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None of y'all act like the Russians raping German women en masse post-/during ww2 was ok. In fact, I've seen a number of posts over the years decrying how despicable and heinous that was. Why now are you defending the rape of Israeli women? Handwaving it as ~hypothetical,~ or saying they deserved it if it did happen? What happened to #YesAllMen? I know none of you are so stupid as to forget what men do in times of war, what their favorite part of war is. Jewish women are not acceptable targets of sexual violence, no matter where they come from.

Jewish women built so many activist causes on their backs, with their own hands in the mud, and this is how you repay them? No solidarity. No speaking up for them when antisemites rape and beat and murder them. Idgaf where they happened to have been born, and frankly, i don't care what they voted for or what atrocities they celebrate, rape is never acceptable. Rape is never excusable. Rape is not a punishment to be wielded against women—even the most sincerely evil woman in the world, whoever she is, does not and cannot deserve rape.

Take your Greek mythology with a grain of salt.

The ancient Greek writers were horribly misogynistic, and they never missed an opportunity to make the Goddess or woman out to be evil or sneaky. Note anything by Hesiod alone. They even turned Gaia, the literal earth and mother of creation itself, into a cruel and rebellious bitch. Athena punished a rape victim and then aided her assailants for fun. Aphrodite was vain and selfish. The entire story of Persephone.

Hera. Just...Hera.

 - Marilyn Monroe, last taped interview, days before her death

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As one of the biggest Ella Fitzgerald fans, she literally helped desegregate her performances. Ella was not allowed to play at Mocambo because of her race.

Ella Fitzgerald: “I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt… she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him – and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status – that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman – a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.” thisisnotmyfairytaleendingg (Source: dmvnessa)

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In August 1956, Monroe began filming The Prince and the Showgirl, with Laurence Olivier staring and directing. The production was complicated by conflicts between him and Monroe. He angered her with the patronizing statement “All you have to do is be sexy” and his attempts to get her to replicate Vivien Leigh’s interpretation. She became pregnant and miscarried during the production, which heavily worsened her depression and increased her drug abuse.

She was on courses of strong medication, had invasive surgery to try and limit the damage caused, and despite trying for a baby numerous times, suffered many miscarriages because of her condition. The miscarriages especially sent her into deep depression, since she desperately wanted to be a mother.

There is speculation that the condition may have been one of the triggers in her drug dependency as well, because when you have endo, you will take whatever you can to stop. it. hurting.

Hmm thats actually a good question Anon! Love your lady Landscape comes by Lisa Lister comes to mind as it is a book that teaches you to connect with your body in a more Holistic fashion; there is more of a focus on periods/ a side of sexuality from what I've researched about the book, but does claim to speak about how to become embodied in yourself winch seem to be mostly what you're looking for. I do know that eating disorders can cause disruptions in your menstrual period and otherwise harm that aspect of Feminine Help, so if you feel an issue in that department I'd sincerely recommend picking it up

Non Wiccan but I did see The Beauty Myth being advised frequently among rad circles as something that helped some Gyns i knew personally dispelling some myths about the worth of patriarchal beauty standards. It may be worth looking into as a way to unpack some of the societal conditioning that does no service to your condition.

I'd encourage you to look into A Goddess you'd want to tap into and embody and make your own mantra to aid you whenever your ED flairs up as well. A number of Dianic Go to Books such as Ariadne's thread, Spiral Dance and Women's Rites and Women's Mysteries can help you carve out the best solutions spiritually and magically for your condition. If you're interested in the Greek Pantheon, Goddess in Everywoman by Jean Shinoda Bolen can be of great assistance and a gateway of how The Goddesses tend to appear in our Psyche and Shape us.

The Divine Feminine Handbook Vol I by Marilyn Pabon talks explicitly about Holistic/ Intuitive eating and overcoming self doubt; during my research into books that could possibly help you this part stood out to me most.

If you're comfortable you can reach out to me any time you'd like Anon! I'm no stranger to a distorted view of my own body even if I have no ED and I sympathize with your plight sincerely.

~ Body neutrality. A body that does what it is supposed to is a good body. You are alive, yes? Your body is a good body.

~ Your mind and body are intricately linked. There is no one without the other. The fact you are alive, able to experience life in all of Her fullness, is because of your brain and your body.

~ Do you know how much your ancestors fought to have you standing where you are right now? How much they struggled to survive for their children, their children’s children, and now you? This isn’t meant to make you feel guilty, but it helped me to acknowledge that my body is a product of generations of people trying very, very hard to survuve.

~ Looking at renaissance era paintings of women! Paintings of the Muses, the Fates, Aphrodite the Goddess of beauty with her stomach rolls!

~ The Goddess is embodied by women, we are reflections of Her. She has cellulite, stomach rolls, She eats heartily and laughs loudly, smiling broadly without restraint. One thing I like to remember is that the Goddess is represented in women-form. Human-women form, not femininity-women form or beauty standards-women form. She is not docile and quiet, nor starved and meek. She is bold and big and is full of LIFE!!

~ As fiendishly said, The Beauty Myth is wonderfully eye opening and will help you understand the last point better. Learning Radical Feminism has opened my eyes to the beauty standards women are subjected to and has allowed me to say fuck no to them all. Although healing from my eating disorder has been a MUCH longer journey then stopping shaving my legs, I see it as in the same vein. Both are to do with beauty standards. Look for the lies in the things you were told. When was cellulite proclaimed a bad thing? When did this beauty standard appear? Why? Who does it benefit?

~ returning to how the Goddess is full of life, I recommend looking at the reasons women’s bodies are whatever sort of way. Why do we hold more fat then men? Where do we hold it most and why? What is cellulite? What is its purpose? Learning about all of this helps me connect with the Goddess too.

~ this recommendation isn’t Goddess focused but bear with me. My idea of the Goddess draws heavily from Dionysus and to me, She has indulgence and pleasure within Her endless domain. I am sure I am restating things but below are two excerpts from The Holy Book of Women’s Mysteries.

Both stress life and celebration. I think that is a wonderful thing, myself, since being a woman tends to be about sacrifice, suffering and enduring. You aren’t here to look pretty. You’re here to live and to experience the joys of existance.