{"id":164161,"date":"2015-03-10T18:41:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T18:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/03\/10\/why-i-need-feminism\/"},"modified":"2015-03-10T18:41:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T18:41:47","slug":"why-i-need-feminism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/03\/10\/why-i-need-feminism\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I need feminism"},"content":{"rendered":"

zigraves<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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lilliphus<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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lianaslane<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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*driving home*<\/p>\n

Me: Let\u2019s see what\u2019s on the radio.<\/p>\n

DJ: \u201cIt\u2019s a tragic day for all men today\u2014Leonard Nimoy died. Most boys had a Star Trek phase growing up. You girls probably have trouble telling the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek, but trust me, it\u2019s a big deal that he\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Me: \u2026<\/p>\n

Me: Seriously? What year is this?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Leonard Nimoy is rolling in his fucking grave<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Fake geek boys don\u2019t even know that women are why Star Trek got on air to begin with (Lucille Ball of Desilu productions!), women are why it stayed on air (fangirls writing letters to Paramount & NBC keep it from getting dropped!), women ran the first conventions (Joan Winston!) and women wrote the first guidebooks (Bjo Trimble!).<\/p>\n

Fake geek boys don\u2019t know that Leonard Nimoy was an outspoken feminist who campaigned to get equal pay for the female actors on the show, and who after his Star Trek days continued to advance feminist goals like fat body acceptance.<\/p>\n

Star Trek is women\u2019s territory. Get the fuck outta my sci-fi, fake geek boys, and take your ignorant sexism with you.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

zigraves: lilliphus: lianaslane: *driving home* Me: Let\u2019s see what\u2019s on the radio. DJ: \u201cIt\u2019s a tragic day for all men today\u2014Leonard Nimoy died. Most boys had a Star Trek phase growing up. You girls probably have trouble telling the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek, but trust me, it\u2019s a big deal that he\u2019s … <\/p>\n

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