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A 72-year-old grandfather, Liu Xianping, has become something of an internet sensation after he began modelling for his granddaughter’s online clothing store.
Liu’s granddaughter runs Yuekou, a partnership between herself and four other recent college graduates. While Liu was helping the girls unpack, “he picked up one piece and tried to give some advice on how to mix and match. We thought it was fun so we started shooting.”
“Why unacceptable (for someone like me) to wear women’s clothes? Modelling for the store is helping my granddaughter and I have nothing to lose. We were very happy on the day of the shooting. I’m very old and all that I care about is to be happy.” — Liu XianpingSource: Quoted directly from this article at Shanghaiist.
im going to kiss you liu xianping
(via genderfork)
Male privilege is being told by my now ex boyfriend that he “can’t and won’t tolerate” the few cuts on my arm when he used to cut himself so bad that he couldn’t even hold his arm up.
….male privilege is self harming……..????
male privilege is nobody caring that you self-harm so severely you cannot use your arm, but trying to help someone else stop cutting despite their injuries being very minor.
Male Privilege is being a caring human being and trying to prevent someone else from making the same mistakes you have
because men are allowed to be emotionally fragile and women aren’t
damn gender roles
(Source: all-about-male-privilege)
i wish more serial killers targeted men as their victims
then i could watch more “based on a true story” or “biopic” serial killer movies without having to watch women get beaten and raped
instead i could watch serial killer movies and get a healthy dose of misandry at the same time
Wow…
Well you win most horrifying post of the day.
Wishing innocent people dead just so you can watch TV? Really?
I think this person belongs in a Hunger Games book…
(via just-smith)
So, so, so, so
over seeing all the circumcision arguments everywhere.
Parents are going to do what they feel is best for their child. No one really has a place to agree or disagree unless they are the other parent.
I just don’t understand how people can lose so much sleep at night over whether some stranger on the internet’s son is intact or not.
Parents are going to do what they feel is right for their child, but that doesn’t mean any and every decision they make is acceptable. If someone is hurting their child, it is everyone’s business - and yes, circumcision does hurt children. We don’t care whether or not someone’s intact, we care whether or not they’re subjected to a cosmetic surgery without their consent.
Some parents feel beating their child is what’s best for them. I guess we’re just going to let that happen, because feelings are all that matter.
Not critical thinking.
Not morality.
~Feelings~
(via just-smith)
Men feel the pressures of society just as much as women. Through my internet searches I have come across nothing that encourages body positivity in men. This needs to change.
No, men do NOT feel the pressures of society as much as women. Patriarchal society: look it up.
Patriarchal society means a society where men are forced into strict gender roles and expected to bear the vast majority of society’s burdens. It doesn’t mean a society where all men are happy and all women are sad. You look it up.
Patriarchy is men thinking they know what it is like to be women when they have no idea, as perfectly demonstrated by that sign. Of course women won’t ever know what it is to be men either, but the difference is we’re not attempting to legislate your rights, we’re not exploiting you in all forms of media, we’re not holding up signs on Tumblr and trying to act like we know what it is to be the male gender. That’s not even a debate: it’s a stone cold fact.
No women on Tumblr act like they know what it’s like to be men? The reason this sign is necessary is because that’s exactly what most supposed egalitarians on this website do. Assume that only the problems that they experience exist, assume that men can never suffer, assume that men have it all worked out. That’s what this sign is criticising. You’ve somehow managed to come full circle.
Pretty much took the words right out of my mouth here. Not only that but “we’re not exploiting you in all forms of media” because showcasing men as only being attractive if they’re 6’0” (or taller), muscular, with good jobs and good money and a good car.. while that may not necessarily be exploitation, it is unfairness supported by women and media, as well as other men. If I had to list all the ways men are exploited for being men and discriminated against for being men, I’d be here for hours.
Because bullying just effects women. Never mind the mass amounts of gay and trans boys/men that kill themselves. They don’t matter.
Heres an idea - why don’t we fight to combat bullying against everyone?
(Source: yayyidc)
Senseless Hate
Would you ever strike a defenceless woman?
Would you ever tell a woman her problems are trivial because they only affect women?
Would you ever hold all women to the actions of only some?
Would you ever say the mistreatment of women can only be resolved by the proper treatment of men?
Would you ever attack a peaceful women’s rights group for supporting the rights of women?
Would you ever force a woman to become a mother?
Would you ever boast “Don’t tell men how to dress, tell woman not to rape?”
Would you ever deny a woman her basic human rights?
You answered “No” to all these questions. Now switch all the female words with male words and vice versa and answer those questions again. Hopefully you had the same answers both times
You do not have to support men and MRA’s but you also do not have to attack all men and MRA’s like they are mindless murder and rape machines. Men get mistreated, men get murdered, men get raped. Men deserve a voice, men deserve to be treated with the same respect as women and if you disagree that means you are a bigot.
Simple as that.
(via just-smith)
I’m all for feminism and feminists but something I cannot fucking stand is how a lot of feminists I’ve seen lately are so hypocritical. I see girls go on and on about gender equality and all this shit and then next thing I know they’re flipping out about how a male cannot hit a female. THATS NOT EQUALITY. Can someone please get that through their heads? If a female can hit a male without people freaking out then why can’t a male hit a female? I’m not saying it’s right because honestly violence is never right. But if you’re all for gender equality don’t try acting like women should be able to get away with more things. Which brings me to another thing that really pisses me off; if you’re on tumblr everyday I’m sure at least every other day you see something about ‘teach men not to rape’ or some shit like that. Yes, Some men rape but guess what? So do women. There are a lot more reports about men raping then women but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t happen.
- In 1994, David Finkelhor published a paper reporting that women commit 20 percent of the sexual abuse against boys.
- In 1996, the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect found that women committed 25 percent of sexual abuse against children.
- Both the 2000 American Association of University Women study and the Cameron study showed that about 42 percent of students reported abuse by women.
- The 2005 Long-Term Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Gender of Victim study found that women committed 38 percent of the abuse against boys.
- According to a 2008 University of British Columbia study of homeless youths, nearly half the youths said at least one woman sexually exploited them, and 1 in 3 said that only women exploited them.
- The 2008-09 Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth reportfound that of the staff members who sexually abused juveniles, women committing 95 percent of that abuse.
- In 2009, ChildLine received 2,142 calls from children abused by women, andfound that boys reported more abuse by women (1,722 cases) than by men (1,651 cases).
The research shows that women commit 20 to 50 percent of the sexual violence against boys. The prevalence rate increased as more researchers studied the problem and more male victims reported their abuse. The facts are clear: Women abuse boys almost as often as men do. (source)
How about instead of teaching men not to rape we teach EVERYONE not to. It’s wrong to act like only men rape just because that’s all you hear about. People need to start realizing that women aren’t the only victims in this world.
(I’m sorry this rant is super scattered. I seem to only get rant-y when I’ve had no sleep so none of them ever make too much sense. But yeah, I’m sure you all know where I’m getting at)
I like you.
So there you have it. Women are not only victims, but also attackers. Whats more, the percentage between male attackers and female attackers is not too far spaced apart. Remember this when telling “men not to rape”. How about we try telling everyone not to rape, regardless of gender identity?
(Source: verminprincess)
