Single on a July Day: The Croatia Files, pt 2

After an amazing bus ride through the hills (and one incident of the bus overheating), I arrived in my last full stop on this wondrous vacation-- Novalja.

When I planned on coming here it was mainly for the Croatia Rocks festival, but I ended up enjoying the whole city. I stayed at the Moon Rocks Hostel..it was significantly cheaper than the other apartments and I was not into spending a week in a shared room. When you travel alone its painful to have to pay the double occupancy fee...that's money that could be better spent outside of the hostel. 

Moon Rocks is at the top

This hostel  was walking distance from the bus terminal and the city centre and it had a great bar. If I were to go back, I'd hope to stay closer to the city. It gets pretty dark and I like partying late on the shore; it would just be easier to stay there than trek back in the dark.  Plus transit is easy to navigate and inexpensive.

The area is host to several festivals and I was coming in after Fresh Island Festival. I feel like I should have come for that. It seemed to have a great line up of artists! I came for Croatia Rocks instead....I didn't even know the line up when I got there. In fact I had VIP and was not even given a programme...and I refused to buy it.

I think that sums up my Croatia Rocks experience...over paying..well suggestions of  over paying since I did not take the extra bait. I am not sure if it is because it was the first time a Rocks festival came to Croatia or if it was just a poorly organized festival, it was not worth the ticket. Decent experience, but there are free replacements all over Zrce!

Euphoria, it got busier as the night went on

The bus runs all night and you can carry your booze with you. The festival bars cost more than the regular bars and I saw three other places to party. If you are looking for a budget time, I recommend Euphoria. It is right on the beach as you get off the bus. It had cheap liquor and a stripper pole--can't go wrong. The men aren't my cup of tea (way too young, for someone that loves the 40+ crowd), but I know women all over that would love it..you know who you are..Euphoria had an awesome DJ..spinning some mix of 80s/90s to begin with then worked into more modern dancystuff. The bar had mega cocktails for 100k and special shot prices every night...oh and it's no cover and of course no dress code...

Aquarius

Papaya

There were also afternoon pool parties associated with Croatia Rocks. The wristband was supposed to get me into some awesome fun with well known DJs. It was sort of like this. There were only two clubs involved in the whole festival-- Papaya and Aquarius--so only two pool parties associated with the pass. They both had great DJs, but, honestly, only Papaya had a party. The other was a lounge with a wading pool.

If you are travelling to Novalja and do not want to spend money on some music fest, you can still go to the Zrce Beach. There is music all over and you can bring a picnic to the

Snacks and Giant Beer

beach. Plus there are bars and little food kiosks all over. The beach is made of rocks..flipflops  can be painful..but people do it... I recommend some canvas shoe cheapies and bring a yoga mat to sit on. 

City Beach. Such clear water!!!!

There is also a nice quaint beach at the city centre and some great bars over looking the Sea. I spent some time there and socialized with anyone that wanted to speak English. It was nice and a more laid back scene. I walked past another hostel, that I might consider next time around...if I'm still rolling solo. 

Overall an amazing time, despite any festival issues.  

Sunset on my walk from the bus terminal

I'll just note that I put in my complaint and they were taken seriously. It might be helpful for anyone else that had problems to email the sales team: sales@croatiarocks.com. It's the only way they can make improvements.

From here I did a 4h bus ride to Zagreb and then other 30min bus to the airport....then to my last night stay at the Dream Hotel. What an amazing treat this place was!  I was only there for my stop over, until my flight home so I didn't leave the hotel and cannot comment on how close it is to things to do. I enjoyed the restaurant and ate an amazing steak then had an awesome breakfast the next day. The breakfast was included and the airport transport was free. I paid about $80CDN for room and dinner...with wine. Madness!!!

I ate all of this...nom nom

Ferry on the bus ride

 It was a dream vacation, but at some point I had come home...

 YTZ!!!!

Single on a July Day: The Croatia Files, pt 1

After an exhilarating stay in a city I longed to see, it was time to head to the beach. This half of the trip is even more so filled with drinking and partying, but without the full cultural experience. Sometimes you just gotta have fun. 

I spent my time gazing out the windows.

From Sarajevo I hopped two flights to Zadar. Normally I don't fly, but Croatia Airlines had an amazing fare going on Expedia.ca, and money talks when you are travelling alone on a budget! 

