direct action gets the goods

postfeminism

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:00:06 +0000

The postfeminism of today is deeply rooted in neoliberal atomization. A single female’s experiences are just as valid as any other female’s experience. A wealthy white woman who “makes the choice” to become a prostitute – her choice is equally valid as the poor woman of color who “makes the choice” to become a prostitute. Postfeminism promises the liberation of individual women, but not females. These individuals are fighting against “patriarchy”, a concept that is not individualized or even rooted in material manifestations. Rather, it is as amorphous as its own concept: a male slapping a woman, a man cat-calling a woman, or a man who makes a sexist remark at work is patriarchy rearing its ugly head from the aether. Yet a culture of objectification, where women are plastered up like slabs of meat for sale in phone booths, where women dance for money, where women continue to make $.70 on the dollar; this is not considered a war against women. After all – a woman may now make the individual “choice” to engage in these acts, in these careers, may make the individual “choice” not to bear children to get ahead in business. Acts of violence against my body are crimes against women – but larger systems of oppression suddenly become more complex, more bogged down in uncertainty as we must learn to understand that these systems are made up of individuals who have the capacity to make “choices”.

revoluciona2: No Existen suficientes palabras ni libros, blogs,...

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:54:58 +0000

revoluciona2:

No Existen suficientes palabras ni libros, blogs, poemas o canciones para agradecerte Padre, Líder, Hermano. Nos diste la Patria nos devolviste la esperanza, Nos diste Vida. Chavez Gracias por darme la oportunidad de ser parte de la Revolución Bonita. Este Blog seguirá siendo para Ti así Nació para defenderte y ahora para Honrarte por siempre en Batalla y en Victoria. Te fuiste invicto de la Tierra y seguirás Invicto donde vayas!! VIVA CHAVEZ

GOD BLESS HUGO CHAVEZ

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:51:00 +0000

HASTA SIEMPRE COMANDANTE

class war

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:35:39 +0000

I’m ready. who’s ready?

the major revelation of my life experience

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:54:26 +0000

when I realize that class is the determining factor in everything

fuckoffredit: John Kerry just called Syria a war machine that’s some gall. we’re trapped...

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:52:46 +0000

fuckoffredit:

John Kerry just called Syria a war machine that’s some gall.

we’re trapped in the belly of this horrible machine

and the machine is bleeding to death

tankalib: friend on fb Just found out that Tiny Furniture was funded entirely by Lena Dunham’s...

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:51:36 +0000

tankalib:

friend on fb

Just found out that Tiny Furniture was funded entirely by Lena Dunham’s parents, and my heart just fell apart.

disgusting

Wadi Rum Sunset by James Appleto on 500px.

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:49:56 +0000

Wadi Rum Sunset
by James Appleto on 500px.

Excellent Interview with Meghan Murphy on prostitution and online feminism

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:42:00 +0000

Excellent Interview with Meghan Murphy on prostitution and online feminism:

Discuss! Discuss! Discuss!

galiciaphoto: Chinese artist Yang Yongliang is known for his...

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:47:09 +0000

galiciaphoto:

Chinese artist Yang Yongliang is known for his sprawling photographic collages that depict the devastating effects of uncontrolled urbanisation and industrialisation. At a distance the works look like traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy but when viewed up close, the peaceful mountains and seascapes are found to be choked with buildings, factories, and machinery.

I saw cloud atlas last night with my comrade and it was the worst movie I’ve seen in so long....

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:13:00 +0000

I saw cloud atlas last night with my comrade and it was the worst movie I’ve seen in so long. if I had seen it in a theater I would have walked out. god, it sucked. neoliberal garbage, it’s going in my book

how it was in the soviet union

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:11:43 +0000

how it was in the soviet union:

babytaztornado:

expatriat:

things don’t have to be the way they are now. another world is possible. another world is coming. every second of every day, it’s on its way

obviously biased, but getting past that i think it’s interesting how many first-hand accounts there are from places that american schools tell us are/were “hellholes” that describe them as being not so bad

post-stalinist ussr, revolutionary iran, maoist china

even north korea is exaggerated if some of these accounts are to be believed

i find it interesting how biased we are without thinking about it

wots so biased about it?

how it was in the soviet union

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:14:43 +0000

how it was in the soviet union:

things don’t have to be the way they are now. another world is possible. another world is coming. every second of every day, it’s on its way

boris johnson speaking russian

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:24:20 +0000

boris johnson speaking russian:

divination:

lol

omg

malformalady: The execution chamber at the Utah State Prison...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:20:49 +0000

malformalady:

The execution chamber at the Utah State Prison after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad Friday, June 18, 2010

reminder: this is our reality 2/25/2013

Photo

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:48:18 +0000

strength through diversity

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:46:57 +0000

strength through diversity

who has been you biggest in your own life?

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:35:25 +0000

my mother, god bless her

As NYC Bus Strike Ends, 100 Drivers Lose Jobs

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:32:09 +0000

As NYC Bus Strike Ends, 100 Drivers Lose Jobs:

fuckyeahmarxismleninism:

More than 100 drivers were fired from Boro Wide Buses in Red Hook this morning, confirms the New York Post.

“Matrons who came back to work this morning after their union ended its monthlong school bus strike were abruptly terminated—after being told their company had folded,” says the report.

Members of Local 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union were allegedly told they could reapply for positions with affiliated bus companies—but only under a different union.

After a monthlong New York City bus strike, some operators stated they would not welcome back workers who participated, according to sources.

At approximately 4:45 a.m. NYPD officers are expected to provide crowd control at the Boro Wide Buses lot on Coffey Street in Red Hook, where approximately 500 engines are parked. There, the owner is expected to turn away an unknown number of striking workers, a source told Patch late Tuesday night.

Those aware of the situation anticipated there could be trouble, outbursts and possible vandalism, said the source.

fuck bloomberg, fuck this stupid country

thedailywhat: Resentment of the Day: An Israeli Soldier’s...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:18:56 +0000

thedailywhat:

Resentment of the Day: An Israeli Soldier’s Instagram of a Palestinian Boy

A chilling Instagram photo recently uploaded by an Israeli soldier of a presumably Palestinian boy in the crosshairs of a sniper rifle scope has sparked outrage on the web, even prompting an official investigation by the Israeli Defense Force within the sniper unit that the uploader has been assigned to. Mor Ostrovski, the 20-year-old soldier who uploaded the image, has since closed his Instagram account and defended his action by saying that he didn’t take the photograph but simply found the photo on the Internet.