Anyone who truly knows me, KNOWS that I refuse to wear diamonds, no matter how much the jewelry store may hold up their plaques that say that they don’t sell conflict diamonds, there is no way they got them without exploiting the people who mined them in Africa. So if a man ever asked to marry me with a diamond ring he would get DENIED immediately because he clearly doesn’t know me.
I feel the same way.
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In today’s “what the hell kind of world are we living in” moment of the day (besides the horrific bombing in Norway, from which I am still reeling), consider this story from Britain:
In March, six British soccer players confessed to gang-raping two 12-year-old girls and were sentenced to two years behind bars. But last week, an Appeal Court overturned the sentence, and all of the men were freed.
The reasoning? “The girls wanted to have sex,” said Lord Justice Moses, who was among the deciding judges.
Despite the fact that both girls were well under the age of consent (which in England is 16 years old), their apparent “want” for sex (and the poor quality of that sex) waived this law in the judges’ eyes.
The implications of the decision are severe: “The judges have set a highly dangerous precedent by suggesting that raping vulnerable children is not punishable by the severest sentencing,” said British anti-rape activist Jill Saward.
The judges claimed that the men’s “frank confessions” about the rapes affirmed their “positive good character” and showed that they were genuinely duped into sex. The girls had lied about their ages, saying they were 16 on Facebook, and were dressed to appear older.
So there you have it. Confessing to raping children shows “good character”, and children under the age of consent can consent to sex. Stay classy, justices of Britain.
holy shit… what the fuck.
The world we live in …….. -_-
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nypl:
Supermodel and library lover Tyra Banks stopped by our landmark 42nd Street building this morning, talking with us about how “libraries are insanely important.” Banks, who follows us on Twitter and wrote parts of her upcoming young adult novel Modelland in our Rose Main Reading Room,…
Tyra…. You Rock!!!!
Genius
“There’s a worryingly misogynist trend on the web - Facebook (and other) photos have been hacked and pictures of women and teenage have been stolen and put on unscrupulous adult websites. These photos have been used for titillation without the models’ knowedge or consent. It’s time to name and shame the websites, and contact the social networks from where the photos are being hacked. Please spread the word.”
Not only is this hacking illegal in a copyright sense but the girls in these pictures did NOT consent to it at all, I would go as far as to say this could be abuse. Anything sexual happening without consent on both sides is a form of abuse. Whoever runs these hacking sites should be charged with copyright infringement and some form of sexual harassment/abuse or something similar.
I’ve noticed a trend in porn for capitalising on the fact that the woman isn’t consenting - like women pretending to be (or actually being :S) under the age of consent or “barely legal”, or women not wanting to have sex and then coming round to it after the man starts anyway, secret cameras in showers/bedrooms and sites dedicated to uploading your ex-girlfriends sex tapes and photos as revenge. It’s so disturbing.Please reblog this and spread the word so people can make their photos safer and perhaps more awareness will mean someone will step in and prosecute these sites.
oh shit.
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http://notherapedocumentary.org/no-one-is-free-while-others-are-oppressed-slutwalk-philadelphia-speech
“Those of us who stand outside the circle of this society’s definition of acceptable women; those of us who have been forged in the crucibles of difference – those of us who are poor, who…
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I am creating a link page on NewModelMinority.co. A set of the links will be indie films or documentaries or even MSM films and docs DIRECTED by Black women.
Help.
1. Just Another Girl on the IRT
2….
#SUPPORT
The ruling elite have created social institutions that have subdued young Americans and broken their spirit of resistance.
I remember when I realized this. Oh how they have subdues us with materialization and other distractions. Go somewhere like France or look at the revolutions going on across North Africa/the middle east, that’s what made me realized riot is possible, but they’ve squashed it from the Amerikkkan mind.
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nypl:
So let’s face reality - everyone forgets to bring back Library books sometimes. And when they do, they rack up fines. Sure, the fines aren’t that steep, but over time, they can add up. Here at NYPL, if you rack up $15 or more in fines, your card gets blocked and you can’t check out books…
This is perfect for encouraging reading!
Palestinian women and girls from the West Bank at the beach in Tel Aviv, after a group of Israeli women snuck them into the country for a daylong excursion. Most of the Palestinian women had never seen the ocean before, because they live in a part of the West Bank that is landlocked. Skittish at first, then wide-eyed with delight, they waded into the Mediterranean, smiling, splashing and then joining hands, getting knocked over by the waves, throwing back their heads and ultimately laughing with joy. Read more here.
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Dear Jennifer Lopez,
I am sorry to hear about the divorce but I feel that you needed it. Everyone knows you became unhappy with Marc being controlling and got tired of his addiction of coke. Your a women who has so much in life an does not need to stress over no man. You have 2 beautiful kids, a…
Yes! Please do!
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afrodiaspores:
Frisline, organizer and former factory laborer, now in her second camp after the January 2010 Haitian earthquake.
Told through compelling lives of five courageous Haitian women workers, [the 2009 documentary] Poto Mitan gives the global economy a human face. Each woman’s personal story explains neoliberal globalization, how it is gendered, and how it impacts Haiti: inhumane working/living conditions, violence, poverty, lack of education, and poor health care. While Poto Mitan offers in-depth understanding of Haiti, its focus on women’s subjugation, worker exploitation…and resistance demonstrates these are global struggles.
Here is a link to the trailer.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm6fovBoX61qjeot1o1_500.jpg)
[Image description: Close-up of a brown-skinned woman with long, dark hair staring straight into the camera.]
Frisline, organizer and former factory laborer, now in her second camp after the January 2010 Haitian earthquake.
Told through compelling lives of five courageous Haitian women workers, [the 2009 documentary] Poto Mitan gives the global economy a human face. Each woman’s personal story explains neoliberal globalization, how it is gendered, and how it impacts Haiti: inhumane working/living conditions, violence, poverty, lack of education, and poor health care. While Poto Mitan offers in-depth understanding of Haiti, its focus on women’s subjugation, worker exploitation…and resistance demonstrates these are global struggles.
Here is a link to the trailer.
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