The irony is I think we've all seen women walking around in clothes that barely cover anything. I've seen tops cut so low you can practically see an areola, shorts so short you're basically seeing ass cheeks, and honestly? If you've got it, flaunt it. I truly do not care.
But somehow THAT'S considered acceptable, yet a woman discreetly breastfeeding her baby suddenly becomes "inappropriate"? Make it make sense. One is literally feeding a child and people still act more offended by that.
The day the Affordable Care Act passed was one of my proudest moments as president, because it meant that millions of Americans would have access to health care, some for the first time.
The ACA also prevented insurance companies from denying people with pre-existing conditions coverage, allowed young people under the age of 26 to remain on their parents’ plan, expanded Medicaid, and so much more.
But the ACA was always meant to be a first step. We still have to do more to expand access and make health care more affordable for everyone.
It's kinda messed up that scientists know more about dinosaurs than the female reproductive system.
Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women and still takes years to diagnose.
PCOS has no clear cause, no cure, and wildly inconsistent treatment.
Menstrual pain is taken seriously only after it disrupts productivity.
Menopause affects every woman and is barely taught in medical training.
Most drugs were tested on male bodies well into the 1990s.
So women live with delayed diagnoses, unmanaged pain, and being told it's
"normal."
This isn't a knowledge gap.
It's a priority gap and women are paying for it daily.
i have no desire to be rich so i can buy a rolex or a lamborghini.
i want to be rich so i can control my time and go to the gym at 3pm on a monday.
sit at a cafe and relax for an hour on a rainy afternoon.
so i can cook meals at home with fresh ingredients.
spend on my family and friends without worrying about a budget.
that's my idea of a rich life, not the fake consumerist idea shoved down my throat.
Babies get raped. Elderly women get raped. Women dressed modestly get raped. Women in hijabs get raped. Nuns get raped. Women in jeans, tracksuits, pyjamas, school uniforms, work uniforms get raped. There is no outfit that prevents rape and no outfit that invites it.
If you are more comfortable analysing a woman’s clothing than condemning a rapist, you are part of the problem.
“I don’t understand why women don’t just report it if it really happened.”
When I was 19, I reported mine. I had bruises. Hospital photos. Text messages of him apologizing the next morning. My friends drove me to the station because I could barely stop shaking. I thought evidence would make it simple. I thought truth would be enough.
Months later, I was the one on trial. His lawyer printed my Instagram photos and held them up in court. Asked why I wore crop tops. Asked why I drank that night. Asked why I didn’t scream louder. He replayed my police interview and pointed out every time I hesitated, every time I cried, every time my timeline wasn’t perfectly linear. “If it was traumatic,” he said, “why can’t she remember clearly?”
Sitting there while strangers debated my pain like it was a group project felt like being stripped again. My messages were projected on a screen. My body was described in detail. My character was picked apart like that was the real crime.
He walked out on bail. I walked out with panic attacks.
That’s why some women don’t report. Because even with bruises. Even with screenshots. Even when you do everything “right.” You still have to survive the assault twice, once in private, and once in public, just to maybe be believed.
a coworker of mine got fired out of nowhere. she was always early, stayed late, covered shifts no one else wanted, brought snacks for everyone, basically went above and beyond. one day management called her in, and ten minutes later she came out with red eyes and a box. they said she had an “attitude problem.” no warning, no write ups, just that. we later found out she’d reported a supervisor for making inappropriate jokes about her body, comments that made her uncomfortable and crossed every line. and i still can’t believe he’s still there. still running meetings, still joking with new hires, still acting like nothing happened. she lost her job, her income, her stability. all in one afternoon. while he got to keep everything
Clinton was impeached for lying about a BJ. Nixon resigned over one burglary. Now, Trump has 34 felony convictions and 1 million mentions in the Epstein files. But he's still president??? The system is broken.
PUT HIM IN F**KING PRISON.
He said, “I want a soft girl.”
I said, “Okay… what does that mean?”
He said, “A woman who doesn’t argue. Feminine. Calm.”
I said, “Sounds peaceful.”
Then he added, “And she must always look good.”
Always? I asked, “So… are you providing the soft life?”
He laughed. “Softness should be natural.”
Natural? I said, “If softness is natural, is being rich natural too?”
He got offended. “You girls are too materialistic,” he said.
No. We’re just tired of being asked to perform luxury… on a budget.
The truth? Men want soft girls the way people want private jets. They love the idea. They don’t want to pay the cost.
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.