May 2012
“You won’t allow me to go to school.
I won’t become a doctor.
Remember this:...”
– Poem written by an 11 year old Afghan girl
This poem was recorded in a NYT magazine article about female underground poetry groups in Afghanistan. An amazing article about the ways in which women are using a traditional two line poetry form to express their resistance to male oppression, their...
Don’t Consent to a Search!
If the cops say: "Do you mind if I look in your purse, bag, home, or car"?
You say: "I do not consent to a search"
If the cops say: "Why not? Are you hiding something?"
You say: "I believe in my Constitutional right to privacy and I do not consent to a search."
April 2012
I’ve been waiting for this day. You guys know...
“The reality is that fat people are often supported in hating their bodies, in...”
– Lesley Kinzel (via curvesahead)
I will always reblog this because it is so so important.
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I just want to nail this to every stable surface I can find. I cannot count the amount of times that I’ve seen fat folks being encouraged, cajoled, and even forced into behaviors that...
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“My cousin Helen, who is in her 90s now, was in the Warsaw ghetto during World...”
– Neil Gaiman (via rookiemag)
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I searched Shia LeBeouf in soundcloud and...
Watchdjkai:
SNL Digital Short: “Dear Sister”
Definitely one of my favorite Digital Shorts.
“The police are very kind when I’m a young white woman just doing my job,...”
– - Mary Burnet, quoted in “Trying to understand a tragedy” at the Halifax Media Co-op (April 23, 2012)
one of the best ways i’ve seen a white person address their privilege in relation to the attitude of “calling the cops” when you feel unsafe. for so, so many people, calling the cops means exactly...
“At 7:35 A.M, you lay your tired body on mine... →
“At 7:35 A.M, you lay your tired body on mine before peeling off, like a slow band-aid. At 8:40 you sprint home and make instant coffee. At 9:45 we finally drink it, cold. I finish your leftover half. By 10:50 you are already breathless. I live for every time we overlap. When 11:55 comes I spend the entire minute convincing you to stay. You never do. By noon I put my hands on your shoulders and...
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Bruce Springsteen — Atlantic...
“In old age, when he was suffering from Alzheimer’s, E.B. White liked to have his...”
– Some Pig…Terrific…Radiant…Humble: Maureen Corrigan reviews a new book about the life of E.B. White and the origins of Charlotte’s Web. (via nprfreshair)
Awesome. I just bought Essays of E.B. White for my trip…
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mitford:
I was satisfied with haiku until I met you,
but now I want a Russian novel, a 50-page description of you sleeping.
— D. Young
