August 2012
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“32,101”
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The number of pregnancies that result from rape every year in the United States
Relevant to both Todd Akin and every pro-lifer who says pregnancies from rape “aren’t that common” or “don’t happen enough to matter.”
Hey, Tumblr, can we get this post liked and/or reblogged at least 32,101...
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Why the "Fat Is Unhealthy" Argument is so...
redefiningbodyimage:
submitted by absolutelyarsenic:
We’ve all heard it before.
“Being overweight or obese isn’t healthy.”
“This is a medical issue.”
“I’m just concerned for your health.”
For the most part, if a serious medical issue is being discussed, people offer half-hearted advice, which is good, considering most of them aren’t doctors. But once weight comes into play, suddenly...
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96-year-old Woman Who Voted During Jim Crow Is... →
At age 96, Dorothy Cooper is the new poster child for what’s wrong with the state’s photo ID voter law. A retired domestic worker living in Chattanooga, she never had any trouble voting even in the Jim Crow era and missed only one election in her entire adult life. But when she went for one of the state’s new free photo IDs last month so she could keep voting, they turned her...
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“It’s not because it’s politically and morally correct. It’s right for Doctor...”
– Moffat doesn’t believe in queer representation, he believes in using queer characters to appear ‘cheeky’ and ‘off-centered’!
I can’t at this moment put into words why that bothers me so much, but oohhh it does.
If anyone else wants to do it for me, be my guest.
Original interview here.
(via...
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am i a grammar communist
thatisnotfeminism:
if i think language belongs to the people, and it is everyday speakers and not the dictionary writing elite, who control the means of grammar and diction production?
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“I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from a Birmingham City Jail, 1963 (via carton-rouge) Boom. Indifferent, “colorblind,” privileged white liberals roasted. (via voicesofearth)
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andrewscotttouchingthings:
thiscrookedcrown:
amber-and-ice:
casual-isms:
casual sexism makes negative judgements about a woman’s intelligence because she likes the color pink
This is the reason I had such a strong aversion to pink growing up and why I still don’t feel comfortable wearing it now. Pink was/is the ubiquitous uniform of the Dumb (and Bitchy and Slutty) Blonde. People treat...
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“Caucasian students receive more than three-quarters (76%) of all institutional...”
– The Distribution of Grants and Scholarships by Race
i am so sick of white people coming to me talking about “affirmative action” and how there aren’t any scholarships for white kids. let me get my fucking violin out
(via esaedders)
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Study finds fat acceptance blogs can improve...
fuckyeahsexeducation:
re-cover-ed:
“Fat acceptance” blogs urging overweight people to shed negative feelings about their body image can lead to healthier diet and exercise choices, a study has found.
The fat acceptance movement, which seeks to foster a support network among overweight people, has inspired a plethora of blogs and web forums such as Corpulent, Fat Heffalump and The Rotund — an...
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Girls Around Me: This Creepy App Isn’t Just... →
Throughout this demonstration, my group of friends had been split pretty evenly along gender lines in their reactions. Across the board, the men either looked amused or (in the case of my beardo Diaspora friend) philosophically pleased with themselves about their existing opinions about social networking. The women, on the other hand, looked sick and horrified.
It was at this point, though,...
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The Roma who lost their homes to make way for the... →
themisanthropichumanist:
The construction of the athletes’ village broke up a community that had been on the site legally since 1972.
As athletes settle in to the Olympic Village in East London, a “home away from home” for officials and competitors, some may wonder who lived there before them. The complex now is studded with luxury flats for the 17,000 Olympic athletes and the 4,500...
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“Racism is not in your intent. Your intent is immaterial in how racist your...”
– - moniquill (on red face & cultural appropriation)
I’m just going to reblog this again, since some people apparently need reminding.
(via darkjez)
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transstingray:
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blackraincloud:
I always knew the way “we” conceive of and do adoption in white colonialist culture was fucked up. But then I saw the episode of teen mom when Catelynn and Tyler meet with their 1yr old daughter and her adoptive parents. And the way the little girl just could not take her eyes off of Catelynn… It was so upsetting to me and I went on a...
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Infographic: A Neutral Look at Police Brutality →
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How to Talk to an Autistic Adult →
From my awesome friend over at her blog Autistic Hoya:
How to Talk to an Autistic Adult You are speaking to an adult. Do not use a baby voice.
Do not ask where the adult’s parent, caregiver, personal assistant, or staff person is. This person is an adult and will not necessarily be accompanied by someone else.
Don’t assume that the adult is ignoring you if he, she, or xe...
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Reporters Know What the ‘Voter ID’ Push Is Really About. Why Don’t They Just Say So?
Does any journalist who is not an overt shill for the right actually believe that Republicans are pushing voter ID laws because they’re concerned about voter fraud?
No, of course not.
And for good reason. Voter fraud simply isn’t a problem in this country. Studies have definitively debunked...
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Why I Love My Mother
Politician at door: (blah blah blah)...and my strong commitment to traditional family values, as my wife of 28 years will attest.
Shade's mom: Sir, I don't care if you have orgies every Tuesday night so long as you get your job done.
Politician: ...
Shade's mom: Also, if "traditional family values" is a sneaky way of saying "anti-gay marriage stance," you should know that my daughter is bisexual, and if I never get to cry at her wedding because some law you passed made her wedding illegal, I will personally see that your wife of 28 years has a lesbian awakening in time for you to discover the virtues of traditional divorce.
Politician: ...you have yourself a nice day, m'am.
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laughingalonewithautoresponder:
gaymzee:
“i’m so depressed,” posted the caucasion heterosexual cisgender teenage girl on her blog
“I’m so depressed” posted the person who is clinically depressed and who cannot help their depression despite their privilege because depression does not exclusively affect certain groups.
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“Not being racist is not some default starting position. You don’t simply get to...”
– PostBourgie (via transstingray, meow-sense)
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“The notion that a vast gulf exists between “criminals” and those of us who have...”
– Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow (via sosaidthechildren)
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transstingray:
ihavenoidea28 replied to your post: ihavenoidea28 replied to your post: I’ve generally…
Well, can I see it? That really doesn’t make any sense to me at all. It’s silly and certainly dismissive, but it would be ableist if it was dismissive in that manner after the other person KNEW that this was your sole means of communication.
I think this is the original post that put the idea...
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Trans Rights: You're doing it wrong
transstingray:
pussnbootz:
transstingray:
If you think someone’s identity is valid and/or they count as experiencing cissexism/transmisogyny only if they
Identify as “transsexual” - a word with not so great history/connotations
Identify within the binary
Use only male or female pronouns - or maybe “they” although that’s stretching it
Appease the cis majority (by avoiding, for example,...
