24 year-old cis woman of questioning sexual orientation. Atheist. South Asian. Fat-positive. Really nerdy about science, nature and stuff. I play the piano, dance Samba, partake in nature photography, play old videogames like sega genesis to Wii (old school, I know). On my blog I typically post lots of cats and other animals, fat-positive ranting, and also ranting about many types of -splaining, politics, and other random stuff I like.
So uhh today I was chastised by my sociology professor when I said that FGM and child marriage are inherently wrong and constitute human rights violations regardless of where/why they’re practiced. He said I “can’t think like that” and that I wasn’t using the sociological perspective of cultural relativism. I’m amazed that I managed to stop myself from screaming, but somehow I did and now my blood’s just been quietly boiling all day instead. And my doctor wonders why I have high blood pressure this young… Jesus FUCKING CHRIST
he’s right though. Why do your cultural values and moral imperatives have more value than anyone else’s?
BECAUSE WOMEN AND GIRLS DON’T DESERVE TO BE MUTILATED IN ANY COUNTRY, ANY CULTURE, ANY FUCKING CONTEXT, PERIOD. FUCK YOU ETERNALLY.
women: we deserve full bodily autonomy
some inbred fucktard: idk bro this seems kinda racist maybe if you took into consideration how important oppressing women is to my people you’d underst
“When men are oppressed, it’s a tragedy. When women are oppressed, it’s tradition.” — Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Out and about on the town, feeling fancy.
Wearing Fashion Nova. My friend asked me to turn around because she saw a good photo and it definitely turned out!
Brett Kavanaugh is a name that leaves a bad taste in many mouths, but
the name is now being put to good use with BrettKavanaugh.com (or
.org/.net). Because the new Supreme Court Justice, accused of sexual
assault by three women, didn’t think to buy BrettKavanaugh.com, it’s now
a site for sexual assault survivors. WE BELIEVE SURVIVORS it says as
its opener. And then:
