Tag Archives: things I shouldn’t have to explain

Why I don’t give a damn that you have a linguistic issue with ‘FEMinist’

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

mankind manpower manfully headmaster firemen policemen mailmen man-eating You got a problem with ‘feminist’ because the word inherently excludes you? Check your privilege and get the hell over it. You can treat women equally as much as you like but … Continue reading →

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Nice Guy.

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

I get letters from self-professed Nice Guys, complaining that women must WANT to be treated like shit, because THEY, the “Nice Guy” have failed repeatedly in relationships. –Heartless Bitches International This has been written about in the feminist blogosphere time … Continue reading →

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Marital Rape

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

About a week ago an article written by a good friend of mine that condemned deadly and immoral and quite frankly disgusting invalidation of the seriousness of rape in certain situations sparked a discussion when linked by another good friend. … Continue reading →

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Oh My God. Shut Up About the Christians.

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

So you know what’s annoying? When I am in the middle of a debate with a Muslim man, and I am telling him his projections interpretations are sexist and unIslamic, and he begins going on about Christians and how we … Continue reading →

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STFU.

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

Crap People Like to Say Because it Makes Them Sound Smart and Theoretical and Shit: “Shari’ah Law is coming to the US!–why aren’t the feminists outraged?” “Women suffer most when Islamists are in power! We want to protect our women … Continue reading →

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It doesn’t stop.

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

Today a Muslim man tried to mansplain to me that one of my posts overlooked the fact that “men and women are different” and women have “feminine morality” (WTF?!) and that women tend to approach justice from a “care perspective” … Continue reading →

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Religion and Culture, And Things I Shouldn’t Have to Explain

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

So a few weeks ago I had this conversation online in the comments section of Feministe. This is going to be a snippet of the conversation toward the end, so bear with it. It’s the best way to illustrate my … Continue reading →

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Cut out the ableism.

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

On my last entry some of you submitted a couple of infuriatingly and heart-breakingly ableist comments. If this is only because you are unfamiliar with what ableism is, I’m not going to tell you. It’s not my job. I’m not … Continue reading →

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