The Aftermath of Sexual Assault

UPDATE: So I realized what an ass I was to forget that I potentially have assault survivors on my f-list. The only decent thing to do would be to put:

TRIGGER WARNING!!!!

1) If you found out someone close to you had been raped / molested / harassed, what would you do?

2) If you had been raped / molested / harassed, who would you tell or NOT tell? Why / why not?

If you HAVE been in these scenarios in the past, and would rather not talk about it, I'll understand. These questions are directed mostly at those who haven't had these experiences (particularly the men).


This is just a segue into another topic for discussion. More tomorrow.

Fat Acceptance

Let's meditate on the word "fat". It has all sorts of negative connotations. The opposite of it is "skinny". Between "skinny" and "fat", obviously "skinny" has the more desirable - possibly because being skinny means you have an excuse to consume more, but being fat means you consume too much, you greedy little bitchstickwhoresuckingourplanetdryrarr. When we grow up, we get this a lot. We internalize the message that if we're fat, somehow, it's our own fucking fault, and we're worthless, stupid, lazy, if we're fat. Being fat is BAD. ( Read more... )

p.s. This is a fat-acceptance post. Any anti-fat comments will be deleted. =) Fankyoo.