tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2788572483350293282024-02-08T04:43:20.626-06:00The Men's Banner ProjectThe Men’s Banner Project is a visual, performance and interactive based artwork. Through my art I ask men to make the promise not to use their hands in violence against women, and not to ignore or tolerate the violence they witness. The banner is a tool to begin dialogue, show support and build a stronger community through art. I began making banners as a reaction to the hundreds of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-55573379773601523092017-01-31T15:00:00.001-06:002017-01-31T15:00:04.618-06:00New Site Under ConstructionThe Men's Banner Project Blog has moved. The new site is under construction. Please follow us on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Mensbanner" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Mensbanner </a> Thank you!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-84395302030789624922015-02-17T16:46:00.001-06:002015-02-17T16:46:22.930-06:00A Previous Valentine's March<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year I wasn't able to attend the 8th Annual Memorial March for All Missing and Murdered held on Valentine's day. I wish I had gone but I've learned that I need to accept when I can't participate in everything all the time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From what I've seen in the media it was a successful</span><span style="font-size: large;"> march. I always regret reading the comments on any article relating to indigenous issues or events. They make me loose my faith in humanity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These photos were taken in 2012 at one of the evening marches. The quality of photos are not that great. Since I began to document my experiences in art and activism I can see my learning curve. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I remember I attended this march instead of going to an evening class. The week before I announced this march was happening, I thought it was appropriate since it was intro to Native Studies. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The name I carried.</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-38732886616569471552015-02-06T09:00:00.000-06:002015-02-06T09:00:05.313-06:00Sunrises On A Finished Banner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monday early morning in July of 2011. I worked out in the hot sun for five days completing the biggest banner I had ever made at the time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sunday night I sat at the campfire waiting for the sun to rise to take this picture on Pope's Hill. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">People were still dancing long after the concerts ended. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the mini photo shoot I curled up into a little exhausted ball and waited for my mom to pick me up and take me home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-5924869248074505942015-02-03T09:00:00.000-06:002015-02-03T09:00:04.571-06:00A Place Of Beauty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The summer of 2011 was very productive for me. One of my trips took me to Victoria BC. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bre, a fantastic woman I met at the Pan Canadian Feminist Gathering invited me to make a banner with her and local activist groups. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While there I stayed with Renay, one of the most interesting and awesome feminists I've ever met. Her home was a space of pure beauty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When ever I think of a place of refuge, somewhere to rejuvenate my spirit. I think of her and my time spent in Victoria. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The spring and early summer had been packed with the gathering (I was part of the main group hosting), writing and directing my film Dreamcatcher and creating a 20 foot banner for the first time at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. It was all satisfying work but emotionally exhausting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found it reassuring</span><span style="font-size: large;"> to be called an artist and have my work appreciated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Part of my experience at the folk festival and the gathering left me feeling like what I was doing wasn't making any sort of difference. That I was putting myself out there in potential danger for little to no pay off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before I visited B.C. I wondered if what I was creating and the intent of my work was getting through to people. That's something I still wonder time to time. It is part of the reason I've been reluctant and nervous to continue with this blog and post regularly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But the people I met in Victoria helped me realize that what I do is valid. That I create a unique dialogue and experience on the topic of violence against women. I just have to remind myself that every once in awhile. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-5782352358511302512015-02-02T09:00:00.000-06:002015-02-02T09:00:01.883-06:00A Lovely Little Note<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">While I was making a banner at the Winnipeg Folk Festival Campground in 2011 my friend Sarah slipped this into my tent. She was at a workshop and I'm not sure on the details but she gave little love notes to all the people she was camping with. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had barely filled the banner and had to take a break. </span><span style="font-size: large;">After a long hot day in the sun I found this lovely message in my tent. It was such a delightful surprise. My whole being felt so much lighter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was the fantastic view I had of the campground around me. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-44845162616061231322015-02-01T12:51:00.001-06:002015-02-01T12:51:04.299-06:00The Beginning Of A Banner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Taken in 2012 the night before the Winnipeg Comic Con.