October 2010
“So, uh, what exactly was this? I can’t control what people think this was: I...”
– JON STEWART, closing out the Rally to Restore Sanity. (via inothernews)
“We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our...”
– John Lennon (via kari-shma)
ROBIN'S STAGES OF PROCRASTINATION
robin-sparkles:
STAGE ONE:
Feeling awesome. You receive the task/assignment. You decide to take care of it early so you don’t stress yourself out like every other time. You got this.
STAGE TWO:
Chillin’. You haven’t started working on it yet, but you’re thinking about it. That counts, right? There’s still time. You’re totally still gonna rock this shit.
STAGE THREE:
Limbo. The...
“For those of us who studied literature, a previously unspoken sense of exclusion...”
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“Dancing through the Minefield: Some Observations on the Theory, Practice, and Politics of a Feminist Literary Criticism” by Annette Kolodny (via fergmus)
I’m taking a course entitled “Women in American Literature,” and I could not agree more with this quote.
“I often think of the rhetoric used to describe people in challenging...”
– Red Light Politics: A thought on language use vis-à-vis “privilege”
Reblogged for truth.
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This
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I hate it when people do this.
Poverty begets poverty, wealth begets wealth. It’s not rocket science, but if you can blame the poor for being poor, then it’s...
“Now I admit that we Muslims are a pretty powerful bunch. But in all the secret...”
–
Reza Aslan - America’s Sharia Hysteria: The Daily Beast
He has a valid point - something I will bring up at my next local secret Muslim gathering.
(via almas88)
STFU, Sexists.: Are you fucking kidding me with... →
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savagemike:
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palaceoffunk:
She’s not a saint and she’s not what you think She’s an actress, Whoa She’s better known for the things that she does on the mattress, Whoa Soon she’s gonna find Stealing other people’s toys on the playground Won’t make you many…
Burn books set to music might be the most accurate description of Taylor Swift’s music that...
With the people, for the people: Not Reporting You... →
objectifiant:
mybiggestregretever:
My biggest regret ever is not reporting you to the police when you raped me. You could quite possibly be a serial rapist. I know you’ve done it to more than me.
[Female, 14]
If the person who assaulted you assaults someone else, that is not your fault. Only the criminal is responsible for the crime. If you ever want to report what happened- here’s what...
