“… I discovered the Riot Grrrl movement, and that really changed everything for me. Girls were picking and choosing pieces of ‘female’ fashion and twisting them: lipstick and baby doll dresses paired with dirty Converse and a skateboard; a cute pageboy haircut and a child’s barrette with hairy armpits and a guitar. I stopped seeing makeup, shaved legs, and dresses as the enemy. They aren’t imperatives of being female; they’re part of a costume that people of any gender can choose to wear or not.”–Beth Ditto
“Here is a truth about America: No one likes a woman who yells loudly about revolution.”
“The issue, Weiss and other performers said, is one of both casual sexism (in classes or rehearsals, from instructors and fellow performers) and unwanted sexual advances, often from men who are in positions of authority or who have influence over casting decisions. ‘It just became common knowledge which teachers at which schools were going to try to date you or shove their face in your chest.'”–From “Women in improv comedy detail a culture of sexual harassment, silence”
Lorraine O’Grady “quietly” outed herself as a Guerrilla Girl.
The CDC was condescending to young women in regards to alcohol and pregnancy.
“What happens when you boot Planned Parenthood out of a preventative health program? Less access to contraception and more taxpayer funded births, according to new research.”
Gender theorist, Judith Butler says, “we have seen a clear increase in media attention to trans people and trans issues, but we have also seen a backlash” in “Why Do Men Kill Trans Women?”
Here are “11 Awesome & Feminist ‘Sex And The City’ Moments That Totally Deserve A Rewatch Right Now.”
The curators behind Art Baby Gallery tell us “the importance of showcasing your work in physical spaces, and why young girls need to realize that your appearance can be empowering, but what really matters is what you do and create.”
Art by: Ayqa Khan
“Certainly the assault has become a part of her psyche, but it has not defeated her. I think she is fiercely her own person. She is unapologetically who she is and wants what she wants…Everyone in that writing room, both men and women, we’re all feminists, we’re all humanists. We bring that perspective to any story we’re telling.”–Melissa Rosenberg, the showrunner of Jessica Jones
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