February 2012
21 posts
“I like drinking coffee alone and reading alone. I like riding the bus alone and...”
– Unknown (via theyvegotfakelove)
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M.I.A. Shouldn’t Have Apologized
meow-sense:
“The outrage is tiresome and deeply hypocritical, in all the tiresome ways you’ve been tired out by before. M.I.A. was illustrating her line, acting out the attitude of the words: performing. Fine, it may not be legal to flip the bird on television, but that’s simply a remnant of the fifties we haven’t shaken. Unless somebody was handing out Xanax with the foam fingers, Lucas Oil...
Flavorwire » 10 Badass Lady Drummers →
meow-sense:
And then I got mad that all of my (and Rolling Stone’s) favorite drummers are men, and I found this.
They forgot Meg White and Cindy Blackman but this is a pretty awesome list.
“”Here’s the thing about rights. They’re not supposed to be voted on. That’s why...”
– Rachel Maddow (via robintheshrew)
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Lost Grrrls: karakbackwards asked: I am truly... →
feministhistorian:
littlepixelhearts:
feministhistorian:
I am truly sorry but I have to disagree with your idea that you are for everyone being themselves and that you have no problem with gays or anything but I feel that it is not very appropriate for you to be a bigot. Again…
"The Komen controversy...has ramifications beyond... →
amyrebeccaklein:
A good argument for why we need radical feminism in 2012:
“The past decades have seen the rise of a nominally apolitical marketing campaign masquerading as feminism, with Komen merely the most visible symbol. Komen aligns perfectly with what Linda Hirshman labeled ‘choice feminism’—a moral-relativist approach to feminism that tries to scrub the movement of politics and value...
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“I think that my songs (and possibly all songs) are sort of multiple exposures —...”
– Jenny Owen Youngs (via musician-quotes)
It’s probably totally lame to reblog a quote of myself, but this is an idea I have tried to understand and then struggled to communicate for years… and this is by far the best I’ve ever been able to explain it. Blam!
(via jennyowenyoungs)
January 2012
67 posts
Why are there so many gang members in Chicago? →
interesting Chicago mag article on the policies and institutions that have led to Chicago’s gang population numbers, in comparison to NYC.
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When you know all about the current storyline on a...
mysticaltramping:
birdcage:
allthoseprettylightsx3:
#or when you’re spoiled about what happens on Downton..
Or when you have a very involved dream about Downton and you’ve never even seen the damn show.
Or when you dream that you’re marathoning Vampire Diaries and it’s just as boring as you suspect it to be from Tumblr.
LOL nell ilu <3
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“Feminism has fought no wars. It has killed no opponents. It has set up no...”
– Dale Spender (via deviantfemme)
I forgot about this quote. So good. (via abp)
