March 2012
52 posts
ok4rj:
americawakiewakie:
Top 5 Worst U.S. States for Women. Which states have been ranked the worst for women to live in? iVillage takes a look at the places where it’s hard to be a woman
5. Kentucky
Things are blue for women in the Bluegrass State, where female poverty is at 18.5%, only 21% of women have college degrees and freedom of choice doesn’t exist for many. Health-insurance...
“I’m trying to figure out how insulated one has to be from the wider world to be...”
– An article at Publisher’s Weekly on fans’ racist reactions to learning that Rue is black. The article also gives a shout-out to Racebending.com (via racebending)
“If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.
…I can only imagine what these parents...”
– President BARACK OBAMA, in his first remarks on the murder of Trayvon Martin.
(via the New York Times)
“The Hunger Games isn’t really the future. It’s today. The masses suffer while...”
– Jenny Block (via azspot)
TW: Rape/rape culture/harassment
seriouslyamerica:
BY JULIA MADDERA, Georgetown University ‘13
withmywatercolors:
thelittlekneesofbees:
To the first man, who I met by the Eiffel Tower my second week in Paris, when I didn’t know better. Who took me out four times, who waved little red flags that I tried to ignore. Like asking me outright if I was a virgin on the first date, like calling me five different pet names when...
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Congratulations to new Wes ‘16 admits!!!
The media is beginning to grapple with the...
stfuconservatives:
karnythia:
alexandraerin:
A legal analysis by a lawyer on a CNN blog concludes that Zimmerman was the aggressor and Trayvon Martin was the one “standing his ground”.
A local article in the Orlando Sentinel asks “who was the aggressor here?”
I also notice a definite shift in terminology. Early articles used the title “captain” or even “watchman” to refer to George...
“we should get rid of unpaid internships. The children of the new upper class...”
– GOOD does not pay its interns. It should! (via amandahess)
“It’s no accident that Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X have been set up as...”
– a-dream-deferred-goes-to-harlem (via stay-human)
Why Don’t We Pay People Enough? 8 Facts About... →
ignatius-m:
Seven. What is a living wage in the US?
Dr. Amy Glasmeier of Penn State University has created a Living Wage Calculator that estimates the hourly wage needed to pay the cost of living for low wage families in the US. It breaks down the cost of living by state and locality across the nation. In New Orleans, a mom with one child needs to earn $17.52 to make ends meet. In New York,...
So I woke up this morning in a pool of my own...
talldarkbishoujo:
pancakesinspace:
itscandidlycara:
Wait, let me back up.
Hi, my name is Cara and I’m a 21 year old woman. Every 28 days, give or take, I have a period. And it fucking sucks. Today, was one of those where I take from the 28 day cycle. I wasn’t due for another period for at least a week, but considering that my period is pretty much permanently irregular, I get to wake up a lot...
“The doctor and nurse were professional and kind, and it was clear that they...”
– From “The Right Not to Know,” aka, if you can read this and still support mandatory ultrasound laws, you are heartless. (via jessicavalenti)
“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes...”
– Mary Shelley, Frankenstein. (via riverran)
#mary shelley #this quote though #it’s all kinds of wonderful #hey remember that time one asswipe was like you have 30 seconds to name something invented by a woman… #…and Mary was like SCIENCE FICTION MOTHERFUCKERS #that was awesome #thanks Mary Shelley...
stfuconservatives:
Minimum Rage: Will Gen Y’s Career Waiters Occupy the Service Industry?
Some depressing facts: Nearly half of people ages 16 to 29 do not have a job. A quarter of those who do work in hospitality—travel, leisure, and, of course, food service. A study of 4 million Facebook profiles found that, after the military, the top four employers listed by twentysomethings were...
“This divide, between federal funding and private insurance companies including...”
– Eesha P on the why we should be advocating for tax dollars to go to birth control and abortion (via iamdrtiller)
What I said: Oh, wait a second. It's three o'clock. I'm not in a relationship or even having sex right now, but I still want to keep taking the pill regularly so that I don't get those horrible cramps again and can keep my period regulated. Plus, if I do decide to have sex with someone, I will be taking that extra precaution, you know, in addition to using a condom.
What Rush Limbaugh and the government have decided I really meant: Oh, wait a second. It's three o'clock. I'm late for that orgy where I'm gonna fuck at least thirty people... Gotta beat last night's record! I've got to hurry because after that I'm going to prostitute myself for some Lucky Charms. I don't even like Lucky Charms, I just like to try and find ways to take government money and make them pay for my sex. Jokes on you, suckas! Raisin Bran all the way!
The Best & Worst Places to be a Woman
msandrogynous:
1. Best place to be a woman: Iceland
Iceland has the greatest equality between men and women, taking into account politics, education, employment and health indicators.
Worst place to be a woman:
Yemen, and the most dangerous is Afghanistan.
2. Best place to be a politician: Rwanda
Rwanda is the only nation in which females make up the majority of parliamentarians. Women...
Is getting an abortion the same thing as...
stfusexists:
The War on Women rages on, with a new battleground emerging in Utah as the state House voted 59-11 on HB461, which forces women to wait a mandatory 3-days before an abortion.
State Rep. Steve Eliason (R-Sandy) rhetorically asked in comments, “Why would we not want to afford a woman facing a life-changing decision 72 hours to consider ramifications that could last a lifetime?”...
laquebecoisefeministe:
Byron Hurt on why he is a feminist.
The following day, I attended a workshop about preventing gender violence, facilitated by Katz. There, he posed a question to all of the men in the room: “Men, what things do you do to protect yourself from being raped or sexually assaulted?”
Not one man, including myself, could quickly answer the question. Finally, one...
white feminism expanded (TW mentions of rape,...
sinidentidades:
curiouslycool:
daniellemertina:
I’ve been looking at the notes on that Rush Limbaugh post. I should have known all the white people would get at me with their “this is not about race!” if I reblogged something from stfuconservatives.
But, the most interesting attempt at derailing that I saw was a white person who said that it’s not because she’s white. It’s because it’s...
“According to the “freedom of religion” clause, the government cannot impose a...”
– —What Religious Freedom Is and What It Definitely Isn’t
Remember to contact your House rep, they are voting on this today. (via stfusexists)