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Petition: United States Congress: Please co-sponser the Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act.

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:27:00 -0500

Petition: United States Congress: Please co-sponser the Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act.:

Please sign this petition. The Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act would require employers to make reasonable accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions that are provided for disabilities, ensuring pregnant women can continue to do their jobs and support their families. Pregnant women have been fired because they asked to avoid certain activities because of pregnancy related medical conditions.

Ryan Gosling on the MPAA’s decision to give Blue Valentine an...

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:48:49 -0400

Ryan Gosling on the MPAA’s decision to give Blue Valentine an NC-17 rating over its inclusion of an oral sex scene. (x)

seriouslyamerica: Rugrats was my absolute favorite show as a...

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:48:06 -0400

seriouslyamerica:

Rugrats was my absolute favorite show as a child. I watched it every single night, saw both movies on the day of their release, and when its timeslot was pushed back a half hour, my moms even understood that to be a legitimate reason to allow me a later bed time.

Looking back on the show now, I have to wonder how much my love of the Rugrats was shaped by my evolving worldview, and how much the Rugrats shaped the person I became.

This show was feminist as FUCK. You have the obvious “female” shirt on Betty Deville, sure, but it goes much further than that. The show portrays many different types of families, each with their own flaws, but each loving and (mostly) functional:

Tommy’s family, though traditional at first glance, has his mother, Didi, as the main breadwinner, working as a teacher while Stu mostly fails at monetizing his inventions.

Phil and Lil’s parents clearly have upended quite a few gender roles, as it’s made clear several times in the series that Howard is more “domestic” than Betty, though they seem to take equal part in raising their children.

Chuckie is being raised by a competent (though nervous and allergy-ridden) single father after the tragic death of his mother. Later in the series (after the Rugrats in Paris movie and an interracial and cross cultural marriage), he gains a stepmother and stepsister, depicting a loving blended family.

Angelica’s parents are both full time corporate types, though it is very clear that Charlotte is more successful in climbing the corporate ladder than is Drew, who seems to take on more of the child care.

Susie also had two working parents, her mother was a doctor, pilot, and chef (lack of continuity or commentary on women having high powered careers - you decide!), and her father was a writer.

The show was also extremely self-aware, tackling issues like the loss of a parent, and introducing themes like accepting differences, the importance of trust, and even subverting gender roles, in lighthearted quips and storylines - as well as a few more adult jokes that its intended audience may not have picked up on. In addition to having a Christmas episode, the Rugrats also had Passover, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa episodes - the former featuring Didi’s parents, Boris and Minka “from the old country,” and the latter featuring Susie’s Aunt T.

The show was far from perfect, of course. Susie was literally the token black character, and she was in FAR fewer episodes than the rest of the gang, which is a real shame, because she’s a much more positive character than Angelica, in my opinion. There wasn’t really any depiction of non-hetero or non-cisgendered characters - at least none that I can recall.

I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the Rugrats - I still have a lot of their VHS box sets, and the Chanukah and Passover episodes that I recorded off of TV (hilarious 1990s commercials included). Overall, the show was pretty incredible, in my opinion, and I think it helped to shape me into the person I am today.

femetits: Ladies and Gentlemen, the Prime Minister of...

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:16:20 -0400

femetits:

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Prime Minister of Australia kicking ass and taking names (mostly Tony Abbott’s). [x]

amazing.

"THE BILL OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES HEREBY ASSERT THE FOLLOWING AS..."

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:09:59 -0400

“THE BILL OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES HEREBY ASSERT THE FOLLOWING AS FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS THAT NO GOVERNMENT MAY DENY, AND THAT OUR GOVERNMENTS AT EVERY LEVEL MUST GUARANTEE AND SAFEGUARD FOR ALL.

ONE: THE RIGHT TO MAKE OUR OWN DECISIONS ABOUT OUR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FUTURE, FREE FROM INTRUSION OR COERCION BY ANY GOVERNMENT, GROUP, OR INDIVIDUAL.

TWO: THE RIGHT TO A FULL RANGE OF SAFE, AFFORDABLE, AND READILY ACCESSIBLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE INCLUDING PREGNANCY CARE, PREVENTIVE SERVICES, CONTRACEPTION, ABORTION, AND FERTILITY TREATMENT— AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF THE ABOVE.

THREE: THE RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION IN ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE OR ON THE BASIS OF OUR REPRODUCTIVE DECISIONS.”

- From the Center for Reproductive Rights.

This is remarkable because 1) it is gender neutral and 2) it addresses issue of access. Because without both RIGHTS and ACCESS, there is no choice.

Well done, CRR.

You can sign the Bill of Reproductive Rights here.

(via keepyourbsoutofmyuterus)

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Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:08:56 -0400

sexreeducated: constantblushing: allroad: slim-and-svelte: l...

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:08:05 -0400

sexreeducated:

constantblushing:

allroad:

slim-and-svelte:

losing-every-extra-pound:

Stanford runner Alicia Follmer trampled during a race gets back up and finishes in third place.

Amazing picture. Article here.

