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The Independent reports that pregnancy-related problems such as “bleeding, blood poisoning, obstructed labour and complications resulting from unsafe abortions” are the leading causes of deaths in teenage girls around the world. The World Health Organization reports that around 3 million unsafe abortions are performed on girls aged 15 to 19 every year.

But it’s not just the teenage mothers that are at risk; the Save the Children report found that babies with teenage mothers have a 30 percent greater risk of infant mortality than those born to slightly older mothers in their twenties. The report warned that unless young girls are given greater access to contraceptives and family planning methods, the situation could worsen. In order to lower and eliminate pregnancy-related deaths worldwide, the NGO hopes to increase and improve access to contraception for young girls.

“It’s unacceptable that so many young girls are dying simply because they don’t have access to contraceptives like condoms or the pill, or because of myths and cultural barriers,” said Kirsty McNeill, Director of Policy, Advocacy, and Campaigns of Save the Children UK. “Girls need to be given greater access to contraceptives, and contraceptives should be made free. We also need to ensure that myths about family planning are dispelled so that every girl feels empowered to decide what happens to her own body.”

Right so this article is good, where it falls short is talking about who impregnates these teenage girls in the first place. A large percentage of the men who fathered these teenage pregnancies are adult men, not teenage boys who are around the same age as these teen mothers. Also, teenage girls who are “dating” or “sleeping with” (aka being groomed by and taken advantage of by) adult men are statistically much more likely to become pregnant than teenage girls who are dating or sleeping with teenage boys who are closer to their own age.

So, adult men grooming and taking advantage of teenage girls is one of the leading causes of death for teenage girls.

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Really wish it was discussed more how cis men's lack of hygiene actually hurts women by causing medical problems for women.

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one thing I can't stand is when europeans try to explain why 29°c temps are deadly to them and global warming is destroying their infra and someone points out poor people in the global south suffer thru 40°c + temps yearly rather then extending the tiniest bit of empathy or solidarity they double down on race essentialism lmao WE'RE PALE DELICATE CREATURES WE CAN'T SURVIVE IN HEAT UNLIKE YOU BROWN HARDY SAVAGE BEASTS like bitch. we have infants and old people and immunocompromised people too. they just fucking die. ur fanless insulated house in 29°c heat is STILL a lot cooler than delhi or jakarta or lahore in the summer. most of us don't have ACs, or can't afford to operate them because electricity is so expensive. stop dehumanising us because your suffering simply must be the most important in the world.

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one thing I can't stand is when europeans try to explain why 29°c temps are deadly to them and global warming is destroying their infra and someone points out poor people in the global south suffer thru 40°c + temps yearly rather then extending the tiniest bit of empathy or solidarity they double down on race essentialism lmao WE'RE PALE DELICATE CREATURES WE CAN'T SURVIVE IN HEAT UNLIKE YOU BROWN HARDY SAVAGE BEASTS like bitch. we have infants and old people and immunocompromised people too. they just fucking die. ur fanless insulated house in 29°c heat is STILL a lot cooler than delhi or jakarta or lahore in the summer. most of us don't have ACs, or can't afford to operate them because electricity is so expensive. stop dehumanising us because your suffering simply must be the most important in the world.

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I am increasingly annoyed with "boys will be boys" and "dudes rock" in response to videos of men, say, digging a hole at the beach or doing tricks on a trampoline. I'm not a hater and I enjoy seeing people have fun, but men are just given the space to be whimsical and carefree in a way that women are not. Girls are expected to be caregivers from such an early age, sexualized earlier, effectively denied a childhood. I'll see a video of a guy giving random people on the street hugs and everyone observes that "all the women ignored him but the dudes had his back," and it's like well yeah, women are used to being harassed and have their guards up. And I want to see women get their own "dudes rock" treatment without being considered immature in a way that reflects on their entire gender, labelled "manic pixie dream girls" (a term used in media criticism not to be leveraged against real people just living their lives), or denied the kindness reserved for men with a sense of childlike wonder.

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‘’Violence has a gender.’’ (Sense8, 2015)

Amanita’s dads were always right. It’s always a man when it comes to shootings..

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So Lithuania turned what was a prison that held many Jews, Romani, and otherwise deemed “others” by the Nazis into not only a film set…but also an Airbnb where you can make waffles…

They also turned a concentration camp into a wedding venue….

What makes this sadder is that I understand the pain of having relatives who were in places like this, only for them to not only hide that dirty little secret from the world, but also just turn into a fun little spot for the kids and profit. Meanwhile, the descendant of those who were forced into those spaces live on with knowledge that they have relatives buried somewhere on the grounds.

And I want white Europeans to defend this. Please. What good comes from turning a place of horror for millions of Jews, Romani, disabled,LGBTQ+, prisoners of war, and those who fall into “othered by society” into cute little hotels and wedding venues? I want to see this

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the level of caucasian stupidity on this site is fucking ridiculous. do ya’ll ever considering shutting the fuck up? Black people will never want or need you inputting your “opinion” on our race issues you cannot and will not ever understand. seriously. shut the fuck up.

and specifically white colonizer europeans trying to tell Black americans that racism isn’t real in their “much superior country that’s mainly white.”

and here’s some articles on the issue for those who genuinely want to know more (note: these are specifically regarding Black people):

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/11/what-black-america-means-to-europe-protests-racism-george-floyd

https://www.enar-eu.org/Introduction

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46369046.amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.euronews.com/amp/2020/06/04/analysis-is-europe-any-better-than-the-us-when-it-comes-to-racism

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I truly don’t get how white Europeans ignore the literally systemic racism in the countries. Like as of July 2021 Austria, France, Belgium, Denmark, Bulgaria, the Netherlands , Germany, Italy , Spain, Russia,Luxembourg,Switzerland,Norway,and Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina have either partial or totally banned the burqa. And none of that “ It’s a secular state or a matter of safety” when there’s nuns running with covering as well.

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I can’t believe a bunch of men were like “actually, women have it easier when it comes to mental health because everyone already assumes you are weak, irrational, crazy, and stupid 🥺” and a significant amount of feminists were like oh shit good point

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europeans wanna be oppressed so fuckin bad

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The fact that so many people take criticisms of multi-billion dollar industries, like the cosmetic industry for example, as personal attacks just goes to show how much capitalism has people intertwining their identities with consumerism. If you cannot separate a criticism of a multi-billion dollar industry from a personal attack maybe your identity is too interwoven into your purchasing habits.

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europeans please stop acting like racism doesn’t exist in your countries and it’s just an american issue, y’all are quite literally the inventors of racism???

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The least shocking thread I've seen on twitter yet lol

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I'm very fond of this reddit comment.

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The least shocking thread I've seen on twitter yet lol