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#YesAllWomen – Sharing Our Stories
First off let me say to all the amazing men out there I know you exist. I know how great you are. I am more thankful for you than I am able to express. Thank you for standing up and speaking out when...
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How Many?
Yesterday I posted a shocking statistic as my Facebook status. Since the Sandy Hook shooting there have been 74 school shootings. 74. Seventy-four. That averages out to about one a week. And those...
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Time to send some girls to school!
Last year for my birthday I put out a challenge to you all, my loyal and amazing readers. The challenge was to send one girl to school for every year I have been alive. We did great but we didn’t quite...
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Women’s Equality Day: Texas Voting Edition
That’s right T-Swift, being a feminist isn’t about hating men at all. Being a feminist is about days like today where we stand up and say that the voice of a woman and the vote of a woman are equal....
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Beauty, Ugliness & the Meaning of Life
I began writing this post once already and the Internet ate it. For a few minutes I was quite upset as I really liked the direction the post was taking. But now that the mourning period has ended, I...
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Dammit! I care more (about the right things) than you do.
It seems lately I am “not allowed” to care about anything without someone saying I care about the wrong thing or that I must also make it clear that I care about something else more. I am not allowed...
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When Should I Talk to My Kids About Sex? (Abstaining from abstinence-only...
Chalk drawing – Do it now Now. Now is the answer. Now is when you should talk to your kids about sex. But what if they are 3? Is it too early? Now. But what if they are 18? Is it too late? No. You...
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Defending the Frat Boys of Old Dominion: Boys Will Be Boys, Silencing, and...
Okay. I admit it. I have rape culture fatigue. I saw this story this week and I thought, “Ugh. Disgusting piggery.” But that was about it. I thought about reposting the story, but then I was just so...
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It has all just been too much.
I have not posted for awhile. Here is why. It has all just been too much. Brock Turner The Pulse Nightclub Mass Shooting Alton Sterling Philando Castile The 5 Police Officers gunned down in Dallas The...
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Racism Didn’t Exist Before Obama: Exercises in Blaming the Victim
I have heard more than one person say recently that racism didn’t exist before Obama. Yes, you read that right. At the risk of speaking in a space where there are PoC whose voices should be heard, I...
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