They were the daughters of Electra, a Nereid, and Thaumas, the son of Pontus and Gaia. They live in a cave in Crete. Originally portrayed as beautiful maidens, later legends painted these three sisters as always ravenously hungry. They were often called the Dogs of Zeus (Hades?), and lived in filth and excrement. The name Harpy means "Snatcher."
In "The Odyssey," the Harpies were regarded as storm winds. Before that, however, they were considered the Goddess Athena in her vengeful form.
From beautiful maidens who represented a powerful goddess's fury to shit-throwing noisy filthy ravenous shriek beasts who bedevil men, harpies are a fantastic example of the way the kyriarchy has changed the way women and femininity are viewed and treated.
rljd:
omg. this. sooo much!
Yup.
Absolutely disagree. fat bodies are queer bodies; no question that today it is less socially acceptable to admit to finding a fat body sexually attractive than someone of…
My (not fat) husband is married to me (a very fat woman) and there are no laws preventing our marriage or preventing us from having and raising children. We can walk down the street again holding hands and people don’t try to harm or kill us. His parents didn’t disown him for marrying a fat chick. His friends didn’t shun him. Nobody is telling him he’s going to hell.
While I appreciate that there is pressure on fat people to be thin, and on everyone to not date fat people, using “closet” terminology is divisive and dismisses a lot of what gay, trans*, etc people actually go through— the danger they live in. I say this as a fat person who is fully supportive of fat rights, HAES, etc. It’s damaging to compare oppressions or play who’s-got-it-worse, and it’s damaging to co-opt the terminology of specific oppressed groups.
3rd April 2012
Reblogged From fridayfelts
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SO WHAT WAS DAT BOUT JK ROWLING NEVER STATING THAT ANGELINA WAS BLACK? WHAT WAS THAT? BECAUSE IT SAYS IT CLEAR AS DAY. PATSY WHATEVERHERLASTNAMEIS ALSO MADE FUN OF ANGELINA’S BRAIDS, CALLING THEM WORMS.
AND WE’LL JUST IGNORE THAT A VERY DARK SKINNED BLACK GIRL PLAYED…
Those sad, deflated boobs.
Seriously, folks, ‘ugly renaissance babes’ needs to be a thing. I mean it. Look at that wonky cheap-ass boobjob! Look at it!!
It’s like someone stuck two deflated balloons to a dude’s chest.
And furthermore didn’t understand how breast tissue attaches to musculature.
“It’s like someone stuck two deflated balloons to a dude’s chest.”
Well, I mean. A lot Renaissance sculpture of women is basically a dude body with tits slapped haphazardly on, maybe some lady lump tacked onto the hips or something.
(Source: catturnedtosmoke)
I just got a text from my boyfriend that the Black Panthers are calling for random acts of violence against whites across the country. This is entirely second-hand and I can’t substantiate this claim at all. I’m not finding anything other than articles on the…
Much of the opposition to VAWA [Violence Against Women Act] comes from so-called “men’s rights” or “father’s rights” groups. They frame the debate as “he-said-she-said”–women’s rights and protection on one side, men’s on another.
Turns out, that’s not the case. Groups funded by VAWA have supported male victims for years. I know: I’ve worked for many rape crisis centers and domestic violence programs. We always served anyone, regardless of gender.
I think most men actually support VAWA and its goals–which are to improve law enforcement and community support against domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. With VAWA reauthorization in jeopardy, it’s time for us to make that support public.
"Ben Atherton-Zeeman, “10,000 Men Supporting VAWA” (via thoughshesfeminine)
I met Ben Atherton-Zeeman at the NOW conference when it was held in Tampa. I think that was last year? Anyway, yeah, he’s pretty cool. MRAs are not.
So yeah. This.
(via stfufauxminists)
(Source: catbushandludicrous)
I just had to share this because I think it’s an awesome tweet.
I can hear the excuses coming. Oh my god, I can’t with the US any more.Hoke County Couple Murdered- North Carolina
Neighbors said 35-year-old Tommy Brown was playing basketball with his sons and was concerned because neighbor John Oliver Hill Jr., 48, was shooting a gun in the area
“And this nut from across the street - who had been outside shooting his gun - the gentleman asked him if he would quit because of all the kids outside playing. And so he took it upon his self to come over here and he just shot the man. Shot him in the head,” said neighbor Lois Clairmont.
Deputies said the weapon was a .30-30 hunting rifle. The three boys who witnessed the shooting ran inside to get their mother and when she came out, Hill allegedly shot her twice.
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=8595345
http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2012/03/26/1166716?sac=fo.local
WTF?
salihughes
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3/26/12 8:48 AMThere’s not enough attention brought to the harassment that people go through to get abortion access. Spread the word!
