December 2011
107 posts
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“When we consider the myriad school shootings that have occurred between ...”
– Michael Kimmel: Men, Masculinity, and the Rape Culture (via mollay)
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miggylol: Todd and I are putting together our All-Stars Trek crew, which is one of the geekiest things it is possible to do, I think.
Me: Pretty much. Security officer? miggylol: After some debate, we gave it to Tasha over Worf, Odo, and Tuvok, because she doesn’t have their issues with inflexibility. miggylol: …We would hope she doesn’t get eaten again.
Me: Let us hope! All...
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AP: "A shy 8-year-old schoolgirl has unwittingly... →
inothernews:
Ugh. This is disgusting and shameful and should be condemned by any and all sides.
clientsfromhell:
Client: “I don’t mean to sound racist, but…” Me: “But what?” Client: “But the site is too black.” Me: “Like, literally too black?” Client: “Yes. The background is too black.” Me: “That’s not racist. That has nothing to do with race.” Client: “Phew. I can never tell with you black people, what’s offensive and what’s not.” Me: “I’m actually Lebanese. And, yeah, that one might be...
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“I always wanted the reboot of Ghostbusters to be four girl-ghostbusters. Like,...”
– Mindy Kaling, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Esoterica: ethiopienne: are we still on this... →
ethiopienne:
are we still on this bootstrap shit?
talldarkbishoujo:
Regarding this financial aid wank going around my dash:
I’ve worked in FA off and on for like, the last 5 or so years (most recently as an FA counselor at a for-profit, at least until I moved back east and…
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It's Christmas Eve and my two male cats are trying...
miggylol:
God bless us, every one.
Someone please tell Fox News that as it turns out,...
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Anonymous asked: Yo, is it racist for me to just...
Anonymous:
Yo, you don’t pull that tired-ass “everything is offensive to someone” bullshit in MY FUCKIN’ INBOX, SON! Honestly, it should not be that hard to not be racist, get a fucking grip.
Oh yes, clearly this anonymous troll is the victim here.
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This is how we do it
kiwi-hobbit:
i see you ridin’ round town
with the ship i hate
and i’m like
I totally respect your decision to ship those characters and I’ll just ship the characters I want to and you continue to ship those characters and we’ll all be happy bloggers because that’s what people should do.
I am just saying, Elena, it’s okay to love both of them, cos Katherine did, and also that would be...
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“Dress suitably in short skirts and strong boots, leave your jewels in the bank,...”
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Countess Markievcizv, 19th century Irish revolutionary, dispensing eternally relevant fashion advice. (via sharkyteeth)
Whoa. New role model.
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Nnedi Okorafor wins a trophy that is a statuette... →
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How important is sport in New Zealand?
First, the All Blacks win the Rugby World Cup after a 24-year wait and now the Black Caps have beaten Australia on their turf. The whole country can breathe again.
This paragraph appears on the front page of a national newspaper. And they aren’t being sarcastic.
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I NEVER WANT TO HEAR ANYONE TALK ABOUT THEIR...
ktempest:
alexandraerin:
weetz:
PLEASE. STOP.
I had to coach an ex-roommate on this one after I found out she was telling people that polar bears were my totem on the basis that I have a lot of toy ones and think they’re kind of neat.
Words. Beliefs. These are among the things that have actual meaning.
I… What? She assigned you a totem animal? How is that even okay in someone’s mind?