kate wood💙

[Why you should have a cat @ShouldHaveCat]

Time to go to sleep 💤

[Samantha Smith @SamanthaTaghoy]

Elizabeth was just 18 when she was raped by a colleague of hers at McDonalds, where she worked part-time during sixth form.

She went to the police, but nothing happened.
No charges, no consequences, no justice.
Her rapist walked free and kept his job.

Now, she is speaking out.

Having bravely waived her right to anonymity, Elizabeth (@ElizabethHaighx) wrote:

“No one tells you how much it hurts when a man forces himself into your frozen, shocked body. There is no manual that prepares you for the pain — the sheer, deadening terror — of losing your virginity to a rapist.

I said all the ‘right’ things. I told him I didn’t want to. I begged him, repeatedly, to stop. 

But the man — a longer-serving colleague from McDonald’s where I worked part-time — raped me anyway.

And the chilling fact… is that the prevailing culture at McDonald’s not only failed to check this sort of outrageous behaviour, but turned a blind eye to it.

In short, predatory men were permitted to run amok.

There was no duty of care shown to female employees as young as 16, who had no recourse to help if they were harassed. 
And male staff who flirted, made lewd sexual comments and touched young women inappropriately never faced reprimand from their seniors who were often as culpable of bad behaviour themselves.

An unspoken rule decreed that pretty female employees should be deployed in customer-facing roles. ‘Tits on tills’ was the crude aphorism used.

Nobody, in my experience, ever acknowledged it was a policy, but it happened routinely: attractive women worked front of house; men almost always in the kitchen.

Little wonder then, that the McDonald’s colleague who raped me, would be unlikely to face penalties at work for his crime. 

Actually he felt entitled to abuse me without any fear that his actions would have consequences.”

And Elizabeth is not alone in her experience.

Hundreds of present and former McDonalds staff have recently spoken out about the culture of silence, sexism, sexual harassment within the company.

In a Northern Irish branch, sexual contact between managers and junior staffers (which is prohibited under McDonalds policy) was so rife there was an alleged outbreak of gonorrhoea.

A teenage worker in Devon claimed a senior manager choked and groped her.

Welsh McDonalds managers are alleged to have bet on who could sleep with new hires first.

And the list goes on.

For years, young women and girls working at the world’s largest fast-food chain have been left at the mercy of predatory managers and senior staff, while those in power turned a blind eye.

Why? Because McDonalds cared more about profits than protecting their own employees from harassment and abuse.

Enough is enough.
Change must happen.
Now.

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

How beautiful... ❤️

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

Baby seal introduced to water for the first time.. 🥺

🎥 Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan

[Chris Shepherd @Shep_84]

Ffs, when oh, when is @DomHerbertson going to get a ride with one of the well established teams for The roads calendar? @FHO_Racing, @TASRacing_NI, @HondaRacingCBR,@OMGRacingUK,@PadgettsRacing,@Jack5onRacing,@RCExpressRacing, @_HawkRacing. The bloke is fast and worth a shot!

[GoodNewsMovement @GoodNewsMVT]

INCREDIBLE!!!! 🦈 A group of divers in Papa New Guinea rescue and free 5 Whale Sharks caught in fishing nets!
👏 Bravo (🎥:sy_nautilus)

[William Boyd @Wab1William]

Please RETWEET. Trying for a housebound friend to get him post TT race programmes held on the Billown circuit at Castletown.
He is looking from year 2000 up to 2022.
If you can help him please DM me. Thank you.

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

cats will always be cats

[Christian Iddon @christianiddon]

Hey @northumbriapol Paid for a course in wearing a seat belt 🤷🏻‍♂️ I don't have time to fight you over this. Your pic shows me wearing it and NOT on my phone as you also claim. Contesting that as its serious. Try catching actual criminals or someone actually doing something wrong!

[kate wood💙 @StuKate]

@ClaireAllan Do it 👌

[Emma-Jane Taylor (E-J) 🇬🇧 @ejtayloruk]

My name is Emma Jane Taylor, I was sexually abused as a child -> this wasn't my fault, I was just a child.

As a 50 year old woman, I finally feel strong enough to stand up without shame, fear or embarrassment stuck to me, like leeches. I have turned the tables & can confidently say being violated / mistreated as a child is #notmyshame 👊🏼

Thank you to everyone joining me with this message, shouting and encouraging others 📢 I am humbled to be here with you all today 🫶🏼 I can clearly see the impact this campaign is having and your lovely DMs/emails are very emotional to read ❤️

@notmyshameuk @Project9010
🛜 https://t.co/XUUu8RxavN

[Iolo Williams @IoloWilliams2]

Top work @ChrisGPackham

[Rebecca McGuinness @mrsbeckymcg]

Very emotional 🥹 to watch and listen to this…@Christiegee4 @Lee_johnston13 thank you for telling your truth from your heart and your head. No one understands how traumatic it is for you and the family. Well done for showing such courage 🥰 we love you guys xxx 😘 xxx

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

🐼💤

[Matt Roberts @matt77roberts]

It’s incredibly rare to see a professional athlete be so raw and so honest but that’s natural to @Lee_johnston13

Some man for one man 💚

You can’t not watch this…

[OilySmudges | Stuart 🇬🇧🏁🏍️ @OilySmudges]

Reported in the Notts & Derby section of VMCC page on Facebook, brought to our attention by @fastestfredy
This tracker was attached to a trailer carrying bikes from an event, others were found on trailers/vans carrying bikes. Always check before you leave a rally for one of these

[Martin Jessopp @MartinJessopp]

My last ever race ended in a big crash at Imatra road race followed by the toughest time of my life. Give this a watch to see what racers go through behind closed doors.

[LovePower @LovePower_page]

Very cool! Who wants to go sand sledding? https://t.co/TNDlXlsY2Q

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Tree hopper from the genus Bocydium

[ViralPosts @ViralPosts5]

funny babies!