Those Pesky Dames

Earlier today Becca took part in a debate/discussion about International Women’s Day hosted by Truthloader.

The second contributor was the organiser of International Men’s Day, and as a result we mostly seemed to end up discussing men’s issues, but here’s the video anyway.

Let us know what you think!

Feminism and Weight Anxiety

[Trigger Warning for fatphobia, body policing, depression, anxiety and maybe eating disorders]

New video from Holly-Rae discussing body positivity, feminism and personal insecurity.

This Dame:

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soleterno:

ThosePeskyDames on Youtube briefly covers racism and feminism in regards to Lena Dunham’s show Girls (Caitlin Moran and Lena Dunham)

I don’t know much about Girls - I don’t watch TV and I just passed it off as something as useless as Gossip Girl (uh), but all of a sudden I see the Internet calling Lena Dunham a racist for not featuring people of color on her show, so I started doing a little research, and found this gem.

And I’d like to add something that’s been on my mind that this video has brought to light..

I want to point out (for more personal reasons) that this lady is white, and listen to the things she says. After watching it, my reaction was “YES! A brilliant person here saying brilliant things.” I want to just remind those out there who want to silence others when an oppression is brought up (i.e. how feminism for women of color is a different battle than the feminism white women fight for) that those issues do matter. They are happening now. Spread the word. Educate yourself. If you want to be the kind of person that cares about others, look beyond the borders as well as within, because those who are fighting different battles than you are still people. It’s not news that’s irrelevant to you. And just because someone points out your privilege, it doesn’t mean you should deny it and continue with stupid shit like “OH I can’t be a racist, I voted for Obama - I live in a multicultural neighborhood!” Be an ally and accept your privilege, and use it to point out injustices if you can! You don’t have to be a PoC to talk about racist issues and to understand that you don’t understand another’s struggles. You don’t have to be a PoC to talk about injustices happening in your neighborhood or around the world. Be brilliant! There is racist shit happening all the time. And please please please for the love of humanity, do not be that “colorblind” nervous wreck (who’ll more than likely be white) that just wants to diddle on and have fun when the topic of racism is brought up and say “hey guys i love everyone, don’t get upset.” It’s still disgusting.

Reblogging for the commentary and because Holly’s badassery is always worth another post.

Also, go watch Subi’s and Emily’s videos for a discussion of racism and feminism from women of colour.

Why We’re Rising

Becca and Emily talk about why they’re rising and show off some of their totally sweet and not at all ridiculous dance moves for One Billion Rising.

Find out more at http://onebillionrising.org

We’ll be posting a video later for One Billion Rising, but in the meantime here’s a playlist of our Valentine’s Day videos from last year!

Let’s all say it, loud and proud: GIRLS MASTURBATE TOO! AND WE LOVE IT!

http://www.gurl.com/2012/05/12/why-masturbate-five-reasons/
http://www.gurl.com/2012/11/17/how-to-masturbate/
http://www.luckymojo.com/faqs/altsex/penis.html
http://www.luckymojo.com/faqs/altsex/vulva.html

(As you can tell from watching this video is pretty cis-centric, so if anyone has some resources they would like to contribute which focus on trans* people I’d be really grateful - I am obviously not the right person to talk about this so I would really like to know if I should have done this differently/completely skipped over important stuff).

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Hello! Here’s a super quick, shoddily shot phone video to say sorry for not being around as much recently. We’ll be back soon we promise!

Also surprise! Second channel! Subscribe to us there too for more shoddily shot phone videos, video responses and any other random stuff we don’t think we can reasonably upload to our main channel! www.youtube.com/morepeskydames

- Becca x

Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Abuse

Jenn talks about different ways abusers try to control their victims and how abuse is a chosen behaviour.

Resources:
http://refuge.org.uk/ (women & children)
http://www.mankind.org.uk/ (men)
http://youarenotcrazy.com/ (aimed at women suffering emotional abuse)
http://www.teensagainstabuse.org/index.php (teens)
http://thisisabuse.direct.gov.uk/ (teens)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/advice/factfile_az/abusive_relationships
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/relationships/abuse.html(teens)
https://www.gov.uk/report-domestic-abuse (UK report abuse)
http://www.womensaid.org.uk/
http://www.ncdv.org.uk/
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/domestic_violence_abuse_types_signs_causes_ef…

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