August 2012
“Our plutocracy now lives like the British in colonial India: in the place and...”
– Mike Lofgren, “Revolt of the Rich” (via Longreads)
This is why I don’t believe in private school. How are we ever going to fix public education if everyone with any money or power opts out of it entirely? (via rachelfershleiser)
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“If you want to succeed in your life, remember this phrase. The past does not...”
– Anthony Robbins (via blua)
“Femininity is depicted as weakness, the sapping of strength, yet masculinity is...”
– Gwen Sharp in Policing Mascuility in Slim Jim’s “Spice Loss” Ads (via biraciallyinsensitive)
Boom. (via loveyourchaos)
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Maybe having this phone will actually increase my...
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I got an iPhone!
I already have six pictures of my cat!
And. I don’t know what else to do with it yet but I’m sure soon enough things.
Also aaaah.
It’s shiny and nice.
Tomorrow I am going to get it a nice case so that it will be safe.
CNN Camerawoman Patricia Carroll "Not Surprised"...
hamburgerjack:
theybc:
Patricia Carroll, the CNN camerawoman who was mocked by two RNC attendees who threw peanuts at her while saying, “This is how we feed the animals,” said that she wasn’t surprised by the behavior at the Republican National Convention.
Carroll told Journal-isms: “I hate that it happened, but I’m not surprised at all. This is Florida, and I’m from the Deep South…You come...
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“TEA
I like pouring your tea, lifting
the heavy pot, and tipping it up,
so...”
– Carol Ann Duffy, Rapture (via givesgoodface)
“Unlike white children in America, I believe that we are robbed very early of the...”
– -The Day You Learn You Were Black via Chocolate Gringa (via baconinabucket)
yes. the first time i was called a nigger i was 2. some man told my parents (an interracial couple, Black dad, white mom) get your nigger child off my yard. i learned very shortly after that through play and interactions...
“Human beings took our animal need for palatable food … and turned it into...”
– Greta Christina (via histrionicintrovert, sexisnottheenemy) (via harlowsmonkeys) (via thehistorydetective) (via buttergin) (via dederants) (via ladybonerforvangogh) (via up-seventeen-steps) (via skyoflight) (via madlori) (via phoenixsleeps) (via emmagrant01) (via holzmantweed) (via moniquill)
“It’s unbelievable how you can affect someone else so deeply and never know.”
– Susane Colasanti (via funeral)
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“So, yes, for the fucking love of God, movies matter. TV shows matter. Novels...”
– 5 Ways You Don’t Realize Movies Are Controlling Your Brain (via quantumstarlight)
Which is why when people say that tv, movies, books aren’t important—they don’t know what they’re saying. These forms of media tell narratives about ourselves and the world around us. They help to form our world....
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“I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who...”
– Anna Quindlen (via red-vertex)
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a) I got home like twenty minutes ago because I was watching Lord of the Rings. I have to wake up in ~an hour and a half, and I’m not sure if I should just pull an all nighter or take that nap.
b)
We finished Lord of the Rings (the trilogy).
[[MORE]]I really liked it, except for the end. I have to read the books, since they end differently apparently, but still.
I feel like they drew...
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“Always that same LSD story, you’ve all seen it. “Young man on acid, thought he...”
– Bill Hicks (via we-are-meant-to-thrive)
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“Guys on Reddit are very typically coming from STEM fields - a lot of engineers,...”
– “Why is Reddit so Anti-Women?” Fascinating (and highly sensical) approach here, underscoring what gets lost when education (policy) is viewed as strictly the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields (the globally profitable/innovation-driven ones) at the expense of social/cultural...
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ling-yaoi:
I have no fucking clue how romance works outside of fiction and I don’t know what this magical thing called a relationship is and I have no idea how to get close to someone or to flirt with them I’m going to be single for the rest of my life and live all by myself with 390452038 pets
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“One woman I spoke to broke down crying when I told her the nearest clinic was...”
– The Abortion Fairy
This is an incredible and important post about abortion funds, restrictive legislation on abortion, and the harsh realities of living in the USA right now.
[NB: more people than just cis women want and need access to abortion care.]
(via keepyourbsoutofmyuterus)
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“A response to oppression is not oppression. It can be hate fueled and prejudice,...”
– thisiswhiteprivilege.tumblr.com (via kjaers)
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“Have you seen most of the plus-size sections out there? It’s horrifying....”
– Tim Gunn
(via healthylivingforyou)
This man (via draggy-s)
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Supreme Court Supreme Court Supreme Court.
rachelfershleiser:
90days-90reasons:
by Andrew Sean Greer
Supreme Court Supreme Court Supreme Court.
In 2008, when a number of my friends (including my mother) were disappointed not to have Hillary Clinton as the first female party candidate in history, and were considering not voting in protest, I would say, “I understand. But Supreme Court Supreme Court Supreme Court.” And I did...
“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”
– Charlie Chaplin (via quote-book)
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