February 2012
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“And you can’t hate obesity but not obese people – it doesn’t work that way. If...”
– Dances with Fat: Not Shaming Fat People is Not Enough (via adrowningwoman)
“I’m so fucking sick of people being all offended at fatness. I am sick of people...”
– 2012: The Year of Living Fatly « Fat Heffalump (via feministsbakecupcakestoo)
“If you’re white, you can play a Middle Eastern prince. If you’re black, you can...”
– Chris Rock, thank you for calling it out (via hinduthug)
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thatmuchlove:
13 Year Old Jada Williams Persecuted by the Rochester City School District Over her essay on Frederick Douglass.
ai-yo:
jumpstart-therevolution:
theafrosistuh:
beautifulbrwn:
“On Saturday, February 18, 2012, the Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York presented the first Spirit of Freedom award to Jada Williams, a 13-year old city of Rochester...
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Good idea bad idea: Something that bothers me... →
lafours:
Don’t get me wrong, I love that this seems to be talked about more often than ever. It’s really cool seeing pictures of Kathleen Hanna on here with over 5000 notes. That there are zine making workshops popping up all over the place. That so many more people are putting themselves out there in such…
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David Morrissey as The Governor
memnochzero:
is gonna make those 16 episodes of The Walking Dead season 3 so fun. Sooooo fun.
Next fall my face will be hurting from smiling at the awesomeness. Still i hope they don’t skip straight to Woodbury and give us at lease SOME prison.
I have never been so excited and dreaded something so much at the same time. Oh jesus fucking christ.
what year is it again?
way-of-seeing:
quintessentialqueer:
talldarkbishoujo:
The show opens with the host in blackface.
The most brown people in attendance are in the band.
Black woman wins supporting actress for playing a maid.
A black and white silent film wins Best Picture.
That’s why I don’t fuck with the oscars, smh.
this was definitely not the year 0.0
I never give a fuck about the Oscars, but DAMN.
“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)
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Petition to abolish Workfare in the UK →
Please reblog and sign this petition. It’s so important. More info on what Workfare is here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/16/work-free-tesco-job-advert
(Admittedly this is fairly biased but does cover why so many of us are upset)
Disabled people face unlimited unpaid work or cuts... →
flapjackstate:
Had to post this on account of it being SICKENING
Some long-term sick and disabled people face being forced to work unpaid for an unlimited amount of time or have their benefits cut under plans being drawn up by the Department for Work and Pensions. Mental health professionals and charities have said they fear those deemed fit to undertake limited amounts of work under a...
“I watch movies and I don’t care who is the protagonist, I feel what that guy is...”
– Meryl Streep
“men don’t live through the female characters” - the realities of living in a andro-centric society…
(via newwavefeminism)
“You can be non-white, as long as you’re light skinned, have Caucasian features...”
– Most “tolerant” people I know in real life. (via tamar-elizabeth)
And on the internet
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Game of Thrones valentine cards
nevver:
Chris Bishop
Happy valentines day, Ruth (and Chris!)
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[WARNING: domestic abuse/violence]
waitingonthesilentshelf:
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fussyfangs:
tumblr i am glad that we can all agree that chris brown’s actions were inexcusable
now if you could start applying the same critical spirit to your favorite white dudes that would be great
ben roethlisberger
julian assange
woody allen
kelsey grammer
roman...