This week's Rage & Softness

here’s what made me rage and what kept me soft this past week

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Without further ado, here’s what made me rage and what kept me soft this week:

Rage:

Reading:

Hearing about and reading about all of the food recalls has been irksome and enraging. This article explains what’s happening (psst it's because the US has more processed foods obvi).

This is heartbreaking: Hurricanes shuttered abortion clinics in a region already suffering from abortion bans.

Hate it here: Harris’s Silence on FTC Chair Shows Billionaires Are Winning the Election.

Have you ever wondered about the history of women’s underwear? This article was interesting, albeit enraging. Basically everything created for women to wear is for the male gaze: “The selling point of such binding is that it makes someone look as if they have no need of a bra, and suggests ‘the promise of recreating the appearance of one’s younger, fuller bust—a bust full of youthful potential and hope, unravaged by the sands of time.’” Ah yes, the eternal quest for youth. How dare women age! How dare titties droop!