"101-year-old Upland man ready to be parade grand marshal" – Daily Bulletin
https://www.dailybulletin.com/2021/11/30/101-year-old-upland-man-ready-to-be-parade-grand-marshal
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Better!!!!
Helping an appreciative and creative person for more than two hours is actually a really good way to spend an evening!
I think the video convinced me it's a cultural thing
"'Daddy Issues' peers into the relationship between frontman Jesse Rutherford
and his late father."
The Neighbourhood – "Daddy Issues" Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
Change is hard though
Sometimes you have a way of reminding me of all the female friends who wouldn't.
Al's actually pretty angry in the living room
"An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power | Live In Conversation with Al Gore" | Paramount Pictures UK - YouTube
Who's got those early am hours dilutions
Or maybe I meant solutions...
"Michigan Just Passed 12 New Laws Against FGM"
https://www.globalcitizen.org/fr/content/michigan-just-passed-new-laws-against-fgm/
"Judges tosses Detroit's historic female genital mutilation case"
Monday, November 29, 2021
Maybe monarchs...
"In an encouraging sign, more monarch butterflies are migrating to California" | The Week
Interrupt INTERRUPTED
Didn't know why one of these people thought Baby was such an outsider for how she looked but between minute 22& 23 she said she was a model for Kodak when she was a kid...
Chuckler Comedy ~ "72. Dirty Dancing (1987)" - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LCw7md9ajPw&feature=youtu.be
And now I am gonna mess up that thought with
"The Financial Abuse Shown in Netflix's Maid Is a Growing Problem Offscreen" | Teen Vogue
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/financial-abuse-netflix-maid
"Maid on Netflix: the domestic workers its story leaves out"
https://slate.com/culture/2021/11/maid-netflix-domestic-workers-race.html
"In 'Maid', Andie MacDowell draws from the chaos of her own childhood" : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/08/1053397656/andie-macdowell-maid
"Netflix’s ‘Maid’ can spark more understanding of the issues facing domestic workers" – The Seattle Times
Such a good road trip album!
"DeVotchKa :: 'How It Ends'"
https://www.entertheshell.com/devotchka-how-it-ends/
Such a good listener 🎼
This is a very positive associations kind of song
Fluffy bubbles from a jacuzzi tub in a wint'ry mountain cabin that had a fireplace...
The Orb - "Little Fluffy Clouds [Ft.] Rickie Lee Jones [HD Video]" - YouTube
What if listen to this whole thing next time I have to do some boring work
Chuckler Comedy "72. Dirty Dancing (1987)" - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LCw7md9ajPw&feature=youtu.be
Childhood memories of getting horrified about the abortion scene and Catholic friends who said what their religion taught them, and automatically asking, don't you think she should have a choice? (Childhood memories of them saying "Yes.")
How can one ever read them all
Rickie Lee Jones on Twitter: "Last Chance Texaco, one of The 11 Best Music Books of 2021. @pitchfork 🥰" / Twitter
https://twitter.com/RickieLeeJones/status/1463562100106833922?s=20
"The 11 Best Music Books of 2021" | Pitchfork
https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-best-music-books-of-2021/
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Cooking cycles
Laboring, laboring, laboring...resting.
Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell (Official Music Video)" - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VdphvuyaV_I&feature=youtu.be
Peter Gabriel - "My Body Is A Cage (HD Music Video)" - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJwiLFhVlCM
The Arcade Fire: "My Body Is A Cage" - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ibyrilHxTc
~~~~~~~
The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds [Ft.] Rickie Lee Jones [HD Video] - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdMs7eqMvNg
"How we made the Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds"| Electronic music | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/07/how-we-made-the-orb-little-fluffy-clouds-interview
Feeling more normal again.
As a kid: Ugh, why do the relatives always make us eat at Big Boy.
As a bigger person: Omigosh, it's a Big Boy! Let's eat there! So nostalgic!
Someone has to take care of the children
"Billy Idol on Letterman, July 24, 1984" - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi28VU59bYo
~~~~~~~~~eeeeek
Dental stuff? Again? What? No? What? No.....pleeeeeease...nooooooooo....
It's a nice day out there. It's true your emotional and mental health could be better.
Okay i am sure some other idea will come soon
Famous so-and-so reincarnated as someone not very prolific, but all hope is not lost because new so-and-so might make an okay nanny.
FOR A CAT.
Might look for this in a library
The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23301545-the-sleeper-and-the-spindle
A cool thing was, every table got a favorite book.
Might notice not everyone can be the same kind of grown-up baby
Like when a funny dad or maybe stepfather
thanks the bride for raising her siblings while he was playing WOW (joke) and
ribs the groom for getting his daughter pregnant even though he was a "scrawny little emo dude" who wore a smaller size jeans than her (joke) then says
but it all worked out in the end because they finally got what he always wanted which was a boy, "another set of nuts in the family" (joke)
when of course all he could ever make was twin daughters (joke)
(After the party, noticed 2 abandoned strollers on a street corner. One for one baby. One for two babies. Who leaves baby strollers on a street corner at night?)
Saturday, November 27, 2021
Not today, but soon...
"Procession: Netflix's raw, uncomfortable doco that's also one hell of a film"| Stuff.co.nz
When these stories start becoming more interesting that'll be something
"'Rampant' violence against Sikh women highlighted in report" - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-59375954
"There was also a 'normalisation' of abuse by men, Ms Pall added, with women being told by their own mothers or mothers-in-law, 'I had it worse' so to 'put up with it.'
Escaped a dream
An angry man was driving a car, and a scared woman with a kid was sitting in the passenger seat. He was yelling at her that a psychologist said they should leave him. I was sitting in between them. Yikes.
From the universe
How one time I imagined there was an angel on the rooftops around the corner, and then a few days later noticed the metallic angel art in the shrubbery.
If you ever love human beings
"70% of the Nation’s Poor are Women & Children"
https://www.legalmomentum.org/women-and-poverty-americaIt's healthy to have feelings that let you know that it's good to care and to want and believe that such circumstances could and should get much much much better.
