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That entire first bit is you degrading women down to their basic components like a misogynist would. Why do terfs constantly insist womenhood is just “yeah womb and tits is about it” like it’s some own? Lady the patriarchy wants you to be defined by your biology cause it’s used as a weapon against women and historically has been the key point to oppression by the patriarchy.
You also don’t know anything about the titanic and you claiming the “women and children first” thing is about vulnerable class? Lady it was done that way cause of patriarchy. You as a woman under this standard is WEAK and panic prone therefore you were evacuated first cause you couldn’t handle the situation like a man would the stronger sex. It wasn’t protecting you so much as stating “women are too weak to handle this send them away to cry while MEN take care of the problems”.
You are so lost in your sauce you push the patriarchy like an incel or right winger. Go read some feminist theory and then try again cause you would get a zero in any women’s study course with this nonsense.
Women celebrating a gov looking at them and saying “you are defined BY YOUR BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION LEGALLY” should terrify all women. It’s a patriarchal statement to dehumanize women into their purely “biological” position.
It’s the same argument used to force women into being the child wrangler and keeping them out of societal positions throughout history. Why are so many women and “feminists” celebrating this like it’s some mega dunk? You are being labeled and degraded to “womb” every time you let a gov dictate your place in the world based on your “biology” as a woman and it’s disgusting and will only lead to harm for all women.
Note to Society #36
Happy International Women’s Day!
As we come together to celebrate the achievements of women throughout history, it’s important to remember the ongoing struggles women across the world are facing.
Today, let’s keep a special focus on all of our sisters of color, queer sisters, trans sisters, Palestinian sisters, working class sisters, disabled sisters, and sisters struggling with reproductive Justice.
We must not forget where we come from, and we must remember who we are working to protect now. I hope you all have a wonderful day - and pass along some kind words to the wonderful women in your lives!
uh so i just read a thousand splendid suns. and what the fuck? books like these truly change my perspective on life and make me rethink everything i've ever known. and the root of all evil in this world is patriarchy.
Guess who’s been writing “My body, my choice” on sticky notes and taping them in bathroom stalls at my school bc they’re angry with the world? 🤪
update: when I checked at the end of the day, at least two were gone, and quite possibly a third. So I did another in one of the stalls where it had been taken down and promptly ran out of tape ✌️
Just saw an instagram reel where this girl was showing a cup cover she uses to protect herself from her drinks being spiked and all OF THE MEN IN THE COMMENTS WERE MAKING SUGGESTIONS FOR HOW TO SPIKE THE DRINK WITH THE COVER ON
FUCK THESE FREAKS
I’M SO SICK AND TIRED OF HEARING MEN CRY “not all men” WHEN THIS IS THE SHIT THAT GOES DOWN ON SOCIAL MEDIA
I'm so tired of the "I'm just a girl" memes. Stop infantilizing yourselves for the sake of internet clout. Do you see men using "boys will be boys" to paint themselves as nothing but idiots? No!
Stop finding ways to shrink yourself and take up the space that men take for free!
Growing up female is traumatic. From a young age I remember being terrified that I was going to be harrassed because I had developed faster and more obviously than my peers. Even now I shudder at the idea of having to bend over in front of men of any age. I got catcalled twice at 17 by other boys my age. I couldn't drive and I was waiting for my mom to come pick up from school and two boys from inside a car at the pick up line yelled something sexual at me. I will spare you the deals but despite my false bravado and real rage I felt nothing more than embarrassed and ashamed once they had left. I had rumors around my sexual life even before I had a serious relationship of any kind and I had male friends who had found me being sexually innocent funny. The things they'd watch and openly show me was nothing more than disgusting yet the idea of exploring my sexuality and then finding out I was bisexual had me ashamed because I thought that they would be weirded out
I can go on but I won't
Went to a class on gender roles in media and made this in it. The red circles represent woman and how they have to be calm and leave space for others while the blue rectangles are covering them up and are sharp cause men are allowed to be angry and harsh, they are also covering each other cause they don't need to make space for others.
