February 2011
January 2011
please get a clue: Egyptian women do not wear the...
healingsakina:
i know ya’ll are quite self-satisfied reblogging that tweet, and i realize both the original tweeter and most of you really mean well. but please, EDUCATE YOURSELVES. the burqa is a particular style of covering that is common in Afghanistan & Pakistan. the word burqa does NOT mean headscarf, or even face veil. it refers to a specific style. it is not worn in Egypt. also, women...
I am from a third-world country.
tiaramerchgirl:
I’m not in it right now, but I was born and raised in Malaysia.
Which, despite its third-world status, has one of the tallest buildings in the world:
(The bottom floors is a shopping centre full of luxury goods retailers)
A bustling expat/hipster/fancy-pants area ALSO full of luxury goods retailers:
Politicians that came to power on the strength of their blogging:
A...
STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT →
dancingonembers:
Millions of brave Egyptians are right now facing a fateful choice. Thousands have been jailed, injured or killed in the last few days. But if they press on in peaceful protest, they could end decades of tyranny. The protesters have appealed for international solidarity, but the dictatorship knows the power of unity at a time like this – they’ve desperately tried to cut...
“The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be...”
– Armistead Maupin (via kari-shma)
come on up to the house: The House GOP's Plan to... →
dopegirlfresh:
genderbitch:
rabbleprochoice:
corruptpolitics:
Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican majority as it now moves to change abortion law.
For years, federal laws restricting the use of government funds to pay for abortions…
Can we please call this what it is? It’s a PRO-rape platform. It is a PRO-RAPE move by these members...
if you know anyone in egypt.
stfucapitalists:
carpe-cerevisi:
If you know anyone in Egypt, please pass this on to them. To bypass government blocking of websites, use numerical IP addresses: Twitter ”128.242.240.52” Fb ”69.63.189.34” Google ”172.14.204.99”. A French ISP offers free dial up internet access ~ +33 1 72 89 01 50 Login password: toto. Please pass this on and share.
IMPORTANT! PLEASE REBLOG!
haterina:
inbar—1423:
BBC News - ‘Gay’ Ugandan Brenda Namiggade wins temporary reprieve
thesixpennybook:
A Ugandan woman who says she is a lesbian has been granted an injunction temporarily preventing her deportation.
Brenda Namiggade says she fears for her life if she is returned from the UK to Uganda, where gay sex is illegal.
Her initial asylum application had been refused. The Home ...
I just spent £23.03 buying 'healthy' stuff at the...
ghostofanidea:
Strawberries, assorted veggies, brussel sprouts, grapes, plums, clementines, aubergine, sweet potato, charlie taters, mackerel, kipper, chicken wings, and a couple of desserts.
I could only do it because I’ve started working as a science mercenary again, and because teh boyfran helped me out with some money.
But many families can’t afford to do this. I’m optimistic this will...
westerners/outsiders are asking the wrong question
healingsakina:
asking: what made “them” (the egyptian people) decide to protest now? why did they tolerate things for so long?
implication: “they” deserved what they had because they weren’t saying anything against it until now.
what we should be asking: what do you (the egyptian people) want? do you want anything from us & if so how can we support you?
Give Peace A Chance.: What's Happening in Egypt... →
promotingpeace:
The basics: Egypt is a large, mostly Arab, mostly Muslim country. At around 80 million people, it has the largest population in the Middle East and the third-largest in Africa. Most of Egypt is in North Africa, although the part of the country that borders Israel, the Sinai peninsula, is in Asia….
“We don’t expect anything from Obama, whom we regard as a great hypocrite. But we...”
– Egyptian blogger and activist Hossam el-Hamalawy talks to U.C. Irvine history professor Mark LeVine at Al Jazeera.
(“We Don’t Expect Any Help From America, Just To Leave Us Alone.” | The Awl)
“It’s not my job to make you a better man, and I don’t give a shit if I’ve made...”
– Jenny (The L Word)
So much this.
(Because it’s on the brain: Damon Salvatore… I’m looking at you. Kthnxbye)
See also: the reason why I hate Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and don’t care if the comic version was awesome (I have interest in ever getting into it), the movie still was shit. For...
Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato found... →
jonathan-cunningham:
socialisimo:
One of Uganda’s most prominent gay rights activists has been murdered in his home weeks after winning a court victory over a tabloid that called for homosexuals to be killed.
David Kato, the advocacy officer for Sexual Minorities Uganda, was bludgeoned to death in Mukono, Kampala, yesterday afternoon. Witnesses saw a man fleeing the scene in a car, and...
I am sick and tired of white enlightened males who...
Pink bikers fight Mexican drug war by helping poor... →
genderbitch:
postmodsexgeek:
sexartandpolitics:
A group of middle-class Mexican women on pink motorcycles is handing out food and medicine to the poor in one of the world’s deadliest cities to both protest and allay the widespread deprivation it says is fueling the violence. Braving drug gang turf wars in Ciudad Juarez that have killed some 6,700 people since 2008, including hundreds of...
“I think it’s about time we think about what we mean by “racism” if a black...”
– Mother Jailed For Sending Her Children to the “Wrong” School — The Curvature (via notemily)
I'm looking at these job listings for admin that...
fattiesinlove:
madamethursday:
fattiesinlove:
erockett89:
fattiesinlove:
nearlywitches:
fattiesinlove:
That’s like, more than I’ve ever made at a job. Ever.
