May 2012
1 post
“People get really irritated by mental illness. ‘Just fucking get it together!...”
– Maria Bamford (via yeshairy)
April 2012
2 posts
VIRGINITY IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT
sex-as-subject-matter:
Virginity:
is sexist
is heteronormative
commodifies sex
commodifies young cis-het white women
contributes to rape culture
contributes to slut-shaming
erases queer folk
erases transfolk
frames a woman’s worth as inversely proportional to the number of dicks that have been inside her
I’m not a virgin and I’m not NOT a virgin because the notion of virginity is...
March 2012
4 posts
Today in painful irony: A woman who is... →
shortformblog:
Mary Brown, a 56-year-old Florida woman who owned a small auto repair shop but had no health insurance, became the lead plaintiff challenging President Obama’s healthcare law because she was passionate about the issue. Brown “doesn’t have insurance. She doesn’t want to pay for it. And she doesn’t want the government to tell her she has to have it,” said Karen Harned, a lawyer for...
February 2012
20 posts
Ms. Blaspheming Bitch: The Confederate flag wasn't... →
stfuconfederates:
After the Civil War, you pretty much got shot for having one.
Probably because it’s the symbol of a failed rebellion against the federal government, and the Stars and Bars was a fucking battle flag. It had no political symbolism. It was a battle flag. It meant the person…
“It is my opinion that the combat exclusion policy actually increases the risk of...”
– Former Army Sergeant Kayla Williams (via aly-teamshady)
This is actually a really interesting point/perspective
(via kungfucarrie)
"You've confused a 'war on your religion' with...
— JON STEWART, The Daily Show.
“Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards...”
– Kurt Vonnegut
(via kerryquotesquotes)
“I abhor vivisection. It should at least be curbed. Better, it should be...”
– Charles Mayo, founder of the Mayo Clinic (via h-e-r-b-s)
toria the gadje slayer!: On an ethical lifestyle... →
sanityscraps:
orcinusorcatapdance:
deaf-aspie:
hate-wizard:
I’m an organ donor. I also am somewhere in between vegan and vegetarian. I see a contradiction in this.
This means that if I die, any of my usable organs will be harvested and transplanted into another human…
This is why people think vegans are assholes. We really aren’t all fucking douche canoes like this...
“The outrage is tiresome and deeply hypocritical, in all the tiresome ways you’ve...”
– Sasha Frere-Jones on MIA’s middle finger and everyone else’s panties being in a bunch over it. (via iwantnothingless)
So good.
(via zurik)
The Susan G. Komen foundation is ending its grants... →
January 2012
37 posts
“To protest a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before...”
– Huff Po (via rachelfershleiser)
This is the most beautiful thing. Can we send her flowers?
(via jaimealyse)
BOOM.
(via nerdysouth)
I think I love you, Janet Howell.
(via panamanianmoon)
Seems only fair.
(via nefariousnewt)
“Vegan alternatives are not inherently better for animals or the planet. Pleather...”
– Vegans miss the larger point
Be concious of your consumption.
(via seitanicslut)
I think an anti-consumerist bent is an important attitude to adopt, especially for vegans and others concerned about the environment. Don’t buy animal products, but don’t buy shit you don’t need,...
“When the web started, I used to get really grumpy with people because they put...”
– Neil Gaiman on Copyright, Piracy, and the Commercial Value of the Web (X)
Obama Administration Approves Rule That Guarantees... →
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
iamateenagefeminist:
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
Yay for all who need/want access to birth control in the US.
Most employers will be required to cover contraception in their health plans, along with other preventive services, with no cost-sharing such as co-pays or deductibles. This means that after years of trying to get birth control covered to the same...
“When I hear from people that religion doesn’t hurt anything, I say, really? Well...”
– — Bill Maher, in an interview with Don Imus on Fox, Nov. 1, 2009
(via nonplussedbyreligion)
“Let’s not sanitize, sterilize and deordorize the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther...”
– Dr. Cornel West (via newwavefeminism)
UN suggests vegan diet. →
If you’re serious about saving the world, consider eating less meat and fewer dairy products, which require far more resources than plant crops. A 2010 United Nations report called for a shift towards a vegan diet, saying Western tastes were unsustainable.
ATTENTION VEGETARIANS/VEGANS!!!
fueledbyveggies:
I’d appreciate if you reblog this so I can follow all of you (: Thanks!!
