February 2012
“I’m going to listen to “Rack City” and “Stupid Hoe” all afternoon and think nasty thoughts about millennials.”
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B Michael Payne, via.
Fuck yeah.
Sex, Uneducated
This morning, I put out a call for Sex Ed horror stories from former and current teens, after reading about Utah’s decision to adopt an abstinence-only policy when it comes to teaching about sexual health. Of course, that’s ridiculous - but not as crazy as some of these testimonials. Read on, it’s fascinating.
On Periods & Other Ovarian Mysteries
“Our sex ed in biology class was very good, it was our teacher of religious education who told us bullshit: he once said that men can’t have sex with women during their period, because the the period blood forms crystals which hurt the penis. One of the girls in our class asked him if that’s what his wife told him.” - lostwiginity
Tumblr Staff: A New Policy Against Self-Harm Blogs →
staff.tumblr.com
One of the great things about Tumblr is that people use it for just about every conceivable kind of expression. People being people, though, that means that Tumblr sometimes gets used for things that are just wrong. We are deeply committed to supporting and defending our users’ freedom of speech,…
I’m really happy to see Tumblr taking a stand on this! I hope it doesn’t take away the dialogue about these topics, but if they’re moving towards getting rid of pro-ana or pro-SI blogs, I’m 100% on board.
Couldn’t agree more. Thanks, Kate.
A very good comment from a Feministe commenter regarding Chris Brown.
“i bet if you were all hot and not overweight lesbians, you’d let mr. brown kiss the pain away after he punched you in the eye (because you wouldn’t shutup about something and make him a sandwich).”
I quit.
“Whatever you are writing, it is making you better. There is no lost time, there is no lost cause, there are no lost words. Everything is going towards something good.”
—How Writers Can Stay Optimistic - Amy Spencer - GalleyCat (via cleolinda)
