Vixen Mag

This is the blog for the feminist zine, Vixen Mag.

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i know i haven't posted in the longest while but i got a book in the mail and i'm actually getting the first issue of vixen ready~~

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I'm still in desperate need of submissions. I've been writing this zine but I still want you guys to put whatever you got in this. It'd be really helpful!!

[lookintothemind-deactivated2015]

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU'RE DOING STOP AND READ THIS

Ok Dr. Phil’s wife, Robin, (yes groan, but listen up) has this new app out (iPhone and Android) that’s for people in abusive relationships. It’s called Aspire News and it’s disguised as a regular news app, but when you go to the “Help” section of the app, it leads you to domestic violence resources and also has a “Go Button” that when you press it, if you’re in a compromising situation, alerts local authorities as well as local shelters and starts recording everything that is going on.

Now, if you’re looking up resources on the app and your abuser is near, simply press the X button and it brings you to a random news page. Same goes for the actual foundation site.

ITS COMPLETELY FREE Site

Apps

SPREAD THIS, DONT JUST “LIKE IT”

[endslutshaming]

[chelsamander]

[hex-girlfriend]

srsly it’s hard work

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(via acidkingcity, radicalxstitch)

[apple-pie-thighs]

Dear men,

Can you stop sexualizing self-confidence please? Pretty please? Can you please let women have one thing without making it about your boners? You’re ruining things. Stop.

Sincerely, 

a fat girl who’s tired of being told how much of a “turn-on” it is that I actually like my body

[artsyfawn-blog]

Fuk yr patriarchal fascist beauty standards

2012

[themushr000m]

robin thinks he’s starting a feminist movement after being critiqued for blurred lines………. 

[witchtitz666]

Ew. No.

[ourwakingsoules-deactivated2019]

To suggest that one’s belly, body hair or tattoo is ‘distasteful’ and should therefore be covered in the name of etiquette is the very worst sort of body fascism. If your children are traumatised by the sight of a fat person in a bikini, a bit of cellulite or a caesarean scar, then may I tentatively suggest that you aren’t raising them correctly. If seeing someone hairy wearing something skimpy renders you ‘unable to eat your lunch’ then I’m afraid my diagnosis is the problem is with your brain, not their body.

Natasha Devon, Cellulite, scars, tattoos, hair, bingo wings and bellies: It’s summer - so feel free to get it all out (via aranrhod)

[laeluu]

to every douche bag who feels inclined to give me their shitty opinions on my clothing:

[lagoonhag]

[sweaterbones]

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Vixen Mag is a zine created as an attempt to create an alternative reading targeted for young women, but can be read by anyone with an open mind. I wanted to create something so people could more about some important issues. This is a zine that explores the subjects of feminism, relationships, social issues, personal issues, recommendations of books you can relate to/learn from, music that you can stuff in your stereo, sex, sexuality, current events, all the usual things. This zine won’t be a Seventeen or a Teen Vogue, it’ll be a combination of some of the awesome zines from the Riot Grrrl Movement to now.

Vixen is non-profit but will gladly accept donations that will be used for expanding the zine and printing this puppy out for you guys to have a pretty, physical copy. I will also use this money (if you permit me) for gender/women studies textbooks so I can also incorporate a lot of factual information into this zine. The internet is a great thing and all but I’d like to use a bit of Judith Butler or Foucault here and there.

Wanna be part of the zine with me? I’m really looking for some cool cats to help me out.

Well, I’m looking for submissions of virtually ANYTHING:

drawings

paintings

comics

doodles

photos

collages

signs

word art

writings

prose

poetry

stories

testimonials

anecdotes

music

graphic designs

Anything you want to put out, I would love for you to submit.

The first issue for this mag is going to explore bodily autonomy, slut shaming, the basics of feminism, and talk a bit about the filibuster that occurred just a little while ago.

We’ll even include a bit of Comic Con! There’s one panel I’m going to set focus to-The “Women Who Kick Ass" panel, so if you witnessed the panel, have any thoughts about it, please submit!

For anyone submitting, I’m just a poor high school chick trying to get on with what I have so I’m sorry if I can’t pay you but you have every single right to your work of art, and you will be credited indefinitely in the zine. I’ll figure out some ways to reward you for your labors because the fact that you took some moments of your life and made something so rad deserves something so I hope I’ll be able to do something for you! And I do need artists/musicians/writers to interview for future issues so if you’re interested in that, please send me a message!

