Posts tagged feminism

janecrocker:

if the only way you can defend your opinion is by saying “i have freedom of speech” you probably have a really shitty opinion

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iamateenagefeminist:

GO AWAY 

GO AWAY 

COME BACK NEVER

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soultired:

Men who want to be feminist allies do not need to be given a space in feminism.  They need to take the space that they have in society and make it feminist.  That’s what women had to do in the first place, and women have fought much too hard for what little space they have to be giving it to men. 

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iamateenagefeminist:

The pink ribbon is one of our most universal symbols, nearly all of us see it as the “symbol” of breast cancer awareness, but that’s not where it started. 

Charlotte Haley developed a light peach colored ribbon for breast cancer survivors. She envisioned it to be a symbol of hope and strength. The original ribbon was meant as a way for survivors to connect with each other. She passed on her idea to the National Cancer Institute as a fundraising tactic, and they used it for several years.   

Self magazine and Estee Lauder makeup company asked Haley for permission to use her ribbon on their products to raise money for breast cancer. Haley refused, seeing this as the commodification of breast cancer. In order to circumvent Haley’s wishes, the ribbon’s color was changed from peach to pink. Estee Lauder and Self  proceeded to use the ribbon on their products. 

The ribbon’s present day use is just as problematic as its origins  The ribbon has been used and exploited so much that it has almost lost all of it’s original meaning. It is no longer used as a way for survivors to heal and connect with each other, but as a way to sell products. How many products have you seen this month with the pink ribbon on it? These company’s usually only donate a portion of their profit or cap the amount they donate to actual causes that help women with breast cancer.   

Breast cancer affects real women, it takes a very real toll on women. These women are often ignored in “awareness” campaigns that focus more on products, pink, and the ribbon than on the stories of women who are living with or have survived cancer. 

When’s the last time you saw an awareness campaign that told the stories of women who survived cancer? When’s the last time you saw a campaign that focused on making a real difference in the lives of women living with cancer? 

Now think about the last campaign you saw that focused on buying a product, or wearing a ribbon, or celebrating boobs. Ask yourself what those things do to help women who are living with breast cancer, and you probably won’t be able to find an answer. 

^^^

Also men can get breast cancer too and are ignored and stigmatized because it’s considered a “woman’s disease.”

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