October 2011
1 tag
“When viewers in the UK attempt to watch videos of the protest, they are met with...”
– Paul Watson on YouTube’s new partnership with the UK government over protest videos • The British government is hoping the removal of certain protest images from the popular video sharing website will prevent copycat demonstrations from forming in the future. The British government isn’t the only...
2 tags
“Why do people say ‘grow some balls’? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna...”
– Betty White (via annpersand)
1 tag
mycorrhizae asked: direct quote: "i will fuck you up if you ever touch me again." i also told my HUGE muscular supervisor that he needs to stop touching me and that if he touches me again shit's going to go down. and he totes supported me :D yessss.
September 2011
1 tag
5 tags
just a reminder: attending protests is a...
youarenotyou:
being able to take time off from work/school (especially for long periods like w/ occupy wall street), being able to get arrested without getting deported (which is what happens to non-citizens when they get arrested), not having disabilities that prevent you from being there, not having children to take care of
you get the idea
sometimes i get annoyed with activists who assume...
mycorrhizae asked: in response to your long distance relationships post: i love that you and andreas have been together for so long. you guys totally beat my longest relationship. LOVE YOU.
5 tags
The Absolute Funniest Posts!: Long Distance... →
the-absolute-funniest-posts:
When They’re Away and… You’re having a bad day
You dream of them and wake up and realize they aren’t there
Most nights While your friends are all sucking face with their partner
When you see them on webcam
When they tell you they’re coming to visit
When you see their car…
MAH LIFE
9 tags
World-Renowned Chef Karl Wilder Tries Living on... →
stfuconservatives:
Still think people on food stamps have it too good? Chef Karl Wilder is trying to feed his family on the budget equivalent of what they would receive on food stamps. He’s been documenting his meals on his blog as part of an awareness campaign for the San Francisco Food Bank.
He just finished his two months on a food stamp budget, and he says, “I admit to being bored by it. I...
4 tags
2 tags
“This was a very, very important task. Just the title is a fundamental change —...”
– Eli Coleman, chair of the WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) revision committee, which just released Version 7 of the Standards of Care, which has long needed an update.
THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
Some key revisions:
• Psychotherapy is no longer a requirement to receive...
amaevis: Fuck Cis Lesbians, Fuck Cis People, and... →
delisubthefemmecub:
TRIGGER WARNING: for transmisogyny, transphobia, cissexism.
fagglet:
catamite:
amaevis:
I’m visiting San Francisco and today was the Folsom Street Fair. Unfortunately, I was unable to go to the fair itself, but I figured there would be clubs hopping tonight.
I got dressed in my fetish outfit - vinyl minidress with pleather thigh high boots and patent leather...
3 tags
“You wanna add another candidate? It’s like the Republican primary is like a...”
– JON STEWART, on media-fed rumors that New Jersey governor Chris Christie may enter the GOP presidential race — as well as the hypocritical sentiments of the Republican party — on The Daily Show. (via valjeans)
This whole bit was brilliant, favorite line in the whole thing was “Have you ever...
Hey, followers who reblogged that cute mother...
Uhmm, I was just on my page and saw that on my actual blog (not my dash) the pictures are really graphic images of baby seals being clubbed and just general gore. Imma go remove that shit right now. So I guess, check it out, see if that’s the case with yours and remove it if you don’t want it there. I guess someone was playing a really gross joke.
5 tags
4 tags
6 tags
“As we circle Union Square, about twenty NYPD officers haul out orange plastic...”
– JEANNE MANSFIELD, “Why I Was Maced at the Wall Street Protest,” in the Boston Review.
Jesus H. Christ.
(via inothernews)
Struggling To Be Heard: Ok so about this police... →
karnythia:
polerin:
Yeah it sucks. Yeah it’s wrong. Yeah it’s an outrage the MSM isn’t covering it. Ok we all together on this so far?
Good. Because I’m going to need all of y’all need to sit down for a second and stop acting like it’s new. Like you’ve uncovered some shocking secret….
6 tags
“As many as 15 percent of freshmen at America’s top schools are white students...”
– Ten myths about affirmative action (via linzyxxxxx)
well well well look at that.
