iamateenagefeminist:
bamfwomenofcolor:
This is a new blog dedicated to bad-ass women of color - from celebrities, to the fictional, to the everyday ones, all of whom are in need of recognition for their everyday badassery.
As women of color and their amazing coolness are not represented on tumblr (and the worlddd) as they should be, this is our small way of sharing the love and pride for kick-ass WoCs, all of whom are being BAMFs while doing their own thing. And if you are a BAMF woman of color, feel free to submit your badassery to us and we will feature you!
We hope you join us in supporting and spreading the awesomeness that is women of color!
This blog is run by my awesome friend Aria, and y’all should follow and support it!
theanywaygirl:
17% of Congress
12% of governors
3% of Fortune 500 CEOs
33% of the Supreme Court
10% of top military leaders
Don’t underestimate the need for change.
Trans* women, women of color, and women with disabilities have even less representation! Groups of people that are not accurately represented by our government are being silenced. Oh, but apparently we can still have white cis dudes complaining about how oppressive the system is for them. Right, okay.
![theweekmagazine:
A South Dakota appeals court ruled this week that doctors must tell women seeking abortions that they could be more prone to kill themselves if they have the procedure — even though the supposed link between abortion and suicide is based on arguably bogus evidence.
Anti-abortion groups cite two studies that found an increased suicide risk among women who had abortions. But the studies did not determine that abortion caused the increased risk. In fact, the American Psychological Association called the link “misleading,” stating that “the best scientific evidence indicates that the relative risk of mental health problems among adult women who have an unplanned pregnancy is no greater if they have an elective first-trimester abortion than if they deliver [the baby].”
So why are doctors being required to tell women otherwise?
Because who cares about being honest as long as you get your way and women don’t have control over their own bodies?](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7tlv9Gsuy1qdjbb7o1_500.jpg)
theweekmagazine:
A South Dakota appeals court ruled this week that doctors must tell women seeking abortions that they could be more prone to kill themselves if they have the procedure — even though the supposed link between abortion and suicide is based on arguably bogus evidence.
Anti-abortion groups cite two studies that found an increased suicide risk among women who had abortions. But the studies did not determine that abortion caused the increased risk. In fact, the American Psychological Association called the link “misleading,” stating that “the best scientific evidence indicates that the relative risk of mental health problems among adult women who have an unplanned pregnancy is no greater if they have an elective first-trimester abortion than if they deliver [the baby].”
So why are doctors being required to tell women otherwise?
Because who cares about being honest as long as you get your way and women don’t have control over their own bodies?
rightnowsomewhere:
No, it’s not. You’re ignorant.
First of all, I just wanted to add: I know some victims don’t mind rape jokes, but that isn’t true for all of them. Your experiences are in no way invalidated because you feel a certain way about it, but you also can’t invalidate the experiences of others by implying that all victims shouldn’t have a problem with rape jokes. Some of them do, and if some people have a problem with them (as in, being triggered and remembering a terrible experience, and feeling unsafe), they need to stop being made.
Do I think the petition to get him off the air is going to work? Unfortunately not. Do I think this whole incident (including the petition) is going to get a lot of publicity and lose Daniel Tosh a lot of fans? Yes. I hope it does. I disliked Tosh before this bullshit went down because of his unacceptably offensive jokes (rape jokes, racism, sexism, ableism, you name it). But as rightnowsomewhere has pointed out, his recent behavior cannot be classified as a joke. Implying that a heckler should be assaulted for calling him out on offensive humor is more of a threat than a joke. Un-fucking-acceptable, and I hope that his career is over soon.
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I’m having a really hard time deciding on a topic/issue to focus on for my comic that I’m writing and illustrating for What the F this month, and I want some suggestions! What relevant women’s issue do you think would make for an interesting comic?
Please remember:
1.) What the F isn’t directly politically affiliated in an effort to be all-inclusive of women of different beliefs and backgrounds. I’m definitely allowed to have an opinion, but I’m not allowed to be disrespectful or extreme about it. Abortion, for example, is not a topic we are encouraged to focus on at the moment.
2.) This month’s magazine already seems to have a lot of discussion and coverage about what is happening with contraception and legislation around the country. Unless you have a fresh, original perspective on the issue, I’d rather steer clear of that issue to keep this issue diverse in content.
Keeping that in mind, what are your suggestions for a one page comic topic relating to women’s health?
In the same way that you shouldn’t (although, sadly, some ignorant people still do) ask PoC to “leave race out of the discussion,” you can’t tell women “leave sexism out of the discussion.” For oppressed people, their oppression will always be a part of the discussion because it is a constant part of their reality.
Sexism is a huge, deeply-rooted, global problem, and saying that we shouldn’t need an International Women’s Day is just as bad as ignoring that sexism exists. You can’t recognize or fix a problem that you pretend isn’t there.
