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techsgtjenn: usvgi: rlly important, pls read Lolita is a...

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:02:47 -0400

usvgi:

rlly important, pls read

Lolita is a really beautiful and important work that is fucking terrifying as shit.

No. Seriously.

"What if all women were bigger and stronger than you? And thought they were smarter? What if women..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:05:05 -0400

“What if all women were bigger and stronger than you? And thought they were smarter? What if women were the ones who started wars? What if too many of your friends had been raped by women wielding giant dildos and no K-Y Jelly? What if the state trooper who pulled you over on the New Jersey Turnpike was a woman and carried a gun? What if the ability to menstruate was the prerequisite for most high-paying jobs? What if your attractiveness to women depended on the size of your penis? What if every time women saw you they’d hoot and make jerking motions with their hands? What if women were always making jokes about how ugly penises are and how bad sperm tastes? What if you had to explain what’s wrong with your car to big sweaty women with greasy hands who stared at your crotch in a garage where you are surrounded by posters of naked men with hard-ons? What if men’s magazines featured cover photos of 14-year-old boys with socks tucked into the front of their jeans and articles like: “How to tell if your wife is unfaithful” or “What your doctor won’t tell you about your prostate” or “The truth about impotence”? What if the doctor who examined your prostate was a woman and called you “Honey”? What if you had to inhale your boss’ stale cigar breath as she insisted that sleeping with her was part of the job? What if you couldn’t get away because the company dress code required you wear shoes designed to keep you from running? And what if after all that women still wanted you to love them?”

- For The Men Who Still Don’t Get It, Carol Diehl (via pegthepatriarchy)

"How do Fortune 500 companies pay zero in taxes while college loans go up to 6 percent?…This game is..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:53:27 -0400

““How do Fortune 500 companies pay zero in taxes while college loans go up to 6 percent?…This game is rigged.””

- Elizabeth Warren, speaking at a town hall in Massachusetts (via newshook)

fishingboatproceeds: David Foster Wallace was like, Art must be...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:51:39 -0400

fishingboatproceeds:

David Foster Wallace was like, Art must be sincere! We must use every tool in the linguistic toolbox to cut through sentiment and dishonest cliche and build fresh ways to reveal the power and reality of unironized emotion.

And Mister Rogers was like, Basically the same thing, but without any shame or pretense or fear of sincerity.

deducingneville: whereforeartthouwolves: hogwartskidsproblems: ...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:49:15 -0400

deducingneville:

whereforeartthouwolves:

hogwartskidsproblems:

That sound? It’s the sound of my heart breaking into a million pieces

I… I just noticed that both Harry and Neville are dressed similarly to their fathers during the battle of Hogwarts.

I just

I

my heart

ow

Very sneaky costume department

Very

Sneaky.

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Mon, 20 May 2013 22:46:37 -0400

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Mon, 20 May 2013 22:43:09 -0400

moleculess: Graham Dean

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:40:18 -0400

moleculess:

Graham Dean

"25 Things To Do Before You Turn 25 1. Make peace with your parents. Whether you finally recognize..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:38:19 -0400

“

25 Things To Do Before You Turn 25

1. Make peace with your parents. Whether you finally recognize that they actually have your best interests in mind or you forgive them for being flawed human beings, you can’t happily enter adulthood with that familial brand of resentment.

2. Kiss someone you think is out of your league; kiss models and med students and entrepreneurs with part-time lives in Dubai and don’t worry about if they’re going to call you afterward.

3. Minimize your passivity.

4. Work a service job to gain some understanding of how tipping works, how to keep your cool around assholes, how a few kind words can change someone’s day.

5. Recognize freedom as a 5:30 a.m. trip to the diner with a bunch of strangers you’ve just met.

6. Try not to beat yourself up over having obtained a ‘useless’ Bachelor’s Degree. Debt is hell, and things didn’t pan out quite like you expected, but you did get to go to college, and having a degree isn’t the worst thing in the world to have. We will figure this mess out, I think, probably; the point is you’re not worth less just because there hasn’t been an immediate pay off for going to school. Be patient, work with what you have, and remember that a lot of us are in this together.

7. If you’re employed in any capacity, open a savings account. You never know when you might be unemployed or in desperate need of getting away for a few days. Even $10 a week is $520 more a year than you would’ve had otherwise.

8. Make a habit of going outside, enjoying the light, relearning your friends, forgetting the internet.

9. Go on a 4-day, brunch-fueled bender.

10. Start a relationship with your crush by telling them that you want them. Directly. Like, look them in the face and say it to them. Say, I want you. I want to be with you.

11. Learn to say ‘no’ — to yourself. Don’t keep wearing high heels if you hate them; don’t keep smoking if you’re disgusted by the way you smell the morning after; stop wasting entire days on your couch if you’re going to complain about missing the sun.

