January 2012
on "attention whores"
theoceanandthesky:
gossamergrins:
I don’t see what’s so freaking wrong with them.
Some girls dress up and/or get fierce because they want to. Some do it because they like attention. And I don’t see why either of those things is so fucking bad.
Because when boys seek out attention? They’re the lovable class clowns, the comedians in the gang, the bosses, the badasses. And when a girl acts up,...
kelly-butter-tarts:
We’ll be short on food money for a while - Leila’s Story
onlytowardschaos:
bebinn:
My son is 11 months old with a serious birth defect. He’s been in and out of intensive care for his whole life and has three or four doctor’s appointments every month. After he was born, I had to drop out of college and I lost my job because of all the appointments. My son’s ...
Louis CK on how long ago slavery was →
so-treu:
liquornspice:
Link goes to the last couple minutes of a youtube video where Louis CK is on Jay Leno and ranting a bit about white people.
OMG OMG OMG. thank you liquornspice because i sorely needed a laugh. specifically about this shit.
“That blonde-haired, blue-eyed Jesus in the Vatican ain’t right. That...”
–
Stayceyann Chin
(via mytwistedbeauty)
If Jesus visited an American church next Sunday, people would accuse him of being a terrorist and call the cops to come strip-search him for explosives.
(via feministrobot)
December 2011
2 tags
Gingrich’s message to gay Americans: Vote for... →
twelvefootmountaintroll:
loverwife:
“I asked him if he’s elected, how does he plan to engage gay Americans. How are we to support him? And he told me to support Obama.”
No problem, bro.
Oh my god.
puppetsofsociety:
I was in heaven, I was in hell— believe in neither but fear them as well.
“Racism: It’s all about white people’s feelings and the one time a black person...”
– DTWPS (via lovegwendoline)
i hate anger
“The word “transgender” is an adjective, and a descriptive word; not a noun or a...”
– How to Respect a Transgender Person (via kristt)
“Next time someone calls Ron Paul a racist, ask them who’s responsible for the...”
– Austin Petersen (via evilteabagger)
How does this make sense again?
Ron Paul and Barack Obama are in two very different positions. Ron Paul doesn’t have half the power or responsibility as Barack Obama. Ron Paul is also white and therefore benefits from white privilege. Obama does not.
There is...
“Why is it so difficult for many white folks to understand that racism is...”
– -bell hooks (via cuntflavor)
Um, “cause white folks don’t want to accept it”, for a thousand, Alex.
Not to be glib but individual white people simply do not WANT to accept any reality wherein they are not fair recipients of their good fortune. Period. It’s like telling a really beautiful woman...
“I don’t like this expression “First World problems.” It is false and it is...”
– Teju Cole on the “#firstworldproblems” meme, in a series of tweets compiled by Alexis Madrigal (via occupiedterritories)
I actually really hate when people say this for a bevy of reasons and this gives voice to many of them.
(via thehallsofknowledge)
UGH, yes!
(via the-womanifesto)
