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Newt Gingrich melts down on Fox over Trump spiral, calls Megyn Kelly “fascinated with sex”

Well that escalated quickly. Check out the full clip — and Megyn Kelly’s epic takedown — here.

dirtwife

@olanzapinegirl he’s worse than Voldemort

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Fat White Gnome Oaf Incoherently Babbles Like An Idiot, more news at 8

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[hello]

#it me

I was reminded after 5 years how much I hate hospitals and needles. On a bright note; blood work proves I'm a very healthy vegan woman (excluding white blood cell issues due to infection)

#woo #ugh I feel like ass

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In very rare circumstances it is possible to see a full 360 degree rainbow from an airplane

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target locked. firing lesbian ray

Just in case y'all needed a pic of me on the toilet on your newsfeed (FYI: you did)

#sorry lmao #it me #andro

goodbyesocialconstructs

Men who expect women to shave their pubic hair are disgusting

Women who expect other women to shave their pubic hair are disgusting

People who reinforce the misogynistic and infantalyzing/pedophile-esque idea that women must shave through little comments like “ew hair is gross” are disgusting

byeeeeeee

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Men aren’t disgusting for having a preference

Women aren’t disgusting for having a preference

Shaving your god damn pubes is not misogynistic, infantalyzing or pedophillic.

While I don’t think anyone should be forced to do something they don’t want to, no one is disgusting for having a preference.

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“basic hygiene is misogynist”

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I believe pubes in general are disgusting….but that’s just me.

goodbyesocialconstructs

omg this post is making its rounds again.

I don’t even know why I’m replying to this but I’m going to:

I wasn’t talking about “having a preference” here, I specifically stated “expect”. Ie, someone who thinks it should be a requirement or a standard for society, like nilasaras apparently does.

LOL whenever anyone calls shaving your pubes “basic hygiene”. This is ridiculous because for hundreds of thousands of years (and still today) the majority of the population did not shave their pubes. Body hair is NORMAL to have on humans. Do you expect all women to be bald because it is “more hygienic”? No, you just want people (esp your partner) to wash their head hair and stay clean… same goes for pubes. That’s basic hygiene. Cleaning. Not cutting all of the hair off.

But as long as we are on the topic of misogyny and preferences, lets talk a bit about that. First of all, something being a “preference” does not automatically make it infallible and immune from criticism. I could have a preference for really shitty music, and guess what, you would have the right to argue about that with me because a preference… is just a preference. Yes every human has the right to have them, but other humans also have the right to disagree and dislike your preferences. Basic.

The “preference” for no pubic hair is misogynistic, infantalizing, and pedophile-esque. Here’s why:

If it was not sexist, then there would be equal expectations for both men and women. This is not the case. While some people do indeed expect their male partners to shave (and this is also kinda shitty), it is far less common. Furthermore, men are generally not degraded for having pubic hair. Have you ever heard of a man being made fun of for having (or not having) a bush? I know I haven’t. But women and girls are, constantly. On tv. In music. In the locker room at schools. At parties. Women are constantly judged for their pubic hair, and encouraged to view it as wrong. Now because this is literally a PART OF THEM, a part of being a woman or just a HUMAN, the social coercion into removing it is misogynistic. In an ideal society everyone would freely choose, with no coercion or pressure, to keep or remove their pubic hair to their own wishes. That is not the society we live in today for women.

Its infantalizing and pedophile-esque because children don’t have pubic hair. That is a hallmark of being a GIRL. One of the main reasons I personally don’t shave is because it makes me feel little and incredibly unsexy… I don’t want to look like I’m 10 when I’m well into my 20s. The whole “hairless women” trope is yet another way to socially set apart femininity from masculinity in a degrading way. Not only does femininity require more work - hair removal is quite tedious and can be expensive - but it is also viewed as frivolous and childish. The opposite of the “hairless woman” trope is the “hairy man” trope… Think of a hairy man, and you probably think of someone big and relatively powerful. Think of a hairless women, and you probably think of a young, unthreatening bikini model.

