February 2011
Hollaback! sites launch in 10 cities today,... →
hollabackct:
NEW YORK; January 31, 2011 – Local activists, frustrated by the prevalence of street harassment in their own communities, will launch Hollaback sites in ten locations around today. The blogs will be launched on ihollaback.org, and will include local maps of street harassment in each location.
January 2011
Health care and high cost of birth control -... →
Women of Egypt: Images of Protest →
newwavefeminism:
indianajosh:
A friend of mine on Facebook, spurred by recent questions as to the role of women in the protest movement in Egypt, recently began to compile a collection of photographs of women involved in the pro-democratic (Reuters needs to correct their “anti-government” wording) protest movement. It’s a really great album, and she continues to add to it as new images of...
British Girls Undergo Horror of Genital Mutilation... →
jaraconnell:
Like any 12-year-old, Jamelia was excited at the prospect of a plane journey and a long summer holiday in the sun. An avid reader, she had filled her suitcases with books and was reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban when her mother came for her. “She said, ‘You know it’s going to be today?’ I didn’t know exactly what it would entail but I knew something was going to...
http://offbeatbride.com/2011/01/maine-farm-wedding →
thebwordisabadword:
who would have thought a main farm wedding could have so much, ahem, cultural diversity?
Handfasting vines?? Drinking from a “Native American wedding vase”??? Dia De Los Muertos table runners?? HENNA ON THE BRIDE’S HANDS??
smh.
No big deal, but I live 5 minutes from here. MY HOME TOWN!
According to Al Jazeera, the protesters are...
dancingonembers:
oh my gods and goddesses and non-binary deities, all of my heart (except what’s necessary to maintain my vital signs) goes out to the people of Egypt right now
This really is horrible to read about it. I am glad the people are protecting their cultural heritage. Many times, these get lost during times like these.
fuckyeahprotest:
I hear you.
“Women don’t get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get...”
– Jessica Valenti (via sillysocialisthippie)
I hate that this has to be explained. I really, really do. For some reason, on college campuses, this fact is taken for granted.
Everyone adopts the “there’s nothing we can do about it” mentality and just tells the girls to be careful. The same men that...
Take Action to Support Comprehensive Sex Ed and... →
“There’s a worrisome uptick in the incidence of certain head and neck...”
– Rise in Some Head and Neck Cancers Tied to Oral Sex: Study - US News and World Report
Major links of HPV to head and neck cancers!
“Smart phones and laptops are the new toys that lead to the bedroom, it said,...”
– Social networking leads to sex faster - survey | Reuters
“Planned Parenthood, the leading abortion provider in the United States, has...”
– Planned Parenthood Seeks FBI Probe into Possible Sex Trafficking Ploy Allegedly Caused By Anti-Abortion Clinic - Crimesider - CBS News
Domestic violence: women's charities face 100%... →
In an era of senseless cuts to vital public services, here’s one that in its brutal scale and short-sightnedness almost beggars belief: Devon county council’s proposals to reduce funding for domestic violence support services by 100%.
That’s not a misprint: the council has indeed said it wants to withdraw the entire £1m it currently gives to the three charities which make up the county’s...
Semen Allergy Blamed For Post-Orgasm Sickness →
OH NO!! Can you imagine being allergic to your own semen?
“According to the AFP, a whopping 36.1 percent of teenage boys between the ages...”
– Japanese Teens, Married Couples Losing Sex Drive: Report
This seems incredibly interesting to me.
“Vilazodone, which is marketed by Clinical Data Inc. under the brand name...”
– FDA approves Viibyrd, a sex-friendly anti-depressant worth billions - Sex News, Sex Talk - Salon.com
This is great news!
“Meanwhile, Roethlisberger’s lawyer is telling journalists, “Ben has never...”
– —When sports culture meets rape culture - Kate Harding
Trigger warning for being way too fucking real.
(via stfusexists)
The scariest sentence in the world.
hahhahahahahhahahhaha
poeticheartache:
bikinifetish: ilovephilippe:
“I found your Tumblr.”
YESSSS ESPECIALLY FOR ME
The DIY Abortion Two new studies on how American... →
bibliofeminista:
Since we hear about do-it-yourself abortions only when they end badly, it’s hard to know how common they are. But thanks to two recent studies, we now know a little more about the usually silent group of American women who try to end their own pregnancies. Both studies found that a small fraction of the women surveyed had attempted to abort without the help of traditional...
You Mad, Anti-Choicers?
rabbleprochoice:
You REAL mad, huh?
38 years later and we won’t go back. Our bodies are our own; our lives are our own we won’t go back to having to choose between having them controlled or dying for a chance at reproductive freedom.
Love,
Rabble
BBC News - Haunted by Congo rape dilemma →
What we can learn from the horrific abortion... →
NARAL Pro-Choice America's Choice Action Network : →
Sign this letter to your representative to stop Stupak on Steroids!
“Tall, slim, facial symmetry and good teeth - this could be the universal tick...”
– BBC News - The male beauty contest judged by women
Definitely an interesting read!
“Coming into a feminist conversation with, “Have you considered that sometimes...”
– The above is a great excerpt from a post at Fugitivus a couple years ago. The post is longish, and definitely worth a read, but this particular quote stood out.
You can probably imagine the stupid ass shit that doesn’t get out of The Border House moderation queue. ”HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THAT MEN ARE...
Student Tracking Finds Limited Learning In College →
The research found an average-scoring student in fall 2005 scored seven percentage points higher in spring of 2007 on the assessment. In other words, those who entered college in the 50th percentile would rise to the equivalent of the 57th after their sophomore years.
Among the findings outlined in the book and report, which tracked students through four years of college:
—Overall, the...
My computer's hard drive is on its way out
So excuse my lack of posts until I get it fixed!
