New “Badass Feminist Coloring Book” Blowing Minds Everywhere!!
[guest post by Dana]
You know what real “badass” women never need? An insipid feminist coloring book to relieve their stress and affirm their relevance and worth. And why is that? Because honest-to-God badass women are too busy naturally being badass as they live out their principles and beliefs in service to others without compulsively needing to draw attention to themselves as women. Instead, they are people with a greater vision and purpose than self, thus rendering the sole promotion of gender, irrelevant. Real badass women don’t need the affirmation of grievance mongers.
But given what the modern feminist is all about, it’s nice that this new coloring book has been created for them to relieve the ever-present stress of struggling to be relevant. I am relevant, hear me roar! Because God knows they don’t seem to be having much success on either front:
Feminists of the world, you know how tiring it can get dealing with the oppression, discrimination and hate that’s all too rampant in our everyday lives. Sometimes you just want to scream, or cry, or rip out all the pages of your favorite feminist manifesto and cover your body in them like a paper fort. Well, here’s another idea. In times of stress, why not whip out your handy feminist coloring book?
“You’re never too old for coloring books & you’re never too young for feminism,” is the motto behind Ijeoma Oluo’s incredible project, aptly titled Badass Feminist Coloring Book. The radical book combines the meditative lull of coloring with the revolutionary spirit of feminism, a combination that will please just about any creative lady.
“I’m a feminist writer and a woman of color, so I spend a lot of time neck-deep in misogyny and racism,” Oluo explained to The Huffington Post.
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Drawing these amazing feminists has really helped me feel connected to them and their ideals, and I want other people to have that. We can celebrate and enjoy feminism. It’s a very serious topic, but it’s also beautiful, fun, creative and inspiring.”
Serious people demand to be taken seriously!
Crayons ready?
Mind. Blown.
Am I right?!
–Dana
Hello.
Dana (86e864) — 7/5/2015 @ 10:09 amYou have a good start on your new book,
“Strong women too busy dealing with Nazism and Communism to spend time on a coloring book”.
I want an autographed copy, will pay for it.
MD in Philly (f9371b) — 7/5/2015 @ 10:16 amOf course this is the way they mean to indoctrinate kids at an early age. Unfortunately, it probably works too.
Dejectedhead (152876) — 7/5/2015 @ 10:36 amPeak absurdity is rapidly approaching
JD (3b5483) — 7/5/2015 @ 10:50 amHa, ha, ha, ha ….
nk (dbc370) — 7/5/2015 @ 10:54 am“Your argument is invalid. Deal with it.”
See, this really is the way leftists argue: they simply pronounce and declare, they don’t make actual arguments. Leftism is one long, stupid, violent letter to Santa Claus. Feminism too, with the added distinction of being boring.
grumpy the grump (944707) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:00 am#4. I don’t believe there is a peak. It’s the flipside to the gay campaign “It gets better.” It’s called “It can always get worse.”
Dejectedhead (152876) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:01 amthat 5 O’clock shadow should have been accompanied by a trigger warning!
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:02 amHeh. To me, that coloring book does not look like it will be a very big seller. It may end up sitting on a few angry adult feminists’ coffee tables as a conversation piece. But if given to little girls of the age who might be tempted to “color” unattractive, simple drawings like that, they will pay no attention to the words and will love to fill in and around the lines with pink and purple crayon, glitter, and stickers. It’s what they do!
elissa (344657) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:03 am“Bearded Lady you won’t accompany me.”
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:03 amI’ve found most leftist arguments rely on some unexplainable concept that merely requires you to believe them.
Dejectedhead (152876) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:03 amIs that Theresa Nissen Hayden with the flaming batons? Was this put together by the Sad Puppies/Rabid Puppies?
nk (dbc370) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:05 amThe sad thing is, Dejectedhead, they believe them.
Rev. Barack Hussein Hoagie (f4eb27) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:05 amThey don’t know why they believe them though, Rev. If you ask them to explain they respond in two ways.
1. It’s hard to explain.
2. If you don’t understand the concept already, they can’t explain it to you.
Dejectedhead (152876) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:12 am“It’s Pat!”
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:12 amYou left out the third response: RACISS!!!11!
grumpy the grump (944707) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:14 amHuffPo is approaching peak leftism, as Kevin Williamson would put it.
Mike K (90dfdc) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:17 amI must admit observing the leftist mindset completely void of rational logic and at their obvious low level of maturity, a coloring book seems an appropriate way for them to pass the time. That or their traditional method of basket weaving.
