Source: sojo.net10. A man’s place is in the army.
9. The pastoral duties of men who have children might distract them from the responsibility of being a parent.
8. The physique of men indicates that they are more suited to such tasks as chopping down trees and wrestling mountain lions. It would be…
Feminism
Racism, Race, & Culture
Sizeism & Body Positivity
GSM (Gender & Sexuality Minorities)
Ableism
Privilege
Reproductive Health
Classism
Misc/Other
Source: thatfeministdyke
Anti-Choice Senator Calls Viagra A ‘Drug For Life’
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D) has vetoed an anti-abortion bill that would have required a doctor to be present for a woman to take the abortion-inducing drug RU-486, effectively banning “tele-med” abortions and disproportionately affecting women in rural communities. Dayton wrote in his veto letter that patient safety should always be a concern, but “a veto is warranted on legislation because it is driven by a specific political ideology rather than a broad-based concern for protecting all patients.”
Indeed, during debate about the legislation, a Democratic state senator asked why RU-486 should be regulated instead of erectile dysfunction medication. Sen. Paul Gazelka (R), the bill’s sponsor, said Viagra is a “wonderful drug” that “helps create life.” RH Reality Check’s Robin Marty asked Gazelka to clarify his comments about Viagra, and he said in response:
comparing Viagra to RU-486 was comparing apples and oranges or more like comparing life and death. Viagra is a wonderful medical advancement in that can help couples with sexual disfunction issues…it can even help in producing life. RU486 always destroys life by taking the life of the unborn child.
Gazelka did not respond to Marty’s questions about whether he would sponsor a bill to collect information about men who are prescribed Viagra, similar to “databases created in various other states to gather information on women who obtain abortions.”
Gazelka’s bill and his ensuing comments about Viagra highlight the unfair burden placed on women who seek abortions and related health care. State regulations continue to add additional hurdles women must overcome to access abortions and contraception, while no similar measures block the availably of Viagra for men.
Mark Dayton is the best.
Hands down.
Source: occupyallstreets
Lakota Indians Block ‘Keystone XL Pipeline’ Trucks in Six-Hour Standoff
“Five Lakotas on Pine Ridge Indian land in South Dakota were arrested Monday after attempting to block two tarsands pipeline trucks from entering their land. According to the Lakota activist the six-hour standoff started when the trucks refused to turn around claiming they had “corporate rights that supersede any other law.”
According to the Rapid City Journal “several dozens” of American Indians were part of the blockade but a community journalist reports only five people were arrested.”
More at Color Lines. H/T Sustainable Sam and NS Environmental Studies, a fantastic pair of enviro tumblrs you should follow.
Corporate rights that supersede any other law.
FUCK everything and everyone. You strip us of EVERYTHING and give us tiny parcels of land AFTER we have to fight you to get you to recognize a treaty that YOU MADE WITH US, and after all that?
LOL, THAT DON’T COUNT WHEN WE WANT THE LAND! CORPORATIONS RULE!
GO AMERICA! MANIFEST DESTINY THAT SHIT.
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Mike Huckabee joined the fight against President Obama’s mandate saying, “we’re all Catholic now.” Really?! You know who is not all Catholic now? ALL CATHOLICS NOW. 98% of Catholic women say they’ve used birth control and the other two percent are always the ones trying to get a church to start a softball team. REALLY!?
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