16 is the age of consent here, and 15 year olds would be in secondary school, whereas a 17yo a would typically be rounding up their college/6th form years. In adolescence 2 years makes a huge difference in development. While 2 years isn’t a huge number, the younger you are, the more significant it is. And the more likely you are to be at different life-stages.
Misogyny leans on other power dynamics, including age, race and access to resources. Age gap is definitely relevant when a 17yo boy k*lls a 15yo girl.
Ok last #QueenCharlotte tweet, I promise:
I loveee Shonda Rhimes' commitment to introducing the world to new talent. Obsessed with these two and I can't wait to see their careers flourish.
The British monarchy has an est. net worth of $28B wealth reaped from colonialism.
The British Empire at its territorial peak had a larger surface area than the moon and had subjugated 413 million people (23% of world pop at the time) a 🧵 on its destructive impact
Fun fact: In January of 1896, the British exiled Otumfuo Nana Prempeh I, the last sovereign ruler of an independent Ashanti Empire. Asante territory was annexed into the British Empire & the Asante were forced to pay the British crown 50,000 ounces of gold every year.
We live in a grotesquely unequal society that concentrates wealth, status & power in the hands of a few.
Real patriotism is about building a society that cares for each other and cares for all.
"I am a black woman that has been playing rugby for five years, and saying it has changed my life is an understatement. I wish I had the self-belief, body confidence, and camaraderie that rugby has given me all my life."
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More black women are deciding to be stay home wife/moms, homeschool, detoxify chemicals from homes, pursue slower living, and grow gardens and I love that for us.
James Bascoe-Smith was making sure a new bike was safe for his mum to ride when he was knifed by two other teenagers. Leon Rashid and Taiquane Lewis have today been jailed for life. James’ aunt, Rachel Duncan, called for an end to knife crime, standing next to James and his mum.
“We have got justice. It still doesn't change the position James is in.”
James Bascoe-Smith suffered lifelong injuries after being stabbed. Police say he was an innocent victim.
His attackers have been jailed, but his mother says their family has been changed forever.
19yo James Bascoe-Smith’s attackers sentenced to life in prison. James is one of a handful of people to survive the pattern of knife injury inflicted. James & his mother Lisa talk to us, in an exclusive interview, about life since that night & the collateral impact of violence 🧵
Introverts are not quiet, they avoid conflict. They know you're wrong. How you're wrong. Why you're wrong. And the history & psychology of all your wrongs. They may stay quiet. You may think they gave up & you won. But trust me they planned the end even before you began thinking.
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