February 2011
January 2011
Brooklyn College Revokes Professor's Appointment -...
kameelahwrites:
Brooklyn College Revokes Professor’s Appointment - NYTimes.com
Last fall, it was an assigned book that brought the Israeli-Palestinian conflict home to Brooklyn College. A wealthy alumnus said he was cutting the college out of his will because all incoming freshmen had been asked to read “How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America,” by Moustafa...
The best diet is the "I don't give a fuck what you...
genderbitch:
No restrictions. Lots of swearing.
yes, yes, YES.
i love you.
The House GOP's Plan to Redefine Rape
genderbitch:
rabbleprochoice:
corruptpolitics:
Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican majority as it now moves to change abortion law.
For years, federal laws restricting the use of government funds to pay for abortions have included exemptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. (Another exemption covers pregnancies that could endanger...
DON'T INCLUDE THE T UNLESS YOU ARE ACTUALLY...
genderbitch:
contrajackson:
“T” is not an orientation. “T” has nothing at all to do with the “L,” the “G” or the “B.”
Being an ally of and an advocate for LGB rights is not the same thing as being a trans* ally. Not even close. Barely in the same universe.
This never fails to piss me off.
GLB thinks the T stands for Tomato.
and if you don’t know, now you know … © some rapper...
“[T]he secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirms...”
– Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals p. 176 (This one goes out to the folks who argued on my blog earlier this week that animal testing is necessary for “science.”)
Well DUH. Because the animals they are testing on are not human.
(via mrsoptimistic)
i’m annoyed as FUCK by the idea...
Third World Protest as US Spectator Sport
liquornspice:
zuky:
I’m not a fan of the US cultural habit of turning political turmoil in faraway lands into a gawkworthy spectator sport. I came to this realization in the aftermath of the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square, as it gradually dawned on me that sheltered, largely clueless people who had no stake in what was happening had little business pushing their intrusive, hungry gaze into...
You Know You're Trans* When: #190 Everything you...
lucypaw:
True that.
i’ve heard this sort of thing from other cisppl & been like “what? this person’s wearing pants because they’re trans*?”
like.
wtf.
that’s ridiculous.
“Predictions that a Tunisia-like uprising will soon topple Egyptian President...”
– Shadi Hamid suspects that, in the event of a Tunisia-inspired revolt in Egypt, the U.S. may be on the wrong side of history.
Read the full article here.
(via abudaii)
Vivir Latino: Tear Gas, Rocks, Rubber Bullets.... →
As we have been writing about, in Puerto Rico protests continue against rising fees in the university system but there are also protests against the violence being used against students and journalist attempting to do their jobs and cover the struggle.
Yesterday about 30 students were arrested during acts of civil disobedience carried out by the colonial Capitol Building. Originally ...
“Am I arguing that girls and women shouldn’t be held responsible for their...”
– Emily Maguire, Princesses & Pornstars: Sex, Power, Identity. (via starsgowaltzing)
Dirty Secret: Daughter of a Hoarder Writes a... →
one day, i’ll talk here about my personal experiences w/ the hoarding of ppl close to me. read this article.
If you're outraged about Egypt shutting down the...
thenoobyorker:
“A bill giving the president an Internet “kill switch” during times of emergency that failed to pass Congress last year will return this year, but with a revision that has many civil liberties advocates concerned: It will give the president the ability to shut down parts of the Internet without any court oversight.” -Raw Story
How large of a role does the internet play in...
seriously.
i’d rather be fucking.
good night, tumblr.
Facebook Event: Straight Pride Day →
microaggressions:
“This is not an anti-gay movement of any kind. I would just like some equality.”
What's Happening in Egypt Explained. (UPDATED)
promotingpeace:
The basics: Egypt is a large, mostly Arab, mostly Muslim country. At around 80 million people, it has the largest population in the Middle East and the third-largest in Africa. Most of Egypt is in North Africa, although the part of the country that borders Israel, the Sinai peninsula, is in Asia. Its other neighbors are Sudan (to the South), Libya (to the West), and Saudi Arabia...
48 hours to save Brenda
afterthecurtain:
http://allout.org/en/brenda/
Brenda Namigadde, a Ugandan lesbian in the UK, faces deportation THIS WEEK (tomorrow, on Friday 28th) back to the life-threatening persecution she fled eight years ago.
With David Bahati, the Ugandan politician and author of the notorious “Kill the Gays” legislation, taking an interest in her case, Brenda faces clear and present danger if she’s...
Pandora's Box, Eve, and other stories of female...
bibliofeminista:
Bluebeard’s wife. The Fitcher’s Bird. Eve. Psyche. Pandora.
Curled inside the taboo in each story, like the spring of a loaded trap, is the lord and master’s expectation that it’s bound to be broken. He requires the woman to disobey him. He needs her to shatter the taboo, destroy the old law, and set a new one in its place, while he pretends to be far away. Two forces coexist:...
URGENT: Egypt has shut off the internet →
I just received a call from a friend in Cairo (I won’t say who it is now because he’s a prominent activist) telling me neither his DSL nor his USB internet service is working. I’ve just checked with two other friends in different parts of Cairo and their internet is not working either.
This just happened 10 minutes ago — and perhaps not uncoincidentally just after AP TV posted a video of a...
In Memory of David Kato
yourhue:
“Across the entire country, straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex Ugandans mourn the loss of David, a dear friend, colleague, teacher, family member and human rights defender,” said Frank Mugisha, the chairman of Sexual Minorities Uganda.
YELAWOLF. TONIGHT.
so-treu:
also, swung by the venue earlier to pick up a ticket and met Scales of Nappy Roots. i literally just shook has hand then used an incoming phone call as an excuse to run out of the store. :/ i’m horrible at meeting people (i.e. artists entertainers etc) that i admire/dig/have had an impact on me. i just get all flushed and mumbly and trying to keep my cool but inside im all “IF IT...
“An image of Co-Op City then flitted across Beck’s monitor. “Do you want to live...”
– Glenn Beck blasts Bronx, compares Co-Op City to failed socialist state
fuck off white supremacist media. i’m sure you feel much better about yourself running the “ruins” of detroit and complimenting everybody on how sad they feel about the “ruins.”
THIS IS WHAT THEY DO WHEN WORKING CLASS/POOR...
