Nyxs-knight - GNC Female Positivity

Kitty Tsui, 1988

Let me describe to you what kind of world gender abolitionists actually dream about: When a child would be born it’s biological sex, being an actual physical reality, would be noticed but not a single assumption regarding the child’s personality would be made based on it. Growing up, children would be free to chose what toys and clothes they prefer. If they want to play with toy trucks or dolls, it would be fine either way. If they want to dress comfortably or in frilly colorful dresses, it would be fine. Certain personality traits would not be encouraged in members of one sex and discouraged in the other. Females would be free to be strong, brave and assertive and males would not be shamed for being shy and soft spoken. No female child would be called a tomboy and no male child would be called a sissy. No kid would ever be bullied for what we in our gendered world call “gender expression”. When children would reach puberty they would still be free to dress how they want. Females would not be pressured to wear clothes that reveal their bodies and males would not be shamed if they chose to. Everybody would have a free choice of accessories, which would not be categorized as “men’s” or “women’s” but people could should whichever they liked. Or chose to not wear accessories at all if that’s what they are more comfortable with. Females would not be pressured to keep their bodies slim, soft and hairless. Males would not be pressured to be athletic and muscular. Expectations of femininity and masculinity upon the body would not exist and affect negatively people’s relationship with their own body. Everyone could choose a career without fearing stigmatization within that particular field because of their biological sex. The most important thing would be competence and not what someone has between their legs. Domestic work would not be considered “women’s work” and would be shared equally between the sexes. Biological sex would only be thought about when relevant. And everyone would be free to be themselves without ever having to worry about gender expectations. Nobody would feel the need to repress certain parts of their personality and exaggerate others in order to fit into some gender role that is being forced on them. Gender abolitionism is not about restricting people’s choices but about giving them greater freedom. - http://burningax.wordpress.com/2014/10/06/a-gender-free-world-boring/

you don’t have to take on an identity in order to stop participating in the tedium and body punishment of patriarchal femininity. you don’t need an excuse, you don’t need to explain, and you don’t need anyone’s permission. its your birthright that was hidden from you your whole life. you can reach out and take it if you desire it. 

"I jiggle, therefore I am" is my new life motto

Icy Enceladus, Crystal Moon

A comic about cutting your hair and control ✂️ ( had to repost this bad boy, i’m hoping that the colour changes should help, goddamit tumblr)

✨(i do commissions!/support me on kofi!)✨

Protect weird girls. Ya know…. the ones that used to make up intricate games on the playground about ghosts and saving the world. The ones that used to have a whole BOX of fucking rolly pollies and worms. Those girls that used to have mason jars FULL of fucking god knows WHAT on their mother’s back porch. Protect… girls. Girls that daydream too much. Girls that could go out to Walmart dressed in cow girl boots, and a faux fur coat. Girls that invent whole other worlds in their heads. Girls that love too much. Girls that don’t love quite enough. Girls that don’t look, or sound the way society expects them to. Loud girls. Quiet girls. Angry girls. Sad girls. Support girls being themselves, and being unapologetic about it. The ones that get labeled “weird” for simply existing and being brave enough to not dim themselves down, just because society tells them, too. The girls that never lost their magic once they grew up. Support weird girls. 

1901 Photograph: The Orion Nebula (apod)

NGC 346 is an open cluster with associated nebula located in the Small Magellanic Cloud that appears in the constellation Tucana. 

Image credit: NASA/Hubble

Habit shifts - List

- practical actions that can be taken to fight internalized misogyny

#1 - Stop shaving

#2 - Switch to the woman-made alternative

#3 - Sensible shoes

#4 - Embrace your period

#5 - Burn the bra

#6 - Let your inner “old spinster” shine

#7 - Look at your body

#8 - We are women

#9 - Praise the mustache

#10 - Food is not the enemy

#11 - Dump him

#12 - You too can kill god

#13 - No is a full sentence

#14 - Live make-up free

#15 - Be loud

#16 - Touch yourself

#17 - Do you need a partner?

#18 - Trim your nails

#19 - Name it.

#20 - Cultivate your strength.

Note that this list is permanently evolving, so you can check it periodically here to see the updates.