Why did I even go to college?
because you can’t live comfortably on 25,000 dollars a year? i mean that’s only like 2000 something dollars before taxes a month and while it’s not like that’s a small amount you can say rent is...
Just so everyone knows... bread does not make you...
atchka:
thetruthaboutskinny:
skinnyinthecountry:
healthylivingforyou:
Thank you!
look for healthier kinds of breads too :)
THANK YOU!
Actually, weight is a really complicated issue and Calories In/Calories Out does not even begin to explain the natural variations in human size and shape.
Anyone who preaches CI/CO is woefully misinformed.
THIS THIS THIS.
If calories in/calories...
I'm looking at these job listings for admin that...
fattiesinlove:
erockett89:
fattiesinlove:
nearlywitches:
fattiesinlove:
That’s like, more than I’ve ever made at a job. Ever.
Why did I even go to college?
because you can’t live comfortably on 25,000 dollars a year? i mean that’s only like 2000 something dollars before taxes a month and while it’s not like that’s a small amount you can say rent is 700 dollars and then you have...
Pro-gay argument targetted at the right-wing I...
justjasper:
How ignorant are you? Access to abortion services is just as necessary as any other uterus-owner’s need. What if they’re raped? What if they had a one-night stand and birth control failed? What if they had a planned pregnancy they needed to terminate for health reasons? I do not want any part of an argument to further gay rights that makes out that gay people are morally...
Why wouldn't you want to be a Hufflepuff?
cetamour:
organizationxiii:
WE GET TO LIVE NEAR THE FUCKING KITCHEN. Late night snack? Don’t mind if I do. Enjoy your dungeon, Slytherin. Enjoy that walk up the stairs, Gryffindor. I’ll be in my common room, eating food like a boss.
Hufflepuff 4eva, y’all. Seriously, though, I totally would get sorted into Hufflepuff.
“Many people act as if this expectation — that writers expend energy and incur...”
– “No country for strangers” by ephemere (via badparsiqueer)
I recommend not only reading this post by ephemere, but going through the entire dreamwidth journal and reading everything there. There are so, so many wise words there and they deserve close readings and repeated ones as well.
let's pretend we don't exist: When the Apocalypse... →
jaded16india:
iced-chai:
This post is a sort of reply to the following post, which I came across on tumblr:
title: “shangri-la”
i always look at the world for how beautiful it is, which can be found everywhere and anywhere as long as you look for it. but one day, man will destroy all that is left of that; and when i’ve had enough and want to make the whole world disappear, i will walk...
HOW APPROPRIATION APOLOGISM WORKS
Person A: Hey, what the hell, man? You just punched me in the face and stole my pants!
Person B: WHOA WHOA WHOA, ARE YOU TELLING ME I'M NOT ALLOWED TO WEAR THESE PANTS?
Person A: They're my fucking pants! Why the fuck did you take them in the first place?
Person B: HOW DARE YOU TELL ME WHAT I'M ALLOWED TO WEAR, WHY DO YOU HATE SELF EXPRESSION?
Person A: The fuck? No, asshole, I hate it when people punch me in the face and steal my goddamn pants!
Person B: STOP OPPRESSING ME.
justjasper:
How to: avoid this ugly grey square when inserting images/gifs: Text Posts: 1. Top right above text-entry. Click ‘upload photo’. 2. Gifs have to be under 500kbs to work. Other posts: 1. Do the steps above in a text post. 2. Drag the uploaded gif from the text post tab to your link/image/answer tab. Ta-da!
Ah. Never even noticed that button there. I fail at Tumblr. I DO NOT LIKE...
Anonymous asked: you know if you click +upload photo you can put the gifs right intoa text post without making them ugly grey squares
Sometimes the only response to anti-choice...
You mean like this?
Or more like this?
Or maybe this:
Because sometimes people just need a cat to come sit on their hands while they’re typing in a very quiet, cat like way of letting them know that it would be best for all involved if they shut the fuck up.
And if you oppose a person’s right to choose what to do with their own body (including and especially whether to...
Black Mother Jailed for Sending Kids to White... →
feministindianmanifesto:
firesandwords:
Black Mother Jailed For Sending Kids to White School District
An Ohio mother of two was sentenced to 10 days in jail and placed on three years probation after sending her kids to a school district in which they did not live. Kelly Williams-Bolar was sentenced by Judge…
Please read the full article. It’s truly disturbing.
“Skinny, socially privileged white people get to draw this neat little circle....”
– Dr. House (via fuckyeahhousemd)
I’m really sad that this philosophy didn’t stick around with the writers of the show when they were dealing with their portrayals of the women on the show and Dr. Kutner and Dr. Foreman - but the statement is still stunningly true and part of the reason...
“That’s exactly what the Suicide Girls phenomenon is all about: superficial and...”
– Nine Deuce @ http://rageagainstthemanchine.com/ via http://hello-amber.blogspot.com/2010/02/riot-grrrl.html (via inherhipstheresrevolutions)
Health, Weight and Body Image Survey →
rebrandingbodyimage:
Conducting more research and looking for some new perspectives. Please reblog and spread the word!
I’d be more impressed if you made gender a write-in category or at least had something besides Male and Female as options. Body, health, and weight images are not just limited to binary gendered folks, and indeed, the intersection of body image, weight, and gender...
