Greatest cuff links ever…
Rape Test.
Sometimes the truth is offensive.
Fucking right.
OK I am going to agree with this as worded, rape is caused by rapists. HOWEVER, rape is (and rapists are) very often a product of, or expression of, misogyny, institutional tolerance, and structural violence. By semantically arguing against that, it perpetuates all three of those things in a system that continues to undermine the struggles of women, minorities, and the poor against their structural disenfranchisement.
Just because rape happens to men, and transgender people, does not mean that rape against women is not very often a product of misogyny. Institutional tolerance of rape occurs against low-income and minorities of all genders and sexual orientations, because of “the general public’s” exclusion of these groups from the priorities of law enforcement and media. This media based perception then that only white women are raped, which was already appropriately rebutted, continues a system of misogyny and subverts the ability of men to come forward as rape victims because of the hegemonic belief in the misogynistic parallels between rape and weakness. This exclusion from the priorities of law enforcement and media also creates structural violence that, despite these structural groups not promoting rape, through their inaction they allow a system of rape against particular groups to continue mostly unchallenged.
That’s not even starting on how rapists are often a product of one or more of those things, including how rape is used as a way to struggle for power and identity. Rapists and the crime they commit is also an expression of, oftentimes, their own structural disenfranchisement.
Please stop using the “white privileged” rhetoric of “color-blind racism” (Bonilla-Silva) to obscure ideologies or theories that you know little about. You should make sure to educate yourself about “white privilege” and “color-blind racism” before you freak out about that last sentence.
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We’ll miss you, Danny
Hey Peter why don’t you sell the whole damn team? I mean they give the league title to whoever has the most money in the bank at the end of the season anyway, plus I heard that consistency thing is over rated. So is showing faith in your defenders by telling them via Twitter that you’re moving a midfielder to defense.
While we’re being open about the dumb shit happening to this team, can we just talk about that Schalke match? If you were trying to convince Raul to sign here (which was my suspicion), why would you put it on a Wednesday night that the Phillies were at home to the Mets? THE METS!! That place was EMPTY. Not to mention the NY derby was coming up in 4 days, on Mother’s day. We see that having our players well rested and prepared for such a big match isn’t where our priorities lay. Lets get real here guys, sport is a fickle business, just ask at Fernando Torres. If you want to stick around, you need to worry less about business and more about winning because the last I checked that’s the business you’re in. Get your shit together, or get out.
The BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas opens tonight as the Houston Dynamo will be hosting DC United. This video was taken by remote control drone plane with a camera attached. Good luck to the Dynamo in their first match in the new grounds.
THAT is how you design a stadium!! Not only is that the best MLS stadium yet, but it’s just generally one of the best stadiums built in the last decade. It’s high sloping stands are not only space efficient, but in combination with the cantilevered roof creates a sense of inclusion and engagement. The parametric surface and materiality are modern, but seems to fit into the context of Houston. I genuinely want to go to Houston just to experience this stadium. When was the last time you heard someone say that?
I am always so puzzled by people that proclaim that they do not read like being uneducated is a good thing.
I tagged this as “I hate reading” for the sole purpose of all you book haters to explain, to me, this conundrum.
