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angryasiangirlsunited: To the white guys on the beach yelling,...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:29:05 -0400

To the white guys on the beach yelling, “China! Filipino! Japanese? Beautiful Asians!” at us from across the street… To all the white girls who tell us, “You’re so lucky! I just want to be dark like you.” To that one white guy who wrote a paper on genocide in our country and told us, “…you probably won’t understand it.”

Fuck you. Fuck your fetishization, white privilege, and racism.

Linda and Lenée. Best friends. Cambodian girls. Forever angry.

slatkavavoom: Blaze Starr in her Baltimore home, photographed...

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:32:33 -0400

slatkavavoom:

Blaze Starr in her Baltimore home, photographed by Diane Arbus, 1964.

forever

yes. just started reading more about her, super cool lady.

phony phony phony phony realperson phony phony phony. my life lately. plus coffee of course.

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:31:29 -0400

phony phony phony phony realperson phony phony phony.

my life lately. plus coffee of course.

all the real talk

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:27:28 -0400

all the real talk

"I’ve told the kids in the ghettos that violence won’t solve their problems, but then they ask me,..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:48:53 -0400

“I’ve told the kids in the ghettos that violence won’t solve their problems, but then they ask me, and rightly so; “Why does the government use massive doses of violence to bring about the change it wants in the world?” After this I knew that I could no longer speak against the violence in the ghettos without also speaking against the violence of my government”

- Martin Luther King Jr. (via loveinfamine)

The Martin Luther King Jr. White people never quote

(via youngblackandvegan)

Drink Blietzsche: What astounds me the most about cis feminism is how cis women expect...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:46:20 -0400

Drink Blietzsche: What astounds me the most about cis feminism is how cis women expect...:

marxvx:

What astounds me the most about cis feminism is how cis women expect me to share their love of popular/historical cis feminist icons when these women haven’t said a single thing about my experience. But I’m not allowed to complain about them unless they have gone out of their way to say something…

deafmuslimpunx: todaysdocument: “I respectfully remind you...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:43:18 -0400

deafmuslimpunx:

todaysdocument:

“I respectfully remind you sir, that we have been the most patient of all people.”

-Letter from Jackie Robinson to President Eisenhower of May 13, 1958

After he retired from Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson went on to champion the cause of civil rights from his position as a prominent executive of the Chock Full o’Nuts Corporation.

Robinson had grown increasingly impatient with what he regarded as President Eisenhower’s failure to act decisively in combating racism. In this letter dated May 13, 1958, he expresses his frustration and calls upon the President to finally guarantee Federal support of black civil rights.

Read more at Featured Documents…

I never knew that. And the (white) teachers merely told us he was a baseball player who faced through racism… but he was so much more than that.

maerevolution666: dearantoinette: Same Pew pew! Pussy power!...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:20:35 -0400

maerevolution666:

dearantoinette:

Same

Pew pew! Pussy power! Lmao

i wish.

rebeccameowtana: racingtrain: John and Rachel found these...

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:22:21 -0400

rebeccameowtana:

racingtrain:

John and Rachel found these little guys outside by a boat ramp and they are in bad condition. One was already dead when we found them and the rest are scary thin. They all have eye infections and one has a messed up tail. We’re doing what we can for now but it’s likely they will need vet attention which I can’t afford (we already have a $10,000+ vet bill for my dog) so I added a donation button if anyone wants to help out a bit. Also if anyone in central florida is looking for a kitten let me know bc they are ready for adoption as soon as they’re cleaned up and feeling better.

SIGNAL BOOST

poor babes

latinegrasexologist: “Wish you were queer” Word

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:21:12 -0400

latinegrasexologist:

“Wish you were queer”
Word

r-stern: humansofnewyork: “If you could give one pice of...

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:41:07 -0400

r-stern:

humansofnewyork:

“If you could give one pice of advice to a large group of people, what would it be?”
“Disperse. If you’re in a group, you’re a target.”

This old sir must have done a war or two, but his advice is surprisingly relevant in other contexts also.

large group phobia

when you’re reading a book and you are super excited to get to the next part. but then when...

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:18:49 -0400

when you’re reading a book and you are super excited to get to the next part. but then when you do you are to nervous to turn the page and start reading. because life is too good in bookland sometimes. and feels and emotions and excitement is so lovely and pure there.

girljanitor: thepeoplesrecord: The troubling viral trend of...

