May 2013
30 posts
Five major scandals the media isn't obsessing...
think-progress:
Are these things more important than edits to talking points? Judge for yourself.
1. Carbon pollution reaches historic highs, threatening human existence
2. The devastating impact of sequestration on kids, cancer patients and first responders.
3. Massive cuts to food stamps for the most vulnerable.
4. 1,100 workers die in a Bangladesh factory collapse, and American retailers...
An Open Letter to Felicia Day from Anna Anthropy-... →
crackerhell:
genderbitch:
mattachinereview:
TW: suicide, outing
A couple of days ago, a woman game developer attempted suicide on a live video stream following internet harassment related to an Indiegogo campaign for her game. While she lay in the hospital, Destructoid writer Allistair Pinsof, in the interest of clarifying her Indiegogo “scam,” outed her as a transgender woman on...
Petticoat Ruler: fuckyeahcracker: Effects Of... →
fuckyeahcracker:
Effects Of Thinking White People Are “All Like That”:
Literally nothing other than white people having their feelings hurt on the internet
I’m not joking there is no real world consequence of this
Effects Of Thinking People of Color Are “All Like That”:
Saudi…
commiekinkshamer:
i have no problem with pointing out that anyone of any gender can be an abuser, rapist, pedophile etc because that’s absolutely true.
but the problem with always emphasizing “yes but it happens to everyone, not just women (or people of colour, or trans* people, etc)!” is that it depoliticizes the issue.
violence is not an accident, it is reflective of social power relations...
Outrage about the IRS "scandal", but not so when...
hamburgerjack:
Not so much outrage about all these fuckin sexual assaults in the military
I don’t remember the president saying OUTRAGEOUS OUTRAGEOUS like an Oblivion High Elf about that
So, having ADHD, I want to make a few things clear
I actually fucking have it. I went through eight grueling hours of neuropychological testing, okay?
This has nothing to do with me being stifled in a conformist school system (other countries have far more conformist school systems and they’re not exactly diagnosing ADHD willy-nilly).
This has nothing to do with me being a genius. I’m not a genius. I’m smart, but I’m...
We can't not shop our way out of this!
All I hear are people talking about Fast Fashion and buying used or buying ethically but these same folks do NOT want to hear about organizing or working with labor organizations or using the democratic process to affect change.
And I’m glad they’re so concerned about clothes, but it’s not just clothes. Computers and smart phones and electronics and phones and kitchenware and...
Type 1 Diabetic Vegan: So, I really need money for... →
petticoatruler:
inriri:
I was recently diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic, it runs in my family. Unfortunately, I’ve been removed from my family’s insurance plan and they won’t pay for the insulin, or the doctor’s appointment/tests that diagnosed the diabetes.
I have 30 days to pay for the appointments, which…
Only one part of this entire post was at all useful. Hint: it wasn’t your experience...
“I beg young people to travel. If you don’t have a passport, get one. Take a...”
– Henry Rollins (via nutellanicole)
THIS.
(via planesandpassports)
Because that type of poverty doesn’t exist in the US?
Can we not use people impoverished due to western imperialism as fucking inspiration porn?
(via sourcedumal)
It’s kind of ridiculous that he wants people to buy plane tickets...
“You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job...”
– When comments are better than the article, Atlantic edition (“The Cheapest Generation: Why Millennials arent’ buying cars or houses, and what that means for the economy”)
Every time someone says we’re a lazy and entitled generation I’m going to show them this
They should be happy most of us...
“I understood she is convinced that she [Ed: Anne Sinclair] and her husband [Ed:...”
– Anne Sinclair : DSK était son “caniche” selon Marcela Iacub - L’Internaute Actualite
(Translation from French mine because I haven’t seen this covered in English even though I googled extensively trying to find an already translated quote)
This is not new but since I have already covered so...
FYI: The fact that you as a man or as a white...
At least 19 injured in New Orleans Mother's Day... →
Oh, dear GOD. I don’t have cable at home so I didn’t hear about this until today.
What kind of person would DO something like this? Jesus H. Christ.
Of the Castle Julius: legendofserket: shaleimp:... →
dreaminginspanish:
legendofserket:
shaleimp:
drake hit on nicki minaj and claimed he fell in love with her when they first met and invited her to get food with him and later on in the day he showed up at her door with food she took it and slammed the door in his face
nicki minaj called out steven tyler for making a racist comment and wouldn’t let it go until he publicly apologized to her
...
That awkward moment when you realize you're not...
