I remember watching this documentary (twice, actually) and sobbing uncontrollably. This scene really hit me because she let these words out reluctantly. She was silent and then said “wait, I have something to say.” We often forget that not everybody is just “accustomed” to their circumstances and that some people are just “built” to endure these hardships. They too suffer and they too want a way out.
Society has a double standard for what being a "good victim" entails
Sexual assault? A "good victim" fights back as much as they can, protests loudly, calls for help. The reality is that many people freeze or shut down in those situations.
But child abuse? A "good victim" cowers in fear, makes themselves as small as possible, apologizes and begs for forgiveness. The reality is that many of us got angry, stomped our feet, screamed in rage.
fight, flight, fawn, and freeze.
You don't know how you'll react until you're in one of those situations, and it's not a choice. No matter how someone responds, it doesn't make them any less of an innocent victim.
When your reaction is “fight” and as a child you even actually retaliated on the physical violence, you are demonized completely. If you hit back you’re called the abuser
as a cis guy, when presented with the "99% you get a ton of money, 1% you turn into a girl" it honestly would be dumb to not hit that button until it breaks. like ok now i have 100 bajillion dollars and gender dysphoria. big deal. i have all the money in the world to turn me back into a guy. like with that kind of money i could have obama do me a phalloplasty. he wouldnt be able to do it as he isnt a surgeon but the point still stands
Okay but hear me out OP, what if the button does the genie wish thing and it flips your internal experience of gender but doesn't change any of your external sex characteristics? This isn't even a gotcha, I'm just actually curious
may every woman in iran taste freedom may every woman in afghanistan may every woman in congo taste freedom may every woman in sudan taste freedom may every woman in palestine taste freedom may every woman in the world be liberated
when i first heard about the male loneliness epidemic i was like oh yeah close camaraderie and bonding between men is often discouraged in favor of competition or, if not discouraged, at least filtered through a lens of individualism that precludes deep connections. and then i learned what people meant by it (men arent getting laid) to which i say skill issue
Have you ever seen a child crying from extreme hunger? Have you ever imagined that any people in this world would die from hunger? Have you ever seen aid called death aid? All of this is in Gaza.
Imagine that you live among them, every minute you are exposed to death, and even every second I suffer a lot for them
I saw a video of a 2.5 year old boy saying I am hungry, I swear I am hungry, it made me cry a lot and even my head started to hurt
We have begun to ignore Gaza. This is a fact. We are no longer like before. The people of Gaza are not numbers. They are people who just want to live.
This post is for spreading awareness and also not to forget Gaza. We, who are behind the screens, can send them donations to provide some food.
I know a child named Nasser, ten years old, who is trying to collect donations to save his family and his younger siblings. Donate to him please
Please share this post, my friend, and donate if you can. Nasser and his family need us. Please donate. I am now like you, supporting the Palestinians and waiting for the crossing to open so I can travel. donation
Please my friends, I am very hungry. I really need your help. Please help me. It has been three days since I have eaten, not even a single loaf of bread. Please help me and donate to me. I am certified by gazavetters number 19, please donate and do not ignore
They kill hundreds of us, but if one of them is killed, the world will be talking about it. There is really no humanity. Please don't be with them. My feet hurt so much from hunger. I don't want to lose my life while I am still very young. Please donate.
Oh I am sorry my nephew, why is this happening to us? The world has left us and has started to ignore us. Please, if you see this post, do not ignore it as if you did not see it. Please share and donate to Nasser, please.
My uncle Ibrahim, why don’t they donate to us except for a few of them? Please make them donate, because my stomach hurts so much from hunger. Please donate if you see my message, because I am still a young child and I don’t want to die.
Don't worry Nasser, they will help us and donate to us. Please, a strong blow has happened next to us, but it is a little far away. Please help and do not ignore. Donate to Nasser, and if you cannot donate, then participate without that.
Guys It seems that they bombed a house now next to us, near us, but we do not know We hope that there are no martyrs Please donate to us and do not ignore us My heart almost stopped and the calamities do not stop either please donat
Guys please donate to me I feel like I'm going to faint from hunger please donate I'm very hungry and I need food and also my little brothers Adam is 3 years old He is hungry why do we have to go through this please help us escape this war donate
Oh Nasser, I see you are in pain. Please help Nasser and donate to him. Any donation can help. Please, my friend, donate to him. The bombing never stopped and it was very close. Please donate to him and his family.
hookup culture is not for me. wdym you don't think sex is the closest thing to touching souls, wdym you don't think sex is inherently romantic, wdym you don't yearn for someone you love to have you whole?
