wow never eat 6 brownies in a row because your mind gets fudged up
GET IT? FUDGED UP? BECAUSE FUDGE IS IN BROWNIES? HAHAHAHAHAHA THERE IS SO MUCH COMEDY IN THE WORLD HAHAHAHAHAHA please love me
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» STFU, Conservatives: Mississippi could soon jail women for stillbirths, miscarriages
May 23, 2013
On March 14, 2009, 31 weeks into her pregnancy, Nina Buckhalter gave birth to a stillborn baby girl. She named the child Hayley Jade. Two months later, a grand jury in Lamar County, Mississippi, indicted Buckhalter for manslaughter, claiming that the then-29-year-old woman “did willfully, unlawfully, feloniously, kill Hayley Jade Buckhalter, a human being, by culpable negligence.”
The district attorney argued that methamphetamine detected in Buckhalter’s system caused Hayley Jade’s death. The state Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments on the case on April 2, is expected to rule soon on whether the prosecution can move forward.
If prosecutors prevail in this case, the state would be setting a “dangerous precedent” that “unintentional pregnancy loss can be treated as a form of homicide,” says Farah Diaz-Tello, a staff attorney with National Advocates for Pregnant Women, a nonprofit legal organization that has joined with Robert McDuff, a Mississippi civil rights lawyer, to defend Buckhalter. If Buckhalter’s case goes forward, NAPW fears it could spur a wave of similar prosecutions in Mississippi and other states.
Mississippi’s manslaughter laws were not intended to apply in cases of stillbirths and miscarriages. Four times between 1998 through 2002, Mississippi lawmakers rejected proposals that would have set specific penalties for damaging a fetus by using illegal drugs during pregnancy. But Mississippi prosecutors say that two other state laws allow them to charge Buckhalter. One definesof manslaughter as the “killing of a human being, by the act, procurement, or culpable negligence of another”; another includes ”an unborn child at every stage of gestation from conception until live birth” in the state’s definition of human beings.
The cause of any given miscarriage or stillbirth is difficult to determine, and many experts believe there is no conclusive evidence that exposure to drugs in utero can cause a miscarriage or stillbirth. Because of this, prosecuting Buckhalter opens the door to investigating and prosecuting women for any number of other potential causes of a miscarriage or stillbirth, her lawyers argued in a filing to the state Supreme Court—”smoking, drinking alcohol, using drugs, exercising against doctor’s orders, or failing to follow advice regarding conditions such as obesity or hypertension.” Supreme Court Justice Leslie D. King also raised this question in the oral arguments last month: “Doctors say women should avoid herbal tea, things like unpasteurized cheese, lunch meats. Exactly what are the boundaries?”
The list of things pregnant people aren’t supposed to do is a mile long.
Did you know drinking caffeine—especially in your first trimester—increases the risk for miscarriage? So if you drink 2 cups of coffee a day instead of 1 in your first trimester, and you have a miscarriage—which may or may not even be related, you have no way of knowing—someone could try you for murder.
If you’re in a car accident that was your fault, but not in any way intentional, and you lose your pregnancy, you could be tried for murder.
If you have gestational diabetes and you occasionally flub your diet because, I don’t know, being pregnant is totally miserable and sometimes food makes you feel better, and you end up having to deliver your baby early and it doesn’t survive, you could be tried for murder.
You eat a sandwich with lunch meat that wasn’t kept properly, get sick, and have a miscarriage. You could be tried for murder.
Not because you wanted your baby to die, but because you had the audacity to violate a 5-page list of don’ts your doctor gives you and it might in some way have impacted your pregnancy, but also possibly had no impact at all because pregnant people violate the rules all the time with no issues, and it resulted in losing your pregnancy. It’s your fault. You willfully and maliciously murdered your baby in cold blood because you failed to be an obedient, submissive incubator for a man’s unborn baby, who has more of a right to life than you do.
Women’s bodies or bodies perceived to be female are community property, and all this shit is about is controlling women and bringing them under male control.
