February 2012
16 posts
“If Britney Spears can get through 2007, you can get through today.”
– Sylvia Plath (via incorrectsylviaplathquotes)
January 2012
34 posts
Clever Blog Title: On Being White-Passing →
lindseyike:
ihavethisblog:
As white-passing people of color, we have our own set of struggles.
We have to hear all the horrible, racist things that our white friends (and sometimes even our not-white friends) say about people of color that they wouldn’t dare say if we were visible poc. And because we look white, we are…
sosososo important and incredibly fucking relevant
Agreed! Especially...
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the party ain’t jumpin’ like it used...
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Between the Bars- Emily Haines covers Elliot...
“Realize that anyone who tries to put you down about your appearance is assuming...”
– Skeptifem (in this interview: link)
sometimes you just have to remind yourself.. that this isn’t for them.
madame thursday: azealia: Apparently a group of... →
azealia:
Apparently a group of Girl Scouts is trying to spearhead a boycott of Girl Scout cookies (usually sold around this time of year) because of a troop in Colorado admitting a young transgender girl earlier this year. Something about the ~integrity~ of GSUSA, danger for children, blah…
wouldn’t it make more sense for those girls to drop out of the girl scouts if they feel so...
“African American women’s internal life experiences are part of the American...”
– Melissa Harris-Perry (via sociolab) This. Whenever (white) people preach about “the good ol’ days,” I want to punch them in the throat. (via ethiopienne)
or any non-white immigrant, for that matter.
saw a coyote on the roof of a home in mira mesa yesterday. it was so beautiful. i wish i had a camera.
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i’m cursed to be forever at home.
“The thing is, it’s patriarchy that says men are stupid and monolithic and...”
– On claiming to be a stupid man who doesn’t know anything « Zero at the Bone (via grrlyboy)
The 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates:
Michelle Bachmann: "Don’t misunderstand. I am not here bashing people who are homosexuals, who are lesbians, who are bisexual, who are transgender. We need to have profound compassion for people who are dealing with the very real issue of sexual dysfunction in their life and sexual identity disorders.” (2004)
Ron Paul: "The rate of AIDS infection is on the increase again. From the gay point of view, the reasons seem quite sensible. First, these men don't really see a reason to live past their fifties. They are not married, they have no children, and their lives are centered on new sexual partners... because sex is the center of their lives, they want it to be as pleasurable as possible, which means unprotected sex. Third, they enjoy the attention & pity that comes with being sick." (1995 in a newsletter)
Rick Perry: "I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a Christian, but you don't need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school. " (2011 in a campaign ad)
Mitt Romney: "I should tell my story. I'm also unemployed." (2011 while speaking to unemployed people in Florida. Romney's net worth is over $200 million.)
Newt Gingrich: "She's not young enough or pretty enough to be the wife of the President. And besides, she has cancer." (1994, about his first wife)
Rick Santorum: "Is anyone saying same-sex couples can’t love each other? I love my children. I love my friends, my brother. Heck, I even love my mother-in-law. Should we call these relationships marriage, too?" (2008)
Michelle Bachmann: "Carbon dioxide is portrayed as harmful. But there isn't even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas." (2009 during a debate)
Mitt Romney: "PETA is not happy that my dog likes fresh air." (2006, when questioned about driving 12 hours with his dog in a cage strapped to the top of his car)
“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and...”
– Ryan Gosling, in a letter protesting the NC-17 rating of ‘Blue Valentine’. The rating was based on one consensual sex scene, in which he goes down on Michelle Williams. (via goodgirls-like-to-sin)
RYAN GOSLING REALLY IS A FEMINIST!
(via diasporainmeter)
So I’ve always thought Ryan Gosling was a...
