Teach girls it’s okay to not want kids. Or even like them.
That they can be functional people without being a mother.
That deciding into their 30s they want kids isnt bad and they’re not “too old.”
Teach girls that they don’t have to sell their youth to kids.
Because motherhood isn’t for everyone. And we need to stop acting like it is.
tumblr is like wading through everyone else’s garbage until you find something good and go “ah. this is good” and take it and display it in your own garbage pile
it’s exhausting being a woman we really have no allies, even among ourselves. our greatest enemy and source of endless violence and hatred against us is men, and the second is other women. how do you live like that? knowing that the so many of the people that are supposed to know what it’s like to be a woman and how it means to be treated poorly because of it, will spit in your face and gladly join forces with men to keep you all in line? it’s unfair and it hurts
“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.”
— Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Men are not inherently violent, predatory, or dangerous. Any feminist project worthy of the name needs to acknowledge that this behavior is taught. The idea of men being biologically predisposed to being abusers or rapists is actively used against abuse and rape survivors / victims
(does the phrase “boys will be boys” ring a bell at all to you?) and will never, ever work in our favor.
Where do people get that radical feminism is about or needs popularity/recruiting more women to radical feminism… it’s about women’s liberation. I don’t care about popularity or recruiting more women. It’s never going to be popular and every single woman is not going to be a radical feminist. We should be much less concerned with appearances and much more concerned with getting shit done for women
I could see some people seeing some of the things I post and thinking my intention is what OP is saying, so I just want to clarify for those who follow this blog or are reading through it:
Not every woman is going to be a radical feminist, but that is no excuse to hurl insults, mock them, or isolate them. Some are suffering from internalized misogyny, some truly believe they are feminists but have just been misled, some agree with us but have never bothered to read our points. These women are not our enemies. We are in this together with them, and the liberation of women will benefit us both. The more women who see this, who get on board, the easier it is to move towards our goals.
If we say “cosmetics culture harms women” but we call a woman who uses/defends makeup a mindless zombie, we’ve got her no closer to understanding what our points are, no closer to her own personal liberation from needing makeup. The same goes for when a self proclaimed “sub” defends BDSM, yelling at her isolates her, sends her deeper into the arms of her abuser, who “understands” her. When a radfem calls someone who is FTM an “aiden woman traitor”, they are completely ignoring the role internalized misogyny, dysphoria, and misogyny plays in their life, and bringing them no closer to finding the truly healthiest option for themself.
My intention as a radical feminist is women’s liberation, and part of that is helping individual women find their own little marks of liberation in their life, and I can only do that through facts and kindness and empathy.
And you know, I do want to “recruit” women to radical feminism. I want as many women as possible to feel this freedom. To know there are options. To understand they do not have to accept our given lot in this world, to squeeze into this gender class of “woman”.
I wish appearances didn’t matter, I really do, but to be listened to you must first be heard. I do not want to condemn anyone for their brashness, or “rudefem” persona, or anger; I just want to encourage radfems to use this collective anger as effectively as possible so that we can help as many women as possible on our way to freeing us all.
taking note of how quickly men calm down after you bend to their will is life-changing because you realize they were never really out of control, they were never really as angry and affected as they appeared. they just knew how to act out aggresssively enough to make you believe it was your fault that they lost their senses.
in 2019 we start recognizing men’s manipulation tactics and start living for ourselves!
This is literally why I cant have a boyfriend anymore. I get told that im stubborn, to pretend i dont see things when they happen, to always let him be right. Hell no
taking note of how quickly men calm down after you bend to their will is life-changing because you realize they were never really out of control, they were never really as angry and affected as they appeared. they just knew how to act out aggresssively enough to make you believe it was your fault that they lost their senses.
in 2019 we start recognizing men’s manipulation tactics and start living for ourselves!
This is literally why I cant have a boyfriend anymore. I get told that im stubborn, to pretend i dont see things when they happen, to always let him be right. Hell no
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