February 2012
22 posts
scout:
Josh Ritter - Love Is Making Its Way Back...
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Ways Gender-Privileged Men Can Challenge Sexism →
karmaxchameleon:
meeca:
(This list will be forever in-progress. Please add on as you see fit).
Challenge sexist jokes, such as dumb blonde jokes or jokes about rape.
Avoid using words such as “bitch”, “hoe”, “slut.”
Recognize when you “zone out” when women are speaking, when you value a man’s opinion more than a woman’s, or when you ask a man for information or advice rather than a woman.
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you shouldn't have been that sentimental: Are you... →
scenedamour:
Okay, so I just found out about something that occurred in the Decemberists fandom that I am not fucking okay with - and I imagine a lot (if not most) of you agree. wurwolf calling Carson Ellis “basically another Yoko Ono”, not to mention a multitude of other lovely assumptions about her.
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This makes me angry, not just as a Carson fan, but mainly as a Colin and...
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“But what we want is to be noticed by the universe, to have the universe give a...”
– The Fault in Our Stars (John Green) (via thepossibilityofmagic)
So, I finished TFIOS last night and I sobbed for the last 50 pages. It was so good and I still haven’t processed how much I loved it and how many feelings it made me have. Ahhhhhhhhh, damn it John Green.
“You are not your bra-size, nor are you the width of your waist, nor are you the...”
– Boyghost: This again.(via nancylicious)(via sexisbeautiful)
“I will love you if I never see you again, and I will love you if I see you every...”
– Lemony Snicket (via loveyourchaos)
“Hi everyone. I would like to add my own thoughts about the Susan G....”
– Jenny Conlee on Susan G Komen For The Cure returning funds to Planned Parenthood (via the-decemberists)
“Now, this may seem strange from someone who writes about pretty dresses (mostly)...”
– You Don’t Have to Be Pretty - A Dress A Day
(It was nice to read this, this morning)
January 2012
53 posts
rushing, rolling: The Kinds Of Love There Are →
thefrenemy:
I literally need to lay down in fields of roses and stare at your face for hours
I am Rihanna in the Rihanna video so I need to wear fancy clothes and blow cigarette smoke into your mouth
Get the fuck away from me! I’m sick of you! I’m going to throw this vase!
We can never…
“I mean, Jesus, who even gives a fuck about sex?! People act like it’s the most...”
– John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson (via moon—magic)
“We accept all girls in kindergarten through 12th grade as members. If a child...”
– Rachelle Trujillo, vice president for communications of the Colorado Girl Scouts, responding to a story about a transgender girl who was allowed to join the Brownies.
Looks like I’ll be buying a ton of cookies this year.
(via Shakesville article on various bigoted attacks on the GSA by religious...
The Decemberists 'Raise Our Voices' on March 13... →
decemberists:
“The Decemberists will release an expansive, 20-song career spanning live album We All Raise Our Voices to the Air on March 13 via Capitol. Recorded during four months of concerts on the eclectic Portland band’s 2011 spring and summer tour, the live recording includes seven songs from The Decemberists’ The King Is Dead project as well as five tracks from their 2005 album...
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I got my copy of TFIOS today ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I thought it was coming tomorrow, but it is here and beautiful and signed and gorgeous and I am so excited. I will post a picture in a little bit!
“If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.”
– Lemony Snicket (via 24ribs)
http://persephonemagazine.com/2011/07/im-dating-mys... →