This is an offensive absurdity.
Those who can become pregnant become nothing more than life support machines for the precious fetuses. Their lives don’t matter. Of course, once the babies are born, these same people will look for every reason to make their lives forfeit.
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remember him?
i actually had forgotten about him
thank you for this
I like an honest fight and a saucy little maid
What he’s basically saying is he likes to get…paidThe internet can bastardize it all it likes, Shrek was a great fuckin film.
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Dear everyone who is not Desi (Bengali/Indian/Pakistani/Sri Lankan),
If you’re planning on marrying a Desi, everything at your wedding is going to be Desi.
So you might want to start getting used to Desi clothes.
Sincerely,
A Desi
ooo wedding fever
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» Avatar Parallels: themelonlordapproves: You know what bugs me? When I hear people trying...
You know what bugs me? When I hear people trying to explain disliking Kataang by saying something along the lines of “Because of Kataang, it seemed like Katara was just limited to her role as a wife and mother in Legend of Korra imjustsaying.” Whenever I hear that, I just feel like this is people reaching really hard for a justification to keep aggressively disliking the ship. It’s basically grasping at straws.
You know what I saw out of Katara’s role in LoK?
- I saw her as a high-ranking member of the Order of the White Lotus.
- I saw her as a renowned waterbending master.
- I saw her widely regarded as the greatest healer in the world.
- I saw her as the woman who became the new Avatar’s first sifu.
- I saw her as the woman who was instrumental (indeed, given Yakone’s words, pretty much solely responsible) in pushing through legislation to outlaw bloodbending.
In short, I saw Katara being portrayed as a highly respected, extremely influential career woman who played a critical role in the shaping the future of her world throughout her entire life. And I saw exactly two scenes that emphasized her role as a wife, mother, and grandmother (and one of those two was just Tenzin shouting about not bringing his mother into this).
Not to mention… even if her role as a mother was overly emphasized (which it’s not), what exactly is wrong with the single most maternally-inclined character wanting to be and enjoying being a mom? Being a wife and mother is NOT- I repeat, NOT- a bad thing. It is NOT anti-feminist. Being forced to be a wife and mother if that’s not what you want, now that is a bad thing. But given everything we know about Katara (the girl who was happily daydreaming of having her boyfriend’s babies by the age of 15, as canonically shown in The Promise), it’s not wrong to assume that she wanted to have a family in addition to her other heavily-emphasized important roles in the community.
Basically, can we stop using flawed justifications for disliking ships? If you don’t like Kataang, that’s fine. If it’s not your thing, that’s your prerogative and I’m certainly not gonna give you any grief for liking what you like. But don’t falsify the text to attempt to validate your dislike of a ship.
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This moment. Oh gosh this moment.
I don’t know if any of you listened to the commentary on your DVDs yet, but Tom Hooper said that Marius’s gaze shifts as the choir of students comes in singing Do You Hear the People Sing because it’s hinting that Marius can hear them. Marius, the sole survivor of the uprising, still has one foot in another world with the men he should have died next to. He fought next to the Amis and, had it not been for Jean Valjean, (who has just died as well) would have just died as well. Every person on that side of the barricade that night is dead and Marius lives on, still hearing their songs echo in his ears. -
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- 1. Who was the last person you held hands with?
- 2. Are you outgoing or shy?
- 3. Who are you looking forward to seeing?
- 4. Are you easy to get alone with?
- 5. If you were drunk would the person you like take care of you?
- 6. What kind of people are you attracted to?
- 7. Do you think you'll be in a relationship two months from now?
- 8. Who from the opposite gender is on your mind?
- 9. Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable?
- 10. Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with?
- 11. What does the most recent text that you sent say?
- 12. What are your 5 favorite songs right now?
- 13. Do you like it when people play with your hair?
- 14. Do you believe in luck and miracles?
- 15. What good thing happened this summer?
- 16. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
- 17. Do you think there is life on other planets?
