IN THE VORTEX

A fairy tale

Tue, 29 May 2012 14:03:29 +1200

Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl, “Will you marry me?”

The girl said, “No!”

And the girl lived happily ever after and went shopping, dancing, camping, drank martinis, always had a clean house, never had to cook, had sex with whomever she pleased… did whatever the hell she wanted, never argued, travelled more, had many boyfriends, saved more money, had all the hot water to herself, watched chick flicks, never wore that fracking lacy lingerie that went up her ass, had high self esteem, never cried or yelled, felt and looked fabulous in sweat pants, and burped, swore and farted all the time.

The End.

picklemethis: karenhealey: sarahreesbrennan: yahighway: A...

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:53:55 +1200

picklemethis:

karenhealey:

sarahreesbrennan:

yahighway:

A reading room with a secret wine cellar?! Literally the room of my family’s dreams.

When I grow up, my house is going to look like that.

Needs more vodka.

Otherwise, perfect.

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

*runs around flailing*

"I don’t think it’s terribly controversial to note that women, from a young age, are required to..."

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:53:13 +1200

“I don’t think it’s terribly controversial to note that women, from a young age, are required to consider the reality of the opposite gender’s consciousness in a way that men aren’t. This isn’t to say that women don’t often misunderstand, mistreat, and stereotype men, both in literature and in life. But on a basic level, functioning in society requires that women register that men are fully conscious; it is not really possible for a woman to throw up her hands and write men off as eternally unknowable space aliens — and even if she says she has, she cannot really behave as though she has. Every element of her life — from reading books about boys and men to writing papers about the motivations of male characters to being attentive to her own safety to navigating most any institutional or professional or economic sphere — demands an ironclad familiarity with, and belief in, the idea that men really are fully human entities. And no matter how many men come to the same conclusions about women, the structure of society simply does not demand so strenuously that they do so. If you didn’t really deep down believe that women were, in general, exactly as conscious as you, you could probably still get by in life. You could probably still get a book deal. You could probably still get elected to office.”

- Jennifer duBois, Writing Across Gender (via florida-uterati)

This was why my 5th Form English teacher giving us Anne McCaffrey’s “Dragonflight” to read was a truly radical act.
(via picklemethis)

Why should it be up to me to do all the heavy lifting all the time?

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:04:46 +1200

Man: *says something sexist*
Woman: *giggles*
Me: "Don't let him get away with saying that. Do something!"
Woman: "I'd have to care enough to do something about it."
Me: *facepalm, sigh*

Mine!

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:57:44 +1200

Mine!

Controlling Maori reproduction

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:40:02 +1200

Controlling Maori reproduction:

It’s contrary to Maori values to have the government interfere in matters of the whanau. The whanau, as the Maori Party often says, is an autonomous unit and, on my understanding of the values of our people, should be free from undue interference and influence from outsiders – read the government. Also, and more importantly, issues of over-fertility are not viewed as a problem in Te Ao Maori - its welcomed.

PickleMeThis: Free birth control! (but only if you're a female beneficiary)

Tue, 08 May 2012 17:54:56 +1200

PickleMeThis: Free birth control! (but only if you're a female beneficiary):

picklemethis:

New Zealand’s women hating continues as the government announces access to free contraception. Sounds great! Ah, but only a) if you’re female b) if you’re on the DPB c) certain long-term contraceptives.

I’m so incensed I can barely think straight, so here are some links to immediate reactions…

Diane Revoluta: Something is rotten in the state of New Zealand

Sun, 06 May 2012 09:51:09 +1200

Diane Revoluta: Something is rotten in the state of New Zealand:

dianerevoluta:

Yesterday somewhere between 2000-5000 people marched in Wellington against the government’s plans to partially sell state assets. This followed a similar sized march in Auckland last weekend and a week-long hikoi starting in Cape Reinga. After last year’s record low voter turn out, it would seem…

Photo

Thu, 03 May 2012 20:35:22 +1200

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Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:39:06 +1200

There’s more here: Thomas Barrett’s photos

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:55:15 +1200

There’s more here: Thomas Barrett’s photos

Turtle and Hare

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:52:26 +1200

Turtle and Hare

coleytangerina: AHAHAAHAAHAHAHA

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:57:56 +1200

coleytangerina:

AHAHAAHAAHAHAHA

"There are the occasions that men—intellectual men, clever men, engaged men—insist on playing devil’s..."

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:02:16 +1200

“There are the occasions that men—intellectual men, clever men, engaged men—insist on playing devil’s advocate, desirous of a debate on some aspect of feminist theory or reproductive rights or some other subject generally filed under the heading: Women’s Issues. These intellectual, clever, engaged men want to endlessly probe my argument for weaknesses, want to wrestle over details, want to argue just for fun—and they wonder, these intellectual, clever, engaged men, why my voice keeps raising and why my face is flushed and why, after an hour of fighting my corner, hot tears burn the corners of my eyes. Why do you have to take this stuff so personally? ask the intellectual, clever, and engaged men, who have never considered that the content of the abstract exercise that’s so much fun for them is the stuff of my life.”

- Melissa McEwan, of course, on the terrible bargain. (via albinwonderland)

Photo

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:55:37 +1200

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Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:53:27 +1300

christinsanity: Get over it.

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:08:27 +1200

christinsanity:

Get over it.

Channeling Jane

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:58:06 +1200

Wasikowska has her mother’s surname, as do her two siblings; older sister Jess, younger brother Kai. She says she doesn’t know why, but when I ask if her mother’s a feminist, she replies, “Well, yeah,” in a tone that implies, “Well, duh”. “I would hope everyone would be a feminist,” she continues. “Feminism is just about equality, really, and there’s so much stuff attached to the word, when it’s actually so simple. I don’t know why it’s always so bogged down.”

Mia Wasikowska, in an interview about her role as Jane Eyre

“When you get to wherever it is you decided to be instead of here, and you open your...

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:19:13 +1200

“When you get to wherever it is you decided to be instead of here, and you open your suitcase, you will find that the things that you most wanted to leave have followed you. “

Tracy Crisp: In answer to your query

Because the victim is responsible for not being raped

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:38:24 +1200

“Women should not be walking home alone in hours of darkness. You just have such vulnerability then.”

Source: Attack prompts police warning

So how, pray tell, is a woman to get home then? By teleporting?