I have removed my previous diary.
If you can get at the comments or recs of my diary naming Braveheart, PLEASE REMOVE RECS AND/OR HR. Thank you.~Rich in PA informed me that Braveheart's father did not want her publicly named. The...
View ArticleFat-phobia kills.
"I'm just worried about their health," you say to excuse anti-fat comments. To which I say: "Fuck you."However fit your ass is, you are talking out it. Health? Do you know what some people do to...
View ArticleBoko Haram releases video of abducted girls.
Boko Haram releases video of 136 of the missing girls. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said the children would be held until all imprisoned militants had been freed. Nigeria's interior minister says...
View ArticleSome of the best of #yesallwomen
It began with a Muslim woman (who has since made her Twitter private) who said this: Guys, I'm going to be tweeting under the #YesAllWomen hashtag. Let's discuss what "not all men" might do, but women...
View ArticleI urge everyone to watch this video.
It's by Laci Green, and it's called: "Elliot Rodger: More Than A Madman". She tackles the topic with humor, anger, and insight. [direct link]She talks about her own experience with stalking and...
View ArticleGeorge Will's June 6th column makes me sick.
Actually sick, like my dinner might return on me.Thanks, George Will.TRIGGER WARNING for... I don't even know what to call it. Sexual assault denial and minimization, insulting actual survivors, and...
View ArticleDear ammosexuals,
As a non-ammosexual who has only recently become aware of your existence, I admit that I have been unnerved and put off by your orientation. Especially by the large numbers of you coming out publicly...
View ArticleBrave Jada -- A Steubenville-Style-Attack Survivor Speaks Out (Updated)
8:30pm update: I said below that Jada's story was not uncommon. Now it turns out even her particular story may be shared with another victim. The perpetrators may have done the same thing to other...
View Article"It stops today," man says of police bothering him, minutes before he dies in...
"Every time you see me, you wanna mess with me. I'm tired of it. It stops today." That's what Eric Garner said to police officers questioning him yesterday on the streets of New York City. It turns...
View ArticleI'm an atheist.
I don't think I lack humanity.You may not know I'm an atheist, because it only comes up in discussions around atheism. Most of the time, it's simply irrelevant. I am a "weak atheist" -- not agnostic...
View ArticleWhy, in many states, domestic violence requires somebody be arrested
when there is a call to police.I am not an expert in domestic violence, nor affiliated with any organizations focused on domestic violence. I am lucky enough not to be a domestic violence survivor,...
View ArticleThe common link? Property supremacy.
It can be difficult find to understand some Republican actions and policy positions over the past few years. How can they be so shameless about disenfranchising voters?Why would they insist that an...
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