Femme, Queer, and Visible, Oh My!

"Ladies don’t you know when you look/dress/act in a way that men don’t approve of, it forces us to..."

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:18:05 -0400

“Ladies don’t you know when you look/dress/act in a way that men don’t approve of, it forces us to respect you less? You should stop doing all the things that you enjoy and instead do what I think is best in order to avoid my abuse and ridicule. I’m only looking out for you.”

- Male Facebook proverb (via misandry-mermaid)

militantbarbie: princess-femme: psy—-chic: me We can all...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:17:38 -0400

militantbarbie:

princess-femme:

psy—-chic:

me

We can all learn a thing or two from this cat.

Femmest cat ever does not give a single fuck.

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ilovecharts: siphotos: In this week’s SI, Jason Collins comes...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:15:01 -0400

ilovecharts:

siphotos:

In this week’s SI, Jason Collins comes out of the closet as the first openly gay player in a major American team sport. (Kwaku Alston/SI)

LIDZ: Jason Collins explains why he came out of closet

I’ve been trying for the last hour to think of a chart to make so I could share this, but haven’t come up with anything good, so f**k it, I’ll break protocol and just share it. This is a great moment and a very thoughtful, well-written piece by Collins.

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Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:13:51 -0400

Low-wage America is fighting for justice

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:36:06 -0400

Low-wage America is fighting for justice:

socialismartnature:

HUNDREDS OF low-wage fast food and retail workers walked off the job and into the Chicago streets on April 24, only two weeks after fast food workers in New York City held another similar walkout and amid an ongoing national campaign against the retail giant Wal-Mart.

In Chicago, workers at more than 40 workplaces, including McDonald’s, Subway, Macy’s, Sally Beauty Supply, Victoria’s Secret and Whole Foods Market, organized rolling strikes that swept across the city from 5:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. This was the latest workplace action called by the Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago (WOCC)—also known as Fight for 15 (its central demand is that Chicago’s minimum wage be raised to $15 an hour).

The organization of fast-food and retail workers took its campaign public last November with a series of banner drops and sit-ins aimed at upscale retailers in the Loop and Magnificent Mile.

The April 24 day of strikes and protests focused again on the demand for a $15 an hour minimum wage, but there were also calls for an end to discrimination and intimidation against workers for organizing.

Raising the minimum wage would almost double the income of many fast-food and retail workers in Chicago, where the current minimum is only $8.25. The Living Wage Calculator at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology website estimates that a wage of about $20 an hour is needed for Chicago’s working families to meet their needs.

Workers struck on April 24 at great personal risk because the minimum wage in Chicago is a poverty wage. “We can’t survive on $8.25!” workers chanted as they marched from store to store in the Loop, where an estimated $4 billion passes through the cash registers annually.

switchteams: Devyn Galindo

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:34:34 -0400

switchteams:

Devyn Galindo

marauders4evr: Can we talk about Sarabi for a moment? Because...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:31:00 -0400

marauders4evr:

Can we talk about Sarabi for a moment? Because it seems as though many people underestimate/forget about her. Which is a pity.

Because this is one BAMF lion.

Her husband is dead. Her son is supposedly dead. Her husband’s brother brought hyenas into the Pride Lands and they ultimately destroyed the land.

And yet she does not look down. She does not dip her head. She stands her ground as she walks down a long line of ravaging hyenas who bite and leer at her. She keeps her head high. Even as she faces Scar, she ultimately keeps her head high and even tells Scar off.

Sarabi.

theladyloca: Selfies Are Us Presents: Bored At MY Day Job

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:44:42 -0400

theladyloca:

Selfies Are Us Presents: Bored At MY Day Job

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obsoletehauswife: These were the best

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:31:34 -0400

obsoletehauswife:

These were the best

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Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:27:30 -0400

This is a brown pussy appreciation blog.

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