thedoctorssaviorclara asked:

"Teach boys not to fucking rape" yes because teaching people not to fucking murder and steal has worked so well.

you’re way off point, teaching young boys about boundaries, consent and imbuing them with an innate respect for women as people and not prizes and objects they are entitled to DOES help stop them becoming rapists.

most people DO NOT commit murder, so that’s a bad comparison. don’t EVER compare rape to theft. it is really offensive to compare victims of sexual violence to property!

just because FCKH8 is flawed doesn’t mean the messages, slogans they use are completely wrong. don’t undermine the important impact of educating youth (especially boys) on “how not to rape” just because FCKH8 uses the phrase in an badly thought out and problematic video.

it is contributing to victim blaming and the lack of action to tackle the root issues even if you don’t mean to when you dismiss important strategies, just because an organization you don’t like associated with it.

FCKH8’s practices are so damaging and worrying exactly BECAUSE on a lot of issues they are correct or mean well. because their messages and impact have value that is less effective than it could be due to their own bad practices. or it contributes to the marginalization of intersecting groups they claim to be allied with even though they’re selling themselves on being “inclusive”).

sexism misogyny fckh8 intersectionality lgbtq feminism rape culture thedoctorssaviorclara asks

Anonymous asked:

psst, could you guys collect your posts on fckh8's discrimination/marginalization of bisexuals under a link at the top of you page? i noticed a handful of posts that would definitely fall under that category, and think it would be nice if they could all be grouped like the other identities/categories are! thank you :)

we’ll try using a ‘biphobia’ tag. someone(s) will go though old post seeing what’s relevent to tag soon

if anyone has anything new (or wants to link old posts that could benefit from a ‘biphobia’ tag), you can use the submit function

about the blog Anonymous asks

"I shouldn’t need a penis to get paid"

tw: transmisogyny, transphobia

((multiple people contributed to this post))

  • these are only basic points:
  • it is not the penis that grants you power it is being a man
  • some trans men have access to this power (male privilege), despite not having a “penis” of the type that is described in this context
  • ((that’s not to imply that trans men do not face specific discrimination and difficulty in employment for being trans or things like race, class, disability))
  • trans women, who may have a “penis” in this rhetoric, face widespread and significant discrimination and barriers to employment. their penis, if they have one, grants them no special power to get paid more. the opposite is true: the specter of scary “women with penises” is at the center of transmisogyny!
  • reducing the issue to catchy memes about genitals is cissexist and transphobic, period
  • claiming women get paid less than men while ignoring the factor that race plays into this is bad social activism
  • white women come in over men of color on this scale. example:
  • a white man makes $1.24 for every $1 a white woman makes
  • a white man makes $1.52 for every $1 a latino man makes
  • so a white woman makes $1.28 for every $1 a latino man makes
transmisogyny transphobia cissexism

FCKH8’s clothes are made by American Apparel, A4 and Bella + Canvas

This information was in response to a direct inquiry about where their clothes are made:

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((We know it is impossible to only buy/consume products that don’t contribute to exploitative labor and poor working conditions (“ethical consumer”) etc somewhere along the line. This information is shared because it has been requested by followers and is not readily available elsewhere.))

American Apparel:

A4:

  • There are lots of ‘A4’ companies that deal in apparel, we’re not sure which one is associated with FCKH8.

Bella + Canvas:

  • Bella prides themselves on eco-friendly manufacturing, but we cringed to find their social responsibility page doesn’t state them as having any interest in making sure the people who makes their clothes are paid or treated fairly:

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What we want from FCKH8

  • TRANSPARENCY - Truthful and clear information on profits, donations and costs.
  • ORIGINALITY - No theft of art and intellectual property, as merch or marketing memes.
  • EDUCATION - A level of awareness of LGBT issues that is fitting for a company directly targeting that community as consumers - FCKH8 reps being ignorant and sometimes even bigoted and discriminatory is not acceptable.
  • FAIRNESS - Better custom service, including communication and how problems with orders are handled/resolved, and how FCKH8 deals with other companies and their employees.
  • RESPECT - An end to dog-whistle smear campaigns against their critics (like their response to colourlines). An openness to dialogue when they are criticized by members of a community they are trying to market to and make money from.
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newflipside asked:

Dear other white people: SHUT UP. YOU'RE NOT HELPING END RACISM. The fact that /another white person/ has to tell you guys that, proves that you're racist. =sry these stupid white people are messaging you=

sending US messages is literally helping nobody but making you feel like you’ve “done your part” when you’ve really done nothing of value

we KNOW white people are fucking up, go tell THEM

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