December 2011
“Until the woman who doesn’t want to be seen as sexually available can go out...”
– Why “Choice Feminism” is an illusion (via fellinlovewithagrrl)
Ladies & Gentlemen, I give you, the 2012...
Michelle Bachmann: "Don’t misunderstand. I am not here bashing people who are homosexuals, who are lesbians, who are bisexual, who are transgender. We need to have profound compassion for people who are dealing with the very real issue of sexual dysfunction in their life and sexual identity disorders.” (2004)
Ron Paul: "The rate of AIDS infection is on the increase again. From the gay point of view, the reasons seem quite sensible. First, these men don't really see a reason to live past their fifties. They are not married, they have no children, and their lives are centered on new sexual partners... because sex is the center of their lives, they want it to be as pleasurable as possible, which means unprotected sex. Third, they enjoy the attention & pity that comes with being sick." (1995 in a newsletter)
Rick Perry: "I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a Christian, but you don't need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school. " (2011 in a campaign ad)
Mitt Romney: "I should tell my story. I'm also unemployed." (2011 while speaking to unemployed people in Florida. Romney's net worth is over $200 million.)
Newt Gingrich: "She's not young enough or pretty enough to be the wife of the President. And besides, she has cancer." (1994, about his first wife)
Rick Santorum: "Is anyone saying same-sex couples can’t love each other? I love my children. I love my friends, my brother. Heck, I even love my mother-in-law. Should we call these relationships marriage, too?" (2008)
Michelle Bachmann: "Carbon dioxide is portrayed as harmful. But there isn't even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas." (2009 during a debate)
Mitt Romney: "PETA is not happy that my dog likes fresh air." (2006, when questioned about driving 12 hours with his dog in a cage strapped to the top of his car)
“Visionary feminism is a wise and loving politics. It is rooted in the love of...”
– bell hooks (via greatwhitegravity)
“In fairness to the much-maligned GOP field, they face a formidable hurdle: how...”
– Glenn Greenwald (via azspot)
The term “centrist Republican” has changed so much, I’m not even sure what it means sometimes. I wouldn’t say Obama has governed as a republican, I think we need to acknowledge that the two parties are way closer than we want to admit. They’re both in the pocket of...
Ladies & Gentlemen, I give you, the 2012...
Michelle Bachmann: "Don’t misunderstand. I am not here bashing people who are homosexuals, who are lesbians, who are bisexual, who are transgender. We need to have profound compassion for people who are dealing with the very real issue of sexual dysfunction in their life and sexual identity disorders.” (2004)
Ron Paul: "The rate of AIDS infection is on the increase again. From the gay point of view, the reasons seem quite sensible. First, these men don't really see a reason to live past their fifties. They are not married, they have no children, and their lives are centered on new sexual partners... because sex is the center of their lives, they want it to be as pleasurable as possible, which means unprotected sex. Third, they enjoy the attention & pity that comes with being sick." (1995 in a newsletter)
Rick Perry: "I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a Christian, but you don't need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school. " (2011 in a campaign ad)
Mitt Romney: "I should tell my story. I'm also unemployed." (2011 while speaking to unemployed people in Florida. Romney's net worth is over $200 million.)
Newt Gingrich: "She's not young enough or pretty enough to be the wife of the President. And besides, she has cancer." (1994, about his first wife)
Rick Santorum: "Is anyone saying same-sex couples can’t love each other? I love my children. I love my friends, my brother. Heck, I even love my mother-in-law. Should we call these relationships marriage, too?" (2008)
Michelle Bachmann: "Carbon dioxide is portrayed as harmful. But there isn't even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas." (2009 during a debate)
Mitt Romney: "PETA is not happy that my dog likes fresh air." (2006, when questioned about driving 12 hours with his dog in a cage strapped to the top of his car)
Never assassinate Archduke Ferdinand: People you... →
spitfire-in-space:
Mr “Welcome to the real world”. Sexism happens. Always has, always will. Might as well suck it up and deal with it. Try to change society? What are you, mad? I don’t like it either, sunshine, but just be good and don’t make a fuss.
Mr “Oh my god calm down it was a joke”. Everyone knows if you…
“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and...”
– Ryan Gosling while talking about Blue Valentine’s NC-17 rating. (via kelseag)
“Do you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see...”
– John Green (via rhetoricalities)
“In Boston, you guys are lunatics!”
– Terry Francona bless you Tito. (via willmiddlebrooks)
The Womanifesto: Why not every blog post needs a... →
the-womanifesto:
We’re getting really ridiculous with some of this exclusion stuff. Example: If I post a vegetarian recipe and say “yuuum I can’t wait to try this,” SOMEONE will reblog it and start going through the usual rants about privilege and access. Now, those are needed when some fucker says “ohemgeeee…
deepseasouls-deactivated2012021 asked: just scrolled through you tumblr for a couple of pages and everything you post = a;dhj;ahjg basically, you have a lovely, passionate blog!
Alpha Boy Adisson: Food Stamp Etiquette: Human... →
tangledupinlace:
by DRESDEN on NOVEMBER 9, 2011
This is now officially the first month in two years that my family has not been depending on food stamps to feed ourselves. The moment that I realized that I no longer qualified for these benefits was incredibly triumphant…
I think it's nice that Voldemort always waits...
gigglingbean:
Despite his flaws, Voldemort really cares about Harry’s education.
“All of this is typical girl-fear. Once you realize that The Exorcist is,...”
– Rookie, The Season of the Witch (via newanddifferentsun)
Feed my ask box, yo. →
kalemason:
You know, if yr also on tumblr on christmas eve.
“I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able...”
– Simone de Beauvoir (via informate)
alas-mypetticoats:
LSfdjjla;djlgdslja. Dwarves and Eagles and Ents and all the Valar and I’m sort of in love with Ulmo (no surprise there) and Osse (still no surprises). And I just. This is just such delicious reading.
But ENTS you guys. ENTS. And Ulmo & Osse & Uinen and I’m good now, I swear. … But dwarves and Aule and the forefathers and the dwarven mythos in contrast to the Elven one...
One teachers approach to preventing gender...
togetherforjacksoncountykids:
“It’s Okay to be Neither,” By Melissa Bollow Tempel
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said:...
“Reproductive rights are central to the economic equality of women. It’s not a...”
– - Commenter on Occupy Seattle Online Events
*People capable of getting pregnant. But yes, I definitely agree. We cannot ever achieve true economic equality without reproductive freedom. The two issues are complexly intertwined, they cannot be separated.
(via blua)
