February 2012
5 tags
i is confused
my boss brought me back a calender from hawaii, which was “men of hawaii” ie shirtless men.
my mom said that it was double standard and sexist
and i still have trouble wrapping my head around sexism towards men. gender thinking and construction, yes, but sexism?
and then i asked her if white people can experience racism
and she said yes and went on to tell a story about how she...
100,000,000 workers grind India to a halt in one...
taringanjing:
One of the world’s largest ever strikes began at midnight on Monday 27th Feb and will end at midnight tonight. Up to 100,000,000 Indian workers from different sectors and industries are calling for a national minimum wage, permanent jobs, and much more.
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Woman: Can I have birth control?
Government: No.
Woman: I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
Government: No.
Woman: I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
Government: No.
Woman: Well, why can't I have birth control?
Government: Because. Sex isn't for recreation. It's for procreation.
Woman: But it can help regulate my period and benefit me in other ways.
Government: Too bad.
Man: For no reason other than for recreational sex, may I have birth control?
Government: Do you have a penis?
Man: YES, YES I DO!!
Government: WELL HOWDY, VALID CITIZEN. You can buy condoms by the dozens. Here, here's a pack of special condom for "His Pleasure." Oooh, these come in different colours and flavours. Here, try these. They have ribs on them. And this one glows in the dark!! LOL OMG DICK LIGHTSABER!!
Government: But seriously, you're a man. You can do what ever you want.
Woman: But-
Government: Shut up, you sinning, freeloading hussy.
I want your pickles: YESTERDAY ME AND AMBER WERE... →
milliondollarmidget:
YESTERDAY ME AND AMBER WERE WALKING DOWNTOWN TO THE MOVIE THEATER TO SEE WOMAN IN BLACK AND I SAW SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.
IT WAS
ANONYMOUS AND JFK GIVING THE FINGER.
I WAS LIKE
“HOLY SHIT AMBER DID YOU SEE ANON ON THE WALL HOLY SHIT PEOPLE OMFG STREET ART HOLY GOD GOOD THINGS”
But seriously,
I…
r u sure it wasnt
stephen harper giving the finger?
3 tags
littlemissriotgrrrl
where have you goneeeee?
im gonna send ya stuff and i just wanted to double check the address
People: Omg you vegans don't need to label everything you eat as vegan this, or vegan that. We get it you're vegan.
Me: -posts food without specifying it's vegan-
People: Omg. That's not very vegan of you. Hypocrite. I mean. How is ice cream vegan. You're such a liar.
Me: Wat.
Fight Like a GRRRL!: Made Rebloggable upon Request... →
fuckyeahsexeducation:
Cold sores ARE oral herpes. Most commonly, whenever someone is a child they can get herpes from a family member who gets cold sores kissing them. A LOT of people don’t know that cold sores/fever blisters are herpes and can be spread to the genitals. I’ll see posts on…
Incompetent People Too Ignorant to Know It →
youmightfindyourself:
A growing body of psychology research shows that incompetence deprives people of the ability to recognize their own incompetence. To put it bluntly, dumb people are too dumb to know it. Similarly, unfunny people don’t have a good enough sense of humor to tell.
This disconnect may be responsible for many of society’s problems.
With more than a decade’s worth of...
“Human beings are funny. They long to be with the person they love but refuse to...”
– Sigmund Freud (via theunquotables)
“As all advocates of feminist politics know most people do not understand sexism...”
– bell hooks (via destinyhopex)
This problem not only applies to feminism. People learn about things from the people opposed to these things and then never question this. Anarchists want chaos, socialists want punish people for being legitimately successful, communists want big government, black...
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my legs dont wanna go anywhere but i kinda do
and i wanted to hang with amanda tonight but shes too busy to come over :(
“You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. You want the physicist to talk to...”
– Aaron Freeman “You Want A Physicist To Speak at your Funeral” (source: npr)
This is one of the most lovely and comforting things I’ve ever read or heard about death and grieving, and I have been to more funerals than I can remember.
(via anachronistique)
