ThisIsMaggieJo

whoneedsfeminism:

I need feminism because…
- if I socialize with a group of people from work, then I must be “fucking or dating one of them.”-I shouldn’t have to fear my reputation and respect from my shipmates being slandered and jeopardized.-if you’r a female in the military, you’re either a whore or a lesbian.-the validity of what i say and my ability to perform at work should not have to be compared to and weighed against my male counterparts to be deemed adequate.-I can’t come to work without the fear that my SHIPMATES are going to bully and harass me.
A little background… I’m a 19 y/o girl in the United States Navy. I work as an Aviation Machinist’s Mate, I repair and troubleshoot plane engines. I LOVE my job, nothing is more satisfying than coming back to my room covered in grease with dirty camis and coveralls.
The first week I was here, I got stuck at the grocery store on base and my ride wasn’t coming. Three people from work came out and offered me a ride, and I got invited to a cookout the next day. After that weekend, I was asked by my supervisor if I’d met anyone yet/gotten out, and I replied that I went to a cookout with those people. That was all that I said - I went to a cookout at their house, and that was it. Because that WAS it.
About 3 weeks later, rumors had been spread that I was dating one of them and that one of my friends was dating the other. I actually found out that a girl in my work center was contributing to the rumor, after I snapped at her on a bad day she commented to one of my shipmates, “She’s just mad because she had to break up with her boyfriend because the command knows.” … knows what? I broke up with my boyfriend from Atlanta 3 weeks ago, and now I’m single and currently talking to a girl out in California from school. I am preoccupied with about a million other things, why would I be trying to date anyone here? Everyone is an ASSHOLE and not worth my time because all that guys want in the Navy is a good fuck and then to talk all about it.
In short, I should not have to come to work and watch every little thing that I say, have no-one to confide in, because it may be seen as something else and then turn into a huge rumor/lie that was spread by these people that are my “SHIPMATES”, people who are supposed to have my back all along the way. I need feminism to feel comfortable and confident at work without the fear that my reputation and career, as well as the ones of those kind people involved, is being jeopardized because I met some cool people and people misconstrue that as fraternization.
I shouldn’t need feminism because I shouldn’t have to defend myself to my own fucking comrades.
Please pardon the language and length.

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I was always a very serious child. I remember being 13 and girls in my class saying, “So-and-so is going to kiss so-and-so on the school fields.” I said, “That’s stupid. They’re too young for it to matter—he doesn’t love her, and that’s just a waste of time.” It’s amazing that I had any friends! So I was the right child to get cast: I loved the responsibility.
-Emma Watson

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chanel-smokes:

someoneisstrugglingtobefree:

eatmekissmefuckme:

THIS.

This should be on every billboard across the world until people truly understand it’s meaning and everyone accepts everyone else as equals

yes^

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alabamagirl4life:

bradpaisleyforever:

hutcherama:

Brad Paisley - Whisky Lullaby
We can feel his agony

aaaaand im crying

I feel you :/

such a song full of feels :’(

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And AGAIN my dad ruins plans.

My sister and I were planning on going to watch my old team compete at State today, and she was only getting out of the last TWO hours of school to see it. She was fine with it, my mom was fine with it, but my dad has to jump in last minute, when I wasn’t even around to explain anything, and say she can’t go.

So now I have to drive downtown by myself and sit by myself all day.

YAY.

SO DONE WITH HIM.

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sass-ified:

(via rosyvanilla, kurono)

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thelovenotebook:

LOVE, LIFE & PERSONAL QUOTES

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