Eh, why sleep if it's not happening
When I was a child, I was more often with girls than with boys so it seemed to me I preferred them. If I became friendly with a boy (and I did, as early as and even before kindergarten and 1st grade) that made it seem like he was special, and not like the others, although I suppose he was.
And now I like feminism. I like that it's become more acceptable to say so. But I believe a lot of people who are at all sensitive to inequality issues really suffered at a young age by being told girls shouldn't be a certain way or this sort of thing is off limits or it's up to you to keep boys away from you and shame shame shamey B.S.
So I know these things. And I really should put myself to sleep soon.
Okay, whatever kept freezing up that video so I had to migrate
"Does money make you mean?" | Paul Piff - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ8Kq1wucsk&feature=youtu.be
Probably get sleepy soon...
"Paul Piff: Does money make you mean?" | TED Talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_piff_does_money_make_you_mean
Sometimes remember that 💗 is a wonderful blessing
Civics is evolving for all...the young and young at 💗.
Grace Tame on Twitter: "Fellow child sexual abuse survivor. Fellow Tasmanian. Hero. The meeting that Scott had @BridgetArcherMP with following her walkout wasn’t on her terms. It was a tactical ambush. In her own words, she was emotional; vulnerable. Textbook coercive control. https://t.co/jZqzisEMtI" / Twitter
https://twitter.com/TamePunk/status/1464465736756195328?s=20
"Bridget Archer: ‘Teary’ meeting with Scott Morrison was against MP’s wishes" | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
Friday, November 26, 2021
They could get married.
"Sia responded to backlash about her movie's portrayal of autism by cursing out her critics"
+
"The more you like 'No Diggity,' the more likely you are to be a psychopath, study says" | Salon.com
https://www.salon.com/2017/10/04/psychopath-test-no-diggity-blackstreet/
Who says this?
"70% of the Nation’s Poor are Women & Children"
https://www.legalmomentum.org/women-and-poverty-america
What if "sexism" was redefined as "emotional immaturity"
As in
"How Men Can Confront Other Men About Sexist Behavior"
https://hbr.org/2020/10/how-men-can-confront-other-men-about-sexist-behavior
That emotional immaturity you get praised for is actually REALLY bad for some people's health.
"Interrupting Sexism in the Workplace and Beyond"
https://www.vitalstrategies.org/interrupting-sexism-in-the-workplace-and-beyond/
"Sexism and gender bias affect health outcomes, particularly for women and girls, making it essential to identify and confront this pernicious system of oppression."
~ Catalyst’s Negin Sattari, Director of the Research team at Catalyst and Sarah DiMuccio, Senior Associate, MARC (Men Advocating Real Change) research team
Grateful for good news
"'Small nudges in certain directions can restore levels of egalitarianism and empathy,' Piff says. Simply reminding wealthy individuals of the benefits of cooperation or community can prompt them to act just as egalitarian..."
~ Jessica Gross
"6 studies of money and the mind"| TED Blog
Should've walked in nature today
I will try to remember this and make a different choice when I next have the opportunity.
I think 1/3 of this turned out well
"Perfect Lemon Curd Recipe"
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/53683/perfect-lemon-curd/
using a small ceramic pot inside of a larger metallic one with hot water in it, which was inspired by the double boiker method from 1/2 of a slightly more complicated recipe using only egg yolks, which turned out okay, but not quite as good because it was not very tart.
What can be done?
"Child Poverty Report Shows Income Gap Between Parents Is Growing" | The Tyee
https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/11/25/Child-Poverty-Report-Income-Gap-Growing/
"Eighty per cent of all single-parent families in B.C. are led by women, and for the first time the report showed income breakdowns between male and female-led single parent homes.
The median income for all female-led single families was $46,990 in 2019, about 70 per cent of what the median single dad income was at $66,830. In fact, at all income brackets single dads earned thousands to tens of thousands of dollars more annually than single moms."
~ Katie Hyslop
After an internet search, cozy carb-y college memories
I wonder what to eat for lunch.
"Farmworkers keep Oregonians fed, but often struggle to put food on their own tables"
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/farmworkers-keep-oregonians-fed-often-140054234.html
"The Restaurant Industry Needs Indigenous Farmworkers. Yet Their Fate Hangs in the Balance."| Bon Appétit
https://www.bonappetit.com/story/indigenous-farm-workers-2020-election
"Bon Appetit Management Company Foundation and United Farm Workers Release Groundbreaking Report on U.S. Farm Labor"
Flashback to standing behind the hot potato bar, and a Mexican American guy (who'd seemed Japanese when I first saw him at a distance in the quad) standing with a bowl next to the cereal dispensers.
Thursday, November 25, 2021
I might make 2 kinds of lemon curd
Felt seen sometimes.
‘Dirty Dancing’ and ‘Early Summer’: Unlikely feminism in film | Art | dailyuw.com
https://www.dailyuw.com/arts_and_culture/art/article_37ea3698-4036-11ec-bbac-af594669d72f.html
I think I will go cook something
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost | Poetry Foundation
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42891/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening
Whose god do they follow?
"Bolivia: fate of 11-year-old girl raped by family member sparks abortion debate"| Women's rights and gender equality | The Guardian
This brought up so many questions
Moira Donegan on Twitter: "It’s Thanksgiving, but today is also the International Day to End Violence Against Women. I’m thankful for the decades of activism by feminists—pushing for legal change, building shelters, and raising consciousness—to help women escape and survive, and to honor those we’ve lost." / Twitter
https://twitter.com/MoiraDonegan/status/1463871699183624192?s=20
Why did so many women friends and relatives of mine experience violence from men? Why does the patriarchy train so many people to not feel comfortable about caring enough to be able address this stuff? Why is 18 women being murdered by a serial killer not all that newsworthy? Why have only x% of women been CEOs or Presidents? Sigh. I am grateful for progress, but sometimes I want to live on a better planet.
What if patriarchal patterns are just weird
Like, it's just weird (& sad) that whole groups of people would be that much better to you if you had simply been born into a different kind of body?
