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A look into the mind of a polyamorous, queer, feminist, married, nerd-alicious, yellow loving, fibromyte, ballet dancing, gravity defying, tree hugging, dirt worshiping, fan-fucking-tastic stripper.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Cost Of Birth Control Higher In Some Low-Income Neighborhoods Than In Wealthy Ones
Researchers focused on the price of seven commonly-used contraceptives — including various forms of the pill as well as transvaginal options like the ring. They cross-referenced the price information across various counties with median household incomes from the 2010 census.
Nearly every prescription contraceptive was more expensive in low-income zip codes, the researchers found.
In most cases, price differed by just a few dollars. For two of the contraceptives, the cost was significantly less in the wealthiest zip codes.
Researchers said they don’t know the reason for the price discrepancies. Certain neighborhoods may not have a large, chain pharmacy that offers lower prices and runs specials, Zite speculated.
“There is other research that has shown that a lot of needs for health, like fruits and vegetables, are more expensive in lower-income neighborhoods,” Zite added.
uh oh is this going to start another fight that healthy food isn’t actually expensive and poor people just dont try hard enough to eat well because “duh my family eats sooo many veggies with little money, so everyone is able to do it!”
wut? people are systemically kept in poverty?!
but but american dream and upward mobility and and…. bootstraps!
(Source: The Huffington Post)
This Ad Has a Secret Anti-Abuse Message That Only Kids Can See
this is the greatest thing ever
The one thing I really dislike about YouTube pole dancing videos…
So many famous pole dancers (Felix Cane, Jenyne Butterfly, DirdyBirdy) are so afraid to be sexy. They can do amazing gravity-defying pole tricks but when it comes to being sensual, they fall flat (for me). LeighAnn from BeSpun is amazing but tons of her YT comments are filled with people bashing on her for dancing too much like a “stripper”. Where do these people think pole dancing (as a sport) comes from? Just because you take off the heels & keep on the top doesn’t make it something different. The hundreds of “this isn’t real pole dancing, this is just trashy stripping” comments are pure BS. I think a lot of professional pole dancers are afraid to show their sensual side because of the backlash they know they’ll receive. It really is unfortunate because women should be celebrating other beautiful women, not hindering them because they like to do hair-flips & wear clear high heels.
(Source: spacecadet)
What kind of world do we live in when young men are so proud of violating unconscious girls that they pass proof around to their friends? It’s the same kind of world in which being labeled a slut comes with such torturous social repercussions that suicide is preferable to enduring them. As a woman named Sara Erdmann so aptly tweeted to me, “I will never understand why it is more shameful to be raped than to be a rapist.”
And yet it is: so much so that young men seem to think there’s nothing wrong with—and maybe something hilarious about—sharing pictures of themselves raping young women. And why not? Their friends will defend them, as they did in Steubenville, tweeting that the young woman was “asking for it” and that the boys were being unfairly targeted.
Women and girls are the ones expected to carry the shame of the sexual crimes perpetrated against them. And that shame is a tremendous load to bear, because once you’re labeled a slut, empathy and compassion go out the window. The word is more than a slur—it’s a designation.
“In Rape Tragedies, the Shame Is Ours,” my latest at The Nation (via jessicavalenti)
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worb:
to stop kids from doing drugs they should just give the drugs less cool names
if ecstasy was called “moist curdle” i can assure you that nobody would be interested in trying it
(Source: agonia-e-extase)
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