Twenty-one

1.12 / 2.12 / 3.12 always the same scene

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:19:01 +0100

_{1.12 / 2.12 / 3.12}

always the same scene

lordofthepringles: If I introduce a movie to you, and we watch it together, I’ll be spending at...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:00:22 +0100

If I introduce a movie to you, and we watch it together, I’ll be spending at least 99.9% of the time watching you to make sure you are responding correctly to the film.

me making my boyfriend watch my favorite movies, him not responding correctly 99.9% of the time

I want to live in this video

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:00:22 +0100

I want to live in this video

“Been a while since I felt this way about...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:28:51 +0100

“Been a while since I felt this way about someone,

I’d really really like to know you more,

get to know you,

more”

Scheduled posts so far in advance, that now that they’ve finally started appearing,...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:12:03 +0100

Scheduled posts so far in advance, that now that they’ve finally started appearing, they’re not even relevant anymore… oops.

amen

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:01:05 +0100

amen

An Abortion by Any Other Name: Beatriz and the Global Anti-Choice Spin Machine

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:15:54 +0100

An Abortion by Any Other Name: Beatriz and the Global Anti-Choice Spin Machine:

fuckyeahfeminists:

rhrealitycheck:

The Catholic Church and the international anti-choice movement are desperate to deny that Beatriz did, in fact, have an abortion. And much of the media is taking the bait.

Beatriz had a hysterotomy, a form of abortion carried out through c-section, and a procedure of such high risk compared to other forms of abortion, and of such last resort, according to medical experts, it is practically never performed in the United States. What is known beyond a doubt is that having forced Beatriz into a situation of having a late abortion, the government of El Salvador, Catholic Bishops, and anti-choice groups in the country (and those supporting them from the outside) unquestionably privileged a non-viable fetus over the life and long-term health of the primary patient, a woman who wanted to—in fact begged to—live.

In parroting what anti-choicers and the government of El Salvador are saying, many media outlets are glossing over and ignoring what actually happened in El Salvador. As a result, otherwise highly regarded media sources such as the New York Times, Salon, the Associated Press, The Guardian, and Reuters are helping to perpetuate lies that defy both medical evidence and public health data and that support dangerous policies under women all over the world continue to lose their lives.

Something that needs to be spread! They are framing it as a C-section, but don’t believe the hype!

humansofnewyork: “What was the happiest moment of your...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:00:32 +0100

humansofnewyork:

“What was the happiest moment of your life?”
“I’ve got to catch a cab.”

the best.

All I need right now.

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 03:04:27 +0100

All I need right now.

boibye: daintyblackpegasus: blackgirlsrpretty2: I don’t know...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:00:26 +0100

boibye:

daintyblackpegasus:

blackgirlsrpretty2:

I don’t know what most white people in this country feel but I can only include what they feel from the state of their institutions. James Baldwin on The Dick Cavett Show [X]

^^^^!!!!!!!!

I will reblog this every single time it crosses my dash without fail because this is at the heart of basically any discussion about racism that I will ever have.

baldwin serving TRUTH.

forget deciphering ”feelings”; focus on the facts, and you can’t help but draw the same conclusions. holy crap.

humansofnewyork: I also once tried to wear a pink handkerchief...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:00:26 +0100

humansofnewyork:

I also once tried to wear a pink handkerchief scarf, pink-trimmed leather shirt, and pink feather earring. But then I looked in the mirror and decided to leave that shit to the pros.

Vaslav Nijinsky as the faun at the premiere of the Ballets...

Fri, 31 May 2013 06:30:24 +0100

Vaslav Nijinsky as the faun at the premiere of the Ballets Russes’ production of Afternoon of the Faun at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris in May 1912

If I say I’m over it, I am willing myself pretty hard, and eventually I’ll be.

Fri, 31 May 2013 02:58:00 +0100

If I say I’m over it, I am willing myself pretty hard, and eventually I’ll be.

"Wearing a hijab isn’t inherently liberating – but neither is baring one’s breasts. What is..."

Thu, 30 May 2013 16:00:18 +0100

“Wearing a hijab isn’t inherently liberating – but neither is baring one’s breasts. What is liberating is being able to choose either of these things. It’s pretty ludicrous to think that oppression is somehow proportional to how covered or uncovered someone’s body is. Both sides of this argument present a shallow understanding of women’s empowerment, which only drowns out the substantive challenges facing all women – issues that cannot be encapsulated in a debate about a piece of fabric.”

- Sara Yasin, Is the Hijab Worth Fighting Over?

(via gesiye)

Photo

Tue, 28 May 2013 06:30:38 +0100

"There is no African, myself included, who does not appreciate the help of the wider world, but we do..."

Mon, 27 May 2013 23:39:07 +0100

“There is no African, myself included, who does not appreciate the help of the wider world, but we do question whether aid is genuine or given in the spirit of affirming one’s cultural superiority. My mood is dampened every time I attend a benefit whose host runs through a litany of African disasters before presenting a (usually) wealthy, white person, who often proceeds to list the things he or she has done for the poor, starving Africans. Every time a well-meaning college student speaks of villagers dancing because they were so grateful for her help, I cringe. Every time a Hollywood director shoots a film about Africa that features a Western protagonist, I shake my head — because Africans, real people though we may be, are used as props in the West’s fantasy of itself. And not only do such depictions tend to ignore the West’s prominent role in creating many of the unfortunate situations on the continent, they also ignore the incredible work Africans have done and continue to do to fix those problems.”

- Uzodinma Iweala, “Stop Trying to ‘Save’ Africa”

(via cammyyy)

“such depictions tend to ignore the West’s prominent role in creating many of the unfortunate situations on the continent”

On that and other continents, past and present. Funny how we forget the little details…

Changes in Concepts of Beauty Over Time

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:57:58 +0100

Changes in Concepts of Beauty Over Time:

So, the actual article is ridiculous, the perfect example of Brandon Stanton’s ‘The Good Story’ trope. What percentage of said women are having these surgeries? What sets them apart from other women? Is there nothing else positive or significant going on in the lives of some Korean and Korean-American women? Can we read something about self-love instead?

Skim it at most.

However, worth noting is the change in beauty standards over time (specifically the last century). Even changed is what is considered beautiful for the quintessential western woman that everyone else is supposedly trying to emulate. Just posting this to be re-examined someday…

Photo

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:31:27 +0100

humansofnewyork: “When my husband was dying, I said: ‘Moe, how...

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:36 +0100

humansofnewyork:

“When my husband was dying, I said: ‘Moe, how am I supposed to live without you?’ He told me: ‘Take the love you have for me and spread it around.’”

Not only am I taxed 20%, but my tips are now being taxed too. How the hell does anyone with children...

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:59:22 +0100

Not only am I taxed 20%, but my tips are now being taxed too. How the hell does anyone with children and without a degree survive in this country.