Patriarchal masculinity teaches men that their sense of self and identity, their reason for being, resides in their capacity to dominate others. To change this males must critique and challenge male domination of the planet, of less powerful men, of women and children.

—bell hooks (via andyouhavetogivethemhope)

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I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago.

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Jodie Foster. For all those jumping down my throat about how she was already out: she may have announced being a lesbian years ago, but her speech tonight about privacy, loss, and coming to terms with the ups and downs of her life was a different kind of coming out, and it deserves just as much praise.  (via gaywrites)

damage control—i call bullshit. Shenanigans, gaywrites.

Blerg. Thank you for that word, Tina Fey.

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Anne Hathaway

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Wow. What an exciting guest — that was Hillary Clinton’s husband!

—AMY POEHLER, on Bill Clinton’s appearance at the Golden Globes. (via andyouhavetogivethemhope)

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When you’re a quarterback at Alabama, you see that lovely lady there? She does go to Auburn, I’ll admit that, but she’s also Miss Alabama, and that’s A.J. McCarron’s girlfriend. Wow, I’m telling ya, you quarterbacks, you get all the good looking women. What a beautiful woman! Whoa! So if you’re a youngster in Alabama, start getting the football out and throw it around the backyard with pops.

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ESPN announcers Kirk Herbstreit and Brent Musburger during 2013 BCS Game

I was so disgusted last night.  This is what creates an environment that enables assaults like those in Steubenville and Notre Dame.

Feminism is itself a challenge. Feminism is a challenge to the way things are in the world. It is by definition an oppositional movement, because it’s trying to accomplish something. I’ve never felt like feminism was a consciousness raising effort in isolation. Everything about feminism is about getting something in the world to get better for women, and to get the world to be less stupid on gender bifurcation terms.

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Rachel Maddow

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