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whenever I begin a new banner one of my technical problems is finding the space for prep work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the storage room at Urban Shaman Art Gallery. We were there late after one of the galleries openings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After I painted in the lettering and pulled up the cloth I saw this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I like that I branded the floor with this message. And nobody at the gallery minded. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-70219546658722980742014-07-19T20:25:00.001-05:002014-07-19T20:25:20.196-05:00WINNIPEG RALLY FOR GAZA 2: JULY 19, 2014<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vm6o5crYU2M/U8sWp9ha9hI/AAAAAAAAA0w/Ntx_bMf2ZVw/s1600-h/img0015.jpg"><img title="img001" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="img001" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UKv22GPqw0I/U8sWvzsLPEI/AAAAAAAAA04/UdkCG6EsVs4/img001_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="490" height="768"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-avHFQgpf9rc/U8sWwdrA-tI/AAAAAAAAA08/0nE0lKFNsLg/s1600-h/img0024.jpg"><img title="img002" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="img002" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZLcaMtzgiu8/U8sWw-AjOrI/AAAAAAAAA1I/jLHBh5Rqmwc/img002_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="469" height="768"></a> </p> <p><font size="4">Here are some of the photos I took earlier today. </font></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-y_BYo7TFrpA/U8sWxya7vhI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/yd6HDdNH8nc/IMG_50327.jpg?imgmax=800"><img title="IMG_5032" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_5032" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tdKnk-jbit8/U8sX9rrOsVI/AAAAAAAAA1c/s9Io3mZwKSE/IMG_5032_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="447"></a></p> <p><font size="4">Below is my Step-father Darrell Rankin and my three nephews Asher, Roscoe and Linkon. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Iz3eEf5FvNk/U8sX-L-dt-I/AAAAAAAAA1k/y_Bm2w_eoFo/IMG_50296.jpg?imgmax=800"><img title="IMG_5029" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_5029" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tnLbW4SscnA/U8sZJ1tfzCI/AAAAAAAAA1w/luG-htCiQPA/IMG_5029_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="481"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xMRXJVQFRtk/U8sZOK2C_UI/AAAAAAAAA14/NCa_dTAeH_E/s1600-h/IMG_50346.jpg"><img title="IMG_5034" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_5034" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Nk8joYNbKqk/U8sZOyAc_OI/AAAAAAAAA2A/0NPgLG-hjWM/IMG_5034_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="447"></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5upj5Hr1bPk/U8sZPrPdt9I/AAAAAAAAA2I/iYK2OzGY5us/IMG_50386.jpg?imgmax=800"><img title="IMG_5038" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_5038" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-icw0TTS8hMk/U8sabEuu78I/AAAAAAAAA2U/G1Ayx52fR3Q/IMG_5038_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="447"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ffmq8RnjAi0/U8sab9tFsTI/AAAAAAAAA2c/j011GulDU4Y/s1600-h/IMG_50646.jpg"><img title="IMG_5064" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_5064" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RNfOGoXR1qY/U8saciBe6gI/AAAAAAAAA2k/2KmSTFj6tHc/IMG_5064_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="447"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-i0Qt5xB5NwE/U8sadf30U2I/AAAAAAAAA2s/bGvgRaQm1Gw/s1600-h/IMG_50749.jpg"><img title="IMG_5074" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_5074" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hGk7UXEECy0/U8saeJ5u0CI/AAAAAAAAA2w/NinHcyIHBf0/IMG_5074_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="337" height="484"></a> </p> <p><font size="4">The rally took place at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights</font></p> <p></p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-UHkhYxAJtIE/U8saexNFu7I/AAAAAAAAA28/FzFg2ppSvZM/s1600-h/IMG_50796.jpg"><img title="IMG_5079" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_5079" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0A6fKwx0k9k/U8safq1LFqI/AAAAAAAAA3A/4eAoyuYHwaw/IMG_5079_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="447"></a> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-25131978952116114742014-06-27T01:32:00.001-05:002014-06-27T01:32:50.951-05:00Monday, September 29, 2008<p><font size="4">I have had an interesting journey making the first Men’s Banner shown in a </font><a href="http://mensbannerproject.blogspot.ca/2014/05/the-beginning.html" target="_blank"><font size="4">previous post</font></a><font size="4">. It is an example banner. One I bring with me everywhere when I talk to groups or march in rallies. My next few of posts will be of my experience making the first banner in 2008.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EA8icHTmWh0/U60QCrU3eRI/AAAAAAAAAxk/tJIgR67yn8E/s1600-h/IMG_4226%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4226" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_4226" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4K6en9HN0yY/U60QDDJXRYI/AAAAAAAAAxs/Wsx11T2otPE/IMG_4226_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a> </font></p> <p>From left to right<br>Sid Rashid (UMSU Vice President)<br>Thane Carr (My older brother and UMASA member)<br>Brock Campbell (UMASA Co-President)<br>Clayton Thomas (UMASA Co-Event’s Coordinator)<br>Jonny Sopotiuk (UMSU President) <p><br><font size="4">Monday, September 29 was the official day I started the banner. I set up in the hallway of University Centre at the University of Manitoba. I had asked several students from different organizations on campus to be the first to have their hands on the banner.