Angry Black Lady

This tumblr post is so simple and so effective.

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:31:49 -0700

white feminism lol

leftwing-secularist: brashblacknonbeliever: The PS4 is only $399. The Xbox One is...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:40:26 -0700

brashblacknonbeliever:

The PS4 is only $399.

The Xbox One is $499.

Son.

SON.

Sony is coming for Microsoft’s neck!

This was like the 2nd 2012 presidential debate and Sony was Obama

LOL.

alisonroseishere: scienceofeds: breakingnews: US government...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:23:44 -0700

alisonroseishere:

scienceofeds:

breakingnews:

US government to end effort to restrict morning-after pill

New York Times: The Obama administration told a U.S. District Court judge it would stop trying to block the over-the-counter availability of Plan B One-Step for all women and girls.

The reversal by the government means that anyone, no matter how young, will soon be able to walk into a drugstore and buy the pill, Plan B One-Step, without a prescription.

The Justice Department had been fighting to prevent that outcome, but said late Monday afternoon that it would drop its appeal of a judge’s order to make the drug more widely available. In a letter to Judge Edward R. Korman of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the administration said it would comply with his demands that the Food and Drug Administration be allowed to certify the drug for nonprescription use.

Photo credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via nytimes.com

Not eating disorders related, I know, but a really, really, good thing!!!! I’m really happy to hear this.

About fucking time. Sheesh.

secularhumanist2: calmrad: 60k+ BONUS IMAGE! for those that...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:22:17 -0700

secularhumanist2:

calmrad:

60k+ BONUS IMAGE!

for those that don’t know, Tony had an alcohol problem in the comics

Brilliant.

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:21:56 -0700

Brilliant.

Gradient Lair: A Silencing Tactic That Involves Using Historical Figures

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:18:15 -0700

Gradient Lair: A Silencing Tactic That Involves Using Historical Figures:

gradientlair:

[TRIGGER WARNING: rape, misogyny]

I am irritated by the latest silencing tactic used by many Whites. They pick a Black historical figure, misquote or quote them out of context and then insert the quote into a conversation about race, gender or both, to hopefully silence the Black people who…

PLEASE. ATTENTION. IMPORTANT. PLEASE. My followers from all around the world. This is the first time i'm asking for something THIS serious. And i need, we need your support. Turkish people, my people are standing up for their rights, after a long long time. First it started as a protest against a mall that will be built in one of our historical parks. But then it got bigger, it's not only about the trees anymore. It's about the people who got beaten, who got thrown tear gas bombs to their heads, who got intentionally hit by police cars, and killed. In here we are not allowed to speak are minds anymore, and media is not helping either. Help us spread the word, let the world know about what's happening here. I'm asking, wanting you to reblog this. Please. Once you finish reading this, please reblog.

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:40:32 -0700

natcat5:

artist-chan:

the-only-romance:

tomwaitsforme:

PLEASE DON’T IGNORE THESE

people fucking died there

I don’t know what reblogging will do, but I will say that so far the articles I’ve read online about this haven’t said anything about deaths. So maybe by reblogging, we’ll call attention to world news and governments and get them to look at the situation more closely, and hopefully intervention will take place.

I just

I don’t know.

I feel useless.

I am not mad at this prancercise lady. Yeah, it’s goofy as...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:38:21 -0700

I am not mad at this prancercise lady. Yeah, it’s goofy as hell, but she’s doing her thing and it actually looks kind of fun. I’m fairly certain I would be too self-conscious to go prancing around in public, so more power to her.

AND YET —

I just wonder if she knows what’s going on in her crotchal region.

Lady? Change your pants.

The Weaker Sex: Bechdel Test & the Disney Princess Movies!

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:30:48 -0700

The Weaker Sex: Bechdel Test & the Disney Princess Movies!:

This is FASCINATING.

the-weaker-sex:

lipsredasroses:

edwardshallow:

lipsredasroses:

Do they all pass the Bechdel Test? The answer is no. To pass the test the movie has to meet these three simple criteria:

Have two women in the movie with names.

They have to talk to each other.

They have to talk about something other than men.

