December 2010
“Conservative manipulation of mass media has successfully encouraged parents and...”
– bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope (via adailyriot)
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champagneproblems:
These introspective New Year’s posts are perfection for my self-care blog. It’s about depression survival strategies and finding a balance between self-care and being a community-abandoning asshole of a person. There are cute animal photos.
I really want to open this one up to co-bloggers, too, if anyone’s interested.
Pls reblog all over the place if you’re so inclined.
Victory! The Scott Sisters are Free →
redguard:
If you have not already heard, we have great news: Gladys and Jamie Scott will soon be free.
Last night, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour suspended their sentences, and the sisters are returning home for the first time in 16 years. As those of you who have been following this case are aware, Judge Marcus Gordon had condemned each of the women to double life sentences for an $11...
Unrelenting Wanderlust: New Year's Traditions from... →
lickystickypickyme:
I don’t know if people from the countries mentioned here can confirm these traditions. I know that around here we do put on yellow underwear on NYE and I know from my grandma that they do eat 12 grapes at 00:00.
Spain: Stop whatever you’re doing at midnight and get out…
Think women have achieved equality? Think again. →
We Can’t Be Equal While:
Gender Roles
Men are the default and women are the Other (and therefore lesser).
Being called “girly” or a “sissy” or “pussy” are some of the worst insults you can give a man.
When a woman shows confidence in herself, she is said to “have balls”, or conversely she is a “man-eater”, “ball-buster”, or a “bitch” because she was “too” assertive.
Men are beat up,...
"Not Desirable" Art Works Will Come Down, Says... →
bohemianarthouse:
I fucking hate censorship in any form.
I find this sort of thing very scary.
http://www.memphisflyer.com/ExhibitM/archives/2010/... →
I’m excited about this one, and I’ll wrangle someone into taking me. The DIxon, as you all know, continues to be my favorite place in Memphis.
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Year End Gratitude (A Summary of Good Things That...
Oooh, I’ve spent a good deal of the holiday Internetting. I’m okay with that. Also, see my new headband I made!
+ The lucky penny turn of two wonderful fuzzy engine running purring kitties that came into my life. I would never have known how much joy animal companions could bring until these two. I’ve had dogs before, and yes, I do love dogs, but I’ll forever be a cat...
“It is to be protected against violent crimes driven by bigotry, it’s to be able...”
– Rep. Barney Frank celebrated the repeal of the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell earlier this week by admitting he is pursuing a “radical homosexual agenda.” (via corruptpolitics)
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“I frequently look back at my life, searching for that fork in the road, trying...”
– Anthony Bourdain Kitchen Confidential via Joshua Wabby. (via tobia)
"Coffee Smell and Lilac Skin"
I’m feeling spectacularly emotional with the year’s end in sight; who knows? I can only tell you that after a year that was fairly trying in many parts, I began to think about the good things that had happened and type a year end message/summary to you all (this isn’t it, but soon to come), and I was reminded of how fortunate I am.
For health issues, there came an outpouring of love that...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: zine dealing with... →
champagneproblems:
Really wanna read this when it comes out!
WatchGreat video. Reiterates the TRUTH that Feminism is for EVERYBODY, and strives to eliminate harmful gender stereotypes that affect both men and women ! “We as good men don’t realize that every time we tell a boy that he is acting like a girl, we are actually saying that girls are less than…if it would destroy him to be called a girl, what are we then teaching him about...