SJJ is one of those simple, cute airports. It's easy to navigate and just a few gates take you around the world. Not much to do. There is a duty free shop, but it's best to bring your own entertainment.

I was doing SJJ-ZAG-ZAD and both of my flights were late getting in and out. Apparently this is just what to expect from this airline. I didn't mind; the great service and low price made up for it! 

A little snack during my stopover in ZAG

I arrived in Zadar after 10pm. It was dark and everything was pretty much closed. I already looked things up before so I knew there was a bus and how much it cost and how to get to my hostel, so I wasn't worried about anything.  I grabbed my pack and made my way to the bus...it was pretty full and I think he waited for the flight to get in before departing... pretty decent! 

I was staying the Old Town and it was the last of two stops on the bus. Easy enough. The place was packed still with visitors enjoying their vacation and it was a little after 11pm. I checked in to what I'm going to consider a luxury hostel. As usual, Booking.com was a score. The Boutique Hostel Forum in Zadar was awesome. I think it is important to remember that this comes after the grossness in Novi Sad and the dormitory setting in Sarajevo. I feel like I spoiled myself on this stay.  I had my own room with bathroom and regular cleaning...I loved it. Not really hostel-esk, but single occupancy in a double room was under $50CDN/night....so I guess I can call it a budget hotel..whatever the label, it was great!!

Zadar was a definite good time. I spent my whole time in the Old Town, but I think I should have stayed longer and did more. You can walk the Old Town...you kind of have to since cars are not permitted in most of it. This was great since it was only people traffic that you had to deal with. Plus it was easy to navigate after a few beers...

What to do:
-The Sea Organs (of course!!): The Adriatic Sea feeds into this piece of art and creates music! You just have to go.
-Swim in the sea: I liked sitting by it and smelling that sea like odour that cannot be captured in a room freshener. I saw people jumping in and there was a shallow section for kids to walk around in.
-The Greeting to the Sun: Another wonderful piece of art. It lights up and is very nice to see at sunset or night.

I saw these growing out of rocks by the waterside

-Drink Maraschino: I haven't steered you wrong so far in the booze department so I'm not even going to explain this one...just do it!
-Walk around/take a tour: I'm a firm believer in wondering around, taking it all it in. Or have someone take you around. It was not a big town. I didn't get lost and if I felt lost I just kept going...eventually I saw a building that I recognized.

The lackadaisical life of solo vacationing....

I took in the Museum of Archeology.. ...after a few beers at the Boutique Caffe Forum-- oddly enough it is connected to my hotel, but no discounts were given. Whatever, it's not like it was that expensive to drink...15k for a Tomislav .5l...wonderful!

7.3% and didn't taste like a dark beer  

As usual my trip had some music involved...Havana Club put on a promotion with live band! Smart move since Manu Chao was playing there the next night. That really wasn't the highlight of the trip though....on my second night, I met a cool local and chilled on the pier facing the Adriatic Sea drinking beer from a 2L bottle...that's how it comes...in the convenience store...and they give you cups. Then you relax and enjoy the coast. 

Breath taking....just remember to clean up after yourdamnself!  There were a lot of bottles around and the person I was with outright said that it was probably tourists....of course it is. Not all tourists, but some just see every part of their trip like it's a hotel...someone else will pick up after them.

Folks remember: take pictures, leave footprints....not: take advantage and leave garbage!!

I wish I could have captured the scent!

Well a couple of days of luxury was all that I had...then it was a 1.5h bus ride to Novalja for the final stop on this grand vacation.  

Single on a July Day: Part 2, Exit Festing (NoviSad)

Well after my short time in Belgrade I had to make my way to Novi Sad...I had a ticket for Exit Festival!!!! This is where things get fun. The lady at the counter did not speak English and my Serbian isn' t any better. I made great use of sign language and what I hoped was the correct schedule. I bought what I hoped was a one way ticket and got on a train that I figured was going to the right place.

Solo travel at its best!

This is the old train...used for other cities

 

Two hours later I was in Novi Sad. The trip was in a great new train, but the tracks are still old so it was not any faster, just way more comfy...and had air conditioning which was a plus with the +36C degree weather.

Once I arrived at the train station there were volunteers from the festival helping people get to their destination. Now this is where I give two pieces of important advice...1) don't bother with the bus pass;  2) If you are a solo traveller on a budget do not book through Exit Trip (unless you are booking camping).

