May 2013
I'm seeing more people with "tigan" in their URL.
big-gadje-world:
I’m assuming that they’re Google translating words for “Gypsy” because the URL they wanted was taken. If you are not Rromani or you’re not Rromani from certain parts Continental Europe, then don’t use that word.Don’t use ANY variation of that word. IT’S WORSE THAN “GYPSY” YOU FUCK WITS.
MOST RROMANI WON’T FUCKING TOUCH THAT WORD WITH A 10 FOOT POLE, IT’S THAT OFFENSIVE.
IT...
Amy Dentata: Post-Post-Secondary Education in the... →
amydentata:
Original image by sd-stock.
My first foray into college did not end well. I knew my extreme poverty would pose a problem, but the common refrain in response to my situation was, “You don’t want to be stuck working at McDonalds, do you?” I heard it from friends, family members, and…
marcovicci:
people with extroverted traits can have depression? people with extroverted traits can be writers? people with extroverted traits can enjoy reading? people with extroverted traits do not exist solely for you to slam with your classist (and usually misogynist, and often racist) stereotypes of shrieking california beach bunnies and jock hunks? in fact, people with extroverted traits...
The Racist Origins of Modern Clown Makeup (or,...
so-treu:
sourcedumal:
deliciouskaek:
ianthe:
kawaii-afro-fluff:
ianthe:
This post was asking about a potential link between the afro-style wigs and big, painted lips of the modern clown and racist caricatures, so I decided to do what any good theatre history student would do - I did some research.
SPOILER ALERT: YUP, IT’S RACIST AS FUCK
From Janet M. Davis, The Circus Age: Culture...
FULL CALL-OUT TO CANCEL RACHEL IVEY'S SPEAKING...
delicateheresy:
PLEASE REPOST
Please email and call these spaces and let them know that you are unhappy that they are allowing Rachel Ivey of Deep Green Resistance to speak at their space as part of the Resistance Rewritten speaking tour. Rachel Ivey considers trans women to be men; equates being transgender with being “trans racial”; and is friends with Cathy Brennan, a well-known...
sexartandpolitics:
If you described COINTELPRO to a low information conservative without saying who it targeted they would freak the fuck out.
#transmisogyny
sportsworu:
dont fucking include roseanne barr in photosets of “strong woman quotes” she believes trans* women are pedophiles simply because they want to be able to use womens restrooms a woman who attacks other women does not deserve praise or idolization
nuditea:
WAIT ONE OTHER MORE THING! NURTURE YOURSELF! IMAGINE IF YOU CAME ACROSS A YOUNG STAR AND IT WAS SO SCARED AND SO INTIMIDATED OF THE LIGHT THE OTHER STARS CAST AND SO WORRIED IT WOULDN’T EVER BE AS BRIGHT! YOU WOULD TELL IT THAT THE SKY IS BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE EVERY STAR DOESN’T SHINE THE SAME WAY OR FROM THE SAME DISTANCE AND THERE WOULD BE NO USE IN LYING ON YOUR BACK IN A FIELD LOOKING...
GUYS GUYS REBLOG THIS POST
ericainchoate:
smokeywithposey:
jojenobrien:
Show Yahoo that we are OKAY with them buying Tumblr as long as they leave the current terms and conditions intact and the enforcement policy.
Aka, the site remains the EXACT same as it was before. Keep Tumblr the same Yahoo and we will stay.
#we made a fucking fluffy chicken famous #we can do the same with yahoo (via jojenobrien)
give my new...
Dear fellow non-Black people:
duelswords:
When one of us does or says something anti-Black, it is not our place to “forgive” them nor is it our place to excuse what they did. Especially when they only faux apologised.
IT IS NOT OUR FUCKING PLACE AT ALL TO GIVE THEM A FUCKING “PASS”.
WE are the ones who are oppressing Black people so does it really make any sense to you that we should be the ones who should be “forgiving”...
Does Han Solo complain about the Friend Zone when...
girljanitor:
alexandraerin:
girljanitor:
fuckyeahmelancholy:
NO.
omg why is this so funny
The problem is that Nice Guys see this and know that he ends up with Leia anyway, and they internalize that this is how it works, that what he says there is just… something you say. The right words, the magic words. They think opportunities to say things like this are a secret test of...
so-treu:
also, apropos of “really well known jewish stereotypes,” growing up in the south in a highly segregated, predominately black city? i really didn’t hear shit about jews growing up, bad or good. like i knew what i read in like Highlights or Cricket when major Jewish holidays roll around, but cultural stereotypes? really didn’t make an appearance. like as far as we were concerned, jews...
Heartbreaking.
think-progress:
Even though the day was cancelled due to sequestration, a 5-year-old showed up to school because he was hungry.
And there are more devastating effects sequester budget cuts have had on kids and schools.
TUMBLRS ASSEMBLE!
aglock:
iinventedeverything:
kelsium:
As many of you know, our friend Rosa Sparks is having a real shit time of it lately. The most recent in a long string of personal upheavals is that the house where she and her daughter live was just robbed, and many of their personal belongings were taken. Rosa is about to start her dream job, and the organization is giving her the opportunity to work...
rageandrapture:
benedryl-pumpkinpatch:
Butawhiteboy Cantbekhan
yeeessssssssssss
crackerhell:
cielito-lindo:
crackerhell:
so tell me whiteys
what sort of cultural significance do jeans hold to your people
srsly.
yes srsly
cause i mean being Black American and all
i could probably discuss the cultural significance
of COTTON WHICH MAKES UP BLUE JEANS
but im sleep tho
“At this point, NBC Bay Area reporters learned, Murrill decided he needed to make...”