Holy fuck could they be any more sanctimonious and self-satisfied? I cannot even.
“People think the “Mommy Wars” started in the 1970s when white women entered the...”
– Your Feminism Ain’t Like Ours, Because We Are Raising Quvenzhané by Duchess Harris. In short, white feminists are not worth a bucket of warm piss, and they have not been worth a bucket of warm piss FROM THE BEGINNING. (via searchingforknowledge)
Elizabeth Smart: Abstinence Education Teaches Rape... →
fuckyeahsexeducation:
TW: Sexual abuse
Elizabeth Smart became a household name after she was kidnapped from her home in Salt Lake City, UT at the age of 14 and held in captivity for nine months. She was forced into a polygamous marriage, tethered to a metal cable, and raped daily until she was rescued from her captors nine months later. Smart was recovered while she and her kidnappers were...
Hasbro: Let's make a new MLP cartoon for all the little girls to enjoy!
College Age Guys: Hey, this show is pretty cool!
Hasbro: Wow, you guys weren't our intended demographic, but that's cool! We'll just throw in some references that will make you feel more included and here, have some cool merchandise we know you'll like!
College Age Guys: Wow, thanks!
~meanwhile~
Warner Brothers: Let's make some new DC cartoons for all the little boys to enjoy!
College Age Ladies: Hey, these shows are pretty cool!
Warner Brothers: WELP. Looks like no one likes these shows, guess we'll just have to cancel them.
College Age Ladies: WAIT! We like them! And we'd love merchandise to show our support!
Warner Brothers: ....you're not little boys, why should we listen to you?
April 2013
95 posts
Reblog if you say "fuck" more than 5 times a day.
1 tag
Dear concerned people who hate the Boston reserve...
Yes, many people in Boston are reserved. That doesn’t make us bad people, or cold, or unfriendly, or in need of healing fucking smiles and conversations with strangers. Especially considering how we came together RIGHT AFTER the bombs went off and in the week after, I find it beyond arrogant and condescending that some folks would decide we need help in coming together as a community.
Fuck...
Stop threatening the HIPAA rights of people with... →
neednothavehappenedtobetrue:
crown-of-weeds:
crown-of-weeds:
Imagine the federal government holding conversations about your privacy - except yours is the only voice not at the table. This is what people with psychiatric disabilities are facing as the House Energy & Commerce Oversight Subcommittee takes up the issue of mental health and privacy rights under HIPAA.
Rep. Tim Murphy, Chair...
This is why I am ultimately skeptical of voluntary...
Voluntary simplicity blogger, in response to the Bangladeshi factory collapsing: WE NEED TO SHOP ONLY AT THRIFT STORES AND TO BUY AMERICAN TO STOP THIS. THIS IS THE PRICE OF YOUR CLOTHING.
Commenter: Can you point us to companies that have their goods made in the US?
VS Blogger: Oh! Yeah, I guess I should check that.
Oh, no shit.
For fuck’s sake. Yet again, NOT ONE WORD OF ORGANIZING,...
approximately infinite universe: glitterlion:... →
glitterlion:
frank-e-fighting-words:
bad-dominicana:
glitterlion:
How often do conversations about restorative/transformative justice acknowledge that survivors of sexual violence/physical violence are most often forced to carry the weight of our community accountability…
1 tag
I ALSO KILL ROMANCE. AND SET FIRE TO RAINBOWS.
According to a friend of mine, it’s morally WRONG and RUDE and TERRIBLE that I don’t say hello to random strangers and that I prefer to not be chatted up by strangers when I’m going about my day.
He also INSISTS that everyone else in THE WORLD talks to strangers and says hello all the time. Which is a shock to certain friends of mine in other parts of the world, where reserve is...
1 tag
HOT COFFEE - FAQ ABOUT THE McDONALDS COFFEE CASE →
This is for all you unwitting tort-reform supporting douchenozzles snarking about hawt coffeeeeee.
I don't want love. I want justice.
The guy I was involved with blocked my way, woke me up at 3 AM to interrogate me, and threatened to hurt himself, all because he “loved” me.
The guy who manipulated and bullied me, who shouted me down, who refused to hear one thing I said, who stirred up dramz and freaked out on me when I wasn’t even talking to or about him did so because he “loved” me.
People are...
thegreaterjihad:
Please pray for the 560+ people who died in Syria today.
They are our sisters and brothers in humanity. They died leaving behind family and friends. They died at the hands of a brutal dictator. They died, and the world didn’t notice.
