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Weightlifting While Female: "Gender narratives emanating from multiple sources, in a nutshell, inform us that men should work out in order to become large and strong and that women should work out in order to become thin and to get "toned." Becoming strong and healthy is, according to a lot of "fitness" advice, a tangential side effect of working out while female. It's a bonus, but not necessary to being "fit." Apparently."

U.S. Bishops Investigate Girl Scouts. Because McCarthyism.: "The Scouts "associate" with groups that might possibly conflict with church teaching! One wonders what form the investigation will take; I hear from reliable sources that it's a super idea to let people off from the inquiry if they promise to name the names of other witches Communists people who espouse the radical idea that women and girls are human."

Depp's “Tonto” Costume Based On A Non-Native Artist's Wild Imagination: "This, unfortunately, is playing out an all-too-common story. It goes like this: There are very few roles for non-White characters in Hollywood. When we have a non-White character, a White actor is cast into the role... That actor shows a lack of understanding of the real issues at hand... So, the portrayal is consistent with harmful stereotypes."

Florida: You can kill an unarmed teen but can’t defend yourself against an abuser: "What happens when you have a criminal record, fatally shoot a teenager armed with nothing more than a pack of skittles and an ice-tea and argue you were justified under Florida’s Stand Your Ground Laws? Nothing. The police believe you and it takes a national media campaign to actually get the criminal justice system to look into the case. What happens when you have no criminal record, don’t harm anyone, but fire shots to scare off an abusive husband, who has choked and punched you, and just threatened to kill you? You get sentenced to 20 years of prison, of course."

What if dude superheroes posed like lady superheroes: "For a movie about dudes with big muscles who punch things, The Avengers treats its few female characters pretty well. Which isn’t a big surprise, since the movie is written and directed by Buffy creator Joss Whedon. But the film’s advertising has featured Black Widow in the standard “look at my ass!” poses we’ve sadly come to expect for our female superheroes. Artist Kevin Bolk was tired of this sexist cliche and decided to change it up."

Girls and Robots: "All her life I’ve been talking about being true to yourself, about liking the things you find in your heart whether it’s a girl thing or a boy thing, and still, still, this is how fast it can unravel. Five years old, and she’s already trying to change who she is because she doesn’t think it’s who she should be. Internet, talk to Maya, and talk to me. Tell us about girls who make robots and cars and bridges. Girls who build rockets, girls who can make and build and invent — girls who have grand adventures, but who can still go dancing, and still braid their hair, and still wear pink. Tell us about you. I know you’re out there."

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Chiappo Rhino .357 coming out of a Woolstenhulme gun purse. The flip-flops aren’t good for combat, but not everybody dresses around condition yellow.

- finished making obj_proj particle types; i now have a good variety and am ready to integrate these into the game. i'll count this as a task, and i'll get another task number done when they're integrated in

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While I was in the US I got more BPAL scents, since I was running low. I am writing my reviews here, along with the descriptions, for future reference!

Uruk: "A city of mystery, wonder and majesty, said to have been built by order of Gilgamesh. Thick bitter almond and heady night-blooming jasmine with saffron, cinnamon leaf, red patchouli, river lilies, bergamot, fig leaf and the sacred incense of Inanna." I loved this so much, it was my favorite among tough competition. Really well-blended, so much so that it took me awhile to place the strong almond note among all the golden herbs and flowers. Strong but sensational.

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