May 2012
49 posts
Reblog if you honestly don't care about anyone's...
duskypants:
ladyunpleasantries:
See, I need to add a disclaimer here. I do care, because it’s part of who you are. I’m not going to look at you and say that your sexuality or gender identity doesn’t matter to me. It does matter to me, just like any other part of who you are matters to me. You matter to me as an entire human being. You matter to me as a whole person. This should read “if you...
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Oh my god why does no one understand this?...
moarhelenplz:
zoedangerawesome:
goldenheartedrose:
zoedangerawesome:
SHERLOCK IS NOT A GAY POSITIVE SHOW
SHERLOCK IS NOT A GAY POSITIVE SHOW
SHERLOCK IS NOT A GAY POSITIVE SHOW
The closest thing in Sherlock to queer representation was Irene Alder who said she was gay and then fell in love with Sherlock. (make of that what you will.)
The whole show is about two heterosexual men. And one...
Also, y'know, I've seen an increase in people...
emerald-ace:
moarhelenplz:
Because if some of your followers are anti-ace, then they likely go after the OP.
I understand that.
But I hate it.
I hate feeling helpless, because I would be more than happy to tear these people to shreds. I have more than enough rage to share.
But I can’t, and I won’t.
Because I’m not a good target. I’m not the kind of person these people go after; they’re...
My computer is sick :(
So I’m taking it to the hospital (The Mac Store in Seattle) to have it repaired. If they can’t do it there, which I strongly suspect might be the case, since it appears to be a motherboard problem, then they’ll have to sent it to Apple and I’ll be without it for a week. D: I hope to be able to stay in touch somehow, but if I can’t please know that I love you all and...
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thoughts on fan shaming.
tindog:
neeblack:
Read More
A post in which Mylissa is excellent and reminds people that no one has the right to be the boss of anyone else (but with bonus eloquence). Read it.
I second that! Well said, OP!
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My Experiences as an Ace and a Mixed POC
asexualpocsunite:
I like to link the two together, because coming to terms with both of them have had great similarities for me.
I am a mixed POC. I am 3/4 black and 1/4 white. My grandfather on my mother’s side was (was because he’s dead now and did the year I was born) a white Portuguese man, his wife a black Vincentian. My father’s parents are both black Vincentians. (Vincentians is the...
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Help stop the Amazon Rainforest Chainsaw Massacre! →
Avvaz.org:
The Brazilian Congress has just passed a catastrophic forestry billthat gives loggers and farmers free rein to cut down huge swaths of the Amazon. Now only President Dilma can stop it.
Fortunately, the timing is on our side — in weeks Dilma will host the world’s biggest environmental summit and insiders say she cannot afford to open it as the leader who approved the destruction...
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Hey everyone, someone posted this on facebook and...
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Romanians
youknowyoureromanianwhen:
Submitted by potentiallyunleashed
Rofl! :D
Ariz. Sec. of State Wants to See Proof of Obama’s... →
aseofspades:
mirrorbluenights:
feurety:
cognitivedissonance:
It never ends:
Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett wants you to know that he is not a birther, but he says he wants proof of Barack Obama’s citizenship before putting his name on the Arizona ballot.
In a radio interview today, Bennett said he is just doing his job of making sure “that those people whose names are on the...
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“People get really irritated by mental illness. ‘Just fucking get it together!...”
– Maria Bamford (via yeshairy)
Putting the “BAMF” in Bamford.
(via rosalarian)
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Kritik der populären Vernunft: Anyone who asserts... →
metapianycist:
is wrong and has no understanding of the way asexuality intersects with other marginalized statuses.
Voltafiish wrote a brilliant post (which I reblogged earlier) about the exclusion of asexual POC from media representations of asexual people. Voltafiish and others report that the experience…
Well said! Everyone, read this post if you haven’t already.
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Kritik der populären Vernunft: Anyone who asserts... →
audaciousace:
metapianycist:
is wrong and has no understanding of the way asexuality intersects with other marginalized statuses.
Voltafiish wrote a brilliant post (which I reblogged earlier) about the exclusion of asexual POC from media representations of asexual people. Voltafiish and others report that the experience…
Great post.