- 18. Do you still talk to your first crush?
- 19. Do you like bubble baths?
- 20. Do you like your neighbors?
- 21. What are you bad habits?
- 22. Where would you like to travel?
- 23. Do you have trust issues?
- 24. Favorite part of your daily routine?
- 25. What part of your body are you most uncomfortable with?
- 26. What do you do when you wake up?
- 27. Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker?
- 28. Who are you most comfortable around?
- 29. Have any of your ex's told you they regret breaking up?
- 30. Do you ever want to get married?
- 31. If your hair long enough for a pony tail?
- 32. Which celebrities would you have a threesome with?
- 33. Spell your name with your chin.
- 34. Do you play sports? What sports?
- 35. Would you rather live without TV or music?
- 36. Have you ever liked someone and never told them?
- 37. What do you say during awkward silences?
- 38. Describe your dream girl/guy?
- 39. What are your favorite stores to shop in?
- 40. What do you want to do after high school?
- 41. Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance?
- 42. If your being extremely quiet what does it mean?
- 43. Do you smile at strangers?
- 44. Trip to outer space or bottom of the ocean?
- 45. What makes you get out of bed in the morning?
- 46. What are you paranoid about?
- 47. Have you ever been high?
- 48. Have you ever been drunk?
- 49. Have you done anything recently that you hope nobody finds out about?
- 50. What was the colour of the last hoodie you wore?
- 51. Ever wished you were someone else?
- 52. One thing you wish you could change about yourself?
- 53. Favourite makeup brand?
- 54. Favourite store?
- 55. Favourite blog?
- 56. Favourite colour?
- 57. Favourite food?
- 58. Last thing you ate?
- 59. First thing you ate this morning?
- 60. Ever won a competition? For what?
- 61. Been suspended/expelled? For what?
- 62. Been arrested? For what?
- 63. Ever been in love?
- 64. Tell us the story of your first kiss?
- 65. Are you hungry right now?
- 66. Do you like your tumblr friends more than your real friends?
- 67. Facebook or Twitter?
- 68. Twitter or Tumblr?
- 69. Are you watching tv right now?
- 70. Names of your bestfriends?
- 71. Craving something? What?
- 72. What colour are your towels?
- 72. How many pillows do you sleep with?
- 73. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
- 74. How many stuffed animals do you think you have?
- 75. Favourite animal?
- 76. What colour is your underwear?
- 77. Chocolate or Vanilla?
- 78. Favourite ice cream flavour?
- 79. What colour shirt are you wearing?
- 80. What colour pants?
- 81. Favourite tv show?
- 82. Favourite movie?
- 83. Mean Girls or Mean Girls 2?
- 84. Mean Girls or 21 Jump Street?
- 85. Favourite character from Mean Girls?
- 86. Favourite character from Finding Nemo?
- 87. First person you talked to today?
- 88. Last person you talked to today?
- 89. Name a person you hate?
- 90. Name a person you love?
- 91. Is there anyone you want to punch in the face right now?
- 92. In a fight with someone?
- 93. How many sweatpants do you have?
- 94. How many sweaters/hoodies do you have?
- 95. Last movie you watched?
- 96. Favourite actress?
- 97. Favourite actor?
- 98. Do you tan a lot?
- 99. Have any pets?
- 100. How are you feeling?
- 101. Do you type fast?
- 102. Do you regret anything from your past?
- 103. Can you spell well?
- 104. Do you miss anyone from your past?
- 105. Ever been to a bonfire party?
- 106. Ever broken someone's heart?
- 107. Have you ever been on a horse?
- 108. What should you be doing?
- 109. Is something irritating you right now?
- 110. Have you ever liked someone so much it hurt?
- 111. Do you have trust issues?
- 112. Who was the last person you cried in front of?
- 113. What was your childhood nickname?
- 114. Have you ever been out of your province/state?
- 115. Do you play the Wii?
- 116. Are you listening to music right now?
