"Most of all, I am tired of knowing. Knowing that my eyes have been opened, and that what has been seen cannot be unseen. I am tired of knowing it, when I see something that is wrong. I am tired of knowing that only speaking out can change it. I am tired of knowing exactly how hard and scary it can be to do so. I am tired of knowing that if I am not careful, the fight will eat up my hope and strength, and leave me only with bitterness. I am tired of knowing that I can never turn back to not knowing. I am tired of knowing that despite my fears and exhaustion, I am a feminist." - I don’t want to be a feminist anymore

"If we’re going to find our way back to each other, vulnerability is going to be that path. And I know it’s seductive to stand outside the arena. Because I think I did it my whole life, and I’d think to myself: I’m going to go in there and kick some ass… when I’m bulletproof and when I’m perfect. And that is seductive. But the truth is, that never happens. And even if you got as perfect as you could and as bulletproof as you could muster, when you got in there that’s not what we want to see. We want you to go in, we want to be with you and across from you, and we just want for ourselves and the people we care about and the people we work with to dare greatly." - From Brené Brown’s TED Talk, Listening To Shame.

YES.

No wonder our perception of beauty is distorted.

"What I think the political correctness debate is really about is the power to be able to define. The definers want the power to name. And the defined are now taking that power away from them." - Toni Morrison (via restoried)

Just gave up watching this. I got about thirty minutes in, but the fact that practically all the women have perfect hair / makeup got too grating. It’s a zombie apocalypse! You’ve been on the run, in the desert, with limited supplies, for months! Why do you have mascara on? How is your hair so perfectly conditioned? When did you find the time to shave your legs, and more importantly: why are you bothering? 

Since having this stuff pointed out to me, I find it so difficult to ignore.

( edit ) Also just noticed that in the film poster above, Milla Jovovich is wearing stockings and suspenders. WHY?!?! 

"What my point is: society sucks. It’s a damned if you do, damned if you don’t kind of situation. I’m not allowed to be fat, but I’m not allowed to go on a diet either (or keep a food diary, for that matter). I’m not allowed to be dumb, but I’m not allowed to be smarter than a boy. I’m not allowed to do drugs or drink, but I’m considered boring if I don’t. I’m supposed to be an empowered woman, but if I ask for respect dudes will just call me an annoying bitch. Heck, if I wait to have sex I’m labeled a prude, but if I lost my virginity today there would be a lot of people thinking that slut.

I’m still angry, but I choose to look at it this way. Since I can’t win, why not do what I want?" - The Perfect girl by Lexi Harder (via warriorgrrrls)

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Awful facts about women of the world via http://www.globalpovertyproject.com/infobank/women