Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 2.15
- Living while female is the worst crime of all – South Africa is currently reacting to a gruesome rape and murder of a teenage girl. This article is a powerful piece, written by a man, about how violence against women is normalized and what can be done to stop rape.From Benjamin.
- Study shows women gamers receive three times the abuse of male gamers – A response to those people that say, “It’s not sexist because everyone gets harassed.”
- Senate passes Violence Against Women Act, 22 male Republicans vote no – The House did not do even that well with their version of it.
- The courage of vigilante feminists is contagious – “From India to Ireland to Egypt, women are on the streets, on the airwaves, on the internet, getting organised and getting angry. They’re co-ordinating in their communities to combat sexual violence and taking a stand against archaic sexist legislation; they’re challenging harassment and rape culture.”
- Cute Animal Friday! Jamie found the story of Baby, the hero pit bull who saved her family from a fire. Superkitty from Daniela and a different kind of super cat, Caffrey the two legged cat from Mary. And how about some tiny cute snakes, also from Mary.
If you enjoy baby snakes, here’s a nightsnake I found at work
http://www.flickr.com/photos/duchek/7761970016/in/set-72157629946308862
Cute! Growing up, we had garter snakes that lived under our porch most summers so I got to see lots of tiny cute baby snakes.
Thank you. I grew up in the city and didn’t get to see snakes very often.
And since this quickies isn’t getting the attention it deserves, here’s a little ring-necked snake
http://www.flickr.com/photos/duchek/4513171011/sizes/l/in/set-72157629946308862/
and a red racer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/duchek/7904148176/in/set-72157629946308862
a newborn southern Pacific rattlesnake
http://www.flickr.com/photos/duchek/7904148176/in/set-72157629946308862
and a baby coast horned lizard just so I don’t get accused of discrimination
http://www.flickr.com/photos/duchek/7708177822/in/set-72157629946308862
Opps, the southern Pacific rattlesnake should be
http://www.flickr.com/photos/duchek/7173727892/in/set-72157629946308862
and why not a young speckled rattlesnake
http://www.flickr.com/photos/duchek/4673468901/in/set-72157629946308862