself in 1846, I find the words: “The first division of labor is that between man and woman for the propagation of children.” And today I can add: The first class opposition that appears in history coincides with the development of the antagonism between man and woman in monogamous marriage, and the first class oppression coincides with that of the female sex by the male.

leftists: woooww omg !! 😍😍😍😎👍💯💯 amazing tell us more! 🍵💡📝

feminists: male people as a class oppress female people as a class and exploit them for their reproductive labor

leftists: shut the fuck up terf kill yourself lmao

[pinketine]

Rule of thumb: In every oppressed group, the women are having a worse time of it. This is due to a concept called "misogyny", which intersects with everything

[prodigalwitch]

i know I've been saying this for months, but soon it's gonna start clicking for y'all that the end goal of cuts to American social safety nets (medicare, medicaid, SNAP, EBT, WIC, etc) is to force women into total economic reliance on men, especially poor women. Sure, the wealthy want poor men to be wage-slaves pretty badly, too, but the real goal is a total dismantling of women's liberation

[prodigalwitch]

Already women are being forced out of the workforce in droves. Can you see it now?

They cut the rope, now they're pushing us off the cliff.

[prodigalwitch]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/us/politics/teen-pregnancy-prevention-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zlA.Ioff.ReCQIZlwD5RB

at this point it is a KNOWN fact that proper sex education prevents teen pregnancy. Teen pregnancy is at an all-time low in the US, and yet, Republicans want to go back to abstinence-only education... wonder why...

This on top of measures to surveil, criminalize, and punish abortion, make it harder for women to vote, especially married women, AND make it harder to divorce. Do you see where they're headed with this?

[localpubliclibrary]

Man no one even remembers laptop in bed. It was laptop in bed for years. Now it's just phone in bed. Maybe tablet. But usually phone. So much has changed

[anjomecanico]

I don't want women to "feel empowered", I want them to actually have power

[thatsonemorbidcorvid]

I don’t want women to “feel safe”, I want them to actually be safe

[scorpionlafemme]

Useless

[theambitiouswoman]

You’ll rarely obsess over someone who’s consistent. Obsession isn’t fueled by love, it’s fueled by uncertainty. Mixed signals, unmet needs & the gap between what someone says and what they do keep your mind looking for certainty

The concept also aligns with research on intermittent reinforcement and with attachment theory, where inconsistent availability can intensify preoccupation, especially in people with anxious attachment styles. It’s not love itself that creates the fixation; it’s the uncertainty surrounding the relationship

[theambitiouswoman]

What isn’t right for you will always feel hard to hold onto. You’ll watch it slip through your fingers no matter how hard you try and your instinct may be to chase harder, prove yourself more, or become someone you’re not just to keep it. But sometimes what keeps leaving isn’t meant to stay. The things that are truly aligned with you won’t require you to abandon yourself, betray your values, or break yourself just to hold onto them. Understand that this desire stems from something internal in YOU that you’re missing or desiring and the other person in this case is a personification of that. It’s not about them! What is meant for you may still require effort, patience, and growth, but not self abandonment. Not self betrayal. If keeping something costs your peace, your identity, or your self respect, it isn’t the right fit. What is meant for you shouldn’t require you to lose yourself in order to keep it, ever!!

[theambitiouswoman]

"If I wouldn't do it to them, why are they doing it to me?"

Because they're watching you do it to yourself

The way we allow ourselves to be treated becomes the standard we teach other people to follow. Every time you ignore your own needs, excuse disrespect, abandon your boundaries, or accept less than you deserve, you're showing others what you'll tolerate

People don't always treat us the way we'd treat them. They often treat us the way we consistently treat ourselves

Now, why you're in that position is a different story. Maybe it's what love looked like growing up. Maybe it's fear of being abandoned, people pleasing, low self worth, or patterns you've never had the chance to question. There's always a reason, but there's also a way forward

The relationship you're willing to have with yourself is the relationship you'll often invite from others

[no-chill-at-all]

[thestorywenton]

Random and hilarious that these happened to show up sequentially

[gendiebrainrotreceipts]

‘Cis people engage in gender affirmation too!!’ Yes those are called gender roles, we used to be able to acknowledge how they’re restrictive and imposed on everyone from birth….

[our-lady-of-cyber]

"gender affirming surgeries are just like cosmetic surgery done by cis people!" Yes and we hate those too

[stinkque144]

Taking birth control just to be a cum dumpster for a man is absolute slave behavior anytime I read women talking ab BC I feel so fucking repulsed????? It's like seeing pigs talk

BC literally CAN CHANGE YOUR PERSONALITY and it all just so a man can cum???

[thestorywenton]

It's harm reduction, just like abortion. Meaning, you know it is risky and do it anyway in a less risky way. There are ways to orgasm without involving a dick in you. Just admit it's about validation because statistics show it's not about pleasure.

[radical-revolution]

[thehopefulquotes]

“It is better to be yourself and have no friends than to be like your friends and have no self.”

— Unknown

[radfemme-rage]

one thing i find really exciting is that we’re among the first generation of women who never marry or have children, and with that comes a completely new blueprint

in past generations, virtually every woman was relegated to wife (slave) and mother (the most thankless job in the world) by 25

we’re going to be the first generation of women who can genuinely dedicate our lives to hobbies, travel, intellectual pursuits, meaningful careers, skill building, cultural immersion, fitness, volunteering and female friendships

it’s beautiful — imagine just how much women will be able to accomplish now that we can live life for ourselves, unburdened by marriage, motherhood and a patriarch in our homes controlling us or exploiting us domestically/sexually/mentally/emotionally

and, of course, we will keep fighting until all our sisters globally are freed

[jimshortz]