January 2010
Pinkwashing
newleft:
Just how aware are you of breast cancer? At least in my experience, it’s virtually the only kind of cancer I see talked about in any mainstream news outlets. I’m not trying to attack anyone who has to deal with the horrific experience of cancer, but the pink ribbon campaigns are approaching it in precisely the wrong way.
Past a certain point, more awareness doesn’t help anyone. Most of...
Random rules for ideas worth spreading →
azspot:
You can name your idea anything you like, but a google-friendly name is always better than one that isn’t.
Don’t plan on appearing on a reality show as the best way to launch your idea.
Waiting for inspiration is another way of saying that you’re stalling. You don’t wait for inspiration, you command it to appear.
Don’t poll your friends. It’s your art, not an election.
Never pay a...
chadud:
who wants to come over and watch pete and pete? anybody? nobody? alright. goodnight.
I do! that’s one of my favorite shows…. has been since God knows how long
“There is probably no faction more historically famous for viciously turning on...”
– Sarah Palin’s still going to collect her Tea Party Convention speaker’s fee… (via ryking) (via soupsoup)
Ariel College student says taken off bus for... →
clingtomymouth:
An Arab-Israel student at the Ariel College in the West Bank claimed she was told to get off a bus because she “dared” to speak Arabic on her cell phone.
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“As I was talking on my cell I noticed they were pointing at me,” said Muslah, who takes the same bus home every day. “I started to cry. I have never been so humiliated in my entire life. They took me off the bus in the...
IF MEN COULD GET PREGNANT, ABORTION WOULD BE A...
elengberg:
loseraholiic:
sexismandthecity:
Pro-choice bumper sticker.
Van Halen's concert contract actually contained...
ohyeahfacts:
Though the request seemed silly, it was actually to make sure the venue staff read and complied with the entire technical contract.
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“What if that fear went away tomorrow? What if we all assumed, just for a day,...”
– Irrational Fears and the Status Quo [via] (via anthropophagous) (via bradicalmang)
The Unnecesarean: Yes, It's True: Med Students... →
elengberg:
peacenikseekspeacenik:
robot-heart-politics:
thecurvature:isabelthespy:katoleary:meloukhia:
This upsets me so much every time it comes up, because I’ve had a number of surgeries (2 in Australia, 2 here) during which I’ve been unconscious for a rather extended period … and I just don’t want to know. I really don’t. Especially with my other history. I can’t really handle the...
I feel that I am missing out on my tea drinking...
seanxvx:
Tumblr tea connoisseurs (IE: All you fucking whiteys who think you’re dignified for drinking this over coffee), what should I be drinking? I dont have any good tea.
I like black tea, for the most part, especially chai.
yo! there should be some kind of tumblr tea exchange. My friend Adam and I have been sending each other different teas to check out each time we send letters.
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