odds and ends

"Society has allowed rapists to define what resistance is: screaming, crying, scratching, pushing,..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:20:13 -0500

“

Society has allowed rapists to define what resistance is: screaming, crying, scratching, pushing, kicking, biting, punching. I didn’t resist like that. My resistance was to wriggle a bit, turn my head away when he tried to kiss me, try to stop his hand going into my bra and knickers, push him ineffectually, talk about wanting to get my cab; all things which normal men recognise as not being enthusiastic participation when they are engaging with women but pretend it’s a grey area when they talk about rape. Rapists have managed to get society to believe, that what I did, was consent.

Because I didn’t resist in the way rapists - and society - say that women should resist, they define our non-participation as consent.

”

-
A section of the article “How I became a rape victim”

(via sociolab)

BOOM, rape culture at work… Can I also add, when you are in a situation that involves rape or you think might involve rape or looks like it might involve rape in a few minutes, its usually pretty scary to scream and kick… Especially if you know this person and sometimes might even care about them and think they care about you too. It is much more likely that you’ll say “No.. Lets stop.. I don’t want to right now..” etc

(via jojoholmes)

So now when you do Alt + Reblog, the reblog symbol turns green, "explodes" and then disappears.

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:04:00 -0500

eleniwins:

theshelbylife:

incestuous-lesbianponies:

laurarw:

I THOUGHT THIS WAS KIDDING SOGMLASG

HOLY SHIT

I WASNT READDDYY

lars134: “He’s lived in the same house for 100 years, he’s...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:27:23 -0500

lars134:

“He’s lived in the same house for 100 years, he’s stayed married to the same woman and he’s spent enormous amounts of time traveling with his kids - dedicated, exhausting traveling. He’s somebody who’s lived with the same principles all his life - they’re even part of his roles. I’ve never heard anybody say anything bad about him. He’s never been at the end of ugly gossip of any kind”

William Hayward, the son of Leland Hayward and Margaret Sullavan, about Jimmy Stewart

enterprisee: #connections go both ways #dont try to tell me jim...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:25:52 -0500

enterprisee:

#connections go both ways #dont try to tell me jim didnt know #know what was going to happen the minute he realized it was khan #he knew spock died #and he would do anything to prevent that #including sacrificing himself #so that spock could live long and prosper #and maybe just maybe #theyd figure out a way to bring him back #i made myself cry #where is the fanfiction (via: jimkirksass)

★ Who is your favourite villain?

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:24:16 -0500

★ Who is your favourite villain?

dives-and-divas: I need a moment to process this

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:53:57 -0500

dives-and-divas:

I need a moment to process this

"Above all, the “model minority” myth glosses over the fact that large segments of the..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:53:12 -0500

“Above all, the “model minority” myth glosses over the fact that large segments of the Asian population in America and Houston are far from prosperous, and makes it less likely that impoverished Asians will be given the help that others receive.”

- Rice’s Dr. Klineberg in “Houston’s Ethnic Communities” (3rd edition)

Photo

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:50:26 -0500

shananaomi: OUT MAGAZINE | June/July 2013 Cover story by Shana...

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:59:38 -0500

shananaomi:

OUT MAGAZINE | June/July 2013
Cover story by Shana Naomi Krochmal
Photography by Nino Muñez

Is Chris Pine too smart for his own good? Or just ours?

Read the cover story here.

PLUS: Full Q&A with Zachary Quinto here.

So my mom and I have been working the same waitress job for 5-6...

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:41:36 -0500

So my mom and I have been working the same waitress job for 5-6 years now. She had been waitressing years before, but this is recently. Anyway, about… 15 minutes ago this guy she waited on left and told her to take care. Just that. Prior to this she had talked to him about Italy. Her people are from Florence, this and that, and she said she’s never been. She’s got 8 years of art education and she’s working a waitress job. It’s pretty… Sad and disappointing, I guess. Her and my father divorced 6 years ago and she hasn’t had a real job ever. Just been stuck in a small town she’s not from.

This man who we have never seen before tipped her 1000 dollars for a trip to Italy. Walked out, not another word.

…you know. Just when I start to lose faith in humanity….Hm.

enenkay: taeyeon-9muses-rilakkuma-ohyeah: Clever way of...

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:51:44 -0500

enenkay:

taeyeon-9muses-rilakkuma-ohyeah:

Clever way of getting his features in there

cr: thqys

For the people wondering how I made those pancakes!

I literally just saw this on my dash this morning and then copied it. I just got creative with the designs is all.

You should try it out! It’s super fun and I giggled excitedly every time I flipped the pancake over for the reveal.

Photo

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:38:38 -0500

imstrongerinthewallsofwinterfell: Inspired by this.

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:37:41 -0500

imstrongerinthewallsofwinterfell:

Inspired by this.

noseasboba: I never get tired of this photo. Ella Fitzgerald...

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:36:21 -0500

noseasboba:

I never get tired of this photo.

Ella Fitzgerald was not allowed to play at Mocambo because of her race. Then, one of Ella’s biggest fans made a telephone call that quite possibly changed the path of her career for good. Here, Ella tells the story of how Marilyn Monroe changed her life:

“I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt… she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him – and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status – that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman – a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.”

I have no idea what I’m supposed to do. I only know what I can...

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:31:09 -0500

I have no idea what I’m supposed to do. I only know what I can do.

ohmyasian: 2679. Singapore. What a beautiful mix of...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:37:00 -0500

ohmyasian:

2679. Singapore. What a beautiful mix of cosmopolitan life and fresh scenery.

siriusstark: awkwardsituationist: 98 year old dobri dobrev, a...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:36:42 -0500

siriusstark:

awkwardsituationist:

98 year old dobri dobrev, a man who lost his hearing in the second world war, walks 10 kilometers from his village in his homemade clothes and leather shoes to the city of sofia, where he spends the day begging for money.

though a well known fixture around several of the city’s chruches, known for his prostrations of thanks to all donors, it was only recently discovered that he has donated every penny he has collected — over 40,000 euros — towards the restoration of decaying bulgarian monasteries and churches and the utility bills of orphanages, living instead off his monthly state pension of 80 euros.

there’s still good in this world

madlori: I bet you did. Did you estimate what mpg your car is...

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:15:34 -0500

madlori:

I bet you did.

Did you estimate what mpg your car is getting? Did you figure out how many hamburgers you could get for six bucks? Did you think about how long it would take you to get somewhere given the speed and distance? Did you plan a meal so all the components would be done at the same time? Did you encounter anything on sale? Did you figure out how many groceries you could get for how much money you had?

There are about a million other daily, unconscious tasks that use algebra or at least algebraic thinking. Just because you weren’t writing out an equation or employing variables doesn’t mean you weren’t using the skills that algebra and other math courses taught you.

Science and math aren’t important because you’re going to need to know the exact steps of photosynthesis or the quadratic formula. They’re important because they teach you scientific and mathematical literacy and rational thinking, and that is sorely needed in a world where charlatans and cheats or people with a political or religious agenda can get away with all manner of pseudoscience and bullshit because people don’t have enough scientific literacy or critical thinking skills to accurately weigh the arguments or even discern where they fail logically.

So study math and science, and art, and literature, and history, and politics, not because you’re going to need it or it’s going to do something specific for you, but because an uninformed populace is bad for the world.

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Thu, 16 May 2013 16:30:32 -0500

ellendegeneres: The gorgeous and sensitive Chris Pine was here...

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:33 -0500

ellendegeneres:

The gorgeous and sensitive Chris Pine was here to talk about his Pine Nuts!

guess I’m a pine nut then.