“I guess some of this mad right-wing love comes from the idea that in America, anyone can become a Rich Guy if he just works hard and saves his pennies. Mitt Romney has said, in effect, “I’m rich and I don’t apologize for it.” Nobody wants you to, Mitt. What some of us want—those who aren’t blinded by a lot of bullshit persiflage thrown up to mask the idea that rich folks want to keep their damn money—is for you to acknowledge that you couldn’t have made it in America without America. That you were fortunate enough to be born in a country where upward mobility is possible (a subject upon which Barack Obama can speak with the authority of experience), but where the channels making such upward mobility possible are being increasingly clogged. That it’s not fair to ask the middle class to assume a disproportionate amount of the tax burden. Not fair? It’s un-f—king-American, is what it is. I don’t want you to apologize for being rich; I want you to acknowledge that in America, we all should have to pay our fair share. That our civics classes never taught us that being American means that—sorry, kiddies—you’re on your own. That those who have received much must be obligated to pay—not to give, not to “cut a check and shut up,” in Gov. Christie’s words, but to pay—in the same proportion. That’s called stepping up and not whining about it. That’s called patriotism, a word the Tea Partiers love to throw around as long as it doesn’t cost their beloved rich folks any money.”
—Stephen King: Tax Me, for F@%&’s Sake! - The Daily Beast (via ronmarks)
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Who Needs Feminism? →
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I need feminism because 99% of women in video games are seen as “damsels in distress”.
I need feminism because I shouldn’t have to defend my reasons for idolizing Princess Zelda, Chell, The Boss, and the rest of the kickass ladies of video games.
I need feminism because only one of those characters is the main character of their game.
I need feminism because when I play a video game, I don’t want a scantily clad, ridonkulously proportioned, and extremely sexist woman to be my only playable option.
I need feminism because I want a game where Zelda saves Link from Ganon.
I need feminism because I should be able to see myself represented in the medium that I adore the most.
I need feminism because I should be able to cosplay whatever character I damn well please, and my worth not be dependent on how little she wears.
I need feminism because I shouldn’t be seen as a “stupid girl” because I find one of the male characters attractive, when 99% of female characters are only there for that reason.
I need feminism because I’m a gamer, and I shouldn’t be seen as an attention whore when I wear a shirt that promotes that.
I need feminism because I demand more games with strong, wonderful female protagonists, who aren’t dependent on men.
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