On a Western Breeze

"Some people accuse Imagination of being a liar. They don't understand that she has her own ways of uncovering the truth." -J. Ruth Gendler

[ftyani]

[pax-arabica-deactivated20150125]

"One day the war will be over, and I can return to my poem."

[kim-jong-chill]

i need feminism because when jesus does a magic trick it’s a goddamn miracle but when a woman does a magic trick she gets burned at the stake

[mattheuphonium-blog]

fabulous 

[tockthewatchdog-deactivated2020]

i mean they did also kill jesus. that was a pretty significant thing that happened. like i understand where you’re coming from here but they very much did kill jesus.

[mystraknits-deactivated20160402]

well, they killed him a little. but he got better

[sorayachemaly]

Even little kids have a wage gap

Boys, on average, spend two fewer hours doing household chores per week than girls do (they play two hours more).

If they live in households where children are compensated for doing chores, boys make and save more money.

A 2009 study conducted by University of Michigan economists found a two-hour gender disparity in responsibilities per week in a study of 3,000 kids.

75 percent of girls had chores, while just 65 percent of boys do

This disparity in chores and free time continues into adulthood all over the world. According to the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), men “report spending more time in activities counted as leisure than women. Gender differences in leisure time are wide across OECD countries.”

Year after year, studies repeatedly confirm these patterns.

The problems women face with unequal pay and housework duties actually start in childhood.

The fact that boys’ chores appear to be more profitable makes the childhood chore gap even more disturbing. Turns out, parents tend to value the work that boys do more.

Gender stereotypes dictate these patterns.

men who grow up with sisters do less housework than their spouses and are also significantly more socially conservative.

[lizardtitties]

Just had to bold that bottom point there because of the amount of misogynists who claim that because they have women in their family, they can’t POSSIBLY be sexist ever.

[nocakeno]

oh my fucking god

[unwinona]

I vividly remember all the families in my church where the grade-school boys were goofing off with toys and the girls were being handed younger babies and turned into babysitters.

Boys got to be boys, but girls had to be Moms.

[sorayachemaly]

Really, it ‘s a serious drag that even little girls today could answer #WithoutTheWageGapIWould

[newwavefeminism]

Really interesting post to come across while I’m in the middle of writing a lesson (sort of) centered around the wage gap

[onawesternbreeze-blog]

UR TUMBLR PIC THO

Red hat's where it's at

The other option was this: 

[wolverxne]

[fafke]

Nature/hippie/vintage/spiritual blog *Following back similar*

[karachiite]

Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan. The mosque was built in 1634-1635 A.D and is located in the Inner City of Lahore, Pakistan.

[filleradieuse]

the starry sky on the himalayas

[alpenflower]

CLICK ON THE PIC BRO

[benben2010]

Between a Rock and a… Nothing. by QuikSink on Flickr.

[kierongillen]

My wife was murdered by a 'monster' – but most perpetrators of violence are normal men

Tom Meagher: My wife, Jill Meagher, was murdered by a man who can easily be described as the sum of all evils – but we should not fall pray to the ‘monster myth’

This is brave, constructive and precise. I don’t think I’d have the perspective to be as clear and moral.

[mapsontheweb]

Most and least remembered US states

atrubetskoy:

This map shows which states are the hardest and easiest to remember, according to Sporcle, as of 14 April 2014.

Table here.

[onawesternbreeze-blog]

Better luck next time, Massachusetts

[isawyousmith-blog-blog]

I see you, girl dancing with pizza. That was one of the coolest things I have ever seen someone do at a party. DANCE BITCH DANCE!

[gabriellabowden]

my brief was to “Ask someone for instructions in what to do and then obey them” and i think i did pretty well! i asked my friend “what should i do for this assignment?” and she said the above quote and then i had to make a record of it!!

[onawesternbreeze-blog]

Sorry, but being a mother is not the most important job in the world

Catherine Deveny: It's time to drop the slogan. It encourages mothers to stay socially and financially hobbled, it alienates fathers and discourages other significant relationships between children and adults

Do I recognize that motherhood is often incredibly demanding work? Yes, absolutely, but this woman brings up most of the frustration I had when watching the video.

Beyond what she says, many of the world's hardest/most important jobs (forced prostitution/ cancer research/ mining/ heads of state) entail people who are also mothers. I would be pretty surprised to hear a mother working in a brick kiln for 100 hours a week say that the hardest part of her job is motherhood.

[bobbycaputo]

Pinpoint Your Travels on the Cork Globe

[cant-read-my-mind]

[teachingliteracy]

[bobbycaputo]

Photographs of Sunsets as Reflected through Shattered Mirrors by Bing Wright