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microaggressions: Maxim Magazine, November...
microaggressions: Maxim Magazine, November 2003. thefeministhub: Well, two things jump to my mind when I see this which is 1) where is the corresponding Cosmo article on how to turn some dude who reads...
View ArticleHi, Lots of people talking about Michigan lately. I've been a Michigander for...
I don’t think I’ve seen anything that disputes this? I think more people are trying to determine what kind of impact such legislation will have…
View ArticleMeanwhile, in Ohio… | Mother Jones
Meanwhile, in Ohio… | Mother Jones: Here’s what they’re going through: The anti-union Senate Bill 5 barely passed after some shady, last-minute reshuffling of committee members to get it to a vote. SB...
View ArticleThe last place you'd expect to be offended...
thepoliticalpartygirl: So, it’s not good that I found my employee harassment prevention course offensive, right? As in, the videos used were reinforcing negative cultural stereotypes about people from...
View Article"Rape is biological? Bullshit. Pissing is biological. Pissing in a toilet...
“Rape is biological? Bullshit. Pissing is biological. Pissing in a toilet while wanting privacy and cleaning yourself with paper is cultural. Sex and aggression may be innate, but the ways we express...
View Article"Clearly he doesn’t care about getting re-elected in Wisconsin. He doesn’t...
“Clearly he doesn’t care about getting re-elected in Wisconsin. He doesn’t care about protests, or poll numbers, or recalls. He barely even cares if what he’s proposing passes. So long as he gets...
View ArticleToday in Rape Culture
Today in Rape Culture: **TRIGGER WARNING** sisterhoodispowerful: Number of the day: 25 - The number of people that the Department of Justice estimates are sexually abused every hour in prisons and...
View Article"If Democrats let Republicans get away with it, they are undermining their...
“If Democrats let Republicans get away with it, they are undermining their own political future, and it is up to us to ensure the opposite: that the Republicans’ anti-union efforts undermine their...
View ArticleKeith Ellison Tears Up At Hearing On Muslim-American...
Keith Ellison Tears Up At Hearing On Muslim-American ‘Radicalization’ (VIDEO) Ellison became emotional while recounting the story of Mohammed Salman Hamdani, a 23-year-old Muslim-American firefighter...
View ArticleI'd actually second Zigziggityzoo's note on the Michigan law. Michigan's...
I’m not really sure how it isn’t. While this won’t immediately or outrightly impact state employees, this does make it possible for union contracts to be dissolved, granted certain conditions be met,...
View Article"If Perry spent a week in the trenches with me he might get his hair messed up."
“If Perry spent a week in the trenches with me he might get his hair messed up.” - My mom, an elementary school principal in Texas
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stfuconservatives:stfufauxminists: This actually...
stfuconservatives:stfufauxminists: This actually happened. These people call themselves “pro-life”. Having sex, at all, is now a “perversion”? How do they think they got here? How do they think all...
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keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus: ANTI-WOMAN DUDE of the day: Mike...
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus: ANTI-WOMAN DUDE of the day: Mike Huckabee Context: In a radio appearance on Monday, Mike Huckabee attacked actress Natalie Portman for having a child “out of wedlock.”...
View ArticleLess feminism, more coffee? Yes, please!
sisterhoodispowerful: Have you wondered what life would be like if feminism had never happened? I have, but it didn’t look anything like how Liz Jones of the Daily Fail described it. Then again, I...
View ArticleVirginia legislature passes law shutting down 17 of the state's 21 abortion...
garlandgrey:robertwlowrie:garlandgrey: By insisting that any facility that performs 5 or more first trimester abortions a month be subject to the same structural requirements of hospitals. 17 clinics...
View Article"**Trigger Warning** If you can’t agree that everyone, and anyone, has the...
“**Trigger Warning** If you can’t agree that everyone, and anyone, has the absolute right not to be raped, without qualifying it, without comparing a woman’s exposed flesh to unprotected valuables,...
View ArticleJapanese Earthquake Tests Limits of Human Foresight
Japanese Earthquake Tests Limits of Human Foresight : Here’s the truly scary thing about the 8.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Honshu Island and its resulting tsunami: Japan is a country that...
View ArticleState budget cuts decimate mental health services
State budget cuts decimate mental health services: State budget writers looking for cash to balance the books have stripped a cumulative $1.8 billion from mental health services over the last 2 1/2...
View ArticleHigher costs of more nutritious diets contribute to socio-economic...
Higher costs of more nutritious diets contribute to socio-economic disparities in health: UW research : barthel: Socio-economic disparities in diet patterns and nutrient intake are well documented in...
View ArticleSubsidizing O'Keefe's Pranks and Koch's Yacht
Subsidizing O'Keefe's Pranks and Koch's Yacht: For James O’Keefe, “defunding NPR is obvious.” He hasn’t expanded on his reasoning, but the Republican line on NPR funding, in general, is that our...
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