As for #1, they sell you on the bus pass because it is more convenient than trying to pay on the bus, but it really is not necessary. Everything I needed was in walking distance...including the festival.

The shower curtain..one on each side

And #2....I was told by representative (by email) that  I had to book a whole room even if I was traveling alone. This meant that I was paying double, but got the whole room to myself. So it was a budget conscious decision for me to go with the cheapest place. Bad idea!! Horrible....no WiFi, no cleaning, very basic amenities. A true hostel...but was apparently student housing for a tech program. The shower was open to two room areas and when I told the guy that was showing me to my room that it was unacceptable he said it was nothing to worry about and continued. Hahaha....I know better now. Next time I'll just do a little extra research and not trust the website; too bad their ad could not just say: "this place is filthy and ill equipped". (Booking.com helped me out with the other places, I'll keep them in mind for my next Exit Adventure.)

On a positive note, it was a good place to meet other people since everyone around was either a student or a visitor down for Exit.

Me and the rules for entry

Exit Festival was a first of its kind for me...a night time festival. I've done raves, but a full on festival at night....that was  different. I loved it. It was 8pm- 8am and I was usually there from 10pm-4am...that's the perfect time of day for me. The weather was more bearable and I simply prefer the night time.

There were 10 stages and all sorts of awesomeness. Plus it was held in fortress!! The party atmosphere was insane; DJs and bands all over an historical fort and let's not forget about 100 000 people were there each night. It was a great experience that I wish I could afford to do again next year. So many highlights: Faithless, Roni Size Reprezent, the whole No Sleep zone, silent disco, Manu Chau, giant slide, opening night fireworks...and much more.  I walked to and from the event and had no issues with safety or directions since Novi Sad is easy to navigate and my map memory is pretty good.

The city itself was very nice beyond the festival. Once again great prices for food and drink and great places to chill. Since my crappy accommodations did not have WiFi (so odd!!), I was advised by the ExitTrip people to go across the street to the mall and find a restaurant there. It worked out for the best since I ended up hanging out at cool place called Babylon in the SPENS. I walked in and asked if they had food, booze and Internet...they had booze and Internet and that was good enough for me.

My time at Babylon begins on a Thursday. The festival did not start until Friday so I needed a night of boozing. This is where the rakija enters the vacation. To compensate for the no food issues I had fast food across the way at Minuta....

It's all about cheap and fast

after a few beers....then I asked for rakija and the waitress was shocked and pleased.

Now from this point it is a routine of beers and different types of rakija and glasses of water along with laughs and failed language lessons . It was nice to feel welcome and, since I was alone, there was no pressure to stay or to go. I crawled back into my single bed at the residence around 7:30am....I swear that rakija shit is like red bull....I didn't get sick, just stayed awake until I was horizontal...then it was sleep time.

I did some visiting and more drinking during my few days in Novi Sad, but as I said this was a whirlwind vacation. I think I'll need to go back and stay for a few days after or before Exit Fest. I'd definitely do Exit again!

If you're making plans here are my recommendations:

Get the early bird ticket and make sure you have a hotel/hostel/apartment booked by February. The prices go up and the city sells out. You can always do the camp thing...not my thing, but I heard it was pretty clean and close to the beach.

Also, there is a secondary festival in Montenegro-- Sea Dance. If you buy your Exit ticket early enough you can get into this festival quite inexpensively. I did not go, but I saw pictures....awesome time. I might do it next year...if I can afford to get back to that side of the world!


On to the next stop....

This was one of the stops on my 9h bus ride to Sarajevo

Single on a July Day: Part 1, Belgrade

I felt like getting out of town this summer and for three weeks I partied and toured my butt off!! It's always fun to see other cities!

The trip starts with Serbia-- Belgrade and Novi Sad.  I gotta say Belgrade is party central. Talk about a city that never sleeps!!! Or cools down... It was in the high 30's the whole time I was there... Even got to 40 at one point. I was told that it was unusually hot this summer. I'm sure being surrounded by concrete didn't help, though.

Getting from the airport to the city was easy; there is a bus right to the city centre. The bus itself was hard to find, but the info desk was very helpful. The upside of traveling alone is that I can just take my time and figure it out. This bus ride down was not bad and it was pretty inexpensive. I stayed at an awesome little hostel--Hostel Home Sweet Home. It was a little difficult to find..once I found the street I still had to walk a fair bit up and down before I saw the tiniest sign on a hidden entrance way.

