Pulled off of Shakesville because it is fucking important. Please help.
[Trigger warning for violence.]

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is a 43-year-old Iranian mother of two children, who is facing death by stoning after she was delivered a death sentence for adultery by a judge invoking "judge's knowledge," a provision in Iranian law that "allows for ( Read more... )

(Trigger warning for discussions of assault and rape)

Rape charges against Beaverton man dismissed after two months in jailKOIN 6 News is reporting that Mohamed Garare, a Kenyan-born man living in Beaverton, was released from prison because the woman accusing him has disappeared. According to the police, she went out to smoke while they were ( Read more... )

I've always been a bit on the big side in terms of belly. I am not particularly tall, but I am heavy, and have been since I can remember. I carry most of my weight in my belly and breasts, and very little in my hips or thighs.

While reading Let's Move Part II on Shakesville (trigger warnings for abuse, disordered eating and fat-shaming), something ( Read more... )

Hey, for those just wandering by: this is a reminder that I am a "humourless" feminist and anti-racist. I am a Black female-bodied queer person who does not shave anywhere on my body. ANYWHERE ( Read more... )

(Trigger Warning for repeating racist language and descriptions of violence)

Neli finally gets to speak up for himself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBHKQRF9eNM&feature=player_embedded

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(Trigger Warning for eating disorders, fat-shaming and abuse) A 3 part interview on BodyLoveWellnes called A Dose of Reality: My Exclusive Interview with Biggest Loser Finalist, Kai Hibbard Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Disability in Pop Culture: I Know Where the Black Stork Comes From Anna on Forward makes some good points about the "broken body" trope ( Read more... )

Here is a link to the website created by the mother of Reginald Latson- I encourage y'all to donate and sign the petition to get justice for him.

This is a post from over on Shakesville. I encourage y'all to head over and read the thread of comments- some really great points are brought up there.[Trigger warning for violence ( Read more... )

Recently, I had someone ask me about gender-neutral pronouns and my personal version of the gAyBCs. I wanna post that here and see what y'all think.

Here goes:
There's more than GLBT? What do all the rest mean?I'm going to define these for you separately. Please bear in mind that they may mean different things to different people, and are entirely ( Read more... )

Just discovered this guy- a racist jerk, pretending to back his racism with ridiculous "science." He and his readers nauseate me with their blatant racism.

A comment worthy of mention on Stuff White People Do under the heading "blame black people for perpetuating racism":
"I’m saying that in the bible GOD says that we should forgive and forget, no ( Read more... )