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I mean, we all see these athletes in these outfits in every competition, and I don’t see anyone shaming them for causing men to “stumble” or making teen boys think impure thoughts. When we tell girls that the thoughts of men and boys are their responsibility, we’re also telling men and boys that they aren’t really responsible for their thoughts. When we tell girls that men and boys can’t help but sexualize them because “nature,” we’re also telling men and boys that their sexual urges are out of their control. The message that women are responsible for men’s thoughts is only one step away from making them responsible for men’s actions.

Hitler and the Nazis took advantage of existing anti-Semitic sentiment by fomenting fear and prejudice and spreading false and/or misleading information (propaganda) about the Jewish people. They played on Germans’ patriotism, exploiting their fear and sense of righteousness, making them feel like it was the most logical and reasonable thing in the world to officially identify Jews and curtail their rights and freedoms in the name of security. If you are getting your information about Islam from anti-Islamic websites or sources, or information about immigrants or refugees from anti-immigration websites or sources, pause for a minute and think. I could easily pull scripture from the Bible, pair it with stories of violence and extremism from Christian terrorist groups (yes, they exist—Google it) or individuals, and create a website that would make it look like Christians want to take over the world, kill adulterers, subjugate women, stone disobedient children, and force everyone to accept their beliefs.

Our first two kids were girls, which was perfectly fine by me. I loved my girls

My 10-year-old tells me he’s having a hard time breathing as he climbs into bed. It’s a classic symptom of the anxiety he’s learning to manage, but it’s disconcerting to him nonetheless