“We were discussing homosexuality because of an allusion to it in the book we were reading, and several boys made comments such as, “That’s disgusting.” We got into the debate and eventually a boy admitted that he was terrified/disgusted when he was once sharing a taxi and the other male passenger made a pass at him.The lightbulb went off. “Oh,” I said. “I get it. See, you are afraid, because for the first time in your life you have found yourself a victim of unwanted sexual advances by someone who has the physical ability to use force against you.” The boy nodded and shuddered visibly.“But,” I continued. “As a woman, you learn to live with that from the time you are fourteen, and it never stops. We live with that fear every day of our lives. Every man walking through the parking garage the same time you are is either just a harmless stranger or a potential rapist. Every time.”The girls in the room nodded, agreeing. The boys seemed genuinely shocked. “So think about that the next time you hit on a girl. Maybe, like you in the taxi, she doesn’t actually want you to.””—
Homophobia: The fear that another man will treat you like you treat women. Andrew Sullivan.
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NFL Fans: Thank god the referee lockout is over. I’m so happy now we can all go back to watching games and drinking beer and cheering on our teams and there won’t be any horrible calls. Oh I’m so happy!!
NHL Fans:
NHL Fans:
NHL Fans:
NHL Fans: FUCK YOU
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“I was born in an orphanage. So I didn’t have too many options.”
“If you had known what it was like, would you still have gone?”
“…I think so.”
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In reference to this, daasvedanya submitted:
I’m sticking with #44 because I side with Jedi, not Sith Lords.
(Also it’s pretty nice when you’re thought of as a person.)
Moon Meets Morning Star. A lunar occultation is greeted by Venus over Taebaek, Korea.
There were too many cute things on my blog today so here you go.
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oh my god
Oh hello there. Please come home with me.
