February 2012
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Feb 24th
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Feb 23rd
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“I keep thinking about that time we went to that carnival – the one in Virginia...”
– the beginning of Speak of Me as I Am, a YA novel by Sonia Belasco (feel free to like or reblog if you’d like to see more)
Feb 22nd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 22nd
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“Republicans don’t even acknowledge that racism exists. There were a couple of...”
– Bill Maher  (via barbiehighheels) Bill Maher is sometimes a sexist dick, but other times he is really on point.
Feb 22nd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 20th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 18th
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Feb 17th
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“According to The Guttmacher Institute, virtually every state limits who can have...”
– “Anti-Abortion Harassment and Violence Still Stifle Access,” Eleanor J. Bader (via unknowablewoman) Texas passed the ultrasound law late last year, and while it doesn’t specify transvaginal ultrasounds, a clear picture must be obtained which is nearly impossible in the first 12 weeks of...
Feb 17th
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That moment when you finish a book, look around, and realize that everyone is just carrying on with their lives as though you didn’t just experience emotional trauma at the hands of a paperback. GPOY after I read A Fault in Our Stars. ALL THE TEARS AND HEARTBREAK WERE MINE.
Feb 17th
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Leah Claire: lostgrrrls: Why the friendzone is... →
lostgrrrls: Why the friendzone is bullshit and self-proclaimed “nice guys” are misogynists angels-and-angles: Wow, accidentally deleted my original post. Reblogging so I can keep it in my archives. —— As defined by urban dictionary, the friendzone is… “When you are expected to…
Feb 16th
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“On a somewhat serious note today because of a conversation the other day: I...”
– You Didn’t Thank Me For Punching You in the Face « Views from the Couch (via golden-notebook) I got this so much as a kid.  I call bullshit.  I wish I knew the phrase when I was 9, 12, 15 and guys picked on me because I was the weird girl and they knew they could get away with it. (via...
Feb 16th
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STFU, Conservatives: I saw a post by Ryking just... →
coldbitterness: And I’m not gonna reblog it because fuck that shitstain I don’t feel like talking directly to him, I’d make more headway talking to my toothbrush But the post was a question asking “if Chris Brown had beaten up a man three years ago, would anyone still care?” tagged with,…
Feb 16th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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“Rape culture is telling girls and women to be careful about what you wear, how...”
– I might just copy and paste this so I can have this perfect answer ready when people say things like “but how does this “rape culture” actually affect women?”  (via watsonesque)
Feb 14th
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Feb 13th
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Feb 12th
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I’M NOT OKAY WITH CHRIS BROWN PERFORMING AT THE... →
I’m sick and tired of people acting like it’s no big deal that Chris Brown will be performing at the Grammys. I’m frustrated that the mainstream media is covering this story like it’s any comeback story, like an exiled prince’s return to a former glory, like this is another political timeline — as though some rich and powerful old white men in the music business have not just issued an enormous...
Feb 12th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 11th
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Feb 11th
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Bouncing Around: ras-elased: “To all those who... →
ras-elased: “To all those who don’t think the rape joke was a problem, or rape jokes are a problem. I get it, you’re a decent guy. I can even believe it. You’ve never raped anybody. You would NEVER rape anybody. You’re upset that all these feminists are trying to accuse you of doing…
Feb 11th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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“Really, conservatives just hate women. They resent the fact that we work, go to...”
– hunnichild (via brienne—of—tarth) inb4 someone changes this all to “uterus-bearers” (via unknowablewoman)
Feb 9th
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“It’s endlessly fascinating how guys like Newt Gingrich and other conservatives...”
– Mohandas Gandhi  (via monkeyknifefight)
Feb 9th
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Feb 9th
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WatchWatch
drst: The beltway pundit class says the White House is in trouble on this. Reality check, guys, okay? Where the white house is on this issue is here. Hey, women of America, under a Democratic president your birth control pills will be covered by health insurance, and if you don’t have health insurance you can go to a clinic and get subsidized birth control there. If a republican is elected your...
Feb 8th
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Feb 8th
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Feb 8th
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One Town's War on Gay Teens →
boycottingtrends: lettersfromtitan: 1. This is very triggering about bullying and suicide. Proceed with caution. 2. This is from Rolling Stone’s Valentine’s Day issue. 3. If you are a straight person in the Glee fandom, oh god, do I want you to read every word of this. I am really, really pissed about the fact that I even have to make this post. 1. If you are saying that “straight...
Feb 8th
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“Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the...”
– an excerpt from today’s ruling of a three-judge panel in San Francisco overturning California’s ban on same-sex marriages. (via soemily)
Feb 8th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 6th
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My whole life these days is just
Spencer Smith: *exists*
Me: *ugly crying*
Feb 6th
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