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:46:30 -0400

girljanitor:

thepeoplesrecord:

The troubling viral trend of the “hilarious” Black poor person
May 7, 2013

Charles Ramsey, the man who helped rescue three Cleveland women presumed dead after going missing a decade ago, has become an instant Internet meme. It’s hardly surprising—the interviews he gave yesterday provide plenty of fodder for a viral video, including memorable soundbites (“I was eatin’ my McDonald’s”) and lots of enthusiastic gestures. But as Miles Klee and Connor Simpson have noted, Ramsey’s heroism is quickly being overshadowed by the public’s desire to laugh at and autotune his story, and that’s a shame. Ramsey has become the latest in a fairly recent trend of “hilarious” black neighbors, unwitting Internet celebrities whose appeal seems rooted in a “colorful” style that is always immediately recognizable as poor or working-class.

Before Ramsey, there was Antoine Dodson, who saved his younger sister from an intruder, only to wind up famous for his flamboyant recounting of the story to a reporter. Since Dodson’s rise to fame, there have been others: Sweet Brown, a woman who barely escaped her apartment complex during a fire last year, and Michelle Clarke, who couldn’t fathom the hailstorm that rained down in her hometown of Houston, and in turn became “the next Sweet Brown.”

Granted, the buzzworthy tactic of reporters interviewing the most loquacious witnesses to a crime or other event is nothing new, and YouTube has countless examples of people of all ethnicities saying ridiculous things. One woman, for instance, saw fit to casually mention her breasts while discussing a local accident, while another man described a car crash with theatrical flair. Earlier this year, a “hatchet-wielding hitchhiker” named Kai matched Dodson’s fame with his astonishing account of rescuing a woman from a racist attacker. But none of those people have been subjected to quite the same level of derisive memeification as Brown, Clark, and now, perhaps, Ramsey—the inescapable echoes of “Hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife!” and “Kabooyaw,” the tens of millions of YouTube hits and cameos in other viral videos, even commercials.

It’s difficult to watch these videos and not sense that their popularity has something to do with a persistent, if unconscious, desire to see black people perform. Even before the genuinely heroic Ramsey came along, some viewers had expressed concern that the laughter directed at people like Sweet Brown plays into the most basic stereotyping of blacks as simple-minded ramblers living in the “ghetto,” socially out of step with the rest of educated America. Black or white, seeing Clark and Dodson merely as funny instances of random poor people talking nonsense is disrespectful at best. And shushing away the question of race seems like wishful thinking.

Ramsey is particularly striking in this regard, since, for a moment at least, he put the issue of race front and center himself. Describing the rescue of Amanda Berry and her fellow captives, he says, “I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man’s arms. Something is wrong here. Dead giveaway!”

The candid statement seems to catch the reporter off guard; he ends the interview shortly afterward. And it’s notable that among the many memorable things Ramsey said on camera, this one has gotten less meme-attention than most. Those who are simply having fun with the footage of Ramsey might pause for a second to actually listen to the man. He clearly knows a thing or two about the way racism prevents us from seeing each other as people.

Source

Now that you know this is a thing, please stop sharing these memes. Poor Black people speaking candidly about various serious incidents isn’t a hilarious joke.

This is a great article.

i just want to feel normal instead of always feeling like everything is wrongwrongwrong.

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:01:26 -0400

i just want to feel normal instead of always feeling like everything is wrongwrongwrong.

a-tolkien-for-your-thoughts: xdroox: toinfinityandbeyonce: me...

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:57:03 -0400

a-tolkien-for-your-thoughts:

xdroox:

toinfinityandbeyonce:

me on my way to steal your man

“In case of an emergency this airplane is designed with 8 exits located around you.”

i WA S LAUGHING SO HARD I COULDNT EVNE REBLOG FOR A FEW MINUTES

but yes.

when i need to get off the couch but coffee mug of wine + tumblr is so appealing.

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:05:58 -0400

when i need to get off the couch but coffee mug of wine + tumblr is so appealing.

dreamdefenders: On April 22, 16-year-old Kiera Wilmot was...

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:02:47 -0400

dreamdefenders:

On April 22, 16-year-old Kiera Wilmot was arrested at her Polk County high school for conducting a science experiment. The teen, who has no criminal history and maintained good grades, suddenly found herself trapped in Florida’s insidious school to prison pipeline; which has continually funneled mostly youth of color out of Florida’s schools and into the criminal justice system.

According to a report by Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice, over 57% of the state’s 96,515 youth incarcerated in 2012 were Black and Brown. In Kiera’s home of Polk County, Sheriff Grady Judd has presided over a system in which youth have continually been cycled through county jails in which severe abuses have been alleged including the use of pepper spray and the holding of juveniles in cages.

