free yourself

[yapoholics-anonymous]

if, for society to continue on, women must be subjugated, then it is not "humanity" that benefits. it's is men.

if women are required/forced to be: pregnant, or subservient to men, to allow for a "family structure" and a birth rate that allows for the continuation of society, then this subjugation does not benefit all of humanity; it benefits men at the direct expense of women.

[diana-lostandfound]

A big part of the reason I don't want kids is simply that I don't think I would be a good parent. I'm short-tempered and can be vicious when I'm angry. I hate loud noises, repetitive noises, sticky sensations, and being touched when I'm not expecting it. I like getting drunk and high. I like doing things quickly and efficiently. I always have to be at least 15 minutes early to everything. I have horrible sleep as it is, and that's living alone and having a big comfy bed all to myself and never having to get up in the night unless I need to pee. I love being alone and doing things by myself.

Other people have always rushed to console me when I say this -- "you can learn to get good at it! I was the same way before I had kids!" But like. I don't want to change. I like my life and I like doing things the way I want to do them. In many ways I'm a lot like the woman who raised me, who I can best describe through the anecdote that she didn't let us have balloons on our birthdays because there was a chance they could pop and make a loud noise that would hurt her ears. I love her and I always will, but there was a lot of warmth and comfort I needed that she just wasn't able to give me and I know I would probably be the same way. It wasn't her choice to have to raise me. I get to make a choice that she didn't.

Women in particular are shamed for possessing the qualities I've listed above. It's seen as morally wrong for women to not be intrinsically nurturing, endlessly self-sacrificing, interminably patient. I get that we will be shamed a lot for admitting that we aren't. But I hope that those of us who lack those qualities can just accept that, because it's a terrible thing to bring an unwitting child into the world just to prove to the haters that you're not a cold mean b*tch.

[da-janela-lateral]

Outdoor cat owners have no concept of basic ecology and it shows. "You're saying my kitty is EVIL for following its instincts???????" obviously not, you idiot, its an animal. I don't blame it because it is designed to hunt and doesn't understand human morality. The cat's human owner, though, should stop pretending that millions of people letting their pets hunt native species for fun WON'T make their ecossystem collapse. If you stop hearing birdsong in your neighborhood its your fault 👍.

[da-janela-lateral]

Also cats are domestic animals????? Its your pet. Its your responsability to take care of it and it certainly doesn't look like you are doing this if your pet spends 90% of the day on the streets. Outside cats are in great risk for being ran over, stolen, beaten, poisoned, mauled or eaten by wild animals. A mildly bored cat is way better than a dead one and besides? Just offer your pet enrichment. You don't need to risk its life to keep it happy. You can even let it outside with supervision!! Look how many options we have. Insisting the only way to keep your cat happy is allowing it to wreck the environment and possibly die is not only fucking irresponsible, but also lazy and shows that you don't really care for the wildlife around you.

[paper-wounds]

[thisandthatandeverythinginbtween]

This.

[skullxcrusher-deactivated201501]

nostalgia is a liar. nothing was ever as good as you remember it to be. there’s a reason you don’t talk to that person anymore, there’s a reason you’re not part of each other’s lives. don’t trust nostalgia. grieve. reflect. move on.

[flightsofwonder]

being an adult is just saying to yourself “this is the weekend i’ll clean my [x]” and then proceeding to not do that because it’s the weekend and you deserve to relax, goddamnit

[flightsofwonder]

why does this have 85K notes

[randomslasher]

because we reblogged it instead of cleaning our [x]

[reputayswift]

love the journey he goes on here

[aramblingjay]

#louis's love for lestat THE VAMPIRE LESTAT | 3x07

[yellow-cat]

(voice of a person spiralling) its embarrassing but i still havent figured out if its ok for me to be alive

[crimson-femme]

Tokyo Dyke (2011), dir. Joelle Bacchetta and Florence Bujard

[lioncourtz]

Me, him. Then.

[cuppydogshane]

all the rights that come with marriage you should be able to have without marriage btw. you should be able to designate a person who can visit you in the hospital regardless of your relationship to that person.

[mamawasatesttube]

the thing about media literacy is that understanding why the author chose to specify that the curtains are blue is the same skill set as understanding that the way the author characterizes all black characters as angry or all chinese characters as meek and silent is racist. it is the same skill set as being able to identify when a news source is biased or when someone is feeding you propaganda. the ability to ask "why did this person choose to present this premise in this specific way?" is a critical skill in a world full of misinformation. why are the curtains blue? maybe it's a characterization detail. maybe it's extraneous worldbuilding. why is this character written as being right all the time? maybe you're intended to disagree with them. maybe it doesn't matter. maybe you should still ask why.

[whaile]

late summer / early fall thoughts

[therozanov]

2.04 | 3.05

[lakevida]

i think its charming when peoples personal lives improve and they get drastically worse at posting

[femalegothic]

men just love to run their fucking mouth about what women do or do not want without even once considering consulting any actual women on the matter

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