May 2011
a woman, taking up space
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When I was in fourth grade, I was sitting with my cello, waiting for my orchestra concert to begin. The cello was on the floor, but I was seated in my section in a long dress with my knees spread wide, and my elbows on my thighs. My mom - in the audience - gestured to me for five minutes to sit “properly,” and when I didn’t...
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We need to understand that feminism is not for women, it’s for humanity.
– Ani DiFranco quoted in an interview which you can find here (via feministquotes)
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Curvy women are real women. Skinny women are real women. Women who have had boob...
– Hugo Schwyzer (via humanfordinner)
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The Journal of Gender, Race & Justice: Pin-up... →
genderracejustice:
Michael Arleth, Student Writer, The Journal of Gender, Race & Justice
Perhaps feminism’s greatest adaptation is the power to take formerly objectionable concepts like the pin-up girl and turn them into a source of pride. This blog post seeks to introduce the concept of feminist pin up and…
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