January 2012
13 posts
Haunted by The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood →
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
Some books haunt the reader. Others haunt the writer. The Handmaid’s Tale has done both.
I couldn’t find any great quotes because the entire thing comes together very powerfully. Extraction seemed to diminish the piece. So, I encourage you to go read the whole thing.
Atwood is a BAMF, by the way.
Total and complete BAMF
Reason 9 million to love Martha Plimpton
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
“To the Editor: The reason this “invasive” debate has become inevitable is not that the “zone of privacy” has been shattered because of Rick Santorum’s public profile. And it is not because of some vague matter of “deep moral divisions.” Mr. Santorum is the one who feels that the private medical decisions made between women and their families and doctors are public...
“A woman or trans man who cannot access a legal medical procedure without...”
– Melissa McEwan (via keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus)
Breastfeeding bad-assery
I love this image from Ladies Making Comics, by illustrator Fiona Staples. It seems to have made another comic book illustrator uncomfortable, because he can’t show it to his 7 year old son.
His covers, however, are totes family friendly. (Check out the Ladies Making Comics link for his pics.)
Deferring to my betters: Inclusion in the...
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
In April, Lori Adelman and Jos Truitt, two of the great minds and writers at Feministing, had a short series of posts about why the reproductive rights movement needs to be more inclusive and why it’s not just a cis women’s issue.
Seeing as this was a hot topic here on KYBOOMU this weekend and because this series of posts was so informative for me, I’m going to...
“And dammit this is where I belong. Because my oppression is tied to your...”
– Jos Truitt (via keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus)
“Sadly, children’s passion for thinking often ends when they encounter a world...”
– bell hooks (via cuntflavor)
Can I Please Have My Name Back? →
I’m serious. If a woman doesn’t want to be married to a guy anymore, why should she be allowed to keep his last name? It wasn’t hers before they married.
It saddens me that hetero-partnered women are apparently still (in 2012) expected to have their identities defined in relationship to the men in their lives. Well, it actually pisses me right the fuck off. But saddens seemed...
The World that has been pulled over your eyes:... →
…one of the things that I find most disturbing about gender stereotyping is the way that it constricts a child’s vision for themselves. When a girl or boy repeatedly sees males and females displayed in very narrow roles, it is sure to impact their own view of how they should behave, what their dreams should be, and who they might become.
…
What I am saying is that when our...
Question: Do you find whipping out a boob to feed...
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
baby-love-dont-run:
Mind you, I’m sure bathrooms were available. Secondly, would you want your children to see another woman’s breasts?
1. YES. Also, lawful. Also, God gave us all eyelids and necks for a reason. Close the former or turn the latter.
2. Do I care if my child sees another woman’s breasts? NO.
Well, wait. I don’t care if my child sees someone...
