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insurrectionarycompassion:

“Socialization” should be an anti essentialist analytic which describes the ways in which social norms are not pre-social but dependent on a variety of institutions such as the family to produce gendered, raced, class, etc subjects. Meaning that this process could also be disrupted and changed, allowing for new social norms and thus new behaviors to arise.

But terfs believe the behavior of men under patriarchy to be unchangeable, pre-social and biological. But none of that is destiny - it’s the present political reality and can be challenged and replaced. There’s nothing innate about men that make them violent or misogynist. Our present political, economic and social institutions are what produces that behavior. None of that is destiny.

(via spaffy-jimble)

nosekissesbuttscritches:

one-piece-of-harry:

Ya ever feel like the ideal body type for women was inherently just classism and the perfect way to treat women like trophies because like back when women were Thick™ as an ideal body type the only women who were able to look like that were the rich and today now the type is super thin and the only women who can look like that are the women who don’t work labour jobs and can afford not to have a carb diet so basically men only go for rich women and have changed how they objectify women not because of some biological quirk that shifts their lust but entirely because the form of the most privileged women has changed therefore the best trophy to keep

It literally was. Fat was hype when malnutrition and starvation were common. A symbol of leisure.

Gucci Skinny was hype when malnutrition from cheap food was common and when most of the middle class had desk jobs. Symbol of control over women who now had more rights.

Instagram Fit ™ is hype because most people are overworked and too broke to exercise or eat properly. A symbol of “leisure” and wealth.

(via maghrebiba)

lesbianshepard:

lesbianshepard:

reading Frankenstein in high school was so jarring after only knowing about it from tv shows and shit. imagine my shock when it turns out victor frankenstein was actually just a bitchass college dropout and the monster was ridiculously fucking eloquent. plot twist of the goddamned century. 

media depiction of the monster: grunting and shambling. only uses very basic sentences.”fire bad! >:( me angry!!” 

canonical monster:  “ You are in the wrong, and instead of threatening, I am content to reason with you. I am malicious because I am miserable. Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind? You, my creator, would tear me to pieces and triumph; remember that, and tell me why I should pity man more than he pities me? You would not call it murder if you could precipitate me into one of those ice-rifts and destroy my frame, the work of your own hands. Shall I respect man when he condemns me? Let him live with me in the interchange of kindness, and instead of injury I would bestow every benefit upon him with tears of gratitude at his acceptance. But that cannot be; the human senses are insurmountable barriers to our union. Yet mine shall not be the submission of abject slavery. I will revenge my injuries; if I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear, and chiefly towards you my archenemy, because my creator, do I swear inextinguishable hatred. Have a care; I will work at your destruction, nor finish until I desolate your heart, so that you shall curse the hour of your birth.“

(via sadbrowngirlclub)

derheimlicheaufmarsch:

Statue of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and memorial for German resistance fighters during WWII, Museumsinsel Berlin

The writing says “Forever bonded through friendship with the Soviet Union“ and “The brave deeds and fortitude of the Antifascist resistance group lead by the German communist youth Herbert Baum are unforgotten“. The names listed are German communists who died fighting against the Hitlerite regime.

(via spaffy-jimble)

marxistbarbie:

All police are sociopaths you can’t change my mind

(via marxistbarbie)

steadfast:

5ummit:

me: *worries that I’m Evil and Manipulative and tries very hard every day to be a good person*

me: oh my god

me: I’m manipulating people into thinking I’m good

(via whinemum)

fuckyeahmarxismleninism:

“Freedom for all peoples of Africa!” Soviet poster, 1961

Via Soviet Visuals