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Privilege Denying Feminist Cunt: Female Privilege
According to most feminists, female privilege doesn’t exist… but the opposite, male privilege, does.
Hmm…
I looked around and, unsurprisingly, posts that are about or at least allude to male privilege are a dime a dozen. Of course, female privilege isn’t an uncommon topic, either.
I found a…
I like to think that I am merely an observer, but if anyone out there is actually tracking or reading my posts, it could be said that I do have an opinion.
I won’t comment on every point individually, but rather as a whole. I agree that most if not all of the points made are valid, but that they all appear to allude to one or two general ideals held by men.
(1) that women are to be treasured, set apart or valued above men, not merely because of what might appear to be physical weakness, but for their unique and immeasurable contribution to society as the caretakers and procreators of our progeny.
(2) in regard to women in war; the psychological effects on both genders in war is intense. More so, I suspect to women, even if they are physically capable of handling the wear and tear of combat. Although, both genders are subject to physical and mental torture if captured, women are almost guaranteed to be the victims horrific gang rape. Usually if a man is captured and the intent is to break him before killing him, a severe beating will be employed, but less often is sex. As most combatants in the world are men, and with the blinders of morality completely removed in war (by definition), women are prime targets for all moral atrocities.
This, as I may comment, is the reason you rarely see women as combatants the world over, unless they are being blackmailed for the sake of their families.
It is my opinion that although women have the right in the eyes of divinity to life and individual choice, that only in countries where men have backed down from the perspective that they alone have the “final say” in the lives of their people, have women begun to voice the opinions stated above. At some point in human history will we all come to the conclusion that all people are created as, and must be treated as equals. I look forward to that day.
Fatshion February 10th - Hot Pants edition!
While I am the kind if person who prances around the house in hot pants, they have an ulterior motive - they are perfect for wearing when getting my thigh tattooed. None of that hiking one leg of your shorts nonsense!
Hot pants - Walmart! Size 15/17
Red hoodie - thrifted by my mama and sent to me last year, size XL. She had no idea I was living minutes from French-speaking Canada when got it.
Socks - handknit by me. Warm feet during tattooing is so important.
Sneakers - thrifted Pony high tops, size 9.
I’m so grateful that there are curvy women who self-confident enough to display their shape in such outfits. Shorts (let alone hot pants) aren’t just for stick figures.
Driving a straight line is boring and simple. Driving a curvy mountain road is REAL exciting, and pleasurable
Fatshion February Day 14 - Extended Snow I’m a Super Star Remix Edition
More snow! Only with a thin layer of ice on top to make everything crunch and hard to scrape! Here’s what I wore to bake flax seed bread, play with my puppies, and clean the house while watching disc 1 of “Huge.”
Kansas City Royals hoodie - My momma bought this and sent it to me in a care package in late 2010. It’s the first piece of Royals apparel I’ve ever owned. I wear it proudly around town. Size large.
Shirt - same as yesterday. The hidden joy of winter is that if you put on a different hoodie every day, no one can tell that you slept in the shirt you wore yesterday and didn’t bother to change. Size medium.
Jeans - Old Navy Flirt. Wore a hole in them this morning. Boo! Size 18.
Long johns - Cuddle Duds from Target. Perfect for people too lazy to patch holes in their pants. Size XL.
Shoes - thrifted Ponys. Excellent for winter walking as long as the snow isn’t higher than the top of my shoe. And it’s not quite yet there. Size 8.5.
Simple is good. The style is reminiscent of women I knew in college. Not showy, comfortable, and Jeans. Jeans on a curvy girl rarely look bad. On a girl with sizeable hips, always good, especially when the top doesn’t interfere with the Jeans. Hot stuff, D&Y
Plus Model Jada Sezer of Hughes Models photographed by Rio Romaine and makeup by Margarida Mounhino.
Great curves
Fatshion February day 26:
Shirt: Megadeth size XL
Shorts: City Chic size 16
Another denim shorts and band shirt outfit. Sorry I haven’t been more creative with my outfits over the weekends during FatFeb, it’s just so comfortable!
