May 2013
13 posts
“1. White terrorists are called “gunmen.” What does that even mean? A person with...”
– Juan Cole, 08/09/2012 (via woman-swell)
““Don’t you know that slavery was outlawed?”
“No,” the guard said, “you’re...”
– Assata, An Autobiograhy by Assata Shakur (via nezua)
“ “For Children: You will need to know the difference between Friday and a fried...”
– Douglas Adams, English writer and dramatist (1952-2001), The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time (2002)
“Racism is what happens to Black men. Sexism is what happens to white women. When...”
– Barbara Smith, “The Truth That Never Hurts: Writing on Race, Gender and Freedom” (via brittneywinters)
Public Shaming: Tim Brando and Me, We Come From... →
publicshaming:
“HERO” is a very sacred word. Ben Shapiro, right wing “journalist” for Breitbart, has a VERY HIGH BAR for heroism, as we discussed in this post earlier.
Apparently, sports commentator Tim Brando shares those sentiments with Shapiro.
Tim Brando would like to make it very clear…Jason Collins,…
April 2013
10 posts
A man is sexually assaulted by four women. Rosie... →
stfusexists:
Enquiring minds are eager to know what the heck befell a young man who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a group of women in downtown Toronto.
**Trigger Warning: Rape culture, victim blaming - exercise caution before clicking the link or reading further**
After a man - who is alternately referred to as a teenager - in Toronto reported to the police that he had been the victim...
Reblog if you're a "Whatever the fuck I feel like...
how to love your depressed lover →
Last night I thought I kissed the loneliness from out your belly button. I thought I did, but later you sat up, all bones and restless hands, and told me there is a knot in your body that I cannot undo.
I never know what to say to these things. “It’s okay.” “Come back to bed.” “Please don’t go away again.”
Sometimes you are gone for days at a time and it is all I can do not to call the police,...
“Nearly all of the mass shootings in this country in recent years — not just...”
– White men have much to discuss about mass shootings - The Washington Post
What I’ve been saying for years, though most white men I know (my husband included) always get so defensive and try to say it’s unfair. Pfffft….just like it’s white guys in this country who go around trying to eat people.
...
March 2013
9 posts
“As a society, we encourage girls and women to be emotionally accessible, and in...”
– Tori Amos (via queerintersectional)
A thousand times yes. Tori is wise. (via endlessbabe)
The flipside of that blatant, distressing truth about our gender roles is that men are taught to obfuscate, bury & ignore their feelings & become incapable of meaningfully communicating them in a...
February 2013
26 posts
thisbastardchild:
I have three credits left on my degree and I couldn’t give a fuck.
zuky:
mishachu:
funeralfrost:
Tim Burton should just make a movie called ‘Johnny Depp’.
starring helena bonham carter as johnny depp
Co-starring Johnny Depp as Helena Bonham Carter.
Her: Why does daddy hate Ice, Ice Baby?
Me: Because it's a horrible song.
Her: Why do you always sing it to annoy daddy?
Me: Because it's a horrible song.
Her: Then why did you teach it to us?
Me: Because it's a horrible song.
Her: But why...
Me: Look. Anything you ask about Ice, Ice Baby the answer will always be "Because it's a horrible song."
thisblackwitch:
fuckitfireeverything:
teengrrrlsquad:
why isn’t there a STRAIGHT pride parade?? why isn’t there WHITE history month? why isn’t there an international MEN’S day!? why isn’t there a hospital for WELL people?? why isn’t there a soup kitchen for RICH people??!?
#WHY ARE THERE NO CEMETERIES FOR ALIVE PEOPLE
Love the last one
Knit Me A Pony: Status Message Here: Short List of... →
eshusplayground:
scifigamingmom:
Charlie Sheen
Sean Connery
Gary Oldman
David Hasselhoff
Mel Gibson
Michael Fassbender
Nicholas Cage
Gary Busey
Bill Murray
Eminem
Alec Baldwin
Phil Hartman
Tommy Lee
Josh Brolin
Sean Penn
Woody Allen
Roman Polanski
Axl Rose
Sonny Bono
John Lennon
Sean Bean
Elvis Presley
Kelsey Grammar
Rob Lowe
Chris Brown
Who Tumblr/Internet/Society...
“Teachers are often unaware of the gender distribution of talk in their...”
– [x] (via neighborly)
