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The Best Birth Control In The World Is For Men by Jon Clinkenbeard

If I were going to describe the perfect contraceptive, it would go something like this: no babies, no latex, no daily pill to remember, no hormones to interfere with mood or sex drive, no negative health effects whatsoever, and 100 percent effectiveness. The funny thing is, something like that currently exists.

The procedure called RISUG in India (reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance) takes about 15 minutes with a doctor, is effective after about three days, and lasts for 10 or more years…

Oh, and when you do decide you want those babies, it only takes one other injection of water and baking soda to flush out the gel, and within two to three months, you’ve got all your healthy sperm again.

The trouble is, most people don’t even know this exists. And if men only need one super-cheap shot every 10 years or more, that’s not something that gets big pharmaceutical companies all fired up, because they’ll make zero money on it (even if it might have the side benefit of, you know, destroying HIV).

Tell me this wouldn’t make life Grand.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

how timely

this is dope.

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Racism is Innate: The Human Brain Makes Unconscious Decisions Based on Ethnicity

Racism is hardwired into the brain and operates unconsciously because areas that detect ethnicity and control emotion are closely connected, according to scientists.

Researchers explain that the same brain circuits that allow us to classify a person into an ethnic group overlap with other circuits that process emotion and make decisions, leading people to make unconscious decisions based on another’s race.

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This is very interesting. I remember reading about the neocortex in children a few months back and how it is similar to a brand new ‘computer’ that stores, connects and makes patterns (discarding ones that are no longer useful or used in order to free up space). So now reading this story, I would guess that what happens during a racist based childhood is that the neocortex is flooded with patterns and connections that fill up the brain with race based associations. In other words, science proved racism is taught.

Whenever I tell people this, that theres somekind of sociopathy to the way white people think, they’re response is often, “…so it’s no their fault.”

Um. Ok. So does that mean I am to sit idle and suffer the consequences? Am I not supposed to strive to put a stop to this because from what you’ve gathered they have no self control? I don’t get it. I usually this type of information with people when they ask why I’d rather hang out with POC, and why I “make everything about race”. 

transgenderexpress:

For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home

The new book, For Colored Boys, addresses longstanding issues of sexual abuse, suicide, HIV/AIDS, racism, and homophobia in the African American and Latino communities, and more specifically among young gay men of color. The book tells stories of real people coming of age, coming out, dealing with religion and spirituality, seeking love and relationships, finding their own identity in or out of the LGBT community, and creating their own sense of political empowerment. For Colored Boys is designed to educate and inspire those seeking to overcome their own obstacles in their own lives.

- 4coloredboys.com is a comprehensive website that accompanies the book. It features a blog, extensive history and background, a library of additional reads from contributors…and adorable photos of the authors as kids!

I’m so looking forward to this!

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Man-made bug could wipe out half of humanity

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A virus with the potential to kill up to half the world’s population has been made in a lab. Now academics and bioterrorism experts are arguing over whether to publish the recipe, and whether the research should have been done in the first place.

­The virus is an H5N1 bird flu strain which was genetically altered to become much more contagious. It was created by Ron Fouchier of the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, who first presented his work to the public at an influenza conference in Malta in September.

Fouchier said the strain circulates in animals, particularly birds, but rarely affects humans.
In the ten or so years since bird flu first emerged in Asia, fewer than 600 cases have been reported in humans. But the H5N1 strain is particularly vicious, killing roughly half of patients diagnosed with it. What stops it from becoming a major threat to public health is that it does not readily transmit from human to human. Or at least it didn’t – until now.

Researchers in Fouchier’s team used ferrets – test animals which closely mimic the human response to influenza – and transmitted H5N1 from one to another to make it more adaptable to new hosts. After 10 generations, the virus had mutated to become airborne, which means ferrets became ill from merely being near other diseased animals.

A genetic study showed that the new, dangerous strain had only five mutations compared to the original one, and all of them were earlier seen in the natural environment – just not all at once. Fouchier’s strain is as contagious as the human seasonal flu, which kills tens of thousands of people each year, but is likely to cause many more fatalities if released.

“I can’t think of another pathogenic organism that is as scary as this one,” Paul Keim, a microbial geneticist who has worked on anthrax for many years, told Science Insider. “I don’t think anthrax is scary at all compared to this.”

http://rt.com/news/bird-flu-killer-strain-119/

SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING.

I mean…don’t we have enough on our hands now without people making almost-deadly viruses even more deadly and contagious? Wow. Why can’t bored scientists cure shit instead of this nonsense?? Baffling.

UGH. SCIENTISTS. YOU ARE SUCH IDIOTS SOMETIMES. Who thought this was a good idea, and WHY did ya’ll continue with it after realizing how dangerous it is? Just destroy it already, effin cripes.

Or you know, develop a cure for this strain. Already. Like, yesterday.

