March 2012
173 posts
“How does a white woman claim to be the victim of yellow fever? I know, it’s so...”
– Elisha Lim breaks down the ridiculousness of another manifestation of white female privilege—being a “victim” of the “sexual sway” of women of color, in this particular case, of Asian women—at the R today. (via racialicious)
February 2012
162 posts
1 tag
Politicalprof: Sorry Goldstandardians: Gold Is Not... →
politicalprof:
Gold is a naturally occurring substance that human beings choose to dig out of the ground or pick up on the surface, usually in or near riverbeds in which running water has exposed previously subsurface gold. It has historically been valued for its perceived beauty, its malleability, and its…
13 Year Old Jada Williams Persecuted by the... →
nefariousnewt:
cactustreemotel:
beautifulbrwn:
“On Saturday, February 18, 2012, the Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York presented the first Spirit of Freedom award to Jada Williams, a 13-year old city of Rochester student. Miss Williams wrote an essay on her impressions of Frederick Douglass’ first autobiography the Narrative of the Life. This was part of an essay contest, but her...
“When you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore...”
– Jamie Raskin - who is now a senator in Maryland and served as floor manager of the recently passed bill allowing same sex marriage. (via abaldwin360)
BOOM.
(via tehblackbirdisincognito)
Also… wait for it… BOOM.
(via williamjh)
“The Republicans have gained the House and stand poised to win control of the...”
– 2012 or Never: Republicans are worried this election could be their last chance to stop history. This is fear talking. But not paranoia. (souce)
“Republicans being against sex is not good. Sex is popular.”
– GOP strategist Alex Castellanos (via think-progress)
Politicalprof: On Populism →
politicalprof:
Populism is afoot in the land.
Populism, taken simply, is a political ideology grounded in the belief that some elite somewhere runs things for their own good, inevitably screwing the deserving groups of society. Populist movements occur when groups of people band together seeking to overthrow…
Nelson Mandela Hospitalized →
“I have a daughter who’s 10 and we walked past a billboard the other day...”
– Monica Ali (via petitefeministe)
If the culture is so all pervasive that you can’t think outside of it, how are you making genuine choices?
^ That just needed repeating.
(via kungfucarrie)
I needed this on my blog again… I’ve been thinking about it quite a lot lately, in regards to so many...
“When you have government as the central provider of services, you inevitably...”
– New Gingrich
Debatable?
Ms. Blaspheming Bitch: Discrimination against... →
nefariousnewt:
towardperpetualpeaceofmind:
nefariousnewt:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
dank-potion:
It’s horrible, nobody’s denying that, but its hard to be empathetic when you equate your isolated incident to centuries upon centuries of degradation, rape, genocide, colonialism, imperialism etc. etc. that we and our ancestors have experienced.
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“Discrimination” against white people is an...
Ms. Blaspheming Bitch: Discrimination against... →
nefariousnewt:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
dank-potion:
It’s horrible, nobody’s denying that, but its hard to be empathetic when you equate your isolated incident to centuries upon centuries of degradation, rape, genocide, colonialism, imperialism etc. etc. that we and our ancestors have experienced.
…
“Discrimination” against white people is an overdue adjustment to the balance of power.
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“Thousands of children are deprived of birth in this state every year because of...”
– Democratic women in GA seek a state ban on vasectomies.
This is an actual bill they are proposing to point out the wrongness of the constant stream of abortion restrictions and bans being proposed. Mostly it highlights the hypocrisy of forcing restrictions on women “for the babeez” but not doing...
“Within the current race relations framework of the United States, African...”
– “Introduction” Black Sexual Politics - Patricia Hill Collins
Some perspective.
(via thatneedstogo)
“Five wealthy people, led by Dallas industrialist Harold Simmons and Las Vegas...”
– Five people. FIVE PEOPLE are controlling 25% of the national conversation.
We need campaign finance reform, and we need it now.
25% of super PAC money coming from just 5 rich donors
(via world-shaker)
That is terrifying. 5 people are running the agenda of the GOP? Things need to change.
(via...
ronronnement: White Privilege: Now What & Other... →
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
siddharthasmama:
racismschool:
Examples of what white privilege deniers THINK it means to be told to “Check Your Privilege.”
Apologize for being white
Believe white is bad or wrong
Be ashamed of being white
Feel guilty for being white
Examples of…
Don't ever hesitate. Reblog this. This should be...
Depression Hotline: 1-630-482-9696
Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-8433
LifeLine: 1-800-273-8255
Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386
Sexuality Support: 1-800-246-7743
Eating Disorders Hotline: 1-847-831-3438
Rape and Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-4673
Grief Support: 1-650-321-5272
Runaway: 1-800-843-5200, 1-800-843-5678, 1-800-621-4000
Exhale: After Abortion Hotline/Pro-Voice: 1-866-4394253
“Who taught you to hate the texture of your hair? Who taught you to hate the...”
– -El Hajj Malik El Shabazz
R.I.P.
(via siemprevivalavida)
I’m gonna need self-hating Dominicans to read some Malcolm.
(via peroquevaina)
Truth.
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“That’s the big thing that progressives are trying to say, that it’s rape and so...”
– Dana Loesch, contributor for CNN and Big Journalism, defending Virginia’s controversial new ultrasound laws, which require the vaginal insertion of a probe, during the February 17th broadcast of her St. Louis radio show. (via manicchill)
Madame Noire: Students Expelled Over Racist Rant →
Madame Noire: Perms Linked to Uterine Fibroid... →
Daily Kos: Where were the bishops when Troy Davis... →
The Catholic Church officially opposes capital punishment. This doctrine is in the same vein as those opposing abortion, birth control, and physician-assisted suicide: church doctrine dictates that life begins at conception and is a gift from God.
Consequently, it is beyond the scope of any soul, no matter how high the earthly authority, to terminate a human life. It does not matter if it is...
“If an elementary school student has an excellent teacher even for a single year,...”
– Raj Chetty, professor of economics at Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences and a co-author of the study with Harvard Kennedy School’s John Friedman and Columbia Business School’s Jonah Rockoff. (Harvard Gazette)
AKA why teachers should be paid more and we should be working to retain the best and...