July 2011
June 2011
“People on the intertubes can debate whether Obama is incompetent or Obama is...”
– Eschaton: Inside Game (via sexartandpolitics)
dunespicecat:
trastorn:
So Juan and I are having a discussion about language and gender identification. He wonders if being a native speaker of a heavily gendered language (Spanish, French, Portuguese and so on) affects the number of people who identify as bigender, genderqueer, otherwise outside the male/female binary. I wonder how non-binary people discuss their identity in these languages...
“Even if all fat people are the way they are due to their bad choices, even if...”
– Frances Lockie (via fabslorialet)
“Gibbs became pregnant aged 15, but lost the baby in December 2006 in a...”
– US Women Who Have Stillbirths Face Murder Charges
15 years old.
pregnant.
cocaine habit.
15 years old.
pregnant.
cocaine habit.
15 years old.
pregnant.
cocaine habit.
and this is what we see as a *criminal*—as a threat to society. In the olden days, this was a *child* that needed some...
“My absolute favourite piece of information is the fact that young sloths are so...”
– Douglas Adams (via nowtranscendtheskies)
omg
omg
there is a sloth
scratching its head with its foot
when I saw the original video I would have given so much to have this but oh goodness aaa eeee it is HERE
(via torayot)
“TW FOR SLURS I came home from middle school and mentioned that one of the few...”
– Seth Chalmer and his father, quoted in “My father’s lectures” (via abigq)
YES.
(via lizardwalk)
i think i just fell in love a lil bit.
(via dopegirlfresh)
chills.
(via nezua)
“The aim of the corporate state is not to feed, clothe or house the masses but to...”
– Chris Hedges (via azspot)
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It wasn't just his character in "Dollhouse"
I just don’t like Tahmoh Penikett.
Reblog if you think children should have more say...
this aint livin': Beyond the Binary: What to Wear,... →
Fashion guides for us are inevitably limiting because they are often focused on telling us how to look more masculine. Now, some nonbinary people are masculine leaning or want to cultivate a masculine look. Which means they fit in well and feel comfortable with these guides. But for those of us who do not, or for those of us who may move fluidly through several different kinds of presentations,...
Survey Finds Americans Prefer Sons to Daughters →
lucypaw:
whatsajuthika:
stfufauxminists:
Oh, but wait, I thought only those brown people in “third-world” countries did that? Sexism and misogyny don’t exist in Western countries! I am so incredibly shocked at the news that boys are still preferred over girls in the US. It’s almost like white folks in these “first-world” countries have some issues of their own to deal with before riding in...
“Eventually, one has to take sides if one is to remain human.”
– -Mr. Hinh, The Quiet American
I got involved in facebook drama today. It revolved around my roommate and the end of her previous relationship. The relationship was abusive on many levels and her ex continues to find ways to continue abusing her even though they live in different states.
He has...
“Officer safety is usually cited as the main justification for the mass...”
– Officer Safety | The Agitator (via jeffmiller)
“Fan fiction is a way of the culture repairing the damage done in a system where...”
– Henry Jenkins, director of media studies at MIT (via baroquechemistry)
Myths that map our place in the universe, stories that matter, need not be relegated to being unilaterally consumed. We can be participants in the great myths of our time.
(via zuky)
original quote & zuky’s commentary are...
If you don't consider your partner's dysphoria or...
jemimaaslana:
This is not exclusive to touching, but also includes other kinds of actions.
Hacked data reveals US Marines contract killers,... →
nezua:
The hunting and murder of migrants by US Marines along the Arizona border was among the first facts revealed, after LulzSec hacked the Arizona Department of Public Safety on Thursday.
Describing the hacked data, Boingboing.net, said, “There are countless mundane documents covering hours worked, officers’ personal information and other stuff of minimal journalistic interest. But the...
“Dressing up as “a Native American” furthers the already popular notion that they...”
– Choppery (via misobowl)
Ink →
This is kinda awesome.
Oh
My spouse made her first appointment to start medical transition last night. We’re so excited, its hard to express. I’ve never seen her so happy. Have you ever seen someone realize that something is possible that they thought they would never achieve? Its a beautiful thing.
One thing that has me very happy is that now our child will always remember her mommy as her mommy, and me as...
DeafMuslimPunk: excellent, informative essay on... →
guerrillamamamedicine:
deafmuslimpunk:
It’s a rather long essay, but if you care about history of the Middle East, if you need more information on the creation of Israel and the British’s involvement with Zionists, if you are simply pro-Palestine and anti-Zionist/anti-Israel, I urge you to read “Britain’s Denial of Democracy and the ethnic cleasning of Palestine.” Some excellent parts I’ve...
The Tender Gravity of Kindness: graftversushost:... →
genderbitch:
iamwhoiamandidontgiveadamn:
feministslut:
fracturedrefuge:
thehumorlessfeminist:
graftversushost:
thetendergravityofkindness
Can I get some clarification on this, gvh? Are you saying that the inclusion of trans men and non-binary in the “abortion movement” (which is extremely narrow and doesn’t really deal with the complexities of reproductive justice) would be...
dunespicecat:
jemimaaslana:
What the hell is it with people who claim that we have no right to judge them based on the decision they’re making?
What the hell else should we judge them by?
We judge other people all the time. It is part of our on-going evaluation of the world around us. It is part of our own decision-making wrt “do I want to socialize with this person?” “do I like this...
“You communicate like a girl, I just don’t get it. I’m a guy. You need to just...”
– In an argument with a male friend, during which my explicit statements of my feelings and needs somehow became “obscure” because they weren’t waht he wanted to hear. Made me incandescently angry, that even a close friend would look at me only through the lens of my biology. (via microaggressions)
I...
jahanzebjz:
I wonder how Europe and North America would react if the victims of 9/11, 7/7 and Madrid bombings were universally declared as nothing but “collateral damage”. It is simply unthinkable that victims who happen to be citizens of imperialist countries can be deprived of their humanity, the value of their life negated and their memories brushed under the rug. It would be totally wrong if...
Dear Western/white/cis/abled feminists who are...
kiriamaya:
First of all: Yes, I know that not all feminists are shits to marginalized people. I never said they were. If you think I said that, it’s because you’re making my posts about you when they’re not about you. Didn’t you learn that was a no-no back in Feminism 101?
Secondly, as I and Jaded and mel and BFP and about a trillion and one other people have been trying to explain for ages...
