March 2012
“Society has a problem with female nudity when it is not … ”—Badu pauses to get...”
– Erykah Badu: June/July Cover Story [Pg 1] | VIBE (via subconciousevolution)
tennantandpiper:
what if Peeta’s parents are from New England and his name is really Peter but no one could tell the difference when they said it?
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Employers ask job seekers for Facebook passwords →
adailyriot:
When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook username and password.
Bassett, a New York City statistician, had just finished answering a few character questions when the interviewer turned to her computer to search for his Facebook page....
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Homophobia: The fear that another man will treat... →
ohhhmanchester:
aliapie:
fathappyandcaffeinated:
aatombomb:
We were discussing homosexuality because of an allusion to it in the book we were reading, and several boys made comments such as, “That’s disgusting.” We got into the debate and eventually a boy admitted that he was terrified/disgusted when he was once sharing a taxi and the other male passenger made a pass at him. The lightbulb...
“It doesn’t necessarily need to be a great singer to play the role,” the insider...”
– Whitney Houston Biopic Won’t Necessarily Cast An African-American Actress To Portray Legend - Huffington Post
Sure. Why not have a white, blonde do it. Maybe a French girl, it’s in fashion now.
tunnnelsnakesrule:
did you know
that it is possible for two fictional male characters to be close friends without wanting to fuck each other
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An Idaho Republican Chuck Winder says he believes...
gods-save-anonymous:
Republican lawmaker says he believes women don’t know if they have been raped, or if the sex they just had is part of normal marital relations, Senator Chuck Winder, who sponsored Idaho’s version of a mandatory transvaginal ultrasound bill, said in his defense of an archaic mandatory transvaginal ultrasound bill.
Via The Huffington Post:
“Rape and incest was used as a...
“There is an expectation that we can talk about sins but no one must be...”
– Teju Cole, “The White Savior Industrial Complex” (via andyouhavetogivethemhope)
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“Let me get this straight. Millions of outraged Americans are just credulous...”
– Jesse Curtis (via azspot) I’m just gonna let that last line sink in: “There is a significant segment of white opinion that continues to find efforts to combat racism more objectionable than the racism itself.” (via ethiopienne)
“[trigger warning: rape]
You know, don’t just walk down the street and be like...”
– The Saturday interview: Rosario Dawson (via timecodereading)
ihopericksantorum:
I hope Rick Santorum wants to ask someone to the Yule ball, but they’re already going with Cedric Digory.
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I am so immensely annoyed by Birdie
Her voice makes me want to poke my eardrums out.
It could be because she’s being listened to by my least favourite flatmate, but I actually think it’s because I’m not really a huge fan on whiny voices.
And hers is a special kind of whiny.
So please, I realise she’s some sort of genius and so totally loved by all that is hipster but I cannot hear her anymore.
“When Black men and boys are beaten, brutalized, or murdered as a result of State...”
– ~ Aishah Shahidah Simmons
(via afrolez)
