BARKING SPIDERS

Photos of women of color from the Victorian era are hard to come by.

Transgender woman Noony Norwood shot to death in Virginia

On Saturday evening, four days after her 30th birthday, Noony Norwood was shot in Richmond, Virginia, and died in the hospital the following morning. Norwood is the 23rd transgender or gender non-conforming homicide victim of 2016, which surpasses last year’s 22 lives lost. Friends of Norwood have already begun to leave messages of love and memories on her Facebook page. 

Phil Greenwood (UK b 1943)

Moonlight  1976

colour etching

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masculinity is a prison, time doesn’t exist, gender isn’t real, virginity is a construct, and Jesus wasn’t white.

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how cool would it be if Girl Scouts got the same level of respect and recognition as the Boy Scouts do how wild a thought

How cool would it be if Girl and Boy Scouts learned the same types and levels of useful skills instead adhereing to strict gender stereotypes?

would like to add to your addition:

By saying “teach them both the same skills” that doesn’t just mean “teach girls to light shit on fire and survive in the wilderness!” It also means “teach boys to sew! Teach boys how to gently educate young children of all genders! Teach boys more collaborative activities in which there is no one with more power than anyone else!”

Listen, in the Girl Scouts we were talking about inequality. We talk about body image. We talk about sexual assault, discrimination of all kinds, we talk about how the media twists our thoughts and feelings about the world and about ourselves. Let the Boy Scouts do the same. Let them talk about their feelings. Let them know when it is good to step up and be a leader, and when it is good to not let anyone be a singular leader.

And yeah, teach more girls to light shit on fire and survive in the wilderness.

TBC GSA IS FOCUSING ON STEM NOT HOME EC TBC

I would like to second @sassthathoopy said and add that her mother was our Girl Scout leader and taught how to light shit on fire

how cool would it be if Girl Scouts got the same level of respect and recognition as the Boy Scouts do how wild a thought

How cool would it be if Girl and Boy Scouts learned the same types and levels of useful skills instead adhereing to strict gender stereotypes?

would like to add to your addition:

By saying “teach them both the same skills” that doesn’t just mean “teach girls to light shit on fire and survive in the wilderness!” It also means “teach boys to sew! Teach boys how to gently educate young children of all genders! Teach boys more collaborative activities in which there is no one with more power than anyone else!”

Listen, in the Girl Scouts we were talking about inequality. We talk about body image. We talk about sexual assault, discrimination of all kinds, we talk about how the media twists our thoughts and feelings about the world and about ourselves. Let the Boy Scouts do the same. Let them talk about their feelings. Let them know when it is good to step up and be a leader, and when it is good to not let anyone be a singular leader.

And yeah, teach more girls to light shit on fire and survive in the wilderness.

TBC GSA IS FOCUSING ON STEM NOT HOME EC TBC

Fun fact: I also exist when ur not bored, lonely, or horny

Fun fact: I also exist when ur not bored, lonely, or horny