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Sexist hypocritical men on Twitter are being embarrassed non-stop by one brilliant woman.

Here’s one clever way to fight back against double standards.

From the day they’re born women have to deal with double standards. In the office, if they’re overconfident they’re a “bitch.” Too passive? Well, then they’re a “pushover.” When it comes to expressing their sexuality, they’re either “tight” if too conservative or a “slut” if they express themselves freely.

Lindsey, the creator of Cards Against Harassment, is fighting back against men who slut-shame women for showing skin on social media. She pulled tweets from men criticizing women for showing too much skin and juxtaposed them next to shirtless photos they posted of themselves.

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People Are Posting Side Selfies To Show Off Their Big, Beautiful Noses

This movement could be huge.

Photo courtesy of Radhika Sanghani.

THE GOOD NEWS:

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A ‘Refugees Welcome’ Banner Was Just Unfurled On The Statue Of Liberty

A group has taken credit for the act and issued a statement

Activists took to one of America’s most enduring icons to publicly fight the anti-immigration doctrines introduced by the Trump administration during its first month in office.

Accessing the public observation deck at the top of the statue’s base, protestors hung a 20-foot by 3-foot banner off the deck’s edge which read simply “REFUGEES WELCOME.”

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Turning The Safety Pin Into A Fashion Accessory Misses The Point

Started from the bottom, now we’re here

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As the national election withered from an upbeat celebration of Hillary Clinton into a stark realization that Donald J. Trump would be our next president, fear and sadness have saddled many in the country—and around the world. While Clinton won the popular vote (by a mile we’re now finding), Trump won the White House with a campaign fueled by anger, misogyny, racism, homophobia, and Islamophobia. Hate groups, from the Klu Klux Klan to neo-Nazi groups, have sprouted up behind him like weeds.

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Martin Shkreli Owned By Patton Oswalt On Twitter

It started with a tweet about Donald Trump

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Martin Shkreli aka the “Pharma Bro” became one of the most hated men in America after his former company, Turing Pharmaceuticals, raised the price of a life-saving AIDS drug from $13.50 a pill to $750. In the aftermath of the drug-gouging controversy, the former CEO has done little to improve his image. He’s been indicted on charges of securities fraud, pissed off the Wu-Tang Clan, and been a vocal supporter of Donald Trump.

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A $150 Billion Plan To End Racism Just Got Some Serious Backing

Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kevin Hart and more read the crimes of black Americans killed by police

Last week, Mic ran a story called “23 Everyday Actions Punishable by Death if You're Black in America.” And it is exactly what it sounds like, a numbered list of circumstances that resulted in black people being killed by police officers. Each action links out to the story of the specific incident.

On Tuesday, Mic released a video companion to the piece that was made in conjunction with the We Are Here Movement, a social justice organization. In the PSA, figures like Rihanna, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and even Bono take turns reading the 23 ways as images of victims appear alongside their stated “crimes”, like carrying a toy gun and walking away from police.

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