Submitted by turtleslovehinnie
2 months ago on November 27, 2011 at 01:16pm
Ice cream & brains.: (TW: Rape) When women are accused of lying about being raped. ›
This is obviously a huge problem. It contributes to the fucked up attitude society has about rape. It’s not surprising though, is it?
Women are portrayed as naturally scheming and lying. We’re told that women aresupposed to gossip and ‘bitch’ about each other behind their backs, while being nice to their face. And this is where we find a massive problem. Women (and men) are taught that women are simply dishonest. “It’s just who they are.” It’s in their nature to be liars.
From reality TV shows to the stereotype of “gold diggers”, the lesson is that women are supposed to be over-emotional liars who can’t help being “bitchy.” Men are taught to be much more upfront about their anger and hatred to one another. Men are seen as naturally honest, while women are seen as naturally dishonest.
So, when someone accuses a woman of lying about being raped, it’s not just because rape isn’t taken seriously enough. It’s because society is built on the idea of women being dishonest and unreliable (and since men are obviously honest, their opinion is taken as truth over that of a woman’s).
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theashkaari
1 month ago on December 02, 2011 at 10:52am
So a guy walks into a bar…
And he sees this girl who catches his eye. He walks up to her, flirts and asks if he could buy her a drink. She declines. It seems she wants to hang out with her friends and doesn’t want to be bothered. So the man calmly and with a non sarcastic tone says: “Okay. Well, you have a good evening then”. He walks away and continues to enjoy his evening because life moves on and she didn’t owe him a goddamn thing.
THE END
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cursethecosmos
2 months ago on November 26, 2011 at 11:24pm
It’s always worth a reminder.Let’s talk about breastfeeding
“I don’t want my kids to see that!” “I don’t want my husband/boyfriend to see that!” These are things I’ve heard people say when discussing breastfeeding in public. Some of you seem to think there is something wrong with the act of breastfeeding, especially in public. You think it’s obscene or sexual in some way and you wish people would just go into the bathroom or do it at home.
So, is it really breasts that make you uncomfortable?
This photoset shows how breasts are portrayed in media (specfically advertisements) vs. what breastfeeding looks like.
The ads can be seen in magazines, on the web, on billboards, posters, etc. Your children or SO can encounter them every day and yet I don’t hear the outrage or disgust that is directed at women who breastfeed.
Why are some of you more offended by breasts being used to feed children, which is not a sexual act, but are fine with breasts being presented through the lens of the straight male gaze in order to sell products that have nothing whatsoever to do with breasts? What is it about using our mammory glands to feed our young, like all mammals do, that deserves your admonishment and offense?
“Yeah, well, pooping is a natural biological function too!” Except, how can you even compare pooping to breastfeeding? Breastfeeding has nothing to do with eliminating waste. A better comparison would be that breastfeeding is like when you sit down to eat a sandwich. You eat in public, right? Why can’t babies?
THIS. I’d rather my children find the breastfeeding pictures as normal, versus the advertisements. Of course, it’s not that kind of a world so you do what you do to take on the issues.
Everything a woman does, especially in public, has to be for straight male gratification only. Preaching to the choir, I know, but yeah.
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2 months ago on November 23, 2011 at 09:03pm
