South London teen. Quite a nice person.

I'll post stuff about myself, about life and growing up. Hope you enjoy, because I certainly enjoy making it.
isthisfeminist: This woman is drinking a cup of coffee. IS THIS FEMINIST? That coffee may be fair trade and organically grown, but this woman is still avoiding the struggle against patriarchy by drowning her sorrows with a chemical dependency. PROBLEMATIC.  Okay so I come across this photo alongside the description, and it really angers me. Firstly because it suggests that the only reason women/feminists drink coffee are that they have sorrows to drown ‘with a chemical dependency’. But she is smiling?  Secondly, should we not be more concerned about the blatant photoshopping of her face, that perhaps this image has been used through the internet/in magazines or whatever, misinterpreting what skin is meant to look like or how bright teeth are meant to be, effectively turning women into cartoon characters. And finally I disagree with how everything rotates around society’s ideas of what feminists/women are meant to be and how they are meant to act. Frankly I don’t care whether or not they drink coffee, I care about what they stand for, what they agree and disagree with and whether or not and how they act upon those things. Moreover, I disagree how we have expectations of feminists/women because we believe they act as one, as a unit. No, everyone is different and that is where conflict lies, is pressuming that we understand how everyone will act in the way we expect.

isthisfeminist:

This woman is drinking a cup of coffee. IS THIS FEMINIST?

That coffee may be fair trade and organically grown, but this woman is still avoiding the struggle against patriarchy by drowning her sorrows with a chemical dependency. PROBLEMATIC. 

Okay so I come across this photo alongside the description, and it really angers me. Firstly because it suggests that the only reason women/feminists drink coffee are that they have sorrows to drown ‘with a chemical dependency’. But she is smiling? 

Secondly, should we not be more concerned about the blatant photoshopping of her face, that perhaps this image has been used through the internet/in magazines or whatever, misinterpreting what skin is meant to look like or how bright teeth are meant to be, effectively turning women into cartoon characters.

And finally I disagree with how everything rotates around society’s ideas of what feminists/women are meant to be and how they are meant to act. Frankly I don’t care whether or not they drink coffee, I care about what they stand for, what they agree and disagree with and whether or not and how they act upon those things. Moreover, I disagree how we have expectations of feminists/women because we believe they act as one, as a unit. No, everyone is different and that is where conflict lies, is pressuming that we understand how everyone will act in the way we expect.

dontpissoffthenerdangel:

Giveaway!

So, I’ve never done one of these but I’d like to give it a shot, because hey, people love free stuff and I like to give people free shirts.

How to Enter/Rules:

  • Just reblog! There is a max of 3 reblogs per person. Likes will not count but I won’t penalize you or anything for it.
  • I will need a shipping address to send this to, so make sure your ask box is enabled.
  • I will order the shirt from RedBubble and have it shipped directly to the shipping address that you provide me with. There’s a very long list of countries that RedBubble ships to, so if you’re not in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, or New Zealand don’t sweat it — you’re probably covered.

The Prize:

  • I will pick one winner by a random generator. 
  • You, the winner, will be able to select any one of my shirt designs in any color and size you want!
  • This offer includes all of the shirts available, except for hoodies. Chances are, you’re not going to want a hoodie anyways. (In the future I’ll be more likely to include hoodies, though!)
  • I will be ending the giveaway at 8:00 PM EST on April 30th. (Or, in terms that people like me, who don’t really understand the EST and UTC and other things like that — I’ll end it when it is 8 PM in Washington DC.)
  • Good luck!