How can people believe sex is just a one and done thing, and not some extremely intimate interaction with one another? Seeing one's body in its most rawest form, somehow means nothing to you??
Actually, it should be the same for everyone. You don't owe anyone sex. You can say no for any reason or even without a reason. Even if you're in a relationship. Even if you're married. Even if they're sad about it. Even if you've been saying no for a week or a month. Whenever you want, it's your body.
I'm saying this because it's 2025 and I still see people saying the opposite. The idea of enthusiastic consent has been around for more than a decade and people still refuse to understand. I still see many people with doubts and the feeling that they owe something to a partner or even a stranger(!) Please respect yourself. This is your body. This is your autonomy. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Urgent appeal to those with merciful hearts.🚨 I hope you will help me save my child from his serious illness, which may lead to the worst if we do not address the bad situation that he and my husband are going through, who is injured in this war.
I am Najah Al-Hila, married to Khaled Muqdad from Gaza City. I am a mother of four young children. My family consists of Waleed, 9 years old, Mira, 6 years old, Ahmed, and Mayar, 3 years old.
Ahmed suffered from head cramps and increased electricity after his birth. He was given medication and had blood tests done every two months to make sure his health was stable. He suffered from these cramps in 2021. My husband also suffered from liver and digestive system problems five years ago and is still suffering from these problems. Over time, my husband was injured during the war, which made things worse for him. We thank God for everything. Because of the instability and unavailability of the medication, we face difficulties in buying medications due to their high prices. Now life has become very difficult and the prices of medications have increased due to their scarcity. Things have become more difficult due to the lack of money and his expensive treatment, which has led to its unavailability due to money. I hope that all donors and supporters will not forget Ahmed and his father Khaled in alleviating their pain by providing the costs of his treatment and buying him the appropriate medicine and food. We also do not forget his brothers from the malnutrition they suffered from during this difficult period.
Please everyone pay attention, I have been away from you for a while due to my health condition. I hope this situation is taken seriously. My husband and children's lives are in grave danger, I hope you do not suffer what he suffered. May your children and loved ones be safe and sound. I hope you help in their treatment and that their condition, which has worsened over time, stabilizes. Save Khaled and Ahmed from this disease that has afflicted them, please. Help us.
Note: My husband Khaled was working as a teacher before the war and obtained a teaching certificate from Al-Aqsa University and became an Arabic language teacher, but he was not lucky enough to find a job, so he became a worker due to the poor economic situation we are going through. At the end of my talk, he became injured and unable to work in this current situation. I hope you do not forget this and take it into consideration that there is a mother who seeks to preserve her husband and children by fighting for them. Your support is a support for me in these critical moments that we are living in and we may not live due to the repeated attacks by the occupation and the failure to reach an agreement to end the war.
We are now living in dilapidated tents, my child and husband are suffering.
We can no longer provide the necessities of life. My family's future is completely destroyed. I can no longer live in Gaza. I want to leave the Strip and treat my child and husband, so I need $5,000 per person.
I hope that everyone who watches my story will help me.
To get out of Gaza and find treatment and a better life for my children and family.
I am asking for help, and I hope that you will help me and donate to me.
To save my life from death.
I hope that you will donate even $25-50, it would be wonderful.
Please help me and my family survive the war and leave the Gaza Strip
I am Najah Al-Haila from Gaz… Ismail Hileh needs your support for
This will save my child's life. My husband's life. Donate to help Ahmed and his father evacuate Gaza.
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Got reminded again of my old coworker who was a massive misogynist but also trans inclusive. Told me he believed trans women are indeed women because "only women would be stupid enough to want to be women"
He also aggressively corrected himself whenever he accidentally misgendered a trans guy we knew because "there's already more women than men in the world, the more numbers we steal from them, the better." Did that even when the trans guy wasn't around.
I need to point out that he was completely serious btw. This man had no sense of humor on purpose.
He was a cook at the restaurant/bar I was a bartender at, and almost punched a costumer once because he overheard him talking about how women belong in the kitchen. Told me he thought women should stay out of kitchens, that cooking is a man's job and when I asked him what he thinks women should be doing, he went quiet for a moment, then proceeded to explain to me the following
"I trust a bitch to run a kitchen as much as she can run a country, they should do shit like plumbing. Or electricity. Something you can just learn to do and don't need to lead, you know?"
Apparently women are good at "fixing shit". He claimed that he doesn't trust male plumbers or electricians except if they're gay because "something most be wrong with you if you want to go fix other people's houses, that's that maternal instinct"