May 2011
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kittencoaster: One in Two Youths Think ‘Rape is Okay’ libertyunmasked: yesysabella: Trigger warning  One in 10 thought there was nothing wrong with raping a woman if the man was “so turned on he can’t stop”, while one in six said “if she’d slept with loads of men” was a valid reason.   One in six of the boys questioned thought they might personally force a woman to have sex with them,...
May 22nd
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May 14th
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24 hours to stop Uganda's anti-gay bill. →
bruisedlimbs: DEATH PENALTY for being gay. Does that seem horrific? Well, some people in Uganda don’t seem to think so. The government is about to pass a law that permits killing people for being homosexuals.
May 11th
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May 7th
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Think Women Have Achieved Equality? Think Again. →
stfuconservatives: dionthesocialist: 41 ways in which gender roles are unequal and/or oppressive toward women. This is the link I just mentioned, and #1 - “men are the default and women are the Other” - happens to me all the time. Just yesterday I saw someone reblog me and be like “whatever he thinks he’s so smart with all his sarcasm” or some shit. I have to constantly remind people that...
May 7th
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May 4th
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“Slut-bashing shows us that sexism is still alive and that as boys and girls grow...”
– Leora Tanenbaum: Slut! Growing Up Female with a Bad Reputation (via blanche-dubois)
May 4th
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May 3rd
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“Do you think that your 16 year old daughter hasn’t masturbated already? Like, do...”
– Kevin Smith (director) on the ridiculousness of movies about sex receiving NC-17 ratings while extremely violent movies get by with R ratings. (via barefeetdirtyfeet) Fuck yeah.  (via kittencoaster) This is from This Film is Not Yet Rated, for the record.  Which is an amazing fantastic...
May 1st
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May 1st
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