February 2012
7 posts
“From a very young age we’re basically taught to think of racism and “anything...”
– feministdisney (via stay-in-skull)
no snowflake ever feels responsible for the avalanche
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I thought I should make a deep and personal ask...
Q: Your religious Views?
A: I've become a hardcore athiest lately, waving my logic boner in everybody's face.
Q: Have you ever self-harmed? Why?
A: Yes, actually. I went through a period where I'd get uncontrollably emotional, and suffer through intense bouts of self-loathing as a result; I'd slap, hit, and pinch myself.
Q: Relationship with your father?
A: Usually rocky but good. I'm not sure right now, it's sort of awkward.
Q: Relationship with your mother?
A: Better on the surface but possibly more superficial.
Q: Who is your most loved person?
A: I refuse to answer a question that carries on the belief that love is finite. I can love more than one person if I want to.
Q: Have you ever been bullied?
A: Yep. High school, yay! (Not.)
Q: What is your sexuality?
A: ...That's gonna take more than a one-liner. Free-wheeling, voracious, curious. Heteroflexible? I like looking at women, for certain. I'm more attracted to people and personalities than any particular gender. I'm polyamorous and kinky. In particular I identify as submissive and something of a masochist, and we'll leave it at that for the time being (although ask if you want more details).
Q: Who makes you the happiest?
A: Willy Wonka. Both of my boyfriends make me happy in different ways. And so do my cats. And me!
Q: What is the most heroic thing you've ever done?
A: In what way? The *bravest* thing I've done, was, I think, getting an abortion. That was for me.
Q: What calms you down when you're upset?
A: Cuddling, physical reassurance. Art in various forms, if I'm by myself.
Q: Have you ever fallen in love?
A: Numerous times.
Q: Had your heart broken?
A: Scuffed up a bit, maybe.
Q: Have you been betrayed in the past? How?
A: Not really? Although I do feel as though my parents have betrayed me in certain ways.
Q: Who do you miss the most?
A: My grandfather.
Q: Have you ever attempted suicide?
A: Not as of yet.
Q: Share a secret?
A: I got to touch a starfish :3
“Now because the majority of abortions are performed in the first trimester, if...”
– JON STEWART, on Virginia’s inhumane, inhuman and shameful “personhood” law that requires women wanting to get an abortion to, in essence, be subject to rape, on The Daily Show (via inothernews)
It doesn’t matter how many times I read about the VA law, I shudder every time.
(via...
January 2012
7 posts
perpetualwanderer:
“When the web started, I used to get really grumpy with people because they put my poems up. They put my stories up. They put my stuff up on the web. I had this belief, which was completely erroneous, that if people put your stuff up on the web and you didn’t tell them to take it down, you would lose your copyright, which actually, is simply not true. And I also got very grumpy...
am i an adult now?
Sometimes it feels like I used to be a different person.
When I was in Kindergarten, I apparently wanted to be a dentist. I liked centres, “Baby Beluga”, and snacks. When I was in junior high, I was devout. At sixteen, I thought I’d fallen in love, was smart, and knew what I wanted. It only lasted so long.
When I left home and started university, I felt nervous, but nonetheless...
“Boys are told from a young age that whatever they do will be excused under the...”
– http://yesmeansyesblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/the-nonexistent-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-consequences-of-enthusiastic-consent/ (via zoemelisa)
Truth.
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December 2011
10 posts
well, fuck.
perpetualwanderer:
THE SEX UNEDUCATED: On Purity Education and Its Slut-Shaming Bullshit
saynathespiffy:
theskinofourteeth:
daleksanddaisies:
Hey guys. Let’s talk about purity. I was raised in a Baptist church in the Deep South. I had a purity ring, and most of my bookshelf was stuffed with titles about “wearing white” and being “pure” and do you know what? The choice to not have sex...
“Some people protest carrying signs. Some people protest by making activist...”
– –Kathleen Hanna
So, I had an interesting conversation at work the other day. One of my coworkers asked, “So, you have two boyfriends?” “Yup.” I replied, not sure where she was going to be heading with the comment. “So… how does that work?” I could hear the skepticism in her voice, but the lack of outright disdain caused my panic to subside a bit. “Quite well,...
