A Stranger Strangely
I go to Lancaster University and work with sandflies. Sandflies are a small insect that carry a parasite called Leishmania which cause a disease known as Leishmaniasis.
More about me: Liberal, pro-choice, progressive, scientist, agnostic, student, entomologist, democrat, American
Things I like: Reading, swimming, quilting, costuming
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Have you ever had a guy come up to you — on the street, in a bar, whatever — and just straight-up say, “hey, I wanna talk to you?” Happens all the time, right? Happens to women, all the time. But have you ever just straight-up said, “no?” Not “no, I have a boyfriend,” or “no, I’m busy,” or “no, I have to race to save the city from the Joker’s diabolical machinations, for I am the Batman,” or any other excuse: Just the word “no,” by itself?
Yeah. So you know what happens next, after you say “no.” The guy always keeps talking. He tries wheedling, or begging, sometimes. But if you say “no” firmly enough, or often enough that he gets the point, the dude just starts yelling. He tells you that you’re not that hot. He tells you what a bitch you are. (“You bitch, I have a Rolls Royce,” was my favorite of these.) Sometimes he follows you down the street, yelling at you; sometimes, he follows you in his car. These dudes are always so fucking certain that they’re entitled to your time and attention that they will harass you until you give it, or at least until you’re scared and sorry for not giving it. You do not have the right not to interact, as far as these guys are concerned.
This is what my pepper spray looks like. For the record, I didn’t buy it for myself, my parents got it for me. As I was walking out of Wal Mart tonight, without it, it donned on me on how fucked up it is. Not only the fact that I need the…
Captain Picard-I love you. That’s all.
Reblogging becuase it’s Captain Picard.
MAKE IT SO.
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He’s fantastic. All kinds of awesome.
Make it so.
Holy shit, that face. I would never commit nor condone violence against women and I’m feeling actual guilt.
Have you seen the article he wrote for … I think it was The Guardian, and now it will bug me until I can find it. He wrote a personal account about how domestic violence affected his childhood. It was so wonderfully written I cried. I love that he is so vocal about violence against women. I really pretty much just love him, but you get the idea.
ETA: Here it is!
Reblogging for an excellent article.
O Captain, my Captain~
I thought it was shooped. Pleased to find out not so. Good boy, Jean-Luc.
Girl Farts: newageasfuck: Hello, my brothers and sisters! Today I have something…
Hello, my brothers and sisters! Today I have something to discuss with you.
That thing is the idea of ‘bad feminists’.
By ‘bad feminists’ I mean feminists who are in porn,…
1. One in three women die or are seriously injured as a result of gender-based violence. Violence against women results in more deaths among women ages 15 to 44 than the total number of women who die because of war, malaria, and cancer.
2. An estimated four million women and girls are bought and sold worldwide each year, either into marriage, prostitution or slavery.
3. One out of every six American women have been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. An estimated 60 percent of all rapes are not reported to the police.
4. Approximately 96 million young women in developing countries still cannot read or write. Globally, girls account for 55 percent of children not in school.
5. Nearly 75 percent of those displaced by violent conflict are women. Displacement leaves women without access to health care, proper nutrition or education. Displaced women face a higher threat of gender-based terrorism and violence.
6. The 1994 genocide in Rwanda resulted in hundreds of thousands of violent sexual assaults, resulting in an estimated 250,000 women falling victim to HIV/AIDS. While many women awaiting treatment died, their perpetrators receive antiretroviral therapies in prison.
7. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that actually denies women the right to vote by law. In other parts of the world, where women are legally allowed to vote, many women still struggle to exercise their rights. For example, in Afghanistan, some women were denied the right to vote in 2009 because the country lacked the necessary amount of female staff members to provide enough polls for women.
8. With its rate of violence, sexual assault and inadequate health care, Afghanistan remains the most dangerous place in the world for women to live.
9. In 1974, Isabel Peron became the world’s first woman president, when she was elected President of Argentina. Around the world, 68 women have served as head of state in their country (not including monarchies). Currently, 38 women serve as head of government around the world. In 1997, Ireland became the first country to succeed power from one female president to another.
10. African nations have more women in parliament than most western nations. Rwanda ranks number one in world rankings for the highest representation of women at 49 percent.
Like 17.1 million American women, I have been raped.
Like 73% of survivors, I was raped by someone I knew and trusted.
Like 50% of survivors, I was raped in my own home.
Like 40% of survivors, I reported my assault to the police.
Like 94% of survivors, I never saw my rapist spend one day in jail— not because there was a lack of evidence, but because I was too ashamed and scared to take the stand.
I was wearing sweatpants and had not been drinking. I was not walking alone down a dark alley in a bad neighborhood. I followed all the “rules” for not getting raped.
Stop teaching women how to avoid being raped; teach men to not rape.
Slutwalk NYC
Stop teaching women how to avoid being raped; teach men to not rape.
Spoken Word of Staceyann Chin
I’m pretty sure I love her. She is so FREAKING AWESOME.
