Monday Blogaround

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Recommended Reading:

Trudy: Bikini vs. Burqa: Examining the Inaccurate Argument About Women, Clothing and "Freedom" [Content Note: The post at this link includes discussion of policing women's choices and self-image.]

Eren: The Downfalls of Feminism and Why I Am Still a Feminist [Content Note: The post at this link includes discussion of racism and appropriations.]

Reni: Having a Grown-Up Conversation about Racism [Content Note: The Storifies linked from this post include frank discussion of racism, including specific manifestations of racism.]

Aura: This is What Force-Feeding a Guantanamo Bay Prisoner Looks Like [Content Note: The video at this link is incredibly difficult to watch, but also provides insight into what is being done by the US government in US citizens' names.]

Igor: Koch Brothers to Pour Millions into Obamacare Misinformation Campaign

Rebecca: There's a 12-Foot Tall Statue of Colin Firth's Wet-Shirted Mr. Darcy Emerging from a Lake in Hyde Park. What a Time to Be Alive.

Steve: Heroic Kangaroo to the Rescue

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