During the 2013 Florida Legislative Session, Dream Defenders worked with allies in the Florida Campaign for Juvenile Justice to reform Florida’s broken juvenile justice system. Despite repeated community visits to the state capital, briefings and press conferences by advocates and sponsoring legislators, the 2013 Legislative session closed with no action on critical bills such as SB 1374/HB 1039 which would have reformed Florida’s Zero Tolerance law at play in this case.

While Kiera navigates the legal ramifications of her unjust case Polk County Superintendent John Stewart has made the decision to place Kiera in an “alternative school” as he considers expulsion proceedings. Dream Defenders find these actions by Superintendent Stewart reprehensible. Dream Defenders demands that Stewart drop all expulsion proceedings against Kiera Wilmot and allow her to return to her enrollment at Bartow High School.

Dream Defenders calls upon all local, state and national allies to TAKE ACTION to ensure Kiera does not become another casualty of the school to prison pipeline.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Sign the petition to get Kiera back in school

Spread these images by tweeting them, reblogging them and posting them on instagram.

Contact Polk County Superintendent John Stewart by calling: (863) 534-0521

Sample Script:

Superintendent Stewart,

My name is _____________ and I am calling to express my concern about the expulsion proceedings against Kiera Wilmot. Florida has been among the national leaders in furthering a school to prison pipeline; with zero tolerance policies being used to lock up, expel and divert youth from their right to an education. Ms. Wilmot’s case is another example of the state and your office criminalizing and derailing the future of a girl of color. Your handling of her case has been irresponsible and reprehensible. Ms. Wilmot’s actions and intent simply do not warrant expulsion or placement in alternative schooling. I am calling on you to immediately drop all expulsion proceedings against Kiera Wilmot and allow her to return to her regular enrollment at Bartow High School.

In order to make an impact in this case we will need the support of thousands.

Please share this message with family and friends. Let’s ensure there is

#JusticeForKiera

satanic2chainz: ameliated: bad-dominicana: skepticamongthefait...

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:00:48 -0400

satanic2chainz:

ameliated:

bad-dominicana:

skepticamongthefaithful:

kemetically-afrolatino:

source 1; source 2; source 3; source 4; source 5

WELP.

Stop what you are doing.

Read those.

Right now.

I’ll wait.

If you don’t want to read, I’ll explain the key bullet points, but please read them afterwords:

This is not “we didn’t protect him enough.”

This is not “the government screwed up some random detail or accidentally let his killer loose.”

The 111th Military Intelligence had a team taking pictures of his balcony during the assassination.

They brought in a Special Forces 8-Man Sniper Team from the 20th.

Memphis Police withdrew their regular protection detail from him.

A jury of 12 people, six black and six white, found the United States Government guilty of conspiracy to commit murder.

YOUR GOVERNMENT. MY GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT OF, BY, AND FOR THE PEOPLE, SHOT AND KILLED DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING. And the media never reported the case.

MLK was ASSASSINATED. By a government YOU PAY FOR.

I hate those posts where someone tries to pressure you into reblogging. I almost never ask you to reblog.

This shit is important.

Reblog this. I don’t care what kind of blog you have. I don’t care what you normally talk about.

Reblog this.

imma get in trouble when i’m a teacher and I spent a lesson talking about this

always reblog this

"A catcall is entirely about reminding you that you are not yours. The purity myth is entirely about..."

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:59:09 -0400

“

A catcall is entirely about reminding you that you are not yours. The purity myth is entirely about reminding you that you are not yours. The fetishization of female purity in a world where catcalls are an acceptable form of communication telegraphs one thing very clearly:

“Women, stop sexualizing yourselves—that’s our job, and you’re taking all the fun out of it.”

The sexualization of women is only appealing if it’s nonconsensual. Otherwise it’s “sluttiness,” and sluttiness is agency and agency is threatening.

”

- “Female ‘Purity’ is Bullshit”, by Lindy West (at jezebel.com)

so this article somehow manages to be the same shit i wrote 3 days ago about bomb ass pussy bein a curse coz agency is a threat, just in drawn out white girl speak.

this. fucking. bitch!

(via bad-dominicana)

On my way into work, I saw this and thought it looked fishy |: shoulda said something, but thanks for confirming

(via note-a-bear)

ok i’m bout ready to take everyone in this bitch out

(via so-treu)

I didn’t even know this was the one and I couldn’t reblog it cause it sounded white as fuck. When these bitches gonna get original content and step they fucking game up. Instead of having mammy they just steal the work without having you even around

(via strugglingtobeheard)

seriously fuck racists plagiarizing

staceymuhammad: Back in the days - Jamel Shabazz

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:55:29 -0400

staceymuhammad:

Back in the days - Jamel Shabazz