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The dangers of Amendment 6

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Amendment 6, which will come to a vote in November, would mean women would lose their power to make decisions over their bodies in private. It removes privacy rights that have been in place in Florida for years. Read this article in Creative Loafing to learn more.



#Amendment 6  #legal abortions  #abortions  #the right to choice  #reproductive rights  #health care  #feminism  #womens rights  


Black Widow Spins Webs Around THE AVENGERS

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fuckyeahjosswhedon:

This is a REALLY great article about the different views on Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow and how much of a great feminist character she is at Joss Whedon’s hand (and how some people simply can’t see this). I loved it.


Excellent article. Reading the reviews from people who simply did not recognize the awesomeness that was Black Widow I kind of wondered if we were even watching the same film.

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#The Avengers  #Feminism  #Black Widow  #scarlett johanson  #Joss Whedon  


→ Sad news: Whendon's Avengers didn't pass the Bechdel test

fuckyeahfeminists:

But, and fuck if there isn’t always a but, it also underscored one of the continuing and institutional problems with the big summer blockbuster. And that is they almost never pass the Bechdel Test, “The Avengers” sadly included. While the movie passes the first crucial test: Yes there are more than two named female characters. “The Avengers” has three: Black Widow, Agent Maria Hill and Pepper Potts. But then it fails the last two tests. They never talk to each other, about a man or anything else for that matter. 

Of course, this isn’t to say that female representation is terrible in “The Avengers.” Quite the opposite, really. None of them are damsels in distress. One could argue that Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper is a standard-issue superhero girlfriend, but given her backstory in two previous solo “Iron Man” films makes her more than mere arm candy. Plus she’s about the only person who can cut cocksure Tony Stark down to size. Sure, Cobie Smulders’ Agent Hill mostly just looks stoic (also hot, so hot) in her SHIELD uniform while providing exposition. But she also battles her own brainwashed agents with heroism and flare. And then there’s Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow who is not only integral to the plot, she nicely turns some female tropes (she’s weakened by her apparent love for a man) on their head. All these women are strong and smart and so much more than action movie T&A. This is Joss, after all. 

read the entire blog at the source.

(via asgardian-feminist)



#women  #avengers  #feminism  #joss whedon  


“Homophobia is the fear that other men will unmask us, emasculate us, reveal to us and the world that we do not measure up, that we are not real men…In this sense, homophobia, the fear of being perceived as gay, as not a real man, keeps men exaggerating all the traditional roles of masculinity, including the sexual predation of women.”
– Michael S. Kimmel, “Masculinity as Homophobia” (via dangertits)

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#homophobia  #masculinity  #men  #women  #sexual prdation  #feminism  #Michael Kimmel