July 2011
“Amurallar el propio sufrimiento es arriesgarte a que te devore desde el interior”
—Frida Kahlo (via monophonicgrrrl)
“I do not paint things, I paint only the difference between things.”
—Henri Matisse
“Sexism in 2011 is a different, more subtle beast, which shows itself in insidious ways: it is there when a man shouts out a sexualised comment as you pass in the street; it is there when your male colleague makes a joke about it being your time of the month; and it is there when you are called a slag, a bitch, a whore or told you are not as good at map-reading or driving or any of those other quintessentially “male” skills you are deemed too dim to master.
And, as Boycott points out, if a woman objects to any of this – even if it makes her feel uncomfortable – she is somehow seen as poo-faced or not a good sport.” —
And, as Boycott points out, if a woman objects to any of this – even if it makes her feel uncomfortable – she is somehow seen as poo-faced or not a good sport.” —
Guardian UK Article “Why Sexism is no Laughing Matter”
(via bigassfemme)
This seriously just fucking happened to me. I work at a University that has a predominantly male student body. As I was walking through the campus on my way assist with registration I passed a young male student who called out to me, “Lookin’ good”. I was so taken aback that my feet kept moving even though my brain was still processing what I immediately felt like an insult rather than a compliment. As I continued in silence he followed up with a loud, “You’re welcome”.
I am still fuming when I think about that encounter. I do not exist for someone else’s pleasure. My body and being are not for another’s entertainment or judgement. There was no reason for me to thank him. I do not owe him that. I do not owe anyone that. My body is just that, mine.
(via rebeccamartinez36)
“But the poor person does not exist as an inescapable fact of destiny. His or her existence is not politically neutral, and it is not ethically innocent. The poor are a by-product of the system in which we live and for which we are responsible. They are marginalized by our social and cultural world. They are the oppressed, exploited proletariat, robbed of the fruit of their labor and despoiled of their humanity. Hence the poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand that we go and build a different social order.”
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Gustavo Gutierrez (via thingsandschemes)
(via apofis)
