May 2012
53 posts
“Natural” is a very dangerous word to use about sexuality … Our society’s notions...”
– Susie Bright and Jill Posner in Nothing But The Girl (via retreattohibernate)
whoneedsfeminism:
I need feminism because my last three boyfriends think pink pepper spray is a good gift.
THIS.
“Let me tell you something: as someone who faces sexism on a very personal level,...”
– stfusexists. (via historicalslut)
In Germany, police fired 85 bullets in all of...
think-progress:
In the U.S., police fired 90 shots at one unarmed man in Los Angeles.
Understanding Male Sexual Assault →
mentalscubadiving:
This post is dedicated to all male survivors of sexual assault. I know you’ve been faced with disbelief and cruelty, but I believe you and I support you. I know that this post doesn’t go into detail on female on male sexual assault, but I plan to make a separate “understanding…” post on that.
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"If you want equality, then you have to..."
dionthesocialist:
Alright stop right there. Take a look at the first part of that sentence.
You’re telling folks that their equality, their status as a fully formed human being, is something they have to earn, something you have to approve of, something they are not automatically entitled to.
I don’t care who you are, who you’re talking to, or what the second half of that sentence is. You’re...
“Contrary to myth, Christianity’s concept of marriage has not been set in stone...”
– Suck on that, Bristol Palin. (via sherlockable)
You should read the whole thing. It’s incredible. I’m still trying to find the original source material, but if this is true… wow.
-Jess (via stfuconservatives)
Sooo gay marriage? Not a new thing.
Nokia's Cringe-Inducing "Dev City" Video →
programmersbeingdicks:
For a moment there, it looked like it was all over. No major incidents in a full month by our watch, and a string of apologies. We were all set to accept that sexism in tech was over, rename this blog PROGRAMMERS BEING SORRY and devote it entirely to congratulating male devs for growing the hell up.
So we’re indebted to Nokia—or a rogue agent associated therewith—for...
“Those that have the privilege to know, have the duty to act.”
– Albert Einstein (via man-and-camera)
Looking forward to the Amendment that requires...
