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Imprisoning America: The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration: The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration | Mary Pattillo

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This is truly terrifying… especially considering that these laws are STILL ON THE BOOKS!!!
#WarOnWomen #AmericasWarOnWomen #sexism #UntoldHistory #History #TeachThis

DGRachel Oh. Oh no. This makes me physically ill. This is absolutely abominable and the fact that these laws are still on the books in some form in every state, with the current political climate, terrifies me. 3y

GingerAntics @DGRachel right? It makes life even more dangerous for women who don‘t have cars. As if that‘s not dangerous enough. Life as a woman is already dangerous enough in this country. I‘m not sure how many nut jobs actually know about these laws, but one nut job who reads is all it takes. 3y

Chrissyreadit And we criticize the taliban? At least they are open about the atrocities they commit 3y

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GingerAntics @Chrissyreadit EXACTLY!!! Such hypocrisy. 3y

GingerAntics @Chrissyreadit also, the Taliban makes their desires clear. “You must be with a male family members, you must wear a burka, etc, etc, etc.” Here, it‘s just a cop was bored and saw a woman walking down the street or shopping. 🙄 3y

DGRachel And you know what else makes me mad about these laws that basically make it illegal to be female? All the men who don‘t have a clue how awful it is. My female coworkers and I were talking about feeling unsafe walking to our cars, entering parking garages, and a male coworker looked at us like we were insane, and I‘m a white woman! I can‘t even fathom what it‘s like for WOC. 😭😭 3y

GingerAntics @DGRachel oh my god, the cluelessness of men. And these are supposed to be the “superior gender?” I call BS. The violent guys are why we have to be cautious and have a reason to fear, but these indifferent men are why that‘s not going to change. Men don‘t see anything wrong with these laws, if they even know about them, because they think it protects them. Never mind, women usually get these diseases from MEN. Sometimes I can‘t stand men… 3y

GingerAntics @DGRachel which really makes being a straight woman really complicated and confusing. You‘re right about how as white women, we have things easier. I can‘t even imagine being a woc. They are most impacted by these hideous laws, these old ones and the newer ones. We have got to do better by 51% of Americans (women). 3y

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The Celtic Spirit: Daily Meditations for the Turning Year | Caitl�n Matthews

Interesting, I think some extreme conservatives are currently using their “freedom” to infringe upon the liberty of women right now. I would personally love to see some balance return to the madness that is the current state of affairs.
#CaitlinMatthews #TheCelticSpirit #liberty #freedom #waronwomen

Weaponxgirl Yes! I see this in arguments about free speech all the time and alt right assholes trying to say the uk is less free as we have laws against hate speech. Your freedoms shouldn‘t come at the expense of other people‘s freedom or wellbeing. 6y

readinginthedark Ugh, I'm struggling even more with this after just having a baby girl and living in Missouri. So frustrated right now. 😔 6y

GingerAntics @Weaponxgirl yeah, you‘re actually freer because you don‘t have to be worried about getting verbally attacked every three seconds. Honestly, it‘s not really alt right anymore, it‘s just right. 6y

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GingerAntics @readinginthedark I can‘t imagine what that‘s like. I‘m getting to where I‘m going to have to start making serious decisions about having kids, and as it stands here in TX at the moment (and all over really) I‘m not sure I really should have kids. Why add more kids to get hurt by this madness. Still want them, but it might not be the right thing to do. I do not envy your position. Hugs. 6y

readinginthedark Thank you. Honestly, having a boy is just as bad in a totally different way. I mean, I love my children, but teaching them both to value equality, respect, and independence is so hard sometimes. 6y

GingerAntics @readinginthedark it does seem almost like having to come at the same thing from two totally different angles. It‘s amazing the number of small, seemingly innocent but still totally sexist things for kids. I don‘t know how you have any sanity. Sheesh. The mind boggles just trying to fathom it all. 6y

readinginthedark Absolutely. My kid was teased for having a purple shirt. It took him months to work up the courage to wear it to school again. And people are constantly giving me onesies that say how "pretty" my baby is. I just get rid of them. It's all so sexist, not to mention teaching them that other people's opinions and desires matter more than their own. 6y

readinginthedark And the number of times I've gotten crap for not making my child hug relatives goodbye is ridiculous. Bodily autonomy and consent only matter to us, I guess? Forget tradition. My kids aren't touching anyone who doesn't want them to or that they don't want to touch. 6y

readinginthedark Sorry for the rant. It's been a lot, and I'm tired. 6y

GingerAntics @readinginthedark oh I‘m totally with you on that. Teaching kids about consent starts with little things like that. If you don‘t want a hug or a kiss, if you don‘t want to give a hug or a kiss, you should be free to say that and have that respected. If we don‘t respect that in our kids, how can expect them to respect that as adults. I think it‘s equally good to teach girls they have the right to say no and have that respected... 6y

GingerAntics @readinginthedark just as it‘s important for boys to know to respect that and that the same thing will be respected when they don‘t want to be touched/hugged/kissed. You‘re cool. I‘m right there with you. No need to apologise. 6y

readinginthedark Hey! Slightly more well-rested now! And yes, it's so important. Our struggle with this lately has been teaching my son to observe nonverbal signals from his baby sister since she can't speak yet. He wants to give her kisses all the time, which she usually loves, but sometimes she wants space and he can't always tell. We keep repeating, "She's a human, not a baby doll." He's getting better at observing, so success! 6y

GingerAntics @readinginthedark hey, that‘s awesome!!! I think nonverbal queues are hard for little kids and even some adults, so helping he read them young is AMAZING!!! No wonder you‘re so tired. 6y

readinginthedark 😅 It's certainly a full-time job on top of everything else but hopefully worth it! We're building a better world, in theory! 6y

GingerAntics @readinginthedark fingers crossed. 6y

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The War on Women | Sue Lloyd Roberts

Im doing that terrible thing at the moment where im reading a million books at once and not finishing any of them. This arrived from a friend in the post this morning so i used it as an excuse to head to a coffee shop and read for a bit #waronwomen #thewaronwomen #journalism #war #feminism

wyvik Hey Litten! Idk how to start off this comment off so imma just jump right in: I wanted to let you know that I'm holding #LitsyPenPals 2.0 sign ups on my page! It was created for any Littens who missed their chance to sign up for a pen pal! More information is on my page if you're curious! Thank you and I hope you join! 🙈🙉 8y

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