September 2011
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July 2011
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I hate that argument about slavery...
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“Well, you know African[s] enslaved their own people and sold them to the whites.”
Yes, I do know that. I ALSO know that slavery in Africa was an act of war, not an act of Capitalism like it was in America. And I also know that when Africans enslaved other Africans, they absorbed them into their community. They didn’t dehumanize them and abuse them and work them damn near to...
“[TRIGGER WARNING for the t-slur]
I just don’t feel that it’s all that sexy....”
– lady gaga i hate you so fucking much (via geromy)
Oh my god this is so incredibly fucked up
Please for the love of god tell me this is fake and that she’s not actually stupid enough to think that this is an okay thing to say
(via joshishollywood)
Yep, she actually said that. Source.
(via...
June 2011
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“You have asked me what I would do and what I would not do. I will tell you what...”
– Stephen Dedalus, as portrayed by James Joyce in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
“Poetry is not what words say but what is said between them, that which appears...”
– Octavio Paz (via ahuntersheart)
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“I just have one of those faces. People come up to me and say, “What’s wrong?”...”
– Bill Hicks (via robot-heart)
I love Bill Hicks.
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Why does everyone hate the new Tumblr layout?
I kinda like it. It’s less cluttered, and removing the emphasis on how many people are following you is a plus in my mind.
If only Facebook would follow suit and get rid of all the shit they bombard you with every time you go there.
May 2011
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Bill Gates: Selling Bad Advice to the Public... →
Gates seems not to know or care that the leading testing experts in the nation agree that this is a fruitless and wrongheaded way to identify either good teachers or bad teachers. Student test scores depend on what students do, what effort they expend, how often they attend school, what support they have at home, and most especially on their socioeconomic status and family income. Test scores...
“Her beauty cannot be measured with standards of a colonized mind.”
– Michelle NdegeOcello (via yourdaintyshadow)
“Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone.”
– Gertrude Stein (via camovement)
Except to the person who feels it in their heart, perhaps.
(via nezua)
That’s funny, because in Buddhist practice we cultivate emotions such as silent gratitude, which has the power to elevate and deepen consciousness. Plus, a person whose presence exudes silent...
“I think I’ve finally hit that magical wall where I can’t deal with any more faux...”
– A million times YES, YES and THIS! Black folks have discovered the magical fire called technology, news at 11. Or not. The fact that black folks are online, on twitter and facebook is nothing new so there’s nothing to keep talking about. STFU already and go study something important, like ending...
Watch: Heated debate over new Malcolm X biography...
utnereader:
Summary here …
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“Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified....”
– bell hooks.
learning to do this all the time, even when shit gets real, with lovers and with friends.
(via friendopportunity)
This is the type of loving (active verb, not passive state) I believe in and occasionally write about. For me, love isn’t a hole in the ground you fall into; it’s a daily...
April 2011
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