A catcall is entirely about reminding you that you are not yours. The purity myth is entirely about reminding you that you are not yours. The fetishization of female purity in a world where catcalls are an acceptable form of communication telegraphs one thing very clearly:

“Women, stop sexualizing yourselves—that’s our job, and you’re taking all the fun out of it.”

The sexualization of women is only appealing if it’s nonconsensual. Otherwise it’s “sluttiness,” and sluttiness is agency and agency is threatening.

- Female ‘Purity’ is Bullshit”, by Lindy West  (via ceedling)

(Source: fictional-clue, via ceedling)

reblog if you want the soviet union back

barackobama:

omg look at all the notes

(via steffalopod)

we’re in the car going to a fancy spa with Girl Scouts and I’m EXCITED and also tonight is a party and I’m excited for that too


Irina Kravchenko by Julia Hetta for AnOther Magazine S/S 2013