PUBLISH THE RECIPE??? WHAT THE HELL.

Like, how is that even a question?

 zorawitch: Scientists. Forever playing with fire. *sigh*

it’s like some fucking bond movie.. what the hell like some super villain shit , If  a person of color had invented this shit .. it would have been destroyed, remember how white dudes used the smallpox.. this scares me a lot …  a lot  

I need this not to be real. I need the scientist to be trolling. WHO THE HELL DOES THIS?! Don’t we have enough problems? 

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I <3 My Foreskin!

I really appreciate this photo, this man and this t-shirt.  Uncut is beautiful and we should be proud of our foreskins.  Be proud of what mother nature gave you, dammit!  Here are some interesting facts about foreskin and the big “ouch” most of us uncut men fear (circumcision):

• Circumcision is not recommended by any national medical association in the world. Fifteen national and international medical associations have extensively studied infant circumcision and its effects and found no significant evidence to support this practice.  In March 1999, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) concluded that infant circumcision is not recommended as a routine procedure.  The circumcision policy statements of the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Academy of Family Physicians have concurred with this position.  The AMA calls infant circumcision “non-therapeutic.”
• The prepuce (foreskin) makes up as much as half of the skin system of the penis.  It is an extension of the shaft skin that folds over onto itself, completely covering and protecting the glans (an internal organ) and provides the mobility of the shaft skin necessary for frictionless intercourse and masturbation.  The foreskin has three known functions: protective, immunological, and sexual.  It contains about 10,000 highly specialized nerve endings and several feet of blood vessels.  An adult male foreskin, if unfolded and spread out, would be about the size of index card (3 x 5 inches), much more than a “little piece of skin.” Many sexually active men circumcised in adulthood report a significant decrease in sexual pleasure and comfort because of the loss of sensitive nerve endings, skin mobility and natural lubrication.
• For the care of an intact penis, the AAP recommends, “Leave it alone.”   No special care is required – an intact child should have the external surface of his penis (and the rest of his body) washed regularly to keep clean.  When a male is older and can retract his foreskin (which typically occurs by puberty), a simple rinsing is all that is necessary.   Other cultural myths about special cleaning procedures are just that – myth.
• For the care of an intact penis, the AAP recommends, “Leave it alone.”   No special care is required – an intact child should have the external surface of his penis (and the rest of his body) washed regularly to keep clean.  When a male is older and can retract his foreskin (which typically occurs by puberty), a simple rinsing is all that is necessary.   Other cultural myths about special cleaning procedures are just that – myth.
• The circumcision rate for males worldwide is about 15%.  Even in the US, the only country that circumcises a majority of its male newborns for non-religious reasons, the circumcision rate is decreasing.  According the National Center for Health Statistics, the US circumcision rate is approximately 60% (varies widely by region) and slowly decreasing. According to many intact males, the “teasing” concern is vastly overstated.  For many boys, genital status is neither an important issue nor one that is discussed.  In the unlikely event of concerns later in life, at least the person can make his own decision about an irreversible body alteration that has no medical justification. 
• While circumcision is a relatively quick procedure, it is extremely painful for the infant.  The initial part of the process involves a forced separation of the foreskin, which is fused to the glans (head) in much the same way as a fingernail is joined to the finger.  The AAP says the following about EMLA cream, one of the most common pain relief methods, “The analgesic effect is limited during the phases associated with extensive tissue trauma…”    Although they cannot remember the pain as adults, circumcised male infants have increased pain response in vaccinations 4 to 6 months later.  Circumcision appears to lower the pain threshold.
•  Circumcision removes the protective portion of mobile shaft skin, which is intended to cover the glans (head) of the penis.  The glans is the internal portion of genitalia (for both genders).  Circumcision artificially exposes and denudes this highly sensitive tissue, resulting in a buildup of keratin and a dry, densensitized part of the penis.  And contrary to popular myth, more sensation does not lead tp control problems.  Based on reports from men circumcised as adults, just the opposite is true.  With more sensation, a man has better feedback and can better determine his proximity to the “orgasmic threshold.”  
• Some studies show that circumcision has a slight preventive effect for AIDS and some STDs; however, other studies show an insignificant or opposite effect, especially for chlamydia.  The bottom line: sexual practices have a much greater effect on the chance of becoming infected than circumcision status.  If someone acts on the misconception that circumcision alone will protect them, they are taking unwise chances.  
•  Non-ritual circumcision evolved from a misunderstanding of bodily function by physicians of the late-19^th century.  Many doctors of that era believed that a normal foreskin could cause disease and lead to increased incidence of “self-abuse.”  John Harvey Kellogg, of cereal fame, was a proponent of genital cutting as a cure for this “horrible practice.”  He recommended performing circumcision “without administering an anesthetic, as the pain attending the operation will have a salutary [health-giving] effect upon the mind, especially if connected with the idea of punishment.”

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