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RAISE EM UP RIGHT
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Notes Kristen Stewart: smiling is not an obligation, professional or otherwiseStewart is often a target of a specific kind of body policing: the “smile, baby” requirement. When she appears on the red carpet and does not assure us with her teeth that she is simply thrilled to be reduced to a presence, a dress, a posture, she is often the target of harassment for her expression. There is an expectation of women in general and famous woman in particular to always assure the onlooker that they are happy to be looked upon through smiling, and Stewart rejects this.
I love her face
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Notes"What does it mean to “know how” to do something? Why isn’t the action of doing something evidence that you know how to do it? Why do people, especially women, convince themselves that they don’t know how to do things they already do? Why is it perceived that there is only one correct way to do something and that you probably need to take lessons or read a manual in order to learn it? (Is that enough questions for ya?)
Knowledge really is power. Convincing yourself or allowing yourself to be convinced that you don’t or can’t know things is dis-empowering(…)
Empowerment is just a new way to define power—not as domination, but as “the ability to transform oneself, others, and the world,” writes Allen. It means that if you have confidence, skills or knowledge, you don’t lord it over other people or use it to bolster your own ego, you share it. The secret surprise is that you also get it back. It’s about seeing power as a nurturing force in the world.
"Shotgun Seamstress, Feminist Power (via rhiannonloveisnotarobot)
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Notes"Femme is defiance. Femme ignores the male gaze & tells patriarchy to fuck off. Femme is a refusal of the pressure to be thinner, whiter, pimple-free, wrinkle-free, smaller, quieter. Femme says that we’ll take the short skirts but you can keep the catcalls to yourself."BOSSY FEMME (via limpwristsraisedfists)
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Notes Seven Reasons You Should Reach Out to Every Person Ever1) We’re all alone
2) Everyone wants to be loved
3) People are really weird
4) You’re not better than anyone
5) Mean people are just fearful
6) Everyone’s a teacher
7) Being tender and open is beautiful
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Notes"Here’s the thing about being a girlie girl. I think there was a generation before us that felt like they needed to act like men to be taken seriously, like they had to use their sexuality to take control of people. I don’t judge people for that. But I don’t want to take all my clothes off and use myself as an object. It’s part of the machine and I don’t think that necessarily pushes us forward as women. I think you can still be girlie and maintain your power. The fact that you associate being girlie with being non-threatening, that is I mean, I can’t think of more blatant example of playing into exactly the thing that we’re trying to fight against. I can’t be girlie? Why do I need to be defined aesthetically by someone else’s perceptions of what makes me seem like someone who should be taken seriously? I’m going to wear whatever I want to wear, because I’m expressing myself, and I deserve that right. And I like the way that looks. You’re not demeaning yourself by acting girlie. I think the fact that people are associating being girlie with weakness, that needs to be examined. Not me dressing girlie. I don’t think that undermines my power at all."Zooey Deschanel (via mezasaurusrex)
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Oh wow! What classy, demure ladies! Never sticking their noses where they don’t belong! Yeah, fuck that. I’m sure they’re standing with Ran in spirit. And honestly, if they are, I wish they would be vocal about it on some level.
This isn’t a “twitter war,” this raising hell around the issue of domestic violence. An issue that has been around for fucking centuries, if not longer, and has been undermined again and again by all societies. You all know a survivor of abuse/violence. Yes, a survivor, because people die from domestic violence. Probably every single day.
This isn’t just about Chris Brown. This is about every “Chris Brown” in the world.
You should all be angry that Miranda is getting slammed for giving voice to a serious issue because she’s a white female. You should all be angry that we allow a society to exist where violent behavior towards a partner, male or female, is acceptable and, more importantly, forgotten.
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