January 2011
61 posts
This is terrorism, right? Guy attempts to bomb...
shortformblog:
who Roger Stockham, a 63-year-old California resident, was arrested last week in Michigan on felony charges over a “bias-motivated attack.”
what Stockman reportedly was arrested outside of a mosque with a very large number of consumer fireworks. They could’ve hurt a lot of people.
where Dearborn, Michigan, near one of the largest Islamic centers in the entire country. 30 percent...
“I believe, with good reason, the most unsympathetic Hollywood portrayal of...”
– Ayn Rand. AHhahahahahahah.
was Ayn Rand a man, or a parasite? (via 3liza)
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA NO.
"Hearing about [misogyny in film] over and over...
charethcutestory:
You know what’s really tiresome? MISOGYNY.
“No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms...”
– — Citizen G’Kar, Babylon 5.
It will never, ever cease to be relevant.
“We don’t expect anything from Obama, whom we regard as a great hypocrite. But we...”
– Egyptian blogger and activist Hossam el-Hamalawy talks to U.C. Irvine history professor Mark LeVine at Al Jazeera.
(“We Don’t Expect Any Help From America, Just To Leave Us Alone.” | The Awl)
“God is above and beyond human gender. We are not saying God is not masculine....”
– Reverand Darren McFarland (via lowercasethatm)
hahaha I’m remembering my Scottish theology professor, who explicitly told us we had to use gender neutral language or we’d get marks off. Way to go.
let's pretend we don't exist: When the Apocalypse... →
jaded16india:
iced-chai:
This post is a sort of reply to the following post, which I came across on tumblr:
title: “shangri-la”
i always look at the world for how beautiful it is, which can be found everywhere and anywhere as long as you look for it. but one day, man will destroy all that is left of that; and when i’ve had enough and want to make the whole world disappear, i will walk...
Michael needs to get out more.: Rape culture. →
iwillnotshavemyvagina:
michaelneedstogetoutmore:
Hello feminists.
I get what you’re trying to do. Most of the time I agree with it. Heck, I’d identify as a feminist if not for the stigma. See, I definitely believe that equal rights are important, but any demand that special concessions be made for women is counter-productive: it still…
I disagree.
You don’t understand rape culture.
“We...
Behind The Scenes Racism in 'Gran Torino' →
Okay Clint Eastwood, you’re officially a douche.
“First they say,”Let me start by saying that I’m 100% in support of equal rights...”
– tranzient
versus
[Attention Gay People: You’re A Minority. Deal With It.]
(via ultralaser)
Who The Hell is Seth Rogen?
[Michel] Gondry also recalled his humorous experience while promoting the film in China: “When we went to Beijing, Seth and I only had two questions! And if they had wanted to ask us something, it would be like ‘How was it like working with Jay Chou?’ There’s no doubt he’s a star in Asia, when previously we weren’t sure.”
[Seth] Rogen joked, “The whole time we thought he might’ve been lying to...
“Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the...”
– Elie Wiesel
(via azspot) (via notemily)
versus http://notemily.tumblr.com/post/2937312894/greenstate-stfucapitalists (via ultralaser)
GAY WHITE CISMALE HELL YEAH →
Filing this under “things that I am better off thinking were satire”
Harmonica version of Bach's Little Fugue →
And by four very srs azns. I APPROVE.
Merf. Thinking is Hard.: haterina:... →
haterina:
inautumn-inkashmir:
STFU, Islamophobes!: I would like to talk about the concept of dirtiness in Islamic countries.
sukoon:
stfuislamophobes:
People (especially Islamophobes) like to use this line against us.
“You’re dirty and go back to your primitive countries!”
My 2¢: when the Spanish Inquisition was around, they would find Muslim households by how clean they were. The...
BBC News: Tethered teenage psychiatric patient... →
rhivolution:
meloukhia:
Content warning, psychiatric abuse and a photo of the situation described in the headline
Mental health experts in the Netherlands say this is not an isolated case, and there may be as many as 40 patients held in similar circumstances.
He’s been in and out of institutions since the age of five, and since 2007, has been incarcerated in an institution permanently....
