once upon a time...

My hair looks super red right now.

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:31:42 -0500

My hair looks super red right now.

Always.

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:30:55 -0500

Always.

Photo

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:24:13 -0500

Reblog this and see what you get. ayeee ;)

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:22:29 -0500

1: You’re ugly.

2: I hate your tumblr.

3: I love your tumblr.

4: You’re my Tumblr crush.

5: Your Tumblr is amazing.

6: You’re hot.

7: You’re gorgeous.

8: You’re pretty.

9: I want your number.

10: I’m on your blog often.

11: I want you.

12: You're lovely.

13: You're fucking sexy.

14: I want to hug you.

15: Let me love you.

16: Hit me up

Fuck Yeah, Racebending: Have A Racebent Buffy Fancast, Because I Can

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:20:47 -0500

Fuck Yeah, Racebending: Have A Racebent Buffy Fancast, Because I Can:

sourcedumal:

fozmeadows:

Buffy Summers - Sydney Park

Willow Rosenberg - an older Amandla Stenberg

Xander Harris - Osric Chau

Rupert Giles - Chiwetel Ejiofor

Cordelia Chase- Naya Rivera

Oz - Roshon Fegan

Angel - Omar Borkan al Gala

Spike - Godfrey Gao

…

OMG GODFREY GAO AS SPIKE YES PLEASE SWEET JESUS

EVERYTHING IS PERFECT!

oh. sigh.

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:03:27 -0500

oh. sigh.

astrogasmic: Astronaut problems.

Sun, 26 May 2013 21:44:40 -0500

astrogasmic:

Astronaut problems.

"Why Society Still Needs Feminism Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women,..."

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:08:49 -0500

“

Why Society Still Needs Feminism

Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women, it’s a weapon we hold between our fingers when we’re walking alone at night.

Because the biggest insult for a guy is to be called a “pussy,” a “little bitch” or a “girl.” From here on out, being called a “pussy” is an effing badge of honor.

Because last month, my politics professor asked the class if women should have equal representation in the Supreme Court, and only three out of 42 people raised their hands.

Because rape jokes are still a thing.

Because despite being equally broke college kids, guys are still expected to pay for dates, drinks and flowers.

Because as a legit student group, Campus Fellowship does not allow women to lead anything involving men. Look, I know Eve was dumb about the whole apple and snake thing, but I think we can agree having a vagina does not directly impact your ability to lead a
college organization.

Because it’s assumed that if you are nice to a girl, she owes you sex — therefore, if she turns you down, she’s a bitch who’s put you in the “friend zone.” Sorry, bro, women are not machines you put kindness coins into until sex falls out.

Because only 29 percent of American women identify as feminist, and in the words of author Caitlin Moran, “What part of ‘liberation for women’ is not for you? Is it freedom to vote? The right not to be owned by the man you marry? The campaign for equal pay? Did all that good shit get on your nerves? Or were you just drunk at the time
of the survey?”

Because when people hear the term feminist, they honestly think of women burning bras. Dude, have you ever bought a bra? No one would burn them because they’re freaking
expensive.

Because Rush Limbaugh.

Because we now have a record number of women in the Senate … which is a measly 20 out of 100. Congrats, USA, we’ve gone up to 78th place for women’s political representation, still below China, Rwanda and Iraq.

Because recently I had a discussion with a couple of well-meaning Drake University guys, and they literally could not fathom how catcalling a woman walking down University Avenue is creepy and sexist.
Could. Not. Fathom.

Because on average, the tenured male professors at Drake make more than the tenured female professors.

Because more people on campus complain about chalked statistics regarding sexual assault than complain about the existence of sexual assault. Priorities? Have them.

Because 138 House Republicans voted against the Violence Against Women Act. All 138 felt it shouldn’t provide support for Native women, LGBT people or immigrant women. I’m kind of confused by this, because I thought LGBT people and women of color were also human beings.
Weird, right?

Because a girl was roofied last semester at a local campus bar, and I heard someone say they think she should have been more careful. Being drugged is her fault, not the fault of the person who put drugs in her drink?

Because Chris Brown beat Rihanna so badly she was hospitalized, yet he still has fans and bestselling songs and a tattoo of an abused woman on his neck.

Because out of 7 billion people on the planet, more than 1 billion women will be raped or beaten in their lifetimes. Women and girls have their clitorises cut out, acid thrown on them and broken bottles shoved up them as an act of war. Every second of every day. Every corner of the Earth.

Because the other day, another friend of mine told me she was raped, and I can no longer count on both my hands the number of friends who have told me they’ve been sexually assaulted. Words can’t express how scared I am that I’m getting used to this.

Because a brief survey of reality will tell you that we do not live in a world that values all people equally and that sucks in real, very scary ways. Because you know we live in a sexist world when an awesome thing with the name “feminism” has a weird connotation. Because if I have kids someday, I want my son to be able to have emotions and play dress up, and I want my daughter to climb trees and care more about what’s in her head than what’s on it. Because I don’t want her to carry keys between her fingers at night to
protect herself.

Because feminism is for everybody, and this is your official invitation.

”

- Caitlin O’Donnell, Drake University. (via on-another-note)

cxl-okc: More photos from the devastating tornado. it’s...

