March 2011
February 2011
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Words to use more often:
- codswallop
- applesauce
- piffle
- malarky
- hokum
- blatherskite
- taradiddle
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“Most of us, in our daily lives, do not think about rape at all. Women, however, do. When I ask women what they do in their daily lives because of the threat of sexual violence, they offer a long list of actions and thought processes – everything from paying attention to where they park their cars to having a man’s voice on their answering machine to holding their keys as a weapon when walking across a parking lot. Every action of women within a rape culture is tainted by that culture. Going to get their mail, driving to work, going out with friends – none of these actions is “free.” One way of thinking about this is to realize that regardless of the statistics about how many women experience a rape or attempted rape within their lifetime, 100% of women experience the threat of rape within a rape culture. This means that all women’s lives are impacted.”
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Pornography, Lad Mags, Video Games and Boys:
Reviving the Canary in the Cultural Coalmine
Matthew B. Ezzell (via iwillnotshavemyvagina)
This x1000. Being on guard a majority of the time is exhausting.
(via reclusiveobscenities)
“Peru is suspending all diplomatic relations with Libya until the violence against the people ceases. Peru also strongly protests against the repression unleashed by the dictatorship of Muammar Gaddafi against the people who are demanding democratic reforms to change the government which has been led for 40 years by the same person.”
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President Alan Garcia. Peru becomes the first country to formally severe all diplomatic ties with Libya. (via newsflick)
GO PERU. <3
Tires
- Dad: Got your new tires put on this morning.
- Me: Yayy, can’t wait to see them!
- Dad: Yes, they’re black and round.
I used "existentialist" in a sentence!: The Tea Party House Has Voted to Shut Down AmeriCorps →
zurik.tumblr.com
I just received this distressing email from Change.org:
Dear Augusta,
First, they went nuclear on PBS and NPR. Now, they have voted to totally shut down AmeriCorps — the groundbreaking national service…
I just can’t even.
