February 2011
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: How to Talk To an Anti-Feminist →
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rockerrepro:
Sometimes we come across women (or men) who are so vehemently against the idea of feminism, it really starts aggravating us. But we must remember one of the prime directives of feminism, which is to educate those who have bought into the stereotype media has foisted upon our movement. These people…
I largely agree with these pointers with the exception that provable facts...
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phiLOLZophy: Myers-Briggs Dating Field Guide →
philolzophy:
INTJ- Why you want one: It’s kind of intoxicating to be around someone this smart and serious. It’s really sexy for as long as you can go without getting compliments/any affirmation that they like you back. Spoiler Alert: Oblivious misers. Where to find one: Home alone, reading something really interesting, generally not giving a fuck. Pickup technique: Figure out what they’re...
January 2011
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“You are constantly told in depression that your judgment is compromised, but a...”
– Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression (via psychotherapy)
Yes.
(via thisbodysfabric)
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“Coming into a feminist conversation with, “Have you considered that sometimes...”
– The above is a great excerpt from a post at Fugitivus a couple years ago. The post is longish, and definitely worth a read, but this particular quote stood out.
You can probably imagine the stupid ass shit that doesn’t get out of The Border House moderation queue. ”HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THAT MEN ARE...
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The best part of SOTU:
Joe Biden grinning like a kid with candy, leaning over to a scowling Boehner like, “Eh, eh? Didn’t I say this was going to be fun?” And Boehner looking all like, “Stop touching my arm.”
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“I give a negative amount of fucks.”
– Oh, for the love of dog: Dear baby Jesus, I am only 28 years old.
I love you.
This has been my third attempt to buy a Salux...
It’s supposed to be some amazing body wash cloth that Japanese and Korean people use to slough off layers and layers of skin—which appeals to me because I’m kind of tired of having the skin on my knees rub off onto my body towel. The reviews say that jjimjilbang massage ladies use them on their clients to make their skin perfect and soft and amazing. But in my last two tries, I...
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“Most of us, in our daily lives, do not think about rape at all. Women, however,...”
– Pornography, Lad Mags, Video Games and Boys: Reviving the Canary in the Cultural Coalmine Matthew B. Ezzell (via iwillnotshavemyvagina)
This x1000. Being on guard a majority of the time is exhausting.
(via reclusiveobscenities)
I know a lot of girls who don’t explicitly live in fear of rape or...
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Who has two thumbs and is done with being her...
THIS GIRL.
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Mean Girls 2 was terrible.
Mean Girls 2 WAS TERRIBLE.
It was like watching a multiple car collision on the freeway. The original Mean Girls had thoughtful social commentary! And didn’t throw the word “bitch” around! And didn’t take god those sluts should be in solitary confinement as its dominant view! The first Mean Girls was actually funny!
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You know those new Domino's pizza commercials...
Apparently when the walls move it magically turns at least half of the group into NEW PEOPLE.
Crutches:
Small children like to stare at them.
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Student Tracking Finds Limited Learning In College →
The research found an average-scoring student in fall 2005 scored seven percentage points higher in spring of 2007 on the assessment. In other words, those who entered college in the 50th percentile would rise to the equivalent of the 57th after their sophomore years.
Among the findings outlined in the book and report, which tracked students through four years of college:
—Overall, the...
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Here's a free henna "how-to" PDF from a lady who... →
This PDF is glorious. It includes diagrams, before-and-after photos, and all sorts of information on what you should and shouldn’t add to your henna mixtures. There’s even a chart that tells you what your hair will look like depending on your natural hair color and what you use on it (cassia, henna, indigo) in different ratios.
I should have read this before using henna. Maybe I...
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“Recently, I became a vegetarian. Not for animal rights purposes, mind you,...”
– Manifesto of a Country Man by Emmett J Doyle.
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Things I've learned and other notes on henna:
Lush brand henna has to be warmed over the stove because of the cocoa butter they use, which is solid at room temperature. The henna I used was just powder, so all I needed to do was add water (I used coffee) to keep it in a liquid-y state. You also need something acidic, like lemon juice, because of some chemical process thing that makes the dyeing ingredient in henna work better. I added a...
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“There must be a word for complaining vociferously about a wrong being done to...”
– JON STEWART, taking Sarah Palin to task for complaining that some wrongfully politicized the Tucson massacre by linking her and her “bullseye” map to the shootings — before calling the shooter a “left-leaning criminal” — on The Daily Show.