Rev. Barack Hussein Hoagie (f4eb27) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:20 am“My body is my own.”
And believe me, lady, you’re welcome to keep it.
grumpy the grump (944707) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:26 amWhat ever happened to collage and macrame?
ropelight (1a3617) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:27 amthat 5 O’clock shadow should have been accompanied by a trigger warning!
She’s pissed off that God won’t allow women to have beards, too.
(which brings up images of Life of Brian).
Kevin M (25bbee) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:30 amThat 5 O’clock shadow is the friggin’ trigger warning.
Rev. Barack Hussein Hoagie (f4eb27) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:35 amI had no idea the women on restroom signs were actual women. I thought they were just these drawings.
Gerald A (949d7d) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:35 amHave you guys clicked on the first link provided by Dana? Takes you to HuffPo and more “feminists” (I use quotes because there is absolutely nothing feminine about them ). Why are all the leftist and feminist dames angry and so damn ugly? And which came first? Are they ugly because they’re angry or are they angry because they’re ugly?
Rev. Barack Hussein Hoagie (f4eb27) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:43 amI think they should put pants on the women’s signs and breasts on the men’s. In honor of Bruce Jenner.
Rev. Barack Hussein Hoagie (f4eb27) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:44 amYour argument is invalid Rev, deal with it.
Dejectedhead (152876) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:49 amTNH? Given the quality of the drawing it’s impossible to rule her (or anyone else) out, but this would be a fantasy scene where she’s much younger and more nimble, and is burning her canes.
And it’s Teresa, without an H. I made that mistake once, and she made sure I would’t make it a second time.
Milhouse (a04cc3) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:51 amA Badass Feminist Coloring Book For The Powerful Ladies In Your Life is the title of the linked article.
It might just be me, but powerful women don’t need a coloring book to either inform or affirm their status.
Dana (86e864) — 7/5/2015 @ 11:58 amWhen did “feminist” come to mean “lesbian”?
Kevin M (25bbee) — 7/5/2015 @ 12:16 pmPerhaps if we could be assured of the literacy of all men and women, we wouldn’t have to have women wearing dresses on restroom signs to differentiate between the two. I take it as an indictment against public education.
Further, if that’s your biggest beef in life, then God help you, you pathetic mass of oozing estrogen. Because in the *real* world, there are vast numbers of women who don’t even have the luxury of using indoor plumbing, let alone having their bullshit baby feelings hurt by a restroom sign. These women are too goddamn busy just trying not to mess themselves until they can safely (hopefully) relieve themselves under cover of night in open fields.
Dana (86e864) — 7/5/2015 @ 12:18 pmWow. Well, at least a couple of them had big tits.
Bill H (2a858c) — 7/5/2015 @ 12:19 pmWill there be someone to mansplain to them about “coloring inside the lines”?
Proof (88372b) — 7/5/2015 @ 12:27 pmelissa @ 9,
Yep. If you google “princess coloring books”, it brings up 1,720,000 results. If you search for “princess coloring books” at Amazon, you get 20 pages of results.
Dana (86e864) — 7/5/2015 @ 12:28 pmOctober 3, 1978.
Rev. Barack Hussein Hoagie (f4eb27) — 7/5/2015 @ 12:38 pmnk, you know about Sad Puppies? Larry Correia makes me laugh.
Simon Jester (39745d) — 7/5/2015 @ 2:26 pmBad Ass US Women’s Soccer team 2 goals up on Japan in the first 6 minutes.
ropelight (1a3617) — 7/5/2015 @ 4:09 pmSo, I’m the only one that thinks this is a parody; a trolling of Tumblrinas?
nk (dbc370) — 7/5/2015 @ 4:15 pmUS now 4 goals to none at the 15 minute mark. If you like soccer this is even better than the real thing.
ropelight (1a3617) — 7/5/2015 @ 4:16 pmSlightly, Simon. And Vox Day’s Rabid Puppies, and their war with the Torries.
And it’s Teresa, without an H.
The Rabid Puppies spell it T-o-a-d-i-n-a.
nk (dbc370) — 7/5/2015 @ 4:18 pmThe one regarding the restroom signs best illustrates how absurd and dishonest the left-wing-nuts are. How precisely should/could women be portrayed to meet with Madame’s approval? If a curvy outline is used clearly that would be sexism of the worst sort. And never forget that the pictographs all over the landscape were the left’s idea to begin with. Conservatives can read.
Mark Johnson (a64489) — 7/5/2015 @ 4:32 pmBut they’re “so European”.
