January 2012
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a preliminary defense of neal medlyn's juggalo...
karaj:
lookuplookup:
Girls Get Busy: Kathleen Hanna Is Doing Set Design for a Performance Piece Inspired by Insane Clown Posse
rgr-pop:
God, I’m not even a Juggalo. But this is alienating. I get that fuckin’ magnets is funny! That’s universal, that’s sacred. Jokes about fuckin’ magnets are not offensive to me.
But . I am not a Juggalo, but that is very real to me. It makes me feel like...
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Slut-Shaming: A Small Facet to the Bigger Picture...
liberal-antics:
I would like to start off by saying I rarely use the term “slut-shaming.” Here’s a couple reasons why:
Not every person who has sex and enjoys it has reclaimed the word “slut.” It assumes everyone is comfortable with referring to themselves as such, but that’s not true.
People have negative connotations with the word “slut,” which makes them less receptacle to accepting...
zombie-jes asked: Thanks! I'll look up Rhonda Wilcox's Buffy stuff (:
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“Slut” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “yes”....”
– angels-and-angles
(via bornthisbrown)
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what do i know but
rivertrash:
in my layperson’s opinion the thing that could/may beat Obama’s reelection chances are liberals/progressives not voting, so you know, do your part, jerks. he ain’t perfect but I like having him as the prez. I think most of us can agree that he is far preferable to the “alternative.” Don’t think for a second that the far right isn’t organized and fired up. They are ready to vote for...
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Female RWU students respond to an op-ed about the...
newwavefeminism:
transient-dreamer submitted:
I think this would definitely be worth your time to look at. “Social effects” being a euphemism for behaviors perceived to be opposed to traditional conservative sensibilities.
The original opinion piece:
http://www.hawksherald.com/news/when-you-wear-yoga-pants-i-can-see-your-vagina-1.2704026#.TtkpsHrW5kg
The female studens’ response:
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“There as a study in which it comes out that thirty of the largest companies in...”
– Massachusetts Senate candidate ELIZABETH WARREN, on The Daily Show (via andyouhavetogivethemhope)
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stroudcloud asked: Both of those dresses look lovely! I would personally pick the black one because you could wear some sparkly jewelry.
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adventuresofporter replied to your photoset: Help me choose a dress! So one of my good friends…
I say option two with a belt around the waist. … and some fun, chunky jewelry… but you, whatever you feel more comfortable in!
I was actually thinking if I could find *just* the right belt that could work. Although I don’t think the photos did the second dress justice (the lighting is...
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elysethekraken asked: Option 1! I love the dress and the pattern. I also love love LOVE your blog :D!
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GOP Uses Racism to Win the White House →
daniellemertina:
“As Iowa demonstrated, be it Gingrich’s yearning to have lazy black and brown kids pick up mops and brooms as janitors in work houses, Romney’s nativist Klan inspired opines to keep “America America,” Santorum’s appeals to a belief that African Americans find sustenance by stealing from hardworking white people, or Ron Paul’s assertion that the Civil Rights Act (with its...
“In a development typical of Arizona, the students who walked out on Thursday,...”
– Roberto Cintli Rodriguez, Arizona’s ‘banned’ Mexican American books
This is what racism looks like.
(via mohandasgandhi)
This is fucking sickening
“A white college student from a private college goes into a poor neighborhood and...”
– Dr. Patricia Hill Collins quoting Public Allies CEO Paul Schmitz in her talk Answering the Call to Community Service. (via sexartandpolitics
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Blog for Choice Day, a letter of thanks/apology to...
stfufauxminists:
Dear Roe vs. Wade,
You’re turning 39 this year. Congratulations! I know that you’re much older than I am and so you probably don’t need my wisdom (if you can even call it that), but I still think you deserve a hearty “yahoo!” on your continued existence, because although it often has its good points, life can also be hard.
Life is especially hard for those that help people...
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Because I am a Woman: Happy Birthday Roe v. Wade →
becauseiamawoman:
On this day 39 years ago Roe v. Wade gave people across the country freedom to choose when and if they will have a child by providing them the opportunity to have safe and legal abortion.
In honor of Roe, NARAL is having a Tweet for Choice Day to tell politicians that we will note vote for…
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I consider it my civic duty
rivertrash:
to educate the public (meaning anyone reasonable I encounter that goes “well, Ron Paul is pretty okay I think”) about Ron Paul’s racism, sexism, homophobia, and general insanity.
Anytime I see someone supporting Ron Paul I give them the benefit of the doubt that they just don’t know about his racism and sexism and such. Then I show them evidence. And then they* defend him and...
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things i wish people would give a shit about as...
brogigayo:
rights for queer people
rights for poc
rights for transgender people
rights for people with disabilities
working to end hate crimes instead of working towards laws that only have an effect after people are fucking raped and murdered
Seriously though
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Columbus Catchphrase
columbusiscapital:
I feel like Columbus doesn’t really have a great catch phrase, like “I Love New York” or “The Windy City” or “Cleveland: At Least It’s Not Detroit”. I would like to purpose a few ideas of my own.
Columbus: Come for the clouds, stay for the rain!
Columbus: Experience all four seasons in a day!
Columbus: Our highways are America’s greatest obstacle course!
Columbus: Where two...
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thefemme-menace
thefemme-menace:
Because this is my last year of college… and I’m scared I’m going to stop learning. Ive also always wanted to know another language. :)
I had a friend who took Latin in high school. At the beginning of our senior year he decided to teach himself French. He went to a book store, bought a couple books/workbooks and studied for fun on his own.
He went to college the next...
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Obama Administration Approves Rule That Guarantees... →
veggielezzyfemmie:
Today, in a huge victory for women’s health, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that most employers will be required to cover contraception in their health plans, along with other preventive services, with no cost-sharing such as co-pays or deductibles. This means that after years of trying to get birth control covered to the same extent that...
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I'm just gunna have a little rant about racism...
thefemme-menace:
ethiopienne:
dionthesocialist:
ethiopienne:
ziggystardyke:
I understand that a lot of people of all different kinds of ethnic origins are angry at the way white people treated their ancestors / are still treating them.
As a white person, I will never be able to fully understand how awful it must be to be subjected to racism.
However, that does not give anyone the...
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