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gwydion* "2-Year-Old Girl Shot, Killed By 5-Year-Old Brother With Rifle He Recieved As A Gift:" http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/girl-shot-killed-by-brother-with-rifle-he-recieved-as-a-gift.php?ref=fpb
I repeat, they gave a four year old a gun and left it sitting around in a corner. I took him a whole year to kill his sister.
* "We Need to talk about Gun Culture:"
I repeat, they thought propping the gun in the corner in a room with a five and two year old was "a safe place" for the gun.
Their son will have to live with this the whole rest of his life.
* The Obama Administration continues to appeal in the Plan B case as they firmly believe their illegal over ride of the FDA based on emotion is better than science which is what the FDA was using to decide on safety:
* Mainstream Republican conspiracy theorists attempt to make it illegal to gather key economic data like jobs figures that businesses need for planning:
* Maryland Abolishes the Death Penalty:
* On Rhode Island passing Marriage Equality:
* Even though I personally am not interested in team sports, I am extremely pleased Jason Collins came out, not just for his own improved quality of life and that of the folks who will likely soon follow him, and all the kids for whom having him out and visible will be a life saver, but for another reason. We know that by all objective measure African Americans are more likely to pro-gay rights by a statistically significant margin than the general populace. Despite this, the myth that African Americans are more homophobic persists along with the fallacious belief that gay is somehow a white thing even though it isn't. In the wake of Mr. Collins coming out, there was not only lots of images of a gay African American man on news outlets and social media, but there continue to be lots of black straight celebrities and allies from the processional sports community out modelling how to be a decent human being and just generally being visible in their support. I really hopes seeing all these people out there being vocal will help change perceptions and help people remember that stereotypes of African Americans put forward by the likes of Dan Savage continues to be a lie.
* One of the many, many athletes out modelling how to be a decent human being in the wake of Mr. Collins coming out is an NFL player named LeRoy Butler, who was told he was no longer welcome to come speak against bullying because he he said something nice about Mr. Collins. He is standing on his principles for the sake of all the kids out there who are being bullied over their orientation or perceived orientation.
* "While Sequestration Cuts Programs For The Poor, The U.S. Ranks Second-To-Last On Child Poverty:" http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/04/18/1884671/while-sequestration-cuts-programs-for-the-poor-the-us-ranks-second-to-last-on-child-poverty/
* "Bones reveal a tale of desperation:" http://www.ottawacitizen.com/travel/Bones+reveal+tale+desperation/8324661/story.html
* The Cleveland Plain Dealer stands behind it's transphobic attacks on a murder victim of color: http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/yall-must-think-were-stupid-cleveland.html
* "Nobody Has The Right To Deny You Power Over Your Body Or Your Future:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/nobody-has-right-to-deny-you-power-over.html
* Greenwick helped me figure out how to get the DvD player to work in the living room, which means I can show people films and they can hear and see. Yay! I showed him most of the Celluloid Closet documentary. (We had to stop just before the Philadelphia segment and he missed the final montage of positive representation and same sex couple expressing affection. I had not seen this since it first came out in theaters. I got the library to buy the Celluloid Closet and Paris is burning. Celluloid had six people already in line for it when I checked. I've never seen Paris is Burning and hope to watch it this weekend at some point. It already has three people in line behind me. This suggest I'm not the only one who wanted very much to see these films. It makes me happy I suggested films for which there was demand, but it never occurred to the library to buy.) If anyone has important landmark LGBTQ cinema classics to suggest, please do in comments. I love the idea of improving the selection for the younger folks coming up. I feel like it's good to know about our history and culture and movies are part of that.
Later there was gaming. The Shifters did a hit for Karl the Great so they took the honor hit for killing a dude instead of him. The are gradually learning the game mechanics. Squirrel and I are still rusty, but it's improving. I know what we are doing next week; long term plans are jelling; I still need to look up a bunch of Bastet and Gurahl specific stuff, but progress is happening. I really need to sit down for a few hours and take notes and organize things. It keeps not happening.
To do wise for RL: I really need to do a grocery run when I'm not hugely pressed for time, preferably with the grocery list and to take a quick journey to the fish store.
