Archive for the ‘ Our World Is Fucked Up ’ Category

Sometimes I get reminded as to why I’m a feminist…

And by sometimes, I mean quite often. A 9 year old girl had to have an abortion because she was raped by her stepfather. You think this would be an open and shut case. She’s 9. She was raped. She’s too tiny to carry a fetus. (actually 2, as she had twins). But nooo. But Marcio Miranda, [ READ MORE ]

Science Shows Men Objectify Women

This study is the least awesome study I’ve ever read. I’ve shouted and complained before about men objectifying women’s bodies. Just the other day I was walking from getting lunch to go back to work and say a man, literally lean 1/2 body out his car and yell at a woman crossing the street “Hey [ READ MORE ]

What Happened To Simply Eating Healthy

she looks like an anorexic ghost… a little… Apparently a new drug to battle obesity would have effects on children’s brains… Other researchers have found that cannabinoid receptor blockers interfere with neural connectivity in rat brains — a phenomenon that in humans is associated with depression. The Food and Drug Administration has refused to approve Acomplia because [ READ MORE ]

Shooting

  There was a shooting in a Toronto school. One kid died. Toronto Police tell AM 640 Toronto Radio, a young man was found suffering from gunshot wounds near the pool at the school. He was taken to hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds. Students at the school identified the victim as 15 year old Jordan Manners. I realize [ READ MORE ]

Elephant Ivory Traded on eBay

It looks like ebay is becoming the market of choice for elephant poachers: “International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) said it had conducted a survey in Britain, Australia, China, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Canada and the United States and tracked more than 2,200 elephant ivory items listed on eBay websites,” the wire service says. More than 90% [ READ MORE ]

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