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Dear followers, teachers, and the Tumblr #education community,
My name is Ray Stoeser and I am a second year English teacher at…
"TW: RAPE But according a survey by the Alaska Federation of Natives, the rate of sexual violence in rural villages like Emmonak is as much as 12 times the national rate. And interviews with Native American women here and across the nation’s tribal reservations suggest an even grimmer reality: They say few, if any, female relatives or close friends have escaped sexual violence. "
Ok, this ticks me off. I know Rihanna has some vapid songs, but doesn’t every main stream musician end up having a number of songs without much substance?
Rihanna is actually remarkably progressive for a woman in the position she is in. She’s one of the pop’s biggest stars right now; that doesn’t give her a lot of leeway. But she’s still sung about rape, about domestic abuse, about being a black woman in the music industry, just to name a few. And even some of her overtly sexual songs are pretty remarkable in that she’s singing about her own pleasure. Women don’t normally get to talk about their own sexual pleasure.
So. Can we please not put our ladies down for not being intellectual enough or whatever? Of course she fucking cried about those songs. They’re about her fucking life and it hasn’t been a walk in the park.
PREACH^
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24/5/12, Second day of strike in Asturias. The miners continue to block the streets with barricades to protest the budget cut forced on the sector by the government.
Meanwhile in the USA,
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The little printed dress
In a fit of hating everything in my closet, I made a rash decision to stop into target and spend the last of my extra money on something that would make me feel pretty. I saw this sweet little dress hanging on a rack all alone and I crossed my fingers that it was my size - AND IT WAS!
This dress is just great for summer and I love pairing it with bold pieces. Most of my long-term readers will recognize the accessories. It’s been a time of budgeting here and I’m having fun finding new ways to use old things. The dress will also look great in the fall with tights and boots and a moto jacket.
You may also notice that I’ve moved! New background! However, there will also be many upcoming photoshoots involving some outdoor scenes - I’m excited to finally have a porch and a cool ally in which to shoot some photos!
Dress - Target XXL (current)
Shoes - Jeffery Campbell (3 years ago)
Necklace - Forever 21
Earrings - local
Bag - SAK (3 years ago)I’m 5’9” approx 225# queer fat femme!
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"We let Willow cut her hair. When you have a little girl, it’s like how can you teach her that you’re in control of her body? If I teach her that I’m in charge of whether or not she can touch her hair, she’s going to replace me with some other man when she goes out in the world. She can’t cut my hair but that’s her hair. She has got to have command of her body. So when she goes out into the world, she’s going out with a command that it is hers. She is used to making those decisions herself. We try to keep giving them those decisions until they can hold the full weight of their lives. "
(On why he let Willow cut all of her hair off)
Read more: Will Smith On Allowing Willow To Cut Her Hair: ‘She Has Got To Have Command Of Her Body’ | Necole Bitchie.com
- He raises a really great point. What would it mean to believe very early that my body was mine. That it’s not for anyone or for any particular purpose other than to be mine until I decide otherwise.
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I was damned near 30 before I could believe my body belonged to me & me alone. Dear people who take an issue with this,
Let the Smiths do right by their babies & shut the fuck up about how you think they should parent.
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Lot of love for Will Smith right now.
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I wish my parents realized that when I was growing up.
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You want to say “Hi” to the cute girl on the subway. How will she react? Fortunately, I can tell you with some certainty, because she’s already sending messages to you. Looking out the window, reading a book, working on a computer, arms folded across chest, body away from you = do not disturb. So, y’know, don’t disturb her. Really. Even to say that you like her hair, shoes, or book. A compliment is not always a reason for women to smile and say thank you. You are a threat, remember? You are Schrödinger’s Rapist. Don’t assume that whatever you have to say will win her over with charm or flattery. Believe what she’s signaling, and back off.
If you speak, and she responds in a monosyllabic way without looking at you, she’s saying, “I don’t want to be rude, but please leave me alone.” You don’t know why. It could be “Please leave me alone because I am trying to memorize Beowulf.” It could be “Please leave me alone because you are a scary, scary man with breath like a water buffalo.” It could be “Please leave me alone because I am planning my assassination of a major geopolitical figure and I will have to kill you if you are able to recognize me and blow my cover.”
On the other hand, if she is turned towards you, making eye contact, and she responds in a friendly and talkative manner when you speak to her, you are getting a green light. You can continue the conversation until you start getting signals to back off.
The fourth point: If you fail to respect what women say, you label yourself a problem.
There’s a man with whom I went out on a single date—afternoon coffee, for one hour by the clock—on July 25th. In the two days after the date, he sent me about fifteen e-mails, scolding me for non-responsiveness. I e-mailed him back, saying, “Look, this is a disproportionate response to a single date. You are making me uncomfortable. Do not contact me again.” It is now October 7th. Does he still e-mail?
Yeah. He does. About every two weeks.
This man scores higher on the threat level scale than Man with the Cockroach Tattoos. (Who, after all, is guilty of nothing more than terrifying bad taste.) You see, Mr. E-mail has made it clear that he ignores what I say when he wants something from me. Now, I don’t know if he is an actual rapist, and I sincerely hope he’s not. But he is certainly Schrödinger’s Rapist, and this particular Schrödinger’s Rapist has a probability ratio greater than one in sixty. Because a man who ignores a woman’s NO in a non-sexual setting is more likely to ignore NO in a sexual setting, as well.
So if you speak to a woman who is otherwise occupied, you’re sending a subtle message. It is that your desire to interact trumps her right to be left alone. If you pursue a conversation when she’s tried to cut it off, you send a message. It is that your desire to speak trumps her right to be left alone. And each of those messages indicates that you believe your desires are a legitimate reason to override her rights.
For women, who are watching you very closely to determine how much of a threat you are, this is an important piece of data.
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These people are not a minority. Do not act as if they do not represent a large population.
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