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May 30, 2014 18:01

Don’t concentrate on the words that offend you and ignore what they’re pointing to - the words “rape culture” aren’t the problem. The reality they describe is the problem.
excerpted from:
A Gentlemen’s Guide To Rape Culture - Medium

More seriously good articles looking at the Isla Vista killings

Elliot Rodger and why young males go on rampage killings | MSN

Elliot Rodger and American Masculinity | Fem2pt0

Burning The MRA Playbook (Or, #YesAllMRAs) | terribleminds

Why it’s so hard for men to recognize misogyny | #YesAllWomen in the wake of Elliot Rodger

Alan Alda: 'If We Could Eradicate Polio, Why Can't We Eradicate Misogyny?' *applause*

Elliot Rodger and the Disease of Hating Women | New York Observer

POLITICAL

When anyone tries to tell you Democrats or liberals caused the VA's funding problem or the scarcity in the social safety net, point them to this: (Spring 1981) Reagan Cuts Vet Programs

New Orleans District Gets Rid Of Its Last Traditional Public Schools

nunsonthebusmovie.com | The adventures of Sister Simone Campbell - defender of the poor, the marginalized and the common good.

SOCIO/CULTURAL COMMENTARY

This Is How We Talk About Female Leaders (Hint: It's Not Pretty)

East Texas restaurant to gay couple: "We just don't like fags." Gosh - I just don't like homophobes!

SCI/TECH - HEALTH - ENVIRONMENTAL

US Deploys First Advanced Drones to Japan - ABC News

3-D Printed Food A Boon For The Elderly - Business Insider

Researchers mimic fly eye to produce superhydrophobic anti-fogging nanostructures | Phys.Org
Plus you can sing "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" to superhydrophobic anti-fogging nanostructures. No, really.



This Might Be The Cutest And Also Most Depressing "Game Of Thrones" Fan Photo Ever

Daniel Radcliffe Goes Skinny Dipping in Lake Ontario - Shalom Life

Early Gay Literature Rediscovered | Trebor Healey

Downton Abbey provides an upturn for the books | theguardian.com

That's all she wrote wrapped up. Hope you have a lovely weekend - welcome June! Eek... six months to go before my 50th birthday. *hides*

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