When you don’t identify as heteronormative every aspect of...
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Bummed about my genetic problems; blame it on...
I’m not really a fan of Dracula. As a work of literature, Stoker’s novel is well written, and I can see why people enjoy it. However, Stoker essentially stole my name to use for his vampire-count character, with the result that, in this incarnation, I was born with a host of genetic problems. I’m not saying that I didn’t earn the karma of suffering all on my own. It’s...
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"Brazilians", "Brazil" tag campaign
desatadora:
The “Brazil” and “Brazilians” tags on Tumblr are full of porn and butts and it makes us sad and offended to see this misrepresentation of our country!
Even if you are not Brazilian, you can help us out:
making posts about Brazil or Brazilians you like, and tag them with “Brazil”, “Brazilians”, “Brasil” or “Brasileiros”
reporting porn blogs posting without a NSFW filter in those...
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duskandshiverrrr:
In all honesty, what “rights” are men’s rights activists fighting for?
The “right” to be sexist without being called on it?
This ^
…well mostly. I think there are some legitimate concerns men have, but I believe those concerns would go away, if our whole society and the law became egalitarian, as advocated by the feminism I grew up with.
holdontoyourassbutts:
how long are nosebleeds supposed to last jw
I’m no doctor, so don’t take this as medical advice, but I wouldn’t lie down if I were you. It’d just make the bleeding *worse*.
My nosebleeds last forever unless I insert a cotton-ball soaked with affrin-nasal spray to constrict the blood vessels.
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PARDON Abused Mother Marissa Alexander for... →
Target: Florida Governor Rick Scott
Sponsored by: Susan Vaughan
The Stand Your Ground Defense failed domestic abuse victim Marissa Alexander - who didn‘t shoot anyone. Since urgent pleas for a new trial fell on deaf ears, it’s time for the Governor to pardon this innocent mother.
Only after enduring a year of violence from her husband Rico Gray, who has a documented history of abuse,...
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Guest Post: Racism against Europe’s Roma on the... →
aj-rromale:
The United States announced earlier this year that it would become an official observer to the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015. This is an international initiative that gathers governments and international and nongovernmental organizations into a concerted effort to improve the well-being of one of Europe’s most vulnerable minorities—the Roma, or gypsies—who have for centuries...
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golden-zephyr:
amantes-amentes:
It drives me mad that one of my long-time friends is an incorrigible anti-ziganist. She is so intelligent otherwise, why the fuck does she buy into that? She just made a comment on Facebook that she was more upset about being called a “gypsy” than the fact that her car got smashed, because “gypsies” don’t go to private school and get PhDs.
It’s true that many...
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Get serious about Mad Cow prevention! →
vladdraculea:
Did you hear about that mad cow they found in California a week or two ago? Well, I found this petition started by Consumers Union to the heads of the FDA and the USDA (one of whom is named Hamburg, lol!). This is one of those petitions where you can personalize your message, which is good because I had a field day. I mean how ridiculous could they be? They allow chicken to eat...
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Get serious about Mad Cow prevention! →
Did you hear about that mad cow they found in California a week or two ago? Well, I found this petition started by Consumers Union to the heads of the FDA and the USDA (one of whom is named Hamburg, lol!). This is one of those petitions where you can personalize your message, which is good because I had a field day. I mean how ridiculous could they be? They allow chicken to eat cow, and then cows...
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vladdraculea:
hiddenjumprope:
metapianycist:
New Movie Trailer About ‘Asexual’ Character — The Olivia Experiment
ace-reporter:
Am I the only person who thinks the premise of the movie would be incredibly offensive if the main character was Gay or Lesbian?
Nope, you’re not the only person.
The asexual support group struck me as being really odd, for being called an “asexual” support...
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Brief thought about The Olivia Experiment
hiswholebohemiansoul:
metapianycist:
Link to trailer of film (no subtitles available)
It seems as if the premise of the movie is this:
Main character: “I think I’m asexual. I’m going to have sex for the first time, and if I don’t like it, I’m definitely asexual, and if I do like it, I’m definitely not.”