They suffered for their art
"Kirsten Dunst confirms she refused to speak to Benedict Cumberbatch on set of The Power of the Dog" | The Independent
I would be grateful if a headache would subside
"A cat sleeping on top of two pipes"
https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimalsBeingDerps/comments/r1wzoa/a_cat_sleeping_on_top_of_two_pipes/
Lisa Gilroy on Twitter: "I’m a feminist but this is how I talk to my cat https://t.co/DYzEekTFts" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/TheLisaGilroy/status/1462860019892776961
Feeling curious about a place
"Curiouser and Curiouser!: Exploring Wonderland with Alice" | The Mouse's Tail/Tale · Online Exhibits
I wonder if anyone's having their holiday in that one room with the Rosetti painting in the B & B across the street from Emily Dickinson's place.
"Pre-Raphaelite Women, Art, & Poetry: D.G. Rossetti"
Some things just take time
"The first year in Boring was challenging."
~ Priscilla Vega
"For farmworkers, no escape from California heat, high prices" - Los Angeles Times
This is interesting again
"Many of the farmworkers we visit are indigenous people, displaced from their homeland by unjust economic systems. They have made the difficult decision to leave family members behind, seeking a way out of extreme poverty or other dangers in their own countries. Some never return to their homeland due to the financial dependency of their families and the risks involved in crossing the border. Many do not see parents, children and other loved ones for years; some never again."
~ Pamela Sexton and the Watsonville Campesino Appreciation Caravan
Guest Commentary | "Giving thanks for our local farmworkers" – Santa Cruz Sentinel
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
So lucky compared to some?
I think when you take money from a man who gets off (has his insecurities assuaged or whatever) on treating women poorly
the line between you and the less financially advantaged people society trains you to unsee and treat like they are worthless
just becomes thinner and thinner.
There's a Thanksgiving episode of "Maid" several eps bf whichever one I am gonna watch in a little bit
🌬 "Santa Ana Winds" - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4qvpHZzZGI&feature=youtu.be
🍗🍇🍗🥦🍗🫑🍗🧄🍗🥕🍅🍗🧅🍗🥔🥨😱
"Southern California under fire warnings as Santa Ana winds arrive for Thanksgiving" - CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/santa-ana-winds-southern-california-fire-threat-thanksgiving/
🔥
Give or take a few hours
A young person brought up this exact topic with me about 24 hours ago.
"the mayors assistant from Powerpuff Girls is what taught me to objectify women as a child. https://t.co/D8Fyn63KCy" / Twitter
https://twitter.com/skyler_higley/status/1463615822820220928?s=20
Never watched the show...
parc yhcrairtap citamelborp
getting to act like a goofy self-absorbed college student & getting Other Role in Society
always helping the same people over and over again
faces
Might could improve sometime
"California housing crisis hits unhoused college students" - Los Angeles Times
Climate change and people who feed us
"For farmworkers, no escape from California heat, high prices" - Los Angeles Times
There's also a protest stuff that used to get swept under the carpet culture
"Student Speaks Out About Alleged Incident That Led to Protest" – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
"Protests in support of sexual assault victims held at Calgary high schools" - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
https://globalnews.ca/news/8394463/calgary-high-schools-sexual-assault-protests/
If the free drink-all-you-want Viagra got married it's okay
"The Cost of Being a Woman" - by lyz - Men Yell at Me
https://lyz.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-being-a-woman/comments
"Is This the End of the Fetal-Viability Line?"
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/11/abortion-fetal-viability-line.html
Interesting POV
Domo 🛹 on Twitter: "We’re 2 generations removed from a woman not being able to have a bank account without a man. 3-4 removed from when they couldn’t buy a home, couldn’t work, couldn’t get educated, they couldn’t do shit without a man." / Twitter
https://twitter.com/DapperDomo/status/1412121715187068936?s=20
Domo 🛹 on Twitter: "Let’s be honest about the situation. How many generation of men in history have ever had to get women to like them in order to have women be with them? We’re probably the first to ever have this. So nobody knows what to do." / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/dapperdomo/status/1412121715187068936
X needs to succeed in the cult of worthless vaginia
That's why X needs the guy who has no problem being a dick to women. X has to think like that guy. X has to accommodate that guy's needs.
Optional not required
Gratitude for all the ways in which a society which treats a whole lot of women as if their experiences and needs are worthless treated me just a wee bit better than some of the others.
Is caring about women necessary?
If you can make babies yes! If you are a 12 year old in Texas this also applies. That is why we get these:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/11/washington-post-pregnancy-center-coverage-texas.html
Otherwise it is like our fun cocaine, just absolutely not giving a shit about people like you. The system is structured to reward us if we don't care and penalize us if we do. Weird huh.
Why is that so?
"We have been rewarded for degrading and devaluing certain kinds of people for our entire lifetimes. The money is good. It's actually way more fun not to care about you and your lived experiences than it is to relate to people like you as empathetic human beings."
So expensive
"Dr. Kaaren Olesen is angry when she talks about it. A bottle of Addyi, the female Viagra, costs around $200 and is not covered by health insurance. Actual Viagra? That is covered.
“Women also have to sign a contract stating they won’t drink while using Addyi,” Olesen explains. “Despite the fact that Viagra has similar complications when used with alcohol, the FDA does not require men to sign a pledge that they won’t drink either.”
As the Supreme Court weighs challenges against Roe v. Wade, abortion has become, again, the focus of discussion around women’s healthcare. And undermining Roe, undermines the health and well-being of all women. But to merely focus on Roe overlooks some of the stunning discrimination against women that is currently allowed by the law.
The Addyi example is just one of the many ways it costs too much to be a woman in America."
~ Iyz
"The Cost of Being a Woman" - by lyz - Men Yell at Me
https://lyz.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-being-a-woman/comments
Devaluing you isn’t personal, it's a cultural thing
Moira Donegan on Twitter: "Marilyn Manson and Louis CK were both nominated for Grammies today. A long time ago I used to keep a running document of all the accolades and new jobs that were given to men who had been publicly accused of sexual abuse, but it got too long and became corrosive to my soul. 🙃" / Twitter
https://twitter.com/MoiraDonegan/status/1463231809626464276?s=20
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Back to "Maid"
X: Come watch this show with me. It's freaking me out and I need emotional support.
