March 2012
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An Earth Song
It’s an earth song,-
And I’ve been waiting long for an earth song.
It’s a spring song,-
And I’ve been waiting long for a spring song.
Strong as the shoots of a new plant
Strong as the bursting of new buds
Strong as the coming of the first child from its mother’s
womb.
It’s an earth song,
A body-song,
A spring song,-
I have been waiting long for...
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February 2012
sociolab:
Hard Truths: Minority Scholarships
moobar4lyfe:
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White Men are the new minority. They can’t get scholarships for school because of the colored and lady folk. Except, that’s not true. Not even a little bit. […]
Well, I have the numbers for the Nationwide study. I’ll admit it, these are the numbers that dance in my head when I hear “White people/white men are...
Watchinacognito:
The single funniest scene on television ever
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“White power secures its dominance by seeming not to be anything in particular....”
– George Lipsitz, The Possessive Investment in Whiteness (via sociolab)
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“Part of the racialized sexism wants everyone to think that a 15-year old Mexican...”
– bell hooks, Homegrown: Engaged Cultural Criticism (via nyx2701)
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“This is a pretty common perception of White Identity that should definitely be...”
– foxtalbotnegatives (via humanformat)
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TWOW Spoiler~
got-confessions:
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“You improve them, my boy! Can’t you see that yourself? You stimulate them! You...”
– The Dragon (Grendel by John Garder)
“Insensitivity can cover a range of sins, from the minor (being unhelpful) to the...”
– Why it matters that our politicians are rich - Ideas - The Boston Globe (via sociolab)
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Anonymous asked: are you a boy or girl?
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Some Thoughts
So way back during my school days, when pseudo-taboo topics like socialism were brought up, I was actually very surprised by how they weren’t immediately condemned and shoved under the rug. But it was presented in an extremely peculiar way.
Whenever a teacher would talk about socialism or communism it would follow this formula of:
works great in theory. Supposed to be wholly beneficial...
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FACT: All pansexuals orgasm violently during...
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Dolphins deserve same rights as humans, say... →
Experts in philosophy, conservation and animal behaviour want support for a Declaration of Rights for Cetaceans.
They believe dolphins and whales are sufficiently intelligent to justify the same ethical considerations as humans.
Recognising their rights would mean an end to whaling and their captivity, or their use in entertainment.
The move was made at the annual meeting of the American...
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“Yes, the government can help, but the idea that the federal government should be...”
– Rick Santorum, calling for the abolition of public schools (via underthemountainbunker)
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Fans Honor Dwayne McDuffie With 'Static Shock' Fan... →
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The biggest photo of the night sky ever taken. →
surfdog2000:
mctkb:
HOLY SHIT.
No, okay, look at this forreal.
HEY FOLKS: there’s a lot of stuff out there
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“‘When it comes to reproduction there are,’ a student reminded me at a college...”
– Riki Wilchins, Queer Theory, Gender Theory (via croatoan)
“No one could blame American women here if they all suddenly decided to leave the...”
– John Oliver on American contraception debates, The Bugle 183. (via futureabortiondoctor)
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