May 2013
“…something which most people don’t want to admit many men feel: that they have...”
– Source: How to be hostile for men and women (via zeeblebum)
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“[F]or the first several years the SAT was offered, males scored higher than...”
– “Gender Bias in College Admissions Tests”, FairTest.org
And then people urge me everything is fine, of course it is, when you’re ignoring statistics that is.
(via cwnl)
renlybaratheeon:
you don’t know true agony unless you’ve gone from watching 5 seasons in 2 days to 1 episode a week
asexual-not-a-sexual:
I don’t really understand how “social justice” became an insulting term.
“Oh my GOD, you’re attempting to address the inequalities you experience personally and are shedding light on the struggles of others?! WOW FUCK YOU.”
Five major scandals the media isn't obsessing...
think-progress:
Are these things more important than edits to talking points? Judge for yourself.
1. Carbon pollution reaches historic highs, threatening human existence
2. The devastating impact of sequestration on kids, cancer patients and first responders.
3. Massive cuts to food stamps for the most vulnerable.
4. 1,100 workers die in a Bangladesh factory collapse, and American retailers...
Truth: 35 Statistics About The Working Poor In... →
virtualanarchy:
by Michael Snyder
In America tonight, tens of millions of men and women will struggle to get to sleep because they are stressed out about not making enough money even though they are working as hard as they possibly can. They are called “the working poor”, and their…
Study Finds People Of Color Nearly Invisible On... →
sinidentidades:
A new analysis released yesterday by the media monitoring group Media Matters found that evening cable news guests are overwhelmingly white and male. According to the report, titled “Diversity on Evening Cable News in 13 Charts,” women and other people of color are underrepresented as guests on evening cable news programs at MSNBC, CNN and Fox News.
Media Matters examined the...
“Nearly all U.S. clothing chains, citing the fear of litigation, declined to sign...”
– The Washington Post (via azspot)
“Here is the thing, okay? Coming into a feminist conversation with, “Have you...”
– Fugivitus: A few things to consider when you find a feminist blog (via absolutely-spiffing)
The Punishment For Blowing The Whistle On... →
What an interesting way to promote democracy.
claydols:
if tumblr does nothing for social justice then youre obviously following the wrong blogs because i learned more from here than i could anywhere else i didnt even know half of the problems that i learned about existed or that i was contributing to them
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“Having a low opinion of yourself is not modesty. It’s self-destruction.”
– Bobby Sommer (via wryer)
garlic-breadgasm:
YOU DON’T OWE YOUR PARENTS ANYTHING
IT WAS THEIR CHOICE TO HAVE, KEEP AND RAISE YOU BUT IT WASN’T YOUR CHOICE TO BE THEIR CHILD
ANY EXPECTATIONS OR IDEALS THEY TRY AND ENFORCE ON YOU ARE BULLSHIT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM
THEY SHOULD ACCEPT THEIR CHILD AS THEY ARE NOT JUDGE THEM ON A MINOR DETAIL THAT DOESN’T AFFECT THEIR LIFE
DO NOT FEEL BAD IF YOU AREN’T THE PERFECT...
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“I feel like as a race [racism], that’s a minute problem against the problems we...”
– Zoe Saldana sounding like a white feminist lol (via daniellemertina)
….are you fucking kidding me (via fuckyeahcracker)
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Gina Calaya, arrested for Tucson murder at 14,... →
stfueverything:
feminist-space:
thisisrapeculture:
socialismartnature:
When then-14-year-old Gina Celaya killed the man who tried to rape her, the state of Arizona sentenced her to life in prison. Today — after twenty years in prison, and almost as many years of legal battles fought from state courts up to the federal court of appeals — Gina is finally free. That’s the American “justice...
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Washington gets explicit: its 'war on terror' is... →
the Obama administration is now repeatedly declaring that the “war on terror” will last at least another decade (or two) is vastly more significant than all three of this week’s big media controversies (Benghazi, IRS, and AP/DOJ) combined. The military historian Andrew Bacevich has spent years warning that US policy planners have adopted an explicit doctrine of “endless war”. Obama officials,...
“In not too many years, Texas could switch from being all Republican to all...”
– Ted Cruz [R-TX]
Guys like Ted are oblivious to how they themselves are destroying the GOP.
(via liberalsarecool)
C’MON TEXAS MAKE IT HAPPEN (via stfuconservatives)
plot twist: you suddenly realize she's not actually angry or hostile, you're just predisposed to see vocal black women that way.
veganrantss:
White people get mad when you wear a band t shirt of a band you don’t listen to, but they’re fine with wearing headdresses from cultures they know and care nothing about.
mamamantis:
so are we gonna discuss how fucked up it is that women have to wear makeup to be taken seriously at work and job interviews but if a woman has a genuine interest in and enjoyment of cosmetics she is written off as shallow, vain, and stupid, and consequently not taken seriously
YOU'RE TOO WILD FOR ME, BUBBLES: shakethecobwebs:... →
shakethecobwebs:
legendofserket:
shaleimp:
drake hit on nicki minaj and claimed he fell in love with her when they first met and invited her to get food with him and later on in the day he showed up at her door with food she took it and slammed the door in his face
nicki…
