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theatlantic:

In Focus: Smithsonian Magazine’s 2012 Photo Contest

The editors of Smithsonian magazine have just announced the 50 finalists in their 10th annual photo contest. They’ve kindly allowed me to share several of these images here, including some great shots from each of the competition’s five categories: The American Experience, The Natural World, People, Travel, and Altered Images. Be sure to visit the contest page at Smithsonian.com to see all the finalists, and vote in the Reader’s Choice Awards as well.

See more. [Images: Smithsonian.com]

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holdonmylove:

mindofgemini:

thisnoiseismusic:

Hi, there.
I’m wearing a shirt that reads “Kill Me”.
If you saw me at a party or on the street would you promptly murder me?
What about if I had a few drinks? What if I was walking alone at night?
I’m guessing that you wouldn’t if you’re a sane individual.

The cops wouldn’t overlook your crime because of what I’m wearing because that’s silly. I wasn’t literally asking for you to kill me based on my choice of clothing. Who would take that defense seriously?

My friends wouldn’t blame me for being murdered and my killer would be behind bars almost instantly.

So, why is it okay to rape someone because they’re wearing revealing clothes? Why does THEIR choice of clothing excuse THEIR attacker?

It doesn’t. You’re silly if you think otherwise.
The less guilt on the attacker. The more guilt on victim.

Stop. Victim. Blaming.

Reblogging this again because it’s perfect.

THIS.

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commanderkarathrace:

butts-with-bro-shades:

deancasotp:

pigeonloki:

The Invisible War

Since 2006, more than 95,000 service members have been sexually assaulted in the U.S. military

More than 86% of service members do not report their assault

Less than five percent of all sexual assaults are put forward for prosecution, and less than a third of those cases result in imprisonment

I hate that I can attest to accuracy of this post. I never reported my assailants. I had a friend who did. She got looked down upon, name called, moved to a crappy shift and generally treated like trash from a good number of people in our command, including some superiors. The male who molested her got a “talking” to, a slap on his wrist and then essentially promoted. And that was on shore. I can’t even begin to tell you what happened while we were on the ship. It’s just unbelievably horrifying.

Can I fucking tell you how true this is???? Even though I did report the shit dick that did this to me; OSI treated me like I was lying, saying things like “you’re not acting like a victim”, and “this is impossible” when they made me draw out a diagram of what ‘position’ we were in when it happened. My sergeants basically called me out publicly calling me a slut, other airmen called me easy, and the bastard is still enlisted to this day. The most I got was a medical discharge with PTSD and a monthly check that isn’t even half of what I was making a month when I was enlisted. They cover their tracks and slap the assholes on the nose like they’re simply misbehaving pet dogs who pissed on your carpet.

God fucking bless the USA.

You know what else is sad about this? Only one male victim is mentioned. Male victims are even less likely to report their assault and it happens nearly as much as female victims. Women make up less than 1/4th of each branch (with the Marines having the least and the Air Force having the most).

You know what ELSE is sad about this? This doesn’t take in civilian rapes. This doesn’t account for what our military (speaking as a soldier myself) does to the innocent civilians who live in the countries we invade.