March 2012
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“Sanford Police Chief Billy Lee said there is no evidence to dispute...”
– ABC news
As an attorney, who is also a woman of color, who is also a daughter and sister and cousin to men of color, hearing this is some insane bs. To put it simply, you are permitted to protect yourself and others. You are not however allowed to unreasonably escalate the level of violence. So, if...
grumble grumble
femmesandfamily:
So now that it has surfaced that the Kony 12 video was funded by anti-gay companies, suddenly all of these white queer people decide to be against the campaign.
Yet when POC (queer and straight) said that the campaign was racist and colonial, they didn’t care.
zorascreation:
White Queer people not caring about social justice unless it’s about Queer issues and avoiding...
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Oh FUCK no. [ TW: Racism; Slave Imagery ] →
deliciouskaek:
thegoddamazon:
I can’t even express the level of fuckass…you know what? Let me go smoke a cigarette.
White Atheists kill me, yo.
anyone who thought, or still thinks, that this is a good idea can kiss my entire ass.
Unfortunatel;y there are African American members of this organization all over their social media explaining why this is completely okay.
Dear everybody who apparently can't fucking...
racismschool:
cruelyouth:
I’ll say this as calmly as I possibly ca—
YOU KNOW WHAT? FUCK BEING CALM.
IT DOESN’T FUCKING MATTER IF ZIMMERMAN WAS JUST “DEFENDING HIMSELF.”
IT DOESN’T FUCKING MATTER IF HE ACTUALLY THOUGHT HE WAS IN DANGER. AND IF HE DID THINK SO, WHY THE FUCK DID HE FOLLOW TRAYVON MARTIN WHEN THE POLICE TOLD HIM NOT TO OVER THE PHONE?
THE FUCKING FACT IS, HE WASN’T IN...
“Anti-femme culture (and feminists aren’t immune to this) thinks the effort put...”
– The Rotund by Marianne Kirby (via ellielamothe)
I got a sis-in-law that believes this. She believes that you can’t think deep thoughts or be serious if you also want to look fashionable or stylish. I can know history, speak French and think seriously about issues and have an awesome outfit with...
(TW: Misogynist Bull, Child Abuse) Leader’s... →
thepersonalispolitic:
karnythia:
theangryblack:
After 10 years of custody battles, court-ordered counseling and imminent imprisonment for non-payment of child support, Thomas James Ball, a leader of the Worcester branch of the Massachusetts-based Fatherhood Coalition, had reached his limit. On June 15, 2011, he doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire just outside the Cheshire...
“Though no one would ever think of using the term honor violence (we reserve that...”
– How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Feminists. (via popmuslim)
gonna staple this to the shirts of everyone who tries to equate domestic violence solely with a nationality or a religion or a culture and not let them take it off until it sinks in.
(via intricate-veins)
It's not sudden
blackamazon:
Women are not suddenly under attack.
Women are perfectly under attack. With a an economy so bad that those who are dependent on various systems can’t afford to organize against it
and
an hegemonic structure to effective those who can spend as much time trying to fight each other and maintain it as a testimony to their own “goodness”
This is the perfect time for attack if you...
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And this is where I get in my feelings about PoC...
talldarkbishoujo:
deliciouskaek:
Because see, once again, white folks, this is Not About You. Yes, capitalized.
It’s that important.
Because, as I just posted, there are things that happen to us on a regular basis, no matter where we are, no matter what innocuous thing we may be doing, that you will not experience.
Let me explain that again.
There are things that we go through that you...
THINGS THAT ARE RACIST: When exposed to a...
spastasmagoria:
See, this is why I just stay outta this shit. Not opening my big goddamned mouth is my way of saying I hear ya, you are right, and I don’t wanna contribute to the douchery, so I won’t sit here and defend an indefensible position. That will be how you know I am not a dickbag.
It’s not tough. Just don’t open your mouth and say stupid shit. It’s way easier than you think.
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Anonymous asked: A 17 year old is not a child! He...
jhameia:
karnythia:
ladyatheist:
If I said half of the things I’m thinking right now, I’d be flooded with a good amount of hate mail that I don’t want. So, I’m going to leave this gif here and hope that was supposed to be sarcasm.
I just…
the fact that someone thought that this would be a good thought to give voice AT ALL
Anon cowards strike again.
But that anyone would be serious...
so-treu:
alexandraerin:
George Zimmerman told the 911 dispatcher “They always get away!” when told not to follow the “suspicious person” he reported. This tells us three things for certain.
It tells us that he had already decided that Trayvon Martin was not just “suspicious”, he was a criminal. Suspicious people don’t escape. They go somewhere else.
It tells us that his priority was not that...
When Brown people and Black people commit crimes,...
satifice:
hamburgerjack:
When White people commit crimes
There is first an effort to drum up sympathy and then factor in some kind of mental health problem, whether there is one or not.
They use the best picture they can find (See the case of the Christian shooter, Anders Breivik)
And always claim it’s an isolated incident.
Looking at the totality of history
It has never been an isolated...
tall, dark, and bishoujo.: Why I am Angry →
golden-zephyr:
I get told often that I am “angry” and I should just ‘chill out’ and ‘knock it off’…
No one ever listens to why I am angry, in fact, I don’t think anyone ever asks.
But, I’m going to tell you anyway.
This morning I was very upset by a tweet that Joey from A Softer World tweeted—something about driving over a gypsy. Understandably, or so I thought, I was upset.
It’s not funny....
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(TW: Misogynist Bull, Child Abuse) Leader’s... →
After 10 years of custody battles, court-ordered counseling and imminent imprisonment for non-payment of child support, Thomas James Ball, a leader of the Worcester branch of the Massachusetts-based Fatherhood Coalition, had reached his limit. On June 15, 2011, he doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire just outside the Cheshire County, N.H., Courthouse. He was dead within minutes.
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I'm Getting Tired Of Tumblr's Bullshit
I just sent this letter to policy@tumblr.com, support@tumblr.com and any email address of a Tumblr employee I could get a hold of.
Dear Tumblr,
I’m going to need everyone on the staff and particularly the people in charge of policy issues to get a damn grip and quit making bad decisions.
I just found out about the situation happening with the dumbthhingswhitepplsay Tumblr and the warning...