Y: Oh $%&!
X: What?
Y: I just completely messed up this game and you were talking to me...
X: It's because I told you I need emotional support and something wants to help me so you need to come watch it with me now!
Y: *snickers*
X: Not even joking, dude. Come on.
They do this one well.
"Holy Low" - Nadia Reid (Live @ Orange) - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jwjnTp54qL0&feature=youtu.be
Ilko Birov & Ekaterina Ivanova - "Holy Low" (Nadia Reid cover) - YouTube
Forces swarmed the place of birth!
Rep. Alma Adams on Twitter: "Last night, I was honored to join members of North Carolina’s Congressional delegation to serve a Thanksgiving dinner to our service members at Fort Bragg. Thank you @POTUS Joe Biden and @FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden for joining us. https://t.co/ICN3Rgl9IL" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/RepAdams/status/1463148581792145414
Congresswoman Deborah Ross on Twitter: "As the proud daughter of an Air Force veteran, I’m especially thankful for our servicemembers and their families around Thanksgiving. I was honored to join @POTUS & @FLOTUS for Friendsgiving at Fort Bragg yesterday and thank our brave men and women in uniform for their service. https://t.co/MpPbUDLyy1" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/RepDeborahRoss/status/1463147093414006790
Congresswoman Kathy Manning on Twitter: "Last night, it was my pleasure to join members of the NC Congressional delegation to serve Thanksgiving dinner to service members stationed at Ft. Bragg. We were glad to be joined by @POTUS and @FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden. https://t.co/8HRPdmQU9F" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/RepKManning/status/1463166733351632914
NowThis on Twitter: "On Monday, Pres. Biden expressed his gratitude for U.S. service members at Fort Bragg https://t.co/qUxn30WcPH" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1463176263472861185
Ah Abraham, how the forbidden is felt
"A quiet revolution: the female imams taking over an LA mosque" | Islam | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2021/nov/22/female-imam-california-mosque
"women are covering progressive topics like sexual violence, abortion, pregnancy loss, domestic violence in their sermons"
~ Amel Brahmi
Eat yer veggies, manly men!
"Men’s meat-heavy diets cause 40% more climate emissions than women’s, study finds" | Meat | The Guardian
If a transcript doesn't appear, could this help me complete some task?
165- "The Revealing Connection Between PCOS and The Highly Sensitive Personality" - PCOS Diva
Just a little nudge, reminding me
Edgar McGregor on Twitter: "A daily walk in the park clearing litter. Without it, I'd be lost. Before I started, I had terrible grades, wasn't happy, and had a problem with video games. Today I am on day 846, have a 3.2 GPA, am content with life, and have 23k amazing followers who I talk climate with."
https://twitter.com/edgarrmcgregor/status/1461560917812920328?s=20
It was so great to discover a new park on Sunday. Made me feel so grateful, too.
Oops, read too much in the wee morning hours
"Netflix's 'Maid' shows what every mother wants" | Angelus News
https://angelusnews.com/arts-culture/netflixs-maid-shows-what-every-mother-wants/
Some suspicions about a character confirmed.
Monday, November 22, 2021
There is some very particular humor in the second episode of "Maid"
Maid – Season 1 Episode 2 “Ponies” Recap & Review
Weird 70sish dream
I had a dream a mom wanted some nice floral curtains for her window and her kids didn't know how much they cost and were going to pull on them and ruin them. Seemed sort of like the 70s! Saving money for floral curtains. Maybe they were bought on layaway. Why should the kids ruin them? Did they have the souls of cats?
I am interested in these...
Yasmin Vossoughian Reports on Twitter: ".@RepAdams speaks with @yasminv about which parts of Build Back Better she feels will benefit Americans the most. https://t.co/FJln3Whhs0" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/YasminMSNBC/status/1462554399067283461
Reuben Jones on Twitter: "In her first in-depth interview about the experience @RepAdams shares her personal experience with intimate partner violence and how it impacts her life today: https://t.co/pWsbndUvpy #ncpol @SpecNews1CLT" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/ReubenJones1/status/1462807629630263310
Rosa DeLauro on Twitter: "In the Build Back Better Act, there’s something for everyone: ✅ Universal Pre-K ✅ Climate Resilience ✅ Paid Family and Medical Leave ✅ Expanded Medicare Coverage ✅ Child Tax Credit WATCH: https://t.co/UiP0MCIpxq" / Twitter
https://twitter.com/rosadelauro/status/1462817693610950661?s=20
I guess so
Even if they are not on Twitter
(the younger woman who talks about how males get treated differently than females when it comes to dress codes and uses words like "rape" and "you asked for it")
(the younger man who is affected by the experience of immigration and uses words like "loneliness" and "separation")
(the not quite so young woman who has had five miscarriages and health issues and uses words like "so embarrassed about my body" but "wants to find solutions")
and even if they are not in the income bracket of those who directly supply you with the $$$$ that you can put into your accounts
they still might contribute to your lifestyle in other ways.
Sunday, November 21, 2021
But at least some environments are better
"I got disciplined by my boss for bringing a hot water bottle to work."
https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/qy51fl/i
Pain expressions
IT Crowd "Unanswered door" - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fkUNokNnD38&feature=youtu.be
"Actually, the REAL reason Jane Austin is timeless is..."
https://www.reddit.com/r/WitchesVsPatriarchy/comments/qy7eg8/actually
"I got disciplined by my boss for bringing a hot water bottle to work."
SUNDAY sad ABOUT Friday & Saturday
Standing in a frozen food aisle, listening to some guy who has his son with him grouse about how the Democrats mess up everything in clearly accented English which means not all immigrants are into what you're into. Then there was that fraternity (all men! God-fearing) on the street corner using the Bible to make themselves feel manly and deserving and powerful...
