November 2012
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This is Rape Culture: profeministbro: Last night... →
profeministbro:
Last night at the male-identified training we did an exercise - asking men what they did on a daily basis to reduce their risk of sexual assault. The list for men was one thing: “Don’t go to jail.” When the facilitator of the exercise, who is female-identified, listed things…
Check in with friends when leaving work/bar/club/mall/etc., check in again after arriving home.
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Cognitive Dissonance: I'm watching "Titanic" on... →
cognitivedissonance:
For fun, here’s Lindy West with a similar reaction, and explaining why Rose is so not a slave going back to America in chains.
Oh, and why Titanic is the original Twilight.
My husband saw I was watching this and said, “You know the boat sinks, right?”
I rolled my eyes, but I will never…
Now I’m thoroughly ashamed of myself. (But not as ashamed as the woman...
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Watchcognitivedissonance:
videohall:
Fastest way to get through a border patrol checkpoint
OMG
W.O.W.
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stfusexists:
faineemae:
queenofadodi:
Men had no problem violating women’s bodies while they had on corsets, petticoats and farthingales, so what the fuck makes you think a short skirt has anything to do with it?
Men also have no problem violating women’s bodies while they wear a niqab, hijab and burqa, some of the most covered form of clothing. So basically, what the fuck makes you think...
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Cognitive Dissonance: Save the Rich: "Papa" John... →
cognitivedissonance:
“Papa” John Schnatter, Papa John’s founder and CEO, is back in the headlines once more for his assertion that there’s no way on God’s green Earth he can afford to provide health care for a portion of his employees, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act. Now, Schnatter hasn’t been hurting for…
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al-khowarizimi:
Now that Obama gets to stay in office, let’s work on a few things:
Drones
Climate change
The War on Drugs
Food security
Lobbyists
Citizen’s United
Education
Immigration
Patriot Act and NDAA-2012
Guantanamo
Breanna Manning (who most people unfortunately know as Bradley, but gender identity disorder, y’all)
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WatchNo Doubt says they got the ok from “Native American friends and Native American studies experts” before making this video.
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Department of Defense setting up free, emergency... →
For everyone in the NY/NJ area trying to find gas:
Gov. Cuomo says the Department of Defense will set up emergency mobile fuel stations at five locations around the New York City metro area.
Free gasoline will be distributed, with a 10-gallon per-person limit, Cuomo announced at a briefing today. Cars and emergency service vehicles will be able to fill up directly from the 5,000-gallon trucks.
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WatchChris Brown attempts to speak in court and his lawyer shuts him WAY down: “I don’t dance, you don’t talk.”
Hilarious.
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WatchHave you heard Glenda Moore’s story?
Stranded outside during Hurricane Sandy with her 2-year-old and 4-year-old son, she went to a neighbor for help. According to Glenda, after hanging onto a tree with her sons in her arms for hours, she knocked on a nearby door for help, but her neighbor wouldn’t let her in. Then, she went around the back and tried to break a window, but was...
October 2012
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She Came Dressed As Patriarchal Expectations...
therisingtithes:
On Saturday night, coming back from a poetry show, I saw a herd of individuals walking up and down Ariapita Avenue, heading to or coming from various Halloween parties in the area.
We counted four Jokers and one Bane (took us all damn night to find Bane, when we did most of the nerds among us almost cried).
I lost count of ‘sexy’ costumes. Some of them I couldn’t even make out...
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WatchHurricane Sandy caused a façade of an entire building to collapse in Manhattan’s Chelsea district.
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Sandy Updates by State: Atlantic City Underwater →
The edge of Hurricane Sandy is battering coastal communities today with storm surges, downpours, and high winds, sparking power outages and evacuation orders from Vermont to Virginia. The storm has strengthened, with sustained winds now clocking in at 90mph, with gusts at 115mph, according to CNN. Here’s what’s happening in each state right now, according to the AP and other...
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