“I’ve been making a list of the things they don’t teach you at school. They don’t...”
– Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones (via thechaoticerotic)
shannonsunrise:
When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids
alyson-noele:
rapisoffensive:
This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author.
By Marion Brady
A longtime friend on the school board of one of the largest school systems in America did something that few public servants are willing to do. He took versions of his state’s...
November 2011
11 posts
jasietaraevangesen:
“When my confident, curious, adventurous 12-year-old daughter asked if she could go get ice cream by herself (we live in a city) the first thing that I thought of was how to prepare her to hear: “Where’s my smile, baby?” “Wanna go for a ride?” What if she is surprised? Looks down? Doesn’t give the guy speaking to her the positive response that he seems to think he’s entitled...
Why You Shouldn't Donate to the Salvation Army... →
so we went to the muppet movie...
OH MY GOD IT WAS AWESOME.
I had been pretty “meh” about the entire thing until about two minutes into the movie, by which time i had completely fallen in love with it. It was delightful and hilarious, full of nostalgia but also fresh and shiny. I spent most of the movie tugging on Daddy’s arm and shrieking with laughter. I’m definitely going to have to buy it…
On a...
Since the fucking Sasha Grey nonsense keeps coming...
countermand-my-trousers:
problyoverthinkingthis:
I’m pretty sure she didn’t go into the classroom and introduce herself as “Sasha Grey.” I’m pretty sure she used her non-performing name. Just a thought.
Another thought: Even if the kids asked her what she did, I’m sure she told them “I’m an actress.” Or “I’m a model,” since I think she does photography now.
Chances are, the kids aren’t...
“The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human...”
– Albert Einstein (via alifeofreason)
kissingunderspiderwebs:
tinysprout:
Forced sterilization of Transgender people as a requirement for legal gender recognition.
resmc:
hoaxzine:
The Swedish legal requirement that people who want to officially change their sex with the government must be be sterilized first. The law also forbids the freezing of sperm or eggs before corrective surgery, which effectively means transgender...
October 2011
14 posts
“Opinions are not magically protected unicorn baby eggs that everyone needs to...”
– iamateenagefeminist
For the anon who wanted a rebloggable version.
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Reblogging myself because it is so goddamn relevant right now.
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Dear Christians,
thisgingersnapsback:
You’re not allowed to tell anyone that they’re quoting Bible Passages “out of context” simply because it does not fit with your ill-formed opinion regarding your “Holy Text.”
Sorry.
You just can’t.
Sincerely,
Other People Who Have Also Read The Bible.
“Understand that the police and laws are part of a system that is anti-poor,...”
– - Syed Hussan in #OccupyTogether in the age of conspiracy | rabble.ca
now this is a rallying cry i can get behind.
(via garconniere)
'Occupy Wall Street' -- It's Not What They're for,... →
cognitivedissonance:
I’m posting this in full, because I am literally stunned this was posted on Fox News. Emphasis mine:
Critics of the growing Occupy Street movement complain that the protesters don’t have a policy agenda and, therefore, don’t stand for anything. They’re wrong. The key isn’t what protesters are for but rather what they’re against — the gaping inequality that has poisoned our...
“[tw: depression, suicide]
Depression is humiliating. It turns intelligent, kind...”
– Pearl (via thesunshinewaitingtobefound)
wow i just started crying at this
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oh wow yup yup yup
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I think I might print this off
and give it to my dad
:|
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Ouch. Goddamn. Exactly like this.
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Yep.
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“Unhappy events abroad have retaught us two simple truths about the liberty of a...”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt, Simple Truths message to Congress (1938)
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“College debt shows up a lot in these stories, actually. It’s more insistently...”
– “Who are the 99 percent?,” Ezra Klein, The Washington Post (via hold-a-wolfs-ears)
The school I attended is being sued by the government for fraud. This isn’t some small-time hack school. It’s the Art Institute, a chain of for-profit colleges with real accreditation and campuses all across the...
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frustrated
I feel very disappointed in people, these days, when I discover they have religious beliefs. Particularly when it’s someone I consider to be learned and intelligent.
Siiiiiiiiigh.
“All across America, there are classrooms filled with fifth graders who only know...”
– William Rivers Pitt (via azspot)
i’ve got a GREAT t-shirt idea.