What a champion. Wow, the amount of respect, and admiration I have for this woman. She is such an inspiration. I can’t even.

a picture is worth a thousand words and this one really is. I totally agree ^

This is some silly shit right here. A bitch trips and gets back up with a baton she is a hero? Your ancestors must have been some type of magical beings. I know understand the mythos of our kind. Every woman you see today is part of an unbroken genetic line of mothers and daughters. That means some old bitches out running dinosaurs, the next bitches out running lions and last bitches out running Christians and the plague and shit, but they were just primitive cunts, this bitch beat the odds… And defeated the monster in her home known as Netflix to play a running game. What an inspiration.

the way that you speak about women is APPALLING. if you don’t think this story is worth admiration, that’s 100% fine - but find a less denigrating way to make your point. gross.

Really inspiring pictures, ruined by sexist, irrelevant, illogical comments.

becauseiamawoman: y breakingnews: 14-year-old peace activist...

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:07:28 -0400

becauseiamawoman:

y

breakingnews:

14-year-old peace activist shot in Pakistan

BBC News: A 14-year-old rights activist who has campaigned for girls’ education has been shot and injured in the Swat Valley in north-west Pakistan.

Malala Yousafzai was attacked on her way home from school in Mingora, the region’s main town.

Nominated for an international peace award, she came to public attention in 2009 by writing a diary for BBC Urdu about life under the Taliban.

Photo: Malala Yousafzai pictured on March 26, 2009 in Peshawar, Pakistan (Photo by Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images)

brandos: Elvin: Sorry, Mrs. Huxtable, I didn’t know you did...

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:04:53 -0400

brandos:

Elvin: Sorry, Mrs. Huxtable, I didn’t know you did that kind of thing.
Clair: What kind of thing?
Elvin: Serve.
Clair: Serve? Serve whom?
Elvin: Serve him. [referring to Cliff]
Clair: Ohhh, serve him? As in serve my man?

Mister Rogers defending PBS to the US Senate He is my favorite!...

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:55:06 -0400

Mister Rogers defending PBS to the US Senate

He is my favorite! Use to watch him every day at lunch after pre-school.

REGISTER TO VOTE!

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:31:26 -0400

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Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:52:36 -0400

aynrandinaminiskirt: Korean poster which has been making it’s...

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:20:54 -0400

aynrandinaminiskirt:

Korean poster which has been making it’s way around

Translation:

Protesting sexual harassment and violence against women

ETIQUETTE FOR MEN AT NIGHT

Remember that your presence can be threatening to women walking alone at night

If a woman is walking in front of you alone at night, slow down. You walking quickly or speeding up can be and in most cases is threatening

If you’ve been drinking and are drunk, go straight home.

Do not pick a fight or aggravate women walking at night

Do not take off your clothes or publicly urinate

Be careful to make sure you do not touch or hit someone, even on accident.

If, late at night, you come to a situation in which you and a woman have to ride an elevator together, let her go up first and wait for the elevator to come back down.

If there’s a woman in a public restroom (There are Korean public restrooms with no gender or sex markings that are open to all people), wait for her to finish and come out first before using the restroom.

Report broken streetlights to the police

Tell other men about these rules and that they have a responsibility to not threaten women walking at night

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Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:16:48 -0400

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Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:12:00 -0400

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Sikh Woman Teaches Reddit a Lesson in Tolerance

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:10:00 -0400

Sikh Woman Teaches Reddit a Lesson in Tolerance:

Hey, guys. This is Balpreet Kaur, the girl from the picture. I actually didn’t know about this until one of my friends told on facebook. If the OP wanted a picture, they could have just asked and I could have smiled :) However, I’m not embarrased or even humiliated by the attention [negative and positve] that this picture is getting because, it’s who I am. Yes, I’m a baptized Sikh woman with facial hair. Yes, I realize that my gender is often confused and I look different than most women. However, baptized Sikhs believe in the sacredness of this body - it is a gift that has been given to us by the Divine Being [which is genderless, actually] and, must keep it intact as a submission to the divine will. Just as a child doesn’t reject the gift of his/her parents, Sikhs do not reject the body that has been given to us. By crying ‘mine, mine’ and changing this body-tool, we are essentially living in ego and creating a seperateness between ourselves and the divinity within us. By transcending societal views of beauty, I believe that I can focus more on my actions. My attitude and thoughts and actions have more value in them than my body because I recognize that this body is just going to become ash in the end, so why fuss about it? When I die, no one is going to remember what I looked like, heck, my kids will forget my voice, and slowly, all physical memory will fade away. However, my impact and legacy will remain: and, by not focusing on the physical beauty, I have time to cultivate those inner virtues and hopefully, focus my life on creating change and progress for this world in any way I can. So, to me, my face isn’t important but the smile and the happiness that lie behind the face are. :-) So, if anyone sees me at OSU, please come up and say hello. I appreciate all of the comments here, both positive and less positive because I’ve gotten a better understanding of myself and others from this. Also, the yoga pants are quite comfortable and the Better Together tshirt is actually from Interfaith Youth Core, an organization that focuses on storytelling and engagement between different faiths. :) I hope this explains everything a bit more, and I apologize for causing such confusion and uttering anything that hurt anyone.

LGBT HISTORY MONTH BEGINS TODAY

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:02:16 -0400

LGBT HISTORY MONTH BEGINS TODAY

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Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:00:33 -0400

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Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:58:25 -0400

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"I don’t have the time. It would take me too long to go through all of the math."

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:57:24 -0400

“I don’t have the time. It would take me too long to go through all of the math.”

- Paul Ryan on why he can’t explain the Republican ticket’s tax plan. (via think-progress)

More Chaos on Bullshit Mountain.

(via jolly-dolly)