Not just strictly feminist stuff...
I don’t follow everyone back because I’d constantly hate my dashboard. Some people post awful things.
Agreed.
Plus, I’m not into any of the various “fandoms” so some people, who I’m sure are totally lovely individuals, would make me think, “huh?” all the time.
I’ve finally accepted that these people get what true happiness and love are.
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Guns: Because freedom, or something. (PS: 4,127 Americans have been killed by guns since Newtown.)
radicalmadre Asks:
anerdyfeminist Said:
Whatever works for you! I’d like to just see a few examples of how you write first so that could be anything you’ve previously written OR something you’d like featured on Nerdy Feminist.
Hey y’all…I just wanted to put out one last call for guest writers to periodically appear at NerdyFeminist.com. I’ve been having a great time featuring some new people over there. I had tried to line up a few others, but some of my prospects fell through.
To be totally transparent, it is especially important to me to represent a diverse background of experiences so I especially encourage women of color, queer people, and people with disabilities to send writing samples my way. More detail here.
Thanks!
Ugh The Office finale…
For how much I’ve been over the last 2 seasons they went out amazingly w/ the final 2 episodes.
Meant to actually post this here… But whatev.
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I held my breath at the last one.
IT WAS COOL AND THEN IT GOT SCARY AS SHIT
This was crazy but .. we need tougher gun laws.
that last frame fucked me up
Whoa.
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LEGENDS!
whos-your-doctor Asks:
anerdyfeminist Said:
I went to the 1st one in Austin and I found it very powerful and was happy that I went. I wasn’t aware of possible assaults related to them, but I’m not surprised that’s a threat. When I went it was so small and lesser known. I also have read a lot of very valid criticisms from WOC.
I guess it’s up to you. Do you have friends going? I mean, if it won’t benefit you to go, don’t feel pressured to go…just be safe and take care of yourself. Being active in protests/walks is just one way to be an activist.
A series of prototype posters I did to address verbal abuse.
I was kind enough to have willing models and a great photographer. Thank you for all your help.
casual reminder that just because your partner/familiy member/friend doesn’t hit you, emotional abuse is still abuse, and should be treated as such. It’s just as serious, folks.
Yup! I made a little tumblr of some verbally/emotionally abusive things my ex said to me. It hurts. It’s traumatic. It should be taken seriously.
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theatlantic:
The Cheapest Generation: Why Aren’t Millennials Buying Cars or Houses?
What if Millennials’ aversion to car-buying isn’t a temporary side effect of the recession, but part of a permanent generational shift in tastes and spending habits? It’s a question that applies not only to cars, but to several other traditional categories of big spending—most notably, housing. And its answer has large implications for the future shape of the economy—and for the speed of recovery.
Read more. [Image: Kagan McLeod]
It’s safe to say that a decent number of Tumblr users are a part of the Millennial generation. So, tell us: Do you own a car or house? If not, why?
IT’S BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO DISPOSABLE INCOME YOU THUNDERING IDIOTS. Fucking preference has nothing to do with it. 50% of college graduates have no job! They all have the most student loan debt ever! What are you asking this question for?!
Also: housing is a good bit more expensive now.
My parents got a 15-year mortgage on a new house in the mid-70s. The house was $32,000. Average home price in that area now? $190,000.
So, home prices went up. Food prices went up. Health care prices went WAY UP. Rent prices went up. Higher education went up so damn high that some of us forgo that all together. Energy prices went up. Car prices went up.
Prices of prices went up.
We also pay cell phone bills, internet bills, data plans, text plans, online subscriptions, cable/satellite tv, netflix, DVR subscriptions — bills that didn’t even exist 30-40 years ago. We also use computers and smartphones and microwaves and other consumer electronics that didn’t exist 20-50 years ago.
We need medications and doctors and contact lenses and tampons and maxi pads and other things that cost money just to be alive and keep us healthy.
Most of us can’t afford to:
Get married and have a “Traditional” big wedding
Buy a house
Buy a new car
PLAN to have children
Take two, consecutive weeks of vacation.
Jobs that paid 50k in the late 1990s now pay between 30-35. Interest rates that favor consumers have gone down.
So I say, no. We are not choosing not to buy homes. We’re not choosing to take the bus in cities where there’s no good public transit. WE ARE NOT CHOOSING TO LIVE WHAT SOCIETY DEEMS AS AN UNDESIRABLE LIFESTYLE.
Don’t even get me started on the fact that these two people in the picture are young white hipsters. Young black and brown folks have been forgoing homeownership and buying new cars for decades, this shit isn’t new, pal. You’re just acting like this shit is new because it’s hitting white folks.
anyway, my point is: We are fucking broke.
read the commentary above ^^](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m97qpaHmvN1qcokc4o1_500.jpg)
The Cheapest Generation: Why Aren’t Millennials Buying Cars or Houses?
What if Millennials’ aversion to car-buying isn’t a temporary side effect of the recession, but part of a permanent generational shift in tastes and spending habits? It’s a question that applies not only to cars, but to several other traditional categories of big spending—most notably, housing. And its answer has large implications for the future shape of the economy—and for the speed of recovery.
Read more. [Image: Kagan McLeod]
It’s safe to say that a decent number of Tumblr users are a part of the Millennial generation. So, tell us: Do you own a car or house? If not, why?
IT’S BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO DISPOSABLE INCOME YOU THUNDERING IDIOTS. Fucking preference has nothing to do with it. 50% of college graduates have no job! They all have the most student loan debt ever! What are you asking this question for?!
Also: housing is a good bit more expensive now.
My parents got a 15-year mortgage on a new house in the mid-70s. The house was $32,000. Average home price in that area now? $190,000.
So, home prices went up. Food prices went up. Health care prices went WAY UP. Rent prices went up. Higher education went up so damn high that some of us forgo that all together. Energy prices went up. Car prices went up.
Prices of prices went up.
We also pay cell phone bills, internet bills, data plans, text plans, online subscriptions, cable/satellite tv, netflix, DVR subscriptions — bills that didn’t even exist 30-40 years ago. We also use computers and smartphones and microwaves and other consumer electronics that didn’t exist 20-50 years ago.
We need medications and doctors and contact lenses and tampons and maxi pads and other things that cost money just to be alive and keep us healthy.
Most of us can’t afford to:
- Get married and have a “Traditional” big wedding
- Buy a house
- Buy a new car
- PLAN to have children
- Take two, consecutive weeks of vacation.
Jobs that paid 50k in the late 1990s now pay between 30-35. Interest rates that favor consumers have gone down.
So I say, no. We are not choosing not to buy homes. We’re not choosing to take the bus in cities where there’s no good public transit. WE ARE NOT CHOOSING TO LIVE WHAT SOCIETY DEEMS AS AN UNDESIRABLE LIFESTYLE.
Don’t even get me started on the fact that these two people in the picture are young white hipsters. Young black and brown folks have been forgoing homeownership and buying new cars for decades, this shit isn’t new, pal. You’re just acting like this shit is new because it’s hitting white folks.
anyway, my point is: We are fucking broke.
read the commentary above ^^
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ALL of this. Encourage people to try new words, to mess them up, to experiment with vocabulary, to learn complicated adjectives and verbs and nouns, because words are fun.
Also, don’t be a jerk.
AMEN SISTAH. PREACh
Oh my gosh thank you! Happens to me all the time lol.
I pronounced mimicry as mih-mih-crigh for a very very long time.
Haha, my life
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