February 2012
42 posts
Fuck yeah, feminists!: “My Ancestors were Slaves... →
thegoddamazon:
racismschool:
The above statement seems to be one of the favorite sayings of the racist. Let’s take a closer look at what it really meant to be a “Slave.”
Roman Slaves:
Slaves were clothed and fed well, often better than poor free Romans
“Some” slave owners…
Not quite sure what the argument is here - most Europeans wouldn’t know if their ancestors had been...
1 tag
I bet Ron Paul has the Juggalo vote
Ah, but does he have the Gruffalo vote?
sinidentidades:
paxamericana:
r-i-o-t:
i wish people would stop discussing politics seriously we all know its a facade controlled by globalists now go to infowars and learn, sheeple
ron paul 2012
Indeed - wake up, sheeple - WAKE UP, SHEEPLE!!
kandywarhol:
last night liz and i were on some bus for a really long time and these middle aged business type men were on the bus too and i said something about david bowie and one of them was like “you like david bowie?” really sarcastically and i was like yeah and he was like “i believe that” really sarcastically and i did not appreciate it a bit
Probably thought you were too young & hip...
From theory, action.: This has to be a troll blog.... →
canadiansheepdoggie:
I love shooting down the radical Christians I know on the Israel issue with some very simple arguments and pictures.
My first argument is that Israel is actually more properly titled IsraHell.
Me: Jewish people worship Yahweh right?
Christian: Yes
Me: Not David?
Christian: Yes
It’s a star of david, a hexagram, not a pentagram. Pentagram has 5 points.
Israel To Demolish Palestinian Solar Energy... →
A sustainable energy program in ‘Area C’ of rural West Bank is being threatened by Israeli authorities. The program, which recently installed solar panels and wind turbines in 16 communities, is providing 1,500 Palestinians with electricity — who were formerly without reliable energy.
The foreign aid program, thus far successful, has become a new target for Israel as it threatens to demolish...
New Hampshire Republicans Propose Bill To... →
ceasesilence:
abaldwin360:
sarahlee310:
New Hampshire’s GOP legislature has come up with all manner of absurd bills recently, including a proposal making public school curriculum optional, another to prevent police from protecting domestic abuse victims, and even a measure mandating that new laws be based on the Magna Carta. Some of the Granite State’s GOP lawmakers have even proposed doing...
“[Trigger warning: rape culture] Rape culture is telling girls and women to be...”
– I might just copy and paste this so I can have this perfect answer ready when people say things like “but how does this “rape culture” actually affect women?” (via howtofightloneliness)
Not quite - it’s all that PLUS laughing at or making jokes about rape, or persisting myths about it being...
“There are tons of people– male people, even!– who don’t have sex. […] I know...”
– Tim Gunn Hasn’t Had Sex In 29 Years, And It’s None Of Our Fucking Business | No, Seriously, What About Teh Menz? (via sexisnottheenemy)
I love tim gunn. forever and always, he is my favorite.
(via emmathehutt)
tim <3
(via kandywarhol)
Actually if you’re a guy it’s healthy to...
Toxic Musings: What is Love? →
timonysouler:
It’s when you laugh at my stupid jokes And join in on my weird conversations It’s when you make my peppermint tea It’s when you look at me like I’m the only One you’ll ever see and laugh at my Vacant expression because I’m wondering What it is you see that I can’t see in…
Skull Study Shows Eye-Sockets Have Grown Larger at... →
vieux-yeux:
oldowan:
Human eyeballs may have grown larger as populations migrated farther and farther from the equator, an eye-socket analysis shows
People who live farther from the equator have larger eye sockets than their tropical counterparts, a new study finds. And as people inhabited higher and higher latitudes, eye socket size grew along with the northerly or southerly extent of their...
domesticterrorism:
Just to fuck with everybody, the Communist Party should endorse Mitt Romney.
“Most leftists have yet to realize that climate science has handed them the most...”
– Naomi Klein, To Conservatives, Climate change is Trojan Horse to Abolish Capitalism (via domesticterrorism)
Ways Gender-Privileged Men Can Challenge Sexism →
veggierice:
meeca:
(This list will be forever in-progress. Please add on as you see fit).
Challenge sexist jokes, such as dumb blonde jokes or jokes about rape.
Avoid using words such as “bitch”, “ho”, “slut.”
Recognize when you “zone out” when women are speaking, when you value a man’s opinion more than a woman’s, or when you ask a man for information or advice rather than a woman.
...
Ter·ror·ist (Noun): Anyone Who Disagrees with the... →
anticapitalist:
The Department of Homeland Security and police forces label anyone who they disagree with – or who disagrees with government policies – as “terrorists”.
Don’t believe me?
Well, according to a law school professor, pursuant to the Military Commissions Act, “Anyone who … speaks out against the government’s policies could be declared an ‘unlawful enemy combatant’ and imprisoned...
January 2012
6 posts
Working Beauty
thenewinquiry:
The disappearing work-life divide and the feminization of abstract labor in Sleeping Beauty
By Malcolm Harris
In the opening scene of Julia Leigh’s debut film Sleeping Beauty, Lucy (Emily Browning), our beautiful college-student protagonist, serves as a medical test subject. She leans her head back as the doctor slowly threads a tube down her throat, then fills a balloon in...
Trigger Warning: Socialist Ponies: Holy shit you... →
astrangerdanger:
First off, thank you so incredibly much for all of your support, I mean it. Like, getting home, showering, and logging into Tumblr and seeing how many people sent kind regards [and several threatening lol~] and messages of solidarity was absolutely overwhelming.
I am…
Please Tumblr Bomb this poll asking whether or not... →
December 2011
18 posts
“Anarchism covers lots of different things— If there’s one leading principle...”
– Noam Chomsky (I like this quote)