FYI, PTSD means:
P - Post
T - Traumatic
S - Stress
D - Disorder
Nothing about those terms suggests that the trauma must be experienced ONLY by active military members. Many traumas can cause it. Unsure where this common misconception came from, but it’s nonsense and harmful.
I really don’t care what Stormy Daniels does for a living. All these “and then America was saved by a porn star” memes are cute and all. But more fitting would be “and then America was saved by a woman who refused to be silenced by powerful men trying to intimidate her.”
I was just in the locker room at the gym and two toddler girls came up to me as I got to my locker and the older one tried to dive into my purse, saying “Can I have a special little present?”
And their mother didn’t acknowledge me AT THE FUCK ALL.
Women: *answer a hypothetical question honestly*
Fragile ones: YOU’RE LYING. YOU’RE MENTALLY SICK. YOU HATE MEN. EVERYONE HATES YOU. I HOPE A BEAR EATS YOU. YOU SHOULD *redacted* YOURSELF. HOW MUCH DO WE HAVE TO SCREAM AT YOU BITCHES BEFORE YOU REALIZE WE’RE SAFE AND RESPECTFUL?
Women who carry water for the patriarchy just so they can have a slightly longer leash and stand a few rungs up in oppression from other women, particularly marginalized women, make me a special kind of angry. Being master’s favorite dog is still having a master and being a dog.
I’m so sick of the right wing mantra “If you don’t like it here, leave.”
No, motherfucker. We want to fix it and make it better. If the roof of your house is leaking, you don’t move out, you put in the work and money to fix it.
And we don’t dislike it. We confront its flaws.
I just called one of my doctor’s offices to reschedule an appointment I was supposed to have on Wednesday and the receptionist goes “Just so you know, the doctor has covid.”
What the FUCKING fuck? You’re letting patients walk into an office with a doctor who has covid?!
And I’m an auntie. I’ve got two littles in my family, I know how to talk to and interact with small children. But also I’m a stranger and I’m wearing a mask as an immunocompromised person. Their parent needed to keep an eye on her children grabbing someone’s things.
I’m typically happy to interact with kiddos but this was just weird and inappropriate, and their mother needed to tell them to respect people’s space and property and this woman did not even look at me ONCE she just said walked out.
This is a face POC, LGBT folks, and women know well. The “I can do whatever I want to you, and there’s nothing you do about it” face. Maddening. Smug. Entitled.
It can make you feel powerless. But we’re not powerless so long as we keep fighting for the dignity of all people.
So I keep doing chit chat with this little girl who’s telling me about her favorite gummy bears and she again goes for my purse. And we had this whole exchange where I’m entertaining two kids while their mom is utterly checked out.
MRA: Women wear makeup for men
Woman: No we don’t
MRA: Don’t lie. You’re trying to impress/entice us
Woman: Ok. What’s a satin finish?
MRA:
Woman: What does a brow whiz do?
MRA:
Woman: What’s the difference between Ruby Woo and Lady Danger?
MRA:
Woman: Yeah, not for you.
I truly
deeply
with every fiber of my being
cannot wait for the day when Marco Rubio is no longer holding public office and fades into the shameful, obsolete obscurity he so deserves.
I am gonna throw the biggest barbecue.
“Triggered” refers to when a stimulus activates someone’s trauma. It does not mean upset. It does not mean offended. It does not mean overly sensitive. Abled liberals—it’s not yours to take back or use on others. You using it does a disservice to people with mental health issues.
Just saw a man tweet that wanting to lower the age of consent to 13 doesn’t make someone a pedophile and “men just like younger girls, that’s just how it is.” Even in dementia he can’t stop sexualizing female bodies.
So I’m not really feeling great about the human race just now.
No one is coming to save us. No one is going be able to bring Trump down while he’s in office with the GOP senate as his body shield. It wasn’t Mueller. It wasn’t Stormy Daniels. It wasn’t impeachment. It’s not Bob Woodward. We have to do the work and vote the MFer out ourselves.
A feminist is:
-One who believes in the social, political, and economic equality of all genders from an intersectional perspective.
A feminist is not:
-One who blindly supports problematic women because they’re women
-A man hater
-One who wants preferential treatment.
K? K.
So a maskless couple went to a Sesame Street themed amusement park, and when a 17-year-old employee reminded them that masks were required within the park, the man punched the kid in the face so badly he needed jaw surgery. At Sesame Place.
This country is fvcked.
Stop telling me to “watch the whole video.”
I did.
And several from angles that were not the initial video. And the CCH boys catcalling a woman who passed by. And one of kid saying “It’s not rape if you enjoy it.”
I watched them all. And they don’t support your narrative.
Dear GOP: Get the motherfuck over the word “fuck.”
“Fuck” never slaughtered dozens of people.
It never put children in cages.
It never incited hate against different races or religions.
Or physically harmed you.
Stop acting like it’s the plague and focus on actual problems.
