April 2012
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“People will never stop asking you if you’re eventually going to go to college....”
– Rookie » Skipping School (via albinwonderland)
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“The wounded child inside many males is a boy who, when he first spoke his...”
– bell hooks (via thechocolatebrigade)
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“It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do...”
– Aldous Huxley (via byebyekissthesky)
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If surviving was easy we wouldnt call it surviving
fromonesurvivortoanother:
we would call it partying
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“you don’t need to know what’s in my pants unless i’m letting you in.”
– adhamh roland (from bathrooms, boxes, binary.)
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“Far more people die from legal drugs each year than die from illegal drugs. As...”
– James Bovard, Lost Rights, pp. 214–215. (via absurdreasoning)
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“Things genderqueer is not:
1) between male and female; while some genderqueer...”
– Appropriation of Genderqueer Identities at Questioning Transphobia (via gender-queer)
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“Queer people do not need to offer excuses or defend their own existence. If one...”
– » Fauxgress Watch: “Born This Way” Social Justice League (via transformfeminism)
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“Would I rather embarrass someone by correcting them when they use the wrong...”
– Am I Genderqueer Enough?
(via humanshumans)
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"You can't fight violence with violence."
thisgingersnapsback:
Or, “Hi! I’m white, and I’m here to tell you whiny oppressed folks how to behave and react in an appropriate manner, because clearly the law works for all of us equally, so don’t worry, just calm down and let the law do it’s job! You can totally trust the legal system, and reacting to the cold-blooded murder of a boy with words of anger and hopes of violence is JUST AS BAD...
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Sweden creates the gender-neutral pronoun “hen”
govoxy:
For many years there has been a drive towards finding a way to balance inequality between men and women. How can we achieve this when in out very language we distinguish boys from girls? Well, Sweden has taken a stand on this issue and eliminated gender from everyday language. This Nordic country has always advocated gender equality, but they want to go further and push for becoming...
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“Among my male and female friends, there are a few who are of either a completely...”
– Emma Goldman, queer and trans positive in 1934. Eighty years later some in the feminist movement are still catching up … (via nothingisholy) Awkward wording but this is 1934. (via notafraidofruins)
When I read Emma Goldman I have a hard time believing that she’s from the early 1900s, and not,...
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“This is really simple: If you don’t like the anger and distrust directed at cis...”
– Regarding “cisphobia” and related concepts. From a recent post, this deserves a spotlight. Many people emphasize the academic angle of systemic power and privilege denial, but it’s important to also showcase the emotional, human side of how this dynamic plays out in day-to-day life. (via amydentata)
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“I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain...”
– Stephen Jay Gould (via pisumsativa)
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Jesus was a Middle-Eastern Jewish man who...
holybabble:
theybuildbuildings:
He also hung out with prostitutes and prisoners, immigrated illegally, didn’t speak English, frowned upon laissez faire capitalism, and advocated love and acceptance for all. Oh and he wore what by modern standards we’d pretty much call dresses and Berkenstocks.
He also may not have existed at all, but I approve of this post regardless.
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mewstew:
Breaking news: A new study finds that a [person]’s emotional reactions are valid regardless of whether or not [they are] on [their] period and that’s really not your business anyway
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“Fuck these patriarchal beauty standards”. I hear you loud and clear, but women...”
– Lamesha, Grrrl Perspective (via girl-violence)
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“When you find what it is within yourself that lights you up, you brighten up...”
– Lauren Lopez (Glow*)
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
lettherebecramp:
THE WORD “GYSPY” IS A RACIST SLUR USED TO BELITTLE AND ABUSE ROMANI PEOPLE
DON’T TAG PICTURES OF YOU DANCING IN THE WOODS WITH SPARKLY SCARVES AS “GYPSY”
DON’T TAG PICTURES OF ANY OF YOUR OTHER HIPPIE SHIT AS “GYPSY”
DON’T USE THE WORD “GYSPY”
THIS HAS BEEN A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
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What ingredients does it take to make you? →
mygayshoes:
mycroft-broke-my-action-man:
Alex is made of beer, rock, and apathy. With a dash of cuddles.
Alys is made of Jazz, Techno, and awkwardness. With a dash of Chemical X
Mygayshoes is made of Soul, pens, and kindness. With a dash of Holmes.
I HAVE THE BEST ONE EVER!
villiljos is made of mirrors, tea, and innocence. With a dash of flamethrowers.
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“Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of...”
– Jeremy Knowles, discussing the complete lack of recognition Cecilia Payne gets, even today, for her revolutionary discovery. (via alliterate)
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Dear people who question why girls go to the...
radicalhumanist:
nysundust:
middle-east-beast:
Hermione went alone and got attacked by a troll
Moaning Myrtle went alone and died.
Katie went alone and go Confunded, possibly Imperioed, and Cursed by a shiny.
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