February 2012
Space Cadet (◑‿◐): Why the friendzone is bullshit and self-proclaimed "nice guys" are misogynists →
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Why the friendzone is bullshit and self-proclaimed “nice guys” are misogynists
Wow, accidentally deleted my original post. Reblogging so I can keep it in my archives.
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As defined by urban dictionary, the friendzone is…
“When you are expected to…
“miTrue gender equality is actually perceived as inequality. A group that is made up of 50% women is perceived as being mostly women. A situation that is perfectly equal between men and women is perceived as being biased in favor of women.
And if you don’t believe me, you’ve never been a married woman who kept her family name. I have had students hold that up as proof of my “sexism.”
My own brother told me that he could never marry a woman who kept her name because “everyone would know who ruled that relationship.” Perfect equality – my husband keeps his name and I keep mine – is held as a statement of superiority on my part.” —
And if you don’t believe me, you’ve never been a married woman who kept her family name. I have had students hold that up as proof of my “sexism.”
My own brother told me that he could never marry a woman who kept her name because “everyone would know who ruled that relationship.” Perfect equality – my husband keeps his name and I keep mine – is held as a statement of superiority on my part.” —
When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege. (via seaofbadstories)
Also the study where they had women and men talking in a discussion and when women spoke around 30% of the time, men perceived them as dominating the discussion. They didn’t consider it “equal” until something like 5-10% of women talking.
(via dumbthingswhitepplsay)
Voila. A beautiful example of why fighting for equality becomes a gross exaggeration in the eyes of the oppressors.
(via curiouslycool)
Theoden King and other tautologies
- Kassie: I was amused to find the exact phrase "the lord of the rings" in Beowulf the other day
- Kassie: I mean, it is specifically talking about rings of chainmail but the words are right there
- Kassie: "hringa thengel"! It is in the bit I quoted on tumblr the other day actually
- Kassie: I knew "Theoden" meant "lord"
- Kassie: but also
- Kassie: "Edoras" means "buildings"
- Kassie: "Mearas" means "horses"
- Em: lololol
- Kassie: "Ent" means "giant/barbarian (?)"
- Kassie: etc
- Em: you do find yourself wondering how the Rohirrim name things
- Em: 'This is our capital! We call it... Buildings.'
- Kassie: hsdgfg yes
- Em: 'And these are our magic horses! We call them Horses.'
- Kassie: "Here is our king, his name is King."
ATTENTION ARIZONA: SB 1467
A new bill proposed by the Arizona State Legislature (SB 1467) would prohibit teachers at all levels of public education, including colleges and universities, from “…engaging in speech or conduct that would violate the standards adopted by the Federal Communications Commission concerning obscenity, indecency and profanity if that speech or conduct were broadcast on television or radio…” at the risk of losing their jobs.
Read more about the implications this flagrant violation of the 1st Amendment’s vague terminology has for teachers and students here.
Read the text of the bill on the Arizona Legislature website here.
Had the most wonderful time this evening with Gabby and Desireé. Fun conversation on the drive up, an awesome performance by ASU theater students, coffee and goofing around afterward, and more fun on the drive home. I’d say today was a good day.
My little sister is missing.
She’s nine.
My mom told me to wait at home in case she comes back while my mom looks for her. I have never been more worried in my life.
IF YOU LIVE IN THE HOUSTON, TEXAS AREA AND YOU SEE A CAUCASIAN LITTLE GIRL WITH SHOULDER LENGTH BLOND HAIR, GREEN-BLUE EYES, AND A MISSING FRONT TOOTH, WHO LOOKS LOST, CALL 832-491-4149 IMMEDIATELY. I am begging you. Please reblog this to get the word out.
Arizona high schools to soon offer Bible courses →
azcentral.com
No. Just no.
Unless you’re going to also give classes were you learn about Islamic culture, Buddhism, Judiasm, etc, then no.
Wait, they already do that. It’s called World Religions. Instead of making a specific class just for Christianity and the bible, just offer high school classes World Religions. They’ll learn so much about every religion and will be able to differentiate the stereotypes and bad reps other religions get.
Or the belief how people think the Jewish religion works(like my dad for an example :/)
Then again, its Arizona, so that would never happen.
I really think they should just have World Religions, not just this.
