February 2012
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Food Politics » Survey result: low-income families... →
Surprise! (not really.)
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“The MPAA admitted that the documentary “can serve as a vehicle” for...”
– Overrated: Bully’s R Rating Should Mean the End of the MPAA - Culture - GOOD
This is ludicrous.
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Can a Denim Kilt Fight Climate Change? →
This is just cool.
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“Why so many parents are terrified of their children having sex or merely...”
– Consent in Everyday Life: Parents and Sex Ed (beginning at TV) « There Is No Fear In Love
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Days I've Been An Adult
This is personal/trigger warning for depression and suicide stuff.
According to our culture and our legal system, I just became an adult.
That is, I just turned 21. Happy birthday to me.
Although 18 is the age of majority, 21 is the age at which we gain control over our own bodies by getting the legal right to pump them full of alcohol until we vomit everywhere and/or engage in inadvisable ...
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How to Be a Good Guy on the Sidewalk →
Good stuff.
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When Tough Love Becomes Abusive | Brute Reason →
My belated reaction to the whole stupid laptop-shooting thing.
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“We go into the parenting process many times expecting our children to validate...”
– Out of the harem, into the fire - Salon.com
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“I can say to myself that I would never make such an obviously silly choice, but...”
– Lisa Guerrero, And the Beat Goes On: Chris Brown, Too $hort, and the Disposable Conscience of Consumer Society (via thecurvature)
I usually don’t like arguments of the “why do you care about this bad thing but not this other bad thing” variety, but this one actually works quite...
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“About 11,000 prisoners, a mix of suspects awaiting trial and those convicted of...”
– In Chicago, Mental Health Patients Have No Place to Go - NYTimes.com
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“I am tired of being asked. I am tired of being asked if I’m a lesbian or if I...”
– I don’t want to be a feminist anymore. | Feministing (via youremyguitarhero)
I hate this paragraph so fucking much. I am queer, I was raped, Daddy didn’t treat me right, I have been in abusive relationships. None of this makes my feminism less legitimate. Feminists really need to get over this “I’m...
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Drinking & Driving Is Wrong … But Crying Isn’t →
This article critiques an anti-drunk driving campaign that targets men using traditional masculine gender roles. It’s spot on.
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Also, apparently a hipster and trying to keep up...
myfaceismogadon:
Yeah Jews should just get over the Holocaust and stop making gentiles feel uncomfortable right? There’s been other genocides so what do they have to complain about?
It’s similar to how the trans community should just get over society’s historic and ongoing brutal treatment of them - it’s not like they’re the only maligned group in history!
Also before you start, no I’m not...
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What is this? →
feminismfreedomfighters:
I think this may be the female version of The Nice Guy.
I CAN’T
STOP
READING
THIS DRIVEL
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“The post title says it all. I have enough experience and have observed enough to...”
– Men are biologically and psychologically inferior | I HATE MEN
*leaves this here*
*backs away slowly*
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“We decided to do Valentines day on Saturday this year to avoid the crowds and...”
– half-ass efforts no more | I HATE MEN
This entire website is absolutely pathetic and sad, but this bit especially.
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holdinghope asked: I just really appreciate everything you blog and your commentaries make me thin... a lot. I've learned a lot from you. Thank-you.
holdinghope asked: I just have one question: how come you are SOOO amazing?
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My Life with GAD
This is from the blog of a student group at my school, Active Minds. It aims to erase the stigma of mental illness. I’m reblogging this here so that people see it.
nuactiveminds:
This post is part of a blog series called “My Life with …,” written by NUAM members regarding their experiences with mental disorder. The series will come in the form of weekly posts and one-time columns. This is...
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Five Things More Likely to Save Marriage Than an... →
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“According to the institute’s data, nearly three-quarters of teen girls are...”
– It’s Time to Bust the Myth That Girls Don’t Like Science - Education - GOOD
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“Fifty-seven percent of girls say that if they decided on a science or technology...”
– It’s Time to Bust the Myth That Girls Don’t Like Science - Education - GOOD
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“The ‘try harder’ rhetoric positions illness and disability both as things that...”
– ‘Just try harder’: The Health Bootstraps – this ain’t livin’
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Chris Brown, Rihanna, and the Grammy awards: Why... →
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Santorum In Idaho: Sell Off Public Lands To The... →
Hey, that sounds like a GREAT idea! Except it doesn’t.
inthemess replied to your link: Blendr Isn’t Grindr: Why We Still Don’t Have a Straight Hookup App
Women literally only have to leave their house if they wish to hookup. She brings up this point, but doesn’t do a very thorough job explaining it away. It may not be the safest thing…but still safer than the internet.
I agree.
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“Generally, when someone says something is flattering, they mean that it tricks...”
– I’m Not a Fan of the Word “Flattering” and Here’s Why | Persephone Magazine
Blendr Isn't Grindr: Why We Still Don't Have a... →
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The Exploitation of Adjunct Faculty →
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“Show emotion and you are too fragile, untrustworthy, and incapable for the...”
– Female Candidates and the Emotion Doublebind – this ain’t livin’
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“For women in politics, women attempting to run and be taken seriously, emotion...”
– Female Candidates and the Emotion Doublebind – this ain’t livin’
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The Commodification of Blue Ivy Carter →
I think this is ridiculous. What if she grows up and realizes she doesn’t want her name to be a fucking brand? It’ll be way too late.
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Cosmo, Gaslighting, and How We See “Crazy” →
This is really, really important.
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“The new rule would prohibit children in the district from wearing clothing...”
– Virginia School District Wants to Ban Kids From ‘Cross-Gender Dressing’
Sigh.
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When Counseling and Conviction Collide →
Apparently this person thinks that she’s being persecuted for her religion if she’s expelled from a counseling program for discriminating against same-sex couples. I’m just going to come right out and say that if you are unable to provide compassionate, helpful therapy to an entire category of people, you have no business being a therapist. Sure, you can refer them to another...
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Anonymous asked: Not trolling, I just don't want your followers to fill my ask box with hate. I'm pretty skeptical about the pregnancy/ptsd post. Either PTSD is being wildly and radically applied there...or postpartum depression is just a misnomer. What's your take?
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“Some women skate by with nary an eyelash batted at their pictures. But a person...”
– Facebook’s hypocritical breast-feeding controversy - Salon.com
Personally, I don’t really understand why women would want to post these pictures anyway. But then, I’m not a mother. Whether I’d personally post them or not, though, I think we can all agree that it’s not...
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Hating on the Ladies: The Real Backlash Against... →
I always did feel like there was something just a tad bit misogynistic about the way people make fun of Pinterest…
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“Stress doesn’t go away the moment life gives the “all clear” signal. Instead,...”
– Can childbirth cause PTSD? - Salon.com
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Apple Asks Outside Group to Inspect Factories →
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Online Dating Sites Don’t Match Hype →
This was written by a professor from my school! :D