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More and More
by Margaret Atwood

More and more frequently the edges
of me dissolve and I become
a wish to assimilate the world, including
you, if possible through the skin
like a cool plant's tricks with oxygen
and live by a harmless green burning.

I would not consume
you or ever
finish, you would still be there as the air.

Unfortunately I don't have leaves.
Instead I have eyes
and teeth and other non-green
things which rule out osmosis.

So be careful, I mean it,
I give you fair warning:

This kind of hunger draws
everything into its own
space; nor can we
talk it all over, have a calm
rational discussion.

There is no reason for this, only
a starved dog's logic about bones.

Can You Tell The Difference Between A Men’s Magazine And A Rapist? ↘

feministdisney:

hopinginmystery:

“According to a new study, people can’t tell the difference between quotes from British ‘lad mags’ and interviews with convicted rapists. And given the choice, men are actually more likely to agree with the rapists.”

disgusting, but not surprising.

oh. and did I mention disgusting?

I normally do not refer people to things on Jezebel since it’s had so many issues and published really questionable ish for the sake of site hits before, but this piece is worth reading. And idk. I guess not completely surprising but it totally makes me want to puke. And then people are like “No we don’t live in a rape culture you’re just being too sensitive!111!!!” It’s like… how much evidence do you need before you’re convinced that something is wrong, terribly wrong, in the way our culture discusses sexuality and the sexual agency of women???

“There is a fundamental concern that the content of such magazines normalises the treatment of women as sexual objects. We are not killjoys or prudes who think that there should be no sexual information and media for young people. But are teenage boys and young men best prepared for fulfilling love and sex when they normalise views about women that are disturbingly close to those mirrored in the language of sexual offenders?”

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    I dunno. While I support the idea behind the article, and I have heard reports that people found it difficult to tell...
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    omfg this makes me sick
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    Honestly, I looked through these quotes and thought the vast majority of them were those of rapists. =/
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    Fucking a. That’s ridiculous.
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    posting this again because it’s important
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    Scary as fuck .______.
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