Crossposts from tumblr (for posterity)
thefriendlyneighbourhoodfeminist:
nine photographs portraying quotes said to sexual assault survivors by police officers, attorneys, and other authority figures
more info about project unbreakable here
original tumblr here
previously: nine photographs portraying quotes said to sexual assault survivors by their friends/family
This is why so many rapes go unreported.
This makes me feel physically sick.
Always reblog
Extra large rhododendron, six people, lots of hand tools, and a tractor!
The ‘after’ pic doesn’t show quite how far the rhody’s moved, or the pit behind it. I’ll get another angle tomorrow. It’s 8-10 feet farther away from the house.
This needs to be aired everywhere, day and night. I hope people turn it into advertisements. Damn, I hope it changes a few minds, because this is the reality that so many people are facing every day- and to go back to a system that lets people die for not having enough money is simply inhuman. Our system even still needs massive improvements, it it is BETTER than it was, let’s keep it that way.
I know I’ve told this story before, but my abusive ex refused to let me take birth control. I was on the pill until he found them in my purse.
I went to the Student Health Center—they were completely unhelpful, choosing to lecture me about the importance of safe sex (recommending condoms) instead of actually listening to my problem.
Then I went to Planned Parenthood. The Nurse Practitioner took one look at my fading bruises and stopped the exam. She called in the doctor. The doctor came in and simply asked me: “Are you ready to leave him?” When I denied that I was being abused, she didn’t argue with me. She just asked me what I needed. I said I need a birth control method that my boyfriend couldn’t detect. She recommended a few options and we decided on Depo.
When I told her that my boyfriend read my emails and listened to my phone messages and was known to follow me, she suggested to do the Depo injections at off hours when the clinic was normally closed. She made a note in my chart and instructed the front desk never to leave messages for me—instead, she programmed her personal cell phone number into my phone under the name “Nora”. She told me she would call me to schedule my appointments; she wouldn’t leave a message, but I should call her back when I was able to.
And that was it. No judgment. No lecture. She walked me to the door and told me to call her day or night if I needed anything. That she lived 5 blocks from campus and would come get me. That I wasn’t alone. That she just wanted me to be safe.
I never called her to come to my rescue. But I have no doubt that she would have come if I had called. She kept me on Depo for a year, giving me those monthly injections in secret, helping me prevent a desperately unwanted pregnancy.
I cannot thank Planned Parenthood enough for the work they do.
always reblog.
(via housewifeswag)
“Look, I know he grows UP to be a man, but we’ll be having flash backs to his childhood. It just wouldn’t make sense to cast an adult actor in the role, we can’t make an adult look like a child. We will be casting a child actor for the entire film.”
throw-that-ass-ina-prayercircle:
Fuck you @staff
Honestly though. #tumblrstaffsowhite
@staff
@staff ? ????????????
We all know @staff is anti black.
I feel like Black Tumblr has been begging the staff to do something for Black History month for way too long. Yet we continue to use the sight. Maybe we should all log out for 24 hours in protest.
If we could all follow through with that, that’d be a great start.
I’m wondering if there are some members of black tumblr who have some website design skills. It’d be easy to just start a group on Facebook, but they’re no different. When white folks are at the helm, we can always expect some nonsense.
How about the day before the 1 year anniversary of Blackout day? Idk the exact date. But if we log out for that entire day they’ll feel our absence and then log back in the next day on Black Out Day and show them how strong our presence is!
March 6th is the anniversary. So the 5th it is. Now just need to get the word out.
#Blackoutlogout – March 5th.
If you’re not black but support #blacklivesmatter and #blackout – you’re asked to NOT log in tumblr on March 5th. Show solidarity. We aren’t asking you to raise a black glove fist, or hop in formation. Just give tumblr a break for 24 hrs. Your porn and stuff will be there.
Spread the Word.
!!!!!!!
I can be very busy working on my manuscript and my fitness that day. Consider it done!
Blackout logout MARCH 5
Thanks. It has pockets!
– every girl ever responding to a compliment on a skirt/dress that has pockets (via
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I’ve never read anything so true.
(via orbingarrow)