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The West Wing S. 4 Ep. 3Ā āCollege Kidsā
āDecisions are made by those who show up.ā
In the Making, a project by and for queer students at Harvard, highlights the experiences of LGBTQ people in these simplistic, powerful photos. There are many more at their website, and I bet youāll identify with more than one. Follow them at inthemakingproject!Ā
ASU should do one of these!
Women arenāt a feminist monolith. Everything that a woman does is not by definition feminist. We donāt live in a world of sexist men and feminist women fighting each other in some kind of epic boss battle, where everyone knows precisely what side theyāre on and nobody gets confused over what precisely the other meant by privilege anyway. It turns out that sexism isnāt simply a thing that men do to women. Sexism is a thing thatĀ we as a society do toĀ all of us that unfairly privileges men (and masculinity, which is separate but conflated and yes the patriarchy does harm non gender conforming men too, holy shit it does) over women (and femininity).Ā If sexism and patriarchy are things that society- that is, you and me and everyone youāve ever met- does to itself, then women and non binary gender people are as capable of sexist actions as men are. If our culture is largely created and recreated through our actions, which are themselves often the result of biases that we mightnāt even be aware of, then we can perform sexist acts without even knowing that is what weāre doing. And if the very idea of what is sexist can be contested- which it often can be, because culture is hella complex and weāve got more shades of grey here than you can imagine- then I can think that something is sexist and you can think itās empowering and we can both be wrong and we can also both be right. Particularly when weāre talking about representation and symbols and meaning and the giant can of thoroughly tangled worms that opens.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/teacosy/2014/11/17/a-woman-gave-him-the-shirt-t-shirt-guy-and-the-monoliths-of-the-marginalised/ (via brutereason)
Word spreads about tonightās grand jury announcement.
Monday, November 24th
The St. Louis County prosecutorās office is set to address the decision during a press conference at 8 p.m. CT.
tonight, white privilege means Iām scrolling the Internet while trying not to throw up, and not standing in the doorway of my childās room sobbing.
āAtticusāā said Jem bleakly. He turned in the doorway. āWhat, son?ā āHow could they do it, how could they?ā āI donāt know, but they did it. Theyāve done it before and they did it tonight and theyāll do it again and when they do it ā seems that only children weep.ā
Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (via peterpansflight)
Self-care for everyone!
With midterms and finals, make sure to take care of you ASU students!
why is no one talking about the #feministprincessbride hashtag
This makes me so happy
"The patriarchy is pain, princess. Anyone who says otherwise is selling something."
The power to decide if and when you want to getĀ pregnantĀ is kind of a big deal.
How has birth control helped you? How would your life be different if you didnāt have birth control?
VOX at ASU wants to say #thxbirthcontrol! :D Find the birth control option right for you on campus at the health center or off campus at the local Planned Parenthood.
16 Goodies Every Feminist Should HaveĀ via buzzfeed
Christmas presents for any VOX members!
