April 2013
17 posts
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Apr 29th
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I have an exam tomorrow and I’m pulling a Jon Snow. I know nothing.
Apr 28th
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there are two types of people people who think humanity can be reduced to 2 categories and people who don’t
Apr 25th
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I CAN SMELL THE FUTURE explanation: i smelled burnt popcorn but no one else could smell it then someone from another kitchen used our microwave and burned popcorn 2 hours later i can’t see the future i can smell it
Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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When did wanting to have one real conversation per day start to mean being clingy?
Apr 15th
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Sacrifice means nothing when the cause is worthless
Apr 15th
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“The girl really worth having won’t wait for anybody.”
–  F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise I lived by this quote for the past year, but I just realized that I don’t want anyone to have me. I don’t want to be a girl that someone has. I am not to be had. 
Apr 14th
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“And though she be but little, she is fierce.”
– Shakespeare
Apr 14th
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“It’s not my job to make you a better man and I don’t give a shit if I’ve made...”
– Jenny Schecter (via slutevah)
Apr 14th
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We cannot celebrate death if we seek to value human life.
Apr 8th
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i-need-a-new-heart: I love how we tell girls to respect their body but we don’t tell boys to respect girls bodies
Apr 3rd
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“Love isn’t necessarily soft, right? Martin Luther King Jr. said, ‘Power without...”
– Ai-jen Poo, director, National Domestic Workers Alliance. She’s responding to this question: The idea that domestic workers are “just part of the family” often serves as a justification to deny them basic workplace protections. Is there a tension, when organizing domestic workers, in whether or...
Apr 3rd
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Apr 2nd
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“Without [legal consent], sexual contact with someone is rape whether you...”
–  5 Ways We Can Teach Men Not To Rape And if the “yes” you receive is obtained through coercion, and/or is not enthusiastic, that does not count as true consent. (via justthinkingaboutcatsagain)
Apr 2nd
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“I am an expatriate Kansan…Since moving away I have been asked to account for the...”
– Ben Merriman and more. (via thesmithian)
Apr 2nd
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“Will the new guidance make it harder for writers? Perhaps just a bit at first....”
– The Associated Press’ reasoning (in a nutshell) for officially dropping the term “illegal immigrant” from the AP Stylebook on Tuesday. Official AP style now calls for writers to specifically state that a person(s) is living in a given location illegally, rather than referring to the person(s)...
Apr 2nd
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March 2013
33 posts
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BBC Radio 5 Fooled By Wrong Michael Gray
They did not interview the footballer Michael Gray, but the student from University of Glasgow. I can’t stop laughing…  “At the end of the day it’s just a game.”
Mar 30th
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if you put cream cheese on 1 piece of bread and nutella on the other it tastes like chocolate cheesecake
Mar 24th
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Shailene Woodley offered part of Hazel Grace...
“Darn, I wish I were cast instead!” - nerdfighter girl proverb
Mar 19th
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When you say: Can't you take a joke?
I hear: I want you to submit to being bullied for my entertainment and convenience.
Mar 10th
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Mar 10th
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“The Voting Rights Act exists because states were innovating voter discrimination...”
– (via arimelber)
Mar 10th
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“If your partner were terrible all the time, it would actually be easier to deal...”
– Lundy Bancroft, Healing and Hope (via waronxmas) AHHHH MY LAST RELATIONSHIP EEEEK HELLO (via babyfemmeshark)
Mar 10th
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“I think a good response to ‘chill out, we’re only joking’ is ‘Oh, no need to get...”
– Give me ammo for the next sexist conversation — MetaFilter (via programmersbeingdicks) Oh my gosh. Too Perf! So funny! (via feminishblog)
Mar 10th
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Mar 10th
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dontblink91011: luigiman: my cousin asked me what my favorite season was and i said “of what” and i just it’s frightening how long it took me to figure out what was wrong with that response
Mar 10th
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“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought...”
– Soren Kierkegaard (via desertmanian)
Mar 10th
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“Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was...”
– Toni Morrison (via weatherproof)
Mar 10th
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Mar 10th
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Mar 10th
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“Whenever I have to choose between two evils, I always like to try the one I...”
– Mae West (via jaxynnlee)
Mar 10th
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Mar 10th
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“It turns out procrastination is not typically a function of laziness, apathy or...”
–  David Cain, “Procrastination Is Not Laziness” (via sociolab)
Mar 10th
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shorm: If you think that representation doesn’t matter, that’s probably because you’re already represented.
Mar 10th
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Mar 9th
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“We grew up with “role models” pushed by popular media whose success was built...”
– Ty Slobe, Where Are Young Feminists? Right Here. (via sparkamovement)
Mar 9th
87 notes
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Mar 9th
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Dear men:
callingoutbigotry: If you claim to be a feminist or believe in equal rights but you don’t call out your bros when they do sexist shit: you are a bad person (and you know who you fucking are)
Mar 9th
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“I think we can all recognize that the “it’s a joke excuse” is the most...”
– Loose Talk: You can take your “just joking” and shove it. Posting this again in light of Penny Arcade’s Dickwolves Debacle. (via xuananigans)
Mar 9th
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daisyfairy: DAILY REMINDER THAT IT’S OKAY TO HATE THE PEOPLE WHO’VE TREATED YOU BADLY AND IT DOESN’T MAKE YOU A BAD PERSON
Mar 9th
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Mar 9th
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“It always struck me that men actually might benefit from the “bumbling idiot”...”
–  mousesinger (via swordssoarewords)
Mar 9th
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protestforpeace0123: truepac: DO YOU GUYS HAVE THAT ONE FRIEND THAT DOESN’T THINK SHE’S ANYTHING SPECIAL BUT SHE’S BEAUTIFUL AND FUNNY AND WITTY AND EVERYTHING AMAZING THAT YOU COULD EVER WANT IN A PERSON BUT SHE DOESN’T SEE IT AND YOU JUST WANNA TAKE HER AND SHAKE HER AND SCREAM IN HER FACE ALL OF THE AMAZING THINGS ABOUT HER JUST SO SHE WILL APPRECIATE HOW ABSOLUTELY LOVELY SHE IS  OMG...
Mar 9th
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“I said this a long time ago, and I’m saying it again – not only is rape about a...”
– Excerpted from What A Victim-Blaming World Looks Like To A Victim — an absolute must read in its entirety. Thanks to @brokeymcpoverty for bringing this to my attention. Trigger warning for references to sexual assault (both male and female)
Mar 9th
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“The image of aggressive black women dominating their male partners persists...”
– Melissa Harris-Perry in Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America (via daniellemertina)
Mar 9th
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Mar 9th
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“Remember that it’s both possible and even necessary to simultaneously enjoy...”
– Anita Sarkeesian in “Tropes Vs. Women in Video Games Damsel in Distress, Part 1” (via themarysue)
Mar 9th
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My friend kept on trying to get me to leave a party, but I was too distracted by a discussion on feminism… Oh, International Women’s Day <3
Mar 9th
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Mar 8th
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