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Author and journalist Jessica Hopper isn’t shy about speaking up about all of the ways in which the music industry oppresses and attacks those in the margins. And so earlier this week, when she tweeted, “Gals/other marginalized folks: what was your 1st brush (in music industry, journalism, scene) w/ idea that you didn’t ‘count’?” people listened. And then they responded, in droves, with tweet after tweet containing jaw-dropping stories about sexism, racism, misogyny, condescension—and much, much worse.
Hopper’s been diligent about retweeting responses to her initial tweet, and cumulatively, they paint a picture of an industry where anyone who’s not a straight white man is belittled for even existing.
How prescient Stewart’s statements have become. Like other female celebrities, the media has wasted no time trumpeting Jenner’s every move and outfit. Compare this to how she was treated before her public transition and the hypocrisy becomes abundantly clear.
Women should NOT be forced to feed their babies in a bathroom, all because we live in a misogynistic, porn-warped society that’s been brainwashed to believe that female breasts used for anything other than male pleasure is “indecent”. Support public breast feeding and end the porn culture.
Forever reblog
Having lived in NYC where its legal to be topless (and yes I took advantage of that fact several times.) I was curious as to why it wasn’t nation wide.
A Glasgow nightclub has installed a two-way mirror which allows male revellers in private booths to spy on unsuspecting women as they visit the toilet! With no notification or signage anywhere in the venue many female club goers have been left feeling embarrassed and used. Although they do briefly show the mirrors in a promo video, the club has been quickly deleting comments and posts on their social media from club goers trying to alert others to the situation. This is pretty much illegal and hugley violates privacy. Thank you The Shimmy Club for giving us a shiny, new, creative and cool take on objectification. article here
i’m never leaving my house again, this world is just too fucked up.
WHAT!?
gross gross gross gross gross
Good morning disgusting.
Remember ladies:
“No space, leave the place” (fingernail test)
A two way mirror must be set INTO the wall, not placed on top of it.
If you rap/knock against the mirror, one installed onto a wall (a normal mirror) will make a dull sound, because there’s something behind it. A two-way will have more reverberation.
Use the flashlight on your phone to shine on the mirror, if it’s a two-way, you’ll be able to see into the other room.
You can also shield your eyes and see in if you lean up against the glass.
The room being viewed will have to be brightly lit (10x brighter than the room looking in), so if you’re in a typical dimly lit club bathroom, you’re ok.
boosting the fuck out of this
They have this in Continental Midtown in Philly, it’s fucking creepy and not cool at all
the most obvious solution i can think of is to break that motherfucker. what are they going to do? sue you for breaking something they shouldnt have had?
That’s fucking disgusting.
Hey, fellas. You ever feel like you have to check if you’re standing in front of a two-way mirror? Women do.
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!
Please take note that the fingernail test is fake as different regular mirrors sometimes have different properties, but the rest of the checklist is all true
That’s fucking HORRENDOUS
pancakemoonandstars: Or maybe you are just mad because the new Doctor isn't pretty anymore.
Apparently we’ve got a troll wandering around sending this message to people on Tumblr who have been critical of Moffat’s writing. Normally I’d hesitate to highlight the profiles of trolls and inflate their already over-inflated egos, but if this type of thinking is gaining traction again then I feel we need to sit the Doctor Who fandom down and have another chat.
First, girls are not just here for the pretty men and saying that we are is sexist bullshit.There’s a false panic about young heterosexual women fleeing Doctor Who based on the sexist assumption that women are only interested in speculative fiction when there is romance and hot men. Conversely, whenever women do express an appreciation for the men in a show, they are written off as inconsequential fangirls incapable of intellectually appreciating a show. Men, meanwhile, can express sexual interest in the female actors while also being considered intellectually serious fans. This “Squee Fan/Smart Fan” dichotomy a sexist double standard that we really need to shut down.
(Side note: There’s a lot of psuedo-scientific “proof” supposedly backing up the idea that young women flocked to Doctor Who for hot men, particularly because the show became increasingly popular while David Tennant and Matt Smith portrayed the Doctor. Everybody say it with me now: “Correlation does not imply causation!” The show also became increasingly popular during that time because of aggressive promotion in the UK and internationally. And, thanks to the increasing availability of high speed internet and services like Netflix, the show became increasingly accessible to new fans. So yeah, assuming the recent flood of young women watching the show is due to hot guys is also sexist bullshit.)
Second, assuming women are skeptical about the upcoming series of Doctor Who because they aren’t sexually attracted to Peter Capaldi is also sexist bullshit. Like, seriously? Do I even need to explain this? How misogynistic can you be if you looked through the latest critiques and reviews of Series 7, the 50th Anniversary Special, and the Christmas special, and decided, “Nah, these women are just upset because the Doctor isn’t a hot young guy anymore.”
That is a rather superficial attempt to dismiss legitimate criticism by women. It’s another version of the “Squee Fan/Smart Fan” dichotomy female fans face. This version of the dichotomy just assumes that the “smart” female fans only say positive things about the show. Female fans who are critical of the show can be dismissed, without engaging with their criticisms, by simply saying that their interest in the show is superficial and invalid because women only like the show because they’re attracted to the actors. Rather than engaging with their critiques, misogynistic trolls like this one can simply put women on the defensive and force them to justify their status as serious fans of the show.
So, to summarize: 1) Assuming young women are only interested in Doctor Who because of hot men is sexist bullshit. 2) Shaming young women for appreciating the hot men and assuming they are less serious or less important fans is sexist bullshit. 3) Assuming women are increasingly critical of Doctor Who because the Doctor is no longer portrayed by a young man is sexist bullshit.
“Everything Elliot did is perfectly justified. … I am the next Elliot Rodger and guess what I’ll do the right thing this time.
I’m sick of seeing male confessional songwriters– everyone from Bob Dylan to Eminem– get praised for their openness and honesty while their female counterparts are continually accused of being overly dramatic man-haters. Most of Taylor’s songs that deal with breakups are either silly and light-hearted (nobody’s crying themselves to sleep over “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”), or they’re accounts of problematic or even abusive relationships.
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She doesn’t have to be your taste, and I can totally understand why someone wouldn’t be into her, but choosing to write off a young woman completely because she “has too many feelings” is just typical, old school misogyny. Don’t like her music? Cool. Don’t like her style? Cool. Don’t like the way she words things in interviews? Totally reasonable. But if you’re willing to paint this woman as the CRAZY BITCH EX-GIRLFRIEND because she uses her platform to call out men’s bullshit behavior, you’re contributing to a culture that assumes all women’s feelings are irrational and worthless. It’s mean, it’s boring, and we can do better.
