February 2012
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fuck yeah sex education: captain-sonic: [Trigger... →
captain-sonic:
[Trigger Warning: Abuse] A cautionary tale for Chris Brown fans (and Michael Fassbender fans, and Sean Penn fans, and Eminem fans…)
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drdonnaatx:
When I was 19, I married my high school sweetheart. He had never hit me in anyway. Never had yelled…
Too true. People who are dicks to retail employees are some of my least favorite people ever. Which is saying a lot, because I have a lot of least favorite people.
tooblanktofunction:
Everyone, at some point in their life, should be forced to work at least one full shift in retail, just so they can learn how to not be an asshole.
An Eye for a Skittle
shitmystudentswrite:
The punishment should always be proportionate to the crime. For example, it would be proportionate to kill someone if they stole your candy.
Virginia Ultrasound Bill: Republican Lawmaker... →
feminismis4everyone:
Democrats have criticized Gilbert’s floor statement, and Englin said that the statement is in line with previous Republican comments on the issue. He noted he had a conversation with one GOP lawmaker regarding his amendment where the lawmaker had told him that women had already made the decision to be “vaginally penetrated when they got pregnant.”
Reuters: Anti-abortion "personhood" bill advances... →
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spiralofbees:
This is terrible, terrible, terrible.
First of all, this grants embryos rights greater than those of fully independent people. No one else can use my organs and body against my will—you can’t force me to donate a kidney to you, no matter what. A zygote will now own your body. Not only does this ban abortion (under ALL conditions),...
“In the US, abortion is framed as a deeply moral and highly emotional issue. In...”
– via Feministing, “A new script for talking about abortion”
(thanks to keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus for sending this to me!)
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"ABC" by Wislawa Szymborska
I’ll never find out now What A. thought of me. If B. ever forgave me in the end. Why C. pretended everything was fine. What part D. played in E.’s silence. What F. had been expecting, if anything. Why G. forgot when she knew perfectly well. What H. had to hide. What I. wanted to add. If my being around meant anything to J. and K. and the rest of the alphabet.
on Slate today
January 2012
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Things that make me smoke again
This day could write the list
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