March 2012
“Drawing a line between yourself and them bigots over there is not the path to...”
– sex, art, and politics:
Seriously though. This is, like, generally good life advice. If the first thing out of your mouth when confronted with the bigotry of a group to which you belong is ‘well but I don’t do that’ or ‘well a real member of Group X wouldn’t behave that way,’ I’m done listening.
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“Why don’t they have a WHITE history month?? Why don’t they have NON-handicapped...”
– twitter user woodmuffin (via jesuswasacommunist) http://18-15n-77-30w.tumblr.com/ (via 18-15n-77-30w)
Deaf student may not be able to graduate with... →
iamateenagefeminist:
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iamateenagefeminist:
This is taking place at my school and I am furious. Under the American with Disabilities Act any school district (with the exception of a deaf school) that hires her will have to provide an interpreter. It’s ridiculous that the school is not allowing her to have an interpreter in the classroom when she will have one while she is...
fuckyeahfirefly:
My firefly tattoo…”No power in the ‘Verse can stop me”
Very nice.
“shame is not a catalyst for change; it is a paralytic. Anyone who has ever...”
– What’s wrong with fat-shaming?
(via thechocolatebrigade)
February 2012
yourhue:
Debunking Poverty Myths and Racial Stereotypes
1. President Barack Obama is not a “food stamp president.” According to recent figures, more food stamp recipients were actually added under President George W. Bush than under President Obama. Under President Bush the number of recipients rose by nearly 14.7 million.
2. Blacks are not the primary recipients of assistance through federal...
Submission Call: Challenging Convictions:... →
“Dream Hampton explained to me about how this is a time when women are fighting...”
– Rapper Too $hort being accountable to the backlash surrounding his “fatherly advice” in XXL Magazine.
#Babysteps
(via unapproachableblackchicks)
Woooooow. Is this really where the average dude is at in terms of awareness? This is scary. But I guess it’s good folks are learning?
(via...
Do you know Yuri Kochiyama?
jhameia:
dreams-from-my-father:
ancestryinprogress:
I’m giving this woman flowers every single day that she is alive to let her know that cradling Malcolm X in her arms as he lay dying is the most powerful thing she could have done for him in that moment, in that historical moment in our lives.
You see because she was still is an ardent social rights/social justice activist—on the behalf of...
“The first act of violence that patriarchy demands of males is not violence...”
– bell hooks (via feminishblog)
Biodiverse Resistance: Call for Papers: Anarchism... →
This call for papers is for a Disability and Anarchism strand within the 2nd ASN conference. More details on the full conference can be found at http://anarchist-studies-network.org.uk/ We believe that disability as an axis of oppression in capitalist society has been paid relatively little attention by anarchists and other radical theorists (outside of the relatively small and insular field of...
“Use things until they melt.
Wipe your sticky fingers after you use them.
Use...”
– Yoko Ono, “MESS PIECE” (1964 summer)
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Update: Culutral Appropriation Do's and Don'ts
adailyriot:
Given that the old cultural appropriation resource learning list is being passed around more frequently now, and that some of the links on it no longer work, I thought it was high time to release an updated list. These links pertain primarily to the appropriation of Native American/First Nations cultures, spiritualities, and items. However, it’s important to note that cultural...
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racism & die cis scum
youarenotyou:
grrlyman:
charthebutcher:
Forgive me for sending this as a submission and not an ask, but it’s way too long and I didn’t want to whittle it down and lose the nuance. Let me start off by saying that I’m happy that the fervor over your “die cis scum” tattoo has died down, and I don’t want to pile on for the sake of piling on. However, certain things have been nagging me about it...
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“Perhaps I’m a transphobic bigot [trigger warning], but I honestly think waiting...”
– Guess who?
Tell me, anyone, has he ever apologized and taken back what he said? Anyone? Bueller…?
(via andythenerd)
every time i think i can’t possibly hate this man more he goes and makes it happen
i’d have to say he’s one of the few people on earth i have no positive thoughts for and basically...
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We, the Mothers of the New Time
I have my own adjustments and additions to the ideals to be meditating on during this working (for instance it is not just about patriarchy for me, but kyriarchy, and decolonization is a vital process in undoing these systems of oppressive and destructive power), but I have to say that overall and in general, I really like the idea of taking the time collectively, as trans and cis women and/or...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation, And the Making of...
As many of you probably know, I’m a graduate student. And I’m in my last semester, in the process of writing my thesis. It’s coming along ok and it’s an interesting change of pace having only this one thing to work on for once, a first in my academic career. Anywho, over the winter break in prepping for this project I kept being bothered by some very personal reflections...
