February 2010
94 posts
Hey Tumblr!
sparklepants:
katoleary:
inothernews:
anonanimal:
kelsium:
hortenseg:
I think I will ask YOU a question today!
What is your secret shame album? Because I think it’s time you just get over the shame and rock out a little bit, to be honest with you. What are you trying to prove, Tumblr? Just get over it and, 8-Mile style, spin that shit.
Blink-182, Take Off Your Pants And Jacket.
...
“I have a sinking feeling
That something is very wrong
And I wonder if people...”
i'm starting to get the feeling.. →
…that if a gigantic tsunami wave doesn’t hit hawaii soon, CNN is going to lose it.
they have been showing live shots of hawaii’s beaches for the past 30+ minutes, the anchorman frantically repeating “the waves are going to hit any moment! stay tuned!! it could be really devastating!! any minute now…8…
I refuse
to be talked down to by people who think I have no right to share my secondary trauma.
to allow these realities to be ignored in the name of “respect.”
Are you fucking kidding me?
You have no idea where I heard these things. You have no idea what details I changed and what I did not.
And you have no idea who I am.
The women who speak to me are promised confidentiality and they...
“This is also why…
I am going to make out with my girlfriend like crazy,...”
Small Town Gay Blog: Am I the only one →
sturladur:
feminally:
…
I know a lot of folks are bored, but I still care and am actually leaving work early today: women’s hockey for the gold today at 3:30 (PST). I wait with bated breath for this event every winter Olympics. The IOC is actually considering eliminating women’s hockey because USA and…
I didn’t know it was on MSNBC. I thought a gold medal match that our country (USA) is...
Am I the only one
who completely stopped caring about the Olympics like, a week ago?
I grieve the old me
as if she is unforgiving.
Oh young, sweet thing
I am sorry for the fear I unleash
in your path
when I look back.
So women can be contestants on Tool Academy now.
katoleary:
Gender equality: ACHIEVED!
And this is why I love K o’L
Thank you
I appreciate the responses to my questions. I also appreciate my BFF who reminded me that it is less about being accepted in society as a man or woman, and more about being able to accept YOUR OWN body- feeling comfortable, knowing that your body is your own, and that it reflects who you know yourself to be. And this makes sense to me.
Although I do not care to join in a ranking of suffering, I...
iragray: being born with a penis makes you male. it doesn’t make you a man. AGAIN. male = sex; man = gender. sex/male = body related; man/gender = what society believes you should behave like based on your body.
I am still learning about trans issues, so I have a few questions about this…
1. So Thomas Beatie is a female man?
2, If a “man” is a socialized set of...
iNudge →
hobbitnotes:
Day 22 — A website
I while ago I was testing StumbleUpon.com and iNudge.net was one of the first things that I stumbled upon. I listen and play music, but as far as I can tell I have no talent in creating anything new or original. So when you present me an easy tool that lets me create these sounds on my own and just play with it, I’m stuck for hours. This is something i just...
@ CES: Lady Gaga New Face Of Polaroid →
By Chris M. Walsh, N.Y. Polaroid signed Lady Gaga to a multi-year partnership in which the pop star will serve as creative director for a specialty line of Polaroid Imaging products. Lady Gaga will be at the Polaroid booth at CES in Las Vegas 10:45 am pacific “to talk about her new creative and business relationship with the Polaroid brand,” according to a press release announcing...
I need her here
Some nights I just can’t sleep without her. I drift off for awhile, but then I have a bad dream- like the one I had this morning where I was in charge of all these obnoxious kids and then had to drive down an icy road in a shitty pick-up truck and then this little can of gross worms that I accidentally bought spilled all over the interior of what was now a van and when I went to pick them up...
Stop being idiots →
“My name is Andrea Fay Friedman. I was born with Down syndrome. I played the role of Ellen on the “Extra Large Medium” episode of Family Guy that was broadcast on Valentine’s day… I guess former Governor Palin does not have a sense of humor. I thought the line “I am the daughter of the former governor of Alaska” was very funny. I think the word is ‘sarcasm’.
