[I open the word document]

[It immediately clobbers me with paralyzing dread]

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bringing this back because 'tis the season! (derogatory)

Reminder: Antisemitism is wrong and shouldn't be participated even if you deem someone a "bad jew" Antisemitism is always wrong. This is not a flexible line. There will never be an acceptable form of it.

i hate the discussion of the 4B movement because like. yeah sure don't sleep with men who voted for trump absolutely. don't sleep with women who voted for trump! or anyone! i don't think the concept of a sex strike is inherently bad. there are women who are already in relationships with shitty men and if a sex strike is empowering to them they should absolutely engage in it.

but "half of men voted for trump, so don't date men" is like. what. were you planning on dating trump supporters if Harris won? do you not have any personal relationships with men you don't hate? like yes it the gender difference between parties is real but this has like always been true. not to mention how it ignores factors of race and queerness. a higher % of Black men voted for Harris than white women did. are y'all gonna stop dating white women? do you always fuck people based around who they are statistically likely to have supported instead of by just asking them?

a sex strike, like any strike, works when it is TARGETED and PURPOSEFUL with a specific end. like not that you, personally, need any justification to not fuck men. but when talking in terms of a movement... what is being accomplished here other than female separatism? and then people saying "that includes trans men!" like girl 86% of LGBT people who voted, voted for Harris. trans men are directly impacted by abortion rights be taken, AND loss of gender affirming care. at that point when you are genuinely making that argument you have no motivation other than taking out all your anger on The Idea Of Men instead of actual productive feminism.

also iit's important to call this female separatism because it is and we've literally done it before in the US. people are talking like this is some brand new idea but political lesbianism was tried and essentially failed! because of all of the racism and biphobia and whorephobia and transphobia and the sex negativity and the general negativity!

it's just not worth the energy. like right now I promise you there are men– trans and cis– who are putting in personal time and money to fight for reproductive rights. why have we decided to make being a cis male feminist cringe again except for leftist reasons this time. go check out the cis white men volunteering with Elevated Access, providing free flights for low/no-income mothers of color so they can access abortions + help others access gender affirming care. THAT is concrete feminism. not some vague hypothetical culture war.

it's not just "women aren't fucking men!" it's the idea that political lesbianism is actually collectively beneficial. the idea that "centering women" requires female separatism or at least a diet version. we have ALREADY seen how much this binarist attitude hurt bisexual women, sex workers, and all trans people. this is not a worthwhile cause. there is a reason radical feminism fell off and we should not go back.

WE ARE SO BACK

"you can't leave this bookshop."

What We Do in the Shadows: The Return of My Darling

If you have Spotify reblog this and tag what your number one song on your “on repeat” playlist is.

armand + name etymology

claudia! <3

👻 SARA'S SPOOKTOBER 🎃 ↳ SCREAM (1996) Dir. Wes Craven

Aziraphale

A companion to the Crowley I did a while ago.

ducks again 🦆

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 2x03 ・ 2x04