One of the weirdest things about people who get mad at the idea of “Teach men not to rape” is just… why not? If you already know not to rape and what consent means, what does it take away from your life to be reminded again? We spend countless hours in school learning things, some of which we already know. It’s been demonstrated time and time again that many people don’t understand that consent can be conditional, that consent can be withdrawn after it’s already been given, that not all rape is physically forced or violent, that it counts as rape if it’s your intimate partner or someone you’ve consented to sex with in the past…. we KNOW that people misunderstand the meaning of rape and what true consent looks like. And not just rapists; politicians, teachers, parents, judges. So what is the harm of teaching those things? Don’t the pros, of having a society in which people understand the line between consent and rape, VASTLY outweigh the whatever imagined negative impact this could have? When I hear guys protest the concept of “teach men not to rape”, the underlying message I get is “It’s easier not to be held accountable for your actions when you can claim ignorance as to how they were wrong.”
See, if you teach men that getting someone drunk so that you can have sex with them is rape, or that coercing somebody into sex is rape, or that consent can be revoked at any time, they look back at their own actions and think “But that means I’m a rapist! But I can’t be a rapist because I’m a good person! Therefore, consent education is bad!” They couch it in terms of “men already know not to rape,” but deep down it’s because they know that if everyone knows about consent, everyone will know that their actions are inexcusable.
"We don’t need to justify ourselves to anyone. We don’t need a reason to be queer. Maybe we were born this way, maybe we weren’t. Maybe sexuality is fluid for some people and not for others. It’s totally irrelevant either way. The message we need to send to heterosexists is not that our sexuality was foisted upon us and that they should be “tolerant” and “understanding”. The message is: our sexuality is perfectly valid and none of your business, we offer you no excuses, and we are never going away."
Okay this is cool and all but just for the record basically all of the before pictures still have plenty of make up on. Just because you don’t see pitch black eyeliner doesn’t mean somebody is make up free.
Sometimes I’m in awe at what people will believe is “no makeup”
i work at dollar tree and you know what ppl usually steal? food, diapers, pads/tampons, soap, garbage bags, and medicine. hmm its almost as if ppl steal necessities that they cant afford because they are poor :o)
(Helicarrier Hulk wakes up, no control, attacks everyone. New York Hulk is good guy buddy only hurt bad guy. Wait! OK! Loki was harshing the vibe on the helicarrier. No, wait further, Loki was just as there in New York. In fact, quite close to Mr. Grabby Hulk.)
I am continually drawn to this dumb film by the interaction between Downey and Ruffalo. I am continually put off by this dumb film by how dumb it is.
Wow, look at this! It’s 2014, and people are still saying things like this! Amazing!!! :D Here, let me explain to you why, and how:
First of all, why do people keep forgetting that The Incredible Hulk happened?? In that film it was shown that Bruce can actually control the Hulk when he deliberately hulks out.
Please notice that Bruce hulked out on the helicarrier because something blew up and he was thrown so hard he fell one floor down through the window. It was obvious that Bruce was hurt and in danger.
Hulk exists to protect Bruce, Bruce was in danger, you do the math.
Not to mention that Bruce was understandably angry at Natasha and Fury because he felt like they’d lied to him. (Therefore, causing Hulk to went after Natasha).
Manhattan Hulk showed up because Bruce ‘asked’ him to. Because he fucking did it on purpose. The Hulk is the physical manifestation of Bruce’s emotions — all his anger, frustration, empathy, sadness, disappointment, sympathy, love, hate, everything. That’s why Hulk knew which are the bad ones and which are the good ones, that’s why he saved Tony from falling off the sky, that’s why he listened to Steve’s orders. Hulk isn’t just some mindless beast who has no feelings whatsoever. He recognised and saved Betty in the midst of his rampage in TIH, looked hesitant when he saw the fear in Natasha’s eyes (it was brief but it was there), punched Thor as a payback, etc. Hulk is not that simple.
Bottom line is, that Bruce can control the Hulk to some degree when he has the option or actually gets to choose, and that’s not what happened on the helicarrier.
So, yea, that’s how.
In this post the uneducated are taught that The Hulk isn’t a mindless monster born simply out of rage.