Every movie should pass this test but it does not. In movies about a female lead, you would think every single movie would pass but it does not. Here is a break down of the movies and whether or not they pass.

1. Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs released in 1937. It does pass. When Snow White meets the Old Hag when she comes to visit the OH asks if she is alone and what she is cooking. Part of their conversation does not involve men. It is a brief scene but it is the only time in the movie when Snow White talks to another woman.

2. Cinderella released in 1950. The movie does pass. Cinderella interacts with her step mother and sisters throughout the movie. The step sisters interact and talk to their mom throughout the movie and they talk with each other. The movie passes with flying colors since the men in the movie are background characters or animals.

3. Sleeping Beauty released in 1959. The movie also passes with flying colors. Aurora talks with the fairy godmothers. The fairies talk to Maleficent and talk to each other. The fairy godmothers and Aurora only speak about Phillip near the middle and end of the movie. Aurora’s mother does talk to Maleficent but the mother is not given a name in the movie.

4. The Little Mermaid released in 1989. The movie actually does pass, kind of. Ariel also talks to Ursula about whether or not she can turn her into a human. However, the whole scene is about her becoming a human and meeting Eric. Ariels sisters do talk in the movie but they are either singing, talking to Triton, or trying to talk to Ariel.

5. Beauty & the Beast released in 1991. The movie does pass, just barely. Mrs. Potts does have a conversation with Belle that is not about the Beast. The conversation Belle has with the wardrobe involves a conversation about the Beast. The Wardrobe is trying to convince Belle the Beast isn’t all bad.

6. Aladdin released in 1992. The movie does not pass. Jasmine is the only woman in the movie with a name. Her pet tiger is even a dude. The movie also is guilty of the Smurfette Principle because Jasmine is the only woman with a name.

7. Pocahontas released in 1995. The movie does pass. Pocahontas has many conversations with Grandmother Willow that are not about either John Smith or Kocoum. She also has conversations with Nakoma that are not about men, but they are more brief than the conversations with Grandmother Willow.

8. Mulan released in 1998. The movie also passes but just barely. Mulan has conversations with her mom and the Match Maker that does not involve men. Throughout the majority of the movie Mulan is the only woman in the movie.

9. Princess and the Frog released in 2009. The movie passes. Tiana has conversations with her mom and Charlotte that do not involve men. She talks to both women about her restaurant. She also talks to Mama Odie about her gumbo.

10. Tangled released in 2010. The movie does pass because Rapunzel talks to Gothel about the outside world, seeing the lanterns, and being the lost princess, at the end. However, Gothel is the only woman Rapunzel talks to throughout the entire movie. She does not talk to her mom at the end of the movie.

11. Brave released in 2012. The movie passes with flying colors. Merida and her mom communicate throughout the movie about many topics that do not involve the suitors.

So over all, all the movies but Aladdin pass. Some pass on really brief interactions with other women. Usually the lead female character is one of the few women in the movie with names. Snow White, Little Mermaid, Beauty & the Beast, and Mulan are the only movies that just barely pass. Even when Disney movies are about women, that doesn’t mean there will be a huge female presence in the movie.

With the addition of:
4. “For longer than 30 seconds”

How many pass?

Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Pocahontas, Princess and the Frog, and Tangled would all easily pass. 5 of them would pass with flying colors.

Snow White would pass, Snows interaction with the Old Hag lasts for a few minutes. They only discuss the prince for a short period of time in their interaction. Little Mermaid would also pass since the scene with Ursula is also a few minutes long. They only discuss Eric for about half the scene. The other half Ursula is explaining how powerful she is, Ariel telling Ursula she has nothing to offer as payment, etc. In Mulan, Mulan talks with other women about things other than men. Mulan talks to her mom before she meets the match maker. Mulans mother and grandmother discuss Mulan in the beginning of the movie. The first half of the movie involves mostly women and they all interact with one another. So these three would pass with the 30 second requirement.

The only movie that might not pass with the 30 second requirement is Beauty & the Beast. While I just rewatched the movie, there is a good chance the scenes Belle talks with the women would not make it to 30 seconds.

