December 2011
10 posts
well, fuck.
perpetualwanderer:
THE SEX UNEDUCATED: On Purity Education and Its Slut-Shaming Bullshit
saynathespiffy:
theskinofourteeth:
daleksanddaisies:
Hey guys. Let’s talk about purity. I was raised in a Baptist church in the Deep South. I had a purity ring, and most of my bookshelf was stuffed with titles about “wearing white” and being “pure” and do you know what? The choice to not have sex...
“Some people protest carrying signs. Some people protest by making activist...”
– –Kathleen Hanna
So, I had an interesting conversation at work the other day. One of my coworkers asked, “So, you have two boyfriends?” “Yup.” I replied, not sure where she was going to be heading with the comment. “So… how does that work?” I could hear the skepticism in her voice, but the lack of outright disdain caused my panic to subside a bit. “Quite well,...
“I’ve been making a list of the things they don’t teach you at school. They don’t...”
– Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones (via thechaoticerotic)
shannonsunrise:
When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids
alyson-noele:
rapisoffensive:
This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author.
By Marion Brady
A longtime friend on the school board of one of the largest school systems in America did something that few public servants are willing to do. He took versions of his state’s...