February 2011
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grrspit:
I need parenting advice. My religious father is horning in on my attempts to raise a secular child and I’m not sure what to do.
I’m always afraid I’m either under- or overestimating my daughter’s capabilities.
Sigh.
signal-boosted.
numol on tumblr: National White House Call-in Day... →
eateroftrees:
numol:
from an email i got today from the Bradley Manning Support Network (full text quoted below). PLEASE REBLOG.
if you can’t make phone calls, you can send an email to the President here. other contact info (also from that page):
The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500
Thank you for acknowledging we can’t all make phone calls, though honestly,...
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where is the good, non-ismy tv snark?
i was talking with [someone i know who wishes to remain nameless], about someone on Television Without Pity doing a serious cissexism fail, and she asked me where she could find good tv snark that was less ism-y. i said i didn’t know… BECAUSE I DON’T KNOW.
so i was wondering if any of YOU know: where is the good tv snarky-recap-type stuff that is not grossly ism-y?
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Great thread to follow on Egypt...
xicanagrrrl:
I was hella confused about what was going on there, having only gotten snippets of things through tumblr and the Al Jazeera stream before it went down…
But this thread cleared things up
It took about an hour to read through but was totally worth it… it starts last Tuesday with the beginning of protests and has been updated several times a day since then, and is still being...
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National White House Call-in Day to Support...
EDIT (Feb. 6th): calling is still helpful even if (like me, with my forgetfullness/crappy sleep schedule) missed the exact day.
from an email i got today from the Bradley Manning Support Network (full text quoted below). PLEASE REBLOG.
if you can’t make phone calls, you can send an email to the President here. other contact info (also from that page):
The White House 1600 Pennsylvania...
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idek tumblr idek
fiercelynative:
numol replied to your post: idek tumblr idek
i am glad you are here, too. btw i will post more GIFs tonight/early this morning.
[EDIT: GIF under the cut]
[image: two people stand in a crowded bedroom, one in front of the other. The person in front glances about the room, arms tucked close to their sides and fingers curled into claws. Looking straight at the camera, they appear...
heartinakiln asked: god damn it you got that song stuck in my head
why did you do this to me
why did you do this to me
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Black Invisibility and Racism in Punk Rock by... →
flightofthehobo:
crustyriotqueer:
vodkadrunkenski:
I’d always get pissed off when, on IRC in a punk chat room, people would just assume I was white. Even when I gave them my pics, they’d think of every ethnicity but black to guess as my race.
When I would tell them, “Well, I’m half black and half white,” they’d be shocked.
“You’re black???” would invariably be the reply. “Wow, I’ve never...
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getEQUAL on the national prayer breakfast -- "Tell... →
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color of change petition asking for a pardon for... →
not sure if this has been posted here yet
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“FLASH: Google says has launched service for people in Egypt to send Twitter...”
– @Reuters (via brooklynmutt)
A+, Google.
(via mohandasgandhi)
Google, you restore my hopes somewhat.
(via allthebloodinmyveins)
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K-Pop
haterina:
rabbit-ears:
astroprojection:
asiansnotstudying:
We need to think critically about what media representations say about Asians. http://daawg.org/the-sexual-politics-of-k-pop
I especially like this:
I keep watching in part because there is no Asian American female star I can dance to and although the Korean popstar is dancing in her underwear there is something important to...
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January 2011
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jaded16india:
My name escapes their minds: hatefulatheist replied to your post: Poverty porn. Sorry I couldn’t…
thejuthikakid:
hatefulatheist replied to your post: Poverty porn.
Sorry I couldn’t find any pictures of white children starving in Haiti to try and make my point, but really? Are we going to just side step any real issue and claim that since a white person puts up a...
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Gay people were sexually abused, says imam of... →
stfuislamophobes:
thefuror:
queerwatch:
The new imam of the proposed Ground Zero mosque in New York says that homosexuality is mainly caused by emotional or sexual abuse.
Abdallah Adhami, 44, said in a lecture that being gay was a “painful trial” which results from past trauma.
The lecture is available to view on his non-profit website Sakeenah.org, news channel NY1 reports.
In the...
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thejuthikakid:
hatefulatheist replied to your post: Poverty porn.
Sorry I couldn’t find any pictures of white children starving in Haiti to try and make my point, but really? Are we going to just side step any real issue and claim that since a white person puts up a picture with a black child that he’s an asshole?
The real issue is that people EVERYWHERE need help. Africa isn’t the go-to...
