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Through the Rose Bush (2021)
HAPPY WOMENS DAY TO ALL THE WONDERFUL WOMEN IN THE WORLD I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING OR HAD A GOOD DAY YOUR ALL BEAUTIFUL
Heart attacks symptoms are different for women. I recently learned this.
Yesterday somebody on Facebook told me that feminism elevates women at the expense of men, that its agenda to validate women emasculates us guys.
He was right.
For men, the rise of feminism has relegated us to second-class status. Inequality and discrimination have become part of our everyday lives.
Because of feminism, men can no longer walk down the street without fear of being catcalled, harassed, or even sexually assaulted by women. When he is assaulted, the man is blamed – the way he dressed he was “asking for it”.
Because of feminism, there are no major Christian conferences about how to act like men, where thousands of men can celebrate their manliness and Jesus (and perhaps poke fun at female stereotypes).
Because of feminism, church stages and spotlights are often dominated by women. Men are encouraged to just serve in the nursery or kitchen. Sometimes men are even told to stay silent in church.
Because of feminism, women make more money than man in the same jobs.
Because of feminism, it’s hard to find a movie with a heroic male lead anymore. Most blockbusters feature a brave woman who saves the world and gets a token man as a trophy for her accomplishments.
Because of feminism, women’s professional sports are a massively profitable enterprise where women are globally idolized. Men only appear briefly, before commercial breaks, when they’re objectified for their bodies.
Because of feminism, all birth control is covered for women without question or debate, while men have to fight to get insurance companies to pay for their Viagra prescriptions. When men do speak up about this, leaders of the “family friendly” right wing labels them “sluts” and “whores”.
Because of feminism, the male body is constantly under public scrutiny. If a man appears topless on TV, it’s a national scandal resulting in huge fines and boycotts. Bloggers regularly write about how we need to be more mindful of the ways our clothing choices tempt women to sin. Satirists insist that shorts “aren’t really pants” and then men should cover up because “nobody wants to see that”.
Because of feminism, men are not represented in the White House, and women hold over 80% of the seats in Congress. When a man runs for office, his physical appearance and clothing choices are discussed almost as much as his policies and ideas.
Because of feminism, men must fight for a voice in the public sphere. In issues of theology, politics, science, and philosophy, the female perspective is often considered default, normal, and unbiased. Male perspectives are dismissed for being too subjective or too emotional. When we speak up, we are often dismissed as angry, rebellious, subversive, or dangerous.
But stay strong, bros.
One day we’ll all be equal.
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"This is a Catholic country," was what Irish doctors told Savita Halappanavar after she learned she was miscarrying her pregnancy and asked for an abortion to avoid further complications. She spent three days in agonising pain, eventually shaking, vomiting and passing out. She again asked for an abortion and was refused, because the foetus still had a heartbeat.
Then she died.
She died of septicaemia and E Coli. She died after three and a half days of excruciating pain. She died after repeatedly begging for an end to the pregnancy that was poisoning her. Her death would have been avoided if she had been given an abortion when she asked for it – when it was clear she was miscarrying, and that non-intervention would put her at risk. But the foetus, which had no chance of survival, still had a heartbeat. Its right to life quite literally trumped hers.
“You may not agree with a woman, but to criticize her appearance — as opposed to her ideas or actions — isn’t doing anyone any favors, least of all you. Insulting a woman’s looks when they have nothing to do with the issue at hand implies a lack of comprehension on your part, an inability to engage in high-level thinking. You may think she’s ugly, but everyone else thinks you’re an idiot.”
Hilary Clinton says like an absolute legend. It’s a bit too normal how appearances are criticised and the degree to which such criticisms are perceived as valid.
It always says more about you than me and I’m glad Hilary found the words to explain it coherently. .
(via chrystallclear)
I just learned that this is not a Hilary Clinton quote--it's a quote from an article by Erin Gloria Ryan which was published May 9, 2012 on Jezebel. I'm still reblogging, because I completely agree with the sentiment.
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Mallika Sherawat at the Hisss' Photocall at the Salon Martha Barriere at Majestic Hotel during the 63rd Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2010 in Cannes, France.
Girlhood is having the most shittiest day and jumping into the shower, randomly seeing your reflection on the marble wall and looking ethereal as fuck with the wet hair and moody eyes
(happened to me today ngl)
Women celebrating a gov looking at them and saying “you are defined BY YOUR BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION LEGALLY” should terrify all women. It’s a patriarchal statement to dehumanize women into their purely “biological” position.
It’s the same argument used to force women into being the child wrangler and keeping them out of societal positions throughout history. Why are so many women and “feminists” celebrating this like it’s some mega dunk? You are being labeled and degraded to “womb” every time you let a gov dictate your place in the world based on your “biology” as a woman and it’s disgusting and will only lead to harm for all women.
Oh my God this made me think of Haru from Beastsrs. Because oh my God does the fandom not only infantlize her but also demonize her. Like, they can't see a female character that is comfortable in her sexuality, even empowered by it, without either going one way or another with it. She's either completely boiled down to sleeping with people or mischaracterized to be just a helpless and scared girl that needs protection. It just gets on my nerves so much. ヘ（。□°）ヘ
Reading comprehension is at an all time low (ᗒᗩᗕ)
video games/tv shows/media in general will sometimes be really good and depict women with complexity and their own nuance and sometimes maybe even the traumas they face.
only for the fandom surrounding it to completely discard her and her trauma and turn her into either shipping fodder (especially with her abusers) or a tie between pure infantlization or objectification.
and then the worst route of all, demonization cuz she's kinda mean, not mean, KINDA mean.