February 2012
177 posts
I am really, really, really ready for May 1st.
Anyone else? Anyone?
“Intersectionality is not optional. It is not something you can take off and put...”
– Intersectionality Is Not Optional (via satifice)
If you never hear from me again
it’s because today’s wind actually picked me up off of Grafton Hill and dropped me into the lake.
IT IS BLUSTERY OUT TODAY.
The things I do for science.
9 Little Known Facts About Notable Women in Black... →
thechanelmuse:
From the article:
Nina Simone - Her involvement in civil rights was spurred by an incident at her first classical piano recital at age 12. During the recital, her parents sat in seats in the front of the building to see her play, but were told to move to the back to make way for white guests. She wasn’t having that though. The young girl refused to perform until her parents were...
I’ve really got to go grocery shopping
and do laundry
but I just want to look at adoptable dogs at local shelters and peruse pet insurance policies and pretend I’m going to adopt one to snuggle on the sofa and watch Sherlock with me :(
There’s a lab mix in Salem who’s six months old and needs a human family that knows enough ASL to communicate with him. It could be...
Making stuff out of pallets is the new "put a bird...
pinterestyouaredrunk:
Source: Uploaded by user via Dave on Pinterest
Source: homedit.com via Jerre on Pinterest
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Source: homedit.com via Jerre on Pinterest
What did you expect? Birds and pallets are EVERYWHERE.
Note-a-bear: Hey LGBT Activists, →
ethiopienne:
fetchingwretch:
ethiopienne:
You do know that it’s possible to fight for LGBT rights without appropriating the Civil Rights movement, right? And that the Civil Rights movement is not yours to appropriate? And that dismantling homophobia can be done without…
QUEER ODOR ▽*: daniellemertina: stfuconfederates:... →
daniellemertina:
stfuconfederates:
Oh for fuck’s sake, if people don’t stop using the word ‘Caucasian’ when referring to white people I’m going to rename my blog Caucasiandoesnotfuckingmeanwhite.
‘Caucasian’ is a (racist) term incorrectly applied to white people when white people…
Tonight when I came home crying after a really long and difficult day my mom hugged me for a really long time and then took me to our fav sushi place and we drank sake and ate.
I don’t really know what the point of this post is other than to say I really love my mom.
“Now because the majority of abortions are performed in the first trimester, if...”
– JON STEWART, on Virginia’s inhumane, inhuman and shameful “personhood” law that requires women wanting to get an abortion to, in essence, be subject to rape, on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
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QUEER ODOR ▽*: Do you know Yuri Kochiyama? →
of-praxis:
jhameia:
dreams-from-my-father:
ancestryinprogress:
I’m giving this woman flowers every single day that she is alive to let her know that cradling Malcolm X in her arms as he lay dying is the most powerful thing she could have done for him in that moment, in that historical moment in our lives.
You see because she was still is an ardent social rights/social justice...
Google proves to provide a better search for finding something on my own blog than tags do.
TUMBLR, PLEASE FIX THIS.
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lesbian outlaw: Massachusetts youth non-profit in... →
boogerbrains:
Hi everyone
I work for a family-driven mental health non-profit in Massachusetts called the Parent/Professional Advocacy League (www.ppal.net). We work with families of children, youth and young adults who live with behavioral, emotional or mental health needs. One component of my job here is working with teens and young adult interns who typically work for us on stipends or...
Women Passengers Targeted For Extra Body Scanning... →
rubyvroom:
beatyourselfup:
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Women passengers complain that TSA agents are targeting them for extra screening.
The Transportation Security Administration has a policy to randomly select people for extra screening, but some female passengers are complaining. They believe there is nothing “random” about the way they were picked.
A Dallas woman says TSA agents repeatedly...
QUEER ODOR ▽*: [Trigger warning for abuse] Please... →
kiriamaya:
jhameia:
cassie-cooties:
mollypockette:
Hello everyone,
I’m writing this because I need help. I’m trying to help my mother out of an abusive marriage. She’s been married for 8 years. In those 8 years, she has been physically, mentally, and emotionally abused by…
Why the hell not... →
I will write about the following, leave one in my ask box
Dear person I hate,
Dear person I like,
Dear ex,
Dear ex bestfriend,
Dear bestfriend,
Dear *anyone*,
Dear Santa,
Dear mom,
Dear dad,
Dear future me,
Dear past me,
Dear person I’m jealous of,
Dear person I had a crush on
Dear girlfriend
Dear boyfriend
“No.”
– Actress Julianne Moore, when asked if she gained a newfound respect for Sarah Palin after delving deeper into Palin’s life to portray her in the upcoming film “Game Change.” (via mamaatheist)
Note-a-bear: re the push out rate →
ethiopienne:
daniellemertina:
What annoyed me when I reblogged the post about there being a ‘push out rate’ and not a ‘drop out rate’ were the PoC in the notes who said “well, I graduated with honors sooo this isn’t true!”
Obviously, our circumstances and our privilege can blind us…
Two non-offensive alternatives to the term "spirit...
selchieproductions:
Daemon - The only one you’re appropriating is Pullman and by appropriating Pullman you’re upsetting no-one, save possibly the Pope.
Patronus - Wizards everywhere are more than willing to lend you this term and the geekiness is an added bonus. I just read that geeks are sexy, or so the Metro, so, there you go, a patronus is clearly your next ascribed accessory.