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“I have to wait 57 minutes until the next Law & Order: SVU because I missed...”
– First World Problems (via likeneelyohara)
“Equality is like gravity; we need it to stand on this Earth as men and women....”
– Excerpt from Joss Whedon’s Equality Now award acceptance speech. (via warwickantisexism)
“When I started making those weird voices, a lot of people told me how whack it...”
– Nicki Minaj (via grrrlstudies)
July 2011
10 posts
Getting Fit and Healthy: 30 Day Shred, P90x, and... →
soon2befit:
Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred:
•Level 1 •Level 2 •Level 3
P90x:
•Ab Ripper X (part 2) •Back and Biceps •Cardio X •Chest and Back •Chest, Shoulder, and Triceps •Core Synergetics •Kenpo X •Legs and Back •Plyometrics •Shoulders and Arms •Stretch…
STFU, Rape Culture!: Rape Culture is... →
diggingforroots:
…constantly citing that 1 in 6 women are raped without ever specifying
1 in 3 Native/First Nations women are raped, and 80+% of the time by non-Native (almost exclusively white) men - and the cases are almost never even investigated.
The rates of rape of women crossing…
STFU, Rape Culture!: [Trigger warning: violence,... →
sassmasterdeane:
99% of rapes are committed by men.
The Journal of the American Medical Association published a study in 2001 which found that 20% of adolescent girls were physically or sexually abused by a date.
Studies show that 15 to 38% of women and 5 to 16% of men experienced…
grrrl studies: Ten Things You Should Know About... →
fuckyeahfeminism:
1. One in three women die or are seriously injured as a result of gender-based violence. Violence against women results in more deaths among women ages 15 to 44 than the total number of women who die because of war, malaria and cancer.
2. An estimated four…
“The source of men’s anguish and uncertainty is the straitjacket of traditional...”
– Hugo Schwyzer explains how a handful of men are angry for all the wrong reasons — The Good Men Project
June 2011
3 posts
“From the Hands of the One Who Loves You Best For Jeanann Verlee This is a story...”
– Three Poems by Taylor Mali « Used Furniture Review
May 2011
4 posts
“(I want to fall in love, but not forever. Is that the truth, or am I still...”
– -Moira Egan, Bar Napkin Sonnet #22
“She tries it on, like a dress.
She decides it doesn’t fit,
and starts to take...”
– Lola Haskins, Love (via grammatolatry)
“ ‘We are what we repeatedly do.’...”
– Deborah Ager, Morning (via grammatolatry)
April 2011
10 posts
“You know, they say that there is a part
of the human chest that if you strike...”
– Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, excerpt from Not As Smart As I Think I Am (via grammatolatry)
“I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of...”
– Pablo Neruda (via leukocytes)
Free Download: Entire Cosmos Series →
cosmosweednlife:
cosmosweednlife:
From the lives of the stars to creation theories, functions of the human brain, and the ongoing search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Cosmos asks big questions. When appropriate, Sagan offers big answers, or asks still bigger–and yes, even spiritual–questions at the boundaries of science and religion. What’s most remarkable about Cosmos is that it remains...
March 2011
3 posts
slow motion crawl: Rape Culture 101 →
hipsteranonymous:
Rape Culture 101:
After I was date-raped, I had to explain to the authorities:
-what outfit I wore
-what I drank
-what I ate
-what I said
-if I crossed my legs
-how I laughed
-if I laughed
-the makeup I wore
-what underwear I wore
-who I talked to
-what bar I…
mishsquish:
“How do you know when you’re staying in a relationship out of fear instead of truth? There are a lot of little signs. Can you think of more cons than pros? Are you always making excuses? Are you unhappy, but the thought of ending it gives you a stomach-ache? Are you tempted to cheat? Are you drowning your sorrows too often? A relationship can hobble along on fear for years, but...
February 2011
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