February 2012
marththebland:
I wish I was a female tiger because then if I was talking to someone and I was getting off topic I could say “but I tigress,” and then kill and eat them because I am a tiger
You'll thank me for this later, tumblr →
hamburgerjack:
ceruleancrescent:
casecous:
OMG I ENJOYED THIS SO MUCH
Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.
– Thich Nhat Hanh (via beautiful-ambition)
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unremarkable remarks: daniellemertina: I watched a... →
daniellemertina:
I watched a documentary in class today that claims that Isaac Newton created the foundation for Mathematics. Right. Because the Moors creating the concept of zero & countless other things I don’t really understand, doesn’t matter.
And I’m supposed to believe that folks who…
The internet’s not broken.
So then why are there so many attempts to regulate...
– Jeff Jarvis (via wilwheaton)
The Internet Adventures of an Asexual Aromantic:... →
jhameia:
hardmodeofsex:
Once upon a time in MODERN DAY LONDON, there was a “consulting detective” by the name of Shin’ichi Honda (30). (Okay, her name was actually Shigeko, but who the hell wants to be a “nourishing child” when you can be the ONE TRUTH.)
She was looking for a new…
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The Peddler of Smiles: Race and incarceration in... →
myflagisblackandred:
occupyallstreets:
zeezeescorner:
Philip N. Cohen posted this chart comparing the rates of incarceration across racial groups in the USA (via Sociological Images). Cohen writes:
to understand the disparate impact of this change on Black men in young…
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just a Holocene voyager: saintdoriangray: For... →
saintdoriangray:
For women, heart attacks look different.
elfgrove:
distractedbyshinyobjects:
Follow me down the rabbit hole for a second:
I’ve long wondered if this - that women don’t recognize the symptoms of a heart attack in themselves, and consequently don’t get the fast…
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25. What is the worst argument you’ve heard...
heliotitans:
Asexuality is your way of being homophobic!
I don’t need to say more.
When the woman answered the door, she looked at my daughter and said, ‘We don’t...
– Girl Scout troop leader Kim Douglas • Discussing a recent situation her 10-year-old daughter faced when going door-to-door to sell cookies. Douglas’ daughter, by the way, didn’t know what abortion was. “It left my daughter very shocked, confused,” Douglas said. “She said, ‘Mommy, something creepy...
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The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day
runs through...
– Rabindranath Tagore, “Stream of Life”
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School's Out: Asexy Teens →
outlawroad:
YOU GUYS.
IT’S SO GOOD.
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Social Anxiety test. →
frankyfitz:
keepyourvaginaon:
mins-mavor:
Your score was 50. Scores from 41 - 50 indicate severe social anxiety.
Your score was 53.
Scores in the 51 - 68 range indicate very severe Social Anxiety.
Your score was 24.
Scores in the 21 - 30 range indicate mild Social Anxiety.
Your score was 34.
Scores in the 31 - 40 range indicate moderate Social Anxiety.
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Indian High Court Rules That the Decision to Abort... →
littleclaypot:
somepolitics:
In a significant decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week ruled that the right to abort a pregnancy in a marriage rests with the wife and not husband.
“A woman is not a machine in which raw material is put and a finished product comes out. She should be mentally prepared to conceive, continue the same and give birth to a child. The unwanted pregnancy...
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The Peddler of Smiles: The Capital Letter →
racismschool:
I keep seeing discussions about when and if a capital letter should be used when saying “Black” people and/or “White” people. I’ll be honest here, this was something I’d never really given a lot of thought. When I look back at things I’ve written, it seems that I do both but…
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The Peddler of Smiles: zorascreation:... →
zorascreation:
excentricyoruba:
aphoticoccurrences:
electriczara:
People be fair, Richard Dawkins’ ancestor, Henry Dawkins owned 1,013 slaves in Jamaica, that’s nothing to do with him.
oh, it most certainly does. you see, when slaves were brought to the Americas, we…
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fuckyeahreading!: Roald Dahl →
readingisthenewblack:
It’s no secret that I have a soft spot in my heart and specific shelf in my library for children’s writers. I felt that Roald Dahl was the perfect author for this post seeing as I’ve used one of his quotations to describe my blog. His words have always done for me what…
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Korra? Korra? Is this for real? →
slinkstercool:
poisonlollipop:
shirleytemplar:
korraangsforevergirl:
korraangsforevergirl:
if this isn’t real I quit
Korraaaa in the spriiiiiinggggg
OH GOD WHAT
YES
WHAT
GET IN MY LIFE
YES
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
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The Peddler of Smiles: Disgustingly racist blog's... →
yukidama:
talldarkbishoujo:
misterhippity:
You may have heard this story of a 15-year-old kid who won a contest to design a sticker for the city of Chicago, only to have the award rescinded and the sticker’s production scrapped because the city came to believe there was…
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