February 2012
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I married a Nice Man, not a "Nice Guy."
pompadoursandpincurls:
missworded:
Nice Man - makes dinner because he’s an adult and the adults in the household do chores because food is necessary for not dying.
“Nice Guy” - makes dinner because he wants you to fuck him.
Nice Man - puts you in bed after you’ve had too much to drink because people who care about one another behave in compassionate ways. Plus maybe the next day he can...
that bit of the interview was also interesting
curlyingenue:
although there are also some problematic things that Amiri stated, in regards to abortion not being a paramount concern to WOC; that right is something that should be incidental to womanhood regardless of circumstances and wider political motivations. I understand the point he was trying to make in regards to white feminism but again, I don’t think men should talk on the issue...
“On August 23, 1860, the Philadelphia Public Ledger covered an unusual exchange...”
– Kali N. Gross. (2006) Colored Amazons: Crime, Violence, and Black Women in the City of Brotherly Love, 1880-1910. Duke University Press, 72.
(via james-bliss)
…wow
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Murakami Metaphors
Jarring like a centipede in yoghurt
His body felt cold and hard like a lonely boulder at the bottom of the sea
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I know it's just a stupid waitressing job
but yesterday the lady that was hosting the party I was taking care of was so grateful and sweet about everything, and I really felt like I did a good job, and I felt better about myself than I have in a long time.
Stephen Fry on America.
madmanwithoutabox:
“There is a theory -and it’s a beguiling one- which is that if you think of the population of America; with two incredibly important exceptions, that’s to say most of the black population and the native American population, the rest came [to America] by choice. They wanted to come. They wanted to leave Europe, and come here, and start a new life. So, in a sense the gene pool...
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goddamnit etsy
stop making want to buy expensive ass, useless, cute fucking felt animals >:(
LOOK AT THIS ADORABLE BULLSHIT
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Skyrim woes
Why can’t I join the Forsworn? They’re clearly the most appealing group. The Nords are bunch of racists and the imperials, well, you’d have to be such a square to join up with them. The Forsworn are like the disenfranchised underdog, plus they worship Hagravens as matriarchs, which is awesome.