“And I do not know, but sometimes I feel like a lot of the talk around social...”
– colorblue.
The whole post (the whole blog) is worth reading, but I’m excerpting this because it’s crucial for the more privileged among us to always have in mind.
(via awyeahlife)
Don’t have the spoons to read this now but the quote above does describe social justice for me. It is not theory, it...
It's funny that 'political correctness' has come... →
rhivolution:
…as it comes up here in fandom, with someone exploding about people being critical of racism/ableism/etc. Trigger warnings galore.
I will be the first person to say there are bullies out there in SJ. I’ve been hit by them, some of you have too. But overall…that’s not what this person is on about. (reposted from Twitter)
HEY EVERYONE WATCH ME COMPLAIN ABOUT HOW FUCKING HARD IT IS...
OH MY GOD LOOK.
daunt:
A Babylon 5 tumblr.
http://crashingsnowglobe.tumblr.com/
A BABYLON 5 TUMBLR.
Oh my heart;;;; I am so glad this fandom still lives! :’)
FYI guys this is one of my favorite shows ever. If you ever watch it, TELL ME and I will tell you what episodes to watch from Season 1. Weirdly enough it’s HORRIBLE in the first season but EPIC in the last 4.
Edit: lol, no one knows what the...
Palin Crossed the border for Canadian Health Care →
babywipesenthusiast:
Now, it doesn’t say when she did this. Was it when she was a child? Was it when she was an adult and had the choice? The point is, obviously at some point in time the health care avaliable to her in the U.S. was not affordable or adequate enough for her or her family, so she went to Canada.
Why am I not surprised?
“Coming into a feminist conversation with, “Have you considered that sometimes...”
– The above is a great excerpt from a post at Fugitivus a couple years ago. The post is longish, and definitely worth a read, but this particular quote stood out.
You can probably imagine the stupid ass shit that doesn’t get out of The Border House moderation queue. ”HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THAT MEN ARE...
1 tag
take a bite out of the silver sandwich: Tom Hardy... →
roxanneritchi:
dontaskwells | alliterate | ohsweetzombiejeezus | squintyoureyes:
Bane is Latino, dudes.
You know, I could be fine with this choice so long as they get his characterization right. He’s not dumb muscle, dammit! He’s one of Batman’s most intelligent foes…
“Now it would seem, as a white man, I’m not personally injured by the failure of...”
– How the Bechdel Test could save the Oscars
This was published last year during Oscar season and I’m revisiting it because I don’t think I ever saw it on Tumblr but also because the critical lauding and Golden Globe wins (which I don’t consider critical lauding, har har) have made me circle back to...
How to be a Muslim Hipster.
Sam: Is your prayer veil vintage? Do you have the Qur'an on vinyl? DIDNT THINK SO.
Me: My burqa is plaid, WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME?!
Cuyler: and of course the Qur'an has to be in classical Arabic on 78s from the 1920s.
Sam: I just broke out in adam lambert at that. Too gay to function :'(
Me: I love you guys
Hurm. Must investigate further.
You should all be ashamed of yourselves. You’re pathetic, and what’s wrong with the feminist movement today. You marginalize people because of your own insecurities, and supply endless ammunition to social conservatives by acting exactly like the straw feminists they accuse you of being.
And yes, this applies to the mods who will read this and delete it as much as the odious posters on this more...
“Perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging dark of...”
– Excerpt from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter From Birmingham Jail (via isitscary)
Microresistance: Here We Go! →
microaggressions:
A submission we received:
I know that this blog is dedicated to microaggressions, but I wanted to suggest the possibility of starting a blog of…I don’t know if there’s a word…Micro-supports? You know, the little things that people do, sometimes, but not always, without…
aerynsun:
“Turn towards that which transcends direction.”
– Rumi
Late night/early morning stumble upon Islamic wisdom,
my favorite kind of stumble upon. Lol. (via juntos-iguales)
“Knowing not a human being here Jude began to be impressed with the isolation of...”
– Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure.
“Be with those who help your being.
Don’t sit with indifferent people,...”
– Rumi
