Girls Get Busy

poesiegrenadine: A little tip for all you catcallers out there: “Oi” is not generally a pronoun...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:13:15 +0100

A little tip for all you catcallers out there: “Oi” is not generally a pronoun which sets women’s loins alight with desire.

men get into something not aimed at their gender: get special titles like "brony." recognition by creators. heralded for defying gender appeal. get documentary.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:05:18 +0100

men get into something not aimed at their gender: get special titles like "brony." recognition by creators. heralded for defying gender appeal. get documentary.
women get into something not aimed at their gender: not real fans. probably secret friend zone warriors deadset on erasing men from the human race. get insulting demeaning memes and sexual harassment.

dddivebar: Our zine we do Langdon Olgar Issue 2 is out now buy...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:18:24 +0100

dddivebar:

Our zine we do Langdon Olgar Issue 2 is out now buy it here or at the following shops: ICA (London), Good Press Gallery (Glasgow), Family Books, Ooga Booga (LA)

The second issue of the Hollaback London journal, featuring writing from Judy Berman, Bryony Beynon, Tavi Gevinson Jen Calleja and and artwork from R.M. Phoenix and Barbara Hammer.

Photo

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:01:43 +0100

ancailleachmuir: “Heteronormativity isn’t just about the presumption that everyone is...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:53:05 +0100

ancailleachmuir:

“Heteronormativity isn’t just about the presumption that everyone is heterosexual. The expectation that boys woo girls feeds into your mind the expectation that relationships are necessary for fulfilment, and you are less than if you are not having particular kinds of sex with a particular, and a particular kind of, person at particular intervals. It’s about what Lauren Berlant calls the love plot, in which love is produced as a generic text enabling society to interpret your life as following certain conventions. It’s not about what you want, it’s about what you’re supposed to want. You’re not encouraged to think about what you want in relationships, if anything, so much as you are encouraged to fit a script. Heteronormativity messes things up for everyone, straight people included.”

—

Tossing the script of desire | Zero at the Bone (via brute-reason)

Have I already reblogged this? Don’t know don’t care.

(via queercore)

glitterfishy: gonna print this off onto businesscards to give...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:08:52 +0100

glitterfishy:

gonna print this off onto businesscards to give out to people who deserve it when i go clubbing

ceedling: “”It’s deplorable that sexually adventurous young women are constantly told they are...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:57:00 +0100

ceedling:

“”It’s deplorable that sexually adventurous young women are constantly told they are “degrading themselves” by seeking out various experiences, that every bit of enjoyment eats away at some secret store of purity. This whole tradition–the idea that women need be preserved in glass so as not to “ruin” themselves, lest they diminish their sexual value by “giving it away”–restricts the lived autonomy of women in ways I can’t even begin to articulate. None of the slut-shaming makes sense unless you assume women live to give themselves to men in their purest possible form.””

— Kerry Howley

POC ZINE PROJECT: Let's Talk About: Zines In The Classroom—Pros and Cons

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:00 +0100

POC ZINE PROJECT: Let's Talk About: Zines In The Classroom—Pros and Cons:

poczineproject:

[DESCRIPTION: Liana Velazquez and her zine “Diffeguajira Mixrand” at KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy]

Words and photos by Liz Mayorga, POCZP West Coast Coordinator

I met Liana Velazquez while working at KIPP: San Francisco Bay Academy, a charter school. Liana came in to enroll…

womanhouse:

“Educators: Be in tune with what motivates you to introduce zine-making into your lesson plan. Ask yourself these questions:

1) Why do I care about introducing zine-making and zine culture to my students? What relevant information should I be sharing with them about zine culture and history — and how do my own privileges inform how I prioritize this information?

2) Does it make sense for me to only talk about zines made by white people to a classroom full of primarily students of color?

3) Is it really necessary for me to grade the zines—can they simply get a pass or fail based on completing the assignment?

4) What am I leaving out of my retelling of zine history that is silencing and oppressive to my students of color?

