One of My Favorite Scenes From The Simpsons

explore-blog: A female soldier in a combat zone... | .mattfraction

I found the following trailer and verbage on Tumblr. Very important stuff!

A female soldier in a combat zone is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. By official estimates from The Department of Defense, 19,000 violent sexual crimes occurred in the military in 2011 alone. Sexual assault is grossly under-reported in the military. In 2011, 3,191 assaults were reported when its likely that somewhere between 19,000 and 22,000 assaults occurred.

Silent No More – women in the military speak out against rape in a groundbreaking investigative documentary, all the more stirring and important as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Feminine Mystique.

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Nicolaus Copernicus - Heliocentric Model [HQ] - YouTube

Nicolaus Copernicus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Today, Google released a Doodle in honor of Nicolaus Copernicus' 540th birthday. Here is a video of that Doodle. It's an illustration of Copernicus' Heliocentric model of what he thought was the universe. Really amazing.


Nicolaus Copernicus - Heliocentric Model [HQ] - YouTube

Mark Waid Announces Free 'Gender Through Comics' Online Course - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

A great opportunity to take a college level class online has come up. The course covers the ways gender identity and roles have been depicted throughout American culture explored through comic books! I think I will definitely be signing up for this.


Mark Waid Announces Free 'Gender Through Comics' Online Course - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews

Don't think that comic books can be used to explore complex issues like this? Check out this article by  Andrew Wheeler who traces how depictions of women in X-Men changed during the many years Chris Claremont wrote the books. 

Mutant Women of Earth: How Chris Claremont Reinvented the Female Superhero

Read More: http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/02/19/chris-claremont-x-men-strong-female-characters-storm-rogue-jean-grey/#ixzz2LQ8TuIfh