idk if anyone watches the bachelor on abc but ooo i *need* to air out my frustrations with tonight’s finale somewhere!!!!
more so some of the audience’s reaction to the reaction of the woman who wasn’t chosen because oh my godddd it’s proving how deeply rooted misogyny is in some people!!!!
news flash: a woman can be kind and *still* have a backbone!!!! omg!!! shocking discovery right!!!???
god forbid a woman expresses frustrations over a man blindsiding her🙄 god i hateeee the internet sometimes😭
Take care of yourselves everyone 💚🏳️🌈
the inherent sadness of growing up alongside boys. watching as they are consumed by all the wrong lessons their fathers teach them. no, please don’t grow up. i miss the boy you were before your father hit your mother for the first time. before he screamed and you screamed back. before he said it has to be like this. i still love the memory of you. why must the wind beat down upon you and form you into a tree forever marred by the conditions it was forced to grow in. can i bring you back? shelter you from the wind? i guess i’ll never know. we’re both too grow to go back.
*aelin, lysandra, and elide listening to All Too Well 10 min TV*
evangeline, from around the corner: FUCK THE PATRIARCHY
elide: does she no what the patriarchy is?
lysandra: she has no clue but i told her this is the only song she’s allowed to swear in so it’s her favorite line
aelin: as it should be FUCK THE PATRIARCHY
Dekonstruksi Mitologi "Calon Arang"
Toeti Heraty (1933–2021): Dekonstruksi Mitologi Calon Arang dalam Perspektif Feminisme
Toeti Heraty adalah seorang filsuf feminis Indonesia yang dalam karyanya Calon Arang mempertanyakan kembali narasi yang telah diwariskan dalam tradisi Jawa-Bali. Calon Arang dikenal sebagai Rangda, janda tua yang dituduh menguasai ilmu hitam, melawan Barong dalam pertunjukan sakral. Rangda melambangkan kekacauan dan energi destruktif, sementara Barong melambangkan keseimbangan dan perlindungan.
Namun, Toeti Heraty menantang narasi ini. Ia mempertanyakan, apakah perempuan seperti Calon Arang benar-benar perempuan jahat? Ataukah ia hanyalah perempuan yang ditindas karena menolak tunduk pada sistem patriarki yang mengekangnya?
Toeti membaca kisah Calon Arang bukan sebagai dongeng tentang penyihir jahat, melainkan sebagai kritik atas narasi misoginis dalam sejarah. Ia menunjukkan bagaimana perempuan yang berpengetahuan dan berdaya selalu dianggap sebagai ancaman dan berbahaya, baik dalam mitos kuno maupun realitas modern.
Ketubuhan Perempuan yang Distigmatisasi
Toeti Heraty juga membongkar bagaimana tubuh perempuan dikonstruksi dalam masyarakat patriarkal. Pengalaman biologi perempuan, seperti menstruasi, kehamilan, kehilangan keperawanan dilihat sebagai sesuatu yang harus disembunyikan atau diatur sesuai norma sosial yang mengekang.
"Tubuh sehari-hari tiba membawa luka sendiri." Ia menggambarkan menstruasi sebagai luka yang disembunyikan, sebuah pengalaman biologis yang dibebani stigma. "Luka ini tersembunyi dan iklan-iklan gencar dalam upaya mulus menutupi." Kapitalisme pun ikut berperan, dengan iklan yang menampilkan menstruasi dalam bentuk cairan biru, seolah ingin menghapus jejak biologis perempuan.
Keperawanan pun sering kali menjadi standar moral bagi perempuan, sementara laki-laki tidak dikenai standar yang sama. Janda mengalami tekanan sosial yang berbeda dengan duda, mereka dianggap membawa sial atau tidak laku.
"Demikianlah persepsi bahwa perempuanlah kiranya perlu laki-laki daripada sebaliknya." Toeti Heraty menyoroti bahwa dalam banyak kisah, perempuan diposisikan sebagai sosok yang selalu membutuhkan laki-laki. Ini adalahnarasi yang terus direproduksi dalam mitos maupun kehidupan nyata.
Cinta dan Jebakan Biologis
Toeti juga mempertanyakan konsep cinta.
