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I bet every time you’ve victim blamed a woman and said, ‘why didn’t she just leave?’
You hadn’t considered ‘incase he ties up her and her family and kills them all with a crossbow’, as one of the options.
We know for most women, the most dangerous moment in abuse is when they try to leave. You are most likely to be seriously attacked or killed as you leave, or just after you leave.
That was certainly true for me. Twice. One time resulted in lifelong injuries. Both resulted in police investigations and arrests. Just from choosing to end the relationship.
So next time you learn that a woman is stuck in abuse and can’t/won’t leave, maybe reserve your judgement and consider how much risk she knows she is at.
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It ain't the gays. It not trans people nor is it non-binary or any gender non-conforming folks. It's the preachers, teachers, coaches and mentors. Mostly white, mostly "straight" and in many cases, married with children. Put the blame where it belongs.
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The powerful men in Jeffrey Epstein’s circle who raped little girls still walk free, while rape victims like those little girls can be sent to prison for having an abortion.
And men wonder why women are so determined to dismantle the patriarchy.
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I hope the government is tracking me, because then I can’t go missing @AmyPiccolo
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I’m just curious why it’s age appropriate for kids k-5 to learn about hiding under desks and not that sometimes people have two dads.
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This is Muffin. He barely missed pawlifying for this year’s Olympic Games, but he practices daily for Paris in 2024. 14/10 a literal Portuguese water dog
amy p retweeted
One of the greatest speeches ever on war from Tony Benn - “aren’t Arabs terrified? Do they not weep when their children die? What fools we are, when war is just a computer game for our children”. And note who is behind him.
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Call us next time you want to ride a wiener into space…
ALT The Wienermobile blasting off into space
amy p retweeted
@NCAATrackField @NCAA @CollabCoaches can we just talk about how arbitrary and ridiculous this is? We are going to condense a MAX of about 2100 athletes down to a max of about 1400 for an OUTDOOR event - while simultaneously hosting larger events INDOORS for NCAA Basketball.
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In 2017 I was 47th out of 48 going into the 1500m at the west region. I advanced through the rounds to Nationals and earning 2nd Team All-American honors. Reducing the qualifiers is reducing opportunity for athletes. #47 always has a shot, this is a lame excuse.
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For those who think that the lower qualifiers don't matter - I had a freshman runner qualify for regionals as the last girl. The experience ignited the rest of her running career and she made it to the NCAA finals her next three years. Just a terrible decision.
Wow. @NCAATrackField has reduced the number of athletes who qualify for the East and West Preliminary Rounds from 48 to 32 😳
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Hi @NCAA. 5:30am Central time. Day 4 and I’m here once again to remind you that you’re here to facilitate opportunities for student-athletes. Arbitrarily cutting 1/3 of championship opportunities for @NCAATrackField athletes makes no sense and is counterproductive to your role.
