What about the ones who were born in? Which is most of them, at this point.

Scientology has too much on its plate in terms of negative media attention these days, and not enough people left in the cult, to have the human resources necessary to go after media the way they used to. They're now much safer to criticize than at any point in their history. Also, David Miscavige, Scientology's…

WildaBeast here.

She's also quoted as saying "Oppressions are interlocking and intersectionality is a really important word here." I would say that indicates her awareness that the issue is more complex. She also DIDN'T say "If you believe in equality than you should IDENTIFY as a feminist." I think a lot of us ARE things we don't…

This guy is trying to get out in front of this story. He's trying to create a narrative that establishes a (false) equivalency between pro-choice groups and nutbag groups that really DO things that genuinely require the use of all those "precious law enforcement resources". It's kind of hilarious though, because…

Yeah, I really am showing my old here today: I had no idea that swift had ever used that (generic, slightly older than this old) term. To the best of my knowledge, I've never even heard one of her songs. This whole thread makes me pretty happy about that, actually.

My cousins would say 'hecka' because they were afraid to swear! I used to give them hella shit for it!

Ha, thanks! I blame/thank Kitchenette for the inspiration.

Thanks for the link. I agree, the bacterial material seems a bit more workable. The dress shown on the dressform doesn't hang right at all, as though there's no way to engineer appropriate draping.

So the article at the Guardian makes it sound pretty cool, actually. That said, I'm a bit leery about the lack of photos of her project. There were a few other examples of work done with non-traditional materials, such as a jacket made from mouse cells (!) and something made from mulch. They seemed to have a bit more…

"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

What. The. Fuck. That was pretty great, but where did it come from?

Yup, my idiot ex did the same thing when I told him I could get a blood stain out of his shirt. Dude, I've been bleeding since I was ten — you better believe I know how to handle that shit!

So, not to toot my own horn, but I think I have something of value to add to this dicussion, y'know, having been underage and 'trafficked'* once upon a time — and having worked diligently for sex work decriminalization, which is one of the main ways to reduce sex trafficking.

If anyone is interested in truly affecting change in the lives of Indian sex workers (whether trafficked or not), they should check out DMSC: Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee. They are an organization by and for sex workers, and all their work is informed by the key principle of 'nothing about us, without us'*. On…

Yeah, if someone gave me a pair of those when I lived outside, I would have laughed my ass off. Like, I guess they're good for showering at the shelter? I clearly am not the 'deserving poor', because I'm not gonna fall all over prostrating myself in gratitude for those ugly things.

"Consumers of women"? That is a hugely offensive way to say clients of sex workers. It's...not helpful.

Thank you so much for this. I wish I could say I was surprised by the tone-deaf cluelessness, but it seems to be a standard feature of these walking-saviour-complex-types. I've had to deal with a lot of these women in my work on decriminalization. No matter how many times or in how many different ways they are told by…

Ugh. I am truly sorry to hear that. I hope it was a one-time thing, and that your left kidney didn't get any funny ideas from the other guy.

Damn, for your sake, I hope you mean your urethra! Still incredibly painful, but not nearly as much of a voyage for your calcified tormentor.