January 2012
“I don’t like this expression ‘First World problems.’ It is false and it is...”
– Nigerian author and artist Teju Cole (via xkimberlyx)
Also the implication that kids only starve or people are only homeless in Third World countries. Hello, that happens by the thousands in First World countries too, we’re not special.
(via goddessofcheese)
(I don’t like anyone saying “first...
Ladybleeding on the Job →
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From the article:
While this is obviously a bad situation, I’m fortunate in that I can stash my supplies in my desk and slip out to the “ladies room” whenever I need to do so. I don’t have to worry about it being too obvious that I’m having “female issues,” as my boss refers to it. I think back to how I might have handled this if I still worked in a restaurant or...
December 2011
Close
To giving up.
I’m not dedicated enough or smart enough or something. I just don’t know if I can do it.
November 2011
Some days marriage just seems like a ridiculous “no gays allowed” club. Who would want to be part of that? Ew.
Um. Yeah. This is me every knitting project.
creativitysetsmefree:
mildlyannoyedrabbit:
Rilo Kiley
October 2011
STFU, Sexists.: andreaisace: Agree with so many... →
andreaisace:
Agree with so many things that STFUsexists said. But, sweeping generalizations made on Tumblr about Christians should not be okay. Not all Christians are pro-life and are about oppressing women and members of the LGBTQ community. I’m not a Christian, but there are a lot of…
I think it’s kind of complicated. Yes, there are public stances that come from various parts of...
“If Morrissey says not to eat meat, then I’ll eat meat — that’s how much I hate...”
– Robert Smith (via kittencoaster)
I really hate this quote. Don’t base your ethical decisions on doing the opposite of what someone you don’t like does. That’s completely illogical rubbish.
Don't ever hesitate. Reblog this.
bitemebeautiful:
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VIRGINITY IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT
antithestasia:
Virginity:
is sexist
is heteronormative
commodifies sex
commodifies young cis-het white women
contributes to rape culture
contributes to slut-shaming
erases queer folk
erases transfolk
frames a woman’s worth as inversely proportional to the number of dicks that have been inside her
and much, much more!
“…the killing of little children by abortion…”
– rep. franks (r-arizona)
I JUST CANNOT WITH THESE PEOPLE.
(c-span live link—go to it, nerds.)
I can see why that would make someone angry. Little children don’t typically ovulate, so considering they shouldn’t even be able to be pregnant, giving them abortions is downright...
guerrillamamamedicine:
to be clear. there are definitely places i dont take my kid (yet). for one, the cinema. two, lectures. and i have a good number of film maker and academic friends. so ive had to skip out on some really tempting offers. but i dont take aza (at this stage of her life) to some indie film or lecture.
because she would be bored as fuck.
and she is a talker (did i...
“[I] really wish people would stop using the word ‘occupy’ to describe ‘radical’...”
– sophia-the-snail (via lizardwalk)
Given the history of the country I live in, which exists on occupation, and given the fact that the person I love deeply left his home because of occupation and all that came with it, yeah this.
(via wateroftheclearestblue)
This is interesting… I...
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"That's not our demographic.": If A Tree Falls in... →
extrawiggleroom:
I’ve owed everyone THE blog post about my trip to American Apparel for quite awhile now. Honestly, I haven’t been entirely sure what to say. The trip was incredible, with or without the tour. I got to see a ton of interesting people- models, designers, old friends- and do a lot of fun things….
oh btw
I passed the semester. The one I had to take two semesters to do. Am moving on to the next one now :)
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“In an era when many feminists are (in my opinion rightly) dismayed by the...”
– Lorrie Hearts, at the f word.
This whole post - which is about a hospital ceasing to provide free formula to the women who give birth there in an effort to be “baby friendly” - is a great, important read. I just want to add one thing, though. Hearts writes that she’s never seen anyone claim that...
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Why breastfeeding supremacists can suck my left...
jessicavalenti:
Yesterday, when I quoted Lorrie Hearts about a hospital’s decision to stop making free formula available to new moms in an effort to be “baby-friendly”, I got a lot of supportive comments and questions through Tumblr. (Thanks, y’all!) I also got a lot of hate and misrepresentation directed at me through Twitter. (Does this decide the never-ending social media battle in my head?...
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Some brief thoughts about Amy Pond & River Song
femfreq:
This article “Why This Year’s Doctor Who Finale Was (Mostly) Better than Last Year’s” by Charlie Jane Anders (io9) has some interesting thoughts about River and Amy’s characters.
SPOILERS
“River Song was such a shiny character, full of endless possibility, and she hit her high point in some of the early Matt Smith stories. Jumping out of spaceships in flight, carving messages in...
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“Yeah, well, medical school and being a doctor can be really hard for women. It’s...”
– A neighbor upon hearing my plans for after graduation. He assumed that I wanted to have children and that I wouldn’t be able to handle kids and a career as a woman. Made me feel invalidated, incapable and forced to meet expectations I don’t want. (via microaggressions)
This also assumes that men...
September 2011
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-9-25) →
Hem (102)
Aimee Mann (17)
M. Ward (14)
Andrew Bird (10)
Ryan Adams (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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A question to people who have changed their name
transsexualferox:
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jemimaaslana:
Your first name that is. The name that people call you.
Your reasons for changing your name are none of my business, but I’d like to hear about how you decided upon your new name.
How did you choose the new one? What mattered in your decision? What did you take into consideration when choosing? Did you ‘just’ go for a name you like? Or one you...
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mymilkspilt:
Listen in, I want to tell you something.
You are beautiful in your own way, which is any which way. You might be ugly, too, and that is okay. I am ugly, too.
But no matter how you slice and dice and sautee it, you are worthy. You are intrinsically valuable. Even when you are broken you are whole, just as you are. You don’t owe any debt for just existing.
You are fucking...
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Anxiety
Is when your breathing goes weird, your feet tingle and getting a text has you just about jump out of your skin.
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Mistakes that were made with me
That I would try to avoid with my own children
Not that mistake is quite the right word, but it’s close.
- Art. I would want my kids to feel confident in their art. My sense of ability to express myself with art was crushed at some point in my early teens. I think that could’ve been prevented.
- Procrastination. I would want my kids to be able to do the work they don’t want to...
Sigh
Yet another follow from someone who clearly just wants a follow back. I think that’s most of my followers.
Ain’t going to happen, dude.
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mildlyannoyedrabbit:
—But you can’t give your heart to a wild thing; the more you do, the stronger they get. Until they’re strong enough to run into the woods. Or fly into a tree. Then a taller tree. Then the sky. That’s how you’ll end up if you love a wild thing. You’ll end up looking at the sky. But believe me- it’s better to look at the sky than to live there. Such an empty place; so vague....
