#feminist flags

[bothpartiesarebad]

(via Abortion Healthcare Feminist Retro Roe Leftist Garden Yard - Etsy)

[heterorealism]

(via Trash the Patriarchy Raccoon Leftist Feminist Rural Democrat - Etsy)

[mademoiselle-crabaletta]

I feel like we need to start really pushing for hate crimes against women to actually be treated as such. It's fucking insane that a man can beat/rape/murder a woman, call her sexist slurs during the attack, and then tell the police and press that he did it because he hates women, but somehow this isn't considered a hate crime. The only reason places don't want to do it is because there's so many that it would mean like 90% of hate crime victims would be women (literally the reason the uk gave for not doing it a few years back)

It's extra crazy because wasn't it something like 80% of mass murderers have a history of harrasment and violence against women and girls? You would think it would be a no brainer to treat these crimes seriously to prevent these men from getting out and committing even more violent and horrific crimes, but that would mean treating women as people and not shock absorbers for society I guess.

[weareagitated]

(via Eat the Rich Working Class Minimum Wage Social Progressive - Etsy)

[intersectionalpraxis]

[letscumfornow]

So what's for me this Christmas 🎄❤️‍🔥🥹🌹

[mandyfem]

I don't get the outrage over that woman who drugged 9 men to steal their money. They were mostly old pigs and cheaters anyway.

Aren't men supposed to be smart?

I thought you could tell if someone is going to trick/abuse you 🤨

They should have known better than meeting an unknown woman found on a dating app lol

She got 16 years for this... Men do even worse and do max 6 years.

Fucking free her,she did nothing wrong. They'll live without a few bucks.

[yuri-for-businesswomen]

everyday we lose more braincells on tumblr.com

[pennydykedaughter]

I love Polaroids. External hard drives, memory sticks, and ‘clouds’ be damned - I have these forever.

oc. 2019

[dyketubbo]

not to be a woman womaning all over the place but i feel like if you genuinely like. do not have friends that are women then you have something to work on. if you cant think of any female characters that you treat the same way you do male characters then you have something to work on. if you cant handle even seeing "i dont like being called a guy/bro/lad/etc because it doesnt feel gender neutral to me" but can understand when one of your masc besties is uncomfortable with being called girlie or sister then you have something to work on. if your default in regards to how you handle other people and even characters is to assume masculinity then you have something to work on. if you cant even let women and otherwise feminine people speak about our experiences without bringing up how you suffer too then you have something to work on.

it doesnt matter if youre queer or a poc or a minority in whatever which way, if you do not include women in your life and cant even stand a fucking inch of genuine feminism (and i dont mean terfs but god is it fucking agonizing that thats all you people can think of when you hear feminism anymore) where the point is to treat women, all women, equally then you have something to work on. listen to women, even the ones whose experiences completely dont align with yours (hell ESPECIALLY the ones whose experiences completely dont align with yours). just like how we all have to check ourselves for racism, ableism, queerphobia, we all have to check ourselves for misogyny too. stop acting like it got solved at some point. it still exists and it exists within you and you have to actually fucking work on that. "women should be included in your life and you should listen to them" shouldnt be a hard goddamn pill to swallow.

[bothpartiesarebad]

(via Queer Feminist Gender Nonbinary Pride Valentine Say Gay - Etsy)

[radfemfyodor]

History of lesbian flags and their meanings.

I’m going to explain the history behind lesbian flags and their meanings. I want to especially to educate about the labrys flag, as there is a lot of misinformation about this version of lesbian flag, such as that the author is a N*zi which isn’t true. English isn’t my first language, so I apologize if something doesn’t make sense.

Labrys flag

One of the earliest lesbian flags, designed in 1999 by a gay graphic designer Sean Campbell.

Meanings behind labrys flag:

Violet background

Color violet has been associated with lesbians since ancient greek times - violet flower is a symbol of lesbian love, which originates from Sappho’s poetry, where she described her lover as wearing a garland of flowers.

Inverted black triangle

N*zi concentration camps badges, mostly triangles, were used to identify the reason the prisoners had been placed there. Inverted black triangle was used for women who were “Asocial” (Asozial) and “Work-Shy” (Arbeitsscheu). Jewish, Romani, homeless, alcoholic, prostitute, lesbian women were the main victims. Lesbians decided to reclaim this symbol. Inverted black triangle is used in the flag to remember women who were victims of the n*zi camps.

Labrys

Labrys is a double axe that represents the strength and feminism of homosexual women. Lesbian community has been using labrys since 1970s. The labrys was the weapon of choice for the Amazons of Greek mythology, a group of female warriors and hunters whose society was closed to men.

