It's Way Normal For Half Of Us, So Why Do Movies Make It Seem Like The End Of The World?

I heard Aunt Flo is in town. Or maybe it’s Cousin Red? I can’t remember, but I do know it’s leak week for a lot of women out there surfin’ that crimson wave. But it’s totally normal to be on the rag when it’s *THAT* time of the month, so, yeah…

Joking about periods can keep it all silly and casual, but this video really made me think: Does it actually do more harm than good by not giving people the *actual* language needed to have conversations about such a natural part of life?

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It"s Way Normal For Half Of Us, So Why Do Movies Make It Seem Like The End Of The World?

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One Of The Wrongest Harry Potter-Related Anti-Abortion Signs You'll Ever See

When you reduce a major government decision with serious real world impacts to a flimsy argument about a couple of fictional characters, you better be prepared for those of us who’ve actually read the books to blow some holes in your fanciful theory. 

1) If Lily Potter had gotten an abortion, Neville Longbottom would have killed Voldemort. The prophecy said so.

2) The whole mess might have been avoided if only Tom Riddle’s mother had access to a clean, safe, legal abortion in the first place.

Now please, go read the books. You might actually learn something. 

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One Of The Wrongest Harry Potter-Related Anti-Abortion Signs You"ll Ever See

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I Love Jennifer Aniston's Fantastically Feminist Response To The Boring Marriage And Babies Question

If Jennifer Aniston had a baby for every time the press reported on a “baby bump,” she’d have enough children to put on a 10-season re-creation of “Friends” that includes all 8.4 million Manhattanites who never show up on screen.

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I Love Jennifer Aniston"s Fantastically Feminist Response To The Boring Marriage And Babies Question

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VIDEO: So You're Pregnant. You're Also 15. Now What?

You know who’s missing from the reproductive rights media blitz? Young moms. Mothers deserve our support — all of them.

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VIDEO: So You"re Pregnant. You"re Also 15. Now What?

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Why Birth Control Needs To Be Covered By All Insurance Plans, In One Simple Graphic

So why is it even being discussed, let alone fought in the court system? Anybody? Anybody?

FACT CHECK TIME:

The source for the 55% figure is this survey – which has a lot of data, based on a large sample size. And it also reveals that almost 75% of people surveyed support insurance coverage for birth control.

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Why Birth Control Needs To Be Covered By All Insurance Plans, In One Simple Graphic

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Oklahoma Hits The Top Of A Bad Chart To Be At The Top Of

Can we all agree that making abortions more restrictive doesn’t actually prevent abortions? Making something illegal just forces people to seek it out in seedier places. In the case of women who need abortions, restrictions make them more dangerous, more traumatic, or more expensive.

If you’re pretty sure that enough restrictions will effectively curb behavior, I’d encourage you to look into how the War on Drugs turned out.

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Oklahoma Hits The Top Of A Bad Chart To Be At The Top Of

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If You Look A Little Closer, These People Might Surprise You

I really liked this campaign from an ad agency in Buenos Aires (where sex work is legal), because it forces people to have a conversation about worker’s rights, and what that means for these women. They’re not defined by their jobs, and at the end of the day, they have families, just like all of us. 

The text reads: “86% of sex workers are mothers. We need a law that regulates our work.”

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If You Look A Little Closer, These People Might Surprise You

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Let's See This Teenage Boy Go Through A Typically Female Experience And See How He Feels About It

Just goes to show you how sexist keeping yourself protected still is in this day and age.

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Let"s See This Teenage Boy Go Through A Typically Female Experience And See How He Feels About It

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