April 2012
House Dems introduce bill recognizing low income... →
withrevolutionarycries:
sinidentidades:
Buoyed by Mitt Romney publicly expressing that “All moms are working moms,” House Democrats introduced legislation that would revise Clinton-era welfare laws and allow stay-at-home mothers to be compensated for taking care of their young children without worrying about falling into abject poverty.
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) and a number of prominent House...
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White = nothing
zorascreation:
It just hit me for real. It is absolutely nothing. What in the fucking hell is “White”?
It’s this false identity built off of oppression, blood, conquest and worldwide destruction. It is rooted in absolute racism. It’s like a big room with ashes blowing around inside of it, but no one can find the source of the wind.
No effing wonder so many of my mixed friends feel some type...
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telegantmess:
tal9000:
allecto:
joey-andromeda:
goldenliliesqueen:
I hate the term politically correct, there is a discussion where some privileged group starts talking about the oppressed group like they are those mystical beings that can’t understand what they say and start excusing every offensive and hurtful thing they say with “I know my opinion is not pc but we need to be honest”.
...
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telegantmess:
rosa—sparks:
My family is on food stamps, or SNAP, as it is now called. Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. When I was laid off from my previous job, it took me almost 9 months to find a new one and our financial situation could not withstand me remaining on unemployment.
I took my current job because they offered it to me, but also because it was exciting, I was the...
"if voting changed anything, it would be illegal" ...
so-treu:
youarenotyou:
this is probably the #1 issue i have with other anarchists and “radicals” in general, and it’s almost always coming from white dudes who are relatively class-stable* (meaning they have families to fall back on if things become difficult, no children, no health care needs, and they basically choose to live in poverty and can do so comfortably).
and it’s bullshit. it’s...
“I asked a young White woman why she was studying social anthropology. She...”
– African feminist Ifi Amadiume
(via newwavefeminism)
pretty much social darwinism on a smaller scale.
kony 2012, anyone?
(via creatureskissing-intherain)
Watchpanasonicyouth:
bulletbutt:
digitallyimpaired:
pandacows:
the pizza guy’s confusion makes this video so brilliant
oh my god
oh my god
slowly making my dream of breaking out into a musical number come true
bless this
bless everyone involved
lolol
“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)
i can’t echo this enough. this happened all the time in Los Angeles. I started biking to work and school (18 miles each way to work, 22 each way to...
George Zimmerman's lame "apology" →
ceepolk:
alexandraerin:
virtuouslyvindicated:
shonagon-chan:
“I wanted to say I am sorry for the loss of your son,” a stoic Zimmerman said from the witness stand. “I did not know how old he was. I thought he was a little bit younger than I am and I did not know if he was armed or not.”
In other words: “I thought he was a slightly older black man. I just assume that black people over a...
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People sure can be shitty
We let a childhood best friend sleep on our couch so he could move out of a shitty situation in So Cal. He slept there for two months drinking and smoking pot all day and not even looking for a job or contributing to the house in any way. We tried talking things out and listening to him almost every day. It was getting to even see through the black cloud of negative energy and anger he brought...
CeCe McDonald is facing the same charge as George...
Books!
sociolab:
wretchedoftheearth:
Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
I Am Your Sister by Audre Lorde
I can’t find Zami or Sister Outsider without DRMon my computer right now, but I will post them here if/when I do.
and I also threw in:
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
Let me know if any of the links/files don’t work for any...
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[BREAKING] Two suspects arrested in deadly Tulsa... →
communismthrills:
The two men, ages 19 and 32, did not offer resistance when taken into custody, police say. Three people were killed and two wounded in the attacks.
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“You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. You want the physicist to talk to...”
– Aaron Freeman “You Want A Physicist To Speak at your Funeral (via enflurane)
Tumblr bomb this! Help CeCe McDonald!
thecurvature:
kyssthis16:
thefullmetalbitch:
The petition is here. There’s only 6577 signatures. Sign it and reblog.
SIGNAL BOOST!!!!!!!!!
Still important
“People believe that critiquing = not a good fan. Enjoyment of something is all...”
– glockgal: media = your cat (via cijithegeek)
YES! Conscientious consumption is so important. You can see problematic things in your fandom and still be part of that fandom. If it “ruins it” for you when someone points those things out, you need to take a hard look at your critical thinking skills....
Disgrasian: Where The Killing Of A Fictional...
vampirefruitfly:
admiralmackbar:
Where The Killing Of A Fictional Black Child Exposes How We Feel About The Killing Of A Real Black Child
MARCH 26TH, 2012 | 0 COMMENTS | POSTED BY JEN
I saw The Hunger Games Friday afternoon, and it was good. Just good. But the part that got to me, of course, was when Rue was killed. When it happened, the first thing I thought was, She is Trayvon Martin. She...
An Open Letter to White People in the...
latinegrasexologist:
cross posted at my Media Justice column
I’m writing this letter regarding a particular interaction I recently had with a racially white person in the field. This person is planning a new program and project of which I was invited. I asked what the demographics were for this space, if there are any people of Color, with disabilities, youth, or trans* people. I was told,...
“Stories like this “Clean Halls” program are beginning to make me see that...”
– Matt Taibbi (via mollycrabapple)
the other half of the class war, right?
(via champagnecandy) 