"Cinta sebagai ilusi… ternyata jebakan biologis." Cinta sering kali menjadi alat justifikasi bagi perempuan untuk terjebak dalam sistem patriarkal. Masyarakat mengagungkan cinta, tetapi di balik itu, perempuanlah yang sering kali menanggung konsekuensi biologis dan sosial dari hubungan yang mereka jalani.
"Proyeksi pria yang haus kuasa, membenci dan mendendam sekaligus takut perempuan, itulah misogini." Patriarki tidak hanya membatasi peran perempuan dalam masyarakat, tetapi juga menciptakan narasi yang menakutkan tentang perempuan yang memiliki kekuatan.
Politik, Kekuasaan, dan Perempuan
Toeti Heraty juga menghubungkan kisah Calon Arang dengan realitas politik di Indonesia.
Mpu Baradah datang menemui Sri Mpu Kuturan di Bali yang lebih sakti lagi, untuk diminta persetujuannya atas niat Sang Erlangga menempatkan salah satu putranya pada tahta di Bali. Kisah ini mencerminkan bagaimana kekuasaan diwariskan melalui persekongkolan elite, bukan atas dasar keadilan.
"Bandingkan nepotisme masa kini, kini di Irian, Dili, Aceh… daerah menjadi proyek oleh pemerintah pusat, tidak jelas." Toeti menunjukkan bahwa pola eksploitasi kekuasaan terhadap daerah masih terus berlanjut. Papua, Timor Timur, dan Aceh seringkali hanya menjadi objek kebijakan pusat, tanpa diberikan hak penuh atas diri mereka sendiri.
Di masa kerajaan, upeti diserahkan kepada penguasa pusat. Kini, eksploitasi daerah terjadi dalam bentuk lain. Sumber daya alam dikeruk, sementara kesejahteraan masyarakat lokal tetap tidak merata.
Ratna Manggali: Perempuan dalam Jebakan Patriarki
Kisah Ratna Manggali yang menyerahkan ibunya sendiri kepada Mpu Bahula mencerminkan bagaimana perempuan ditekan untuk tunduk pada kehendak laki-laki, bahkan jika itu berarti mengorbankan sesama perempuan.
Mpu Bahula tidak merayu Ratna Manggali atas dasar cinta, tetapi sebagai strategi politik untuk mencuri kitab suci dan menghancurkan Calon Arang. Perempuan dalam budaya patriarkal sering kali dijadikan alat dan objek, tanpa kuasa penuh atas pilihan mereka sendiri.
Mantra Yang Tak Pernah Padam
Tubuh sehari-hari membawa luka sendiri, menstruasi yang tak boleh disebut, iklan-iklan menyulap darah menjadi biru, seakan tubuh ini bukan miliknya sendiri.
Keperawanan ditakar, menjadi harga dalam bisik-bisik, sementara kehilangan hanya ada pada perempuan. Janda adalah nestapa, duda adalah petualang.
Cinta dipuja sebagai nyala cahaya, tapi siapa yang menanggung beban tubuh? Senggama yang dipaksakan, kehamilan yang dipandang takdir, siapa yang sebenarnya terjebak dalam mitos yang bernama cinta?
Diajarkan bahwa laki-laki harus diutamakan, bahwa istri harus patuh, bahwa ibu bisa dikorbankan demi suami yang bahkan tak mencintainya. Ratna Manggali menyerahkan ibunya sendiri, bukan karena benci, tetapi karena patriarki yang menekan hingga sumsum.
Dulu Calon Arang dituduh perusak, kini perempuan berpengetahuan tetap dicurigai. Di setiap zaman, mereka yang melawan akan terus dibakar, jika bukan dengan api, dengan kata-kata.
The Undying Mantra
Everyday the body carries its own wounds, menstruation that cannot be mentioned, advertisements conjure up blue blood, as if this body is not its own.
Virginity is measured, becomes a price in whispers, while loss is only for women.
Widows are miserable, widowers are adventurers.
Love is worshipped as a flame of light, but who bears the burden of the body?