Lettuce give thanks giving
"State leaders discuss health care access for farmworkers ahead of National Rural Health Day" | 88.5 WFDD
"Supporters rally for farmworker overtime pay in Oregon" | Oregon | eastoregonian.com
"Should New York farm workers get a 40-hour work week?"
https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/From-Jim-Crow-to-the-vitality-of-family-farms-16609586.php
"Why Farmworkers Were Left Out of Striketober" | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/article/164245/ufw-farmworkers-striketober
Way better than Trump and still an electable man
Perhaps he'll run.
"Louis CK's New Special Is Amazing, Say Louis CK's Friends" - Paste
https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/louis-c-k-/louis-ck-new-special/
Don't be an unfortunate 12-year-old in Ohio if possible
"Ohio Lawmakers Have Introduced An Abortion Ban That Goes Even Further Than The Texas Law"
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/nicolefallert/ohio-texas-abortion-bill
Feeling like positive change can happen
"U.S. Rep. Alma Adams ready to fight domestic violence"
"Black women in Vicksburg make difference for domestic violence victims"
So much to improve
"If the woman in the video had come forward about Stacy’s abuse, maybe a few weeks later, maybe longer than that — the average abuse victim will try to leave seven times before they actually make it out — it’s likely that her allegations, without the video, would go nowhere. Police would ask why she waited so long to report. So would the press. And the fans. Eventually, she’d be labeled by social media as a 'gold digger' who was just trying to cash in on her relationship with a former NFL player. Does anyone remember what happened with Janay Rice’s allegations before the video of Ray Rice punching her in the face and knocking her out exploded all over the internet? Neither do I. It’s almost as if the naysayers believe that every legitimate incident of domestic abuse is caught on tape somewhere and, if the victim can’t produce it, it’s proof that she’s lying."
~ Julie DiCaro
"NFL’s Zac Stacy, Mario Edwards Jr. accused of domestic violence"
https://deadspin.com/the-nfl-s-domestic-violence-program-appears-to-be-going-1848083886
Honestly...
"Domestic and sexual abuse of silenced Sikh women revealed" | Domestic violence | The Guardian
Sikh Coalition on Twitter: "The episode of Home Sweet Home (@NBCHome), a new show from @ava DuVerney, that features a California Sikh family is now live on the streaming service @peacockTV! Watch a clip below via our Instagram --> https://t.co/INbJb5DxHy"
Because things could be so much better.
Really tired of how the patriarchy encourages distressingly bad treatment of women who are low income or women who are in need of better health care. It is okay for exceptional wealthy women to recognize women in other circumstances as worthy human beings on this planet, especially when the unacknowledged ones are helping make the lives of the ones society recognizes a lot more comfortable all the time.
Some people will give you
Far meaner than they needed to be because they wanted validation from the patriarchy vibes.
The trees'll be there tomorrow...
After the fires...
"This walking tour of... - City of Monrovia - Government"
"Is Jurupa Valley oak tree – a 13,000-year-old Ice Age relic – threatened by new homes project?" – Press Enterprise
What's being clever for?
Mel Bartley on Twitter: "@KetanJ0 What I cant understand is: those who profit from fossil fuel industry are also humans, many of whom must have children, grandchildren, etc. Do they think they're being clever by avoiding measures that will protect their own families?" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/gretathunberg
https://twitter.com/melb4886/status/1455184960659279872?s=20
Angry women, walkin' down the street...
Moira Donegan on Twitter: "Exactly how I pictured the first woman President when I was a little girl: taking power for an hour and a half via a man’s asshole." / Twitter
https://twitter.com/MoiraDonegan/status/1462058309045960716?s=20
"Mary Elizabeth Winstead: Original ‘All About Nina’ Script Called Out Louis C.K. for Masturbating in Front of Women" | IndieWire
"Fiona Apple Fires at ‘Hollywood’s Creeps’ on ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters,’ Talks Ex Louis C.K.’s Misconduct" – IndieWire
https://www.indiewire.com/2020/04/fiona-apple-louis-ck-fetch-the-bolt-cutters-1202225859/
Life is full of art
"‘All About Nina’ Film Review: Mary Elizabeth Winstead Kills as a Stand-Up With Issues"
https://www.thewrap.com/all-about-nina-film-review-mary-elizabeth-winstead-common/
Saturday, November 20, 2021
The mystery is
the sound of the announcer over at the high school football field wasn't as disturbing for some reason
ALL DAY RUNNING AWAY FROM NOISE
Nice excursions to parks and some downtown places in the day but wanted to have a chill Saurday night.
Now, horrible overly loud party music from home in the neighborhood behind the apartments.
Today, new upstairs neighbors hammering at things but that was in the day.
HOW TO ESCAPE???
I might be on the spectrum. I feel sick.
I have an idea to drive to a canyon and park somewhere, maybe????
Old wives seen
A relentless kitten who thinks hair on the human head is a tasty chewtoy for her pleasure gives me more sympathy for those progenitors who spread nasty rumors about cats sucking the breath of babies...
And in the patriarchal meantime...
Brie Loskota on Twitter: "Women rotting in prison who killed their abusers in self-defense would like a word" / Twitter
https://twitter.com/brieloskota/status/1461776567990849539?s=20
Danielle Ball on Twitter: "@brieloskota In the meantime in Kenosha…. https://t.co/ssdoClVPCx" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/dansup89/status/1461926662430347264
"Prosecutors plan to appeal Chrystul Kizer defense decision to Supreme Court | Crime & Courts" | kenoshanews.com
"Ex-NFL player Zac Stacy arrested after viral video of domestic violence altercation"
https://news.yahoo.com/ex-nfl-player-zac-stacy-232259005.html
"Latasha Norman's domestic violence death spurs family, JSU to action"
"'He shot me 10 times’: Why one woman joined the police force after surviving domestic violence"
"Court decision could make it harder to get guns back after domestic violence conviction"
Friday, November 19, 2021
Song I hadn't heard in a long time came on the radio
Big Data - "Dangerous (feat. Joywave)" [Official Music Video] - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E8b4xYbEugo&feature=youtu.be
&
Big Data - "Dangerous (feat. Joywave)" - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWPcid4l74U
So I watched some music videos I hadn't seen in a while when I got home.