FUCK YOU.
You’re not a Hebrew in bondage in Egypt.
You’re not seeking freedom as a Black person during slavery in the US.
You’re an able-bodied, middle class WW being told to stay home to save American lives and not overwhelm the healthcare system.
How dare you hold this sign
I’m typically a pretty private person and don’t like to get into too much detail about body stuff publicly, but I have exactly zero problem talking in painstaking detail about all things menstruation to cis men trying to mansplain periods.
Time for fun. Share your two most frequently uttered exclamations while driving, based on where you live (city/state/province.)
I’ll go first:
As a driver in Massachusetts, my two most frequently used phrases are:
“GREEN MEANS GO!” and “Nice signal, fuckface.”
Women: Men, stop telling women how to avoid being attacked
Men: Carry a gun! Take self defense!
Women: You’re not helping, you’re actually perpetuating rape culture
Men: Fuck you, I’m helping
Women: Can you just listen to us?
Men: Way to alienate me. Enjoy being attacked
Trump: No president has been treated worse than me!
*Lincoln, McKinley, Garfield, and JFK stare in literally murdered in office*
*Obama stares in first black president*
Trump: I’m being treated worse than at the Salem Witch Trials!
*Women stare in hanged and crushed to death*
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: any pharmacy worker or medical provider who tells you there is no difference between generic brand drugs and name brand drugs or differences between genetics is wrong and LYING.
It’s not their health and lives being affected, it’s yours.
So the day this tweet blew up, trolls decided to go to Amazon and trash my novel. Shocker the only one star reviews (written by people who clearly hadn’t read it) all happened on 7/11.
I muted Bernie Sanders, therefore my book sucks?
Trump trolls didn’t even pull that shit.
Slut-shaming and feminism are completely incompatible. I don’t care how much you don’t like the woman you’re shaming, or how terrible she may be. If you shame one woman for her sexuality, you are shaming us all. If you slut-shame, your feminism is worthless
I really would encourage male allies to participate in an exercise in empathy by changing your photo and handle to that of a woman for a few days. A few male friends are currently trying it and already having some pretty eye-opening experiences about being female on the internet.
@sahluwal
I really feel for his son. He knows his dad is wrong and his dad would rather police a black man than listen to his child begging him not to.
@bethanyshondark
I have so many questions and girl, I am going to ask them ALL.
-Do you expect Manhattan to adjust to your delicate sensibilities?
-How do you know the person is an addict?
-If they are an addict, why does that negatively affect your children?
-Isn’t dancing a fun thing?
Telling someone with a chronic illness or health issues they’re “too young to have all these problems” it’s not helpful. What are we supposed to say, “oh, sorry. I’ll stop now”?
There’s also no such thing as too young for health issues.
All the people throwing money at a gofundme for a wall say it’s to “keep America safe” but ask them to pay a little more so every American can have healthcare coverage, they’ll say “it’s not MY responsibility.”
Seems like it’s not really about America’s safety. It’s just racist.
@MillerStream
In 1976 Louise Fletcher won best actress for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s nest.” She signed the last half of her acceptance speech in ASL. Was that the destruction of America too or is it okay to speak another language if you’re also white?
Fuck Susan Collins and Amy Coney Barrett. The only thing worse than men coming for our bodily autonomy is women who use their power to help them do it.
When it’s safe, they should film and stream more Broadway shows like with Hamilton. Live theater is art, people deserve access and accessibility, and folks shouldn’t have to live in/near a metropolitan area to see these wonderful productions, or have $100+ to spend per ticket.
I’ve HAD IT with all these dense conservatives who don’t understand the concept of forfeiting the privilege of using a private platform and claim that’s censorship.
CENSORSHIP IS WHEN THE GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN SPEECH, NOT A PRIVATE COMPANY WHOSE RULES YOU VIOLATED, DING DONGS.
The bill that passed in Florida is STATE SANCTIONED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF CHILDREN. Why are you not screaming about this? No one has any right to “inspect” the genitalia of anyone unless they are a licensed provider giving consensual medical care. This is criminal. Speak up.
Do not tell women "Not All Men" and they shouldn't be alert and guarded around cis men. Because you have no idea which ones are going to pull this scary crap or worse.
I just had a dude who started off tailgating me follow me for like 3 miles all over town because I pissed him off for driving the speed limit in a school zone. He followed me through town, down every turn I made, and then onto one of the main roads.
This is the second time you've taken issue with me using swear words. Women are allowed to swear. If you don't like curse words, I suggest you mute them or get off of Twitter. But your tone policing will do nothing to stop women from swearing. This is a You Problem.
Bros really need to cut all the “She’s not gonna fuck you, dude” shit. I’m sick of seeing my male friends accused of only being decent human beings because they’re trying to get it in, and women are not walking vaginas. We have things of value to say that men actually support.
