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1. (noun) a movement to speak out, push back on the sexualization of girls, and have fun while fighting for girls' rights to healthy sexuality.
2. (verb) to rouse strong feeling or action
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Zoo Weekly asked its readers to pick which half of this woman they preferred, and why. It was, of course, promptly pulled from their page.
Ugh.
I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY FEMINISTS JOKE ABOUT KILLING ALL MEN WHY ARE THEY SO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAN
So for anyone who asks why I keep doing Facebook Friday - THIS is why. Dismembering women into literally two objects and deciding which half you would screw and subjugate is considered appropriate conversation.
To all future employers of Matti Parker, Luke Osgood, Werner Hartweger, Andrew Clark, Paul Pettigrove, and John A Sloan (as well as the other two who were at least smart enough to not use their real names) - this is what they think of women. This is what they think is acceptable behavior in public for all to see.
Noticed none of the men commenting referred to the woman as a woman or even human, they all called her “it”.
(Source: gofwd, via jarrahhodge)
#1 Junior Tennis Player in the World Benched for Being Too Fat:
16-year-old Taylor Townsend is currently the number one junior tennis player in the world, bringing hope to the increasingly troubled state of American tennis. Considered a prodigy, Townsend is one of 25 junior players currently being trained at the brand-new full-time academy in Boca Raton, FL, which is funded by the United States Tennis Association (USTA).
Logically, this would seem to make her a major asset for the sport. However, Townsend has been benched by the USTA until further notice. The reason? Evidently, Townsend is just too darn fat.
Thursday, she won two matches at the U.S. Open’s junior tournament, the last a dominating two-set victory over Mexico’s Marcela Zacarias in which she pumped her fist after winners and jogged to her chair for every changeover.But unbeknownst to everyone outside her inner circle, the USTA wasn’t happy to see Townsend in New York. Her coaches declined to pay her travel expenses to attend the Open and told her this summer that they wouldn’t finance any tournament appearances until she makes sufficient progress in one area: slimming down and getting into better shape.
