June 2011
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May 2011
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fuckyeahwomenprotesting2:
If you make fun of fat people in any manner you can unfollow me now. Actually you can unfollow me if you make fun of anyone because of how they look.
Also if you have noticed yourself missing a follower after doing such a thing, that was me.
Cosign.
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Wiscon is over. Long live Wiscon.
I’ve been off Tumblr all weekend since Wiscon was happening. I had a pretty intense Wiscon panel-wise—I was on five of them, two of which I moderated—and a kind of sleepy Wiscon otherwise. I was really tired all this week, so I didn’t really get to spend much time at the parties, unfortunately, or talk to some people (Marianne!) nearly as much as I would have liked.
I...
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“For many Western men — and women, for that matter — it is beyond unacceptable...”
– A hairy proposition — Dollmag.ca via sexisbeautiful (via omnivory)
I explained this to an ex of mine at one point, who got all “YOU ACT LIKE JUST BECAUSE THINGS HAD A BEGINNING THEY’RE WRONG. I MEAN, EVERYTHING HAS TO START SOME TIME. THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON.”
I was like,...
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microaggressions:
In written correspondence, my husband’s family likes to call me Mrs. HisLastName and refer to our fetus as Baby HisLastName. They should know by now that I didn’t change my name, and will soon find out that our baby will have both our names. I know that the patriarchal naming traditions here don’t make things easy, but they don’t have to shove it in my face by intentionally...
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I should mention, in light of my previous post,...
Octopus = tako
Box = hako
The conversation went something like this:
“Excuse me. I need an octopus.”
“What?”
“An octopus. I need one.”
“…We don’t have any octopus.”
“This is a post office, correct?”
“Yes.”
“I need an octopus!”
(helplessly) “We don’t have octopus here.”
Me,...
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Pop-Up Video Is Coming Back to VH1 | Vulture →
jamesfrancoisacunt:
Pop-Up Video is returning to the VH1 lineup this fall, with 60 new episodes that will “remain faithful” to the original. This new version will include rap and hip-hop videos, which its predecessor did not, but that doesn’t offset the fact that music videos are no longer as ubiquitous as they once were, nor are they televised with the same regularity. Still, there’s a...
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“The insomniac brain comes in various flavours; different personality types...”
– Charlie Brooker (via liberationfrequency)
This especially describes the last three nights of my life.
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Where is the thing that analyzes your Tumblr?
I want to try it!
saathi1013 asked: Hey, what are the details (time/loc) of the Geek Karaoke tomorrow night?
I love when facebook tells me I might know someone
maritsa:
We have 12 mutual friends. You bet your ass I know that bitch, but there’s a reason I haven’t friended her, so quit with the nagging.
Oh my god, THIS.
The problem with Facebook is that it doesn’t understand the concept of “mortal enemy.” Or, like, “horrible ex.”
“on the plus side i had a physical and my blood pressure is awesome, i’m...”
– My sister, reporting on her day. We have good genes for that.
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Campus Progress / Colorlines.com 2011 National... →
This is a contest being run for young people (under 30) speaking out about social justice issues. Unfortunately, it’s being run on a system of “up votes” and “down votes,” which means that social inequality can manifest especially quickly and strongly in the ways that votes are cast.
There are some excellent speeches here by WOC that are being held down in the...
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GOD THANK YOU REP WEINER FOR MAKING AN EXCELLENT...
maritsa:
I will never ever in my life understand people who would prefer health insurance companies, not the govt, make decisions about their healthcare.
I’ve represented these people, and let me tell you: they do not give a shit about you. Their primary motivation is PROFIT. Some of them have policies of denying claims because they know only a small percentage will challenge them.
Do you...
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In which white people are shocked that not all...
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elizelizeliz:
expectations: tall, dashing, brown hair, green eyes.
what they give us: a black guy with an afro
The majority of posts by white girls who are upset about the casting of Kravitz look like this one. Lenny Kravitz is just “a black guy with an afro”.
What’s even sadder are all the posts dismissing Lenny as overweight (really!) and unattractive (really!)...
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Abortion Saved My Life (TW: medical malpractice,...
karnythia:
So, there’s this lawmaker out of Kansas who has lots to say about abortion. He’s currently best known for saying that women should plan ahead in case of rape and not expect their regular insurance to cover an abortion if they want one after being assaulted. And we could spend a lot of time going around about the flaws in his logic, or even hashing out when life begins, but really this...
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“Before I take my pants off with anyone, I need to know a little bit about...”
– A Doctor Walks Into A Bar; Finding A New Doctor When You Don’t Like The Doctor In The First Place
http://www.therotund.com/?p=1171
(via therotund)
This is excellent advice. It’s focused on weight, but it’s good advice for ANYONE. I am lucky enough that I do have very good insurance...
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I fucking hate
liv-howell:
Sexist bastards who when describing a gorgeous lady, say “yeah she’s pretty but she’s chubby” when she’s clearly no more than a size 14. No dickwad, she’s healthy.
This shit is the reason why women hate themselves.
Fight this bullshit, all women are beautiful <3
I get the sentiment, but…
First of all, no one who wears women’s clothing is “clearly” no...
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I can't stop watching episodes of Cybill on...
I love everything Maryann wore on that show.
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There's nothing like Urgent Care on a Friday...
Yeah, so, I had this sudden onset HORRIFIC abdominal cramping, like stabbing pains so that I couldn’t really sit up on my own and had to be helped out of bed and then spent some time curled up in the bathroom and it got better and then it got worse and then it got better and then it got worse, and then it seemed to be getting better again but it was already 8:15 by that point and Urgent Care...
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Nothing gets better for my fat bisexual ass as...
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bialogue-group:
Have you met bisexual activist and film-maker Kyle Schickner? Not to mention read this recent column in AfterElton?
Why yes I have :)
Church.
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cabell:
rhymeswithnothing replied to your photo:I went to Wal-Mart yesterday because it’s much…
I’ve had good luck with fast drying topcoats, but fast drying polishes themselves… *glares down at chipped nails* I QUIT.
Huh. What’s a fast-drying top coat that you particularly like?
I actually find that Rimmel fast-drying polishes work pretty well, but I’ve always finished...
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Rebuttal to that link people are still passing... →
My dad posted this on Facebook a few days ago but I just saw it—he’s a molecular geneticist, and was rolling his eyes pretty hard about the several-years-old piece on this drug, proclaiming that a cure for cancer was being ignored. The piece only cited a press release, and was a shining example of bad science reporting; among other things, it apparently referred to mitochondria as...
rhymeswithnothing replied to your photo:I went to Wal-Mart yesterday because it’s much…
I’ve had good luck with fast drying topcoats, but fast drying polishes themselves… *glares down at chipped nails* I QUIT.
Huh. What’s a fast-drying top coat that you particularly like?
I actually find that Rimmel fast-drying polishes work pretty well, but I’ve always finished them with...
