February 2012
going to bed at 10pm
i regret nothing
“But then, the truth was never really the point. Thin women don’t tell their fat...”
– Kate Harding (via rhiannon-random)
another example of thin privilege, your body type doesn’t carry these negative synonyms
(via fatcatsandcurls)
“The influx of money in this election cycle makes disclosure and disclaimer...”
– Senator Michael Bennet(D-CO), in an open letter to the FEC, asking them to consider broad disclosure and disclaimer requirements as the agency prepares to change several rules in the wake of the Citizens United decision.
Sen. Bennet pointed to the tens of millions of dollars already being donated...
Janet Hubert to Wendy Williams: 'You crucified...
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
talldarkbishoujo:
Actress Janet Hubert, the original Aunt Viv from “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,’ has written an open letter to TV talker Wendy Williams. Auntie Viv is castigating Wendy for her past treatment of Whitney Houston. So where did all this come from all of a sudden? read on and see for yourself.
Dear Wendy,
This past weekend was a very difficult time for...
“I sat with so many of the gay couples, they were so devoted to another. I saw so...”
– Maryland House of Delegates member Wade Kach, who was one of two Republicans to vote for gay marriage legislation, which passed the House of Delegates on Thursday.
Governor O’Malley is expected to sign the bill into law soon, making Maryland the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage.
(via...
Deaf Aspie: Challenge to Vegans: →
tranzient:
stfuconfederates:
deaf-aspie:
violetbelle:
deaf-aspie:
violetbelle:
deaf-aspie:
Make me a vegan diet plan for 2 weeks. And if I like it, I’ll actually try it.
But it’s not so simple. See, I’m poor. And by poor, I mean, your meal plan can’t cost me more than $30 for 2 weeks (and I mean not a cent more).
And I live in the northeast by the great lakes. This means that…
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“Mainstream sci-fi just caters to that brand of Nerd who wants to feel smart...”
– JJD (with regards to this discussion and another one we had last night—yes, we’re a couple of snobby old speculative lit windbags)
Guess whose home state just legalized marriage...
lawsonry:
stfusexists:
Read more about it Maryland’s awesomeness here!
what about this though? http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-same-sex-referendum-20120220,0,3011296.story
i want my friggin state to legalize gay marriage we are so close :(
Maryland is about to become the eighth state to... →
cicuka:
shortformblog:
A bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland was approved by the state Senate, which advanced a measure that narrowly cleared the House of Delegates last week.
The final vote by the state Senate ended a yearlong drama in Annapolis over the legislation, and marked the first time an East Coast state south of the Mason-Dixon line has supported gay nuptials.
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theoppressedlittlefetus:
Indian High Court Rules That the Decision to Abort a Pregnancy Rests with the Wife, Not the Husband
somepolitics:
In a significant decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court last week ruled that the right to abort a pregnancy in a marriage rests with the wife and not husband.
“A woman is not a machine in which raw material is put and a finished product comes out. She...
Anonymous asked: White privileged smashing male?...
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
deliciouskaek:
sapphrikah:
Thanks! :) Now you’re on tumblr archives forever!
I give you, class, people who don’t think before they speak.
The fact that you had enough money to spare to “invest”, as do a LOT of your population, is a sign of your privilege.
Assuming this blogger, who is black, uses his money for “rims and bling” and then calling HIM the racist is...
dear fellow white people:
skankassqueer:
stop acting like people of color invented religious conservatism. christianity didn’t start in mexico or anywhere in latin america. it didn’t start in africa. blaming people of color for christianity makes no sense because white colonialists forced it upon those people.
For women, heart attacks look different.
portlypenguin:
For women, heart attacks look different.
nefariousnewt:
distractedbyshinyobjects:
Follow me down the rabbit hole for a second:
I’ve long wondered if this - that women don’t recognize the symptoms of a heart attack in themselves, and consequently don’t get the fast care that is vital for heart attack survival - is the reason heart disease is the #1 killer in women. Women...
hey i just realized i can save gifs now that i'm...
i can be like you guys !!!
damnit i dont have an appropriate gif for this post
Georgia Democrats to propose limitations on... →
maudernhipster:
historicalupstart:
As members of Georgia’s House of Representatives debate whether to prohibit abortions for women more than 20 weeks pregnant, House Democrats planned to introduce their own reproductive rights plan: No more vasectomies that leave “thousands of children … deprived of birth.”
WHAT UP?!
