June 2012
150 posts
“Women are socialized to make men feel good. We’re socialized to “let you down easy.” We’re not socialized to say a clear and direct “no.” We’re socialized to speak in hints and boost egos and let people save face. People who don’t respect the social contract (rapists, predators, assholes, pickup artists) are good at taking advantage of this. “No” is something we have to learn. “No” is something we have to earn. In fact, I’d argue that the ability to just say “no” to something, without further comment, apology, explanation, guilt, or thinking about it is one of the great rites of passage in growing up, and when you start saying it and saying it regularly the world often pushes back. And calls you names.”
—The art of “no.” « CaptainAwkward.com (via ivydonn)
i just want to be numb
& that’s really bad…
oh, you changed your blog theme. me gusta.
thanks! i wish i was talented and shit so it could look all cool like other people’s. but i learned my coding stuff back in the days of xanga and myspace. i’ve forgotten most of it now. i feel like a n00b…
i hate
hate
hate those
“real men dont hit women” campaigns
if the only thing that will get you to stop hitting women is a threat to your masculinity you have some deep-seated issues that need solving asap