Rev. Barack Hussein Hoagie (f4eb27) — 7/5/2015 @ 4:37 pmSegregated bathrooms don’t meet with her approval in the first place.
Milhouse (a04cc3) — 7/5/2015 @ 4:43 pmTNH is actually a nice person in person. Most of the time. Well, a lot of the time.
Milhouse (a04cc3) — 7/5/2015 @ 4:43 pmWhy are all so…aggressively homely?
(ropelight, I’m going to turn on the soccer game. More than one goal? My kind of game.)
Patricia (5fc097) — 7/5/2015 @ 5:38 pmQuoting. “… “I’m a feminist writer and a woman of color, so I spend a lot of time neck-deep in misogyny and racism,” Oluo explained to The Huffington Post. ”
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Ya know, I see that “neck-deep in misogyny and racism” thing in a *VERY* different way than she means it…..
Sort of like the way Sharpton/ Jackson/ Farrakhan/ Obama/ Holder/ etc, see “racism” EVERYWHERE around them. The explanation is simple – racism is what fills their minds; it’s the lens through which they view the world; it colors everything they experience.
Same with the above lady (and kinda like Mattress Girl, too). “I carry My Pet Crazy around with me all day, every day, so I can remind myself of how terrible and AWFUL it is; you don’t understand what it’s like: it’s ALWAYS there — whispering to me, taunting me, threatening me — like an evil Presence — I just *hate* it!! You outsiders couldn’t possibly know what a terrible burden it is, and it never goes away, never. Being a Professional Victim is a 24-hour-a-day job, and it’s really, really HARD.”
A_Nonny_Mouse (66857f) — 7/5/2015 @ 8:19 pmNo white, yellow, red, brown, or black crayons allowed.
LTMG (94c4c3) — 7/5/2015 @ 8:34 pmJust like every other mental eight-year-old…?
Hmmmm….
IGotBupkis, "Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses." (225d0d) — 7/6/2015 @ 2:28 amI saw a girl with a beard once. She won the Humboldt county beauty contest, so my cousin said.
He might have been joking.
papertiger (c2d6da) — 7/6/2015 @ 3:28 amCan’t wear pants on public restroom signs?
Stupid and blind and willful misrepresentation is not a winning proposition.
I wouldn’t worry about it though. Soon there will be one big restroom for all genders: female, male, male pretending to be female, female pretending to be male, surgically-altered females, surgically-altered males, voyeur, teacher, poly, pedo, what ever genders are invented on the next few years.
ErisGuy (76f8a7) — 7/6/2015 @ 4:36 amThis is just depressing. I grew up with the version of feminism that encouraged normal women to play sports and work in engineering or finance or medicine. I’m not exactly a feminist badass here, but I’ve taken advantage of opportunities that my grandmothers didn’t have, as it made sense for my life and temperament. My sisters and friends have done the same thing.
As much as I admire the women at the top of this post, the reality is that most women can’t be superstars. But we can go about the business of advancing feminism by doing normal-people things – playing sports, studying engineering, going into finance, buying a house, what-have-you. When normal men see the women around them doing those things, it’s sort of hard to believe that we’re inferior. You show that Title IX is a good idea by enthusiastically playing sports. You show that women belong in science by getting yourself into a lab. You show that women are rational human beings by being responsible, thoughtful, and articulate.
A “feminist” colouring book is an insult to women and has nothing to do with advancing the well-being of women. Revolting.
bridget (248d93) — 7/6/2015 @ 7:51 amPatricia, hope you enjoyed the game. I missed the second half, a big thunderstorm knocked out my Direct TV. Service was restored only seconds after stoppage time expired. I did see replays of the highlights. Lloyd’s goal from mid-field was terrific. Great game.
ropelight (00d1fa) — 7/6/2015 @ 8:15 amFrom the yahoos:
There’s so much wrongheaded in this blurb that it’s hard to know where to begin.
elissa (dc3fe2) — 7/6/2015 @ 11:41 amElissa – vomit inducing. I wouldn’t let my girls within a mile of that shltshow
JD (addbc4) — 7/6/2015 @ 11:57 amIf Girls is one of Malia Obama’s favorite shows then obviously the Obamas’ TV rules for their children have changed in the past few years.
DRJ (1dff03) — 7/6/2015 @ 12:12 pmThey had the same rules in 2012, too.
DRJ (1dff03) — 7/6/2015 @ 12:13 pmI guess that last election freed up more than just Barack.