(via piddlebucket)
OH HEY
OH HEY COLLEGE REPUBLICANS/YAF
OH HEY WOULD YA LOOK AT THIS
(via viviopsis)
George W. Bush was the poster child for this.
(via reagan-was-a-horrible-president)
1 tag
1 tag
2 tags
6 tags
4 tags
8 tags
“Female orgasm is a different story. Shhh, don’t talk about that – it makes...”
– The Clitoris: Most. Awkward. Discussion. Ever! | SociologyFocus (via linzyxxxxx)
1 tag
Man With Down Syndrome Beat By Police Over...
gravewisdom:
A twenty-two-year-old man with down syndrome is recovering from his injuries nearly a week after Miami-Dade police officers beat him outside his home.
According to police reports, a violent confrontation ensued after officers tried to handcuff Gilberto Powell to investigate a bulge they spotted in his...
1 tag
8 tags
3 tags
“Yes, black America still lives on the brink of fear. For all the progress we...”
– Joel Dreyfuss, Why We Care So Much About Troy Davis (via alwayssunnyinmyhead)
1 tag
Struggling To Be Heard: things i have learned... →
so-treu:
and by “learned” i mean reminded. and by “the past 24 hours” i mean my life (but especially the past 24 hours):
they really believe they should be able to say whatever they want to whomever they want however they want and not hear shit about it
they can only hear other white…
1 tag
Struggling To Be Heard: white people →
so-treu:
seriously, do y’all NOT know what’s going on right now? do you NOT know how the prison population is made up of mostly POC, as is death row? do you NOT know how many non-white folks have been fucked over by a racist legal system? do y’all NOT know that Dred scott has pretty much…
When white people say, "I don't care about what...
strugglingtobeheard:
People aren’t purple or green. And you just don’t fucking get it, do you? Why don’t you go crawl in a hole and figure it out and in the mean time, shut the fuck up. I’m so tired of this. Always saying some shit. So entitled they can never zip it. Wow. This bitch here is about to go into a mode…
Struggling To Be Heard: liquornspice:... →
liquornspice:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
jhameia:
James Byrd’s murderer was executed maybe twenty minutes ago? And he was a white supremacist. And he said he’d do it again. And still, Byrd’s son said no to the death penalty. And there’re a whole bunch of tweets stating that even that is…
3 tags
“I don’t think white people, generally, understand the full meaning of racist...”
– The Continuing Significance of Race by Joe R. Feagin (via newwavefeminism)
yess… the old chippin away at the block… small injustices add up, my friends.
(via lanomrah)
5 tags
the truth behind health and weight. Weigh is not... →
stfuconservatives:
chocolatejigglypuff submitted: “Experts have long known that fat, active people can be healthier than their skinny, inactive counterparts. “Normal-weight persons who are sedentary and unfit are at much higher risk for mortality than obese persons who are active and fit,” said Dr. Steven Blair, an obesity expert at the University of South Carolina.”
The Supreme Court Is Taking The Time To Review The...
verbal-purification:
Continue to call!!! US Supreme Court receptionist is still answering calls: 202-479-3000
5 tags
1 tag
Troy Davis' execution has been delayed. Pending...
readnfight:
Not a full stay of execution, but they’ve ordered it delayed for right now. I’m watching Democracy Now! live.
6 tags
SAVE TROY DAVIS from execution!!!
afrosandpeeptoes:
http://globalgrind.com/news/troy-davis-denied-stay-execution-clemency-death-row-inmate-georgia-board-pardons-killed-tomorrow-photo
4 tags
“What the people need is the truth, and not the pretty truth. The horrible,...”
– Huey Freeman, The Boondocks.
This is one of the largest reasons why I write and teach.
(via mannierivers)
5 tags
White LGBT community..Hell, white folks PERIOD:... →
strugglingtobeheard:
sourcedumal:
From the link:
When Anderson was just another Black man, who was a random victim of White supremacy, none of the GLBT blogs had a damn thing to say about it. I suppose it was considered not to be a gay issue. Now that it has been revealed that Anderson was a gay man, being beaten and then driven over by a truck is suddenly deemed horrifying. To that I...
2 tags
