FearmeForIAmPink (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
fearmeforiampink) wrote2014-01-18 12:00 pm
fearmeforiampink) wrote2014-01-18 12:00 pm
Entry tags:
- benefits,
- children,
- crime,
- disability,
- discrimination,
- diversity,
- fail,
- image,
- interesting,
- links,
- love,
- money,
- parenting,
- police,
- poverty,
- race,
- racism,
- relationships,
- statistics,
- uk,
- usa,
- wtf
Interesting Links for 18-01-2014
- £1000 certification required to apply to join the Metropolitan Police
Which'll be a fairly massive obstacle to having a diverse force. Especially given that it's no guarantee of a job once you have it.
- I've Been Single For My Entire Life | Huffington Post
A fair bit of sympathy with this, given it's been quite a long time since my last relationship. Though I note it appears to ascribe to the 'Men approach women' cultural model without thinking about it.
- Hate crimes against disabled people soar to a record level - Crime - UK - The Independent
'Last year the Glasgow Media Trust found the public believed between 50 and 70 per cent of those on disability benefits were fraudulent. The actual number is likely to be between 1 and 2 per cent.'
- The Myth Of The Absent Black Father | ThinkProgress