Because women are simple like that..LOL.
This picture makes me angry.
Don’t wear them if you a: can’t walk in them or b: aren’t going to wear them all night.
smh
…and all night includes on the dance floor.
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In October 2011, artist Grace Brown began photographing survivors of sexual abuse holding posters with quotes from their rapists. As her project gained momentum, survivors from across the country began photographing themselves, sometimes hiding their faces behind their rapists’ words, sometimes staring directly into the camera, and sending their pictures to her. The process is one of healing, a cathartic reclamation of words which have become, through experience, violent. It is an act of courageous self-assertion.
Her work, and its powerful impact on survivors, can be viewed here: The Unbreakable Project.
I’m always floored by people who are willing to be on television with their personal business. I like to think that all of those on Maury are just actors.
I hope they are.
The idea that a woman would drag some guy that wants nothing to do with her or her child onto TV, when there would be even a .0001% chance that the child isn’t his…so that he could turn cartwheels, and make ridiculous gestures of joy when the paternity test comes back negative is just so humiliating. Why would anyone willingly do that?
I don’t find it funny.
I find it incredibly pitiful.
“When things were good, they were wonderful and beautiful, and when things were bad they were truly horrid. When you find yourself in that kind of pendulum swing, you’re kind of recovering half the time from the other half of the time. He was not a well person.”
Anjelica Huston describing her relationship with Photographer Bob Richardson.
I think this is a perfect description of why/how women stay in abusive relationships.
When I worked in Victims’ Services for the govt, I signed up for the TPS’ news releases via email. I get between 3 and 10 releases a day. It is rare that two days go by without a sexual assault being reported by the police, or a request for assistance in a sexual assault investigation.
Now, as per Stats Can, consider that “less than one in ten sexual assaults were reported to the police.” So take that three or four sexual assault news releases per week, and add somewhere about 36 more per week in Toronto. Those are only the ones the police are emailing about, never mind investigations they don’t release to the media and general public.
We need to reduce this to zero. The best way to do this is to encourage discussion about consent and sex and sexual assault, with men and boys. Men are the best people to initiate these conversations. We have a responsibility to all the women we love to accomplish this, or die trying.
Almost all of the women I know have been sexually assaulted at least once in their lives.
I know very few of these women have ever reported. Including myself.
God made a very obvious choice when He made me voluptuous; why would I go against what He decided for me? My limbs work, so I’m not going to complain about the way my body is shaped. —Drew Barrymore
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I love when women who are barely over 100lbs call themselves “voluptuous”. It sets an impossible standard for most women.
I’m not a fan of the tats…but, if anyone can make a case, Margaret Cho has with this response to a fan:
The Documentary “Beyond the Glory”
I find Mike Tyson to be an interesting character…but, also a tragic figure. All the money and fame never freed him from his demons.
Robin Givens takes part in this doc, describing her relationship and marriage to “Iron Mike”.
I think she gave a good synopsis of why abused women stay with their abusers.
She described getting kicked around by Mike when he was in a blind rage, followed by remorse so acute, that he would “cry like a baby” and she would comfort him. She said that he was sweet and gentle…and it was “some kinda love” that they shared.
He said that it was easy to love a man with millions.
It’s a fascinating documentary.
Mike is a lesson in “Money isn’t everything” personified.
I find it interesting that the statement on the left seems to insinuate that all women on this continent receive the same attention and “national outcry” when they are raped and murdered. The reality is that a large number of these crimes are not even reported because the victims are marginalized citizens.
But, it’s a nice sentiment to push forward that all women are of equal value on this continent, and we’re so much better at hiding our own shame than the Congo is.
