My ex was a Minnesota timberwolves dancer back when we were younger.

Also — friendly reminder to dismiss the MRA trolls, people. Anyone who disagrees with the notion that cheerleaders should be paid A SHIT TON? Sure, we can discuss the finer points of what the job requires vs what it’s worth, remuneration-wise. But all you jackholes who’re saying “LOL DANCIN’ WHORES DESERVE NOTHING”?…

She’s from the old school method of consent. The belief is that a little consent (drinking alcohol in the presence of a man, wearing too little clothing, going into the territory of a man alone) is the same thing as consenting to EVERYTHING.

“Most of the respondents were young, white married men who are worried that the presence of women in their small teams could create complications in their home life, sexual harassment or affairs. They believe the risk could affect the family-like trust of the group.”

I can understand somewhat the initial concern about physical strength but this is negated by the mandatory requirements. Aka if she can meet the physical strength required, then she has every right to be there.

I just saw a pink breast cancer cement truck this morning. Oh, fuck the fuck off already with that shit. Seriously.

Beyond this being dangerous for actual victims of domestic abuse, I think it’s kind of self-congratulatory and gross to think that just taking part in a viral campaign is in any way doing any real good. Donate money, volunteer somewhere, but making a status update or tweet in instagram post does nothing but make the…

Yeah, and the campaign was also telling people to put a black dot on their hand to “show support.” So I’m not sure how anybody was supposed to tell the difference between true abuse victims and supporters, even if they were aware of what the black dot meant.