January 2012
Note to self
Don’t argue with drunk cis people about what’s offensive to trans people.
No really. Don’t.
Dammit self! Stop it!
December 2011
This is why I will never go near Reddit. [TW: For...
madamethursday:
Because, this shit is allowed to happen. A lot.
ETA: DO NOT, FOR THE LOVE OF WHATEVER YOU HOLD DEAR, READ THE COMMENTS ON THAT ARTICLE. JUST DON’T EVEN DO IT. PRESERVE YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. THE MANSPLAINING IS STRONG WITH THESE THREADS.
(Warning, screencaps of this fuckery on the linked site).
Knowing what I know, this is probably not the first or last or even most severe...
“Women cannot be expected to struggle alone against the forces of discrimination...”
– Benazir Bhutto in a 1995 speech in Beijing at the World Conference of Women. This is a beautiful speech, go read all of it. (via thepoliticalnotebook)
She was one unapologetic, proud, progressive Pakistani and I respect her for it immensely.
(via mehreenkasana)
“Running away, let’s do it. Free from the ties that bind. No more despair, or...”
– “No More”, Into the Woods, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (via cogsworthylemon)
careful the things you say. children will listen.
itspureimagination:
On Eating and Drinking
thearabianjournal:
Would that you could live on the fragrance of the earth, and like an air plant be sustained by the light. But since you must kill to eat, and rob the newly born of its mother’s milk to quench your thirst, let it then be an act of worship. And let your board stand an altar on which the pure and the innocent of forest and plain are sacrificed for that which is purer and still...
“Science has carried us to the gateway to the universe. And yet our conception of our surroundings remains the disproportionate view of the still-small child. We are spiritually and culturally paralyzed, unable to face the vastness, to embrace our lack of centrality and find our actual place in the fabric of nature. We batter this planet as if we had someplace else to go. That we even do science...
Homelessness and etc FML.
lucypaw:
genderbitch:
Well folks, as suggested, I’m asking for donations to help with my yet again homelessness situation. Hopefully more temporary than past ones.
In order to preserve my identity’s secrecy and privacy, RMJ (who is a trusted and close friend) will be taking donations for me and then funneling them to my own personal paypal
I’ll be giving Kinsey money as soon as I have...
“Change
“I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with...”
– Jim Rohn (via medacosa)
this ain't livin': Disability Does Not An Unfit... →
This is not an attitude of the past. This is not an attitude that reigned in the early 20th century and was beaten back by campaigners arguing for full social inclusion. It’s something that continues to be an issue, and enough of one that some disabled people have very legitimate reason to fear that their children may be taken away from them by authorities who deem them unfit to parent. These...
“Activism is my rent for living on this planet.”
– Alice Walker (via kiskolee)
“The untrustworthy do not wear special shirts, or marks on their foreheads, and...”
– The Sociopath Next Door: The Ruthless Versus the Rest of Us, Martha Stout, Ph.D. (via the-bitterist)
Oh hey, look at me reblogging myself. Would you look at that. I wonder what could have prompted such a thing? It is a mystery.
(via the-bitterist)
Partying on New Year's Eve?
Don’t drink and drive-and don’t ride with anybody who does. Tipsy Tow offered by AAA: you don’t have to be a AAA member, from 6pm-6am on New Years Eve/day, they will take your drunk self and your car home for FREE. Save this number… 1-800-222-4357. Please reblog this if you don’t mind.
North Carolina!! AN ELDER NEEDS OUR SUPPORT
madamethursday:
blackamazon:
She needs “a bedroom for me and my stuff and my cat, some pain meds, and a line on a job.” She’s getting kicked out of her place by the first of the month, but she’s a real established organizer, a genius trans woman of color former graphic designer and in need of community support. She needs help ASAP andwants to avoid institutions and civil services that are...
In the future, history classes will be told that...
also...
To my dearest love,
Its been four years since our second wedding, and every day makes me happier and happier to be sharing my life with you. You are everything I could have wanted in a partner and so much more.
I adore you.
Ps: please post something besides a picture of owl pellets.
“White children, in the main, and whether they are rich or poor, grow up with a...”