</font> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8vlHgtHZdMg/U60QDjsQQeI/AAAAAAAAAx0/FWN8C-r6nso/s1600-h/IMG_4233%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_4233" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_4233" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Xf_qhAlLpAs/U60QEcD452I/AAAAAAAAAx8/PBZyYku1XBs/IMG_4233_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a> </p> <p>Later on in the day Mitch Tripple (UMSU Vice President) placed his hand on the banner.</p> <p><font size="4">I was very optimistic about this project. I thought the banner would be covered quickly and that I would need another one before the Christmas break.<br>To me asking men to promise not to commit an act of violence seemed a simple request. That anyone would want to lend a hand.</font> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-11223501172006175672014-05-20T00:07:00.001-05:002014-05-20T00:07:30.401-05:00Murdered, missing cases need answers<a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/murdered-missing-cases-need-answers-259178831.html">Murdered, missing cases need answers</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-75550461570930007622014-05-05T21:09:00.001-05:002014-05-05T21:09:33.380-05:00The Beginning<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">The Men's Banner is a project I started thinking about in 2007. It is a project directed at men to make the commitment not to use their hands for violence against women. I hope to bring a Men’s Banner to university campuses across Canada. This blog is to document how that ambition goes. </font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"><br>I started this in reaction to the missing and murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada. I hope to bring attention to this horrific subject as well as make a positive contribution in my community.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KKflXfGRtxo/U2hEWPZPkCI/AAAAAAAAAuw/KHDXIQYfm-s/s1600-h/IMG_1678%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_1678" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="IMG_1678" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aXfWGTUqF9U/U2hEW3m_Q8I/AAAAAAAAAu0/hYiDML6_W1A/IMG_1678_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="379"></a> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">(Re-posting everything due to the change of my url)</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-28277944436556818292013-09-12T00:18:00.001-05:002014-01-05T18:19:20.831-06:00There is a heart in my hand…<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-feaXG_5z5qU/UjFOi8thitI/AAAAAAAAArw/OQpEUZN_As0/s1600-h/IMG_9033%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_9033" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GXnWb6G_X4M/UjFOjU86fcI/AAAAAAAAAr4/lVwEuIWNwYU/IMG_9033_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="484" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="IMG_9033" width="324" /></a> <br />
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This photograph always makes me smile. It is from the Winnipeg Comic Con 2012 banner. The handprint belonged to a young boy, about 11 year’s old (I think). He was with his family and I don’t remember if he was in a costume. There were a lot of people around my booth and I wasn't able to focus on him or talk to his parents but it felt like his family really got what I was trying to do.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-5624216038140510792013-09-05T00:15:00.001-05:002013-09-05T00:15:17.133-05:00Top 10 list: How not to respond to Indigenous experiences of racism in Canada | rabble.ca<a href="http://rabble.ca/news/2013/09/top-10-list-how-not-to-respond-to-indigenous-experiences-racism-canada?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rabble-news+%28rabble.ca+-+News+for+the+rest+of+us%29#.UigTW2Zx-9t.blogger">Top 10 list: How not to respond to Indigenous experiences of racism in Canada | rabble.ca</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-31701856656293682252013-08-13T21:11:00.001-05:002013-08-13T21:11:18.014-05:00Only 4.5%…<p><font size="4">“4.5% of the men in the United States is an incredibly high number – that translates into over six million men.</font> <p><font size="4">If you added up every US citizen who was officially unemployed or looking for work in 2001, that would be less than the total number of rapists.</font> <p><font size="4">If you added up every US citizen who is Jewish, that would still be less than the total number of rapists.</font> <p><font size="4">If you added up every teenage boy who had any sort of job – an afterschool job, a summer job, working full-time after dropping out, including all of those – you’d still have over a million fewer people then the total number of rapists.</font> <p><font size="4">There are twice as many rapists in the USA as there are single mothers.</font> <p><font size="4">For every drunk driver who is in a fatal accident this year, there are over 500 rapists.</font> <p><font size="4">If you take every doctor and nurse in the United States; and you added them to every librarian, every cashier, every cop, every postal clerk, and every bank teller in the whole country; you still wouldn’t have as many people as the number of rapists in the United States.</font> <p><font size="4">(Think of that a second – think of how often, in your daily life, you’ve seen cops and cashiers and all those other folks. Odds are, you’ve run into rapists more often than that).</font> <p><font size="4">To paraphrase Tim Wise: In short, “only” 4.5% of the male population is a lot of people, so that even by the most optimistic assessment of how many men are rapists, there are literally millions out there who not only would but have raped a woman. When combined with those who are less vicious – those who haven’t raped, but would be willing to in the right circumstances, and those who would make excuses for why other men rape, it becomes clear just how real a widespread a problem rape and rape-supportive attitudes are among men today.”