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Yeah, but all those other countries are chock full o’ Communists, dontchaknow.
THIS. I want a small version of this to print out and keep in my pocket.
(Source: womenoccupy)
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11 Facts About Global Poverty
- Nearly half the world – over three billion people – live on less than $2.50 a day.
- According to UNICEF, 26,500-30,000 children die each day due to poverty – that’s 18 children dying every minute, a child every three seconds.
- About 1.1 billion people in developing countries have inadequate access to water, and 2.6 billion lack basic sanitation.
- For the 1.9 billion children from the developing world: 640 million are without adequate shelter, 400 million do not have access to safe water, 270 million do not have access to health services.
- About 2.2 million children die each year because they are not immunized.
- About 1.6 billion people – a quarter of humanity – live without electricity.
- Over nine million people, of which five million are children, die worldwide each year because of hunger and malnutrition.
- Over 11 million children die each year from preventable causes like malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia.
- About 20% of the population in the developed nations consume 86% of the world’s goods.
- The poorest 40% of the world’s population accounts for 5% of the global income. The richest 20% accounts for 75% of world income.
- Around 27-28% of all children in developing countries are estimated to be underweight or stunted.
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NPR asks if we're seeing the end of gender
This article in NPR asks if we’re seeing the end of gender. It points out recent incidents like baby Storm’s secret gender and the J Crew pink toenails kid as examples.
The article goes on to ask:
And so what? Does gender matter? In a country with the ideal of treating everyone fairly and equitably, do we really need to know if someone is a boy or a girl?
And while I think it’s great that attention is being paid to this topic, I do still think we’ve got a long way to go. These topics and situations are opening up dialogue, and I think that’s a direction we need to move in.
We are far, far away from making gender a non issue. These shifts need to happen as a whole for our culture. And maybe as we question gender, we’ll begin to notice small steps. Maybe it will start in not having to dress babies in pink and blue. And maybe everyone will rethink what it means.
What do you think? Do think we’re shifting? Do you think it’s the end? Or the other way around?
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Michele Bachmann's Top Ten Anti-Gay Quotes
Some of these gems include:
- It isn’t that some gay will get some rights. It’s that everyone else in our state will lose rights. For instance, parents will lose the right to protect and direct the upbringing of their children. Because our K-12 public school system, of which ninety per cent of all youth are in the public school system, they will be required to learn that homosexuality is normal, equal and perhaps you should try it. And that will occur immediately, that all schools will begin teaching homosexuality.” – Senator Michele Bachmann, on what will happen if her same-sex marriage ban amendment fails to pass in 2004, appearing as guest on radio program “Prophetic Views Behind The News,” hosted by Jan Markell, KKMS 980-AM, March 6, 2004
- “This is a very serious matter, because it is our children who are the prize for this community, they are specifically targeting our children.” — Senator Michele Bachmann, on the gay community and same-sex marriage, appearing as guest on radio program “Prophetic Views Behind The News”, hosted by Jan Markell, KKMS 980-AM, March 20, 2004.
- “The sex curriculum will be essentially by taught by the local gay community.” — Senator Michele Bachmann, if her same-sex marriage ban amendment does not pass in 2004, appearing as guest on radio program “Prophetic Views Behind The News”, hosted by Jan Markell, KKMS 980-AM, March 20, 2004.
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I know this shouldn’t shock me. But when Andrew and I went to Toys R Us this weekend to grab some baby stuff, this sign stopped me in my tracks. I already knew that the aisles were pink or blue to designate the differently gendered toys (sigh), but the Cook & Clean sign sent me over the edge.
When Layla is old enough for toys (right now she just likes holding blankies and getting read to) I want her to have things that challenge and stimulate her. Toys that are fun. And I’m sure some of those toys will be sparkly and pink, and that’s cool - because there’s nothing wrong with sparkly and pink. But I really cannot take the idea that an entire aisle of toys meant for my daughter and girls like her is dedicated to cooking and cleaning. As if that’s where her imagination should take her - to the fucking kitchen.
I should show this to every guy who makes a “women in the kitchen” joke. Everyone seems to think that feminism is no longer relevant because women are not solely confined to the household. What they fail to see, is that gender roles and stereotypes still exist. They might be easier to break out of then they were in the 1950s, but they still exist, and they are still damaging.
I can’t believe this is Toys R Us. I thought at first maybe it was Target, or something, and it just happened to be a poor sign location. Nope. No such luck, just blatant sexism and gender role expectation in the toy aisle.
(via feministpizza)
