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I feel this need to be shared

angi_is_altered wrote in shangy_feminism Dec 12, 2009 21:50

I have posted this everywhere I can. Be warned. This article is graphic.
Pregnant, in Prison and Denied Care
It socked me in the gut.

(Untitled)

zinnea wrote in shangy_feminism Nov 11, 2009 22:08

Inspired by elastic_spam's last post, I have a question ( Read more... )

Keiko Fukuda Sensei

pretzelcoatl wrote in shangy_feminism Nov 10, 2009 21:01

Thank you to fightingwords for pointing this out.

From the Wiki article:

Keiko Fukuda (born April 12, 1913) is the highest-ranking female practitioner of judo in the world ( Read more... )

Feminism article fail

elastic_spam wrote in shangy_feminism Nov 08, 2009 20:52

Apologies if I'm trolling,but:
Have we discussed this old,but reverse sexist-ish article already? If not: http://www.cracked.com/article_16587_hollywoods-5-saddest-attempts-at-feminism.html

Hell, this author even cites a blog post from one blogger author who I believe was the one who accused Joss Whedon of being a rapist or something. Pardon my ( Read more... )

British Gay imperialism

elastic_spam wrote in shangy_feminism Oct 30, 2009 16:34

Please note the site I'm about to link to is a rather far left revolutionary blog and the author does seem to drift into a cultural relativist sort of viewpoint. within the comments That said, I think it's a good reminder of how as activists and allies, should treat everyone as equals rather than "victims" which apparently is what activist Peter ( Read more... )

Dave Letterman and women writers

elastic_spam wrote in shangy_feminism Oct 27, 2009 19:18

So my nervousness about Letterman has kinda been realized: Apparently, there was sexism going on: http://www.popeater.com/2009/10/27/david-letterman-staffer-sexism?icid=main|aimzones|dl2|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeater.com%2F2009%2F10%2F27%2Fdavid-letterman-staffer-sexism

Jesus fuck, Dave. Jesus.

Do-Goodery!

joyshine wrote in shangy_feminism Oct 22, 2009 22:33

**Trigger Warning for linked article: graphic discussion of FGM**
This just about made me cry with happiness that 1. this can happen and 2. OMG, clitorises are the best things ever, and aren't vulvas/vaginas/cunts so very fucking cool. Also with sadness that these operations are needed...but still.

a win for our side, clicky, articles are parts of speech, links are fun like cake, women's health is also a feminist issue, equal rights for chicks and junk, violence against women

Damn it Rza

elastic_spam wrote in shangy_feminism Oct 21, 2009 14:18

From the newest AV club interview, on the possibility of why his cousin is gay:

"And I said, “Your situation could be this.” I don’t want to say he was born like that, because he didn’t show these traits as a baby, but now he’s growing up and growing into it. I said, “Your father’s not around. And your father wasn’t around when your mother was ( Read more... )

Trans men at women's colleges

lullabee_lj wrote in shangy_feminism Sep 09, 2009 10:49

I'm a first-year at a women's college. Some of the students are trans men; however, as far as I can tell, there are no trans women. See, the policy is that if you're legally female, you can enroll. So, since most trans women are not legally female when they're around 17-19 ( Read more... )

How Internet Porn Is Changing Teen Sex

triedthistwice wrote in shangy_feminism Aug 20, 2009 07:40

"There is just something about blowing a load in a chick's face that makes you feel like a man."

Please tell me that I'm not the only fuddy-duddy that finds this kind of...disturbing.