For ALL body hair I believe that people should have a TRUE choice. I’ve written about the “spectrum of choice” before and I will explain it again. Choice is a spectrum. There is one end, 100% total free choice, like I could go jump up and down right now and honestly no one would stop me, I would have no consequences, it is totally my choice. Then there is the other side of the spectrum, where someone might hold a gun to my head and tell me I can never jump again. Well, that’s not really my choice then, because the consequence of jumping would be death. A little further on that end is if someone literally tied me up to prevent me from jumping. No choice there.

But then there is the middle of the spectrum. For example, a man might want to wear a dress to work, but the social and possible economic consequences of doing that are pretty high. So yes, he could still physically choose to do it, no one would shoot him or arrest him if he did (at least in the US), but its not completely a free choice because he would have very high consequences for making it.

I believe in a free society. I think that as long as you are not harming others, you should be able to live freely. Men should be able to wear dresses if they wish, they are not hurting anyone. Women should be able to not shave their pubic hair without shame, they are not hurting anymore. That middle of the choice spectrum, where social customs are enforced through naming and shaming, is what I was addressing in this post. I don’t think that shaving pubes should be “expected” or a social custom. I think it should be a freely made choice. Right now it isn’t. Its in that middle of the spectrum where people get consequences. I think that’s bullshit, and the people who enforce that with their tropes, insults & jokes are bullshit.

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^^^^^

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I love you op

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ALSO shaving pubic hair is really bad as it creates microcuts on the delicate skin that can easily get infected. Pubic hair exists to keep dirt and bacteria AWAY from the genitals (as well as trap pheromones for attracting mates) so keeping ur bush means you’re actually more hygienic than if you remove it. Trimming with scissors to keep it short however, is fine so long as you do it carefully!!

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Honestly though like its fucking offensive how people still try to claim that “hard work” is what determines your economic fate. Like its not like its a secret that the most back-breaking labor is categorically not the most high-paying, really its almost the precise opposite. People bent over for 12 hours a day, in the sun, picking vegetables are literally the lowest paid people in the country. No one can claim ignorance of that. So shut your God damn mouth and find another justification already, stop being insulting to the people who bust ass and break a sweat so millionaires can spend their work days in a chair, in an air conditioned room, two basic luxuries that plenty take for granted.

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The Beach, Sally West, oil on canvas, 2015

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1 day old / 1 year old

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heirloom creambean seed on day of planting

mature kittyplant ready for harvest

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Lupita Nyong'o

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So proud of my mother for doing her own research after I sent her that meme. A sign she hung in her car window.

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Stay woke

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Is this true?

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Not only is it true, it gets worse. The Susan G Komen For The Cure Foundation has actually successfully sued “competing” charities, because (paraphrasing) their “message or branding was infringing.”

You read that correctly: they took money that people had donated to cure cancer, and hired attorneys with it, to sue ANOTHER group of people trying to find a cure for cancer, who, in turn, had to us their donated money to hire their own legal counsel to defend themselves.

redbloodedamerica

spacemohawks

Yeah signal boost because not enough people know about this and seriously FUCK SUSAN G. KOMEN THEY ARE THE ACTUAL WORST

beanmom

Some links…

http://thinkbeforeyoupink.org/

http://www.somethingawful.com/feature-articles/for-the-cure/

http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/132728/susan_g_komen_foundation_has

(reblogged in honor of my mother, who died of breast cancer, 11/13/97)

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Reblog every time I see it. Roughly once a month.

blockmind

Also please never forget the pink fracking drill bit

that’s right fracking you know, a process using chemicals known to cause cancer that leech into the water supply

http://www.triplepundit.com/2014/10/baker-hughes-fights-breast-cancer-pink-fracking-drill-bits/

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/pink-drill-bits-bring-complaints-komen-tie-fracking-n223166

alexithymia42

It’s that time of year again, please remember Komen is the actual worst

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Komen For The Cure is pretty much awful.

imaginarycircus

My mother died in 1996 from breast cancer. Most cancer charities are scams, in that people throw fancy parties and get rich off them and very little money goes into research or support for patients. Here are some vetted cancer charities that get good scores on Charity Navigator and pay medical expenses or fund research:

Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Cancer Research Institute

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

63 four star rated cancer charities on charity navigator