* Greenwick found, An excellent response to trolls. (TW: this references actual hate speech troll comments, including rape threats) "Thank You Hater - by Clever Pie and Isabel Fay:"
I repeat, they gave a four year old a gun and left it sitting around in a corner. I took him a whole year to kill his sister.
* "We Need to talk about Gun Culture:"
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
I repeat, they thought propping the gun in the corner in a room with a five and two year old was "a safe place" for the gun.
Their son will have to live with this the whole rest of his life.
* The Obama Administration continues to appeal in the Plan B case as they firmly believe their illegal over ride of the FDA based on emotion is better than science which is what the FDA was using to decide on safety:
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* Mainstream Republican conspiracy theorists attempt to make it illegal to gather key economic data like jobs figures that businesses need for planning:
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* Maryland Abolishes the Death Penalty:
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* On Rhode Island passing Marriage Equality:
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* Even though I personally am not interested in team sports, I am extremely pleased Jason Collins came out, not just for his own improved quality of life and that of the folks who will likely soon follow him, and all the kids for whom having him out and visible will be a life saver, but for another reason. We know that by all objective measure African Americans are more likely to pro-gay rights by a statistically significant margin than the general populace. Despite this, the myth that African Americans are more homophobic persists along with the fallacious belief that gay is somehow a white thing even though it isn't. In the wake of Mr. Collins coming out, there was not only lots of images of a gay African American man on news outlets and social media, but there continue to be lots of black straight celebrities and allies from the processional sports community out modelling how to be a decent human being and just generally being visible in their support. I really hopes seeing all these people out there being vocal will help change perceptions and help people remember that stereotypes of African Americans put forward by the likes of Dan Savage continues to be a lie.
* One of the many, many athletes out modelling how to be a decent human being in the wake of Mr. Collins coming out is an NFL player named LeRoy Butler, who was told he was no longer welcome to come speak against bullying because he he said something nice about Mr. Collins. He is standing on his principles for the sake of all the kids out there who are being bullied over their orientation or perceived orientation.
* "While Sequestration Cuts Programs For The Poor, The U.S. Ranks Second-To-Last On Child Poverty:" http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/04/18/1884671/while-sequestration-cuts-programs-for-the-poor-the-us-ranks-second-to-last-on-child-poverty/
* "Bones reveal a tale of desperation:" http://www.ottawacitizen.com/travel/Bones+reveal+tale+desperation/8324661/story.html
* The Cleveland Plain Dealer stands behind it's transphobic attacks on a murder victim of color: http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/yall-must-think-were-stupid-cleveland.html
* "Nobody Has The Right To Deny You Power Over Your Body Or Your Future:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/nobody-has-right-to-deny-you-power-over.html
* Greenwick helped me figure out how to get the DvD player to work in the living room, which means I can show people films and they can hear and see. Yay! I showed him most of the Celluloid Closet documentary. (We had to stop just before the Philadelphia segment and he missed the final montage of positive representation and same sex couple expressing affection. I had not seen this since it first came out in theaters. I got the library to buy the Celluloid Closet and Paris is burning. Celluloid had six people already in line for it when I checked. I've never seen Paris is Burning and hope to watch it this weekend at some point. It already has three people in line behind me. This suggest I'm not the only one who wanted very much to see these films. It makes me happy I suggested films for which there was demand, but it never occurred to the library to buy.) If anyone has important landmark LGBTQ cinema classics to suggest, please do in comments. I love the idea of improving the selection for the younger folks coming up. I feel like it's good to know about our history and culture and movies are part of that.
Later there was gaming. The Shifters did a hit for Karl the Great so they took the honor hit for killing a dude instead of him. The are gradually learning the game mechanics. Squirrel and I are still rusty, but it's improving. I know what we are doing next week; long term plans are jelling; I still need to look up a bunch of Bastet and Gurahl specific stuff, but progress is happening. I really need to sit down for a few hours and take notes and organize things. It keeps not happening.
To do wise for RL: I really need to do a grocery run when I'm not hugely pressed for time, preferably with the grocery list and to take a quick journey to the fish store.
* Greenwick found, An excellent response to trolls. (TW: this references actual hate speech troll comments, including rape threats) "Thank You Hater - by Clever Pie and Isabel Fay:"
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Date: 2013-05-03 01:10 pm (UTC)