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Over and over, we are subjected to men defending having murdered someone by saying they felt threatened, as though merely feeling afraid is the same thing as being in actual danger. Those are not the same things. And the conflation of the two is the inevitable result of privilege, which does not teach most men, especially most white, cis, straight men, how to sit with fear.

To have so little experience with actually being in danger that one cannot discern the difference between feeling afraid and being in clear and present danger is a luxury that most marginalized people do not have.

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Melissa McEwan (via katesloan)

The irony of this statement is tangible. 

(via misandryisalie)

So tangible I’m [CENSORED] choking on it.

(via siryouarebeingmocked)

Oh god this is hilarious.

(via privilegedenyingfeministcunt)

This confused me because there is a very bright Melissa McEwen who runs the blog huntgatherlove, whereas Melissa McEwan is apparently someone else.

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(Source: shakesville.com, via whakatikatika)

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eshusplayground:

This is privilege in a nutshell.

her pain was, like, totally awesome

(Source: scooby-gang, via dougcmatthews)

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That women are joining in the ongoing disassembling of my appearance is salient. Patriarchy is not men. Patriarchy is a system in which both women and men participate. It privileges, inter alia, the interests of boys and men over the bodily integrity, autonomy, and dignity of girls and women. It is subtle, insidious, and never more dangerous than when women passionately deny that they themselves are engaging in it. This abnormal obsession with women’s faces and bodies has become so normal that we (I include myself at times—I absolutely fall for it still) have internalized patriarchy almost seamlessly. We are unable at times to identify ourselves as our own denigrating abusers, or as abusing other girls and women.
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Ashley Judd Slaps Media in the Face for Speculation Over Her ‘Puffy’ Appearance - The Daily Beast

I finally read the piece and even found a fragment of agreement. I feel like writing much more, but instead, I’ll just publish a poem about actors. In any event, though hypocritical, this piece is extremely well written and positions her as a brainy, worthy debater.

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