The view from my terrace...yes, terrace.

The hostel was awesome. It was great start to the trip. Friendly staff, a fully stocked kitchen and dining area and a\c in the living room and some of the bed rooms. I had a terrace, which would have been OK if it wasn't so hot!!!!!!! During the day I locked my items up and left the door open for cooling. I didn't have any issues.

Hamburger and Beer

Key things to do:
1) Take the free walking tour!!! Belgradewalkingtours.com
-the guide is a local and they provide a great history lesson as you see the sites of Belgrade. Make sure you're wearing good walking shoes, my tour was about 2.5 hours. After which I settled down in Skadarska for lunch... Delicious lunch.
2) Drink beer and/or Rakjia
-the two local beer suggestions are Jelen and Lav..I didn't have Lav until Novi Sad so I'm suggesting Jelen at this point. Drinking there is pretty inexpensive when you have a Canadian paycheck. 2 beers and a 20% tip came to approx. $4.65 CDN!!! -Rakjia is a tasty brandy-esk beverage. A lot of people make it at home.. Just ask at a bar. I got into my rakija times in Novi Sad.. So stay tuned..
3) Wonder
-This is a no-brainer. I grabbed simple directions and a map from my hosts and wondered through the city. There is a lot of cool historic buildings and graffiti around--Something that is totally missing from the gentrified Toronto.
4) Stay out late
-I was tired by 1am.. Most likely due to walking in the heat.. But as I said, this city doesn't sleep. I could hear the party going all night! If I could move, I would have continued.

I think this encapsulates enough of my few days in Belgrade, well there is more...but I'd need my own TV show for that ;) Now to go north....

Waiting for the train to Novi Sad

Child Bride Mother

Here is an interesting article that was sent my way. Poor self esteem and poverty are never a good mix.


Child, Bride, Mother
By STEPHANIE SINCLAIR

http://nyti.ms/1Ij7EOD

Single on a Saturday: Yes you need permission to touch me!

It's been a long time since my last post....well back to it!!! 

Sat night I went to a watering hole on College St...would not have been my first pick, but I was out with a friend and she said the music was good and I trust her judgement. I'm sure it would be, but it's the crowd I hate ... You know the types that hang in that district...Pushy,  Greasy, Handsey....wearing baseball caps....argh..

I'm sure it was great when I was 15yrs younger, and wasted before I left my apartment, but....

Getting back to it, I was standing at the bar and a guy comes up from behind me, puts his arm around me and says 'hey cutie'.... I responded with, 'do i know you?'. This moved into a conversation about how I'm weird because he needs permission to touch my shoulders...

Of course my friend steps in and makes up some girlie excuse about how I'm sweaty so that's why it's annoying. I was quick to let them both know I'm not going to a apologize for not wanting him to touch me. It's the principle of it.

How hard is it too respect someone enough to walk up their face and say hello?
This idiot even had the nerve to tell me he's a lawyer so I should be ok with that... And my friend is giggling along. Makes me wonder if I am unusual...nevermind...I know I'm not unusual for thinking that this was bullshit. I hang out at a lot of places and I'll be honest... Swingers clubs are the safest.

They have the idea of respect down and it is reiterated with every entry. It is enforced by patrons and staff a like. A men would know better than to do that and the ones that do not get it are reprimanded in some way.... Usually by getting kicked out. It's just a safer place for a single girl who hates negative, insulting partiers and likes to dance and isn't looking to pick up. I have been noticing this more and more, and find myself hanging out at Toronto's swing venues more often.

You don't even need to go for sex. Odd but true...you just gotta be open minded and comfortable around nudity. Places like M4 on Lakeshore Ave W have fully stocked bars and an amazing repertoire of cocktails. Hell, some times I just tell the bartender to make me something nice. I can get my dance on as there is usually a DJ and people say  hi before grabbing at me (or risk losing their party privileges). I'm not vilified or infantalized for hating when someone touches me without permission. It's just a more mature crowd for the most part and that's what I need for my time out! I'm not spending money so I can be treated like some 21 yr old ditz... I'm more than a decade off of that and I have no desire to go back.


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Don’t forget the fight

Well I did it this time. I allowed a status to create havoc in a social media account. It was quite amusing to see what was happening…oh, what about you ask..the new Ontario Health Curriculum for grades 1-8.

