Earlier today, Jo Cox, a Labour MP in Northern England, was stabbed and shot at an event in a library.
It has just been confirmed that she has died due to the attack.
She was a great campaigner and humanitarian, and has left behind a husband and two children.
This kind of event happens rarely in the UK, and so this is terrifying and destabilising that such a horrific thing has happened to such a compassionate person.
Can thoughts on Tumblr turn to the UK today please, and turn to remember a woman who has been brutally murdered after a lifetime of trying to build a better country.
Guys, I’m begging you to reblog this
Jo Cox was a representative, and she was shot while meeting with her constituents.
She has been very vocally advocating for Syrian refugees to enter Britain, and was shot by a man who allegedly shouted “Britain first” several times.
She died within an hour.
<b>Please give her death and life the attention it deserves.
So, I went shopping today…
Top left: Mean Machine by Tyrant, Top Centre: Dare by the Human League, top right: Living Doll by Cliff Richard and The Young Ones (single), bottom left: Not The 9 O'Clock News, bottom centre: I Think We’re Alone Now by Tiffany (single), Bottom right: Piece of Mind by Iron Maiden.
• yes, your stomach does expand a bit as you go through the day because of the things you consume
• yes, the scales may go up a pound or two just before / during / just after your period because of the water weight, so don’t freak out, because it’s not a real pound
• if you wash (and especially condition) your hair on a daily basis, it will actually dry out more quickly, so it’s best to wash it every other day, or even every couple of days if your hair isn’t too oily
• it is not the end of the world if you bleed through your pants. chances are, everyone around you knows what a period is, and they will understand
• brush your hair out once in the morning and once at night so you can get all those nutrient-rich oils from your scalp to the ends of your hair strands
to my male friends out there:
• once again – your stomach will expand a bit throughout the course of your day, that wasn’t just a thing for women
• it’s not ‘gay’ to clip your nails. take care of those fuckers. proper nail hygiene is incredible.
• the hair-washing thing applies to you as well
• it is 100% okay if you don’t have washboard abs or a barrel chest. the people you may be trying to romance / yourself should know that that’s just as unrealistic as the ‘typical standard model body’ for women.
• if someone tries to make fun of you for wanting to have a career that’s usually woman-dominated, like maybe a hairdresser or a nurse, that’s all kind of fucked up and you don’t have to listen to them. pursue your dreams.
• Christian Grey is NOT a role model oh my god please understand this
• don’t let women (especially some of the women on this site) tell you that you’re worth any less than any other human being on this planet due to circumstances that are out of your control
I just found this unpublished photo of @joanjett that I took in Hollywood around 1977. I need a space to reorganize my archives! #therunaways #joanjett
all y’all childish af.. I’m not gonna force you to talk about shit if you don’t want to talk about it. don’t say “text me tomorrow” or “leave me alone” if you don’t really want me to do it cause I will leave your ass alone until you want to talk again. gtfoh with that elementary school shit
Please, PLEASE don’t ever do this to people. It’s no good for you, them or anyone. It’s not wrong because it’s “childish” it is wrong for the following and more:
- When someone accepts a ‘don’t talk to me right now’, they’re actually respecting your boundaries, yes, some of the people who indeed just say okay might ‘not actually care’ about you, but others are actually listening to you saying no, which is THE DECENT THING TO DO. As a test then, this fails entirely, because you can’t discern between the two groups
- Saying one thing expecting people to do the other is manipulative, is the basis of abusive behaviour and can even be ableist as it assumes the other person can pick up on very specific social cues when they might not… and even more, those social cues are TERRIBLY WRONG as explained in my next point
- You are reinforcing the idea that when people (especially girls) say no and set boundaries, they actually mean yes and are extending an invitation. Society as a whole teaches girls that they should play ‘hard to get’, they teach girls to say no when they mean yes, and they teach boys that girls say no when they mean yes - and although that’s not the only reason why girls’ boundaries are not respected, it is a big part of why when a girl says no, men assume they just have to insist. Obviously, this is not the whole extent of rape culture, this is not the cause of it, this is not going to directly cause anyone to become a rapist - but it’s a behaviour that it’s in line with the line of thought that girls’ boundaries should not be respected.
Please, if you care about someone, if you care about yourself, do not ever engage in this behaviour. It’s so so so harmful.