No need to apologize, sometimes simple is best. I can’t dismiss my appreciation for the most basic outfits. But then i’m a t-shirt & Jeans sort of cat.
Fatshion February day 16:
Dress: Target size 16
Belt: City Chic size S/M
Shoes: Molecca size 8
I’ve worn this dress before for FatFeb but…this is a different belt. Fashuns!
Again I say, knowing well how to dress your shape makes you look so amazing. Every woman can look great, and PC really knows what she’s doing. The red belt is a stark eye catcher on black. As black usually detracts from any shape, the red pulls your eyes to the middle and helps to emphasize her hourglass figure. Great outfit
Fatshion February Day 6
Dressing like its summer cause I got the winter blues.
Shirt - Costco (altered by yours truly)
Shorts - New Look
Cute new hairdo - Kenickie Street
I love it. Paradise: a short shirt and short Jean shorts on every curvy girl. Very hot
This photo is a wonderful portrait. Although we don’t get to see the woman’s face, it does display a very distinct image of her shape. As I often try to take note of in my reblogging, women who know well how to dress, make an already good figure look great.Fat, From the Side: Margitte
My fat from the side: Or how I am constantly realizing just how big my big butt is
Kyla took this (entirely candid) picture of me while I was getting ready for a (not at all candid) photoshoot to create publicity materials for the documentary last Saturday. She took a lot of behind-the-scenes shots that day, but this one is probably my favorite.
When I’m getting ready for the day, doing my hair and makeup while leaning precariously over my powder-and-blush-stained counter-tops, the last thing I’m thinking about is my butt. I am very rarely thinking about my body at all, so much as I am thinking about an animated, two-dimensional portrait of myself that begins at the top of my head and ends at my bust. This version of me is still fat, but not nearly as fat as the person I see when I look at this picture that Kyla took. The thing is, I very rarely “feel” as fat as I look. I think this is a pretty normal occurrence for fat folks… I’ve spent so many years in my head, shying away from full physical embodiment, that I sometimes forget that my body is more than a face and some boobs—especially when I’m just going through my morning hair and makeup routine.
When I finish, I take a few looks in one or both of my two full-length mirrors. I do some twirling, check out my backside, and even do some side-viewing. But it’s not the same as looking at this picture—this static representation of a side of me that I rarely see, and one that I am only recently comfortable with.
But something awesome happened when Kyla showed me this picture: I was in awe. Not because I was surprised to see what I saw—I DO know how big my butt is, and how far my stomach and breasts stick out, regardless of how often I might “forget” it. I was in awe because when I saw myself I experienced this deep sense of pride, this voice inside me that was like “fuck YEAH that is you! That is your body. That is your home.” And it felt so good. I’m still beaming, just looking at this picture now, and feeling that wonderful feeling when you realize that your body is YOU and you are your body and everything is just… good. This is me; I’m a good body.
You can learn more about Fat Activist, Margitte Leah Kristjansson, at Riots Not Diets.
(by kylathegreat)
Definitely not the Hollywood ideal, but then even the women who model for such pictures are Photoshop’d. Kyla is a very shapely woman who knows how to dress well. Any women can look great in the right clothes, no matter her girth. This cat likes curvy, Rubenesque women, and Kyla is a great example of such a figure.Shooting Margitte’s photo for the blog made me think a lot about the mundane times I do not see my body. So, I placed a full length mirror in the hallway, right outside my bathroom door. Now, I get to see myself brush my hair, floss my teeth, go tinkle (if you could pee with the door open you would, too — don’t hate !), ready my shower…
It’s been weird. But it’s been helpful. Even today, I’ll catch a glance and be overwhelmed by a feeling of unfamiliarity.
We all have a few slip-ups, but the relationship I have formed with this view of my body is one that I wouldn’t give up for the world. It’s beautiful.
Thank you to everyone who has been, and continues to be, a part of this powerful, important project.
Diagonal stripes actually play tricks with my eyes making her largess seem less compared to her friend in the black. The shape still comes through and is gorgeous. Great Curves!
Me and mah gurl sociallyacceptableselfabsorption <3
