Hypothetical Dystopia

symphonicphilosophy:

souschen:

i think instead of the woman taking her husband’s name when they get married or doing the hyphenated thing

couples should just smash their last names together

so like if a Smith married a Grabowski you could be Smabowski or Grabith or Grasmithski

and then as the generations go on the names just get more and more ridiculous

This is literally the best idea I have ever heard.

# marriage patriarchy feminism

Reblogged 9 months ago from thinkaboutelephants (Originally from souschen) 181,098 notes
The right to choose who you will live with, sleep with, eat with and possibly raise children with, for the rest of your life, is as basic a right as they come. Violations of this right are not only disastrous for the individuals involved, but they undermine values that are fundamental to British society and Islam itself. The Human Rights Act expressly protects and promotes the right to private and family life, while Islamic history is replete with examples of the Prophet Mohammed dissolving marriages where consent had not been sought. Therefore, any action which removes the element of free and informed consent - effectively treating human beings like chattel - should be roundly condemned.

— Forced Marriages Undermine the Values of Islam - Tehmina Kazi for Huffington Post. (via mehreenkasana)

# islam uk forced marriages gender rights muslim men muslim women marriage human rights islamophobia

Reblogged 9 months ago from safespacenetwork (Originally from mehreenkasana) 74 notes
There was a unanimous decision in the drafting committee to include it in the platform…everybody was for it.

— Retiring Rep. Barney Frank • On the inclusion of gay marriage as part of the official Democratic Party platform. The 15-member Democratic Party platform draft committee unanimously approved language supporting marriage equality, and according to Frank, a member of the committee, the vote wasn’t even close. The draft still has to be approved by the full platform committee, which meets in two weeks; then, delegates at the Democratic National Convention will have to vote in favor of it it. Huffington Post, which talked to two sources on the matter, claims that “the deal is more or less final.” Reacting to the news, the president of the National Organization for Marriage said that Democrats “can kiss the presidential election, the House and now the Senate goodbye.” What do you think—will this help or hurt Democrats in November?  source (via • follow)

# Politics 2012 elections barney frank democratic national committee democrats dnc equal rights equality family gay marriage gay rights LGBT rights marriage marriage equality obama reelection same-sex marriage traditional marriage

Reblogged 9 months ago from shortformblog 125 notes
IT WAS A TIME WHEN RIGHT WAS RIGHT AND WRONG WAS WRONG. IT WAS A TIME WHEN BOYS AND GIRLS COULD PRAY IN SCHOOL. IT WAS A TIME WHEN MEN WERE MEN AND WOMEN WERE WOMEN. IT WAS A TIME WHEN PLANNED PARENTHOOD MEANT WAITING UNTIL YOU GOT MARRIED TO START A FAMILY. IT WAS A TIME WHEN THE LIFE OF AN UNBORN CHILD WAS TREASURED, NOT ABORTED… THOSE WERE THE VALUES OF THE NINETEEN FIFTIES… AND THOSE DAYS ARE LONG GONE.

—

Todd Starnes, Fox News Radio commentator, on the great values of the 1950s.

Pretty sure people had abortions and children out of wedlock in the 1950s, but men were men and women were women, ya’ll! 

(via reallyfoxnews)

Yes, please take me back to the racist, sexist, fantastical world of the 1950s.  

I want to be physically and/or sexually assaulted and have no legal recourse.  I want to have separate but equal back, because then those negroes knew they couldn’t be president.  I want back-alley abortions to be a “thing” again, because running away to Mexico for it sounds like a wonderful holiday.  I want gay and trans people to be murdered quietly, with no one ever understanding their true selves.  I want only hetero white men to work, while the rest of us struggle for any kind of acceptance.  I want to live constantly under nuclear threats from the Soviet Union, and live in that strong moral world of McCarthy.  

I want to be an object and not a person.

Please Fox News, take me back? 

(via kindelling)

(Source: thedailybanter.com)

# Racism Sexism BULLSHIT Fox News 1950's 1950s 50s marriage human rights mccarthy rights abortion

Reblogged 10 months ago from olenna-redwyne (Originally from reallyfoxnews) 127 notes
Though our business and employees are located in offices around the world, our policies on non-discrimination are universal throughout Google. We are proud to be recognised as a leader in LGBT inclusion efforts, but there is still a long way to go to achieve full equality. Legalise Love is our call to decriminalise homosexuality and eliminate homophobia around the world.

At Google, we encourage people to bring their whole selves to work. In all of our 60 offices around the world, we are committed to cultivating a work environment where Googlers can be themselves and thrive. We also want our employees to have the same inclusive experience outside of the office, as they do at work, and for LGBT communities to be safe and to be accepted wherever they are.

—

Google. Legalise Love: LGBT Rights Are Human Rights.

Background: Google is launching a gay rights campaign today at an LGBT conference in London. The initial focus will be on Singapore and parts of Eastern Europe, in particular Poland. Citigroup and Ernst & Young have signed on as partners.

For more info, see CNN Money.

(via futurejournalismproject)

# google gay lgbtq lgbt lgbtqia marriage gay marriage gay rights feminism social justice activism social activism

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