Feminist film maker I never met taught me
"How the way we remember the Montreal Massacre has changed 30 years later" | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ecole-polytechnique-thirty-years-anti-feminist-1.5381510
"December 6" featuring Evalyn Parry - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6G7SRicwpT0&feature=youtu.be
18 women because why?
"Mistrial declared in case of man charged with killing 18 women in Texas"
"After the decision, family of the women Chemirmir is accused of killing spoke outside the courtroom, which they’d been prohibited from entering during the trial as a COVID-19 precaution. They expressed frustration with the mistrial, anger with the juror they saw as a hold out against conviction and determination to get a different outcome the next time around."
Other than bad times on schoolbuses
Patriarchy zones in on a guy you maybe were friends with in simpler times until a weird gremlin that wants to turn him into a wannabe totalitarian dictator hijacks his brain.
Flimsy harmful patriarchal authority
Gillian Branstetter on Twitter: "@MoiraDonegan @JessicaWakeman I can't stop thinking about @amiasrinivasan's point that a cis man is more likely to be raped than falsely accused of rape, but the latter draws so much ire because it's the rare conceivable challenge to his authority" / Twitter
https://twitter.com/GBBranstetter/status/1461850885571682308?s=20
Moira Donegan on Twitter: "Increasingly convinced that the right wing argument against punishing sexual violence isn’t “all accusations are false and women are unhinged liars” but “it’s not wrong because that’s what women are for.”" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/moiradonegan
Sandra Barefoot Bump on Twitter: "@MoiraDonegan @designmom Conservative women's group in TX is planning to open a "maternity ranch". Some language is beginning to refer to pregnant women as "vessels"." / Twitter
https://twitter.com/Bumpyworld/status/1461833484012597262?s=20
Moira Donegan on Twitter: "Just thinking about Brett Kavanaugh for no reason." / Twitter
300 plus & what does that say about us?
"Why Aren't More People Talking About the Ohio State Sex Abuse Scandal?" - Sports Illustrated
https://www.si.com/college/2020/10/05/ohio-state-sex-abuse-daily-cover
Reasonably sad about some women not caring much about other women sometimes
"It’s true, we’re all doing our best to survive in a sexist world—and I’m much more interested in criticizing social and cultural norms than individual women’s choices. But here’s the thing: individual women’s choices are what make up broader cultural and social norms!"
"The Return of 'Choice Feminism' - by Jessica Valenti" - All in Her Head by Jessica Valenti
https://jessica.substack.com/p/the-return-of-choice-feminism
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Culture needs to change
"Some days, Vaughn said, he has been joined by dozens of other men like him, men who were abused and taken advantage of by Anderson, men who have come by to stand vigil and demand respect. He said some of the female athletes who were violated by Dr. Larry Nassar at Michigan State University have also stopped by."
~ Corky Siemaszko
"Ex-Michigan football star says he was abused by a team doctor. Now he’s demanding answers."
“Some of them learned about it the first time from me,” he said. “I’ve also heard some heartbreaking stories from them, which tells me the university still hasn’t gotten a handle on sexual assault. I talked to one inspiring young woman who said she worries more about getting raped on campus than she does about picking out a major.”
"The Anderson case echoes the ongoing Dr. Richard Strauss scandal at Michigan’s Big 10 rival Ohio State University, where hundreds of men have accused the university of failing to protect them from a predator doctor."
Benefit some more than others maybe
"It’s not a coincidence that the sexist decisions people defend most often are those that disproportionately benefit men and their personal lives."
"The Return of 'Choice Feminism'"- by Jessica Valenti - All in Her Head by Jessica Valenti
https://jessica.substack.com/p/the-return-of-choice-feminism
"organizations meant to encourage social interaction and philanthropy"
"SU should not tolerate sexual assault from fraternity members" - The Daily Orange
http://dailyorange.com/2021/11/syracuse-university-not-tolerate-sexual-assault-fraternity-members/
Sometimes jury duty is...
"Kyle Rittenhouse's not guilty verdicts make perfect sense in America's judicial system"
"Jury acquits Mateen Cleaves of sexual assault"
Therapy for peeps who were bullied
who then lash out and bully and blame and create toxic environments
because you deserve it
Cool tunes for me and others...
"Heart-shaped box" | Kawehi | TEDxKC - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xyIXTp958Bw&feature=youtu.be
Red Emma - "Candle" - YouTube
If i were a certain kind of spirit baby
I could probably actually be really sad that you made my sexually abused underage mom give birth to me.
Impossible to make the film right now
All the ways society raised you to be the one who does not know how to help certain kinds of people.
That's the Patriarchy
"'They have failed to protect us’: S.F. students walk out over sexual assault concerns"
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/They-have-failed-to-protect-us-S-F-16586878.php
"Christopher Belter pleaded guilty to rape of teen girls but won't face jail time, New York judge rules" - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/17/newyork-christopher-belter-rape-probation/
"Texas’s Abortion Ban Is Having a 'Domino Effect' on Clinics Across the U.S."
Or even just living through a certain ERA
A woman who can't stand up to a man who treats OTHER women poorly...THAT'S A WOMAN WHO'S GOING THROUGH SOMETHING.
U ever known anyone like that?
who doesn't love the sexist men better
and look away from the unhealthy or even abusive dynamics
when it's more financially lucrative to do so?
Says to himself says he
Colm in Derry Girls / Colin in
"What We Do in the Shadows Season 3 Episode 2 Review: The Cloak of Duplication" - Den of Geek
Saw this in an aiport
Too much traveling for menstrual cycle.
Matt Knott on Twitter: "It is time to admit I have written a book about my dubious past as a tutor to the super-rich. Here's the cover and opening paragraph, in case that convinces you to pre-order! https://t.co/lXJqCfRl35 https://t.co/yIEf0QJeli" / Twitter
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Always another one isn't there
"I saw an injured kitty, I caught an injured kitty" - "Rachel & Jun's Adventures"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91so9ul_KzA
SO ELABORATE.
do you ever feel
like you are going to be sick...omg I was afraid something was going on outside but it's just a movie playing down the hallway? NO! Omg it was a video of woman in Japan running away from a stalker and getting away from the guy by talking to a friend. It sounded strange...
