If This Isn't From a Book, It Should Be: “DOING SOMETHING DAFT”a poem by David Dauz An old woman was asked if...
“DOING SOMETHING DAFT”
a poem by David DauzAn old woman was asked if it bothered her that her husband was clearly ogling younger women. The old woman replied, “A dog can chase a car, but it doesn’t mean he can drive.”
Attraction is different from Love, she said.
By all means, you’re…
The first books that made us scared to turn off the light.
Once seen, never forgotten.
Never.The Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series
Retold by Alvin Schwartz
Illustrated by Stephen Gammell
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I remember nothing else about kindergarten.
“The Green Ribbon”
In a Dark Dark Room and Other Scary Stories
retold by Alvin Schwartz
pictures by Dirk Zimmer
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One of the worst ways to stop someone from telling sexist jokes is to tell him the joke isn’t funny. He’ll assume that you’re humorless and that he needs to save the good stuff for the right audience. If you really want someone to stop telling sexist jokes, you need to tell him, “I don’t get it” and then step back as he tries not to say, “It’s funny because women are stupid.
—If This Isn’t From a Book, It Should Be (via gaircyrch)
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Sometimes I have the time and patience to get from an idea to a fully fleshed-out, penciled, inked and coloured comic.
Sometimes I don’t.
A very succinct way to present the main issue with sexism and the double-standard. Remember, “empathy” isn’t about feeling sorry for someone, it’s about earnestly placing yourself in someone’s shoes and considering what life is like for them. It’s having the courage and presence of mind to think outside your own personal experiences; it’s about broadening your worldview.
