thefrogman:

I believe that there are a small group of women who hate men just for being men. I believe that the textbook definition of the word misandry fits that description. I believe there are bad things that happen to men. I believe those issues should be addressed. I do not believe that a fringe group of women who hate men can be blamed for those issues.
Misandry was a dead word until recently. A group of men who feared the progress of feminism revived the word and used it to undercut the movement. They like having the power being a man provides and they don’t want to lose that. So they created a movement, found a bunch of legitimate issues that affect men, and tried to blame women for those issues. They called this misandry. It’s like conservatives using buzzwords like “death panels” to make people fear health care. They let people assume it meant Obama wanted to kill your grandma. They let their cute little phrase infect the minds of good people and convince them of falsehoods.
People are telling me that men cannot report rape without getting laughed at. They say this is misandry. It is the fault of women who hate men. But that just doesn’t make any sense to me. When I seek a logical explanation, it seems more likely that this is because men are supposed to be strong and women are supposed to be weak. And rape has been viewed as something that happens mostly to women. So if it does happen to a man, they must be weak. How did this idea of men=strong and women=weak start? I’m pretty sure it wasn’t because of misandry. It is an ancient patriarchy collapsing in on itself.
Feminism is about fighting inequality. It’s about erasing the strong/weak perception ingrained into our society. Misandry, as the term is often used today, is about trying to blame women for anything bad that happens to men.
If you want to fight to fix issues that affect men, go for it. But I would really consider distancing yourself from this term. It is used to evangelize folks into a movement that is very problematic. A group that can’t handle scrutiny of their comic books and video games, so they send death and rape threats. A group that calls women sluts and think they ask for rape if they show too much cleavage. Those are the people who coined this term, and you should want nothing to do with them or their language.

I believe that there are a small group of women who hate men just for being men. I believe that the textbook definition of the word misandry fits that description. I believe there are bad things that happen to men. I believe those issues should be addressed. I do not believe that a fringe group of women who hate men can be blamed for those issues.

Misandry was a dead word until recently. A group of men who feared the progress of feminism revived the word and used it to undercut the movement. They like having the power being a man provides and they don’t want to lose that. So they created a movement, found a bunch of legitimate issues that affect men, and tried to blame women for those issues. They called this misandry. It’s like conservatives using buzzwords like “death panels” to make people fear health care. They let people assume it meant Obama wanted to kill your grandma. They let their cute little phrase infect the minds of good people and convince them of falsehoods.

People are telling me that men cannot report rape without getting laughed at. They say this is misandry. It is the fault of women who hate men. But that just doesn’t make any sense to me. When I seek a logical explanation, it seems more likely that this is because men are supposed to be strong and women are supposed to be weak. And rape has been viewed as something that happens mostly to women. So if it does happen to a man, they must be weak. How did this idea of men=strong and women=weak start? I’m pretty sure it wasn’t because of misandry. It is an ancient patriarchy collapsing in on itself.

Feminism is about fighting inequality. It’s about erasing the strong/weak perception ingrained into our society. Misandry, as the term is often used today, is about trying to blame women for anything bad that happens to men.

If you want to fight to fix issues that affect men, go for it. But I would really consider distancing yourself from this term. It is used to evangelize folks into a movement that is very problematic. A group that can’t handle scrutiny of their comic books and video games, so they send death and rape threats. A group that calls women sluts and think they ask for rape if they show too much cleavage. Those are the people who coined this term, and you should want nothing to do with them or their language.

thefrogman:

I would have sold this house too, if it weren’t for those meddling kids.

[reddit]

Well, I’m reassured, don’t know about you guys

(Source: ryulongd)

timelessword-pricelesspictures:

corpse-boy:

Have you noticed the Mosquitos are already out! Here is a homemade trap to help keep you and the kiddos from being a blood donor!!!

HOMEMADE MOSQUITO TRAP:
Items needed:
1 cup of water
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1 gram of yeast
1 2-liter bottle

HOW:
1. Cut the plastic bottle in half.
2. Mix brown sugar with hot water. Let cool. When cold, pour in the bottom half of the bottle.
3. Add the yeast. No need to mix. It creates carbon dioxide, which attracts mosquitoes.
4. Place the funnel part, upside down, into the other half of the bottle, taping them together if desired.
5. Wrap the bottle with something black, leaving the top uncovered, and place it outside in an area away from your normal gathering area. (Mosquitoes are also drawn to the color black.)

REBLOGGING BECAUSE IMPORTANT

Jeana, this is what we must do.

grasstafarian:

Haiku day 77:
Don’t apologize
Because you take up more space.
Walk like you’re the Sun.

gerrybaboona:

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PHOTOSET IN THE WORLD

mattfractionblog:

thumbcramps:

hi guys! this is a comic i made for a final in my comics in literature class. we had to do a research paper on a topic we’d discussed in class and then accompany it with a comic with a relevant subject. my paper was about hyper-sexualization of women in comic books, but i decided to broaden it out here as well as personalize it and make myself the subject and discuss something i’ve been subjected to in the convention circuit and on the internet as well as thousands of other women, as well as give a cue to thought about how the comic book industry as well as the video game industry and even just media in general (all of which are male dominated) push such ridiculous pressures onto girls and women.

also, it feels kind of silly to have to add this since i hope it’s obvious, but i am very aware that there are men that don’t subscribe to this attitude, and am incredibly grateful that these issues are brought to light to people other than the ones that are subjected to it.

anyway haha i have literally been staring at this for 9 hours i don’t even know which direction is up anymore. thanks for reading!!!

Fantastic.

psych-facts:

More here

Um, yes, but not really. This is a common misconception, but these articles do a good job of explaining the way the brain handles language:

http://www.hms.harvard.edu/hmni/On_The_Brain/Volume04/Number4/F95Lang.html

http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/11/26/new-research-shows-how-the-brain-processes-language/31895.html

Also, without half your brain I daresay words would have no meaning to you whatsoever.

lacefacex:

n-1d-forever-directioner:

cogsworthhasenteredthebuilding:

the-girl-who—lived:

whensocietykills:

ladymaxwell:

mulletsmakememoist:

never not reblog this ever

The one time Fox News does something okay.

Andy, you are a God.

This has to be on my blog a good 15 times. I regret nothing.

What a sassy republican.

Hate Fox News, love this guy. Forever reblog.

(Source: dontgetcomfortable)

love poems only when you need them

brightlightsloudnoises:

i want to write something
for you about the
glory of
love,

something about
slow dances and
birth control,
about
the sweat that
never washes out of sheets

about the
mornings and
the late night
marathon drives
to cities
that look close on the
map
but are hours away
from the
two mattresses stacked in
the corner of the room

i want to get
it all into a single sentence
for you,
an arrow
lit
and fired
on an
irresponsible night

Happy for Deep People

If I could travel thorough time,
I would take you to the
future so we can see
how we are remembered;
I would take you into the past
to witness all the terrible and beautiful moments
that have led to this minute, this breath.
We would flee this prison
of living always in the now that is happening,
and we would never stop running.

And we would always have more time,
more time for me to love you and
for you to love me, more time for everything;
and our adventures would never end.

If you were able, would you go back
and fix all the mistakes that have made you?
Would you erase all your regrets
which lie beneath the pencil strokes
of your life today with me?
How horrible it would be to have that power;
to choose between having happiness and
deserving it.

Thank god we don’t need to,
because the only time travel we have
is memory, and all the words written
down. No matter what they say, they say:
don’t forget me, do not forget.