Source: Ottawa Citizen, http://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/reevely-conservatives-in-tizzy-over-ontarios-sex-ed-curriculum-but-miss-its-flaws

It was years in the making…but 20 years in the waiting and was held up 5 years ago……I can’t believe it was that long ago; I also cannot believe it was revived. I thought these things died when veto’d, but I’m glad it wasn’t.

I think it is a step in the right direction if we are trying to build a country where respect and dignity is for as many as possible…not just the loudest as possible…it also permits allowing children to know their anatomy at an age where it is not just a game to them. They can actually learn how they function…and that the parts have real names that are  as acceptable to say as nose or elbow….older than that is too late….they find it funny, and have already been tainted with the feeling that those parts are a dirty, bad word….or they have already been molested by someone that told them it was their secret pleasure toy…..the curriculum even has modern social media in mind…teaching about the risks of sending sexual message to people and the problems with meeting a new friend that you were talking to online…..

It is a  lot to take on...but 20 years is too long of a wait for a new curriculum....they could have eased their way into it over 10 years, but that should have happened 10 years ago. It is the story of making parents responsible for sexuality and sexual health education...and everything was just not progressing....

Just about everyone I know was excited for the change… but that is because I surround myself with sex positive people and professionals that have been dealing with the negative offshoots of a lacking curriculum in sexual health and education.

The banter on the news and radio was explosive. Some crazy divides-one side was basically emotional and the other was filled with angered logic..... I watched and kept up on my status posts…then I posted this publicly:

So I mentioned how media can influence curriculum and brought up the sex ed example....my students didn't know there was an issue, could not understand why people would protest the change and laughed out loud when I said that it had been delayed previously.....laughed....it reminded me that the curriculum was not designed for parents, it was designed for the health and safety of the students...students who have been learning the wrong things in the wrong places for a long time and really desire the proper information.

The Sexuality Wheel. Source: http://www.gdhr.wa.gov.au/

Who knew it would lead to a series of upsetting responses and passionate retorts from an acquaintance. It began with an insult to the students…

Acquaintance: There are reasons they don't get to vote until they are 18, if you asked them if they would like beer in the cafeteria they would say hell yeah to that too.

That was ignorant and dismissive of the intelligence of young people. An intentional insult in order to make himself seem smarter….so I responded…

Me: On this topic I trust my students in highschool more than a ** something year old with no connection to education or their life experiences. You are welcome to provide me with an itemized explanation of why you think the curriculum should be altered (using actual points from the curriculum and the current research on sexual activity), but you don't deal with the questions kids ask and you haven't had to explain to a 12 year old what chlamydia is and why they got it from sucking some 19 yr olds dick....so get off your high horse and start thinking about the real picture

And then the high horse became the crazy horse….there were a bunch of slams against the curriculum and a push to support parents that do not want their kids to know about anything until grade 9!!!  I retaliated with my blunt ways and then other people joined (I stopped looking at one point). He finally took the victim stance with:

Wow, all this because I was debating one single point of the curriculum, age appropriateness. The extrapolations are offensive. You've used ageism as an argument, sexism, homophobia and racist analogies and have now called me ignorant. If you expect tolerance, fairness and equity from society you better be prepared to give it.

I gave up…I just could not take the senseless support of a system that has been proven to not work. I could not take it anymore.I lashed out...angry and very offensive as well...

Honestly, you can call me what you want, say what you like and belittle my knowledge and the knowledge of the countless people that contributed to the curriculum (including religious representatives and parents) all you want. The big picture is the anti-new-sex-ed’ers had 5 years to prove that you can do a better job and failed. Review the reports on students that are of sexual and gender diversity (including the ones on coming out, suicide rates, bullying and safety issues plus the reasons why students do not ‘come out’ until after high school even though they know their orientation in elementary school) and if you still don’t understand why teaching different types of relationships starting early is an important start to a ripple effect then just watch the documentary Valentine Road and remember I associate this anti- same sex relationship teaching mentality with the people that supported what happened to Larry King and his teacher. Systemic homophobia. Like it or not…I don’t care.

BTW You clearly are denying your obviously offensive part in all of this conversation and taking the victim stance….That's ok, I expect it.

The whole situation was frustrating and got quite heated on both sides.  He is an educated man and I am sure he is a good parent and grand parent...this was not supposed to go this way!!

