February 2012
22 posts
occasionally pensive: re protective fathers and... →
daniellemertina:
Protective fathers are interesting… the kind that routinely “joke” about keeping a shot gun close by for the male who tries to get at their daughter. A lot of older brothers are like that too. Lucky for Joshua, both my father and all of the older males in my life that do the protective routine…
“He [Rick Santorum] is a staunch opponent of abortion, even in the case of rape....”
– John Oliver on Rick Santorum, The Bugle 183 (via stfuconservatives, sixpencesoulcake
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“Slut” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “yes”....”
– (via thechocolatebrigade)
Abortion Rates Are Higher In Countries Where... →
socialismartnature:
Abortion rates are higher in countries where the procedure is illegal and nearly half of all abortions worldwide are unsafe, with the vast majority in developing countries, a new study concludes.
Experts couldn’t say whether more liberal laws led to fewer procedures, but said good access to birth control in those countries resulted in fewer unwanted pregnancies.
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Abortion safer than giving birth: study →
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
That statistic will only matter to you if you care about the welfare and health of actual living, breathing pregnant people. Which I do.
January 2012
46 posts
´◢ ◡ ◣`: shipanda: Art Link Megapostkowareta:... →
shipanda:
Art Link Megapost
kowareta:
ArtsyPoses - Relatively new, but very cool. The 30 second drawing tool seems to be glitching a little but that could be my computer being a dumb. Lots of unique poses and they’re looking to expand to other body types (if you read the FAQ…
Flying Log: Internet Friendship →
talikira:
dreamcreek:
Personal feelings on a certain matter. May offend people.
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Well, if you think about it, internet friends are just other people like you who are sitting in front of a computer. It’s not like they’re bots or anything. I don’t understand how people can’t grasp this.
The three deadliest words in the world: It’s a... →
forrestbondurant:
kateoplis:
It’s a girl, a film being released this year, documents the practice of killing unwanted baby girls in South Asia. The trailer’s most chilling scene is one with an Indian woman who, unable to contain her laughter, confesses to having killed eight infant daughters.
The statistics are sickening. The UN reports approximately 200 million girls in the world today are...
“Eight percent of college men have either attempted or successfully raped. Thirty...”
– Margo Maine, Ph.D. (Body Wars)
There was a time that, as a person of the male persuasion, seeing this quote made me really mad. It made me mad that women would assume that I was a rapist; it made me mad that rape was becoming ‘my problem’; it made me mad because, frankly, I didn’t think it was...
