February 2011
Okay, can I just get this straight?
stfusexists:
lyssakaay:
Slut None of your fucking business: One who engages in sexual activity with a large number of persons, occasionally simultaneously.
Not a girl who wears short shorts or has a lot of guy friends.
Bitch Who are you to tell women their bad attitudes are “unnecessary”? Fuck off!: A women with an unecessary bad attitude or someone who does everything they are told.
Not a...
Republican says stupid & hurtful things about... →
timekiller-s:
jonathan-cunningham:
Before Rep. Jackie Speier took the House floor late on Thursday night, New Jersey Republican Chris Smith used his time to graphically describe the process of an abortion. That’s when the California Democrat decided to scrap her planned remarks.
“That procedure that you just talk about was a procedure that I endured,” she told a hushed chamber. “I really...
I don't have anything to say. This is terrible....
thecurvature:
Veterans sue over sexual abuse - The Boston Globe
A group of US veterans who say they were raped or abused by their comrades wants to force the Pentagon to change how it handles such cases.
More than a dozen female and two male current or former service members say servicemen get away with rape and other sexual abuse and victims are too often ordered to continue to serve ...
Fitness
-rosasparks-:
I was just chatting someone who has been following me and she asked me some questions about weight lifting and so on.
Monday to Friday, I think fitness is fucking sexist. We have spent gobs of money trying to sort out the ratios of fat, carbs and carbohydrates. We study the body and physiology and what is needed to complete tasks and do exercise correctly.
But the industry, and...
Mubarak 'ordered Tiananmen-style massacre of... →
14kgoldnyc:
Buried in this Robert Fisk report for The Independent is a startling account of the Egyptian army refusing to move with tanks against the Tahrir Square protesters on January 30. If this is true, it must be the defining moment in the history of the movement that toppled Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year reign. My emphasis below:
Last night [Feb 10], a military officer guarding the tens of...
“What’s the worst possible thing you can call a woman? Don’t hold back, now....”
– -Jessica Valenti (Full Frontal Feminism) (via ksmancini, starpowerrr) (via oiseau-jaune) (via girlinthegarden)
This book is given a special place on my shelf. I bought it before I considered myself a full-fledged feminist. After reading it I put on my feminist pants for good and have never looked...
"Block welfare recipients from buying fast food?"
stfuconservatives:
Massachusetts State welfare recipients have spent a whopping $44,000 worth of Big Macs, Happy Meals and Chicken McNuggets last year in a debit card spending spree.
First lady Michelle Obama kicked off her “Let’s Move” initiative a year ago and has strongly supported creating healthier meals.
State Sen. Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth) told the Boston Herald he supports her...
Paranoia and Pop Tarts, but you know how we roll:... →
meloukhia:
Once, long ago, I was far from home and I felt very ill. I went to the doctor. The doctor said I had a tubal pregnancy and that there was a very real possibility that I could die from it. I said ‘but I am on a highly reliable method of birth control’ and the doctor said ‘these…
“Tawakkol Karman sat in front of her laptop, her Facebook page open, planning the...”
– In Yemen, female activist strives for an Egypt-like revolution | Washington Post (via pantslessprogressive)
Everyday Birtherism
bookling:
sequinedk:
cynicalpink:
14kgoldnyc:
Kansas state legislator Connie O’Brien, Republican of course, was in a hearing on the subject of in-state tuition being granted to illegal immigrants who had Kansas state residency requirements.
REP. O’BRIEN: My son who’s a Kansas resident, born here, raised here, didn’t qualify for any financial aid. Yet this girl was going to get financial...
Congress is about to vote on a budget that will...
stfusexists:
Please call 202.730.9001 right now to be connected to your rep, and ask your rep to vote NO on this provision. We need to support Planned Parenthood in this hour of need.
Don’t know who your representative is? Find out here.
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