The worst part is that over the course of the night, I received texts “He’s gonna have a world starr moment if he’s not careful…”, “he’s an attention seeker”. ..”is this guy really this stupid”                  …I received PMs on facebook wondering how I know someone  that is so blatantly ignorant and what was up with him. 

It was hilarious madness…that’s the best way to put it. I responded from time to time with blunt honesty and supporting points…he doled out the victim stance while continuing to insult countless others…I naturally dropped the H-bomb (homophobia) and then was hit with the ‘I –have-gay-friends-so-I’m-not-a-homophobe stance’. I called him ignorant instead.

 he is the one that said he wasn’t homophobic and I am pro-choice ;-)

You’d think he was the most intelligent person ever. Pointing out that the curriculum was made by people that did not know what is age appropriate…people that study child development, have kids, work with kids…know kids…apparently did not know what was age appropriate.…….

He simply could not admit that this argument is not about not knowing what is age appropriate.… .it was about parents losing their power to decide what “facts” their children knew about sexuality and relationships…they lost the last power they thought they had over their kids—sexual knowledge.

Yup….that happened in this millennium. It might still be going on. I can’t even look at my homepage right now. It is filled with an ironically funny sadness.  I do accept my part in being less tactful, but I had to say something. It was painful and sad to hear.

I’m not taking the flack for this though….I had to allow this person to comment…I had to let him degrade intelligent people and insult hard work while defending archaic beliefs under the premise of protecting children……he had to happen…I needed my people see what was there….and this is what we are up against.

The collective We needs to remember that we had to fight….we had to fight for women to be considered humans that can make choices….we had to fight so that black people were not hung for looking at a white woman the wrong way….we had to fight to prevent people with disabilities and Indigenous status from being forcibly sterilized…we had to (and still have to fight) for proper access to mental and physical health services rural communities…..we will continue to fight for the rights of children including those from sexually and gender diverse backgrounds (their parents, them, others in their life).….the cause changes but the fight remains the same.

We have to fight for equitable human rights…sexual rights…..

This hierarchical thought process isn’t going away. There will always be people that think that the status quo is best and that others should just be subject their choices at all times (and those who disagree are insulting them and oppressing them). They have had the power and are now upset that they are losing it…..but we need to remember that they can build themselves up again and we might not be so lucky next time.

 

Some Resources:

• The 1998, 2010 Interim and 2015 Documents: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/health.html  
• New sex-ed curriculum under fire: http://www.torontosun.com/2015/02/23/new-sex-ed-curriculum-under-fire 
• Michael Coren: Why critics of Ontario’s new sex ed curriculum are wrong: http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/26/michael-coren-why-critics-of-ontarios-new-sex-ed-curriculum-are-wrong/  
• Parents as First educators http://www.p-first.com/
• Protest Coverage Tues Feb 4: http://www.cp24.com/news/wynne-defends-revised-sex-ed-curriculum-amid-criticism-1.2251180
• 5 Myths And Facts About Ontario's Updated Sex Education Curriculum: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/karyn-pickles/ontario-sex-education-curriculum-update_b_6746012.html 
• Law allows parents to opt out their children from controversial Ontario sex-education curriculum http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/23/law-allows-parents-to-opt-out-their-children-from-controversial-ontario-sex-education-curriculum/
•  Valentine Road: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2577990/  
• The Unslut Project: http://www.unslutproject.com/   
• Buying into Sexy: http://curio.ca/en/buying-into-sexy-the-sexing-up-of-tweens/s/988/

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The WKKK: The first wave of feminism

Thanks to my sister for sending this article to me. It is an interesting read about the measures that the women of klu klux klan took that truly show earlier examples of feminism at work. She asked me my opinion and I stated (with all honesty):

Very interesting.. I've felt that feminism was inherently racist add is was created for

Privileged white women... Black women were always servants or maids etc while white counterparts went to university to talk about freeing women's shakles...

Her response:
*slowclap Well said


Feminism has a colour....read some bell hooks and think about those margins...

Here is the article:

Feminism: Today’s Women’s Ku Klux Klan

By David Usher, on November 8th, 2014

http://intellectualconservative.com/feminism-todays-womens-ku-klux-klan/

Stop the victimization

Here is a cute list of what not to do so that women do not get raped....notice how it turns back to the perp! (as it should be)

Cheers

Well it is that time..a new year...check the expiry dates on your condoms, resolve to do fun things and live your life aware of consequences!  Cheers to 2015!!

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