Forced intercourse, pregnancy that is seen as destiny, who is actually trapped in the myth called love?
Taught that men must be prioritized, that wives must be obedient, that mothers can be sacrificed for husbands who do not even love them.
Ratna Manggali gave up her own mother, not because of hatred, but because of patriarchy that suppresses her to the marrow.
In the past Calon Arang was accused of being a destroyer, now women with knowledge are still suspected.
In every era, it is those who fight will continue to burn, if not by fire, with words.
Damn, not the patriarchy patriarching
No, but fr, this is so ironic istg.
RYAN GOSLING "I'm Just Ken" wins Best Original Song at the 29th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (January 14, 2024)
Adding to this from the other side (FTM).
Befrending the boys around you and being so desperate to be one of them. Being seen as a woman nonetheless. The abuse that opens you up to. The jokes about how you want to sleep with all of them. The jokes about sucking cock and how you're such a "good girl" for practicing on fucking popsicles. The inherent misogyny you learn.
I don’t know about anyone else, but I, as a trans woman, do not know what it is to be a man. I know what it’s like to be surrounded by men, to be picked apart by them, to have masculinity enforced on me and to have my femininity degraded. I know what it’s like to be targeted for punishment, physically and sexually, for my femininity, for a girlhood the boys and men could see in me, to be queerbashed, to have my head slammed into hard surfaces, to have my genitals fondled, to be injured in all kinds of small and repetitive ways with things like pens, compasses, and so on.
I know what it’s like to be assumed to be a man, and to be abused because I am not. I know what it’s like to be separated from my female friends as a young child because my status as a ‘boy’ meant that I needed to be placed with the other boys, the ones who degraded me and hurt me. I know what it’s like to be beaten and burned. I know what it’s like to have teachers make an example of me because I cannot conform. I know what it’s like to be made afraid of being around other people, because people means abuse.
But I don’t know what it is to be a man. Even after everything they tried, I wasn’t one.
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character1: when you said “fuck the patriarchy” did you mean that metaphorically or literally?
character2: . . . metaphorically
character1: gotchaaaa, i wasn’t sure so i did both just to be safe—
I agree because I’ve had some shitty doctors. They don’t listen to the patient and want it to be easy. Then I find out later that the meds they give you for the problem they want it to be make it worse. Anyway don’t be afraid to do your own research and ask questions. This is also why people watched the show House MD.
Doctors should snark at each other more, be a bit mean. Not for no reason, mind you. But if five doctors blow me off about symptoms and doctor number six FINALLY runs actual tests and gets a diagnosis, I think it should be Doctor Six's right to call up the other five and tell them they're lazy pieces of shit. That should be socially encouraged. Those first five doctors clearly can't listen to patients, but maybe another doctor might finally get to them.
hello friends, mutuals and followers!
in the last few days i have been sharing the story of mohammed al manasra and his family, and today i ask everyone for another favor. mohammed is also on instagram and he directly asked me to share this QR CODE (left) so anyone can follow him on insta and share his story there too.
the intention is to increase the reach of the fundraiser and find more possible donors who are not here on tumblr, but can help.
in complex cases like these outreach their story is extremely important. it gives everyone knowledge of the situation and the opportunity to donate any amount possible, an important way to reach a goal as quickly as possible, which is an important need at this time. abdul rahman needs to be transferred from hospitals! mohammed, sarah and lynn need to eat and survive! mohammed's wife need money for cancer treatment!
i also added the QR CODE for his campaign so anyone can share easily on their instagram stories as well. (right)
what you can do right now:
save the images on your phone/computer;
open your message apps, other social medias, any online place you can reach people;
send it to your friends, family, followers, mutuals, coworkers, colleagues, and/or anyone who can also do the same thing;
follow mohammed's instagram account;
keep talking to people you know about what is going on with his family and how can we, as a community, help him reach his $30,000 goal.
don't forget to keep sharing the direct link to his fundraising campaign that you can find here:
and the verification here: #192 in the vetted fundraisers' list by @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi.
from the river to the sea, palestine will be free. 🫒 🍉 @save-mohamed-family