It's Bugger Than "Bath Salts" and "Zombie Apocolypses" -
We need to stop loling about a ‘zombie apocalypse’ and talk about “the declining mental health and substance abuse infrastructure of Miami and Florida as a whole”
“For my next number, I am going to do a twee, dead-eyed acoustic cover of an extremely popular hip hop song. You’re gonna love it, because it’s so CRAZY and PRECIOUS for me to sing like that! I’m WHITE, get it?!?”
Perfect.
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The Unwritten Rules of Science Journalism -
Lol this is on point
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“It’s important to clarify that sex education that teaches about pleasure doesn’t have to teach about technique (though elective college-level sex education that does this is great). Letting teens know that women usually achieve orgasm through the rubbing of the clitoris, whether fingers, mouth, object, or penis, isn’t the same as screening an instructional video on giving good cunnilingus. It’s not the same as writing down the names of sex-toy shops on the blackboard, or handing out diagrams of cool and exciting coital positions. And teaching that lubricants reduce pain and increase safety and pleasure during many kinds of sex should be thought of not as performance advice, but on par with vital lessons about condom use.
Real sex education is not the same as porn education. Instead, it’s about teaching that pleasure is an important part of any sexual relationship. It’s about teaching that there is nothing wrong with wanting to feel sexual pleasure and seeking it out, so long as it is done safely and responsibly. It’s about teaching comfort with one’s body and a lack of shame over desires, and there is more to sex for all people than sticking penises into vaginas. Real sex education teaches how to go about making intelligent , safe choices, rather than just stating the choices available. I believe there is a big difference. And I believe that teaching teens to make smart choices about sex must involve teaching them that having sex, partnered or alone, can be a smart choice”.
” —Real Sex Education by Cara Kulwicki in Yes Means Yes
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this.
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“The institution of marriage is not under attack as a result of the President’s words. Marriage was under attack years ago by men who viewed women as property and children as trophies of sexual prowess. Marriage is under attack by low wages, high incarceration, unfair tax policy, unemployment, and lack of education. Marriage is under attack by clergy who proclaim monogamy yet think nothing of stepping outside the bonds of marriage to have multiple affairs with “preaching groupies.” —
Rev. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ (via touchoftea)
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You guys, ladies suck at technology and the New York Times is ON IT.
“Advice for young feminists? Do something else besides feminism. I’m serious. The feminist blogosphere is oversaturated in my opinion. Please, find something else you love and take feminist theory there. It gets lonely over here in tech and video games – I have a great crew of other feminists but we are a little island in a vast sea. We need more feminist minded business bloggers, feminist theory wielding finance bloggers. Labor organizers with a feminist lens blogging. Can you imagine what Deadspin (the sports blog) would look like with a feminist on staff? Restructure writes about science, tech and feminism – join her! Publish a blog doing literary criticism with a feminist lens! Take on the NYT! Talk about class issues and feminism. Whatever it is, apply your feminism in a different space.” —
Latoya Peterson (Source) (via andcouldheplayblog)
this is the quote I mentioned in my earlier work-thoughts dump. at least i think it is.
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apply your feminism in a different space
rinse & repeat
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!! I’ve been hollering about this for aaaages
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