March 2012
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You're fucked now, UrbanOutfitters, muahahahahah! →
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This is the big news of today and I haven’t seen it all over the place yet! The Navajo Nation (who has trademarked their name) is suing UrbanOutfitters. The suit is based on trademark infringement and violation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. This is going to be an...
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On crimes against the self [trigger warning... →
important read i think.
caviarmpits:
portrait-of-a-feminist-man:
The real reason why acts of self-harm are viewed in such a dramatic way — as being frightening, disturbing, and worthy of counteraction in order to prevent further acts — is the attachments other people have to the self-injurer. When one person cares for another, obviously they are going to react negatively towards that...
Police officer punches rape victim in the face and... →
butchrag:
When officers arrived, Gibson said she was hiding in a closet naked. She said the officers ordered her to leave the closet.
“I told them what had just happened to me and I asked for a female officer and the officer said I didn’t have that option because it wasn’t my house,” Gibson said. ”I told them I was naked. I told them I had just been raped and that I did not feel comfortable...
don't stop the fight. →
butchrag:
“It takes no compromise to give people their rights…it takes no money to respect...”
– Harvey Milk (via butchrag)
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goals for the next 7 days:
-call dr.
-file ei report
-beg parents for loan to avoid eviction
-take meds daily
-get the fuck out of here by next wednesday or you will go insane.
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“If you are a white woman and you want to call yourself a feminist, you must...”
– ladyatheist (via mamaatheist)
“Sometimes, loving your body is not an option. Sometimes, the best we can do is...”
– Lesley Kinzel (via chubby-bunnies)
loving my body that causes a lot of pain is not an easy thing to master.
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stupid amounts of body, heart and head pain today. i need to get out of this fucking city.
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unknowable woman: sexualizing mental illness and... →
desliz:
So Angelina was clearly not sober at the Oscars, and tbh between presenting and Brad being nominated, it really doesn’t surprise me that she felt the the need to loosen up and overestimated what she’d need to do so. But I keep seeing this comments about people hoping that “crazy…
Thinking Outside the Blockbuster: Women of Color... →
colourcore:
A short list of some under the radar films of the past 2 decades by female directors of color. Delighted to find a few films that I haven’t seen. Will definitely be checking some of these out and sharing them with Colourcore when I do!
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lesscensored replied to your post: have been avoiding tumblr for a while…
ahh hope ur ok. sucks. lol tumblr phobia, hear you. vomit in face omfg. msg anytime! house probs v depressing (altho mayb you dig the alone time?) mom reactions are the worst- so far i’ve screamcried and tried to hit myself with hands/objects
i know, it was pretty hilarious, even during kinda. one of those life...
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yes please. where?
vladislava replied to your post: have been avoiding tumblr for a while…
dude, does this mean you’re still in ktown? come hang with kav & i tonight at 9?
have been avoiding tumblr for a while...
got some fleeting tumblr phobia, but am now coming to realizing that cutting off one of my only links to the outside world is probs not so great.
also- another life update, i threw up out of car window on the highway today. it was one of the most unpleasant experiences of my life. pretty much just flew right back in my face.
ottawa trip is off, too agoraphobic apparently.
aslo, i am beginning...
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“Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages...”
– Elie Wiesel. (via nefffy)
Ten Years After Decriminalization, Drug Abuse Down... →
missdellaney:
“Drug warriors often contend that drug use would skyrocket if we were to legalize or decriminalize drugs in the United States. Fortunately, we have a real-world example of the actual effects of ending the violent, expensive War on Drugs and replacing it with a system of treatment for problem users and addicts…”
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Stop Whitewashing: Gee, I don't know how to... →
missturdle:
So You Want to Write a Fantasy: Writing Female Characters
So You want to Write a Fantasy: Culture
SYWTWAF: Writing What you Don’t know
A list of adjectives to describe physical attributes, Or, As it turns out, I could go to Starbucks with half this list
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“The force that allows white feminist authors to make no reference to racial...”
– bell hooks, Ain’t I A Woman, pg 138 (via butcheredmentality)
“To ask middle-class Americans to see American culture as Jesus would see it is...”
– Stanley Hauerwas, America and war (and a question about flags in churches)
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“Straight men want to preserve the presumption of heterosexual identity; they...”
– Devon W. Carbado (via daughterofzami)
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