June 2012
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“If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me.”
– “The Proxy Marriage” by Maile Meloy, from the New Yorker (May 21, 2012)
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The Proxy Marriage
by Maile Meloy from the New Yorker (May 21, 2012)
“Bridey picked up her script and turned toward William. “I will run through the rain for you,” she read, stifling a laugh and taking refuge in the page. “I will worship your feet, even your crooked baby toe with no toenail. I promise to devote myself to your happiness even when the things you do don’t always make me happy. And I will remember that...
HC IWRC: HC IWRC is the official 2012-2013 Campus... →
hciwrc:
Congratulations! This means:
Campus Organizing Team
Youth Activist Network Campus Organizing Team is a project of Advocates for Youth. Campus Organizers serve as activists, advocates, and spokespeople on issues of adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
The goals of the Campus…
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Throwing acid at women senators?! →
hciwrc:
Advocating violence against women is never OK. Jay Townsend must be fired for his comments right away”
This week, a spokesman for Representative Nan Hayworth (R-NY) flippantly advocated for violence against women senators and he needs to be fired right away. Can you join the growing call demanding that he be held accountable?
Here’s what happened: Rep. Hayworth’s campaign participated...
Roxbury artists look to spark conversation about... →
socialismartnature:
Residents in the South End, Roxbury, and Jamaica Plain might have noticed a few posters appearing around their neighborhood that feature pictures of people of color and quotes about “coming out”.
The posters, affixed to walls and utility boxes by two Grove Hall artists, are meant to raise awareness about the challenges of being gay for people of color. They sprouted up...
Heathers (Michael Lehmann - 1988)
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MEGALIKE
“You start out in 1954 by saying “Nigger, nigger, nigger.” By 1968, you can’t say...”
– Lee Atwater, a head republican strategist, in an anonymous interview in 1981. He is admitting that republicans use coded-language to appeal to the racists in their base. Because, as he always said, “people vote their fears.”
Lee, who would eventually become the head of the Republican National...
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“Trust Women.”
– ~Dr. George Tiller. Three years ago today Dr. Tiller, an abortion provider in Wichita, Kansas, was murdered. Today we remember his courageous and compassionate work as both a health care provider and a women’s health advocate. Our thoughts are with Dr. Tiller’s family and loved ones.
(via...
May 2012
White, Hispanic, and Black Incarceration Rates.
socialismartnature:
1 in every 106 white males 18 or older are incarcerated
1 in every 36 hispanic males 18 or older are incarcerated
1 in every 15 black males 18 or older are incarcerated
http://www.aclu.org/combating-mass-incarceration-facts-0
Institutionalized and colorblind racism FTL.
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DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Appeals... →
“The revolution has always been in the hands of the young. The young always...”
– (via cowichansweater)
“I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and...”
– Malcolm X (via black-culture)
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10 Noteworthy Proto-Feminist Anthems →
I’m doing a project on Asian Americans in the U.S. feminist movements. Any reading suggestions?
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Sex and Silence at Yale →
A Few Things To Stop Doing When You Find a... →
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“As people sit around, and theorize and debate about what should be a reasonable...”
– An amazing interview with a late-term abortion provider, who takes on the politicized debate surrounding abortion. (via think-progress)
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Young, Depressed, and Of Color: Why Schools and... →
“As feminists, we don’t want to participate in the use of oppressive force or...”
– ~Theresa Warburton and Joshua Cerrett, “What We Aren’t Talking About When We Talk About ‘White Privilege’” on The Feminist Wire
Read in its entirety here
(via afrolez)
Hilarious Kid Wakes Up From Surgery Acting Like a... →
“why is there two of you”
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“Jazz is a white term to define Black people. My music is Black classical music.”
– Nina Simone (via humanformat)
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Sex Survey of 6000 Korean University Students →
“성지식은 ‘생식생리, 성심리, 임신, 피임·낙태, 성병, 성폭력’ 등 6개 영역 중 5개 영역에서 남학생에 비해 여학생의 점수가 높았다. 이는 남학생이 여학생보다 성지식이 더 많을 것이라는 고정관념을 깨는 결과로, 올바른 성지식 정도는 여학생이 더 높다는 것을 반영한다.
“Reproductive physiology, sexual psychology [James — a bit specialized surely?], pregnancy, contraception & abortion, STDs, and sexual violence” — in 5 out of these 6 areas examined, women scored higher than men [James — which one did...
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Yale Daily News: The Opposite of Loneliness →
The piece below was written by Marina Keegan ‘12 for a special edition of the News distributed at the class of 2012’s commencement exercises last week. Keegan died in a car accident on Saturday. She was 22.
We don’t have a word for the opposite of loneliness, but if we did, I could say that’s what I want in life. What I’m grateful and thankful to have found at Yale, and what I’m...