5) If I don’t have much information about zines by people of color, what steps will I take to educate myself BEFORE introducing zines to my students?”

adailyriot: Pepper Ann: “Dances with Ignorance” got this from...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:59:41 +0100

adailyriot:

Pepper Ann: “Dances with Ignorance”

got this from feministdisney’s Q&A

“Pepper Ann was incredibly, well, racist, but the show “taught” her the right way/what she was doing wrong and why it was wrong, pretty well. It would probably be pretty instructive for a lot of the people on tumblr claiming to “honor” native americans by dressing up as them etc.”

thebitepodcast: Critiquing shit you love is as important as critiquing shit you hate

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:00:24 +0100

thebitepodcast:

Critiquing shit you love is as important as critiquing shit you hate

Photo

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:34:13 +0100

"If you are a white woman and you want to call yourself a feminist, you must acknowledge that your..."

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:59:31 +0100

“If you are a white woman and you want to call yourself a feminist, you must acknowledge that your whiteness affords you a privilege that shields you from a lot. You must also acknowledge that you are afforded privileges that some men in this country do not have. Racism and sexism are tightly intertwined. You cannot fight one while ignoring the other.”

- ladyatheist (via oppressedbrowngirlsdoingthings)

freshmouthgoddess: Good Secret Bad Secret - Girls Handclapping...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:05:05 +0100

freshmouthgoddess:

Good Secret Bad Secret - Girls Handclapping Song! (by createfuturegood)

Protect girls against abuse

writeswrongs: cumaeansibyl: coffeeandconlangs: Unnecessary...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:59:45 +0100

writeswrongs:

cumaeansibyl:

coffeeandconlangs:

Unnecessary “fillers” in our speech. I’d rather have “like” than up-talking, though (if we had to choose one, that is). Ewwww, up-talking. Then again, a combination of the two would render me homicidal maniac.

Like, did you ever notice? That, like, the speech patterns people, like, think are stupid? Are, like, commonly associated with, like, women?

And, like, there’s this thing? Where, like, women aren’t supposed to be, like, assertive? So they, like, qualify their speech? Because, like, we’re not supposed to, like, stand by our opinions?

1) humiliate women so they don’t feel qualified to speak authoritatively about anything

2) humiliate women for speaking in such a way that reflects how you treat her

3) laugh, you are superior because you don’t use words like “like.” It isn’t as if being a huge stupid asshole has ever made you worse than a woman who speaks with verbal tics.

sheiswolf: It’s real funny [except not funny at all] how the way to devalue, dehumanize and...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:08:49 +0100

sheiswolf:

It’s real funny [except not funny at all] how the way to devalue, dehumanize and gaslight women is to say they have Daddy Issues

Daddy Issues became a well known thing because men have become known for abusing and leaving their children

And yet, somehow that’s a reflection on the daughter and not men

But Feminists make up sexism right?

Cultural Appropriation: A conversation by Sanaa Hamid This body...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:20:38 +0100

Cultural Appropriation: A conversation by Sanaa Hamid

This body of work is an exploration of the extent of cultural appropriation and encourages a discussion about it. I give the appropriator and the appropriated the opportunity to defend themselves and create a dialogue between them, while maintaining a neutral stance myself. I am not attacking those who appropriate, merely educating and creating awareness. Neutrality is key in this series, as i remove myself from my political and social status and opinions, stripping the problem to the most basic issue; taking an item that means a great deal to somebody and corrupting it.

“I’d like to make this a long term exploration, with a lot more participants as a form of generation-wide debate. If you’d like to be photographed to give your point of view, please do not hesitate to pop me an email at sanaahamid@yahoo.com.” - Sanaa Hamid

velvetlovepocket: “If You Know Someone Who Doesn’t Believe...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:59:14 +0100

velvetlovepocket:

“If You Know Someone Who Doesn’t Believe Sexism Exists, Show Them This”
Link here: [x]

Everyday Sexism - www.everydaysexism.com, @EverydaySexism

Back in March 2012, when Pussy Riot were first arrested, four...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:27:23 +0100

Back in March 2012, when Pussy Riot were first arrested, four women (some of whom run feminist collectives in London) teamed up to put on a fundraiser, and this collaboration turned into ‘Let’s Start a Pussy Riot’. Seeing such strong activism for causes they believe in became a ‘click moment’, and they wanted the chance to support, create and activate responses with as many people as possible.

Curated by Emely Neu and edited by Jade French, the book is made in association with Beth Siveyer (Girls Get Busy) and Verity Flecknell (Storm in a Teacup) and will be published by Rough Trade Records with all profits going directly to Pussy Riot.

