February 2012
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Anonymous asked: How do I tell one of my best...
yoisthisracist:
Did you try making her a mixtape?
UPDATE: Don’t make it a racist mixtape.
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Feminist Disney: POC stereotyping in sitcoms...... →
feministdisney:
I read an interesting piece about POC representation in Macleans yesterday titled, “Three stereotypes walk into a diner…are walking ethnic cliches better than no cliches in sitcoms?”
I don’t always like how Macleans discusses things, but I have to give them props for quoting some really good…
UN urges Africa to facilitate private investment... →
b-sama:
21 February 2012 –
Government policies that facilitate private sector investment in energy markets are crucial to help tap Africa’s massive renewable energy potential, which can fuel the continent’s poverty reduction efforts and put it on a path to sustainable development, according to a United Nations report released today.
Experts estimate that unless stronger commitments are made to...
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“It reminds me of the “bike to work” movement. That is also portrayed as white,...”
– comment left on the Racialious blog post “Sustainable Food & Priviledge: Why is Green always White (and Male and Upper-Class)” (via ouiominy)
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“Tips and Tricks: The 5 Minute Face”
– There are days when you just DON’T have any time to spend 20 minutes getting your full face on.
Here are the essential steps and tips (for me) to get out the door looking put-together:
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Step 1: Pick a good medium-coverage foundation (Dior Nude and Bourjois Healthy Mix are my favorites for being...
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Hello_Schroddie: Transracialism →
hello-schroddie:
is the exact definition of falseness and ridiculousness to me. It is not the same as being transgendered/transsexual. If someone feels as if being born a certain sex is a birth defect, then we should consider it to be so. However, being white, and feeling as if you are really Native/Black/Mexican/etc., does not deserve audience.
I’m going to address what someone messaged me...
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Santorum: Being Female is a Mental Disorder →
jhameia:
sleazeandhustle:
mrsjojharrison:
It has been my experience that when dealing with females, you need to treat them as though they have a mental disorder… especially those that are constantly seeking equality in the workplace, the military, and in the home. Women need to know their place and need to know when it is okay for them to speak. They were put on this earth for two reasons,...
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miggylol:
I like that Adele has a buttchin, because I also have a slight buttchin and it makes me feel better about sharing a feature with Will Schuester.
My buttchin is faaaabulous. Own it, girl.
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Esoterica: s'time →
ktempest:
maevele:
to submit the thingie if you want to throw a party on 6 at wiscon. There has been shit talking about a jem/pony/vodka-gummybear/AWESOME party. Do we actually want to make that, like, happen? or should it be more of a clandestine room party thing?
ooooh Tempest, I…
JEM is truly outrageous! Vodka is my biffle! And obviously I would get my Twilight Sparkle on.
But I...
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She once sent me a playlist with two Aqua songs
miggylol:
Wait wait wait, my #12 listened song is the Speedycake Remix of Caramelldansen.
Wow, I really do have horrible taste in music.
Teen Movie Time: Clueless
So far: But I’m a Cheerleader, Bring It On, Saved!.
Internets, you know I’m a Jane Austen nut. But before I read a word of Austen, I saw the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, and Amy Heckerling’s adaptation of Emma. They both came out in 1995, the year I turned fourteen.
Yes, Internets, my very first teen movie was:
Clueless.
UGH, Read More, work more! I will link to...
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January 2012
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Teen Movie Time: But I'm a Cheerleader
So far: Bring It On
Saved!
And today, But I’m a Cheerleader!
What Happens?
But I’m a Cheerleader is almost the other half of Saved!. Where that movie has a boy sent to a Christian rehab centre that fixes gay, and focuses on the girl he leaves behind, But I’m a Cheerleader follows the story of a girl sent to True Directions, a gay rehab centre based on the AA...
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[If you are DEPRESSED, you are living in the PAST
If you are ANXIOUS, you are living in the FUTURE
If you are at PEACE, you are living in the PRESENT
If you think this makes sense, you have mental health privilege.
Shut the fuck up.
You’re not helping.]
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Anonymous asked: Wow you don’t know who John Green...
ofunicorndust:
1) I was friends with a dude with the same name in high school so the only thing that came to mind when I heard ‘John Creen’ was an Ivy-bound blond orchestra kid who bursted into my friends and my hotel room while slightly stoned, asking us if he thought that one of our choir/orchestra trip chaperones would believe him if he said he was peeing on the balcony after he was caught...
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Teen Movie Time: Saved!
Hey there, Internets! Time for the next in the series of Teen Comedy Movie Thinky Thoughts.
So far:
Bring It On
This one got super long. My fingers are neglecting to fing. Also, Roz Kaveney kindly gave me a copy of her very good book Teen Dreams: From ‘Heathers’ to ‘Veronica Mars’, which is full of awesome analysis, much of which I shall be using for this series.
Teen...
dirtyluxury:
If wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise, every woman in Africa would be a millionaire.
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Teen Movie Time: Bring It On
Kia ora, Internets! I was going to do a post on Teen Comedy Movies with Serious Messages, but it, uh, it kinda grew. So now it’s a series.
On the list so far:
Bend It Like Beckham, Bring It On, But I’m A Cheerleader, Clueless, Easy A, Empire Records, Juno, Mean Girls, Saved!, Stick It.
Recommendations are very welcome.
I can’t guarantee I’ll even get to all of the ones...
Esoterica: how to ensure you are always "friend... →
duckstapler:
refer to women as “females”
use the term “friend zoned”
make ragecomics about being friend zoned or about the enigmatic and laughable nature of women
whine more than a 5 year old while complaining that women are over emotional
tag your tumblr posts with “woman logic” and…
The Activist's Tech Handbook
resmc:
Protecting the Internet Activist
ideasandopinions:
Necessary:
HTTPS
Consciousness of what information you write to the public domain.
Safe:
A Pseudonym
Obfuscation
TOR
Linux
Marginally Paranoid:
VPN
Truecrypt
Paranoid:
Linux USB
Email Encryption
Remailer
Pidgin w/ OTR
On the Run:
Hidden operating system
The Anarchist Yellow Pages
Couchsurfing
Please edit and...
Violence in Senegal after Wade court ruling →
dynamicafrica:
Protesters in Senegal have clashed with police after a court approved President Abdoulaye Wade to seek a highly disputed third term, but barred music icon Youssou Ndour from running.
Senegal’s constitutional court approved late on Friday a list of 14 candidates who had met the requirements to run for president in the February 26 election, and among them was the 85-year-old Wade.
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Adventures of Comic Book Girl: Got the Sailor Moon... →
adventuresofcomicbookgirl:
“You will refrain from underestimating women!” Fucking Rei, keep being fabulous.
“I’ll let you know about a woman’s pure feelings with raw strength!” Fucking Makoto keep being fabulous also.
“Let’s begin our wedding ceremony in hell!” Usagi, you are amazing.
And somehow Usagi saying “When…
Man Sailor Moon, still the freaking best.