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Female students at a school in Staffordshire, England, were recently banned from wearing skirts because “they are distracting to male teachers and other pupils.” Trentham High School students in such “inappropriate” attire will be sent home if they don’t wear “business-like trousers.” Students haven’t protested the rule yet, but if they do, they’ll have plenty of examples to follow.
The word “cisgender” was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary, proving that it’s truly working its way into modern usage and will become commonplace terminology before too long.
The Oxford Dictionary (different from the OED) added the term cisgender in 2013, and in February 2014, Facebook included ten different cis- terms in its expanded gender-identity options. Yet people have been using cisgender for at least two decades. The Oxford Dictionary traces the evolution of the word to the ‘90s, and usage appears to go back to at least 1994, when a University of Minnesota biologist included the term in a post about a study on transphobia.
To be fair, the term was mostly confined to academic journals and online forums about gender issues until trans activist Julia Serano popularized it in her 2007 book, Whipping Girl. Serano says she started using the adjective after reading an essay by social-justice activist Emi Koyama, who wrote that terms like cisgender and cissexual are useful because “they de-centralize the dominant group, exposing it as merely one possible alternative rather than the ‘norm’ against which trans people are defined.”
Mozambique has decriminalised homosexuality. As a queer African this makes me extremely happy. I hope other African nations soon follow in their footsteps
Yeah I know. Bernie supports Israel and he’s even justified Israel’s attack on Gaza last summer by blaming Palestinians. Even though I don’t like that at all I still agree with him on many, many other issues that I need to consider deeply as well. Also compared to all the other bigoted candidates (Hillary), Bernie still offers the best results.
But let’s analyze his policy on Palestine since it’s more complicated than what people usually believe. If there’s any misinformation here then anyone is free to correct me.
He has been rated “+2″ by the Arab American Institute, indicating a pro-Arab pro-Palestine voting record. Here’s what it is in detail (I bolded the legislation that deal directly with Palestine):
“The Arab American Institute has compiled a Scorecard to catalogue the voting record of the 112th Congress on issues of importance to the Arab American community. Though not comprehensive, we have attempted to provide a snapshot of legislation concerning many of the primary issues concerning Arab Americans. For the Senate, we have included 10 items: two bills on the Arab Spring, three on Palestine, one on Lebanon, one regarding civil liberties, and two for immigration reform.
+ = Bernie Supported
- = Bernie Voted Against
S. Res. 44: (+) calls on former President Hosni Mubarak to immediately begin a peaceful transition to a democratic political system
S. Res. 109: (+) honoring and supporting women in North Africa and the Middle East
S. Res. 138: (-) calling on the United Nations to rescind the Goldstone report, formally known as the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, which accused the Israeli government of targeting Palestinian civilians.
S. Res. 185: (-) reaffirming the commitment of the US to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and calling for a US veto of any UN resolution on Palestinian statehood without a settlement.
S. Con. Res. 23: (-) supporting Israel in maintaining defensible borders, and against Israel returning to the armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967
S. 558: (+) the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act, to limit the use of cluster munitions in areas normally inhabited by civilians.
S. 1125: (+) greater judicial review of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and greater protections to individuals being monitored or gag-ordered by the FBI.
S.1038, the PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act, in opposition of PATRIOT Act extension.
S. 723: (-) The Birthright Citizenship Act, limiting citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants born in the US.
S. 952: (+) the DREAM Act, allowing undocumented minors to become US citizens, provided they meet certain conditions, including good moral character”
-Bernie maintains that Israel shouldn’t solidify its illegal occupation of large swaths of Palestinian land through its argument of “defensible” borders (good)
-He wants to pull back the UN’s investigation on Israel’s human rights abuses (shitty)
-Bernie voted against a resolution which said Israel shouldn’t return to its 1967 borders (which would then give the West Bank to Palestine) because that would be a national security threat. So this means he may support the consideration of Israel to retreat much of its current illegitimate borders (good).
-He wants to allow Palestine to explore the possibility of achieving statehood outside of forced recognition of Israel or a two-state solution, and he doesn’t support a strictly two-state solution either (good-ish, depending on why he doesn’t want a two-state solution)
-He wants to stop US aid towards Israeli cluster bombs if they’re used to target civilian areas in Palestine (good)
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Bernie also wants to tighten funding on the US defense budget which could have positive implications for the foreign aid it sends to oppressive governments in the name of “national security.” But his plan here isn’t entirely defined yet (to my knowledge).
So overall, Bernie supports Israel but if you look at the details he’s also not an unequivocal staunch supporter of the state. Compounding that with a lot of what he aims for in the economic and social policy spheres, he’s still America’s best bet and he’s got my vote.
Don’t think I’m excusing Bernie and his support of shitty Israel. I’m just trying to deliver some facts.
Also, let’s try to remember that Bernie Sanders is Jewish and would be the first Jewish president. For many modern Jews, the issues of Israel is a tough one, it’s too close to our hearts to think completely logically sometimes. Yes, he is a politician, but he is also a Jew. His parents came to America to escape the holocaust. We need to try to understand the complexities of the modern Jewish identity when it comes to Israeli politics.
“Bill Cosby is back in the headlines this week after
the Associated Pressmade public
a 2005 court deposition in which he admitted to obtaining drugs to give to a woman
in order to “have sex with,” or rape, her. It’s the first such admission
we’ve heard from the now-disgraced comedian amid the dozens of women who came forward
to publicly accuse Cosby of drugging and raping them on occasions that date back
to the 1960s.
But the news is also proof of another truism about
how our culture deals with women who say that they’ve been sexually assaulted.
We don’t.
Even after a few women stepped forward to bring Cosby’s
actions to light, it took two men to raise concern and then verify the stories of
nearly 40 female accusers. The first was comedian Hannibal Buress, whose November
stand-up set about the accusations
against Cosby went viral. The second was Cosby himself, whose lawyers fought bitterly
for months to keep the decade-old deposition from going public.
Every 107 seconds, a sexual assault takes place in
the United States. The vast majority of those assaults — 68% — are never reported
to police, according to the Rape, Abuse
and Incest National Network. Most of those assaults are committed by a friend or
acquaintance of the survivor, not some stranger popping out of the bushes and following
them home late at night.
It’s very rare for someone to lie about being raped.
In fact, according
to the Huffington Post, it’s more likely that someone will commit insurance
fraud than lie about being raped; most studies put false rape reports at about 7%.
Still, when close to 40 women came forward and accused one of Hollywood’s most beloved
stars of rape, they were met with skepticism. Cosby, on the other hand, was cheered
by fans and defended
by colleagues and family members.” Jamilah King, Mic.com
Zahra Lari, a 19 year old woman from the UAE, is the first person to ever represent the UAE in an international figure skating competition. She is also the first international competitor to do so while wearing the hijab.
“Some people are saying ‘Why is she doing that? A girl shouldn’t be doing that, a girl should stay at home’ and all that kind of thing. I don’t listen to that. A girl doesn’t have to stay at home and do nothing.”