</font> <p>— <p><a href="http://amptoons.com/blog/2004/05/05/how-many-men-are-rapists/"></a><a href="http://amptoons.com/blog/2004/05/05/how-many-men-are-rapists/"></a><a href="http://amptoons.com/blog/2004/05/05/how-many-men-are-rapists/">http://amptoons.com/blog/2004/05/05/how-many-men-are-rapists/</a> <p>Source via <a href="http://afronaut.tumblr.com/">afronaut</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-45229724554719403412013-08-07T03:31:00.001-05:002013-08-07T03:31:07.150-05:00Sailor Moon Says!<p> <img alt="" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4d57e9926de99e16caa82643df764e43/tumblr_mpa7tlDnLO1rnqolfo1_500.gif" width="500" height="429"> <p></p>Source:<a title="http://majinbabe.tumblr.com/post/54383546666" href="http://majinbabe.tumblr.com/post/54383546666">http://majinbabe.tumblr.com/post/54383546666</a> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-49969771619663001952013-08-05T09:00:00.000-05:002013-08-05T09:00:08.686-05:00If A Report Of Mugging Was Treated Like A Report Of Rape<p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ojfkcl341r3thilo1_500.jpg" width="500" height="577"></p> <p>Source: <a title="http://irritable-belle-syndrome.tumblr.com/post/22624519311/if-a-report-of-mugging-was-treated-like-a-report" href="http://irritable-belle-syndrome.tumblr.com">http://irritable-belle-syndrome.tumblr.com</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-22486102835133183562013-08-04T09:36:00.001-05:002013-08-04T09:36:53.338-05:00Just Don’t!<p> <p><font size="4">In reaction to San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s sexual harassment lawsuits below is a gif set of Stephen Colbert demonstrating his own anti-sexual harassment system using his “don’t touch” screen (you need to ask the screen first).</font> </p> <p> <a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1a9a9e71c55d609ab5b1490f02a23c5c/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o1_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1a9a9e71c55d609ab5b1490f02a23c5c/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o1_250.gif"></a><a href="http://31.media.tumblr.com/c9443c42c4100de1b852b77c9dabb73d/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o2_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://31.media.tumblr.com/c9443c42c4100de1b852b77c9dabb73d/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o2_250.gif"></a></p> <p><a href="http://31.media.tumblr.com/0ed67b0c6373257896a35ef5fdbf0f5d/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o3_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://31.media.tumblr.com/0ed67b0c6373257896a35ef5fdbf0f5d/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o3_250.gif"></a><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/db5f415a138c9140ca7bb8509134bb00/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o4_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/db5f415a138c9140ca7bb8509134bb00/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o4_250.gif"></a> <p><a href="http://31.media.tumblr.com/feb2bfe47f926128c601d9e8c9575aac/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o5_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://31.media.tumblr.com/feb2bfe47f926128c601d9e8c9575aac/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o5_250.gif"></a><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a83075aaf70ca0ad8b40c688b1805a20/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o6_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a83075aaf70ca0ad8b40c688b1805a20/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o6_250.gif"></a> <p><a href="http://31.media.tumblr.com/344dea90f8a6590bf69f1f666a2df659/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o7_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://31.media.tumblr.com/344dea90f8a6590bf69f1f666a2df659/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o7_250.gif"></a><a href="http://31.media.tumblr.com/c33ed425c4449020f9572b7bfea9b6a9/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o8_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://31.media.tumblr.com/c33ed425c4449020f9572b7bfea9b6a9/tumblr_mqxzs1KFjn1qc8jh0o8_250.gif"></a> <p><font size="4">This is just another reason why I like Stephen Colbert so much. My source for the gif’s is below.</font> <p> <p>Source: <a href="http://sandandglass.tumblr.com">http://sandandglass.tumblr.com</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-49113740780725181202013-08-04T06:21:00.001-05:002013-08-04T06:21:44.497-05:00California Prisons Sterilized Female Inmates without Permission<p> </p> <p> <div id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:8c408b5f-f7d8-4a09-a404-7935795e4f00" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><div id="db4e356c-8cb2-4a22-a373-12ca5f15299e" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSMVcgAQt1E&feature=player_embedded" target="_new"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KtbhWcP0E-g/Uf45R2u7PrI/AAAAAAAAAhE/U1XeJPpHWaE/videoaf3b69e15d7f%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('db4e356c-8cb2-4a22-a373-12ca5f15299e'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/nSMVcgAQt1E&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/nSMVcgAQt1E&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div></p> <blockquote> <p><font size="4"><em>"From 2006 to 2010, 148 women [in two California prisons] received the procedure called tubal ligation which prevents the woman from having any more children…in direct violation of prison rules. Former prisoners and advocacy groups are calling the sterilizations coercive and reminiscent of eugenics."</em> </font> <p><font size="4">And that’s just what was uncovered by one minor journalistic investigation into two women’s prisons in California.</font></p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://main.couragecampaign.org/site/page/courage-campaign-demands-gov.