February 2012
“As we move forward on the path to abolish weight stigma and end the oppression...”
– Dances with Fat: Not Shaming Fat People is Not Enough (via adrowningwoman)
“And you can’t hate obesity but not obese people – it doesn’t work that way. If...”
– Dances with Fat: Not Shaming Fat People is Not Enough (via adrowningwoman)
“Claiming that someone else’s marriage is against your religion is as sensible as...”
– (via dumbconservativebitches)
……. Ummm… Well…No argument with the total illogic of BOTH but, being fat? Can’t say I’ve NEVER had some idiot try the pizza thing on me and don’t imagine I’m the ONLY one.
13 Year Old Jada Williams Persecuted by the... →
beautifulbrwn:
“On Saturday, February 18, 2012, the Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York presented the first Spirit of Freedom award to Jada Williams, a 13-year old city of Rochester student. Miss Williams wrote an essay on her impressions of Frederick Douglass’ first autobiography the Narrative of the Life. This was part of an essay contest, but her essay was never entered. It offended...
Aristotle: We are what we repeatedly do.
Plato: Well then I guess I'm YOUR MOM
Plato: *high fives Socrates*
My brother knows racism before he's even 16. Fuck...
queerhairyvag:
Welp! That’s great! Gonna rant now! AS USUAL WHAT ELSE IS NEW
Before he was 8, things were fine and dandy and he’s a happy adorable snotrag!
He isin’t treated any differently and if he is, he’s too young to notice at the time.
He’s 10. He’s talented at creating animation and draws like a pro.
Early primary school; things are fine but he feels a little confused that he’s one...
Minorities Are More Generous Than Whites, Study... →
vampirefinch:
unaguerrasinfondo:
baddominicana:
note-a-bear:
baddominicana:
darling80m:
This isn’t news, and especially not to those from communities of color, but it’s good to share:
W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) released a new report, “Cultures of Giving: Energizing and Expanding Philanthropy by and for Communities of Color”.
… Recent trends show that communities of color are...
Are NPR's new ethics guidelines the way for... →
shortformblog:
With these words, NPR commits itself as an organization to avoid the worst excesses of “he said, she said” journalism. It says to itself that a report characterized by false balance is a false report. It introduces a new and potentially powerful concept of fairness: being “fair to the truth,” which as we know is not always evenly distributed among the sides in a public...
Abortion, Babies, and the Moral High Ground →
garlandgrey:
[No babies were harmed in the making of this metaphor, but one was fed a few tiny marshmallows to keep him quiet.]
You know what I love? Babies.
I am totally down for the babbling and the obnoxious cooing and the soft baby whispers into baby’s ear and OH MY GAWD, THE TINY BABY HAIR, MUST KISS. I will change diapers and make bottles and play peekaboo and watch a baby rock in one...
Anonymous asked: I think it’s mean when you call...
jhenne-bean:
yoisthisracist:
Yo, I think it’s way meaner to be racist.
Yes. Exactly.
This is one of those preschool puzzles right? Whats Wrong With This Sentence; right? Should be- ‘when people ARE racist’ instead of ‘when you call people racist’. No gold star for Anon.
