I decided to break the law to provide a necessary medical service because women were dying at the hands of butchers and incompetent quacks, and there was no one there to help them. The law was barbarous, cruel and unjust. I had been in a concentration camp, and I knew what suffering was. If I can ease suffering, I feel perfectly justified in doing so.

Dr. Henry Morgentaler, a Canadian doctor who was arrested four times for performing abortions, but whose arrests eventually led to the 1988 Canadian Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the country. He died this week at the age of 90. Good obit in the NY Times.

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TW: rape, sexual violence, horror movie

As much as I hate rape being used in movies and media as a motivator for strength, etc, I kind of want to see this movie. And I will be 100% disappointed if it doesn’t end full of misandry. As a friend said about this, “the real life rape culture might be the scariest thing about this horror movie”, which could not be a truer statement. And I want to see it properly portrayed and dealt with, as so few movies do.

[tw:mention of tortue and abuse] #STRONG LIKE AN AMAZON #slightly annoyed by people who forget that tara is so much more than willow’s girlfriend #she’s powerful and brave and wiser than everybody else #she knows there’s no escape #and glory just made a fairly detailed description of what she’s gonna do to her #(while torturing her) #and yet there’s that look #strong like an amazon i said #everybody else can go home

#EVERY TARA FEEL #Such an underrated character #Can we talk for a mo about her relationship with Buffy? #How /she/ was the person Buffy told about Spike? #Aka all of her issues in s6 #Their conversation in The Body? #Buffy didn’t have a one on one conversation with anyone else that whole episode #Not really #But she could talk to Tara #Because Tara is strong and nonjudgemental and so fucking amazing 

 #it’s so important to remember that THIS IS A CHARACTER WHO COMES FROM AN ABUSIVE BACKGROUND #this is a character who is USED TO BEING MADE THE VICTIM #and in her run on the show and very likely before we see her stand up and REFUSE TO BE A VICTIM OR LET ANYONE ELSE BE THE VICTIM #tara is the fucking moral compass of this damn show and she guides everyone in a way that no other character does because she is so pure … #and GOOD #and full of love #and she cares so deeply about everyone including herself and does not let people pull any shit with her #she is the strongest character in this series and i refuse to place her in a little box as willow’s girlfriend #she is so much more than a label and her identity couldnt even BEGIN to be defined by her relationship status #most beautiful character most lion-hearted character most ethical character #queen of my HEART

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It’s easy to be considered a misandrist when men are socialized to feel entitled to women and our time. So, if you ignore them, you’re a misandrist. If you insist they leave you alone, you’re a misandrist. If you focus on building healthy female-centered relationships over relationships with men, you’re a misandrist. Misandry is basically, prioritizing your agency, autonomy and fellow women, over men in a society that teaches you that being feminine relies on giving into men’s feelings of entitlement.

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"Hope will never be silent": talesoftherin: standovermen: people who hate taylor swift are so dumb....

pancakesandfrenchfries:

talesoftherin:

standovermen:

people who hate taylor swift are so dumb. Who Care if some successful lady writes a ton of songs about break ups and romance ? you dont get mad when rappers rap about weed and The Hot Titties. you dont get mad when janky ass country dudes only sing about…

Lol you immediately sound like a fucking dumbass because absolutely everyone complains about everything you’re saying. Go home.

Except not? Did you even read the original post? TSwift gets most of her hate from misogynists complaining about her writing about breakups and dating tons of people. And I’m sorry (oh wait, no I’m not), calling people out on their racism and misogyny is not a bad thing. People can like TSwift, what the fuck ever. But I’m going to keep pointing out her flaws and mistakes. Because people do ignore it. So you can sit the fuck down.

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talesoftherin:

standovermen:

people who hate taylor swift are so dumb. Who Care if some successful lady writes a ton of songs about break ups  and romance ? you dont get mad when rappers rap about weed and The Hot Titties. you dont get mad when janky ass country dudes only sing about farms and lemonade and Dirt Roads. so shut up you are a dumbo butt head

but, like, country and rap are both widely dismissed as genres for exactly those reasons? Frequently by the same people who love to hate Taylor?

way better example is the tons of rock or pop-punk dudes who write about breakups and romance and everyone’s like OMG YOU ARE SUCH A GREAT MUSICIAN YOU ~SPEAK TO THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE~

Not to mention there are valid reason for TSwift hate, including her rampant misogyny and promotion of the virgin/whore dichotomy, and her racism and appropriation in dressing up as a geisha. I don’t include her homophobic statements in songs because she has apologized for that and changed the lyrics in the music video. Hating her because she writes break up songs is absolutely misogyny, but let’s not deny that some people have real reasons for disliking her. 

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In Minnesota, women can face up to 30 days in jail for impersonating Santa Claus!

omgfactsofficial:

In Minnesota, women can face up to 30 days in jail for impersonating Santa Claus!

There are some crazy laws in our states. Apparently, every man in Brainerd, Minnesota is required to grow a beard. It’s illegal to tease skunks and women can face up to 30 days in jail for impersonating Santa Claus in Minnesota.

A Michigan law says it is illegal to make love in a car unless it is on your own personal property and a woman’s hair belongs to her husband. In Detroit it is illegal to “ogle” a woman from a moving car. In Montana it is a felony for a woman to open her husband’s mail.

In Las Vegas, Nevada it is illegal to feed the homeless. The city doesn’t want tourists to realize how many homeless there really are. They also closed all the parks in Vegas so that the homeless won’t congregate. They must continue to move all day or be arrested. To feed the homeless, you have to make two lunches and eat with them so that you are technically “eating with a friend.”

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Okay, but that Detroit law is actually SUPER good and important. Street harassment and yelling at women from cars SHOULD be illegal. And in groundbreaking (but still disgusting) news, Vegas is a super shitty place.


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