-brown-open-investigation-into-mass-sterilizat"><font size="4">Press Release regarding a petition to the governor to investigate</font></a><font size="4"> </font> <p><a href="http://gov.ca.gov/m_contact.php"><font size="4">How to e-mail the governor’s office directly </font></a><font size="4">(</font><a href="https://www.facebook.com/jerrybrown"><font size="4">facebook</font></a><font size="4">, </font><a href="https://twitter.com/JerryBrownGov"><font size="4">twitter)</font></a><font size="4"> </font> <p><a href="http://oag.ca.gov/contact/general-comment-question-or-complaint-form"><font size="4">How to contact the state’s Attorney General</font></a><font size="4"> (</font><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/California-Attorney-General/149799031764167"><font size="4">facebook</font></a><font size="4">, </font><a href="https://twitter.com/CalAGHarris"><font size="4">twitter</font></a><font size="4">, </font><a href="http://californiaattorneygeneral.tumblr.com/"><font size="4">tumblr)</font></a></p> <p><font size="4">Source: </font><a title="http://anarchistpeopleofcolor.tumblr.com/post/54947574888/california-prisons-sterilized-female-inmates" href="http://anarchistpeopleofcolor.tumblr.com/post/54947574888/california-prisons-sterilized-female-inmates"><font size="4">http://anarchistpeopleofcolor.tumblr.com/</font></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-32966122898845642222013-07-19T17:19:00.001-05:002013-07-19T17:19:14.380-05:00The Glorification of White Crime<blockquote> <p><font size="4"></font> <p><font size="4">Interesting dialogue taken from tumblr, reblogged on my account and I decided to add it here. </font> <p> <p><a href="http://daughterofmulan.tumblr.com/post/33263747038/the-glorification-of-white-crime"><font size="4"> </font></a><font size="4">Source: </font><a href="http://daughterofmulan.tumblr.com/post/33263747038/the-glorification-of-white-crime"><font size="4">daughterofmulan</font></a><font size="4">:</font> <blockquote> <p><font size="4">Take a facet of crime, and then look at television shows/movies that feature those criminals as protagonists.</font> <p><strong><font size="4">White mobs.</font></strong> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma6pzeaKsR1qalo8j.jpg"> <p><strong><font size="4">White pirates.</font></strong> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma6q378pQD1qalo8j.jpg"> <p><strong><font size="4">White serial killers.</font></strong> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma6q409bAi1qalo8j.jpg"> <p><strong><font size="4">White political corruption</font></strong> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma6qarU7OF1qalo8j.jpg"> <p><strong><font size="4">White drug dealers</font></strong> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma6qdpI9801qalo8j.jpg"> <p><font size="4">I mostly want to talk about this as a TV phenomenon, but pick a crime, any crime, and Western media has probably made a movie/TV series/play/etc. with a white person that romanticizes the criminal activity. No matter what, a white person can do whatever terrible crimes and still have a TV/movie fanbase that loves them.</font> <p><font size="4">When you see black or brown people committing crimes on screen, you are to see them thugs and criminal masterminds and people to be beat down.</font> <p><font size="4">When you see white people committing crimes on screen, you see a three-dimensional portrait of why someone might commit that crime, how criminals are people too, and how you should even <em>love</em> them for the crimes that they commit because they’re just providing for their families or they’ve wronged or they’re just people and not perfect. This is particularly a luxury given to white male characters, since there few white female criminals as protagonists.</font> <p><font size="4">If and of the above shows were about black or brown folks, there would be a backlash of (white) people claiming that TV and movies are romanticizing criminals and are treating them too much like heroes and that it will affect viewers and encourage violence and “thuggish" behaviour. And yet fictional white criminals get to have a deep fan base who loves these white criminals, receive accolades and awards, get called amazing television that portray the complexities of human nature. <strong>Viewers of these characters see past the atrocious crimes and into their humanity, a luxury that white characters always have while characters of color rarely do.</strong> The closest that mainstream TV has come to showing black criminals as main characters is probably <em>The Wire</em>, and even then, the criminals share equal screen time and equal status as main characters as the police trying to stop them.</font> <p><font size="4">The idea that crime can be so heavily romanticized and glorified to such a degree is undoubtedly a privilege given to white characters. The next time you hear someone talk about Dexter Morgan or Walter White in a positive way, it may be an opportunity to rethink how white people can always able to be seen as people no matter what they do, while everyone else can be boiled down to nothing but a criminal.</font></p></blockquote> <p><strong><font size="4">I always felt extremely uncomfortable with this trope because, not only is it racist, but it tends to feed into the already too common propensity society has to humanize, romanticize and exonerate irrevocably terrible white men. Like if you’re a white man and you commit awful crimes, you will likely go down in history as a legendary celebrity and historical figure</font></strong></p></blockquote> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-38317597420572937512013-07-05T21:39:00.001-05:002013-07-05T21:39:04.590-05:00Tootsie Role and Misogyny<p> <p><small><font size="4"><strong>Dustin Hoffman on playing a woman in Tootsie (1982)</strong><br></font></small> <p><small><font size="4">“If I was going to be a woman, I would want to be as beautiful as possible. And they said to me, ‘Uh, that’s as beautiful as we can get you.’ And I went home and started crying to my wife, and I said, ‘I have to make this picture.’ And she said, ‘Why?’ And I said, ‘Because I think I’m an interesting woman when I look at myself on screen, and I know that if I met myself at a party, I would never talk to that character because she doesn’t fulfill, physically, the demands that we’re brought up to think that women have to have in order for us to ask them out.’ She says, ‘What are you saying?’ and I said, ‘There’s too many interesting women I have not had the experience to know in this life because I have been brainwashed.’ It was not what it felt like to be a woman. It was what it felt like to be someone that people didn’t respect, for the wrong reasons. I know it’s a comedy. But comedy’s a serious business.”</font></small></p> <p><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2ba695e18a342e524fe7d7b526219bc/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo1_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2ba695e18a342e524fe7d7b526219bc/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo1_250.gif" width="320" height="256"></a><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/263cede0d2f2b9742d50fdf75612c09a/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo2_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/263cede0d2f2b9742d50fdf75612c09a/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo2_250.gif" width="320" height="254"></a> <p><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b66803a63dd4e2a3e711b306a240a2c8/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo3_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b66803a63dd4e2a3e711b306a240a2c8/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo3_250.gif" width="320" height="254"></a><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d39627afc61c02b41d39dc69c68b29bd/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo4_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d39627afc61c02b41d39dc69c68b29bd/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo4_250.gif" width="320" height="254"></a> <p><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ddb156a8eabfacb45f2c1fff5fcaec6d/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo5_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ddb156a8eabfacb45f2c1fff5fcaec6d/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo5_250.gif" width="320" height="254"></a><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4a84067ae64548f59a9e181671c47f23/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo6_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4a84067ae64548f59a9e181671c47f23/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo6_250.gif" width="320" height="254"></a> <p><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b00952b946b13686bdcd51363d087ae1/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo7_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b00952b946b13686bdcd51363d087ae1/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo7_250.gif" width="320" height="254"></a><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e6185b6c57d5496fb79e98c2aa5ea346/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo8_250.gif"><img alt="" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e6185b6c57d5496fb79e98c2aa5ea346/tumblr_mnu7fgqL7m1qkak1zo8_250.gif" width="320" height="254"></a> <p><a href="http://madlori.tumblr.com/post/54564220538/aboysbestfriendishismother-dustin-hoffman-on"><font size="4">madlori</font></a><font size="4">:</font> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://aboysbestfriendishismother.tumblr.com/post/52087030687/dustin-hoffman-on-playing-a-woman-in-tootsie"><font size="4">aboysbestfriendishismother</font></a><font size="4">:</font> <blockquote> <p><small><font size="4"></font></small> <p><font size="4">This is a man in tears when he came up against the experience of being a woman in a misogynist society, and realizing what it means for them, and for him, too.</font></p> <p><font size="4">Source: </font><a href="http://aboysbestfriendishismother.tumblr.com/post/52087030687/dustin-hoffman-on-playing-a-woman-in-tootsie"><font size="4">aboysbestfriendishismother </font></a></p></blockquote></blockquote> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-67488174982093328032013-07-01T15:51:00.001-05:002013-07-01T15:51:58.788-05:00Otter Would Rather Play than Recycle (Video)<a href="http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2013/06/30/otter-would-rather-play-than-recycle-video/">Otter Would Rather Play than Recycle (Video)\</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-70272800179798681732013-06-25T23:57:00.001-05:002013-06-25T23:57:40.664-05:00Texas Lawmaker Attempts To Block Stringent Abortion Restrictions With 13-Hour Filibuster<br />
<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/06/25/2215161/wendy-davis-texas-filibuster/">Texas Lawmaker Attempts To Block Stringent Abortion Restrictions With 13-Hour Filibuster</a><br />
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Texas’ special session ends at midnight on Tuesday. And if state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) can continue speaking until that point about the dangerous effects of <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/06/24/2200741/texas-gop-rushes-through-sb-5/">SB 5</a>, an omnibus abortion bill that Texas Republicans are currently attempting to push through the extra lawmaking session, she’ll effectively block it from being able to pass. Since Republicans have strong majorities in the Texas legislature, SB 5 will certainly win final approval if it’s allowed to come to a vote on Tuesday. And Gov. Rick Perry (R) — who <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/06/12/2142641/rick-perry-abortion-special-session/">called the current special session</a> largely to give lawmakers another chance to rush through abortion restrictions — has already promised to sign it. But, with the help of <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/06/25/2208001/photos-texas-abortion-protests/">hundreds of activists</a> who have flooded the state capitol to protest the proposed anti-abortion legislation, Democrats have successfully stalled SB 5. Now, Davis is their last chance to kill the bill.
Under Texas’ legislative rules, Davis can delay a vote in the Senate as long as she continues talking about SB 5 without stopping to eat, drink, go to the bathroom, sit down, or even lean against a desk. SB 5 first came up for consideration around 11 am on Tuesday, so that’s when Davis had to <a href="http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/06/wendy-davis-begins-filibuster-to-stop-omnibus-abortion-bill.html/">start speaking</a>.
