Is that really so hard to say? Guys, seriously. This isn’t about women jumping through every hoop imaginable in order to “avoid being raped”. This is about YOU, you know, NOT RAPING ANYBODY. Rape culture and hyper-masculinity and patriarchy and agency are all a part of talking about it, and those aspects are important to understanding and we should be discussing them. But what it comes down to is this: Stop raping. At its simplest, that’s it. That’s where we start.
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Just don’t rape anybody
So very afraid
The need – the absolute need – to be armed isn’t brave. Not even close. I’m not talking about weapons as tools here, I’m talking about weapons to shore up a very weak inner self. I’m talking about guys defining their manhood by how well armed they are.
Right wing meltdown continues
If the wild, shouting-match free-for-all that went on under the Capitol dome Thursday night is any indication, the party is in complete disarray.
Fearless
For far too long, progressives have been known for not punching back. That has changed. And of course the right wing is whining, bullies and cowards that they are. But the point is, progressives are fighting back. Oh hell, are they fighting back.

Give us what we want to impeach you. Or we’ll impeach you. Or something.
If Obama doesn’t do more to help House Republicans figure out why they should impeach him, then House Republicans might not have any other option than to impeach him.