May 2010
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“If a woman writes about herself, she’s a narcissist. If a man does the same,...”
– emily gould (via meredithbklyn) (via urbanredneck)
OK, yeah.
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(via thepoliticalpartygirl)
BFP is fundraising for a new computer. →
annaham:
thecurvature:
She needs it so that she can continue blogging, as right now she has no computer access at home. And what the hell would the blogosphere be without BFP’s voice in it?
Exactly. So go donate if you can.
About this Roethlisberger article... →
ouyangdan:
notemily:
agirlcalledchris: robot-heart-politics: haguenite:
This is so relevant to my interests. Not necessarily the sham of an investigation, but the language used in the article.
“a college sophomore claimed that she was raped by the Pittsburgh Steelers star that night.” A college sophomore claimed the Pittsburg Steelers star raped her.
“her claims that she was assaulted at...
“ALL FOOD CONTAINS NUTRIENTS. NUTRIENTS ARE GOOD FOR YOU. NO, REALLY. I’M...”
– “Worthless” foods. | The Fat Nutritionist (via notemily)
She’s bloody brilliant. No, I swear it. I have a ridonkulous crush on her.
(via ouyangdan)
“Health authorities are planning to sterilise nearly 10,000 people in southern...”
– China: Authorities Plan To Sterilise 10,000 People To Ensure They Meet Family Planning Targets (via ghostlove)
“dear friends and familia,
http://oursisterstattoo.blogspot.com/
we are...”
– our sister’s tattoo « guerrilla mama medicine (via guerrillamamamedicine) (via amandaw)
Lieutenant George: The war started because of the vile Hun and his villainous empire-building.
Captain Blackadder: George, the British Empire at present covers a quarter of the globe, while the German Empire consists of a small sausage factory in Tanganyika. I hardly think we can be entirely absolved from blame on the imperialistic front.
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“I am not an angry girl
but it seems like I’ve got everyone fooled
every time I...”
– Ani Difranco, “Not a Pretty Girl”
Heart Ani forever
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(via guerrillamamamedicine)
“I’ve already seen people invoking the poem from Martin Niemöller, the First they...”
– problem chylde: Arizona: All Latin@s Carry Papers or GTFO
(via amandaw)
“This bill makes the racists happy. Just dig the comment threads on any videos on...”
– nezua (via amandaw) (via jadedhippy)
New York Times: On the Ground: Report from a... →
amandaw:
meloukhia:
I would always tell myself that teenage crushes are common and should not be taken seriously. Besides, I would have an arranged marriage as it is the common trend in my family and area. When I would tell my American friends this, they would pity me. Their reactions surprised me, as the prospect of an arranged marriage seemed very interesting to me. I was determined to...
Color-blind racial ideology linked to racism, both... →
rhymeswithnothing:
meloukhia:
In a study that examined the associations between responses to racial theme party images on social networking sites and a color-blind racial ideology, Brendesha Tynes, a professor of educational psychology and of African American studies at Illinois, discovered that white students and those who rated highly in color-blind racial attitudes were more likely...
From the Derailing for Dummies cache
dorianisms:
annaham:
If You Won’t Educate Me, How Can I Learn??!!
“Whilst seemingly simple on the surface, there is some intertwining subtext embedded within this one.
First of all, you’re placing responsibility for your education back onto the Marginalised Person™. As they are obviously engaged with these issues, and care about them, they are hopeful that Privileged People® may one day...
Unbelievably long and self-indulgent; read at your...
whatwillsuffice:
You’ve maybe noticed that my tone has been in flux lately in writing and thinking about “feminism,” and I’ve been meaning to explain that to you. A lot of the flux has to do with burgeoning doubts about the power of blogging, and moreover the centrality of my own experience to my politics. In short, I’m not sure that me writing about feminism in the abstract is worth what I...
“And personally, I don’t really give a shit if you feel morally superior to...”
– Oh, yeah. This. Also, feminisms!! - Neurotical
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“The Tea Party movement’s dirty little secret is that its chief financial backers...”
– Tea Party Financiers Owe Their Fortune to Josef Stalin (via ryking) (via abcsoupdot)
The Koch family - a major financial backer for the Tea Party - owe their billions to Commies. Awesome, guys.
(via stfuconservatives)
“Your art is not good enough to make a living from it.
That statement is...”
– Not Good Enough - The Mission Paradox Blog (via tiaramerchgirl)
We can talk about compulsive femininity and how...
tiaramerchgirl:
thecurvature:
And you know what? We can also do it without trashing femininity itself as a gender identity and insulting a huge slew of people and misogynistically presenting some people’s genders as a whole lot more damaging and “artificial” than others.
It’s really not all that difficult, either, if you just put a minimal amount of effort into it, and think that this is...
Modern times: Men and birth control →
ihatethismess:
shakepaper:
For Daniel O’Quinn, a professor at the University of Guelph, the decision was easy: He has two kids with his partner and has acted as a sperm donor to friends, resulting in three more children. “I felt I was well represented in the world,” he laughs. Mostly, O’Quinn and his wife had experienced the pleasure of condom-free sex when they made their babies, and they...
“We’re asking organizations — civic, religious, labor, Latino, organizations of...”
– Rep. Paul Grijalva (D-AZ) (via ericmortensen)
*rolls eyes*
Well this is unhelpful.
Look, debate the merits, work to defeat it if you disagree, but don’t jump headlong into spectacle - it makes you look like a tool and it’s an insult to your constituents.
(via spytap)
Why is it unhelpful? Why...
Hair poll
rhymeswithnothing:
Tumblr peoples,
I’m going to need to combat low self esteem/poor self image while I’m at home in May and I need your help:
I need new hair color(s). Please help me decide. I’m tired of red, purple’s out of season, I’m never doing black, and I’m probably not going to go for a blue unless it’s blue black or something.
Anything else, including combo ideas is up for free game....
meow-sense asked: I hope it was clear that I reblogged your story about school in support and that I was mad about what you went through trying to finish college, rather than mad at you for not finishing!
This is why Pro-Life does not actually mean "Life" →
ihatethismess:
bringmethathorizon:
rabbleprochoice:
Someone please justify why a ten-year-old girl should be forced to carry her rapist’s baby (madeleinebee, I’m looking at you), risk her life (because a pregnancy in someone so young is considered high risk to the mother and child [I’m referring to her fetus, not to her, although given her age, I can see why that would be so confusing]...
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“A new commercial for Lane Bryant’s new lingerie line, Cacique, has been censored...”
– Lane Bryant’s Plus-Size Lingerie Commercial Gets Censored by Networks
So. This immediately made me think of the story I read somewhere, that even though Breakfast at Tiffany’s was written essentially for Marilyn Monroe, the filmmakers who adapted it cast Audrey Hepburn because if Marilyn was the...