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My Facebook has exploded into a thousand rainbows and sparkles
US Supreme Court overturns DOMA and Prop 8
Texas abortion bill fails to pass after epic filibuster by Sen Wendy DavisI am so filled with hope and optimism in humanity right now. No words to describe this epic win. So many people have fought for this and now it's finally happening, people standing up for women's rights and the equal rights movement ( Read more... ) -
Why Women Still Can't Have It All
Article hereThere are a few important points in this. First, it's not the fault of the woman that she can't have it all because the system is pretty set against her. The author outlines a few points on why she thinks it's possible (sequencing when to have a family and when to focus on the career, being committed enough, marrying the right partner ( Read more... ) -
articles for the day
Sexism, Racism, and Swimming: Article about the "controversy" over Ye Shiwen's world record gold medal swim, which basically amounts to the Western world being racist against the Chinese.
Jessica Colotl: Eye Of The Storm. Jessica Colotl is an undocumented immigrant who was brought to America as a child - and who now faces deportation. Reporter ( Read more... ) -
GUERRILLA GIRLS
I went to a lecture tonight by two of the founding members of the Guerrilla Girls. Best decision I made in a while, I must say. The lecture was AWESOME, very enlightening and humorous. I remember the first poster I saw of them was of a nude female statue with a gorilla mask on and the caption, "Do women have be naked to be in the Met? Only 5% of ( Read more... ) -
If the real world was a role playing game
... Straight White Male would be the lowest difficulty setting there is. Nicely written article about privilege in a role playing game metaphor. Also, points to me for playing the hardcore difficulty setting! Haha
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