Yep.
(via inothernews)
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thecranium:
I really struggle to accept or believe the fact that I was in elementary school 18+ years ago, because the memories are so vivid and it all seems fairly recent. I remember standing in my kitchen with the curly phone cord wrapped around myself, telling this boy my birthday party ends at 4:05, not 4, so he would presumably stay 5 minutes longer than everyone else. Five minutes—it once...
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Rule of Thumb for Straight Men
hurricane-k:
sexartandpolitics:
Don’t do anything that would creep you out if a guy did it to you.
There’s a very good chance she wants your attention as little as you want his.
Love this.
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There are flecks of dried henna EVERYWHERE.
Shit.
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Everything you need to know about henna.
neverbehopeless:
I’ve gotten some questions about the stuff I used, so here’s everything I learned in the time I spent researching.
What the fuck is henna: Henna’s this little shrubby plant that contains a red-brown dye called lawsome. Lawsome really likes clinging to proteins and turning them red, which is why it’s used to dye skin and hair.
Why I tried it: Oddly enough, my first...
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“Adoption is a wonderful alternative for women who don’t wish to be mothers, but...”
– The Girl’s Guide to Having an Abortion (via whatisanipomoea)
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JUST BECAUSE MY NAME HAS A HYPHEN IN IT DOESN'T...
SHOPPING WEBSITE IS LUCKY BECAUSE I REALLY FUCKING WANTED THAT JACKET ENOUGH TO PLACE AN ORDER OVER THE PHONE FOR IT.
CAN I SAY ‘FUCK’ AGAIN?
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CNN Blog | No, your zodiac sign hasn't changed →
If you considered yourself a Cancer under the tropical zodiac last week, you’re still a Cancer under the same zodiac this week.
That’s because the tropical zodiac – which is fixed to seasons, and which Western astrology adheres to – differs from the sidereal zodiac – which is fixed to constellations and is followed more in the East, and is the type of zodiac to which the Star...
I sleep to escape.
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SF Gate | Mother, superior? →
Far from being strident, the book’s tone is slightly rueful, frequently self-deprecating and entirely aware of its author’s enormities. It’s a little, but not quite, like a Chelsea Handler book — if Chelsea Handler were a Chinese American law professor and Momzilla of two.
I decided I had to connect with Chua herself to learn firsthand what she was really trying to say...
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White Guy Shooting = Crazy; Brown Guy Shooting =... →
whatawonderful:
thelategreatme:
Great article by Cord Jefferson at GOOD.
The mental health of those accused of terrorism is rarely called in to question, but if you’re white, the only possible explanation for your actions is insanity. Certainly not a failure by society to educate or political leaders and media figures to discuss things rationally and truthfully. Terrorists on the other hand...
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bingoparaphernalia said: I googled “abortion” + “green apple” and a few sites seem to have something along the lines of, saying a foetus isn’t a baby is like saying a green apple isn’t an apple because it’s not ripe yet. Would that be it? I’m loathe to click through to them.
Hmm… I doubt it. I saw those, and they seem to be more like contemporary anti-choice rhetoric? But I found...
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What do green apples have to do with abortion?
I’ve seen it around in literature and stuff but I have yet to find an explanation for why green apples symbolize or refer to abortion. Google and Wikipedia haven’t helped at all. DESPAIR.
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“I can remember speaking to a 12-year-old boy, a football player, and I asked...”
– Shakesville: “My liberation as a man is tied to your liberation as a woman.” (via sarahgraham7)
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Remember that "How To Avoid Becoming A Victim"...
(Here’s the link if you don’t remember.) Well, it turns out that the sheets that professor handed out are on Snopes! It turns out she combined two scams. The first one is here, the second here. It’s nice to see them debunked by a trustworthy source.
I should email that professor. It’s likely that she got those scams via email and didn’t bother verifying the...
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One thing at a time.
I sleep, mostly. I spread out my errands over several days—not because being on crutches makes it that much more difficult, but because I’ll have something to do tomorrow. Yesterday I did my laundry. Today I took a shower.
Tomorrow I might go outside for the first time since Thursday. Fresh air?
I can’t really think straight (maybe I should dial back the painkillers?), and I...
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bingoparaphernalia:
One day Columbo and the queen They fell into a quarrel Columbo showed his disrespect By farting in a barrel. The queen she called him horse’s ass And “dirty Spanish loafer” They terminated the affair By fucking on the sofa.
- T.S. Eliot
(No, really.)
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