May 2013
commiekinkshamer:
i have no problem with pointing out that anyone of any gender can be an abuser, rapist, pedophile etc because that’s absolutely true.
but the problem with always emphasizing “yes but it happens to everyone, not just women (or people of colour, or trans* people, etc)!” is that it depoliticizes the issue.
violence is not an accident, it is reflective of social power relations...
“There is little precedent for fat androgyny. Generally our androgynous icons are...”
– Fat Queer Tells All: On Fatness and Gender Flatness - By Allie Shyer (via cassket)
sociolab:
Do you ever think about the fact that the US has created and legitimized a system of institutionalized inequality by funding schools through property taxes? That basically a child’s education is only as good as the value of the property in their neighborhood. Funny how education is so often viewed as an equalizing factor when there is nothing equal about it.
“Do you
remember?
The night you came
to my door, your body
leaning like an...”
– Kelsey Danielle (via pigmenting)
sexhaver:
baby boomers out here talking shit like they didn’t elect reagan
“The “wives, sisters, daughters” line of argument comes up all the fucking time....”
– The Believer Logger: I am not your wife, sister or daughter (via loveyourchaos)
“I.
When I was trying to quit smoking
and we drank white wine from Mason jars,...”
– All That’s Left To Tell, Clementine von Radics (via didyoueatallthisacid)
“Miss someone until they come back, or until you come back, until their absence...”
– Stephanie Georgopulus (via hellanne)
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“I want to be untouchable and beautiful and completely dead inside.”
– Francesca Lia Block (via andafterwards)
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“This is what I don’t get - Women are impure because males have touched them....”
– Comment on Jezebel article “Female ‘Purity’ Is Bullshit” (via ooshoosh)
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deerhoof:
objectifying people is gross and you might say “oh i don’t do that” but every time you reblog a picture of a girl who clearly isn’t attempting to do anything in a sexual context WITH SEXUAL CONTEXT that’s objectifying and it’s!! gross!! don’t do that!! don’t delete the context off photos. don’t. people do this shit with me all the time and it’s even worse when i post topless photos in...
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Tuesday 12:06 AM
To Do (due tomorrow):
Find 13 analytical pieces of previously published writing, 3 creative writing works, and 1 research paper
Poetry essay revision (4-6 pages)
AP prompt essay revision (4-6 pages)
Introduction and conclusion revisions
Portfolio Review 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Short answer reflection 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Qualities of Good Writing sheet
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Tuesday 10:14 PM
To Do (due tomorrow):
Find 13 analytical pieces of previously published writing, 3 creative writing works, and 1 research paper
Poetry essay revision (4-6 pages)
AP prompt essay revision (4-6 pages)
Introduction and conclusion revisions
Portfolio Review 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Short answer reflection 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Qualities of Good Writing sheet
Young Black and Vegan →
youngblackandvegan:
to be honest
you’re more likely to hear me go off about the disparity of access to healthy, organic and fair trade food
divided across lines of race and class
than you will about veganism
i don’t get frustrated at people who eat meat or who consume foods that directly contribute to the harm of others
i get angry as hell at a society where healthy food is a privilege and...
“You might be sitting with him at the kitchen table drinking coffee from...”
– Carrie Laski, Things To Say Besides I Love You (via thoughtcatalog)
