Tara, First off I commend you and thank you for your work and I stand beside you in the uphill battle for safe, available, legal abortion. Millions of women benefit from your work. I feel you with the all-cosuming work (posted to When the personal is political - and vice versa)
I laughed (this is ridiculous) and I cried (wow, these people really don't even consider the fact that women are the ones making these decisions- real live women with feelings and health- mental and physical- to think about). (posted to Didn't Ya Know- Choice Kills!)
This is very powerful- it speaks the truth that many women hold within them. We are trying so hard to feel empowered, to be empowered to escape the shame and break free from the stigma of women and sex (cold, (posted to I Put My Ring on My Left Hand)
I wrote this email to corporate@reebok.com: To Whom it May Concern: I would like to take this time to let you know that I find your new commercials for easy tone shoes for women offensive. 1) sexualizing and fetishizing women's (posted to If these boobs could talk...)
Good for you for speaking out! I know what it is like to be in a class and not want to voice your thoughts for fear of feeling like people think you are a "bitch". I stand beside you in (posted to I can't stand my english class)
I disagree. I've never been raped but with the way women are sexually treated in society its not a hard thing to relate to. Many women have been sexually mishandled and harassed and are familiar with the power dynamics involving (posted to I can't stand my english class)
Maybe could have had some kind of warning attached to that Guinness ad link. That was really upsetting. (posted to If these boobs could talk...)
Good job standing up for yourself and other women! Being a feminist is hard, especially in high school where you're surrounded by labels. I bet there was probably a few other students who agreed with you, but were shamed into (posted to I can't stand my english class)
"You just don't understand what we're saying," she replied tartly." That is the response of so many when confronted with the actual content of what they claim. It is so frustrating. I am so proud that there are still other (posted to I can't stand my english class)
"Presenting women as no more than disembodied body parts (most often sexualized body parts) is Feminism 101 - it's dehumanizing and sexist" I guess I'm a couple days late to this thread, but figured I'd chime in on the off (posted to If these boobs could talk...)
