October 2011
4 posts
September 2011
3 posts
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August 2011
2 posts
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July 2011
2 posts
“Could you imagine what the Tea Party would be saying right now if there was a...”
– Matt Taibbi, “Corporate Tax Holiday in Debt Ceiling Deal: Where’s the Uproar?”
Yeah, I just can’t anymore…
(via cognitivedissonance)
A Modern Sexual-Assault Tale
Man: Hello, I'd like to report a mugging.
Officer: A mugging, eh? Where did it take place?
Man: I was walking by 21st and Dundritch Street and a man pulled out a gun and said, "Give me all your money."
Officer: And did you?
Man: Yes, I co-operated.
Officer: So you willingly gave the man your money without fighting back, calling for help or trying to escape?
Man: Well, yes, but I was terrified. I thought he was going to kill me!
Officer: Mmm. But you did co-operate with him. And I've been informed that you're quite a philanthropist, too.
Man: I give to charity, yes.
Officer: So you like to give money away. You make a habit of giving money away.
Man: What does that have to do with this situation?
Officer: You knowingly walked down Dundritch Street in your suit when everyone knows you like to give away money, and then you didn't fight back. It sounds like you gave money to someone, but now you're having after-donation regret. Tell me, do you really want to ruin his life because of your mistake?
Man: This is ridiculous!
Officer: This is a rape analogy. This is what women face every single day when they try to bring their rapists to justice.
Man: Fuck the patriarchy.
Officer: Word.
Hahahahaha. Word.
June 2011
10 posts
“I know many people are concerned about the destruction of the sanctity of...”
– NY Senator Diane Savino (via lady88)
Wow. Well said.
“I apologize for those who feel offended. I cannot deny, a person, a human being,...”
– Sen. Mark J. Grisanti of Buffalo, a previous opponent of same-sex marriage explaining his decision to vote in favor of marriage equality. (via cognitivedissonance)
May 2011
10 posts
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Gallery: About... →
leftish:
posted by Al Stefanelli on WordPress.com
The following is quoted from an internet forum post by a person with the screen name “yeahiknow5″. It was brought to my attention by one of my Facebook friends, Joe Markey. Neither Joe nor I wrote this. Except for paragraph formatting,…
I’d send this to my father, but I don’t think he’d read it.
“Why aren’t you asking a hundred other guys why they DON’T write strong women...”
– Joss Whedon (via tulletulle)
Gotta love Joss.
April 2011
9 posts
bustedafternoon:
Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.
Zora Neale Hurston, “What It Feels Like to Be Colored Me”
Hurston is awesome.
stfuconservatives:
Submitted by roman-numerals: “Thought I’d bring this to your attention. It’s obviously not Tumblr but dearblankpleaseblank.com. What the fuck this person even means, I don’t know. Being a feminist = destroyer of manliness? You’ve lost me.”
—- Remind me how asking for equal treatment is destroying masculinity? Please. I would love to hear how the presence of empowered women...
“Society has a problem with female nudity when it is not … ”—Badu pauses to get...”
– Erykah Badu: June/July Cover Story [Pg 1] | VIBE (via sexisbeautiful)
Yes, perfect.
(via alienshexv)
Too true
March 2011
21 posts
“My cousin Helen, who is in her 90s now, was in the Warsaw ghetto during World...”
– Neil Gaiman (via archangelsarefierce)
That’s pretty awesome.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Gallery:... →
stfuconservatives:
pixyled:
Long read. But WORTH it
thehighshelf:
uhuh-she-said:
Because a White Guy Said It
Listen,
It does not matter what you say. As a woman, as a woman of color, as a woman of size, as a woman with large breasts or no breasts and a lifetime of…
Lipstick Feminists: Submitted by fuckyeahcarmen: →
lipstick-feminists:
“In fact, valuing virginity puts girls and women at risk of violence, abuse, and assault by members of a society that believes a woman’s worth lies in her sexual behavior. As I discussed on my panel, “Virginity: A Historical and Cultural Primter,” violations of girls’ and women’s sexual and…
I agree.