– California Police Beat Man Nearly To Death For Asking To Read His Ticket | ThinkProgress
this guy got beaten up because he wanted to read a ticket he was being asked to sign for a crime he didn’t even commit
cops still employed, of course
(via iamdavidbrothers)
disregardwomen:
mintmeow:
i’ve got 99 problems and being a decaying organism that’s born to die in a society run by money that i can’t escape is one of them
“After “Danny’s” behavior on May Day, a number of veteran CAM volunteers -...”
– Undercover: Police Officer Connected to “NATO 5” Case Still Spying on Protest in Chicago (via iinventedeverything)
Where can i go?: if there is one thing... →
navigatethestream:
its the notion of boycotts
you wanna know why the bus boycotts of the civil rights movement were so successful?
because an alternative black run transportation system was created for those who couldn’t walk to work or whatever they had to go
they didn’t just tell people…
Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can...
sheresists:
Language is never neutral.
“Black farmers and gardeners have been growing and raising food before it was...”
– Civil Eats » Blog Archive » A Place For Us: The Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference (via leeciaplease)
Adventures of a Girl Janitor: Why aren't more... →
girljanitor:
bluandorange:
monetizeyourcat:
dancepunksnotdead:
You know, the one that gives housewives/full-time mothers a pension— wages for housework?
It’s ONLY A HUGE VICTORY FOR FEMINISM, SOCIALISM, AND WOMEN OF COLOR. Not a big deal or anything. Tumblr is mysteriously silent about this.
http://rabble.ca/columnists/2013/05/venezuelas-new-labour-law-best-mothers-day-gift
holy...
“Sometimes, white privilege is as simple as knowing that, generally speaking, if...”
– Tim Wise » Bullying Pulpit: Racism, Barack Obama and the Selective Call for Personal Responsibility
nope, that’s white supremacy. white supremacy. white supremacy white supremacy white supremacy.
knowing that you are perceived as “good descriptions” and people of color are perceived as “bad...
“I don’t believe in any kind of nonviolence. I believe that it’s right to be...”
– Malcolm X
Even though Malcolm disagreed with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s nonviolent approach, he still supported him. Don’t buy into the fake story that they were enemies. Taken from footage in Selma, Alabama, Feb. 4, 1965.
(via disciplesofmalcolm)
Big Barda's Black Baby Girl: Remember when →
biyuti:
blackamazon:
So remember when I said that peopel were watching WOC on tumblr and it had value and some asshole tried to laugh at me saying I was over estimating their importance.
Even though NYT took ideas from WOC . and schools put up people’s Tumblr posts as ways to learn…
taleth:
biyuti:
thealiensmadethisblog:
cis people are really confusing too
to them “transgender male’ might mean a trans woman or a trans man or a trans camab person like i just
you guys yell at us for using singular they
yet you cant even use the english language to gender a person correctly
this is one of my least favourite things about reading a bunch of news on trans ppl.
like…...
So, we had this training a while ago
It looked on it’s surface like one of those super cliche trainings about sexual harassment, and ended yup being this really raw, frank conversation about rape and sexual assault and how to identify the abuse of minors. The presenter was amazing. She have trigger warnings, and dispelled common myths about rape. All in all it was very well put together.
One thing has been eating at me...
“That the Obama administration is now repeatedly declaring that the ‘war on...”
– Glenn Greenwald (via nexistepas)
Well now…
(via slumbeauty)
Twerk Video- Mother's Day spoof (flag and report) →
strugglingtobeheard:
the link to the original video http://youtu.be/t4tMQ_0alDE Comedian Buffet Jackson please subscribe My Main Channel: http://www.youtube.com/buffetjacksontv M…
this dude made this shit a year ago and i didn’t know about the flagging options so if anyone wants to get this taken down
and this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ste41Rh4Krg because they reuploaded my video...
Queer in STEM: A national survey of sexual... →
greenchestnuts:
In the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), the social experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, or queer (LGBTQ) professionals are often overlooked. Those of us who work in STEM research or teaching know that LGBTQ colleagues are out there, if we know where to look, but we know very little about the LGBTQ folks who work in STEM, as a...
High schooler arrested, expelled for same-sex... →
blackamazon:
girljanitor:
gaywrites:
A teenager in Florida has been expelled from school and charged with two felonies simply because her girlfriend’s parents disapprove of their relationship. She now faces two years of house arrest and a year of probation.
Kaitlyn Hunt was a popular student at Sebastian River High School, participating in everything from cheerleading to basketball. Hunt...
queer & bitten: misandryspice: michaonthemoon:... →
misandryspice:
michaonthemoon:
yaoibutts:
I love how potato in French is pomme de terre, which pretty much means “earth apple.”
like what stupid frenchman saw this:
and said “zis petite légume looks like a, how you say, APPLE! hmmm… but it grows in ze earth… HON HON HON!…