12. Take time to revisit the places that made you who you are: the apartment you grew up in, your middle school, your hometown. These places may or may not be here forever; you definitely won’t be.

13. Find a hobby that makes being alone feel lovely and empowering and like something to look forward to.

14. Think you know yourself until you meet someone better than you.

15. Forget who you are, what your priorities are, and how a person should be.

16. Identify your fears and instead of letting them dictate your every move, find and talk to people who have overcome them. Don’t settle for experiencing .000002% of what the world has to offer because you’re afraid of getting on a plane.

17. Make a habit of cleaning up and letting go. Just because it fit at one point doesn’t mean you need to keep it forever — whether ‘it’ is your favorite pair of pants or your ex.

18. Stop hating yourself.

19. Go out and watch that movie, read that book, listen to that band you already lied about watching, reading, listening to.

20. Take advantage of health insurance while you have it.

21. Make a habit of telling people how you feel, whether it means writing a gushing fan-girl email to someone whose work you love or telling your boss why you deserve a raise.

22. Date someone who says, “I love you” first.

23. Leave the country under the premise of “finding yourself.” This will be unsuccessful. Places do not change people. Instead, do a lot of solo drinking, read a lot of books, have sex in dirty hostels, and come home when you start to miss it.

24. Suck it up and buy a Macbook Pro.

25. Quit that job that’s making you miserable, end the relationship that makes you act like a lunatic, lose the friend whose sole purpose in life is making you feel like you’re perpetually on the verge of vomiting. You’re young, you’re resilient, there are other jobs and relationships and friends if you’re patient and open.

”

- (via inthisglasshouse (via leslieabsolutelynot)

5 years to go and i think i’ve achieved like two of these.

(via yesitsjohn)

"This is what I don’t get - Women are impure because males have touched them. Who’s the dirty one..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:16:36 -0400

“This is what I don’t get - Women are impure because males have touched them. Who’s the dirty one here?”

- Comment on Jezebel article “Female ‘Purity’ Is Bullshit” (via jececilia)

flirt openly with other boys in front of him making him jealous and then shamelessly flirt extra hard with said boy and then retract flirting all together leaving him dazed and confused with the female species but still coming to the conclusion he has feelings for you (◡‿◡✿)

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:12:00 -0400

sounds like a solid plan!

send me tips

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400

send me tips :

on how to get dis boy to realize he likes me

Ciara- Like a Boy [x]

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:14:34 -0400

Ciara- Like a Boy [x]

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Sun, 19 May 2013 20:41:24 -0400

nakedbeast: faineemae: oppressedbrowngirlsdoingthings: Spotted...

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:34:45 -0400

nakedbeast:

faineemae:

oppressedbrowngirlsdoingthings:

Spotted: An extremely oppressed brown woman skating her way to Oppressedville.

Let me tell you about this oppressed girl though, she started her own international Hijab company online called Vela Scarves.

Marwa Atik was born and raised in the California to Syrian parents. Her passion for the veil (hijab), combined with her eye for fashion and design expertise, is apparent in her exclusive creations. Vela was born in 2009, when Marwa simply began incorporating her favorite accents, such as ruffles and zippers, into otherwise bland veils and advertising via word of mouth. Marwa also extended her creativity to designing actual techniques of how to wear the veils, based on their respective designs and style.

In 2010, Marwa and her sister, Tasneem Atik Sabri, partnered to officially launch their company and website to bring beautiful, elegant, and affordable veils to women globally.

Badass.

reflexes: i finally found a dress that i really like for...

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:32:33 -0400

reflexes:

i finally found a dress that i really like for prom/grad

i don’t care if you don’t like it. i do. goodbye.

WHERE

thedorseyshawexperience: The Cola Road (2013)

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:55:59 -0400

thedorseyshawexperience:

The Cola Road (2013)

The 5 Most Insulting Defenses of Nerd Racism

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:21:00 -0400

The 5 Most Insulting Defenses of Nerd Racism

Stop Whitewashing: A friendly PSA

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:17:52 -0400

Stop Whitewashing: A friendly PSA:

lafemmeindienne:

wonderfloniumandfezzes:

Seriously though guys, let’s stop saying things are our spirit animals because the term is culturally appropriative. And if you’re unaware of what cultural appropriation is or why it’s bad, take a look at this for starters.

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davidlynching: fun fact: iraq, pakistan, afghanistan and saudi arabia have a higher percentage of...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:02:00 -0400

davidlynching:

fun fact: iraq, pakistan, afghanistan and saudi arabia have a higher percentage of women in the government than the us & the uk

another fun fact: white people tend to get very angry when you point this out to them