Bits of info:

The zine’s initial first release will be around the end of September to early October

The deadline for these submissions is by September 18th

You can submit practically ANYTHING

Anything personal to you will be a very nice thing to add on the zine as I aim to connect with the readers so don’t be shy!

If you submit something, you may or may not be chosen but don’t lose hope! I could save your work for another issue!

For all you other zinesters: I’ll promote your zine if you promote mine! Let’s talk it out in my ask or my email! I might even interview you guys as well!

Have a shop? Let’s work out some adverts! I’ve seen some awesome stores on etsy and storenvy so don’t be shy to drop me a message about showing your shop out.

Please spread this post, follow my blog for more updates, and all that cool stuff! You can send me a message here if you have any questions at all and submit your magnificent stuff here.

I DO HAVE GUIDELINES FOR THESE SUBMISSION THOUGH AS I AM VERY LIMITED IN AMOUNT OF PAGES IF I ACTUALLY PRINT OUT SOMETHING PHYSICAL. PLEASE CHECK THIS PAGE.

Thanks a bunch! Do your thing and have a radical as fuck day!

PS sorry for the tags. Kind of desperate here.

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Submission Guidelines

Unfortunately some things must have limits but I don't think it'll be such a big problem.

For anything written, if you submit it to us, it must be in .doc or .rtf because .docx is very weird for my computer. Anything written must not take over 2 pages on an A5 size paper. I usually use a font size from 11-14. Font must be AT LEAST the size of Cambaria at 12 as it's somewhat small but still readable. I know some fonts are very odd. I may or may not exclude certain submissions that just go over the limit by a bit. It varies on content but still, it would be kind of you to follow this limit.

I will screenshot your writing if you are using a font you personally picked out. If you submit your text in a regular Times New Roman or something basic like that, I'll choose the font. Please tell me if you want to keep the font you are using or if you give me permission to use the fonts I have at hand. NO COMIC SANS.

For any visuals, keep it as high quality as you can. PNGs are the greatest format I've personally encountered. 300dpi is a total wow if you can. Comics can't be longer than 6 pages. I may make exceptions to this rule if your comic makes lots of points/is very imformative or generally just kicks ass. And I may be putting this on physical, traditional A5 format so send me another file that CAN fit on an A5 paper so your art could physically fit. When you're submitting your art, put a second file with A5 at the end of your file name. I want to be able to keep the image high quality when it's printed.

Remember what I said about crediting you? Well I plan on giving you guys pages of credit! So I would really appreciate it if you wrote a short bio about yourself. Your name, urls of anything (max 5), and just some tidbits about you! Unless you anonymously submit of course.

For music submissions, first of all, keep rocking. If you submit music, I would really like to put it on an 8tracks playlist with like 4-6 other songs or more if we get enough. Keep it on a .mp3 format. I also need the album art and all appropriate crediting which includes

Band members and what they play (or if you're solo just put your name):

Song title:

Who wrote the song:

Lyrics:

If you are anonymously sending something, pick out a title for your submission, a fake name but I would really appreciate it if you put which state/country you are from as well. Different people from different places and we want to learn what's happening in those places. Example, if you're talking about the Women Who Kick Ass panel from CC, you can do, 

"Comic Con BAMF Panel"

~~~~~~text~~~~~~

-Margo, Arizona

For submitting, you can either go into my submit box or you can email what you want at [email protected] but you must put this before your actual submission if you want to receive credit,

Your name:

Your urls:

Short bio if you're not anonymous (at very most 500 words):

Type of submission:

Title of submission:

Anonymous submitters you follow this format:

Title of submission:

Fake name:

State:

Type of submission:

Submission: (for words you have a 1-1.5 page limit)

If you're sending it to my email, please put "Submission: -type of submission-" in the subject line.

I hope you guys submit your amazing things to Vixen Mag. I want to distribute it out to the world so get your words, your feelings, your art and give the world something amazing to read and see.

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[brutereason]

It is because society tells us that women are objects, not subjects, that Stephen Hawkings can declare women to be “a complete mystery”, and have newspapers gleefully latch on to this, declaring women “the greatest mystery known to man”. It is a common refrain for men to bleat about not understanding women, but this is because they have simply never tried, because society has trained them to never look at life through the eyes of a woman.

The Objectification of Women – It Goes Much Further Than Sexy Pictures (via brute-reason)