"And feminism also dares to expect more from men. Feminism expects a man to be ethical, emotionally present, and accountable to his values in his actions with women- as well as with other men. Feminism loves men enough to expect them to act honorably and actually believes them capable of doing so. Feminism is a vision that expects men to go from being “just guys,” accepting whatever they might happen to do, to being just guys- capable of autonomy and authenticity, inspired by justice. That is, feminism believes that guys can become men."
@4 days ago with 88 notes
rosasparks:
This article is fucking shite.
What in fuck is Karen Salmansohn talking about anyway?
No, the word feminist isn’t a negative word. The ASSOCIATIONS with it are and the reason for that is because many people cannot handle women being empowered and strong. They corrupt the definition to continue the pattern of oppression.
Meanwhile, you’re a moron because YOU bought into it and in the guise of soft, wonderful, Oprah - live your best life, stupid-ass language, suggest that we should find a NEW word to describe a ‘strong, but feminine woman.’
We don’t need a new fucking word. We need for the rest of the world to stop trying to keep us down and embrace equality.
FEMINISM - d. The movement to eliminate political, social and professional discrimination against women.
I don’t know, but that sounds perfect to me. You want to spend time to change that to sound nice and pretty? You go over there and fiddle with that. Meanwhile the rest of us have work to do.
@2 weeks ago with 32 notes
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When we roll back the sheets, we don’t leave our assumptions and gender training behind, no matter how sexually evolved we claim to be. Some of the very things that turn us on, like having a man be an extremely sexually aggressive partner, are based in the fact that women are taught to be demure. When a man grabs your ass and you moan; is it because it feels good or is there a part of you that wants to be figuratively taken?
What about a man that believes in slow wet kisses? What if he likes sex long and soft? Does that suddenly make him feminine because he believes in foreplay and delaying the moment of climax? There is a reason why performance anxiety exists. Just as some women fear being seen as the aggressor least it be understood as an indicator of morality, some men fear not being able to live up to the hungry sexuality that is constructed as naturally male.
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@3 weeks ago with 7 notes
Bear on Mount Royal, Montreal, Canada
@1 month ago
#portrait #beautiful #canada
