February 2012
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“When you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore...”
– Jamie Raskin - who is now a senator in Maryland and served as floor manager of the recently passed bill allowing same sex marriage. (via abaldwin360)
BOOM.
(via tehblackbirdisincognito)
EFFING A, MAN. THIS. (via spastasmagoria)
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National Protest Against the War on Women
stfuprolife:
https://www.facebook.com/events/367293383290110
Can you signal boost this? If so it is greatly appreciated. J Thank you for looking it over.
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100,000,000 workers grind India to a halt in one...
taringanjing:
One of the world’s largest ever strikes began at midnight on Monday 27th Feb and will end at midnight tonight. Up to 100,000,000 Indian workers from different sectors and industries are calling for a national minimum wage, permanent jobs, and much more.
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For women, heart attacks look different. →
goddessofcheese:
bec-de-corbin:
elfgrove:
distractedbyshinyobjects:
Follow me down the rabbit hole for a second:
I’ve long wondered if this - that women don’t recognize the symptoms of a heart attack in themselves, and consequently don’t get the fast care that is vital for heart attack survival - is the reason heart disease is the #1 killer in women. Women statistically take better care...
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love is a journey, i'm hoping i return from.:... →
dreams-from-my-father:
Will black people be wiped out for the second time on African soil by Arabs while the international community - that armed and supported the rebels - says NOTHING??
The Tawerghas, a tribe of black Libyans in the South of the country, are being systematically targeted…
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Indian High Court Rules That the Decision to Abort... →
somepolitics:
somepolitics:
In a significant decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week ruled that the right to abort a pregnancy in a marriage rests with the wife and not husband.
“A woman is not a machine in which raw material is put and a finished product comes out. She should be mentally prepared to conceive, continue the same and give birth to a child. The unwanted pregnancy...
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Woman: Can I have birth control?
Government: No.
Woman: I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
Government: No.
Woman: I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
Government: No.
Woman: Well, why can't I have birth control?
Government: Because. Sex isn't for recreation. It's for procreation.
Woman: But it can help regulate my period and benefit me in other ways.
Government: Too bad.
Man: For no reason other than for recreational sex, may I have birth control?
Government: Do you have a penis?
Man: YES, YES I DO!!
Government: WELL HOWDY, VALID CITIZEN. You can buy condoms by the dozens. Here, here's a pack of special condom for "His Pleasure." Oooh, these come in different colours and flavours. Here, try these. They have ribs on them. And this one glows in the dark!! LOL OMG DICK LIGHTSABER!!
Government: But seriously, you're a man. You can do what ever you want.
Woman: But-
Government: Shut up, you sinning, freeloading hussy.
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“The U.S. and its Western allies are sure to do whatever they can to prevent...”
– Noam Chomsky: Article (via stay-human)
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9 Little Known Facts About Notable Women in Black... →
thechanelmuse:
From the article:
Nina Simone - Her involvement in civil rights was spurred by an incident at her first classical piano recital at age 12. During the recital, her parents sat in seats in the front of the building to see her play, but were told to move to the back to make way for white guests. She wasn’t having that though. The young girl refused to perform until her parents were...
“To be honest, I felt hysterical: that Victorian word for the tantrums of...”
– Special Guest Post: Meg Clark on Jonathan Franzen
(via captain-sonic)
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“Men are 150 percent more likely to be the victims of violent crimes than women...”
– Offensive Feminism: The Conservative Gender Norms That Perpetuate Rape Culture, and How Feminists Can Fight Back, by Jill Filipovic (as read in Yes Means Yes)
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“That’s religion: ego masquerading as humility.”
– Bill Maher (via onward-to-the-edge)
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Persons against the Personhood Act in Oklahoma →
ok4rj:
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obscenegestur:
You all better freaking reblog the shit out of this, or I’ll be mad at you forever.
Everyone everywhere should be against this.
oh haaaaay
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“But then, the truth was never really the point. Thin women don’t tell their fat...”
– Kate Harding (via rhiannon-random)
another example of thin privilege, your body type doesn’t carry these negative synonyms
(via fatcatsandcurls)
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TW: Why pro-lifers are lying to themselves and...
oneyoungfeminist:
Dear pro-lifers,
I have a fact to share with you this evening that could very well shock you: People die every day. Yep, you heard me - all the time, for all sorts of reasons. For some reason you have decided to choose “babies” (I use quotations now to say I do not agree with this description, but I’ll stick with it for arguments sake) over all of the other people out there...
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“Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the ‘transcendent’ and all who...”
– Christopher Hitchens (via becauseithinktoomuch)
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“Society has a problem with female nudity when it is not … ”—Badu pauses to get...”
– Erykah Badu: June/July Cover Story [Pg 1] | VIBE (via sexisbeautiful)
Yes, perfect.
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BADU!
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[TW: rape] More rage...
nessfraserloves:
When 1 in 5 American women are raped in their lifetime, I’m not going to “stop taking it so seriously” because there is a 20% chance that it’s going to happen to me — and even greater chance it’s going to one of the many women I love.
Oh, and in 1995, when thirty-eight percent of women who have been sexually assaulted were assaulted by their husbands, common-law partners, or...
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
– Aldous Huxley (via borzage)
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Indian High Court Rules That the Decision to Abort... →
somepolitics:
In a significant decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week ruled that the right to abort a pregnancy in a marriage rests with the wife and not husband.
“A woman is not a machine in which raw material is put and a finished product comes out. She should be mentally prepared to conceive, continue the same and give birth to a child. The unwanted pregnancy would naturally...
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[tw: rape] Please spread the word!
stfusexists:
needleg33k:
Hey all
My friend is trying to get signatures for a petition against Judge David Farrell. Recently, he sentenced 2 men to 40 months in prison for raping an 11-year old. Why was the sentence so light? Because she looked older than her age and was “willing”, despite the fact that she claimed it was rape. Please reblog as far as the eye can see and sign this petition to...
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Consent
lets-blog-about-sex-baby:
Consent is one of the single most important aspect of any relationship, especially one that is sexual or might become sexual. The biggest thing to remember about consent is that it is not ongoing, meaning that a partner may give consent at one point, and then remove that consent at another. Consent is not given automatically simply because one has given it in previous...
Shameless self-promotion
nessfraserloves:
I’m going to be on The Current tomorrow morning at 9:30am on CBC Radio 1.
And then I’m featured in Sext Up Kids on the CBC at 9pm tomorrow night.
BIG DAY. Please watch/listen/promote/show some love if you can!
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Things I learned from TV.
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
All Asians look like John Cho.
Asians know everything. Seriously, everything. And they can probably fly in secret and they just don’t tell us.
If an Asian person tells you to do something, for the love of god, do it. NEVER cross them.
Black people are all hard. Every one. They’re hard as fuck. You can’t break them with a hammer.
Despite being really hard, black people...