They will be launching and exclusively selling the book TODAY at Yoko Ono’s Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre as part of the Activism Weekend: 15th & 16th June 2013

Meltdown Activism Weekend Line-up:
Yoko Ono
Guerrilla Girls give a lecture and lead workshops.
Shami Chakrabarti leads a discussion about artists and activism with Bob and Roberta Smith and others.
Peaches talks with Jude Rogers.
Penny Woolcock in conversation.
Let’s Start A Pussy Riot book launch.

Let’s Start A Pussy Riot is NOW available to pre-order at Rough Trade

Artists Involved:
Antony Hegarty, Alice Bag, Anne Sherwood Pundyk, Arvida Byström, Baby Dee, Battlekat, Bianca Casady, Billy Childish, Bobby Conn, Bo Ningen, Bruce LaBruce, Carolee Schneemann, Caroline Coon, Charlotte Andrews Richardson, Cornershop, CSS, Elias Koskimies, Ellen Angus, Emil Schult, Fox, Franko B, Gaggle, Gera, Hannah Lew, Helen McCookery Book, Homoground, H PLewis, Inga Muscio, Jeffrey Lewis, Jenny Holzer, Jón Gnarr, Judy Chicago, Kara Walker, Kembra Pfahler, Kerry McCarthy, Kids On Tv, Kim Gordon, The Knife, Koivo, Laurie Penny, Lee Ranaldo, Lizzi Bougatsos, Lucky Dragons, Lucy O’Brien, Marissa, Paternoster, Mary Beth Edelson, Meadham Kirchhoff, Molly Crabapple, Nastasia Alberti, No Bra, Nomi Ruiz, Olivier de Sagazan, Peaches, Peggy Seeger, Robyn, Rozhgar Mahmood Mustafa, Roz Kaveney, Sarah Lucas, Seth Bogart, Spartacus Chetwynd, Stephen Ira, Sunaura Taylor, Tamsyn Challenger, Tocotronic, Vaginal Davis, Victoria Lomasko, Vivian Goldman, Yoko Ono

freepussyriot.org
letsstartapussyriot.com

hushedincantations: Girls Get Busy #17

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:17:23 +0100

hushedincantations:

Girls Get Busy #17

"I’m looking at you bro In the “Cool story babe, now make me a sandwich” t-shirt The commonly..."

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:15:00 +0100

“

I’m looking at you
bro
In the “Cool story babe, now make me a sandwich” t-shirt
The commonly uses
“I raped you faggot”
when playing
Video games
To dehumanize
Your straight friends
The white kid who greets his buddies with the n-word
Who’s OkCupid dating profile describes him as a “nice guy”
He’s just sick of getting friend-zoned
Because being just friends with a woman
Is so terrible
Nevermind the fact that he answers yes to the following:
Are women obligated to shave their legs?
Are racist jokes funny?
When a woman is raped, is it sometimes her fault?

I’m looking at you
guy in every women’s studies class ever
who derails dialogue
About a third of the world’s population of women
Who will be raped
In their life times
By asserting
“the wage gap isn’t real”
the guy who starts “PimpWalk” in response
to slutwalk
a demonstration aimed at ending victim blaming
of rape victims
the guy with the “no fat chicks” bumpersticker on his F150
whos confused why
he cant get pussy
to the guy who calls anal rape
“surprise buttsex”
to the one who uses “feminazi”
as a frequent part
of his vernacular
to every guy who has ever thought that a facebook status
about domestic violence
was a good opportunity to practice playing the
devils advocate

to every guy
boy
man
who has ever dismissed feminism
because it didn’t involve him
to every man who has ever raped a woman
to every man who has ever beaten one
isolated one
belittled one
dehumanized one
to every guy
who thinks he’s not like those ones
because
its just a joke
to every guy who is confused why feminists hate him

to every guy
its because
you’re part of a problem
a culture
that won’t stop choking us
but tells us
to just breath

”

- wrote some spoken word for my women’s studies final tomorrow. what do you guys think? (via fat-feminist)

Woah this got like 3 thousands notes thanks guys. Now I just have to perform it in an hour…

(via fat-feminist)