Hello everyone who thought...
A year on from the tragic death of Aasiya Zubair,...
Wajahat Ali, guardian.co.uk
Last year the tragic beheading of Aasiya Zubair jolted a dormant Muslim American community to finally acknowledge and proactively confront the hidden scourge of domestic violence in its midst.
On 12 February 2009, Aasiya Zubair, a Muslim Pakistani American MBA student and co-founder of Bridges TV, was murdered by her estranged husband, Muhammad Hassan, after she...
Reblog if you use your laptop as a tray to carry...
Here's a job for ya...
pleasefireme:
Please fire me. I work in a retouching department, and while editing panties and lingerie, I was asked to remove any visible vaginas.
Dear Kelly Clark,
I think it awesome how you sing along with your ipod before you hit the halfpipe.
Statement from Amenesty International Regarding...
With families separated and schools destroyed, thousands of children in Haiti have been left without protection. The most vulnerable could become prey to the traffickers. There is also a risk that children could be caught in irregular adoption processes - a risk increased by the interest of families abroad who would like to adopt Haitian children orphaned by the earthquake. Haitian institutions...
I’m just not really down with the whole tiara thing.
Let me be absolutely clear. The people of Haiti... →
abbyjean:
(via bonesarecoralmade)
Excellent. Excellent.
And of course we can extrapolate this out to the heart of many American charities: Christianity. A religion that literally says, “You suck, you need a savior and guess what, I brought him to you!”
Watch
Butt pushing?
sparklepants:
Had I known this was part of speed skating, I might have paid attention sooner.
Yeah. My GF just asked what sport this was and I said, “grab ass.”
Note to olympic commentators-
It is unnecessary to use the following phrases:
he/she really wants this
this is what they have worked so hard for all year
he/she is really hoping for a medal
speed is the key
just being here is an honor
So if you could think of some new things to say, that’d be great.
Thanks.
“In the last four years, China has spent more than $185 billion on high-speed...”
– Rachel Maddow (via unburyingthelead) (via notemily)
Wow, that does sound awesome.
(via katoleary)
So let’s talk about why this is not the case. Why do we not have a decent train system at all? The answer is simply, classism. There is no other reason. Becuase if we had a decent train system,...
You Do Not Get To Do This.
This is what domestic violence looks like: threats of suicide, public humiliation, minimization and blame, using your children as emotional weapons.
And you do not get to do this. You do not get to cry, apologize, play it off or blame anyone else. You are not entitled to sympathy, owed an apology or deserving of “a break.”
You sir, are an ass.
BBC: A majority of women believe some rape victims... →
jennifercwang:
Oh, so the majority of women are siding with Katie Roiphe now, with the slut shaming and victim blaming? This is yet another sign that we need to move away from the third wave “sex and the city” feminist movement and toward a neofeminist “I care about real people and their oppression” movement.
Women are harsher critics than men because they need to feel safe. By blaming other...
Teacher Accused of Inappropriate Relationship with...
Teacher Accused of Inappropriate Relationship with Student
By Becky Ogann
DELHI, IA - A Maquoketa Valley teacher reportedly had an inappropriate relationship with a student. That’s the finding from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners. It found Steven Smith “solicited, encouraged or consummated” that relationship with a female student. The board suspended Smith’s...
Emotional Expectations and Revictimization
Counting the hours until you are reunited with your partner feels harder than counting the days. The excitement becomes so great that you have to ignore it completely in order to function. If you saw me right now you would notice my flat affect, my ambivalence. But these are the tools I use to get through my day. And if this is me excited, giddy with anticipation- then what to make of all the...
Good morning, insanity!
So tomorrow I will be doing a presentation at a local highschool regarding dating violence, as it is dating violence awareness month. To address this serious, prevalent and often misunderstood issue, the highschool has asked me to come speak to the 9th graders-
All 300 of them
For 20 minutes
In the auditorium
Yeah. That oughta do it.