Wow, great list for reference. I love the Bechdel Test—you don’t really think about it until someone points it out, but SO many movies don’t pass the Bechdel test, leading to a vast underrepresentation of women and girls in movies that are often marketed to young girls. But go Disney Princess movies! The 30 second requirement i especially important to me; I’d still like to see more from them as far as that goes.

I'm getting seriously tired of guys mansplaining to me about

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:28:59 -0700

fuckingrapeculture:

how men and women think about sex. I’m sick of hearing that “girls just put more emotion into sex and guys think with their dicks” like it’s some fact of life instead of an extremely archaic not to mention harmful belief. UNLESS YOU HAVE LITERALLY BEEN INSIDE THE MIND OF EVERY SINGLE WOMAN YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS SEXIST ASSERTION. Just stop. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT.

God gender roles piss me off so much.

Thank you, Kevin Smith. (Also too, snoochie...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:28:10 -0700

Thank you, Kevin Smith. (Also too, snoochie boochies.)

worldfighter:

fuckingrapeculture:

igotpillstheyremultiplying:

fuckingrapeculture:

Is that silent bob or am I confusing things?

Yep. Kevin Smith, director of Clerks and other movies (Mallrats, etc.) He also plays Silent Bob in his own films..

Well clearly when Silent Bob decides not to be silent, he speaks gold.

Kevin Smith is a phenomenal being who stands up and speaks many truths all the time.

Precisely.

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:26:31 -0700

Precisely.

Dear Imani, Your tumblr gives me life! Keep up the good work Diva!

Fri, 31 May 2013 08:27:15 -0700

thank you! i’m trying to do more of it.

"Applying pressure to a private business that has condoned, promoted or not taken a position against..."

Fri, 31 May 2013 08:24:00 -0700

“Applying pressure to a private business that has condoned, promoted or not taken a position against hate speech against women is not censorship, it’s activism. Our lives are increasingly defined by corporations and their policies. Telling an advertiser to stop objectifying women isn’t censorship, it’s applying consumer demand within the free market. Telling a business to stop sponsoring a show that calls women sluts for using basic birth control — nearly every woman in this country at some point in her life — isn’t censorship, it’s assisting them and other consumers in allocating their dollars wisely. Telling a user-dependent website to stop tolerating rape imagery isn’t censorship, it’s an uprising within the user community for the purpose of adjusting community standards to those that are safer for everyone. Private corporations are free to ignore the activism, and they are also free to do the right thing. When given sufficient nudge they often do, because women are important consumers.”

- Erin Matson (aka @erintothemax) on the ACLU’s absurd claim that Facebook is like a government. http://erintothemax.com/2013/05/29/on-feminism-and-accusations-of-censorship/

Erick Erickson: Female Breadwinners Are Antithetical To Nature (VIDEO)

Thu, 30 May 2013 18:13:24 -0700

Erick Erickson: Female Breadwinners Are Antithetical To Nature (VIDEO):

Erick Erickson is antithetical to nature. What a buffoon.

stfuconservatives:

Folks, you know me. I like to see people embrace science and statistics to back up their opinions. I consider it a personal point of pride when I can get someone to change their mind by showing them the evidence.

Which is why I was just delighted to see Erick Erickson use science to back up his assertion that female breadwinners are ruining America. Wait, did I say science? I meant “oblique reference to evolutionary biology, or something.” As liberals, we’re all hypocrites for saying things like “look at this chart that proves global warming is happening” or “did you know that making abortion illegal doesn’t lower abortion rates” and then turning around and refusing to acknowledge the science of nature! Specifically, according to Erickson:

I’m so used to liberals telling conservatives that they’re anti-science. But liberals who defend this and say it is not a bad thing are very anti-science. When you look at biology — when you look at the natural world — the roles of a male and a female in society and in other animals, the male typically is the dominant role. The female, it’s not antithesis, or it’s not competing, it’s a complimentary role.

What liberals are “defending” is a new study that shows women are the sole or main breadwinner in 40% of households with children. We’re shoving a damp vagina in God’s face by applauding a slow, stilted path toward gender equality. Look at the natural world! Have you ever seen a girl dog bring home a bigger paycheck than a boy dog? I didn’t think so. That’s nature.