“I’m rising on the floor today to humbly give voice to thousands of Texans who have been ignored,” Davis <a href="http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/06/wendy-davis-begins-filibuster-to-stop-omnibus-abortion-bill.html/">said</a> when she first begun her filibuster. “These voices have been silenced by a governor who made blind partisanship and personal political ambition the official business of our great state.”
Watch it <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2Q8Hr0O20LY">live</a>, courtesy of the Texas Tribune:
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SB 5 combines several egregious attacks on women’s reproductive freedom into one measure — all separate provisions that <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/05/23/2055941/texas-anti-abortion-bills-failed/">failed to advance</a> during Texas’ regular session. If enacted, it would criminalize abortions after 20 weeks and impose harsh restrictions on abortion clinics that would force 90 percent of them to <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/06/19/2180571/texas-advances-trap-special-session/">close their doors</a>. Because of the size and population of Texas, women’s health advocates argue that leaving the state with just a handful of abortion providers would be tantamount to banning abortion altogether. Furthermore, the majority of Texas voters <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/06/24/2202991/poll-texans-oppose-sb-5/">don’t support SB 5</a>, and would prefer that their lawmakers don’t focus on abortion during the special session.
Over the past several days, Texas has received an outpouring of support from women’s health advocates all across the country. Residents in other states have sent food and coffee to be delivered to the <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/06/21/2193501/hundreds-of-texans-block-anti-abortion-vote/">hundreds of protesters</a> camping out in the capitol building. Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards flew into Texas on Tuesday to stand with the activists. And all eyes are on Davis while she continues her filibuster — as of press time, over 13,000 people are currently watching the Tribune’s live stream.
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At 10:05 PM, Texas Republicans declared Davis’ filibuster over by finding her “out of order” for the the 3rd time. The gallery erupted in protest, chanting “Let Her Speak.” Watch:
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-19959802830243038652013-06-06T13:12:00.001-05:002013-06-06T13:12:14.087-05:00You’re not listening<p><font size="4"></font> <font size="4">“A friend of mine was recently cornered in her building doorway, late at night, by a total stranger who “just wanted to take her out for a drink”. She said “No” several times, in increasing alarm, and finally he grabbed her arm and asked “Why not?”. She said, “Because you’re obviously not listening when I say no right now, so I can’t expect you to listen to anything else I say no to.”<br>To her total shock, he looked appalled, let go of her, apologized, and left. As far as she could tell, it had <i>not occurred to him</i> that cornering a stranger, grabbing her arm, and insisting she go get a drink with him might be seen as the sort of thing a rapist would do.” </font></p> <p><font size="4">— <br>from the comments @ </font><a href="http://captainawkward.com/2013/05/21/481-my-parents-acquired-a-friend-for-me-with-a-gross-moldy-congealed-side-of-stalking/#comment-54648"><font size="4">#481: My parents acquired a friend for me (with a gross, moldy congealed side of stalking). | CaptainAwkward.com</font></a><font size="4"> (via </font><a href="http://notemily.tumblr.com/"><font size="4">notemily</font></a><font size="4">) </font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-48395780554719895192013-06-05T09:44:00.001-05:002013-06-05T09:44:28.722-05:00What do rapists think about rape jokes?<p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p><font size="4">“When I –- and presumably a lot of other people who think that Tosh, Morril, and the rest of the rape-jokes-are-hilarious crowd are assholes -– get upset about the jokes, it’s not that I’m offended. I’m really hard to offend. It’s that I’m mad that the person had a mic in their hand, and a whole room full of people listening to them, and they decided that the way they were going to make them laugh was to tell a joke that would made a rapist feel better about himself. <br></p></font> <p><font size="4">When we talk about <i>pushing boundaries</i> or being edgy or testing taboos or whatever -– when we bring names like George Carlin and Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor into this discussion -– what people who argue the pro-rape-joke side miss is that, in a country in which 54 percent of rapes are never reported, telling rapists that what they did isn’t a big deal isn’t pushing any limits at all. <i>It’s the damn status quo.