There’s a campaign right now to try to get Facebook advertisers to pull their ads because Facebook refuses to shut down pages that advocate violence against women (including rape). In an open letter to the organization, the groups point out that Facebookâs content moderators already police some images of women. In fact, images of mastectomies, [...]
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When Twitter Heads Explode
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen a hilarious head explosion over absolutely nothing. There was only one other time, actually. A bunch of us were joking about sockpuppets and some noob didn’t understand what was up so she took it personally. That was interesting and frightening at the same time. This one is just hilarious. [...]
Had a Talk with Lil’lady and It Wasn’t Pleasant
Lil’lady and I started a conversation today. She’s 8 and she’s getting to the age where these conversations are necessary. We started talking about how to be safe from sexual assault and what to do if it does happen. TheMan wasn’t happy with our conversation. He thinks she’s too young to talk about these kinds [...]
Here are My Main Issues Tied Up in a Bow
There are a couple of things that matter a whole lot to me right now not because they’re imminent threats because they have the potential to become very bad issues. If I spend too much time on Twitter, though, I’ll soon learn that neither of these issues, which are important to me personally, are the [...]






