March 2012
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Lauren: so in this case, you're a penguin to me.
me: ............................
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that is the worst thing you have ever said to me
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“The following day, I attended a workshop about preventing gender violence,...”
– Why I Am A Male Feminist (via newwavefeminism)
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February 2012
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Critical Race Theorist: STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY:... →
leftist-linguaphile:
1 in 8 people in the United States is an immigrant.
-The foreign-born share of the U.S. population rose from 7.9% in 1990, to 11.1% in 2000, to 12.9% in 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The United States was home to nearly 40 million immigrants in 2010,…
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after graduation, i really want to
-get the tattoo I’ve been thinking about for the past 8 months (寶. It’s in my mom’s and her two sisters’ names. Means “precious.”) on my left ankle (to balance out the phoenix on my right shoulder haha).
-cut my hair short (but maybe not as short as last time) and shave off the right side of it.
-move out, even if it would only be for 1-2 months before I...
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Celebrity recolonization of africa →
The new scramble for Africa has its share of adventurers, would-be saviors, and even turf battles. As Madonna’s publicist explains, “She’s focusing on Malawi. South Africa is Oprah’s territory.”
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This is what next week looks like:
-Midterm Tues -Scholarship due Thurs -2 5-page papers due Fri -9 am to 5 pm CCDC board retreat Sat
Excuse me while I drown myself in Hot Cheetos and chocolate.
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“Remember that at any given moment there are a thousand things you can love.”
– David Levithan, The Realm of Possibility (via anditslove)
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The Revolution will be Tumbled: Jorge the Church... →
tsotchke:
meshicaurbanity:
Jorge the Church Janitor Finally Quits Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1989
No one asks where I am from, I must be from the country of janitors, I have always mopped this floor. Honduras, you are a squatter’s camp outside the city of their…
Sometimes I hate being seen as that overly progressive girl who just can’t leave well enough alone and has to make a comment about every little thing.
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dear america, re: Jeremy Lin →
allthatremainsislauren:
Dear America,
I’m sending you a plea on behalf of all Asian Americans. I know you’re caught up in Linsanity just like we are. It’s a beautiful thing to watch you gaze with jaws dropped at the exploits of the first Asian American marquee player in NBA history. But we really need this to continue, so it’s very important that you let us help you learn how not to ruin...
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The EAP paperwork has begun.
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what is emotional justice? →
ancestryinprogress:
Amazing article on emotional justice and activist organizations, written by Yolo Aikili
Emotional justice is about working with this wounding. It is about inviting us into our feelings and our bodies, and finding ways to transform our collective and individual pains into power. Emotional justice requires that we find the feeling behind the theories. It calls on us to not...
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Tiger Moms Everywhere are Nodding in Aproval
myparentsarelinsane:
(Jeff Yang, NY Daily News) Chris Trotman/Getty Images
Lawls.
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“For Asian Americans, there is often a double-bind to media representation....”
– Vivian Lu, Growing Up In J-Lin Nation, Racialicious 2/13/12 (via dancing-with-diversity)
Ty: What’s your address again? Eisenhower? Me: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ELLSWORTH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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“…I have a duty to speak the truth as I see it and to share not just my triumphs,...”
– Audre Lorde (1934–1992), African American lesbian author and feminist. Black Women Writers at Work, ch. 8, by Claudia Tate (1985).
Lorde had recently survived a bout with breast cancer, the disease that would kill her seven years later.
(via yamino)
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“In the US, abortion is framed as a deeply moral and highly emotional issue. In...”
– via Feministing, “A new script for talking about abortion”
(thanks to keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus for sending this to me!)
Amazing. This describes the stigma around those who get abortions SO well. My decision was not a hard one. It wasn’t gut-wrenching or emotional for me in any way.
I am...
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“I am sorry our culture has treated women so poorly for so long that suffering...”
– this article is kind of weird and condescending, but i do really like this quote.
http://therumpus.net/2012/02/dear-young-ladies-who-love-chris-brown-so-much-they-would-let-him-beat-them/
(via grrrlvirus)
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