The Technophobe LIVES!!!!

Donald Trump IS a racist. Full stop. End of story.

Anyone who says otherwise is either lying, being willfully obtuse, or both. Trump’s bigotry is a fact that is not up for debate.

Nerdy Fact #1434: Wonder Woman was originally based on two women: the wife of creator William Marston and one of his former students that both he and his wife had sexual encounters with. 

Elizabeth Holloway Marston and Olive Byrne were among a number of women who contributed to the original Wonder Woman, and they’re fascinating people in their own right.

Elizabeth Holloway Marston was a brilliant woman. She earned three university degrees in psychology and law at a time when few women received any tertiary education. She was a successful career woman who assisted her husband with his work and was frequently the breadwinner of the family.

The main reason she was able to continue working after having children? Olive Byrne, who was not simply a casual “sexual encounter”, but the Marstons’ lover and life partner. To enable Elizabeth to work, Olive stayed at home and raised both her and Elizabeth’s children. She also wrote for Family Circle and contributed to Marston’s research.

Elizabeth is credited with pushing her husband to create a female superhero, and after his death she worked hard to preserve his vision for the character, urging DC to employ her as the comic’s editor (she was ignored).

Wonder Woman’s bracelet’s are Olive’s bracelets: Olive was known for wearing a pair of wide silver bracelets, and Marston had these in mind when he envisioned Diana’s bullet-deflecting accessories.

“Mom wants to see you.”

“Psychology mom or bracelet mom?”

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This is a tragedy. Wiped out by hate.

Just want to say their names again:

Richard Collins III 

Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche 

Rick Best 

A little international perspective on neoliberalism and our US healthcare system.

I’ve seen Republicans blame Obama for the poor response to Hurricane Katrina, I’ve seen people devastated from tornadoes in a place called Tornado Alley who proudly refused to have their local tax dollars spent on reinforced hurricane shelters because dammit, they’re “rugged individuals” who don’t need the government telling them what to do, and I’ve seen coal miners—literally with family members suffering from black lung disease—begging Republicans to bring back the coal industry and mining jobs.

It’s mind boggling.

because when one of my guy friends told me and some friends he got raped by a woman when he was 12, a “friend” laughed at him and told him he should be happy he got laid that young.

because my 17 year old friend’s parents let her 14 year old brother roam the streets until 12am, but she has to be home by 10.

Because my brothers girlfriend, told the police she was raped and fell pregnant but the rapist didn’t get jail time as she got an abortion and the ‘evidence’ was gone.

because a guy from my old school was raped by another guy, but because he’s gay, they said it wasn’t considered rape.

because a 19 year old lesbian got raped by a guy, and he didn’t go to prison because he said “he only tried to turn her straight so she would be accepted by her parents”.

because in some cultures, girls (and boys, of course) still get thrown out of the family because somebody sexually assaulted them.

because they’re still teaching girls to walk faster at night instead of teaching boys that they shouldn’t rape.

Because they’re teaching kids that they’re only male rapists and not female rapists too.