February 2012
108 posts
you know what I realized?
newwavefeminism:
people get REALLY uncomfortable and even upset when I, or my friends, explicitly bring up race or racialized things. I even notice it on my blog but its way more visible in real life when you can SEE facial reactions and eye rolling. The odd thing is… no one realizes that when you live in dominant society as a marginalized group - most of the conversations, topics, things people...
“True gender equality is actually perceived as inequality. A group that is made...”
– - Lucy, When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege. (via seaofbadstories)
I might have reblogged this already but it’s so good I don’t care.
(via stfufauxminists)
Kyriarchy in action.
(via transstingray)
Also the study where they had women and men talking in a discussion and when women...
100+ Nutrition Facts About 25 Well-Known Foods
realfoodology:
Asparagus
Asparagus is high in glutathione, an important anticarcinogen
It also contains rutin, which protects small blood vessels from rupturing and may protect against radiation
Asparagus is a good source of vitamins A, C and E, B-complex vitamins, potassium and zinc
Avocado
Avocados are rich in monounsaturated fat, which is easily burned for energy.
An avocado has more...
ginger—gal:
14kgoldnyc:
Tumblr users launch petition to have fellow publisher removed as tag editor
mohandasgandhi:
producermatthew:
Tumblr users are asking 1,000 bloggers to sign an online petition that calls for a controversial publisher to be removed as an editor of an enhanced tag on the site.
The petition targets user “Ryking,” with the claim that the blogger has defended...
There always have to be those special snowflakes...
atrapforfools:
Obviously lots of people care. And yes, there are people who will pay more attention to the death of a celebrity than to a human rights crisis somewhere in the world. And yes, that’s not fair. But it’s reality. And there are people who care about both sides of the coin.
So can everyone stop bemoaning how unfair it is while people are trying to pay their respects to one of the...
“You know I was married for 23 years to the love of my life, and he died six...”
– Washington State Representative MAUREEN WALSH, Republican, on why she voted to legalize marriage equality in her state.
Dear New Jersey governor Chris Christie and others in the Republican Party who continue to demonize those who want marriage equality: this is what courage, and not cowardice,...
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“We do not do trigger warnings. Ever. As a rule. I don’t believe in them, period.”
– Jessica Coen, Editor in Chief of Jezebel.
Trigger warnings are icky! Unlike photos of women being raped, of course. Those are totally OK and can actually drive your entire “feminist light” business model.
I might have to re-write my motto: My feminism will be rape culture friendly! And you know,...
In defense of Arkh
stfuconservatives:
face-down-asgard-up:
I wanna talk about the Arkh project.
You may or may not know what the Arkh project is. Read more about it here.
There has been a lot of discussion about this project and it’s mainly centered around whether or not the minds behind Arkh are “doing a good job” or “doing the job right”. A lot of people seem shocked or concerned that Arkh does not yet have...
today my heart broke
cherry-maulface:
andthedayturnedintonight:
my roller derby league, the wonderful central new york roller derby, has saved me in ways that no one will ever understand. they picked me up when i was down, literally and metaphorically, and this league has become my whole life. but today something awful happened, and we lost our practice space and everything in it in a fire.
we are a tough bunch...
Femmes and Family: in case my submission didnt go... →
puggbutt:
and for others perusal
dan savage is awful: a crash course
heres some links
blamin’ prop 8’s passage on poc: http://www.racialicious.com/2008/11/06/quoted-dan-savage-on-black-homophobia/
shitty behavior towards bi folks Bisexuals by Dan Savage - Seattle Pullout - The…