That’s kind of contested, statistically speaking. But even if we assume it is true, it’s not nessecarily the best framing. It makes a lot of survivors feel like their abuse isn’t “real” abuse. It alienates many women who are victims of dv, but don’t understand it as tied to their gender, and don’t see misogyny as the…

Now try to list the female actors who are “unconventional” but still get leading roles.

could be worse ;)

Maybe they’ll develop an effective vaccine for it, and 30 years from now 3rd wave anti-vaxxers will bring it roaring back to life.

Her john is the mummy from The Mummy Returns.

i will be able to confirm on friday

maddie your title is good title

OMG yes.

adultosaur is going to be so broke

God dammit, Becky.

Can we get that on a t-shirt. Keep fighting the good fight!

I work with baby clinicians, and before we release them into the wild we make them chant “I don’t know, but I will find out and get back to you.” It’s a nice idea that doesn’t stick.

One of the most exciting things about the New Horizons Pluto fly-by last week was hearing so many giddy experts say “I don’t know!” when asked about it. It was genuinely thrilling. Hearing really smart people happily say they don’t know something is a good sign for us as a species. We ought to do more of it.

I work in an environment of professionally smart people. There is social pressure for these people to always ALWAYS have an answer for a question/problem even if they have to twist it out of all proportion to fit their expertise. *shakeshead* I tend to be friends with the crowd that can say these simple words: “I…

meanwhile all the americans are hightailing it to europe to take advantage of the freefalling euro!

Cuba has also eliminated not-vaccinated children.

If it means they stop coming to nyc and standing in the middle of the street for extended periods, I’m all for it.

Cuba, with it’s relatively crippled economy the past 50 years, has managed a medical breakthrough like that. Meanwhile, elements in the US want to eliminate healthcare for the non-rich and allow crunchy nutballs to let their unvaccinated children vomit their germs all over everyone including immunocompromised people…