Intelligent Girl

"Rather than fighting for every woman’s right to feel beautiful, I would like to see the return of a..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:55:50 -0400

“Rather than fighting for every woman’s right to feel beautiful, I would like to see the return of a kind of feminism that tells women and girls everywhere that maybe it’s all right not to be pretty and perfectly well behaved. That maybe women who are plain, or large, or old, or differently abled, or who simply don’t give a damn what they look like because they’re too busy saving the world or rearranging their sock drawer, have as much right to take up space as anyone else.

I think if we want to take care of the next generation of girls we should reassure them that power, strength and character are more important than beauty and always will be, and that even if they aren’t thin and pretty, they are still worthy of respect. That feeling is the birthright of men everywhere. It’s about time we claimed it for ourselves.”

- I don’t want to be told I’m pretty as I am - I want to live in a world where that’s irrelevant (via brute-reason)

radhauswife: This is amazing.

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:21:51 -0400

radhauswife:

This is amazing.

humansofnewyork: In October I gave a TEDx talk at Columbia...

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:57:49 -0400

humansofnewyork:

In October I gave a TEDx talk at Columbia College. It just came online today. Essence of the talk is how our worldview is negatively affected by good stories.

Homecoming (Coalition for Equal Marriage)

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:43:28 -0400

Homecoming (Coalition for Equal Marriage)

imchrisstuart: How to play chess properly

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:39:58 -0400

imchrisstuart:

How to play chess properly

discopeanut: - Helen Mirren, beautiful in every way it’s...

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:37:43 -0400

discopeanut:

- Helen Mirren, beautiful in every way it’s possible for a human to be beautiful.

rnilkteeth: cicadagod: wtf look at this rectangle cow is...

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:37:26 -0400

rnilkteeth:

cicadagod:

wtf look at this rectangle cow

is that america

Pornstars & Pornographers on the Porn Industry

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:37:17 -0400

John Stagliano, porn producer: "I was the first to shoot Rocco. Together we evolved toward rougher stuff. He started to spit on girls. A strong male-dominant thing, with women being pushed to their limit. It looks like violence but it's not. I mean, pleasure and pain are the same thing, right?"
Julie Meadows, ex- porn star: "This industry is full of people that hate - literally HATE women."
Vince Vouyer, porn producer: "The girls get torn up like usual."
Khan Tusion, porn producer: "Degradation drives the business. … There are things going on right now that are way over the line."
Brandon Iron, porn producer: "Where else but in porn can you see a guy who just met a girl that day crack her around, choke her out."
Docter Sharon Mitchell, Adult Industry Medical (AIM): "Things are getting more and more demeaning towards women. It's degrading. It's very, very violent."
"I sit there everyday and I sew up anal tears and anal prolapses and the physical conditions of what people are putting their bodies through is getting very, very far away from sexuality as we know it."

hannibalthecanibal: and here we have harry potter literally standing on a pile of letters to try...

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:14:56 -0400

hannibalthecanibal:

and here we have harry potter literally standing on a pile of letters to try and catch one that is still in the air. there are clearly reasons why he doesn’t get sorted into ravenclaw

rhamphotheca: Help Our Turtle Friends!!!

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:14:49 -0400

rhamphotheca:

Help Our Turtle Friends!!!

spud37: joannalulu: floppy desk WANT

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:14:30 -0400

spud37:

joannalulu:

floppy desk

WANT

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aryafuckingstarks: Phenomenal Women (of Color) in Film *this...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:51:49 -0400

aryafuckingstarks:

Phenomenal Women (of Color) in Film

*this list is nowhere near complete*

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“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.” Bell Hooks

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Wed, 22 May 2013 22:51:32 -0400

lacigreen: IS U OK IS U GOOD CUZ I WANTED TO KNOW

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:51:18 -0400

lacigreen:

IS U OK IS U GOOD CUZ I WANTED TO KNOW

rollingscone: vastderp: sweet-bitsy: breanieswordvomit: caffe...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:50:17 -0400

rollingscone:

vastderp:

sweet-bitsy:

breanieswordvomit:

caffeinated-zombie:

So, in the middle of everything today, we ran across a hellaciously distressed momma mallard and a bunch of her baby ducks that had fallen down a sewer grate. Another guy was already trying to fish them out, so my friend and I called animal control before we tried to fish the rest of them out. When Animal Control got there, we had all of them out and the mother duck quacking very happily. I was surprised - none of us got snapped at or hurt. I was even holding onto a bag at one point that had all of them in it and she just watched me.

I love how the duck is perched on the guy’s butt

I’M SO HAPPY

ohhhhh look at the sweet babies being wonderful

the ducklings are adorable too

Little cuties :D

princecharmingtobe: beepbeep-car: woodlandeelf: Today I was...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:48:59 -0400

princecharmingtobe:

beepbeep-car:

woodlandeelf:

Today I was stopped in the hallway on my way to class by one of the security guards. She wouldn’t let me go to class and forced me to walk across the school to the main office to have my mom, who by the way was on her way to work, bring me “real pants” because the way I dressed was “sexually provocative.” Because of this I was ten minutes late to class, and after five minutes of actually being in class I was taken back out to be talked to again by the security guard and given my “real pants.”

These shorts are mid-thigh, and I am wearing opaque black tights. Other than my hands and my face, I had no skin showing whatsoever. So tell me, how is this being “sexually provocative?” (reminder: this is a typical american public high school, not a private or religious-oriented school)

The security guard ridiculed me, saying that what I was wearing was inappropriate. I told her that everyday, other girls walk around in skin-tight yoga pants, some even with their thongs clearly showing, and shirts that are see-through. “This is not bad clothing.” I had told her. This security guard plays favorites with the girls on who she does call out and doesn’t call out. On game days, the cheerleaders decide to wear their skirts that barely cover their butts and she doesn’t cal them out at all. She also openly said to my mom “I don’t look at what the boys are wearing, only the girls.”

When my mom came in to bring me the pants, she had a long talk with the security guard. She told my mom that I should know that there is a dress code, and that I should follow it. My mom told her “Maybe there shouldn’t be a dress code if it isn’t monitored consistently. This is double-standards.”

My mom also told her “The only distraction from class that is going on is you are pulling my daughter out of class and keeping her from learning.”

I had to walk up to this security guard to get my long pants, since she was talking to my mom, and my mom said to me sarcastically: “It appears that you are being sexually provocative, darling.”

“Oh yes mama, all the boys are just popping boners everywhere!” I pretended to swoon. We both left, my mom calling back to the security guard: “I didn’t need this today, you know. I need to get to work and I haven’t even showered yet. Good Job.”

The whole ordeal was ridiculous. Girls shouldn’t be ridiculed for wearing shorts. Even so, I was wearing thick tights that you couldn’t see through–much better than just wearing yoga pants. There is no way that what I was wearing could even be considered “sexually provocative.” Plus, anything the boys wear is completely fine in the eyes of the security guard, it’s only what the girls are wearing that are “inappropriate.” Even yoga pants where you can see the thong through it don’t “disrupt class” because nobody cares enough about what a student wears and does not wear, only the security guards.

tl;dr, dress codes are counterproductive and the enforcers cause more disruption for a student’s learning than shorts do.

♬ my sweater tights and mid thigh shorts bring all the boys to the yard ♪

Reminds me of the time this girl in my class who was wearing shorts that went almost to her knees asked to use the restroom, took forever, and came back wearing different pants. She said she got stopped in the hall because her shorts were inappropriate so she changed into her sweatpants for PE. Even our teacher was like “What?” I guess her knees were just really provocative.