- stigmatism of mental illness in modern society
- stigmatism about anything a person can't control
- people who maintain that feminism is irrelevant, or pedal any misconception about it
- comments under any internet article about feminism...
- the idea that suppression of emotions and genuine connections with people is somehow equated with being strong and legitimate
- oppressive beauty standards
- the constant presence of advertising
- the current justice system
- pervading absence of empathy and the general fact that my utopian dream of a "let's all just bake a cake of rainbows and love; hug eachother and accept everyone" sort of world just can't exist
- people who tell me i can't do something, because they themselves perceive it to be difficult
- right wing politics
- feeling dirty/unclean/scruffy
- having ragged nails/dry cuticles
- the unneccessary monopoly of cupcakes
- "keep calm and carry on" slogans on everything
- people who lick their finger before turning a page
- really unnecessary powerpoint presentations
- comic sans
- overly large, juvenile handwriting
- bad punctuation
- the misplacing of apostrophes on restaurant menus and billboards etc.
- americans who think "british" is synonymous with "english"- there are three more countries in the british isles
- people who say "africa" like they're unaware it's a continent that encompasses dozens of different countries and cultures
- middle class white kids going to patronise people in african countries for their gap year.
- anyone who doesn't "like" or "get" poetry. i know i'm being a dick here, and i should be tolerant of other peoples interests etc. but i just can't deal with it.
- passive agressiveness
- "learning intentions"
- tabloid newspapers
- exploitative reality tv
- certain english accents (this is really bad, but it's just an aesthetic preference...)
- anyone who thinks it's okay to be rude and hateful to min. wage service workers
- people who expect to be spoon fed with regards to academic learning
- slut shaming/ virgin shaming- generally shaming anyone for their sexual habits or lack thereof.
- also: the weird and annoying fact that culture as a whole is simultaneously obsessed and repulsed by sex. it's like, you should cultivate your whole appearance and self worth around your sexual desirability, but don't enjoy it or experiment and you should make sure you're ashamed of doing it- oh, and shave everywhere and be young and heterosexual and attractive otherwise the fact that you have sex is like, totally gross and stuff and you should just hide away and mourn the fact that you exist.
- most glossy womens' magazines
- such mixed messages! love yourself, girlfriend: you're perfect just as you are! but look, here's a model who's thin and beautiful and only represents a minimal number of actual women and here's pages of airbrushed ads for cosmetic surgey and diets and make-up and articles about how you should spend your life thinking up schemes as to how to bag yourself a man: forget about self actualisation and meaningful pursuits!
- "real women have curves" - this is just as bad as holding a skinny body type up as the ideal
- the daily mail
mar 27 2012 ∞
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