Haunted Doll

Short and Sharp. XX

[Haunted Doll @SpookedDoll]

@HotelChocolat completely blanked as I was in the Stockton store. Taking my need for birthday chocolates elsewhere now

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

"Soaking" the dishes is less helpful than not doing them at all when the next person has to sift through freezing cold food infested waters the next morning to finish the job

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

Pink Floyd's greatest contribution to music isn't anything that they've recorded. Not even close. Their greatest contribution to music is David Gilmour paying out of his own pocket for Kate Bush to do a professional recording for EMI when she was 15.

[Dr. Jessica Taylor @DrJessTaylor]

Did you know that the way a woman looks will impact whether her rapist or abuser is found guilty in a courtroom?

This was one of the most depressing findings of my PhD years ago.

Here’s what I learned:

If a woman is raped or abused, and she is seen as unattractive, overweight, gender non-conforming, if she is Black, if she is disabled or in some other way ‘unconventional’ to the white thin het femme norm, she is more likely for her case to be found not guilty or to be dropped.

When jurors and professionals have been asked why this was, they stated that they didn’t believe unattractive women would be raped or abused by men, and that she was probably lying.

HOWEVER - and here’s the fuckin kicker…

If a woman is raped or abused, and she is seen as very attractive, thin, White, or in some other way seen as beautiful… she is also likely for her case to be found not guilty or to be dropped.

When researchers asked jurors and professionals why this happened, they stated that they felt the woman must have led the man on, and it wasn’t his fault that he couldn’t control himself when she was so attractive. They were also more likely to employ rape myths about her wanting it or asking for it.

Worst of all, these findings apply to children: teenage girls.

So the moral of this vile misogynistic story is that:

Women, we can’t win.

They might pretend it’s about our appearance, but either way, we will be blamed and framed as liars. Our bodies will be used against us whether we are size 8 or size 22. It doesn’t matter whether we have long wavy locks or a short crop, it will be used. It doesn’t matter if we were running on a treadmill or we were in our wheelchair, it will be used against us.

This is misogyny. This is the reality of our courts.

This is why we can’t/won’t/don’t prosecute rape of women and girls.

Because no matter what he did, observers always find a way to blame the woman.

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

The way the football industry signs up players at a very young age, gives them hope of making them a star and then rejects 99% by age 16 who don't make the grade without any support is criminal and we wouldn't tolerate it in any other area of life.

[Fesshole🧻 @fesshole]

Often when I write a really great email I'll go back to the sent items for multiple rereads, sometimes days later. I imagine I'm the recipient thinking "fuck me, what a well crafted email that is."

[Haunted Doll @SpookedDoll]

My flagrant disrespect of an expensive bag. Made to be used not left on a shelf

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

Boston Dynamics need to be stopped

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

Nothing proves sexism and the ability for men of questionable talent to thrive more than the post-Gavin & Stacey career arcs of James Corden and Ruth Jones.

[Haunted Doll @SpookedDoll]

School gave a very pointed reminder about shitty parking. It's currently working. I give it til tomo

[Anon Opin. @anon_opin]

The design of the new Twitter "X" logo is reminscent of a shit local nightclub giving out free branded condoms on freshers week

[Haunted Doll @SpookedDoll]

Oh @DunelmUK spellcheck?

[Fesshole🧻 @fesshole]

I am not from the North of England but I've lived here for nearly 30 years. However, there are still many times I have literally no idea what Northerners are saying.

[Haunted Doll @SpookedDoll]

@greateranglia Fingers crossed! I'm starving and the order at seat hasn't worked on the previous train company.

[Haunted Doll @SpookedDoll]

Is there a catering trolley on the @greateranglia 19:45 from Peterborough to Colchester?

[Haunted Doll @SpookedDoll]

Being advised to do staff jobs for them and contact cleaners to replace toilet roll. Trains. Living the luxury dream @LNER

[Haunted Doll @SpookedDoll]

@LNER Oh good. And no loo roll either

[Haunted Doll @SpookedDoll]

Just great. Such a smooth travelling experience with @LNER. Tomorrow's train cancelled and now I can't eat on this emergency rebooked one as I can't leave the kids or drag them down the train

[Haunted Doll @SpookedDoll]

@LNER Done

[Haunted Doll @SpookedDoll]

@LNER Darlington to kings X, left at 17:01