DRJ (1dff03) — 7/6/2015 @ 12:14 pmmuch more “flexibility”, IYKWIMAITTYD.
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 7/6/2015 @ 12:55 pmGreat catch, DRJ
JD (3b5483) — 7/6/2015 @ 12:59 pmPat Riley: Howdy, Tippy!
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 7/6/2015 @ 12:59 pmTippy: Oh… oh Pat… what do you want?
Pat Riley: Well I just thought I’d stop by and pick up a few personal items.
Tippy: Oh no no no, please, remember? No, I don’t want to know anything about your… your sex life, okay?
Pat Riley: I just want to get a few toiletries. Uh, first of all, I need some protection…
Tippy: Oh dear God, okay, all right.
Pat Riley: …from underarm wetness. I’m never one to offend!
Tippy: 2.50 then, all right, and you’re out…
Pat Riley: What am I, in a race? Whoa!
Tippy: Well, kind of, uh…
Pat Riley: And I need a lubricant…
Tippy: What?
Pat Riley: …for my eyes. They’re drying up due to the pollen and dust in the air.
Tippy: Oh great, help me, somebody please help me!
Pat Riley: And I need some feminine napkins…
Tippy: Oh, I’m in hell… I am in hell now!
Pat Riley: You never know when Aunt Wilma’s gonna stop by for lunch!
“No TV on weeknights” isn’t exactly an unusual parental rule. (My family had, and enforced, that rule.) If you’re trying to raise non-entitled kids, and you know that your kids are going to get into any college they apply to because their dad is the President of the United States, it just seems like you would be more, not less, strict with rules like “No TV on weeknights.”
bridget (248d93) — 7/6/2015 @ 1:35 pmRegarding young Miss Obama and the Lena Dunham show, is Malia allowed to be on the set while scenes involving nudity and sex are being filmed? Since she’s not yet 18, are there regulations that require that she not be exposed to the, uh, exposure?
JVW (8278a3) — 7/6/2015 @ 1:58 pmThe whole Leftoid thing just makes me shudder.
On the one hand – “Infantilize EVERYONE!”
On the other hand – “Sexualize EVERYTHING!”
I repeat – just.makes.me.SHUDDER. Ughh.
A_Nonny_Mouse (ec95b1) — 7/6/2015 @ 2:44 pm@ bridget:
As much as I admire the women at the top of this post, the reality is that most women can’t be superstars. But we can go about the business of advancing feminism by doing normal-people things – playing sports, studying engineering, going into finance, buying a house, what-have-you.
I’m not sure what your definition of feminism is, but while I agree that not everyone can be a superstar and that women everywhere can advance feminism by doing normal-people things that you mentioned, they can also advance it by being a good and present parent. Noble professions, great, but leading a noble life, better.
Dana (86e864) — 7/6/2015 @ 5:45 pmWho is the lady in the print dress at the top of the post?
nk (dbc370) — 7/6/2015 @ 5:51 pmFurther, to me what this coloring book says to women is that women who attempt to simply live effective lives as women and make a go of it in the public square and market place are undoubtedly going to be traumatized by the experience of having to compete with men and other women, and therefore, will need to color away their stress in some safe room somewhere. It is insulting, but further, it sends a message of low expectations and implicit wimpiness.
Dana (86e864) — 7/6/2015 @ 5:52 pmCorrie ten Boom.
Here is her story on being called to forgive the guard at Ravensbruck where she was held prisoner during WWII for hiding Jews.
Dana (86e864) — 7/6/2015 @ 5:55 pmDana, I’m confused by your comment. Can you explain it a bit more?
bridget (37b281) — 7/6/2015 @ 7:52 pm#65 and #68 – I believe Dana is telling us the lady in the print dress is Corrie Ten Boom (then a little history about her).
A_Nonny_Mouse (b714f8) — 7/6/2015 @ 8:08 pmDana (86e864) — 7/6/2015 @ 5:55 pm
Wow, Dana! Great link. I’ve long known about Corrie Ten Boom, but had neglected reading more about her story. Thank you.
felipe (56556d) — 7/6/2015 @ 8:21 pm“The Hiding Place” is must reading as is her second book, “Tramp for the Lord” (“Tramp” as one who is always travelling about).
MD in Philly (f9371b) — 7/6/2015 @ 8:53 pm“We live in a world that is so sexist that women still can’t wear pants on public restroom signs” and millions of men are still forced to wear ties to work…
At least woman can choose to wear trousers…
Steve (63f3d4) — 7/14/2015 @ 11:36 am