I respect those who believe in any religion, but to have courses like this and have people taking it who have different beliefs is wrong.
Hopefully this is only an elective and nothing more.
“The thing is, it’s patriarchy that says men are stupid and monolithic and unchanging and incapable. It’s patriarchy that says men have animalistic instincts and just can’t stop themselves from harassing and assaulting. It’s patriarchy that says men can only be attracted by certain qualities, can only have particular kinds of responses, can only experience the world in narrow ways. Feminism holds that men are capable of more – are more than that.”
—On claiming to be a stupid man who doesn’t know anything « Zero at the Bone (via ikenbot)
An Different Type of Class
- limelight: sdfjkljksfs
- limelight: bridget class
- timaeusTestified: LMFAO
- timaeusTestified: 'How to Be Anime 101'
- limelight: omfg yes
- limelight: GUEST SPEAKER
- limelight: BRIDGET
- timaeusTestified: YESYESYES
- timaeusTestified: AND KINA
- limelight: YES
- timaeusTestified: FROM THOSE KINAMES WE MADE
- limelight: And Gabby and Desiree' too
- timaeusTestified: BOKU NO KINA LMFAO
- limelight: LMFAO YES
- timaeusTestified: 'HATOFUL BOYRIEND 101'
- limelight: EVERYONE WHO TEACHES ABOUT BRIDGET
- limelight: ASKJAKS
- limelight: IS A GUEST SPEAKER
- timaeusTestified: HAHAHAHAHAHHA
Marriage Equality Bill PASSES Washington State Senate 28-21 →
seattletimes.nwsource.com
One step closer.
The bill, SB 6239, will be transferred to the House for its consideration.
Washington State Senate Voting On Gay Marriage Tonight →
seattlepi.com
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Senate is set to take a crucial vote Wednesday on a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage.
The bill has narrow support in the Senate, but is expected to pass because supporters have secured 26 “yes” votes — one more than the 25 required for approval. Four senators, one Democrat and three Republicans, have not committed their votes.
If passed by the Senate, the measure moves to the House, which has enough votes to pass the bill by a more comfortable margin. Also, Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire supports the measure and said she will sign it into law, which would make Washington state the seventh state to approve gay marriage.
The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Sen. Ed Murray of Seattle, still cautioned, “Nothing is done until it is actually voted on.”
The Senate debate Wednesday is expected to begin around 6 p.m.
Vote No on Amendment One! →
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ATTENTION, NORTH CAROLINA READERS! (NORTH CAROLINIANS???)
heavyheartedlove submitted: “The Republican party managed to sneak in a real policy-changer for the Primary election (when few registered Democrats will think to vote, since we have our candidate already).
“It will make marriage officially between a man and a woman in our state constitution, making all civil unions and domestic partnerships void, regardless of sexual orientation. It will also make a marriage equality change very difficult.
“VOTE NO, NC.”
“Language…has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone.”
—Paul Johannes Tillich / The Eternal Now (via jettavegas)
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Let us tell the truth - a truth that for far too long has been neglected by public-policy makers throughout our country: the US “War On Drugs” is a failure. For many years, our Nation’s so-called “war on drugs” has not only been ineffective; it has resulted in tremendous harm to substance abusers, hundreds of thousands of American families, and taxpayers.
Instead of reducing and preventing drug abuse, our war on drugs has cost many American citizens their fundamental freedoms; it has destroyed families and individual lives through the incarceration of drug offenders for outrageously excessive periods; and it has fleeced the U.S. taxpayers of hundreds of billions of dollars for source-control and interdiction efforts, as well as the astronomical costs of unnecessary incarceration.
This war is devastating in terms of dollars, lives, and civil liberties; it is racially motivated and conducted in a racist manner; and it is completely ineffective in accomplishing the stated goals of its proponents.
Rather than continuing to spend billions of taxpayer dollars on ineffective interdiction and source-control efforts; rather than supporting a campaign that was conceived and expanded primarily for political gain; and rather than compounding and perpetuating the horrors faced by our citizens suffering from drug addictions; we should finally - working together - define our real goals and objectives, and then take measures that will actually help us achieve them.
” —Rocky Anderson, A New Approach to Substance Abuse: Reducing Harm to Substance Abusers, Families, and Taxpayers (via drugpolicyreform) submission by solitaryforager (via wespeakfortheearth)