February 2012
thereisafish:
You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. You want the physicist to talk to your grieving family about the conservation of energy, so they will understand that your energy has not died. You want the physicist to remind your sobbing mother about the first law of thermodynamics; that no energy gets created in the universe, and none is destroyed. You want your mother to know that...
“Although most boys figure out how to bring themselves to orgasm by age thirteen,...”
– Dorian Solot, I Love Female Orgasm: An Extraordinary Orgasm Guide. (via feministhistorian)
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Oh, this this this.
(via debaucherie)
Please can we just teach women how to be happy, proud, and secure with their bodies and sexuality?
(via notscaredjustchanging)
I cannot believe my post has gotten...
“Rape culture is a culture in which people who have survived a violent crime are...”
– Shaker everstar (i wish i could put this on a business card and hand it out to people who make rape jokes. the flip side would say FUCK YOU)
randomlancila:
valderie:
Here in 500 words or less, is why my friend Amber is a BAMF. It’s the essay I wrote to nominate her for an award :)
My friend Amber is twenty-five years old and has been fat her whole life. She spent a long time struggling to come to terms with how she looked, and set out to help others do the same. She fights social injustice and prejudice one blog post at a time –...
Words to keep inside your pocket:
Quiescent - a quiet, soft-spoken soul.
Chimerical - merely imaginary; fanciful.
Susurrus - a whispering or rustling sound.
Raconteur - one who excels in story-telling.
Clinquant - glittering; tinsel-like.
Aubade - a song greeting the dawn.
Ephemeral - lasting a very short time.
Sempiternal - everlasting; eternal.
Euphonious - pleasing; sweet in...
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“For medical experts, the appearance of external genitalia tends to be considered...”
– — Regulating Middlesex by Anne Bloom, found in the anthology Fault Lines, edited by David M. Engel and Michael McCann (via reinventionoftheprintingpress
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“Before human beings possessed fire or tools or language, the moon had been their...”
– Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 (via inkflowers)
“Introversion — along with its cousins sensitivity, seriousness, and shyness — is...”
– —Susan Cain in Quiet, one of 7 great books by TED 2012 speakers. (via inkflowers)
MLP Name Generator →
violet-catmint:
unwashed-lederhosen:
banana-bruises:
nightmareloki:
mynameisgrey:
casse:
imkoala:
Ria linked it but I’m gonna link it proper like???
ANYWAYS I’M a female earth pony named SUGAR KISS
A female pegasus pony named ~~Cloud Crackle~~
Female pegasus pony named FLARE RUNNER
SUCK MY FLARE RUNNING BALLS BECAUSE THAT IS A FANTASTIC FUCKING NAME
I am a Female Pegasus...
“To define racism only through extreme groups and their extreme acts is akin to...”
– Matthew Desmond and Mustafa Emirbayer in What is Racial Domination? (via kidonacloud)
YAAAAAAAAAAAS
(via dumbthingswhitepplsay)
Perfect description.
(via racialicious)
THIS. This is the analogy I’ve been needing. Yes.
(via thesoapboxschtick)
“The word needy has been transformed into a slur, an insult we use to...”
– The “N” Words for Women: Need and Needy
Brilliant. Everybody read.
There’s no such thing as a “needy” person. There’s only such a thing as a person who wants more time/attention than you’re willing or able to provide right now. So rather than blaming THEM for that, people should accept the fact...
this ain't livin': I Don't Mind If You're Crazy,... →
Outward symptoms of mental illness can be scary, I get it. But mental illness can also be really scary. When you’re in a place where it is expressing outwardly, that’s sometimes a really, really scary place to be. I have been a shouter on a street corner and it is not pleasant because there is a part of you that is screaming in terror and longing for someone to come help. But you can’t say ‘help...
“You have witchcraft in your lips.”
– William Shakespeare, Henry V (via f0xfur)
I don’t want to be a feminist anymore. →
penelopemars:
I don’t want to be a feminist anymore. Like a five-year-old, I want to close my eyes, stick my fingers in my ears, stomp my feet on the floor and scream “No! No, you cannot make me, I won’t, leave me alone!” I am, simply put, too tired. So very, very tired.
I am tired of fighting with my friends. I am tired of arguing that someone groping and slapping my butt isn’t “what I have...
“I think part of the reason we have trouble drawing the line “it’s not okay to...”
– (via allthishappened)
“People will often cry gross over-intellectualisation when popular culture is...”
– Simon Pegg, ‘Nerd Do Well’ (via allanson)
“Of course, fairy tales are transmissible. You can catch them, or be infected by...”
– Neil Gaiman, Introduction to “Fragile Things” (via yesbutnow)
“Only hang around people that are positive and make you feel good. Anybody who...”
– Amy Poehler (via drinkyourjuice)
