February 2012
Tumblr: America needs to stop being racist and sexist, pay more attention to women and PoC ok
CBS: Hey guys guess what we decided Watson should be played by a Taiwanese, female actress in our version of Sherlock Holmes
Tumblr: NOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU CAN'T DO THAT HOW DARE YOU I AM BOYCOTTING YOUR SHOW I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS IS THE WORST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED
extended edition
Woman: Can I have birth control?
Government: No.
Woman: I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
Government: No.
Woman: I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
Government: No.
Woman: Well, why can't I have birth control?
Government: Because. Sex isn't for recreation. It's for procreation.
Woman: But it can help regulate my period and benefit me in other ways.
Government: Too bad.
Man: For no reason other than for recreational sex, may I have birth control?
Government: Do you have a penis?
Man: YES, YES I DO!!
Government: WELL HOWDY, VALID CITIZEN. You can buy condoms by the dozens. Here, here's a pack of special condom for "His Pleasure." Oooh, these come in different colours and flavours. Here, try these. They have ribs on them. And this one glows in the dark!! LOL OMG DICK LIGHTSABER!!
Government: But seriously, you're a man. You can do what ever you want.
Woman: But-
Government: Shut up, you sinning, freeloading hussy.
Please read
heyitsmytumblr:
http://articles.boston.com/2012-02-24/yourtown/31096304_1_symphonic-band-boston-college-facebook-page
xeno
dictionaryofobscuresorrows:
n. the smallest measurable unit of human connection, typically exchanged between passing strangers—a flirtatious glance, a sympathetic nod, a shared laugh about some odd coincidence—moments that are fleeting and random but still contain powerful emotional nutrients that can alleviate the symptoms of feeling alone.
the bends
dictionaryofobscuresorrows:
n. frustration that you’re not enjoying an experience as much as you should, even something you’ve worked for years to attain, which prompts you to plug in various thought combinations to try for anything more than static emotional blankness, as if your heart had been accidentally demagnetized by a surge of expectations.
“If you sense yourself falling for someone who, for lack of a better term, is a...”
– Reasons Why You Should Stop Hooking Up With Someone, Ryan O’Connell (via super-orgasm)
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time to get some serious study swag on
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Oneshot Swap
batmansymbol:
I forgot to post this! Should’ve done it ages ago, but I forgot.
So, I wrote this for a short fic swap with the coolest people ever:
uchiha.s, author of The Scientist and Bad Romance, and moor, author of Merits. Theirs are forthcoming, I will totally pimp them when they emerge. (A Dramione and Zutara, respectively!) :D
Might post this on FFnet as well. Dunno. It sort of turned...
Six degrees of Gael García Bernal: Latino...
univisionnews:
Familiar Face: Any talk of Latino directors and the Oscars usually involves Gael García Bernal. (Photo: Facebook)
By UNIVISION NEWS Channel: Entertainment
It’s Oscar time once again! How well do you know your Latino Oscar history? Here in alphabetical order, is a list of notable Latin American and Spanish directors whose trailblazing and singular films have placed them in the...
“If I ever have my own team
I am picking everyone first.
Even the worst kid...”
– Andrea Gibson, from Letter To A Playground Bully From Andrea (Age 8)
So no I am not “always crying.” I am just thawing outside of the lines.
This poem. This poem.
(via uncertainnoise)
Woman: Can I have birth control?
Government: No.
Woman: I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
Government: No.
Woman: I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
Government: No.
“But when a saga popular with pre-adolescent girls peaks romantically on a night...”
– NPR’s Linda Holmes reviews Twilight Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1 (via diandrabird)
I really liked the next paragraph as well:
“But romanticizing an intimate relationship that leaves bruises and scars is a particularly terrible idea in a film aimed at girls. Talking about this is tiresome, but then so is...
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the scientist
whisperend:
endless list of my favorite fanfictions [with crappy graphics, in no particular order]
THE SCIENTIST by uchiha.s
length: 11 chapters; rating: m; genre: drama, romance, comedy
fandom: harry potter; era: au; characters: hermione granger, tom riddle
what it’s about: in a modern day au setting, mysterious, handsome and definitely evil dr. riddle is law student hermione granger’s...
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Empathy (The #Rihanna Post) →
Watchbrazenbitch:
viacomcannon:
take into consideration that i am a white male gender CIS son of Yacub, so you should neither trust a word i say nor trade for my goods.
that said, white people should probably chill out.
“We have whole foods”
on listing white privilege
omg yes
Austin talking in all caps: Hey LGBT Activists, →
ethiopienne:
You do know that it’s possible to fight for LGBT rights without appropriating the Civil Rights movement, right? And that the Civil Rights movement is not yours to appropriate? And that dismantling homophobia can be done without perpetuating racism? And that—huge shocker here, I…
tall, dark, and bishoujo.: stfuconfederates: Deaf... →
stfuconfederates:
Deaf Aspie: Challenge to Vegans:
deaf-aspie:
violetbelle:
deaf-aspie:
violetbelle:
deaf-aspie:
Make me a vegan diet plan for 2 weeks. And if I like it, I’ll actually try it.
But it’s not so simple. See, I’m poor. And by poor, I mean,…
“Fat people who love themselves scare the shit out of people who don’t love...”
– Tigress Osborn (via buttahlove)
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So I'm trying to get work done but
I sometimes get thrown into the niche vortex that is the Tom/Hermione fandom on tumblr
and I’m still on the lookout for my OTP Tom/Minerva.
My life is hard
“Dream Hampton explained to me about how this is a time when women are fighting...”
– Rapper Too $hort being accountable to the backlash surrounding his “fatherly advice” in XXL Magazine.
#Babysteps
(via unapproachableblackchicks)
Woooooow. Is this really where the average dude is at in terms of awareness? This is scary. But I guess it’s good folks are learning?
(via...