Even though the inverted black triangle was reclaimed by lesbians, some people are still uncomfortable with the original version, that’s why they use version without the triangle.

Lipstick lesbian flag

Designed in 2010 by Natalie McCray in the weblog “This Lesbian Life”.

Lipstick mark

“Lipstick lesbian” is a slang for feminine lesbians, this term has been used since the 1980s, but gained popularity in the 1990s.

However, many people didn’t approve this flag, as it doesn’t include butches at all. People also refuse to use this lesbian flag due to the author being transphobic. 

Pink lesbian flag

It’s lipstick lesbian flag without the lipstick mark.

Sunset lesbian flag

Designed in 2018 by Emily Gwen on Tumblr.

Meaning behind the stripes

Dark Orange – Gender-non conformity

Coral orange – Independence

Light orange – Community

White – Unique relationship to womanhood

Pink – Serenity and Peace

Pastel pink – Love and Sex

Dark Pink – Femininity

Sunset version is the most commonly used version of the lesbian flag. Mostly due to the fact that this version is inclusive of trans and nonbinary lesbians.

Is there a “correct” lesbian flag?

No. Harassing someone, because they use labrys or lipstick/pink version of the flag instead of the sunset one is wasting your time and hurting someone for no valid reason.

Why some lesbians use the older versions of the lesbian flag?

Me and other lesbians who use labrys version of the lesbian flag instead of sunset one because labrys flag has actual history. In my opinion, the sunset lesbian flag is just aesthetically pleasing and has no actual powerful meaning unlike labrys version which represents lesbian history (violet background), remembers women who were victims of n*zi camps (inverted black triangle) and has symbol of strength and feminism of lesbianism (the labrys).

[lollobarcollomanonmollo]

How it feels to be a terf inside of a fandom full of tras and trans people (the show has a trans character too)

[intersectionalpraxis]

[hypokeimena]

truly have to learn that if people are making misandry jokes in this day and age they are statistically terfs

[maddy-ferguson]

women will literally accuse women and esp lesbian circles of "not unpacking ""man-hating""" alleged ""misandry" sweetie xo" getting offended ppl aren't appropriately uplifting how "men are amazing and awesome and attractive and i won't be shamed for thinking so" as if appreciating men is a real counter opinion than blame whatever gave women of every sexuality instance to be jaded weary cautious and tired and who'll complain every now and then and continue on with her life until she dies putting up with patriarchy. just welcome to the "woke" internet where misogyny's over and "man-hate" "shamed for not hating men" is worth springing to defences for

yeah i've only seen people talk like men's rights activists and think they're being unbelievably progressive on tumblr it's kind of fascinating. like i can see how seeing people hate on men could mess with people and stuff but you can't demand men appreciation posts that's literally the whole world outside of idk your tumblr dash (or even on your tumblr dash because fandom misogyny from people who think they're not misogynistic at all is really something). men get praised for "babysitting" their own kids like be serious? it's very let men be masculine

i don't think being like men are soooo gross and we hate them is actually constructive and it can definitely veer into transphobia (you'll always be a man/"a male" and thus a danger to women/why would you ever want to become a man they're the enemy and the bane of society etc) and homophobia relatively quickly?

but the way people ON TUMBLR ""combat that"" is often so off to me like if the most basic feminist principles offend you then i'm not really sure where to go from here. i remember seeing a post that was like "men aren't your enemy. they're your friend/brother/father/colleague/neighbor" with a lot of notes and like i don't know how to tell you this but that's literally who's most likely to harm a woman, the men she knows?😭 and obviously not every system of oppression is exactly the same but would you say the same thing to someone criticizing white people like...just very weird

i think women who are attracted to men and dating them making jokes about how they only tolerate being attracted to men because they have no choice and especially the whole i'm bi so i love every woman and only find 1 in a 1000 men attractive (very often said while in a relationship with a man) thing is obnoxious and annoying for like everyone who has to hear it lmao but also when women who date men make jokes about it (not about them being ugly or unattractive or whatever but about them being bad partners in general) it's like. what else are they going to do like you said they're gonna endure patriarchy for the rest of their lives and as girlfriends/wives/mothers they go through the most it's very bleak? idk. it's not like you can date a better man yourself out of patriarchy

of course men aren't a all as bad as the worst guy you can imagine and they're not all out to get you or whatever but saying things like "men don't all benefit from the patriarchy rich men benefit from the patriarchy but jake, 23, is not oppressing you" is like. kind of insane. jake, 14, was oppressing me like have you never interacted with boys in school😭 and it's not like it was entirely their fault we all have to outgrow misogyny it's just you know society etc but some of them never outgrow it lmao and just...the takes you see on feminism on tumblr are astounding i hate it here