"I feel like more men calling them out might be the only hope. For some of these guys, there is literally nothing a woman can say that they will listen to or take seriously."

Fun fact: they had the nerve to send an e-mail solicitation today. I unsubscribed so quickly I almost developed a hand cramp.

If you dare, click the link and scroll a bit to the "after" picture. Then come back and tell me how the two situations are even remotely the same.

That's not actually true, and the Dutch PM who largely and shamefully forced her out of the country was ultimately herself forced out of office for it.

Read Aayaan Ali Hirsi's book, she remembers her circumcision and describes the procedure and her recovery, as well as dealing with it later in life when she lost her virginity.

YES! i knew it would be a matter of seconds before we started talking about how this issue affects MEN.

idk but I love jay dodd's essay on allyship and complacency and one of my favorite quotes from the article is "If a part of your claimed identity relies on a struggle you have no or little access to — I am given pause."

I uh am leery of men who call themselves feminists or allies. It seems to me a way of deflecting their own culpability or participation in oppressive structures.

But, but, but, but .... you've missed the point.

Wait, you mean we should start with the CAUSE of the problem?

I'm not sure what you are taking issue with here. What ellenjane said is accurate for the vast majority of Afghan women. Except that flogging is probably the best case scenario, since mutilation, acid attacks, and death are also a possibility. I lived for a long time in Afghanistan and I do believe that a lot of the…

Why are we applauding this objectification????????? This song is part of rape culture. Women are just objects for the male gaze. And not even whole women, just one body part.

BREAKING NEWS: Domestic violence is no more. Sources say that reports of domestic disputes have dropped to zero.

One of the reasons their broken; They have this mentality and yes I'm stereotyping...I've been there and dealt with alot of Egyptians, same mentality, they're never going to prosper.

This reminds me of the time that Joey got to be a model in an ad campaign and then he found out it was for herpes. The poor stock model!

James Deen just discovered the only acceptable use for Twitter!

CAREFUL - you don't want to hurt the delicate man-feelings of people like Seth Rogen or Judd Apatow (or in this case, the people over at the Big Bang Theory)

All that talent, all that beauty, and she still does a goddamn Seth MacFarlane movie.

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