Probably not for me tonight but he can watch it later
"Cat People" - Rotten Tomatoes
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1003758-cat_people
X: apparently there's a 1943 version that ppl like better...
Y: there's a 1943 version!?
maybe they're right but surely this ptsd module is going somewhere?
"The master sommelier expulsions won’t fix wine industry sexism, women say"
call somebody?
creepy women won't you pardon me creepy women you'd never make that many excuses if he creepy women was another ethnicity call me crazy no just call me observant
Imagine living in a country that wasn't too sexist to elect Elizabeth Warren
The Recount on Twitter: "“Sexism, racism, pages straight out of Joe McCarthy’s 1950s Red Scare tactics … Welcome to Washington in 2021.” — @SenWarren follows Sen. John Kennedy’s questioning of Dr. Saule Omarova, Biden’s currency comptroller nominee. https://t.co/e7hQbSNcjc" / Twitter
https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1461378473201737729?s=20
"Why Biden's nominee to regulate banks is proving so controversial" : NPR
Maybe Greta could enjoy a concert
Yusuf / Cat Stevens on Twitter: "Join @Playing4Change and the @UnitedNations for “Peace Through Music: A Global Event for the Environment,” to take action on the serious situation our world is facing due to climate change. Tune in on December 15th and help make a difference! #Peace #Environment https://t.co/LeZqHy3wbA" / Twitter
https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1460871019716038657?s=20
Greta Thunberg on Twitter: ""Indigenous nations were not part of the negotiations despite the fact that 80% of the planet’s biodiversity survives in our territories. The problem is not only the blah, blah, blah of politicians, but the bang, bang, bang of greenwashing..." https://t.co/P53POHOwh0" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/yusufcatstevens/status/1458383696671744001/photo/1
Cat's better than Roy
Creepy brothers
Walking down the street
Creepy brothers
Never watching the best documentaries
Creepy brothers
They're so annoying
And asshole-y
Hopefully none of them ever kill me
Darkness
"Roy Orbison Vented His Heartache in a Secret Album after the Death of His Two Sons"
https://news.amomama.com/281909-roy-orbison-vented-his-heartache-a-secre.html
Ever find yourself nannyly worrying
"Who is taking in the non-Christian mothers in a country founded on freedom from religious coercion? The words maternity ranch can sound generous and loving, but they also fundamentally distort the fact that substituting Huggies for broad freedom represents a big step backward for human agency."
~ Dahlia Lithwick
"How the Washington Post’s glowing coverage of 'maternity ranches' misses the mark"
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/11/washington-post-pregnancy-center-coverage-texas.html
I wonder if this is too black and white
Isn't it all a highly nuanced spectrum?
"Children of Narcissistic Parents Are Either a Favourite or a Scapegoat"
https://www.insider.com/children-of-narcissistic-parents-are-either-favourite-or-scapegoat-2019-1
And someone wanted to talk to me about size this week
"I once was spending time with my grandfather and telling him about how much I loved my little sister and telling him stories about all the funny things she was doing at the time. He listened intently and acted like he was enjoying himself only to later turn it into a conversation about how I needed to lose weight so that I wouldn’t die at an early age and leave my sister by herself. I was about 12 or 13 years old. I cried and he smiled. 'That’s good' is what he said as my eyes filled with tears."
~ Fat Black Liberation
https://medium.com/@jervae/fatphobia-gaslighting-narcissistic-abuse-ac09dc4b3b31
"In most countries there is still no legal recourse for workplace fat discrimination."
~ Marielle Elizabeth
https://www.vogue.com/article/navigating-workplace-fashion-as-a-plus-size-person
It must be a strange illness
I wish my friend's narcissistic ex would sign the papers so she can travel out of the country with her kid since his grandmother died.
Good thing there are nicer guys than the talented Mr. Morriss...
"I concentrated on mending my daughter’s broken heart. She drew pictures in black paint and labelled them: ‘Daddy’s soul.’"
~ Anna Wharton
"If I’m Lying, Come Sue Me - by anna wharton - Wharton’s Words"
Youth today
Wanted to talk about immigration and loneliness and discrimination/ sexual harassment due to dress codes. So there's other topics besides climate change.
Why not care an eensy weensy bit more than they do?
“Cop26 leaders signed an agreement that will entrench sacrificing Indigenous people … [but] failed to include real solutions to meet the climate chaos that many of our frontline Indigenous communities are facing,” said Thomas Joseph from the Hoopa tribe, located in California. 'The leaders pushing for market-based solutions and the commodification of our Mother Earth are signing a death sentence.'”
Andrea Xieu, a spokesperson for the Mexican collective Futuros Indígenas (Indigenous Futures) described the deal as an embarrassment that illustrated the murky influence of fossil fuel companies in Glasgow."
"'A death sentence’: Indigenous climate activists denounce Cop26 deal"| Cop26 | The Guardian
Brutally honest talking toy revived for the 2020s
"A lot of parents do not care about climate change, little one.
Give me a hug."
Coachella do I eat anything
"Effects of extreme heat on farmworkers in the Coachella Valley expose the 'climate gap'"
Very excited about alternative reality
People raised to treat Others very poorly are getting inspired to change for the better.
Oppressive positivity
At least your sexist colleagues are still better then being around Some Other Awful Human Being you could've been stuck with, right? Are you an unfortunate twelve-year-old girl in Texas?
Dizzy go back to sleep now
"This story is brought to you by Ontario Catholic School Sex Ed in the 90s."
https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/qw0z3w/gotta_love_sex_ed/
"How sexual assault survivors are harmed by the Texas abortion law" : Shots - Health News : NPR
Ever get the feeling
That your colleagues who weren't born sexist but gradually became more so over time due to cultural conditioning just treat some kinds of women better than others for some reason?
