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Domestic Violence and Social Media

I'm going to be very forward with this one. What is with all this #imwithjohnny and #imwithamber bullshit? Domestic violence is a very serious matter, so why is social media acting like it's a sports match? Why are there teams, why are people arguing with what happened? I'm rather infuriated, people are acting as if this is a soap. I have no clue what happened behind closed doors. I'm not going to say that domestic violence did or didn't take place, because how could I possibly know ? I'm scrolling through social media watching incredulously as people debate over these peoples lives, as if they know them or if they were there. People calling her a gold digger and a liar that's trying to bring down Depps career (though unfortunately, as I saw tweeted today, abuse on women doesn't always damage a career beyond repair. Chris Brown, anyone?) Others are convinced he did it. I don't usually discuss celebrities and media because I think there'

Boobs

I assure you that this is not an infamous click bait title. We are indeed going to discuss boobs. Am I making you uncomfortable? Why? Is it because society makes us view breasts in two different ways? We either love their sex appeal or shame them just because they exist. As a woman, I'm shamed for having boobs. They're not big enough, so I'm not attractive, if they show at all, I'm a slut, if I never show them, I'm a prude. Society is funny, isn't it? Yes, isn't it wonderful to have a photoshopped model on magazines, billboards and the internet, boobs big and beautiful. But God forbid women use them what they're for. Women forced into bathrooms to breast feed, yelled at for nourishing a child, for their boobs acting out their primary function. When I ask people why they don't agree with #freethenipple, they say they don't want their kids to see "that sort of thing". Don't they know that boobs aren't a sex organ? They have