So. British government is actively censoring its citizens. Nice. cool. lovely.
more about it:
British web providers begin blocking Pirate Bay
Pirate Bay hits out over High Court blocking order
Is the UK’s Love Affair With the Internet at Risk?
I’ll keep reblogging this. because people need to know. the British government is censoring its citizens. and I’ve heard/seen almost NOTHING about it!
‘Women still die in childbirth. Not as many as used to
– but notably more than die while receiving other “gifts”, such as scented candles’There’s something disturbing about the idea of someone…
(Source: amongthearrowsandthefire)
True gender equality is actually perceived as inequality. A group that is made up of 50% women is perceived as being mostly women. A situation that is perfectly equal between men and women is perceived as being biased in favor of women.
And if you don’t believe me, you’ve never been a married woman who kept her family name. I have had students hold that up as proof of my “sexism.”
My own brother told me that he could never marry a woman who kept her name because “everyone would know who ruled that relationship.” Perfect equality – my husband keeps his name and I keep mine – is held as a statement of superiority on my part.
- Lucy, When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege.
Also in a mixed-gender group, when women talk 25% of the time or less, it’s seen as being equally balanced. If women talk between 25% and 50% of the time, they are seen as “dominating the conversation.” One of the most mind-bending statistics I ever read in college.
(via onlytowardschaos)
(Source: seaofbadstories)
Some more posters, featuring quotes from Caitlin Moran, Josie Long (it was only right seeing as she went to my school!) and Tina Fey
again feel free to use!
In the ‘Broken Windows’ theory, if a single broken window on an empty building is ignored, and not repaired, the tendency is for vandals to break a few more windows. Eventually, they may break into the building, and light fires, or become squatters.
Similarly, if we live in a climate where female pubic hair is considered distasteful, or famous and powerful women are constantly pilloried for being too fat or too thin, or badly dressed, then, eventually, people start breaking into women, and lighting fires in them. Women will get squatters. Clearly, this is not a welcome state of affairs. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to wake up one morning and find a load of chancers in my lobby.
Caitlin Moran, ‘Prologue’, How to be a Woman (via stereobook)