- 117. Do you like chicken noodle soup?
- 118. Do you like Chinese food?
- 119. Favourite book?
- 120. Are you afraid of the dark?
- 121. Are you mean?
- 122. Is cheating ever okay?
- 123. Can you keep white shoes clean?
- 124. Do you believe in love at first sight?
- 125. Do you believe in true love?
- 126. Are you currently bored?
- 127. What makes you happy?
- 128. Would you change your name?
- 129. What your zodiac sign?
- 130. Do you like subway?
- 131. Your bestfriend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do?
- 132. Who's the last person you had a deep conversation with?
- 133. Favourite lyrics right now?
- 134. Can you count to one million?
- 135. Dumbest lie you ever told?
- 136. Do you sleep with your doors open or closed?
- 137. How tall are you?
- 138. Curly or Straight hair?
- 139. Brunette or Blonde?
- 140. Summer or Winter?
- 141. Night or Day?
- 142. Favourite month?
- 143. Are you a vegetarian?
- 144. Dark, milk or white chocolate?
- 145. Tea or Coffee?
- 146. Was today a good day?
- 147. Mars or Snickers?
- 148. What's your favourite quote?
- 149. Do you believe in ghosts?
- 150. Get the closet book next to you, open it to page 95, what's the first line on that page?
- If you reblog this put numbers in the ask of the person you reblogged it from.
- DO IT
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The GOP hates students, loves their debt payments.
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Um, yes and please.
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“And then I smashed that peach!”
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if you won’t listen to the opinion of a PoC
until it’s coming from a white person
then what’s
the point
if that is you
you’re fucking racist
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If you are reading this, you have survived your entire life up until this point.
You have survived traumas, heartbreak, devastation, the elements, different phases of life. And here you are.
You go, motherfucker. You’re awesome.
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Sex Worker: Still not asking for it by dyke-recovery
I’m a feminist and a sex worker and i am so very, very sick of the “is it rape or theft if you fuck a hooker?” or the i use to get “You work in a strip club you shouldn’t get pissed off when someone tries to touch you, you’re the one working there”. Sorry but this is a service, not the selling of ones’ body or body parts. We own us, we decide how much we do, NOT the client or patron. We have the same rights as every other woman; to feel safe not only in our personal lives but in our work lives. It is not okay to do more than what is agreed to when paying for a service from a sex worker. If you are told no, you are told NO.
If a banker gets robbed did he deserve it because he is a banker? No.
If a soldier is shot during war, did he deserve to be shot purely for being a soldier? No.
Does a psychologist deserve to be verbally attacked because they’re paid to listen to other people’s thoughts? No.
So does a sex worker deserve to have their services abused purely because they are working in the sex industry? No.
Um I’m pretty sure a “sex worker” is just a fancy term for prostitution so I think that deems your argument invalid
Um actually a sex worker is a prostitute, a stripper, a cam worker, a porn star a porn model, a sugar baby so no my fucking argument is not invalid and if a prostitute says “hey man i don’t do x service” THAT DOES NOT GIVE THE CLIENT THE RIGHT TO DO X SERVICE JUST BECAUSE CLIENT HAS PAID FOR A SERVICE AND IF A SEX WORKER OF ANY KIND INCLUDING A PROSTITUTE SAYS NO THE ANSWER IS NO. “NO” DOES NOT BECOME INVALID JUST BECAUSE THE PERSON SAYING NO IS A PROSTITUTE.
as with ANY type of job that provides services, there are parameters within the contractual services.
For example: if you pay somebody to mow your lawn and then expect them to install a sprinkler system for free, you’re a fucking asshole.
The same is true for sex work.
There are parameters to what the sex worker consented to. And of course, if you cross those boundaries then you are being an asshole. And a rapist besides.
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you know once hannibal gets caught and they all realize he’s a cannibal most people are going to be super traumatized. but there will be this one person who just starts laughing hysterically because they finally got all of hannibal’s jokes
