You bring up a great point and to be honest I was debating whether or not to use that word. There isn't a consistent position among radical feminists about whether or not women should be able to use this word, although it's not uncommon for other oppressed groups to "reclaim" slurs. That's ultimately the reason I thought it'd be fine if I were to use that word.

When someone mentions that women should question the reasons why they want to shave and that it's not actually empowering there's always that one bitch who's like "I shave not because of the patriarchy, but for SENSORY reasons!!!!".

I can't be the only one that thinks that's total bullshit, right...

I'm out of words and patience to explain once again that 'empowering' does not mean 'makes me feel confident/good/strong/powerful'. for something to be empowering it actually has to be enfranchising, it has to give you power not just the feeling of power. male approval is not empowering no matter how much it makes you feel like you have power over men by being sexy to them. this fantasy of leading lustful idiotic men around by the dick serves only men.

we are going to have to bring back “smex”

This is a key insight and is why you should never let political movements define your identity. Agreeing on topics is not the same as having shared values.

It's crazy how ppl hate on Rowling, and praise Stephen King for speaking against her, when only one of them has written a child orgy in their books and it wasn't her

if you like penis coladas.. and getting shot in the brain!

girl.

My favourite thing about Netflix mobile is that every so often it glitches and—

To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."

Remember when God told Eve that having a husband, lack of independence and autonomy, and having kids was a punishment?

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

this pic is very dear to me

activists use the outrageous number of people they’ve indoctrinated as proof that they’re perspective is the correct one as if the entirety of human history isn’t defined by periods of time where a massive amount of people believed in really stupid/harmful bullshit lol

I LOVE KINK SHAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There’s a huge mistake we make when debating prostitution. It should always be talked about as a class issue. Prostitution is humiliation, exploitation and abuse for women as a class of people. It doesn’t matter if some girl claims she enjoys selling her nudes on OnlyFans, for example - what matters is how it affects females as a whole. I’m sick of anecdotal arguments being used for an issue that destroys so many lives.

When someone mentions that women should question the reasons why they want to shave and that it's not actually empowering there's always that one bitch who's like "I shave not because of the patriarchy, but for SENSORY reasons!!!!".

I can't be the only one that thinks that's total bullshit, right...

"hating hyperfemininity is misogynistic" only if you think femininity is inherent to womanhood (which is actually misogynistic).

"being hyperfeminine can be empowering!" nothing about participating in beauty rituals created by men to handicap women and make them hyper aware of how they look/market themselves is nowhere near empowering. get your head out of the sand asap

Why Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend

Women and their jewellery have a very intricate relationship. The tale of the nagging wife troubling her husband for new jewellery is as old as time. It is a reflection on a woman's vanity. Folk tales mock her ignorance of worldly ways and her frivolous obsession with being adorned. She is redundant to a mere crow that admires shiny things. However, this begs the question, is a woman's desire to collect jewellery as absurd as men paint it to be?

The world has forgotten that until very recently, women were forbidden from owning any form of capital. Be it property, money or even small inanimate objects, they belonged first to her father then her husband. The roof above her could be taken away on a whim with a clock's tick. In these trying times, jewellery emerged as a beacon of financial security for most women of the globe.

Mother of pearls, diamond earrings, gold necklaces etc. were-- although not in print-- under a woman's reign of control. They had an impressive resale value and could last several generations under proper care. More so, they could be secretly sold usually without paperwork to acquire a woman some monetary freedom. If her husband gambled all their assets away, atleast she'll have enough money to put some food on the table for her children.

Jewellery has often times saved people from calamities. Unlike land, jewellery is easier to sell. In case of an emergency, a large sum of money could be obtained without much trouble. Jewellery are an excellent heirloom. The wisdom of grandmothers is passed down to granddaughters to come, allowing them some command over their own life.

Jewellery is a form of investment just like land and shares. Its value is diminished solely due to its association with women. It is not a woman's vice but a survival tactic against the suffocating patriarchy. Jewellery is something she can have under her own name--no matter how small or how futile-- it is her sole capital, her best friend.