Modern Primate
Man, that's deep.
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Is there such a thing as advice that works for “every man?” Let’s find out!
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Photoset reblogged from Shrugs Bunny on the Internet
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Post reblogged from Andy Deconstructs Math Jokes
“men’s right activist redditors create a “Feminist Victims Fund” to raise Bitcoins to help men who have been oppressed by feminists” sounds like the setup to a text post joke but it is apparently real
I feel like we accidentally willed this into existence
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Quote reblogged from Final Boss Form
But are we really that surprised that these two young men didn’t think their actions were wrong?
Videos of men running up to women they don’t know just to grab their ass or stomach and run away are played for laughs on shows like Tosh.0. (The show is run by a comedian who garnered tremendous support after he “joked” about a woman in his audience being gang raped.) A “funny” montage of women’s breasts shown at the Oscars included rape scenes. We have handfuls of qualifiers—date, legitimate, forcible, gray—that we throw in front of “rape” because we want to know if an assault was a “real” rape or one of those non-rapes Republican politicians keep talking about.
And it’s not just rape that’s the joke—it’s women. Our very existence is presented to young men as fodder for sex and laughs, our humiliation and pain as goalposts for their masculinity. While mainstream culture fools itself into thinking that Americans take rape seriously, most women know better. We get the joke. We’re just tired of being the punchline.
What’s So Funny About Steubenville, my latest at The Nation (via jessicavalenti) -
Link reblogged from Fuck yeah, feminists!
Just so we’re all clear on what we just read. Black people make up 22% of the poor but only 14% of the government benefits. Meaning, 8% of poor Black people are not taking government benefits when they need them.
While, white people make up 42% of the poor but receive 69% of the government benefits. Meaning, there are white people who are classified as middle class who are receiving government benefits.
…but welfare queens and stuff.
always reblog.
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Photo reblogged from Chris Menning
I used to think that the only people who spent any significant amount of time watching and commenting on Youtube videos were high school kids without jobs. But ever since I focused my efforts on making more and better Youtube videos, I’ve found that the audience I’m reaching are… grown-ass adults. Highly-engaged grown-ass adults.
I kind of love the idea that most of my viewers are middle-aged people. It reaffirms that I’m making content on issues that really matter to people, and not spinning my wheels cranking out whatever sugary pop viral hits the kids are into. Knowing that there is another way to build an audience that doesn’t rely on paper-thin gimmicks is incredibly gratifying.
Who knew adults watched Youtube?
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I’m not letting a little flu get in the way of reading and responding to your viewer comments.
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Someone asked me today, “What is ‘rape culture’ anyway? I’m tired of hearing about it.” Yeah, I hear ya. I’m tired of talking about it. But I’m going to keep talking about it because people like you keep asking that question. Rape culture is when a group of athletes rape a young girl, and though there are dozens of witnesses, no one says, “Stop.” Rape culture is when a group of athletes rape a young girl, and though there are dozens of witnesses, they can’t get anyone to come forward. Rape culture is when a group of athletes rape a young girl, and adults are informed of it, but no consequences are doled out because the boys “said nothing happened.” Rape culture is when a group of athletes rape a young girl, and we later find out that their coaches were “joking about it” and “took care of it.
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Quote reblogged from Chris MenningThis victim blaming shit needs to stop. And not just in the obvious places, i.e. rape cases. It also –and every bit as importantly– needs to stop on the internet. After all, little things (for example blaming the targets of trolling for the trolls’ actions) help normalize the big things (for example blaming rape victims for their rapists’ actions); little things should not be ignored because they seem small. Big things are in fact comprised of little things.
