May 2013
“Women are afraid of meeting a serial killer. Men are afraid of meeting someone...”
–
When Strangers Click, a 2011 documentary about online dating.
It reminds me of that famous Margaret Atwood quote: “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” It also reminds me of something written by one of the mods of Sex Worker Problems: “Misandry...
The Struggle to Be Heard is Real:... →
rareandradiantmaiden:
No Orders at the Window: Unsolicited Life Stories: The Racist Origins of Modern Clown Makeup (or, just one more reason to hate clowns)
deliciouskaek:
ianthe:
kawaii-afro-fluff:
ianthe:
This post was asking about a potential link…
“The board game “Monopoly” was originally invented in the early 20th century to...”
– The Endgame of Capitalism (via thurmansnotebook)
I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! But NOOOOOOOOOO the fam told me that it was a GOOD thing, winning the game….
(via jhameia)
The hilarious double standard "Mexicans are lazy,...
queennubian:
sourcedumal:
feverishlycool:
searchingforknowledge:
stargazingeyes:
OH SNAP!
HAHAH
YOOOOO
colored queer waters: 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 “oh the bus enforces…
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werelemur:
trapghoul:
note to women: not all men are rapists but don’t dress like a whore and be responsible for your actions because all men are rapists
You forgot “be clear about your boundaries with men, but don’t ever directly say no, because you might hurt their feelings and not be ladylike, and unladylike women deserve whatever happens to them.”
“[TW: rape]
When we talk about “teaching men not to rape”, we are not saying...”
– Ana Mardoll, Please No More Dating Guides at Shakesville (via seebster)
She Thinks Too Much [Such Girls Are Dangerous]:... →
theheavingbosom:
I’m sorry no child goes into a theatre saying “what social values will i be indoctrinated with today?” But that doesn’t mean that process doesn’t occur. Of course people watch movies to be entertained. but children, seeing the way people are or are not represented, how they are punished or rewarded, on what basis they are punished and rewarded, etc., come out of the film...
“The big deal comes in when homeless people are being exploited to prove a point....”
– Sara Luckey, Why Fitch the Homeless is a Really Bad Idea (feminspire.com)
“The self-made myth is both popular and seductive because we are attracted to the...”
– Everyday Sociology Blog: The Myth of the Self-Made Person (via ifall)
misandry-mermaid:
The way you know Mens Rights is a legitimate activist movement is how they dox people and send rape threats to those they want to intimidate. I mean, that’s how all legitimate human rights activists have gotten shit done. Remember when Rosa Parks was denied a seat up front so she made rape threats to the driver and put his nudie pics all over the internet? If she hadn’t done...
“A lot of these dudes, when you challenge them, will say that they don’t have any...”
– Jay Smooth, Ill Doctrine (via nextyearsgirl)
I firmly believe a vast majority of men hate women. I was just thinking about this today. They won’t admit to it, like this quotation suggestions, but in their opinions and actions it becomes clear they truly hate women.
“No, I LOVE women!” they...
shartonnay:
resinfiend:
shartonnay:
also reminder that hot topic is now owned by abercrombie & fitch
it’s more than understandable why anyone with a logical brain would stop shopping at a&f but also you should stop shopping at hot topic too
Believable, but I did some googling, this appears to be nothing more than a persistent internet rumor. Hollister and Abercrombie are in...
shuttermutt:
do you ever cry because of the for-profit nature of the american post-secondary school system and the way textbook prices are raised exponentially because of “course packs” that are required for a class that will last six weeks but will cost half of the average student’s per-month rent because universities get a cut of profit from course materials that are unavailable at any other...
queermisandry:
there’s also issues where like, trans* women are jailed for crimes that are only crimes for women (like not wearing a shirt) but then they get jailed with dudes.
like? you are ok with gendering them as a girl so you can punish them but then stop gendering them correctly after you charge them with public indecency? woah there buckaroo.
“As Americans, we have this naïve assumption that people all over the world are...”
– 10 Things Most Americans Don’t Know About America http://bananenplanet.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/10-things-most-americans-dont-know-about-america/ (via curlycherie)
There are two areas where the USA is way out in front of the rest of the world: war and prison. The technology of killing is the main...
“Collins’s teammates will make fun of him for being gay. And that’s a good thing....”
– Jason Collins is out. But in professional sports, ignorance is still in play. - The Washington Post
This op-ed by Patrick Burke of the You Can Play Project is so great—it’s vivid, specific and persuasive. It also gets at the importance of making space for people to ask what I like to call “all...
bonapartist:
so i was looking up stuff about birth control throughout history and
It all boils down to this.
walkingthenarrowway:
thegirlwithagrapefruit:
yeahmicah:
Most people won’t admit it, or don’t even realize it, but
caring for people takes energy out of you.
Investing your time and attention making sure somebody knows
that you love them and that you want to ensure their well-being can drain you:
mentally
emotionally
spiritually
even physically.
Love people, but take care of...
““The reason people don’t go for help is because there is still stigma. People...”
– I wrote about Maria Bamford, Mike White, and kicking the stigma surrounding mental illness at Splitsider. (via marisacarroll)
All of this. And it breaks my heart when people are ashamed about having a hard time dealing with things… Because having trouble dealing with terrible things...
“You’ll be fine. You’re 25. Feeling unsure and lost is part of your path. Don’t...”
– Louis CK (via serjorahmormont)
I really really needed to see this.
(via chelseamourning)
mirkwood: witchsistah: native-detroiter: so we’re... →
witchsistah:
native-detroiter:
so we’re really going to pretend eminem hasn’t made a career out of homophobia, macklemore didnt use the f slur in a song that was supposed to be pro gay, nick cassavetes didnt just compare gay marriage to incest, mel gibson hasn’t said anything…
“People can fall into the trap of blaming the poor of developing countries for...”
– Steve Hallett and John Wright, Life Without Oil: Why We Must Shift to a New Energy Future (via therecipe)
aka why most cries of overpopulation are just racist as fuck.
(via neeta-inari)
!!! I’ll bet American citizens consume more Nigerian resources than Nigerians themselves.
(via... 