Dandelions Deserve More Respect Than They Get

You shut up and show your nanna some respect, she knows what she's talking about.

How to spot signs and symptoms of Breast Cancer 

so my twitter feed pointed out something...interesting

Saw a post about the sesamarot and wanted to share my favorite reading

TW: Pedophilia

Teenagers are rarely taught the reason why they can't consent to sex with adults.

And that's because teaching them that would completely unravel our coercion-based society.

It can be difficult to explain in detail the exact reason and all the specifics in a way that they will understand. But the simplest way to phrase it is that in some cases, even when someone agrees to something and even when they appear enthusiastic about it, there's too much of a power imbalance that it's no different than forcing them. Also, having power and being abusive doesn't require a conscious expectation to be obeyed.

Imagine a world in which every teenager understood that and was easily able to call out anyone who tried to convince them otherwise.

They'd know that there's no such thing as an employee consenting to working for a poverty wage, working in unsafe conditions, working long hours, or working without taking breaks. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to paying a bank overdraft fee. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to student loan debt. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to medical bills. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to generating profit for banks or landlords in order to have a place to live and being evicted or foreclosed when you lose your source of income. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to a police search. They'd know that there's no such thing as a child who's okay with their parents spanking them. They'd know that being dependent on someone does not mean that you can never criticize them. They'd know that if it's considered abusive to simply play along when someone obeys, then it has to be much more abusive to actively expect to be obeyed, which many adults do to them.

And people who benefit from a society based on coercion masquerading as freedom wouldn't like that.

So instead, teenagers are taught something dismissive. They're taught that what they want doesn't matter. They're taught that they're too young to know what love is. They're taught "it's the law". They're taught things that are insulting to their intelligence, which they'll naturally rebel against.

Pope's Francis' death: what happens now?

mourning rites last 9 days

funeral will take place in St. Peter's square

Conclave will start in 15 to 20 days in order to elect a new pope

The conclave will take place in the Sistine Chapel. The cardinals will decide on which day is starts based on practical considerations.

How does the conclave work?

All cardinals under 80 can take part, voting is secret. For a new pope to be elected, there needs to be a 2/3 majority.

Because of the two-thirds majority needed, it can take multiple rounds before a pope is elected.

Every time the vote is inconclusive, they burn the paper ballots together with chemicals to produce black smoke.

When the vote is conclusive, they ask the elected cardinal to accept the position and what name he will take as the pope.

When the cardinal accepts the position, they burn the ballots again with different chemicals, this time producing white smoke

Okay so twitter is always stealing tumblr posts, but stealing a tumblr post and removing THE most iconic line (poob has it for you) is wild.