Seems like some people are getting better at caring
"Professors Join Protests Demanding Immediate Change At USC" – CBS Los Angeles
"Nationwide Anti-Rape Protests Demand Consequences for College Frats" – Mother Jones
"Sexual assault claims at 9 universities during 'Red Zone' spark protests"
"Fraternity protest over sexual assault: Can college Greek life change?"
https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/6402484001
Too early for this rom com?
When
Men who Married Women more Feminist than their Moms
met
Women who Married Men more Feminist than their Dads
21st Century Style.
Wow, he sounds honest
“'I think a lot of expat men — especially in China and Southeast Asia — have a pretty messed up view of women,' a male photographer based in southern China says. He requested anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak with press. 'I think some of them get away with being one way at home, but when they find themselves in these places where sex is so easily available — especially if you’re a white dude and some local women see status in that — some men abuse it.'”
~ Joanna Chiu
"Sexpat Journalists Are Ruining Asia Coverage" – Foreign Policy
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/18/sexpat-journalists-are-ruining-asia-coverage/
Why not treat people a lot better?
When Harvard met Pulitzer and other stories about wacky gender dynamics in the 21st century.
"Behind the Bombshell Allegation Buried in Felicia Sonmez’s WaPo Lawsuit"
https://www.thedailybeast.com/behind-the-bombshell-allegation-buried-in-felicia-sonmezs-wapo-lawsuit
"Sexpat Journalists Are Ruining Asia Coverage" – Foreign Policy
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/18/sexpat-journalists-are-ruining-asia-coverage/
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
"Candle" & "Luna's Touch" can have tea
Red Emma - "Candle" - YouTube
🫖🫖🫖🫖🫖🫖
STOP MENSTRUAL CRAMPS - "Luna's Touch". Menstrual Cramp Relief. Pain Relief Binaural Beat ASMR. - YouTube
Consent read
"Doug Ford’s Sex-Ed Curriculum Repeal Will Lead to More Sex Assaults, Advocate Says"
"Eight years after his cyberbullied daughter's death, this dad is haunted by her message of forgiveness"| CTV News
Some teeth say this hurts
"Most Californians Say Economic Inequality is Getting Worse" | Good Times Santa Cruz
https://goodtimes.sc/santa-cruz-news/most-californians-say-economic-inequality-is-getting-worse/
Where would I be without my warehouse job experience
"It's not even a place. It's a sad state of mind."
~ Chris Estrada
"Cheating vs. Being in an Open Relationship"
Poem painting hopefully surrealistic
tiny wealthy women
in the bubbles
of the glasses
at the art gallery
for the fundraiser
down the road from
the grape-pickers strike
Lol, cannot wait to read
Reductress » "I Got Pregnant to Avoid My Period. Here’s Why."
https://reductress.com/post/i-got-pregnant-to-avoid-my-period-heres-why/
Reductress » "Mom Only Body Positive Toward Babies"
https://reductress.com/post/mom-only-body-positive-toward-babies/
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
You can learn a lot from a job
"There’s Sonny, the Boss’s son, sitting in his dad’s chair."
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"Besides, they came to my Bible study on Fridays (fed my ego). See? I was handsomely compensated."
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"Grateful, I didn’t want my millionaire Boss, so generous, spending money foolishly, or looking bad."
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"just look up at my fingers in the picture above, and you’ll see what this kind of Catholic love did to them"
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"The Boss taped Spanish and English Catechism entries about contraception and abortion around the punch clock in fanatical Catholic style."
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"I listened quietly, from my poverty. In my helplessness, I thought about my poor wife working at Starbucks nearby, and about Timoteo. I thought about the rent. I worried that anything I said would result in repercussions on my wife and friend."
~ Fellow Dying Inmate
"Stupidity In Catholics: Deadly" | Fellow Dying Inmate
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/messyinspirations/2020/09/stupidity-deadly-catholic/
Tale of two strangers
X: "I went into a store today and asked a woman for assistance but she was very distracted and said something to me about her walkie talkie and walked away. Then I saw a young man who probably has your same background and had your first name on his tag. He listened and helped me right away!"
Y: "Well I am glad that someone with my name helped you."
Accountability, People
"BALTIMORE — On the first of two days of public sessions during the U.S. bishops' fall general assembly, a group of sex abuse survivors in a Nov. 16 news conference called on the prelates meeting in Baltimore to focus less on who can take Communion and instead do more to end sex abuse and other abuses by clergy."
~ R. Guidos
"Sex abuse survivors urge bishops to denounce Church Militant's agenda" | National Catholic Reporter
Imagine a world where more parents weren't raised to be so indifferent
"Men Should Stand Up to Rapists, Not Befriend Them"
"Rapists rely on other men to excuse and justify their crimes against women. Other men who'll laugh at their jokes, invite them to parties, play sports with them, introduce them to other women. Men who'll give them jobs, feed them, and help them blame their victims even if it's by indifference."
~ Glen Canning
"Men Should Stand Up to Rapists, Not Befriend Them" | HuffPost
http://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/rehtaeh-parsons-glen-canning_b_4846765
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"In the past three years I've learned that the most powerful tool to combat violence against women could very well be the minds of young men. I've learned that if we don't fill those minds with examples of virtue, empathy, affection, tolerance, trust, kindness, courage, and bravery, then those minds will end up being filled with ignorance, racism, sexism, hate, and anger."
~ Glen Canning
"My Years Without Rehtaeh Taught Me That Kids Need To Know Consent" | HuffPost
http://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/rehtaeh-parsons-consent-dad_b_9623792
Even though
I can love the idea that therapy or healing techniques or angel intervention could help a person (once I saw a video clip of a guy who described himself as a self-absorbed jerk until he had a near death experience, which changed him because he saw angels) it's curious to know that someone who seemingly was a more consistently nice person when younger could have turned into more of a tempermental sort of person, who, if he feels not in control, can be quite mean at times...
Is that a reaction, is it protecting the real self from a brutal world? If you are sensitive or triggered by that kind of behavior, it hurts on multiple levels to experiece or witness that. Also it could just be a tiresome dynamic and not what you want to deal with. Some of us just don't feel well if we have lots of exposure to that. And sometimes people who dealt with life by being controlling find themselves in different circumstances later on in life.