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For women, heart attacks look different.

distractedbyshinyobjects:

Heart attack symptoms in men are well known. We all know what it means when a guy on TV clutches his chest or left arm and falls over. This scene is often followed by a rush to the emergency room in an ambulance, and a shirtless guy being shocked back to sinus rhythm with the electric paddles. “CLEAR!” Right? Everyone knows that’s what a heart attack looks like. Because of TV.

Except you can’t show a topless woman on TV - and you can’t defibrillate a woman in a bra. So victims of heart attacks on TV are *always* male. Did you know that a woman having a heart attack is more likely to have back or jaw pain than chest or left arm pain? I didn’t - because I’ve never seen a woman having a heart attack. I’ve been trained in CPR and Advanced First Aid by the Red Cross over 15 times in my life, the videos and booklets always have a guy and say the same thing about clutching his chest and/or bicep.

And people laugh when I tell them women are still invisible in this world.

Jacket, Pocket.: The day that I start saying "Some men",

marxisforbros:

Instead of just using the blanket term “Men” while I’m talking about the patriarchy, is the day that I start making an attempt to make men feel better about themselves so that they can read about how privileged they are and happily mutter “Not me, hyuck!” and still feel really good about…

People you will meet in discussions about sexism on the internet

stfuconfederates:

Ginger Snaps Back: People you will meet in discussions about sexism on the internet:

bajo-el-mar:

• Mr “Welcome to the real world”. Sexism happens. Always has, always will. Might as well suck it up and deal with it. Try to change society? What are you, mad? I…

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Fuck Yeah Residence Life!: RA Training

karinacreative:

About to start fall training:

First day of training:

First day of Free food (Usually Pizza)

Working on decorations at late hours of the night? No prob:

Spending time with staff:

As the days go on

Next couple of days of training:

You find out…