Wednesday roundup

There's hope for the world's forests.

Egregious animal abuse at a dairy farm.

PETA's heart is in the right place but its tactics are not.

Twitter doesn't think rape or death threats constitute harassment. Some told Lindy West that it was just a joke, to which she replied,

It’s the kind of “joke” told by people who think rape is funny, who think rape is a punchline for them to wield for sport, who think the threat of sexual violence is a fitting punishment for mouthy women. It’s not a joke that skewers the atrocity of rape. It’s not a joke that somehow exists in a contextless vacuum, unrelated to the climate of dull, throbbing fear that circumscribes women’s lives. In fact, this “joke” is entirely dependent on the weight of the word “rape” and the sick flutter it stirs up in women’s chests. It says, “Quiet, sex thing.” It says, “Your humanity is illusory, it is conditional, it is ours to mete out as we please, and we can take it away if you don’t behave.”

Dudes, we were just talking about this: our style choices are not about you, and we've had it with the body-shaming. Yes, I know the other end has it tougher and may actually care, which I don't, but since someone bothered with 'You Did Not Eat That' or whatever, I'm gonna say it: I did eat that, I am a size (double) zero, and I will be frolicking on the beach in a bikini very soon, so suck it. Better yet, deal with your own body acceptance issues instead of attacking others.

If the headline concerning a study--or an inferred conclusion of the study itself--is too stupid to be true, it probably is. Here are some not-true things that went viral.

You don't need to take control of other people's circuses.

A relationship ends when one person isn't getting what he or she needs, and stops trying.

Satan doesn't care how old you are.

Fools Do Art may be my favorite thing, ever.