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I’m writing this on the R train as it rattles slowly along toward Brooklyn. I’m headed to pick up my 6-month-old daughter. I’m writing because I’m still reeling from what occurred on the Times Square subway platform a few moments ago. I was walking to the end of the station as I always do. I saw a man, a stout, balding, nondescript looking troll, staring at me as I walked toward him. I watched as he slowly extended his arm and fingers, in particular his pinky finger, so it would make contact with me as I walked by. I’m wearing a skirt. It all happened quickly, in seconds, as these things always do, and sure enough as I passed him his hand jutted out and stroked my thigh. Without thinking I turned around and hit him as hard as I possibly could. I didn’t even stop walking, nor did I say anything. I did turn around to look at him as I hit him, and his face was one of shock but not of surprise. He knew why I had hit him; he just couldn’t believe he hadn’t gotten away with it.
Ive been sexually harassed so many times since my adolescence that I’ve lost count, but I’ve never reacted like that before. Normally I think, process, choose my words. There was no brain power that went into the decision to smack this asshole; it was pure instinct. As I headed away from him I immediately regretted not verbalizing my anger and yelling at him too, but I imagine that choice was instinctive as well. Besides, I think he got the message.
I am not someone who condones violence. But I’m so tired of my safety and personal space being invaded over and over again. I am a 32-year-old woman. I am a mother. I am not someone you can fondle without my consent because you feel like it, nor is any other girl or woman. Not my friends. Not my daughter.
When I’ve explained sexual harassment to men in the past I’ve been struck at their confusion over why it is a big deal. How is someone whistling at you threatening, they ask? Here is what they don’t understand. Those moments, which may seem insignificant and small, create an unsafe environment in which women are forced to live. Last month, after I yelled at some men in a car who made kissing noises at me, I was terrified to then walk down a quiet downtown street out of fear that they’d circle around in their car and hurt me. These moments force us to operate in a state of fear. They define who is in control and who can have their control taken away. And I’m so fucking tired of it that I’m starting to snap. I’m now hitting people. Because as much as I want to believe my daughter will not have to live with this same fear 10, 20, 30 years from now, I know that she will. And nothing makes me more sick to my stomach.
so last night my dear friends from baltimore toured through chicago. one of the guys at the show was wearing a shirt that said “rape” (HOW EDGY), physically threatened my lady friend in the band with a circular saw, was condescending and called her an east coast bitch. none of that is an…
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I am bowling for abortion access because I believe every woman should have the right to shape her own life. By raising money, I am filling a vital health care gap by helping women pay for abortion care, emergency contraception, options counseling, child care during abortion procedures, and transportation costs to clinics. I’m supporting our community members when they need me most.
http://bowlathon.nnaf.org/nnafbowl/participantpage.asp?uid=1833&fundid=535
I am honored and STOKED to be bowling with my friends to support such an awesome and necessary cause. I realize we are all brokemons these days, but anything you can contribute would be excellent and sincerely appreciated. Thank you for your support!!
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They don’t care about you. You may vote for them, but they hate every fiber of your being. They would have you live without access to cancer screenings, to basic healthcare. They would rather have you die on an operating table than risk harming a fetus. They would have you beaten and raped and then limit your legal rights in pursuing the case. They don’t want you to have access to birth control, or abortion after you become pregnant because you couldn’t afford BC because they want to punish you for having sex, for having a vagina.
Republican women: Republican men hate you. Remember that. Remember this day.
Yes.
I’m not usually one to chastise people for their political standings, but uh, THIS.
The GOP is so clearly targeting women that I am dumbfounded that any woman would ever vote for them. They want to take away our reproductive choices and they want to take away funding for headstart programs in an attempt to encourage women to stay at home with their kids.
They want to control you, not empower you. Stop fucking voting for them.
What the fuck. I don’t even have words for this.
I have been saying this for how long now.
this made me feel a little bit sick.
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[Leora Tanenbaum (Harper Paperbacks, 2000.): Slut! Growing Up Female with a Bad Reputation, p. 238.] (via dr-clear-heels)
i cringe when i hear women call other women sluts. makes me so angry.
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It hurts my heart to hear anyone call a woman a slut, but it also makes me laugh because what they really mean is that she’s free to live a life they won’t allow themselves
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Internalized misogyny: forever the worst.
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One of our staffers spotted this mailbox on Eighth Avenue in Park Slope recently; we saw a similarly tagged tree on Flatbush Avenue last March. Don’t know who’s doing it, but we kind of love the message.
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Have a cupcake or mini-pie in honor of the 38th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that protected a woman’s right to choose. Don’t like desserts? Here’s some other ways to celebrate.
* Contact your congressional representatives and tell them to defend Roe and other pro-choice legislation.
* Volunteer with a pro-choice organization in your community.
* Participate in a pro-choice demonstration or parade.
* Put a pro-choice bumper sticker on your car or bike.
* Host a get-together at your house where you and your friends trade information about reproductive rights and upcoming legislation that could impact those rights.
* Support a pro-choice candidate who’s running for office in your area—either with time or your vote.
* Post about the importance of reproductive rights on your Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, or OtherSpace.
* Buy an airplane, put a “Keep Abortion Legal” banner on the back, and fly over your town every morning.
A special shoutout goes to Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee, the Texas lawyers who won the 1973 case. Weddington was only 26 at the time! Most of us don’t win our first Supreme Court cases until we’re in our 30s.
- saying ‘that’s so gay’ when you mean ‘that’s so crap’
- using the word rape in a casual way ‘i got totally yawn raped’
- making domestic violence jokes (seen a lot about Rhianna recently. Fuck. Off.)
- casting aspersions on the character of the women (and…
The identity of the 9-year-old tragically killed in this morning’s deadly rampage is Christina Taylor Greene.
Family says she was vibrant, excited about life, and she was the “best daughter in the world.”
Born on September 11, 2001, Greene was excited about the political process, was on the student government, and went to the Giffords event today to learn more about the political process, family members say.Greene attended Mesa Verde Elementary School. She was the only girl on the CDO baseball team - she loved the sport, as well as horseback riding and swimming.
you know, it is a fucking shame that any lives were lost at all, and even worse that one was a child, but i read this and my heart breaks to know that this little girl is no longer on this earth because it looks like she was amping up to fight the good fight with me and my girlfriends. of COURSE one of the lives lost was a young girl who was interested in the political process and the only girl on her baseball team. OF FUCKING COURSE. it makes me want to fight extra hard for all things that are good and just because christina taylor greene will not be here to fight with me.
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