The people who are demanding we reopen the country because “all workers are essential” cuz they want haircuts and lattes and to go to Longhorn Steakhouse are same ones who every other day of their lives don’t believe these workers deserve to be paid a living wage.
@JeffFlake
I thought we all agreed that after you left the senate we wouldn’t have to listen to your terrible, fence-riding fake principled takes anymore.
Men like T.I. and fundamentalist wingnuts who participate in purity balls are reducing their own daughters to sex objects. Women and girls are not inherently sexual and treating them as such denies us our humanity. How fucking dare you police our bodies. They’re not yours.
When
@AmericanAir
cancels your flight, cancels your rebooked flight & then informs you every flight between Miami & DC is overbooked for the next 24 hours, you know it just isn’t your day.
@Acyn
“She recently tested negative and today for some reason she tested positive so something happened in between”
Yeah something happened, she contracted COVID19.
So yeah, I went for a drive to get out or the house and a man decided he needed to take time out of his and his passenger's day to intimidate a woman doing something he didn't like after HE was tailgating and I was following the law. This is real life for women.
Me: Please tell me about the dumbest mansplain you’ve ever gotten
Women, NB people: *hundreds upon hundreds of examples of mansplains about their bodies, jobs, their own art/writing/music, how they feel
Multiple Steves: Men explain things to other men, too. Stop complaining.
It’s a real kick in the head to live in a society where coffee addiction and caffeine consumption is considered totally normal and even celebrated, but people like me who need extra sleep because of chronic fatigue are considered self-indulgent and lazy.
@PhilippeReines
@DevinCow
No, we didn’t know there’d be a pandemic. But we did know it would be an unmitigated disaster for marginalized people. Too bad privilege folks didn’t realize it was “this bad” til the pandemic, when it affected everyone.
I feel like
#BelieveWomen
is being maliciously misconstrued. It was never “BelieveALLWomen” it was “BelieveWomen.” And that has always meant don’t assume women are lying. It has never meant suspend all critical thinking whenever an allegation of sexual misconduct is made.
Shut up, Elon Musk.
Shut up, Justin Amash.
Shut up, Bill de Blasio.
Shut up, Mike Huckabee.
Shut UP, Donald Trump.
JUST. SHUT. UP.
And shut up, Ted Cruz. I don’t know that you said anything particularly boneheaded today, but statistically it’s very likely.
@bethanyshondark
-like honestly if addiction means dancing with animals, that’s a pretty low rating on the trauma scale for your fragile babies
-You really weren’t able to impress your homeschooled children with the masterpieces at the MMA? THEY HAVE A WHOLE ASS TEMPLE IN THERE. FROM EGYPT.
Men, if a woman is talking about misogyny, sexism, sexual assault, etc., don’t rush over to tell her “not all men.” If you’re truly not part of the problem, we’re not talking about you, and if you’re really interested in helping, put your energy into listening and being an ally.
@SweetGeorgia_77
If you can’t go a week without judging how other people use their own platform like anyone asked for you input you should button your entire beak.
Listen to disabled people on disability and healthcare issues.
Listen to POC on racial issues.
Listen to LGBTQ people on LGBTQ issues.
Listen to women on women’s issues.
Stop assuming you know more than people who’ve actually lived marginalized experiences you haven’t.
When did all these men, complete strangers, suddenly become so concerned with how women spend their time? Stop telling me not to waste my time dunking on bigot and then unfollowing/blocking when I point out it’s not your place. I’m not going to stop dunking on bigots. Ever.
Oh gee, a Pfizer booster in 12-18 months? THE HORROR. Sign me TF up even as my arm soreness increases from my jab from today.
I’ll gladly do this every 12-18 months BECAUSE I WANT THIS PANDEMIC TO END, TO STOP MORE VARIANTS FROM MUTATING, AND FOR NO MORE PEOPLE TO DIE FROM IT.
I’d like
@brianstelter
to print this tweet out, and then eat the entire printed page. Because women in Georgia are about to be imprisoned for up to ten years for going out of state to obtain a legal abortion and anyone who helps them charged as accessories. Gaslighting garbage.
A man who has followed me for a while took it upon himself to DM me out of “concern” to ask why my tweets have been “negative & aggressive.” When I told him he was tone policing and out of line, he bristled and accused me of alienating allies.
Women decide how we tweet. Not you.
@JordanUhl
They would have actual Jesus removed by the police if he showed up reciting the gospel.
Then they’d all clutch their pearls about how that rude middle eastern fellow really needs Jesus.
@RobertFoster4MS
Except it’s not moral issue. It’s a discriminatory misogynist issue. And the state of Mississippi deserves someone who respects their constituents, not someone who considers half the populating to be infantilized temptresses.
@marcorubio
You know what’s total lunacy? The US has the highest maternal mortality rate of any developed country.
One in five children here don’t know where their next meal is coming from.
The average college grad has 37K in student loan debt.
But yeah, have a kanipshin about a movie.