April 2012
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There seems to be this belief that science and art are total opposites, as if they each take place on two ends of a scale, and don’t have really obvious similarities between them. I hate that. I hate the elitism that comes from both ends. It’s difficult to ignore the amount of people who take science and maths and can’t see the relevance and intelligence behind the other end of...
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I’ve never felt comfortable reading books that have such deliberate narratives. There’s just something unnerving about reading a story where every sentence could be a quotation written out in cursive and photographed.
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It’s my sister’s birthday next Saturday, and her and my mother haven’t been talking for almost two weeks. My mum wants to buy her an iPad regardless.
(over the phone)
Me: So…you do know she doesn’t want any of that sort of stuff. Mum: You don’t know that. Me: Right, because her telling me wasn’t a sign or anything. Mum: How can you not want one? I want...
“Here’s the thing about jokes. They only work when they’re aiming up. I wrote...”
– A Complete Guide to ‘Hipster Racism’ (via npr)
Well done, Lindy West. Race related posts on Jezebel have usually been, at best, heartburn-inducing, but you’ve said some shit needed to be said.
(via teacherdee)
Essay Typer
indifferentchild:
fuckyeahdigidestined:
http://essaytyper.com/
This is so incredibly satisfying.
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I just Google Image'd Skai Jackson
and had to curl up for fear of what my ovaries would do.
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“I don’t know if rape jokes encourage rape culture. I don’t care. You still...”
– An Addendum, On Rape Jokes. (via goddesshyperion)
They call me lady tiger, but I never eat my young:... →
romantic-chasm:
it’s not a tiny bit of her career either. she’s disturbingly obsessed with the virgin/whore dichotomy. and she hates girls. we get it, she doesn’t party; she doesn’t have a lot of sex; she stays at home and gosh golly gee she’s so down to earth. PLEASE LOVE HER.
“I…
I love Michael Jackson. It’s like someone managed to shove yelling along to P.Y.T., failed attempts to moonwalk in socks on the kitchen floor, every infectious number he did with The Jacksons and sitting cross-legged in front of the television watching every video from Dangerous into a box. And you can retreat back into it. I could spend hours poring over every detail I can find, but it...
“When I want to know what misogyny is, I don’t ask a man. When I want to know...”
– Son of Baldwin
(via newwavefeminism)
esotericcoteries replied to your post: esotericcoteries replied to your post: I went on…
I miss you also. I miss you all. Is everyone back now? EVERYONE BUT ME. My foot’s gone numb. Bah.
Everyone but you and Dearnna. 2/7 and it still feels empty. I want to claw at your door and cry, but I won’t, because I don’t want to that badly. I’m sorry. I still miss you and love you.
quinnathan replied to your post: quinnathan replied to your post: I went on the Bob…
You know what? You’re right. Sailing = classy motherfucker. That = weird dreams about anthropomorphic construction equipment. I’m so sorry.
I couldn’t work out if I was re-living childhood or having it taken away from me…
quinnathan replied to your post: I went on the Bob The Builder ride outside Tesco…
That’s how it is with me whenever I go sailing. I lay down in bed and suddenly I’m on a boat.
Except you sound really suave for being on a boat, sailing, whilst I fell victim to:
But I like the understanding.
esotericcoteries replied to your post: I went on the Bob The Builder ride outside Tesco…
Have you ever been to a swimming pool with a wave machine? Because going to one used to give me something that felt like sea-sickness for days on end and I don’t recommend it at all
My dad used to take me to Latchmere every Sunday because they have a wave machine (I think there’s a song as well...
I went on the Bob The Builder ride outside Tesco today - I say “I”, only my butt and torso could fit - and all of a sudden I keep feeling the same motion. Like when you dream of being on a swing or something or you think really hard about it, and you can feel it. If I sit really still, I feel like I’m being rocked back and forth and wavily like.
I don’t feel right knowing...
Don't Let Them Do That to You: Not All Like That →
sideofdork:
guerrillamamamedicine:
ladyatheist:
alexandraerin:
Imagine a minefield… a strip of land seeded with traps that will maim or kill you if you put one foot in the wrong place. What’s the wrong place? You’ll know when you step there. There’s no rhyme or reason to…
Watchexplicitem:
traitorinyourmidst:
That is the greatest form of advertising I have ever seen.
Most beautiful thing I’ve seen in a while.
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So I looked down after hitting ‘create post’. Yep.
There you are.
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I really need to stop dreaming that I’m pregnant and then waking up to realise I’ve missed my period.
ihaveabsolutelynoidea:
legitimate criticisms of feminism:
-transmisogyny and the lack of inclusion of transwomen
-the racist history behind it and the lack of inclusion of woc
-ignoring and invalidating women with disabilities
-pretty much anything that falls under lack of intersectionality
-internalized misogyny and girl hate
-promotion of political lesbianism
-radscum
illegitimate...
They call me lady tiger, but I never eat my young:... →
orientalismisalive:
So, instead of constantly posting the horrible articles on the region, here’s a little quiz. Which one should you read?
The subject matter is the same: The suicide of Amina Filali, a young Moroccan girl who was forced to marry her rapist.
A) Here is a piece on the …
“Many adults are put off when youngsters pose scientific questions. Children ask...”
– Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as the Candle in The Dark (via ironfleet)
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I'm bored and you probably shouldn't suffer too.
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How frequently are you inclined to read, and how much?: If it’s reading I have to do for academic purposes, as rarely as possible and the bare minimum (though I set the minimum mark myself). It makes my skin crawl, so naturally, I’m doing History and Literature. But for leisure it depends on the book I’m reading. If it’s something I love, usually every night, and...
No, but really
what
does
that
mean?
WHO IS THE ‘HIM’?
Don't Let Them Do That to You: blackenedbutterfly:... →
blackenedbutterfly:
ihaveabsolutelynoidea:
Things that are not inherently awful or something you should feel ashamed of:
being white
being male
being cisgender
being straight or heteronormative
being able bodied
being neurotypical
being conventionally attractive
Things…
Anonymous asked: Leave him alone.
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Swipe melanin.
One of the biggest flaws in the race card rebuttal is that it implies whoever spoke is getting a free pass at something. As if being in that position - where awareness of racial identity and status is so embedded in you that the worst conclusion is automatic - doesn’t cost a person somehow.
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“Slut-bashing is a cheap and easy way to feel powerful. If you feel insecure or...”
– Leora Tanenbaum, Slut! Growing Up Female with a Bad Reputation (via ellielamothe)
They call me lady tiger, but I never eat my young:... →
thefullmetalbitch:
It’s not “cisgendered” or “transgendered”. It’s cisgender and transgender.
Cis and trans are fine to shorten.
Do not refer to someone as transgender or transsexual without prior identification and/or permission.
Do not use “transgender” or “transsexual” or…
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Anonymous asked: retxra nakra
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on my way to growing a mane
