May 2013
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“Women are afraid of meeting a serial killer. Men are afraid of meeting someone...”
–
When Strangers Click, a 2011 documentary about online dating.
It reminds me of that famous Margaret Atwood quote: “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” It also reminds me of something written by one of the mods of Sex Worker Problems: “Misandry...
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Tumblr, Yahoo and Eternal Whatever
So I’m a 31 year old vaguely human person who is of the correct age to have run almost the entire gamut of the social internet. I remember when the internet was local BBS boards my friend Toni and I used to sneak down into her basement to “log on” to at night, covering the dial up modem with a pillow so her parents wouldn’t wake up. The internet has always appealed to me...
“I wanted to smoke Gauloises, drink black coffee and talk about absurdity and...”
– Marianne Faithfull (via modestyblaises)
the-lonely-scottish-guy:
‘stop being overdramatic’ they say
‘i dont know what you mean’ i say as i descend from the ceiling, surrounded by mist
PLEASE REBLOG THIS IF YOU CANT CONTRIBUTE →
EVERYONE: On May 9th, my old friend Geo’s sister Penelope was killed, Her ex-partner, the father of her children, is wanted for questioning and on the run. A campaign has been started to help Georgina & her family as they try to rebuild. The family is planning a big move, to bring Geo’ grandparents, who have taken custody of Penelope’s girls, closer to Georgina and her family.
“We’re asking...
On May 9th, Penelope was viciously killed. This... →
EVERYONE: On May 9th, my old friend Geo’s sister Penelope was killed, Her ex-partner, the father of her children, is wanted for questioning and on the run. A campaign has been started to help Georgina & her family as they try to rebuild. The family is planning a big move, to bring Geo’ grandparents, who have taken custody of Penelope’s girls, closer to Georgina and her...
“You know what we call those people who write a sucky paragraph, follow it by...”
– Maggie Stiefvater, “Seven Steps to Starting a Novel” (via jaimecallahan)
ihaveabsolutelynoidea:
Time uses a picture of a young woman taking a selfie to demonstrate how fucked up our generation is
Why not use a picture of a 50 year old white male banker masturbating with mortgage papers into the mouth of a senator
'As I Lay Dying' singer Tim Lambesis arrested for... →
but “alternative-type” dudes aren’t about all that, and violent misogyny in metal and hardcore lyrics is just artistic and for shock value! and the violent misogyny in metal and hardcore scenes is just to help het dudes express their natural birth-right aggression without actually hurting anyone I thought have been told over and over and over
ps also a “pro-life” (as...
“The question I would ask, however, is what we’re using as a point of comparison....”
– (via sacreamour)
Abercrombie & Fitch Refuses To Make Clothes For... →
randomlottery:
pleaseimbeyonce:
Some quotes from the article since it’s a bit long:
“He doesn’t want larger people shopping in his store, he wants thin and beautiful people,” Lewis said. “He doesn’t want his core customers to see people who aren’t as hot as them wearing his clothing. People who wear his clothing should feel like they’re one of the ‘cool kids.’”
“It’s almost everything....
National Institute of Mental Health abandoning the... →
rabbleprochoice:
grajing:
hobbitdragon:
In a potentially seismic move, the National Institute of Mental Health - the world’s biggest mental health research funder, has announced only two weeks before the launch of the DSM-5 diagnostic manual that it will be “re-orienting its research away from DSM categories”. In the announcement, NIMH Director Thomas Insel says the DSM lacks validity and...
“A system that values obedience over curiosity isn’t education and it definitely...”
– Florida Teen Tried With Felony For Trying Science
A beautiful rant about misguided public science education and how the fear of punishment kills curiosity, especially for minorities because they tend to receive harsher punishments, and for the poor because punishments end up being harsher on them...
“When men feel inconsequential, it’s easier to blame women than it is to confront...”
– Allan G. Johnson (via earlyfrost)
taekoyasuhiro:
friend ?????!?
fr iend!! !!!
im coming friend
im here i love u
neuromorphogenesis:
Age-defying: Master key of lifespan found in brain
The brain’s mechanism for controlling ageing has been discovered – and manipulated to shorten and extend the lives of mice. Drugs to slow ageing could follow
Tick tock, tick tock… A mechanism that controls ageing, counting down to inevitable death, has been identified in the hypothalamus – a part of the brain that controls...
harrisonfj0rd:
WOMEN: please wear high heels unless you don’t know how to walk in high heels in which case stay home and softly gnaw on bottles of shampoo
also please show no less than 64.87% of your boob and no more than 27.94%
stop having arms
when people ask you to smile, blowjob them
my tummy itches make that stop
i will think of new problems for you to have tomorrow
April 2013
realhumanbaby:
Low-functioning human being, high-functioning mass of ordered dust and hair
“Traditional FA [Fat Acceptance] arguments have relied on the idea that the way...”
– ArteToLife
EX-FUCKING-ACTLY!
(via anaffinityfor)
I will always preach that it is unnecessary for you to be healthy to deserve respect.
(via ohsopathos)
Historic Decision Recognizing Right to Counsel for... →
In a landmark ruling yesterday, Federal District Judge Dolly M. Gee ordered the federal government to provide legal representation for immigrant detainees in California, Arizona and Washington who have serious mental disabilities and are unable to represent themselves in immigration court. This is a historic decision — it is the first ever to recognize a right to appointed counsel in immigration...