</i><br></font></p> <p><font size="4">Ultimately, the question of comedians making the sort of rape jokes that comfort rapists isn’t really a matter of <i>can</i> they make those jokes, or even a question of should they. It’s your mic, man, you can do whatever you want to do while you’re holding it. The question is, if you’ve got that mic in your hand, why do you want to use it to make rapists feel better?” </font></p> <p><font size="4">—</font> <br><a href="http://www.xojane.com/issues/the-soapbox-what-do-rape-jokes-make-rapists-think">What Do Rapists Think About Rape Jokes? | xoJane</a> (via <a href="http://brute-reason.tumblr.com/">brute-reason</a>) </p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-59757572528477981622013-05-28T04:27:00.000-05:002013-05-29T18:25:36.008-05:00I can tweet!<span style="font-size: large;">The Men's Banner Project now has its own twitter account. Although I'm really terrible at social media, I'm slowing getting everything up to date. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278857248335029328.post-11264244736971458252013-05-27T09:00:00.000-05:002013-05-27T09:00:00.599-05:00“You fight like a girl” – Tumblr responses<p><font size="4"></font> <p><font size="4">I found this on Tumblr. I liked how it escalated really quickly, with people adding pictures and reblogging. Also, its pretty funny that at the end between Sherlock’s Mrs. Hudson and Harry Potter’s Prof. McGonagall there’s a picture of the Queen. </font> <p><font size="4"></font> <p><font size="4">“You fight like a girl.”</font> <p><font size="4">I’m sorry</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/6b362f5176b635ed168216a6765c05e2/tumblr_inline_mh7y4mokNJ1qcbp73.jpg"> <p><font size="4">I didn’t</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/db06266d3e4d64fde5be4fccd2d3920c/tumblr_inline_mh7y5gSs0a1qcbp73.jpg"> <p><font size="4">realise </font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/7b78bae949dc3338294c05a648faab26/tumblr_inline_mh7y6pznhg1qcbp73.jpg"> <p><font size="4">that </font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/42b4b9612dacbea4811a403338eb3a10/tumblr_inline_mh7y7998nC1qcbp73.jpg"> <p><font size="4">was </font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/bd276130c5e4ca9b0ab84195ef0dd951/tumblr_inline_mh856zZnpw1qcbp73.jpg"> <p><font size="4">a </font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/8f8c556c4b44b2deda11df107ebae6d7/tumblr_inline_mh858fHDt41qcbp73.jpg"> <p><font size="4">bad</font> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/518602a1d0b7a850b7360084a4aafea5/tumblr_inline_mh85bcNRZq1qcbp73.jpg"> <p><font size="4">thing</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/c6ce4ce1a382151c028c28302ef550ce/tumblr_inline_mh85c46YI01qcbp73.jpg"></p></blockquote> <p><font size="4">Reblogging because I’m sure the comic readers out there could add some more.</font></p></blockquote> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/c7d6bc76103854d7a2caf6bbc9bf3f31/tumblr_inline_mhcoc4N2my1qz4rgp.jpg"></p></blockquote> <p><font size="4">yeah</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/d699957fe7d9e5f2ca965c9d8ead070c/tumblr_inline_mhcovzzcA51qz4rgp.gif"> <p><font size="4">so sorry</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/67b3376f771ab3a8fef72fa381e447b0/tumblr_inline_mhcow8ZFyI1qz4rgp.jpg"> <p><font size="4">i can’t hear you</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/87c7b552bc24b0285cdff88fc30f23d2/tumblr_inline_mhcowk2MXw1qz4rgp.jpg"> <p><font size="4">over the sound</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/0c78426667053735250bc1defe676b42/tumblr_inline_mhcox0XxoG1qz4rgp.jpg"> <p><font size="4">of me crushing my enemies</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/396d59d2716bc52bc8fdb2067cd25ecb/tumblr_inline_mhcoxglvOE1qz4rgp.jpg"></p></blockquote> <p><font size="4">This list</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/cf1294a26550f4ec0ee71aebdf212db9/tumblr_inline_mhcvmbBswV1qz4rgp.jpg"> <p><font size="4">was looking</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/dba75441ddc33b677da58c9a7262e1ed/tumblr_inline_mhcvmtJtUp1qz4rgp.jpg"> <p><font size="4">a little</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/792f59429e79fd2f0cee86e3f1367a37/tumblr_inline_mhcvn4we5c1qz4rgp.jpg"> <p><font size="4">white</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/a194ce58e98b6f6a111cf94f28d3ca89/tumblr_inline_mhcvnhgg9I1qz4rgp.jpg"> <p><font size="4">so here you go</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/e7fba3e062caddddc2e9c66b3666d5c9/tumblr_inline_mhcvqsSQ0X1qz4rgp.jpg"></p></blockquote> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/d7142f7b6802241108b6d8cf9b2b92f6/tumblr_inline_mhcxgv66Cq1qz4rgp.jpg"></p></blockquote> <p><font size="4">watch the</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/5580ca8d8d14aeef80bb96958a559314/tumblr_inline_mjxeihmC8T1qz4rgp.png"> <p><font size="4">bodies hit</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/60adab17029eabb65d766f68c2ce4607/tumblr_inline_mjxej919OD1qz4rgp.jpg"> <p><font size="4">the floor</font> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/1dd14471ae7236c843844f9c0bb3cdcf/tumblr_inline_mjxejrxCK01qz4rgp.jpg"></p></blockquote> <p>Source: <a href="http://penchant-for-raising-cain.tumblr.com/post/41510069368/you-fight-like-a-girl-im-sorry-i-didnt">penchant-for-raising-c</a> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006829378242221363noreply@blogger.com0