Happy International Earth day! 🌏💙 Today should be the day to appreciate our planet and its natural treasures, but more importantly it should be the day we think about our planet and the impact we’re leaving on the environment. Human lives are dependent on the state of it and yet it’s so many times neglected and put on the bottom of the list of priorities. While we often put the responsibility for human induced climate change on governments and big corporations, in reality every small act of defiance of each individual towards preserving the environment contributes to a bigger picture of helping our planet. So today we should think about the amount of unnecessary use of plastic thats killing the oceans, gas pollution, deforestation and destruction of other natural landscapes, countless endangered species etc. (its a countless list really). We should accept that each of us is carrying a part of responsibility for it but more importantly also the ability to fight against the environmental degradation – even if just by reusing that one plastic bottle instead of buying a new one every single day. If for no other reason we should care about our planet because it is also our home, meaning we are also a part of this ecosystem and will in the end bear the consequences of environmental destruction just the same. Therefore, the Earth needs all the friends it can get.🌱🐝

watercolouring inspired by @shots_of_espresso

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i’m sorry guys ive been completely offline lately but i have woke up one day and started struggling with massive health anxiety so for the past month and a half i have been a disfunctional ball of panic constantly obsessing and thinking im dying from multiple random terminal illnesses. so fun stuff.
have some patience with me, ill be back

Sex Before Kissing: How 15-Year-Old Girls Are Dealing With Porn-Addicted Boys

emulgent:

desisatrangi:

““[I want] better education regarding sex for both boys and girls [and] information about pornography, and the way it influences harmful sexual practices.”These are the words of Lucy, aged 15, one of 600 young Australian women and girls who took part in a just-released survey commissioned by Plan Australia and Our Watch. The survey, conducted by Ipsos, gathered responses from the girls and young women aged 15-19 in all states and territories.In the survey report, entitled Don’t send me that pic, participants reported that online sexual abuse and harassment were becoming a normal part of their everyday interactions. And while the behavior seemed so common, more than 80% said it was unacceptable for boyfriends to request naked images.”

“Some see sex only in terms of performance, where what counts most is the boy enjoying it. I asked a 15-year-old about her first sexual experience. She replied: “I think my body looked OK. He seemed to enjoy it.” Many girls seem cut off from their own sense of pleasure or intimacy. The main marker of a “good” sexual encounter is only if he enjoyed it. Girls and young women are under a lot of pressure to give boys and men what they want, to become a real life embodiment of what the boys have watched in porn, adopting exaggerated roles and behaviors and providing their bodies as mere sex aids. Growing up in today’s porn culture, girls quickly learn that they are service stations for male gratification and pleasure.When asked, “How do you know a guy likes you?,” an 8th grade girl replied: “He still wants to talk to you after you [give him oral sex].” A male high school student said to a girl: “If you [give me oral sex] I’ll give you a kiss.” Girls are expected to provide sex acts for tokens of affection, and are coached through it by porn-taught boys. A 15-year-old girl said she didn’t enjoy sex at all, but that getting it out of the way quickly was the only way her boyfriend would stop pressuring her and watch a movie. 7th grade girls are increasingly seeking help on what to do about requests for naked images. Receiving texts like “send me a picture of your tits” is an almost daily occurrence for many young girls. The girl asks: “How do I say no without hurting his feelings?”” 

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK? You know what is sad? I am not surprised. We are raised to think of the guy’s feelings before thinking of our own boundaries and personhood. UGH UGH.

I really don’t think people realize what a problem this is. I know for instance, my mom doesn’t understand what it’s like dealing with porn sick men. How much sex has changed due to it.

Sex Before Kissing: How 15-Year-Old Girls Are Dealing With Porn-Addicted Boys