May 2013
56 posts
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laughingnancy:
IS IT A FRIEND CRUSH
OR IS IT A REAL CRUSH
In these Sour Times: Islamophobia and the Woolwich...
penny-red:
Three days ago, a soldier was murdered in Woolwich by two Islamic extremists carrying knives and meat cleavers. The entire country went bananas. That night, there was a rally in Woolwich town centre by the English Defence League, whose status as the drunken fantasist Mr Bean of fascists hardly makes them less frightening to the local people hiding in their homes whenever they have one...
Guest Submission: Clara in "The Name of the...
whovianfeminism:
I had some thoughts on tonight’s episode, prompted by a post on my dashboard referring to the Doctor as Clara’s “best friend”:
“can we just appreciate for a second how people were saying Clara was “too special” and they were sick of “special” companions when really she was just an ordinary girl who was brave and decided to save her best friend”
Reading that made me realize...
“In the past few days, there have been at least 162 Islamophobic hate attacks in...”
– In these Sour Times: Islamophobia and the Woolwich aftermath (via foucaultthehaters)
sexicancore:
ouan:
mintmeow:
i’ve got 99 problems and being a decaying organism that’s born to die in a society run by money that i can’t escape is one of them
do you need a hug
i think we all need a hug
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So I just found out the only exam I have left this year counts towards my “you are good enough at maths to do a masters” mark; which is excellent because it means I might actually get onto my 4th year! Which means I can lessen my “what do I do if I graduate this year” worries and not stress about leaving the student movement (well, being in that awkward...
thedramaticsneeze:
hoshigumayuugi:
i actually like being up early i just don’t like getting up early
YOU PUT THIS IN WORDS
yall:
THE REASON WOMEN DIDNT PAY FOR THEIR MEALS WAS BECAUSE THEY WEREN’T ALLOWED TO HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS AND WHEN WOMEN EARN THE SAME AS MEN THIS FORM OF “CHIVALRY” WILL MOST LIKELY END AS MANY COUPLES ALREADY SPLIT THE BILL OKAY CAN PEOPLE STOP USING THIS IN A DISCUSSION OF EQUALITY AND IM SORRY FOR CAPS LOCKS I WANTED TO STOP BUT IT WAS TOO LATE
“I asked all of the gay male students in the room to raise their hand if in the...”
– Gay Men’s Sexism and Women’s Bodies by Yolo Akili (via plightofthepretty)
I DO NOT want to hear from a single gay man that he is immune to misogyny and male privilege. NOT ONCE.
(via iphisquandary)
alextimmons:
poco-loki:
thecorruptedquietone:
prongsmydeer:
Plot twist: The next companion is a normal girl/boy who only dies once in their lifetime and has no remarkable back story but he thinks they’re wonderful because they are human and the Doctor needs reminding that you don’t need to be a mystery to be remarkable.
#and the doctor never has to kiss them or sexualize them at all #in...
Why aren't more people freaking out about the new...
dancepunksnotdead:
You know, the one that gives housewives/full-time mothers a pension— wages for housework?
It’s ONLY A HUGE VICTORY FOR FEMINISM, SOCIALISM, AND WOMEN OF COLOR. Not a big deal or anything. Tumblr is mysteriously silent about this.
http://rabble.ca/columnists/2013/05/venezuelas-new-labour-law-best-mothers-day-gift
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Resources for asexual survivors of rape and sexual...
queenieofaces:
(Obvious trigger warnings apply to the whole post, although there’s no graphic discussion of anything. If you don’t want to see this on your dashboard, I will be tagging everything related to this project with ”resources for ace survivors,” so you can blacklist that. )
I’ve decided that one of my summer projects is going to be assembling a resource list for asexual spectrum...
Fuck yeah, feminists!: 6 Tips on How to Avoid... →
youngist:
By Jade(d)
So you’ve just graduated from college and you want to change the world. Good for you. The non-profit sector seems like a natural place for a justice-minded person such as yourself, and nonprofits are almost always hiring because the turnover rate is so high….
unfollower:
no see lesbians are not more accepted than gay men they’re more sexualized please do not get those 2 things confused
babyshibe:
stuff to remember:
exams may feel like the absolute be-all and end-all of everything but you will probably not die if you fail one
there are ways around most educational routes
there is a plan B the vast majority of the time
very few people perform at their best in exams and they are not perfect modes of assessment
a lot of skills can’t be quantified by exams in any meaningful...
babyshibe:
the thing that fucks me off most is how unlike academia exams are
exams: 2.5 hours in which to regurgitate as many memorised proofs as possible
academia: working shit out, with whatever resources and results you need provided you cite them properly, to a deadline but one that is a lot longer than 2.5 hours
what is the point of how our exams are formatted
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greekgogurt:
i wish i was an iceberg because icebergs dont have to go to school or have crushes on people they just float around destroying things
'White backlash' revealed at Scotland Yard →
tipsforradicals:
SCOTLAND Yard is experiencing a “white backlash” from its own officers who are furious at the time “wasted” on diversity issues, a shocking internal Met Police report has found. A worrying complacency about race has seeped into all echelons of the Metropolitan Police, the report says, adding that the lessons from the Macpherson inquiry into the murder of black teenager Stephen...
Thou shalt not fuck with the Ninth Doctor.
“Growing Up Wrong
You were not wrong in first grade
when Jordan Marshall gave...”
– Tyler Ford (tylerthelatteboy)
For anyone who wants a personal, physical copy of this poem, it’s available on canvas panel in my Etsy shop!
(via tylerthelatteboy)
slay-z:
the-mtn:
Remember when Lady Gaga made a music video where she killed her boyfriend and everyone called her a genius?
Well, remember when Rihanna made a video where she killed her rapist, and the media was, “This is too violent for mainstream airplay.”
That is called RACISM IN THE MEDIA.
irrationalwitch:
pottercolours:
friendly reminder that when oliver wood addressed the gryffindor quidditch team as ‘men’, angelina johnson called him out on his sexist and misogynistic bullshit by reminding him there were women on the team too, and he listened to her without question ✿◕‿◕✿
#he’s a keeper
papa-swamp:
Life would be a lot better if people stopped using raisins in home baking
“Here’s all I am saying: the conflation of ethical or just conduct (goodness),...”
– http://www.socialjusticeleague.net/2012/04/the-revolution-will-not-be-polite-the-issue-of-nice-versus-good/ (via sexandsocialism)
Feminist Ace Problems: When a feminist blogger...
ace-muslim:
swankivy:
terra-promessa:
And claims that the concept of asexuality in women, particularly women of color, is “harmful” because it’s just internalized misogyny and the patriarchy WANTS us to be asexual.
I’ve heard this argument roughly a million times before and it never ceases to amaze me with its stupidity. Seriously, where the fuck is this supposed planet where women are...
transaervania:
petition for miranda bailey to become the 12th doctor
“We’re getting to the point where the media habit of ‘false equivalency’ is...”
– Ed Kilgore, on the media’s virtual blackout of a poll showing that 44% of Republican voters believe that “in the next few years, an armed revolution may be necessary to protect our liberties.”
Keep in mind, 44% — nearly half — of all Republican voters believe it very well may become “necessary” to...
“I just… the fact this pairing will probably get romantic and physical closure...”
– Autostraddle’s recap for Bomb Girls 2x12 (via heygrrrlhey)
#completely convinced that the SPIES storyline and the is Marco a fascist dead horse are the reason bomb girls got cancelled #Just don’t ever have storylines about men #and you’re five
(via ladysaviours)
