lord beer me strength

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vol-ta — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:03:53 -0400

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vol-ta — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:03:12 -0400

"‘no’ might make them angry but it will make you free."

vol-ta — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:01:17 -0400

“‘no’
might make them angry
but
it will make
you
free.”

- if no one has ever told you, your freedom is more important than their anger, nayyirah waheed (via nayyirahwaheed)

soulagape: sketchlynx: mister-sunny: people are boycotting the Kraft commercials for the “Zesty”...

vol-ta — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:58:43 -0400

soulagape:

sketchlynx:

mister-sunny:

people are boycotting the Kraft commercials for the “Zesty” salad topping because it features a topless man in compromising situations.

people are boycotting it because it sexualizes a man.

people are boycotting a commercial that features one of the oldest marketing strategies because this time it’s a man being exploited.

Welcome to planet earth, babies. Where women are toys and men are weapons.

behrsy: JUST SEX ME ALREADY

vol-ta — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:55:20 -0400

behrsy:

JUST SEX ME ALREADY

"We teach females that in relationships, compromise is what women do. We raise girls to see each..."

vol-ta — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:53:13 -0400

“We teach females that in relationships, compromise is what women do. We raise girls to see each other as competitors, not for jobs or for accomplishments— which I think can be a good thing— but for the attention of men. We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings in the way that boys are. If we have sons, we don’t mind knowing about our sons’ girlfriends, but our daughters boyfriends? ‘God forbid!’ But of course when the time is right, we expect those girls to bring back the perfect man to be their husband. We police girls, we praise girls for virginity, but we don’t praise boys for virginity. And it’s always made me wonder how exactly this is supposed to work out because *laughs* the loss of virginity is usually a process that involves *laughs*…
We teach girls shame. ‘Close your legs!’ ‘Cover yourself!’ We make them feel as though by being born female, they are already guilty of something. And so, girls grow up to be women who cannot say they have desire. They grow up to be women who silence themselves. They grow up to be women who cannot say what they truly think. And they grow up—and this is the worst thing we do to girls—they grow up to be women who have turned pretense into an artform.”

- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, TedxEuston (x)

"I just wanna go on more adventures. Be around good energy. Connect with people. Learn new things...."

vol-ta — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:52:31 -0400

“I just wanna go on more adventures. Be around good energy. Connect with people. Learn new things. Grow.”

- Kid Cudi (via alohakai)

pocahonntas: Amen

vol-ta — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:47:38 -0400

pocahonntas:

Amen

All adventurous women do: fuckyeahcracker: fuckyeahcracker: Effects Of Thinking White People Are...

vol-ta — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:45:52 -0400

All adventurous women do: fuckyeahcracker: fuckyeahcracker: Effects Of Thinking White People Are...:

fuckyeahcracker:

fuckyeahcracker:

Effects Of Thinking White People Are “All Like That”:

Literally nothing other than white people having their feelings hurt on the internet

I’m not joking there is no real world consequence of this

Effects Of Thinking People of Color Are “All…

"If men were socialized to desire love as much as they are taught to desire sex, we would see a..."

vol-ta — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:41:20 -0400

“If men were socialized to desire love as much as they are taught to desire sex, we would see a cultural revolution.”

- bell hooks, All About Love (via sarahkcostello)

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vol-ta — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:11:40 -0400

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vol-ta — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:23:38 -0400

"call your grandmother. mother. a bitch. hoe. slut. dumb cunt. in that order. to her..."

vol-ta — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:23:30 -0400

“call
your
grandmother.
mother.
a
bitch.
hoe.
slut.
dumb cunt. in that order.
to
her face.
watch her spirit leave her body.
watch her fall into herself.
take pride in your aim. your precision.
stay.
grab a plate.
eat what remains of her.
that is what you do
to
women
who are not yours everyday.”

- nayyirah waheed (via dishevelment)

romantickissing: things girls are made to feel ashamed of- having periods choosing what they want...

vol-ta — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:14:13 -0400

romantickissing:

things girls are made to feel ashamed of-

having periods

choosing what they want to wear on their body

wanting to/not wanting to have sex

putting boys in the ‘friendzone’

standing up against misogyny

ruining a boy’s life by telling the police that he raped her

abortion

having hair on their body

not appreciating catcalls

not appreciating chivalry

having control over their own fucking body

basically living

spookychan: tinydragongina: sweetdreamr: chezamanda: thenita:...

vol-ta — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:13:58 -0400

spookychan:

tinydragongina:

sweetdreamr:

chezamanda:

thenita:

carry-on-my-wayward-butt:

buggerygrips:

nagayeva:

Do we really have to take this?

A friend of mine was moving from her apartment. She asked me to look after some of her things. I agreed and not too long after she asked if her daughter Frances can come pick it up. I agreed and she came over with her boyfriend, who was also the father of her baby. I helped them carry the stuff down to the car, and during the whole visit exchanged possibly 10 words.

Next day I received these texts. I had to created a fiancee I didn’t really have in order for him to stop.

I never told my friend what her daughter’s boyfriend did. Now they are expecting a second child, so as you all see, there was no break up.

So Do we women really have to take this kind of attitude?

Do we have to invent things and people in order to be left alone.

I don’t want to have my titties banged.

I am not an easy lay.

I don’t deserve this.

Why do I go from being called “cute” “smart” and “pretty” in the beginning of the conversation, to “fatty” “bitch” and “ugly” in the end?

Reblog if you are against sexual harassment.

how do people like this actually exist what the fuck

boiling rage of one thousand white hot suns

Much nicer person than me. I would have published his name.

Jeez, what an insecure tool. He doesn’t deserve the courtesy of a polite answer.

If we could somehow manage to duplicate the speed with which a guy goes from ‘hey you’re sexy’ to ‘YOU FUCKING BITCH HOW DARE YOU BE A PERSON AND SHIT WITH PREFERENCES AND STANDARDS LIKE ANYONE ELSE, DON’T YOU KNOW WOMEN ARE SUPPOSED TO BE POLITE AND ACCOMODATING AT ALL TIMES AND GRATEFUL FOR ALL MALE ATTENTION HOWEVER PRESUMPTUOUS OR DOUCHEY’, we’d probably beat the speed of light.

Funny how “I’m not interested” is never a good enough answer for these assholes, and any “reason” we might invent won’t be good enough either. Until we perhaps mention that we’re already in a relationship with another man. Then suddenly our boundaries deserve respect where they didn’t before, when it was only our clear and definitive “no” standing in the way.

Fucking pions.

newsperanza: Too accurate to be ignored.

vol-ta — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:44:10 -0400

newsperanza:

Too accurate to be ignored.

leanin: Happy 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act! (sort of)....

vol-ta — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:32:35 -0400

leanin:

Happy 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act! (sort of). Here are some sobering visuals: For every dollar earned by a white man in America, a white woman earns, on average, 77 cents, a black woman earns 69 cents, and a Latina woman earns 57 cents. (Infographic by the lovely Emily Nemens for LeanIn.Org.)

If your favorite tv show doesn’t make you want to stab yourself repeatedly in the heart, then it’s...

vol-ta — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:52:27 -0400

If your favorite tv show doesn’t make you want to stab yourself repeatedly in the heart, then it’s not your favorite tv show.

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vol-ta — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:47:35 -0400

mtsilveronrs: but why would we ever remove the wisest of our teeth

vol-ta — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:47:13 -0400

mtsilveronrs:

but why would we ever remove the wisest of our teeth