April 2012
22 posts
Anyone that wants to stay aware of current political issues regarding racism, sexism, and more should definitely check this out!
http://becauseimawomyn.tumblr.com/
Beyonce writes open letter to Michelle Obama →
Terror in our midst: Clinic bomber admits he did... →
I cannot help but laugh at Conservatives who... →
feministhistorian:
starshiprangerlauren:
feministhistorian:
Pennsylvania rushed to the Constitution ratified within months of it being complete because the Federalist knew the people of Pennsylvania would not like it. That document stripped people of their rights. The Bill of Rights, you know that document Conservatives LOVE, was not in the original Constitution. “The people” had to fight to...
“It doesn’t make us weaker when we guarantee basic security for the elderly or...”
– President Obama (via azspot)
“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”
– Alice Walker (via negrobrown)
Why all men should be feminists →
genderacrossborders:
“If true equality is to be achieved between men and women, men are going to have to enlist as feminists. This begins with men realizing that being a “man” is complicated, variable, and has nothing to do with sports, worn jokes, and preserving unjust and unearned privilege. It proceeds when men realize that they are bound up in those social structures that obscure, oppress,...
“Personally, I think no question containing ‘either/or’ deserves a serious...”
– Kate Bornstein, Gender Outlaw (via genderacrossborders)
Hush: lostgrrrls: Why a Woman’s Razor Costs More... →
lostgrrrls:
Why a Woman’s Razor Costs More Than a Man’s, and Other Fun Facts
We’re so thankful to Marie Claire for reporting on how women tend to pay more than men for most things. The practice is called gender pricing, and it’s everywhere.
Gender pricing takes place in the sale…
