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twoheadedlesbian · 10 months
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I think it’s fascinating how discussions on “antimasculism” are almost entirely reliant on denying the existence of conservative men (or even just deeply misogynistic men) and the role they play in perpetuating patriarchy—because the goal is not to uncover the roots of these issues (that would mean holding men responsible for their actions) the goal is to redirect axis of oppression.
Like was Donald Trump “antimasculine” when he said women shouldn’t be in the military because their male counterparts raping them would be “inevitable” ? Does he think femininity is superior, genuinely?
So much of rape culture specifically is men arguing that they are “naturally” predatory in order to justify their violence towards women—which isn’t true. But it’s the argument they’ve been trying to make for literally centuries because they benefit from it, not because society holds women and femininity in higher regard. Do the men who perpetuate this rhetoric hate men and masculinity? No.
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This argument is particularly insane because (ignoring the fact that black and brown men face unprovoked violence on the basis of their race, not their masculinity) who is inacting violence against them? Like are the police who kill black men feminine? Are the white supremacists?
The fascist who target black and brown men with violence are the same ones who who label men as “naturally predatory”, all while lament the idea that leftists are “attacking”, masculinity or “feminizing” men. These are masculine men perpetuating this, but “antimasculism” or any other form of MRA rhetoric relies on the idea that men are hapless victims of Society™️ so they generally refuse to a knowledge when men themselves perpetuate this rhetoric.
They look at racism and misogyny and transphobia and homophobia and think “this is feminists fault!” like it’s literally insane. Women are (and should be) held responsible for the ways in which they enforce misogyny & patriarchal standards on other women, but the common denominator (besides antifeminism + misogyny) between all breeds of MRA rhetoric is the idea that men can’t/shouldn’t be held responsible for the roles they play in enforcing patriarchy because “it’s not their fault, it’s Society™️”, and in turn they have to almost completely ignore the men who loudly and proudly embrace the misogynistic, patriarchal rhetoric MRAs are trying to rebrand as “antimasculism”, because acknowledging these men shatters their entire argument.
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bread-and-roses-too · 2 months
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Not feminist as in "women should be included in the draft" but feminist as in "being drafted is a violation of bodily autonomy for any gender".
The draft should not exist. Drafting people into the military is a violation of human rights. You should not be able to force someone to risk their life. If you can't find enough people who care about a conflict to keep it going then it simply shouldn't keep going. You can't even force someone to donate a kidney using government power, why the fuck can you force them to donate their whole body and life to a cause they don't agree with or don't care about?
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intersectionalpraxis · 2 months
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Take a good look at the countries leading/have started the legal battles to hold the IOF accountable -their fights to end IOF terrorism and war crimes, as this should have been done months ago, are now beginning.
So many Palestinian people have been genocided, and the rampant global government inaction has caused chaos, death, and destruction of Gaza... I just hope this leads to a permanent ceasefire and an end to the occupation. I truly do.
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geminni5 · 2 months
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Found this on pinterest had to put it here
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Tradwives need to realize the seriousness of the shit they are getting themselves into.
The society isn't all that kind to women.
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animentality · 3 months
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meteorherd · 8 months
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saw someone refer to not knowing how to keep track of your money as "girl math" ......why are we in this weird era of treating women like idiots but repackaging it to sound cute and quirky. We All Need To Stop
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filiseverus · 8 months
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The Barbie movie reminded me about how when I was little my parents were upset that I kept making my Barbie dolls kiss, so they bought me a Ken doll. The next day they found me having a funeral for poor Ken in the garden, he had died of tuberculosis. All the Barbies were in attendance and I buried him under our rose bush. The Barbies were too poor to afford a headstone (it was 1875) so I didn’t mark where the grave was and I never could find him again. He’s probably still there.
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cinnamon-coffees · 8 months
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“It’s literally impossible to be a woman.
You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough. Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow, we're always doing it wrong?
You have to be thin, but not too thin, and you can never say you wanna be thin. You have to say you wanna be healthy, but also, you have to BE THIN.
You have to have money, but you can't ask for money because that's crass.
You have to be a boss, but you can't be mean.
You have to lead, but you can't squash other people's ideas.
You're supposed to love being a mother, but don't talk about your kids all the damn time.
You have to be a career woman, but also, always be looking out for other people.
You have to answer for men's bad behavior, which is INSANE, but if you point that out, you're accused of complaining!
You're supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood, but ALWAYS STAND OUT and ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL. But never forget that the system is rigged, so find a way to acknowledge that but ALSO, always be grateful!
You have to never get old. Never be rude. Never show off. Never be selfish. Never fall down. Never fail. Never show fear. Never get OUT OF LINE. It's too hard! It's too contradictory, and nobody gives you a medal or says 'thank you!' And it turns out, in fact, that not only are you doing everything wrong, but also, everything is your fault.
I'm just so tired of watching myself, and every single other woman tie herself into knots, so that people will like us.
And if all of that, is also true for a doll just representing a woman, then I don't even know." -Gloria the barbie movie
this is it. this is exactly it oh my god.
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heterorealism · 6 months
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Truck comes first and if there is any money left over the kids may eat. - Modern Consumer Patriarchy
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terfs celebrating that the international chess federation has banned trans women from competing in women's FIDE competitions, because it's sooooooo feminist to argue that women are so biologically inferior and nowhere near as smart as men and thus can't play chess on the same level. girl that's not feminism that's literally just misogyny
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thinkingabout-girls · 13 days
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reblog for women 👍👍💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥💪💪💪💪
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palipunk · 4 months
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Everytime I see news about Eurovision my eye twitches because every year Palestinians said stop watching this and the response was “how dare you take away my emotional support pinkwashing show”
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lackadaisycal-art · 1 month
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I'm getting so sick of major female characters in historical media being incredibly feisty, outspoken and public defenders of women's rights with little to no realistic repercussions. Yes it feels like pandering, yes it's unrealistic and takes me out of the story, yes the dialogue almost always rings false - but beyond all that I think it does such a disservice to the women who lived during those periods. I'm not embarrassed of the women in history who didn't use every chance they had to Stick It To The Man. I'm not ashamed of women who were resigned to or enjoyed their lot in life. They weren't letting the side down by not having and representing modern gender ideals. It says a lot about how you view average ordinary women if the idea of one of your main characters behaving like one makes them seem lame and uninteresting to you.
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intersectionalpraxis · 3 months
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hadeantaiga · 7 months
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This thread is incredibly important to read.
It is also extremely difficult to read. I don't know if I need to point this out, but the document itself is obviously full of bigotry so please take care of yourself if you choose to read it. Antisemitic phrases like "cultural marxism" and "global elites" appear before the document even really gets rolling, and are mixed in with transphobia, racism, and more.
If you want a taste of how this document starts in the first main section about "The Family", here is a taste:
"This starts with deleting the terms sexual orientation and gender identity (“SOGI”), diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”), gender, gender equality, gender equity, gender awareness, gender-sensitive, abortion, reproductive health, reproductive rights, and any other term used to deprive Americans of their First Amendment rights out of every federal rule, agency regulation, contract, grant, regulation, and piece of legislation that exists."
It is all bad. ALL of this document is bad, and dangerous, and threatens the lives and the safety of everyone living in this country.
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animentality · 1 month
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