No, main character and/or filmmakers: your argument is invalid. Attraction is not...
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Please tell Puget Sound Energy to kick the coal... →
If you live in Washington State, your power bill may have a hidden climate opportunity, one that Puget Sound Energy (PSE) would prefer you didn’t know about.
PSE wants everyone to think they are very green, but you may be surprised to learn if you are a PSE customer, that over 30% of your energy comes from coal. Instead, we could get it from clean energy, such as wind, which would bring...
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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog: Asexual Older... →
Frances Shani Parker:
Clara Meadmore, an asexual older adult, was Britain’s oldest virgin at 105 years old. According to an article by Luke Salkeld in Mail Online, Clara credited not having sex as the secret of her longevity. Proud of her innate celibacy, she said she just wasn’t interested in all the “hassle” of having sex. Ironically, while many people wrongly stereotype older adults as being...
“How many Americans do you figure have even heard, for example, that black youth...”
– What Kind of Card is Race - Hot Topics - Danielle Belton’s The Black Snob (via robot-heart-politics)
EDIT: Note, the actual article is extremely good. Here’s a link to the article on counterpunch. [link]
(via queerinsurrection)
“AND NOW, this 25th day of April, 2012, upon consideration of the pervasive...”
– Thomas K. Kistler, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County, Pa. (via officialssay)
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: Yup, that is indeed what is happening, from what... →
ace-reporter:
hiddenjumprope:
Yup, that is indeed what is happening, from what I heard from Henrik.
vladdraculea:
Update re: A Negative: Farewell to AVEN
I just talked with Henrik today and here’s the situation. Henrik posted this yesterday to Asexual News, but one of the editor has a problem with it being…
A personal opinion was mistaken for site editorial policy.
So this kind of...
Murder of transgender woman Brandy Martell raises... →
itsthemusicpeople:
There will be a public funeral and homecoming services for Brandy Martell Wednesday, May 9 at 11 a.m. at C.P. Bannon Mortuary, 6800 International Boulevard in Oakland. She was a transgender woman murdered during a hate crime downtown. Please come and show support for Brandy and all trans people. There is a vigil on 13th and Franklin, please bring flowers, candles and whatever...
“My biggest problem is that there is simply no creativity in movies with black...”
– A commenter on “Why I’m Just Saying No to ‘The Help’” (via atrapforfools)
FUCKING THIS. (via so-treu)
Pretty much. (via kyssthis16)
SO. MUCH. THIS. TIMES. INFINITY. (via squeetothegee)
mycatisabunny:
On another note
I’m always torn between referring to people by their names vs their urls
There are only like… five or so people who I call by their names mostly because I’m usually scared to death that I’m using the wrong name
This ^
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Is there Increasing Bias Against Aromantic... →
ace-reporter:
Yes, but let’s not get it confused with discrimination and prejudice.
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Update re: A Negative: Farewell to AVEN →
I just talked with Henrik today and here’s the situation. Henrik posted this yesterday to Asexual News, but one of the editor has a problem with it being posted ”especially not with the timing of everything”, whatever that means (sorry I’m not current with what’s been going on over on AVEN). Anyway, this is the reason why it keeps getting taken down. Shawn Landis, the...
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CORRECTION — I got the date on Henrik's blog wrong →
Last night, I mistakenly said (see below) that this edition of A Negative was posted back in the fall since hiddenjumprope’s copy of it said it was from “29 November”. I just spoke with Henrik and he explained that he’d just posted this blog yesterday, May 1st. The reason it keeps getting taken down is that one of the editors disputes it being posted ”Especially not...
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: A Negative: Farewell to AVEN →
hiddenjumprope:
metapianycist replied to your link: A Negative: Farewell to AVEN
I would really like to read it, but I get an error whenever I try to go to the link from Asexualnews.com telling me I’m not authorized to view the resource.
Crap was it deleted AGAIN!? *checks*
GOD DAMN The person who posts this stuff really doesn’t want it up. They already deleted it twice before this....
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Vlad should be sleeeeeeping....
….and cuddling zeir ealy lovable soft comfy ♡silk♡. :)