All Bodies Are Beautiful - Abbie Bevan
I see the words āI know he would never hit me/physically harm meā in a lot of letters I get. Far more than I could ever, ever, ever answer or publish. Those words break my heart, every time, because the people who write them are offering them up as an example of how the relationship can be saved and how I shouldnāt judge their partner too harshly. They mean āheās not ABUSIVE-abusive (even though he does all these abusive and controlling things to me). Iām not like those abused women, I would leave if someone actually hit me.ā They break my heart because the letter writers have had to do the calculus, the calculus called Would He Hit Me? and they offer the answer up as proof that he wouldnāt but all I can see is proof that he almost did, that heās thinking about it, that heās a week or a year or a hairās breadth away from it. Itās proof that sheās thinking about it, too, that sheās had to do the math. Nathan wouldnāt hit you, but heād punch a wall in front of you, so you can see the force of how his fists slam into things., so you can see how hurt his hand is afterward, so you know that the damage is your fault. When I read those words about how the partner doesnāt harm or hit, I can hear the echo of the guy saying them, too, like āWell, itās not like I physically hurt you! Come on! Be reasonable (and do what I say)!ā(Mentioning how āat least you donāt hitā someone kinda sorta exactly like reminding them that you could hit them, that you might hit them, that hitting them is on the list of possible things that could happen, you are a fucking goddamn hero of a man for making the difficult heroic choice not to. Someone saying this to you should always make the little hairs on the back of your neck stand up, and prompt you to look around for the exits). And then the letters, like your letter, contain the most heartbreaking question of all, which is how, how can I be better/fix it/make it right/not make him scary and angry anymore. How can I be perfect (give up caffeine), how can I show him (check in with him by cell phone every time I change locations or company) that Iām worthy? Because the abuser-logic has worked. āWhen you make mistakes itās your fault, when I make mistakes (like scaring you) itās also your fault.ā Someone doesnāt have to physically hurt you to harm you. People in non-abusive relationships donāt have to do this constant calculus. Non-abusive dudes donāt get described as āintimidatingā by their girlfriends, because non-abusive dudes, even the big strong burly ones who might look pretty intimidating to a stranger donāt intimidate their girlfriends. They donāt punch walls, or throw things, or put 10,000 tiny conditions around everything, or monitor their movements or their phones. When those dudes feel lonely, they fucking call a friend, or they muddle through those lonely feelings. Non-abusive dudes donāt pat themselves on the back for not hurting women, because it doesnāt occur to them to hurt women.
Captain Awkward #640: āI Know He Would Never Physically Hurt Meā and Other Fairy Tales. (via geekybombshell)
I donāt understand. I just donāt get how someone believes they should have a fucking say in what I can and canāt do with my body. I canāt wrap my head around this.
Know Your Rights: Voting While Disabled
ā¢You have the right to an accessible voting location- with a loading area, clearly marked ramps and accessible entrances.
ā¢You have the right to request a chair while waiting in line. (or curbside-voting in some locations, call your local Election Commission for details)
ā¢You have the right to vote on an accessible voting machine.
ā¢You have the right to assistive technology, including: a qualified reader, information in large print or braille; accessible electronic information; audio recordings of printed information, Video Remote Interpreting, captioning, and more.
ā¢You also have the right to have anyone you choose assist you in the voting booth, including a poll worker.
Reminderā you will need to ASK for these accommodations, they will not be offered to you.Ā
If you run into any issues, contact the ACLU Voter Protection Hotline at (877) 523-2792
Visit the following links for more information:
http://www.ada.gov/ada_voting/ada_voting_ta.pdf
https://www.aclu.org/let-me-vote
http://www.eac.gov/voter_resources/voting_accessibility.aspx
http://www.everyonecounts.com/accessible-voting/
http://hellomynameismaddy.tumblr.com/post/101533618715/upcoming-elections-on-tuesday
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Gather round kids while I explain this manipulation tactic that men perpetually try to use and why itās bullshit.
If someone is openly showing interest in you by making disparaging or disappointed comments about your age, theyāre trying to put you on the defensive. This guy wants me to try to quell his discomfort, to bring up that Iām only a month shy of 20, etc. - he wants me to try to prove myself to him, that Iām mature and adult enough for a man like him.
His goal is to establish a power imbalance right off the bat. If we were to date, I would constantly be on the defensive, constantly striving to be an equal, constantly trying to prove my āadultā credentials. Anything he says or does or wants from this point on that I object to would just be seen as a strike against my age, proof that he was right and that Iām not mature enough for him.Ā This is how SO MANY men pressure younger individuals (primarily women and girls) into situations and relationships they arenāt comfortable with. If he truly thought I was too young for him, he wouldnāt have messaged me. This is a very calculated move, and itās fucking gross.
Adult relationships with age gaps are completely fine, but only if all parties view each other as equals. If someone is trying to set you up in a way that ensures thatās never a possibility, run far away.
Important note for those college kids on Tinder.
By: Skylar G.
Bob Dylan once said that āthe times, they are a-changingā and he couldnāt have been any more correct in this day and age ā nationwide approval of gay marriage skyrocketing, Donāt Ask, Donāt Tell and DOMA have both been repealed, and a more nuanced view of LGBT characters...
*Important*