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haterina:
jemimaaslana:
this ain’t livin’: Minding Plates: Eat What Makes You Happy
When everyone’s telling you that you are a bad person for eating repetitive meals, you do tend to internalise that, and you start to think that way, and there lies a path of much food shaming and guilt. You call yourself a failure for not giving something new a try, you try and force yourself to mix up your...
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'How to Protest Intelligently: Important... →
firesandwords:
if we’re going to fetishize the riots, we should at least know how they’re being planned and organized!
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Protesters Are Awesome: Egyptian Students Are Now...
farhaaan:
On Friday we told you about about the Egyptian protesters who valiantly banded together to protect the Egyptian Museum’s priceless antiquities collection from destruction (unfortunately, they were unable to protect them all).
Today comes word that the African nation’s young people, who are still in the throes of revolt, have also been trying to protect libraries from their...
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so fucking sick.
radicallyhottoff:
thought you oughta know.
**dies**
that’s terrible, i’m so sorry. wishing you the best of luck.
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Rumsfeld to receive ‘Defender of the Constitution... →
nezua:
Also to be announced:
• George W. Bush to receive “Most Beautiful Laugh Award”
• Sarah Palin to receive “Uniter of All Races Award” in addition to “Most Soulful and Passionate Queen of the Tundra Medallion”
• “Glenn Beck to receive “Most Laudable and Brown-skinned Peacemaker of the Millenium Award”
my eyes just glazed over at this news, but your commentary is very funny.
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Real things that my (white) Modern Indian History...
jaded16india:
haterina:
alliterate:
badparsiqueer:
“Orientalism is demonized today, but you have to admit that they did a lot of good in India.”
What.
WHAT.
Of course they did! They raped pilandered erased and completely exploited us in every way possible. As a parting gift they left engliss to be my father tongue and then they also left a part of their mindset behind.
So...
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sign change.org petition by Egyptian activists... →
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“The law discriminates against rape victims in a manner which would not be...”
– anon. (via reqbat) (via directactioniswitchcraft) (via iisabelle) (via bradicalmang) (via skoutt) Beautiful. (via krona, directactioniswitchcraft-deacti) (via floorofgiraffes) (via womyneosoul) (via veggielezzyfemmie)
Wow, this is really powerful.
(via lasocialista)
(via...
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Pakistan through the Sri Lankan eyes →
allthebloodinmyveins:
pakistani:
Sri Lanka and Pakistan are on the verge of deepening bilateral ties just now but according to the Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society the two countries have had their sights on each other for very much longer.
“We have been donating eyes to Pakistan since 1971, says Irangani Silva, President of the Eye Donation Society - a non-governmental organisation involved in...
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Santa Barbara to realign sidewalk benches used by... →
nezua:
telegantmess:
lucypaw:
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abbyjean:
Cities have tried many ways to move panhandlers and vagrants out of prime shopping districts, but Santa Barbara believes it has a new angle — 90 degrees. Using $50,000 in redevelopment funds, the city is planning to turn 14 benches perpendicular to the State Street storefronts they now face. The idea is to make it more...
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Morocco watches nervously as Egypt erupts | Al... →
allthebloodinmyveins:
Morocco is watching nervously as other North African countries erupt in revolt, with warnings even from within the royal family that it will probably not be spared. Morocco has not been touched, yet, by the violent protests that have ended the rule of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia, threaten Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak and have shaken Algeria’s Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
“But we...
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“New Ariz. Proposal Could Revoke U.S. Citizenship of Immigrant Children
In...”
– Democracy Now! | Headlines for January 28, 2011
NO democracy now! These proposals would not revoke citizenship of “Immigrant” children—they would revoke citizenship of US CITIZENS. They are NOT immigrants, they are US NATURAL BORN CITIZENS.
(p.s i appreciate the effort to find new language that is...
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“Williams-Bolar is a teacher’s assistant in Akron, and was enrolled in college...”
– Over 50,000 Sign Petition for Ohio Mother
FUCKING SHIT. FUCKING SSSSSSHITT FUCKING SHIT FUCKING SHIT. You see that up there? That little sentence thrown in there?????? SHE MAY LOSE HER HOME.
THIS IS WHITE FUCKING SUPREMACY. THIS IS HETEROPATRIARCHY. THIS IS CLASSISM. THIS IS NATIONALISM.
(via...
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haterina:
smells-likecinnamon:
Thai airline recruits transgender staff
transpride:
Thai airline PC Air is recruiting transgender staff in a bid to boost the prospects of the “third sex”.
The newly-formed company took on three trans women this week in its first round of hiring.
PC Air boss Peter Chan told the Daily Telegraph: “I think these people can have many careers – not just in the...