January 2012
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“Historical awareness is important not only for the leaders, but for the...”
– Robert V. Daniels (via philosophersdog)
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“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care...”
– Marcus Aurelius (via autumn-faery)
“Change never comes without pain.”
– Adam Jensen (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
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I can see your wings: Alternatives to Self Harm →
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Alternatives to Self Harm
Disclaimer: Below is a list of things to do instead of cutting, burning, bruising, or any other form of self harm. Please keep in mind that unfortunately, not everything on this…
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Today, 17 teens will take their own lives due to...
Reblog if you care.
Always.
If you don’t reblog, you have no heart. It wont kill you to have this on your tumblr.
No, it won’t kill me. It also won’t save those teenagers. This doesn’t even include a suicide hotline number. Maybe you think you’re bringing “awareness,” but if that’s your goal, how about some statistics and prose rather than...
Another comment I sent on behalf of LGBTQ rights
I am a Nissan owner, and love my car. However, I was dismayed to learn that Nissan, Inc. only received a score of 30 out of 100 on Human Rights Campaign’s Buyer’s Guide. Curious about the low score, I investigated and learned that Nissan’s Non-discrimination policy does not include gender identity/expression. This is unacceptable discrimination. Nissan claims to be committed...
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Speak out against anti-LGBTQ companies
Tell anti-gay* companies that you take their corporate policies into consideration when you make purchasing decisions. You can download the Human Rights Campaign’s “Buy 4 Equality” app to see which companies have LGBTQ*-friendly policies. I just submitted the following comment to Chick-fil-A:
I love Chick-fil-A’s food, and was saddened when I recently discovered that...
Personal Update: I am taking a tumblr hiatus until I have time to watch Sherlock season 2 in order to avoid spoilers. Bye for now!
December 2011
13 posts
Friendly Atheist: Tebowing: How to bring attention... →
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Thanks Tebow for showing us how Christians are so “humble”.
Matthew 6:1,5
1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they…
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“Many of the riot grrrls had been taught by at least somebody—if not a parent,...”
– Sara Marcus, Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution, pg. 114 (via voletasam)
“I have frequently seen people become neurotic when they content themselves with...”
– Carl Jung (via psychotherapy)
“In your life, you meet people. Some you never think about again. Some, you...”
– C.S. Lewis (via corona-borealis)
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GLSEN Statement on Girl Scouts of Colorado...
NEW YORK - The following is a statement from GLSEN Executive Director Eliza Byard about the Girl Scouts of Colorado’s decision to accept a transgender child into a local troop. The decision comes after the child was denied enrollment by a local troop leader unaware of the organization’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.
“Families with transgender children have limited...
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Fuck yeah, feminists!: Men Will Never Truly... →
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Click Here To Read More: http://thecurrentconscience.com/blog/2011/08/30/men-will-never-truly-understand-a-day-in-the-life-of-women-but-shouldn’t-we-try/
Men Will Never Truly Understand A Day In The Life of Women. But Shouldn’t We Try?
The other day, my friend Dina was talking about…
November 2011
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Schools threaten to forfeit rather than play... →
Mina Johnson is the first girl to play football for Southampton Academy in Virginia — and she’s a starter who racked up four sacks in a single game earlier this year.
But despite her talent, Mina was forced to sit out two games this football season because of a backwards rule: She wasn’t allowed to play because she’s a girl.
Football teams from two rival schools threatened to forfeit...
“Philosophy, though unable to tell us with certainty what is the true answer to...”
– Bertrand Russell (via philosophersdog)
“The following day, I attended a workshop about preventing gender violence,...”
– Why I Am A Male Feminist (via cultureofresistance)
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Fuck yeah, feminists!: Feminist Flash Fiction... →
We’re rather excited to announce a new annual feminist writing competition - FEMINIST FLASH 2011. http://www.mookychick.co.uk/feminism-politics/feminism/feminist-flash-fiction-competition-2011.php The prizes are good ones, we feel: First prize winner receives £100 (or their country’s…
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How to Talk to Little Girls →
Teaching girls that their appearance is the first thing you notice tells them that looks are more important than anything. It sets them up for dieting at age 5 and foundation at age 11 and boob jobs at 17 and Botox at 23. As our cultural imperative for girls to be hot 24/7 has become the new normal, American women have become increasingly unhappy. What’s missing? A life of meaning, a life of...
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“Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era?”
– Palindrome from Unknown (via shaananigans)