Now, sure, you could say something like “the word ‘dominance’ isn’t 100% correlated to American dollars in human society” or “maybe we should try to be better than animals” or “wouldn’t things like using electricity and taking pharmaceutical drugs also count as anti-natural?” Or maybe ask something like “do we have any proof that women making more than men is harmful to children in any way?” or possibly “how exactly is Erick Erickson proposing we solve this problem? Make a law limiting a wife’s pay to a maximum of 95% of her husband’s salary? Is Fox News going to give every husband a raise?” Put your hand down, hippie. The men are talking science.

RIP Better Off...

Thu, 30 May 2013 18:12:13 -0700

RIP Better Off Ted.

fuckyeahfeminists:

gqisthenewblack:

asocial-vegan-freak:

In yo face white man

BAM

omg loooooooove. Where is this from?

pinknerd: In all seriousness I made this because it’s one of...

Thu, 30 May 2013 18:09:06 -0700

pinknerd:

In all seriousness I made this because it’s one of my pet peeves for guys to assume I’m dressing up/wearing makeup for THEM, but then after I made this, I’m like holy shit I made that hair dryer fuck that shoe. So then I had two reasons to put it on tumblr.

fuckyeahfeminists: rhrealitycheck: Translation: We are all...

Thu, 30 May 2013 07:13:03 -0700

fuckyeahfeminists:

rhrealitycheck:

Translation: We are all Beatriz and we repudiate the Supreme Court.

Salvadoran Supreme Court Denies Beatriz Her Right to Life

In a stunning decision made worse by the length of time it took to be handed down, the Supreme Court of El Salvador handed a young woman a death sentence on Wednesday by denying “permission” for an abortion needed to save her life.

Today, as reportedby theNew York Times, the court ruled 4-to-1 against saving Beatriz’s life, citing the country’s legal “absolute impediment to authorize the practice of abortion.” The court ruled that “the rights of the mother cannot be privileged over those” of the fetus.

Sign the Petition to The Pope to help save Beatriz’s life.

How is this in any way “pro-life?” A woman will die and leave an orphan and widower.

This is disgusting. First they drag their feet to make a ruling and then this. It is scary because at the end of the day, abortion restrictions are about putting fetuses above living people, even if the fetus would not survive outside the womb.

And the ARROGANCE of the people who ruled against it to think THEY KNOW BETTER THAN DOCTORS ABOUT WHAT IS BEST. JFC do they just hang out with US Republicans all the time? grr.

Please spread the word. We can’t give up.

"The point of the term “pro-choice” and the work that pro-choice activists do is to ensure that..."

Wed, 29 May 2013 16:30:20 -0700

“

The point of the term “pro-choice” and the work that pro-choice activists do is to ensure that “choice” encompasses all choices. The choice to have children. The choice to have children when you want to have them. The choice to stop having them after you already have them. It’s the choice to decide for yourself.

Indeed, it’s the same choice Parker made when she chose to have four abortions. Whether or not she regrets those abortions, the fact of the matter is: pro-choice advocacy and the laws which Parker seeks to overturn enabled her to make those choices. And now she would deny those choices to other women because she’s had a change of heart. Now she thinks all women should be forced to give birth against their will. That’s not right. It’s not right and it’s not fair.

Moreover, it’s not reality-based. Women who don’t want to be pregnant will find a way not to be pregnant. Women in Texas are already heading across the border to Mexico to obtain RU-486. “DIY” abortions are on the rise. Simply telling women to “choose birth” ignores that some women simply don’t want to have babies, and no amount of regulations or counseling will change those women’s minds. Choice doesn’t mean “choose birth or choose birth.” That’s not a choice. That’s a mandate. That’s a directive. And that’s a violation of women’s rights as humans.

”

- Imani Gandy, Star Parker and the Gosnell Controversy: She Still Doesn’t Get it (via rhrealitycheck)

Amazing.

Wed, 29 May 2013 16:29:10 -0700

Amazing.