– James Baldwin, No Name in the Street (1972)
Preach, brotha James! Raise your hand if you have witnessed this feeble grasp on reality for yourself.
My theory, and it’s touched on in Tulpa, or Anne&Me, is that White people’s delusion allows them to live without hating themselves. If they were...
3 tags
sometimes i think we should just all approach...
nuditea:
you went away without warning and i miss you and that makes me angry? poop on your bed
you changed some minuscule thing and it totally messed up my daily routine? poop somewhere secret
you didn’t clean my litterbox? poop beside the litterbox
Oh, you must be new here...
Dear friend’s friend on FB,
What I just did to you was a call out, letting you know that your opinion is not immune to criticism, and that opinions like yours lead to actual problems for real people. What we have is not a “difference of opinion” because if we did, I would not have told you flat out that you were wrong. If you hurt me, you’ll never know.
Signed,
The...
Wild Unicorn Herd: notyourkinddear: blackamazon:... →
abbyjean:
midwestmountainmama:
but…i’m mostly thinking here about legacy—and who is entitled to have one. like—who is entitled to be given that old “thomas jefferson” treatement—well, she did awful things, but also great things! and we have to see that you can do really awful things while also creating powerful change!
i mean, why are people like ***MOI*** and black amazon considered...
sanaa-tamir:
Autistic people superior in multiple areas: Scientists must stop emphasizing autistics’ shortcomings, expert urges
sofriel:
aspergersissues:
We must stop considering the different brain structure of autistic individuals to be a deficiency, as research reveals that many autistics — not just “savants” — have qualities and abilities that may exceed those of people who do not...
i'm doomed
The baby has three teeth, with a fourth about to come in.
Why do they grow so fast!?
Why do I feel the need to mourn each new milestone even as I rejoice in them? Its a strange feeling, being so overjoyed that zie’s developing, especially with the adorable joy zie displays whenever zie does something new, but at the same time being deeply, sadly nostalgic for the phase she just passed out...
“I hated school. I hated school, and I didn’t realize why. I thought I was -...”
– Andrew Garfield (via pursuivrelebonheur)
You know what I could stand to see less of?
kiriamaya:
Cis beauticians selling these skeevy “Become the Woman You Always Wanted to Be!” “passability” courses.
‘Cause, umm, first of all, I already am a woman, so fuck you. Secondly, no, I don’t live up to patriarchal beauty standards, but I don’t consider that a flaw; hell, on my more snarky days, I consider it a fucking badge of honor. And thirdly, fuck off with your victim-blaming....
Avatar: The Last Airbender Annotated →
tranzient:
everyone should follow this blog if they enjoy a:tla, and the way it includes various aspects of certain asian cultures (ie. korea, japan, china, etc). and of course how shyamalan ruined all the things.
This is amazing!
WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY LIFE?
attentioninconsistency:
But isn’t punishment and discipline a good way to teach kids a lesson? Not so, according to Alfie Kohn, author of Unconditional Parenting and a host of other books on discipline and education. “To punish or discipline a child is to deliberately make a child feel bad in the hopes that this will have a positive result,” says Kohn. “But all that punishment can ever buy you...
David Zucchino at Los Angeles Times: A Farm Lives... →
A new waste-processing system — essentially a small power plant — installed on his 154-acre farm uses bacteria to digest the waste and burns methane to produce electricity. It also converts toxic ammonia into forms of nitrogen that can be used as fertilizer for more profitable crops.
Waste-to-energy systems have been around for at least 15 years. But Duke University, which helped develop and...
kiriamaya:
eateroftrees:
I love it when cis feminists think the only thing necessary to fix cissexist ideas about whatever is that is the topic is to add “also trans people exist” and then go back to their ciscentric agenda and narratives.
Yep. They do this all the fucking time, and they somehow think that’s enough. Well, it isn’t.
Internet PSA
jhameia:
deluxvivens:
Hey there:
When you get on the internet and start talking about Native Americans, or African Americans, or people living in India, or Muslims, or really, whichever group you are talking about? They can see you. Because they are on the internet too.
If you say something stupid as hell? They’ll point this out.
Just FYI!
Have a nice day,
Delux
Reblogged for great...