Erica Has Something to Say

Apr 23

This neatly sums up my social life.

(via fibro-bro)

Feb 1

“When Is Activism “Terrorism”? When It’s Effective.” Will Potter http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/

Jan 6

Make Valentines for Chained Dogs!

Jan 2

chronicillnesscat:

[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat with blue eyes. Text reads: “TELL ME TO GET WELL SOON ONE MORE TIME. I WILL PEE ON ALL THINGS YOU LOVE”]

I also hate it when people tell me, “Don’t worry, you’ll get better.” How do they know that?

Problem with “Stop the Hunger”

Note: I’m writing this while angry, so please bear with me.

Stop the Hunger (http://www.stopthehunger.com/) is a website that displays statistics on world hunger. I was pissed when I saw that they list the amount of overweight people and obese people. They also point out spending due to obesity: “According to the American Cancer Society, obesity cost an estimated $75 billion in 2003 because of the long and expensive treatment for several of its complications. According to the National Institute of Health, $75-$125 billion is spent on indirect and direct costs due to obesity-related diseases”. I think that the inclusion of this information implies that the reason 1/7 of the world is hungry is due to people being overweight. This perpetuates the stereotype that people who are overweight are overindulgent and selfish. Instead of fat shaming, I think that Stop the Hunger should list ways in which people can help the hungry.