Lavender Stars

19 Feb 2012

“True gender equality is actually perceived as inequality. A group that is made up of 50% women is perceived as being mostly women. A situation that is perfectly equal between men and women is perceived as being biased in favor of women.
And if you don’t believe me, you’ve never been a married woman who kept her family name. I have had students hold that up as proof of my “sexism.”
My own brother told me that he could never marry a woman who kept her name because “everyone would know who ruled that relationship.” Perfect equality – my husband keeps his name and I keep mine – is held as a statement of superiority on my part.”
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- Lucy, When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege.  (via subconciousevolution)

oh, i loved this so much.

(via methodistcoloringbook)

(Source: seaofbadstories)

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