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:05:33 -0500

cxl-okc:

More photos from the devastating tornado.

it’s a sad day. too many families and children effected.

fairytalesfor20somethings: Cinderella was up late at her desk...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:28:40 -0500

fairytalesfor20somethings:

Cinderella was up late at her desk putting together an application for a photography grant, but in her head she kept hearing the voice of her stepmother telling her she would amount to nothing. It felt like the Truth, even though a different voice inside her pleaded that it wasn’t. Finally, she pulled out a Post-It and wrote a message to herself that she stuck on the wall in front of her: You are in control of your own future, you are capable of amazing things.

Then she added another one below that: And fuck anyone who says otherwise.

fairytalesfor20somethings: Robin Hood was sitting on a stump...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:28:28 -0500

fairytalesfor20somethings:

Robin Hood was sitting on a stump overthinking life as usual. Was humanity, at its core, good? Did his existence matter to anyone? Then Little John passed by with a gift for him, just because; it was a gray scarf he’d knitted for Robin himself.

It was like being given physical proof that you are loved and that people are kind. Robin Hood placed it around his neck, his thoughts disappeared, and he just felt so good.

bolded mine. I need a grey scarf that someone knit me for love.

fairytalesfor20somethings: The tortoise and the hare met for...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:27:46 -0500

fairytalesfor20somethings:

The tortoise and the hare met for coffee. They each casually mentioned their recent successes, secretly hoping to appear better than the other. As they walked their separate ways home it hit them at the same time: There never was a race. There is no destination. There is no winner.

fairytalesfor20somethings: Little Red Riding Hood finally found...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:21:50 -0500

fairytalesfor20somethings:

Little Red Riding Hood finally found a guy who wasn’t some asshole wolf or douchebag huntsman. He was sweet, and she thought he was pretty funny. Plus she hadn’t been with anyone in a hell of a long time so after their first drink she asked if he wanted to come back to her place, and they made out the whole cab ride there.

But once in bed he was too nervous to, um, perform.

Well, that was a bummer, she thought, and lit a cigarette.

super1eklectic: slay-z: OKAY IT TOOK ALL MY FUCKING INTERNET...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:24:48 -0500

super1eklectic:

slay-z:

OKAY IT TOOK ALL MY FUCKING INTERNET STALKING SKILLS FOR THIS BUT HIS NAME IS BRANDON SCOTT MASON AND HE’S 6’4 220LBS YOU ARE ALL FUCKING WELCOME GLORY HALLELUJAH

SIX

FOUR

his jaw combined with those lips. I could cut myself and then fall asleep on those pillows. FUCK.

Also

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:15:02 -0500

blackamazon:

If hip hop damn near FORTY FUCKING YEARS OLD is the siren call for dissidents around the world

Can we talk about what it says that the UNDERLYING CONDITIONS OF ITS DISCONTENT ARE STILL UNADRESSED IF NOT WORSE?!!

If the negroes telling the world they are unhappy makes normally complacent white folks awful aberrations maybe making the negroes happier rather than repeatedly emphasizing your enjoyment of state, economic and cultural violence might give ya some leverage

A thought

kateoplis: Old Mexican house turned library/store oh my,...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:13:39 -0500

kateoplis:

Old Mexican house turned library/store

oh my, I’m in love.

White Out: Media Heap Suspicion On Brown People In Boston Marathon Bombing [Racist "Revenge" Attacks follow]

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:06:11 -0500

White Out: Media Heap Suspicion On Brown People In Boston Marathon Bombing [Racist "Revenge" Attacks follow]:

sourcedumal:

verbalresistance:

WASHINGTON — Hours after the Boston Marathon bombing, there was alreadyInternet chatter that a “Saudi national” was the suspect. Police raided the apartment of Abdulrahman Ali Alharbi, a 22-year-old student from Saudi Arabia, as he was recovering from the blasts in a Boston hospital.

Next, CNN’s John King raised the alarm about a more elusive “dark-skinned male” who the TV reporter said was in custody on Wednesday.

The following day, the New York Post got more specific. It slapped pictures of two young men on its front page, calling them “Bag Men” and identifying them as persons of interest to federal authorities. One was Salah Barhoum, 17, a Moroccan American middle-distance runner.

And then there was news that a man in Bronx, N.Y., who was born in Bangladesh was beaten up for supposedly being “a f*cking Arab” by a group of men who wanted retribution for the marathon bombing.

A Palestinian woman near Boston also reported being the victim of a hateful assault on Wednesday, when a man hit her and yelled, “F*ck you Muslims! You are terrorists! I hate you! You are involved in the Boston explosions.”

What all of these people have in common is that they’re innocent of the bombing. They also happen not to be white.

For the most part, the response to the marathon bombing has brought out humanity’s better angels. Deserved attention has been shed on the heroic efforts of bystanders like Carlos Arredondo and the many first responders who rushed to help the injured.

But it has also served as a depressing reminder that the racial profiling that increased against men of Middle Eastern, Arab and South Asian descent after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks continues to infect the public response to terrorism.

It may turn out that the Boston Marathon bombers are Arab. But they could also be white, black, Native American, Asian or Hispanic. While CBS News tweeted Wednesday that a “white male” was a possible suspect, most people subjected to the speculation grinder have been non-white — all before the FBI on Thursday released photos of two racially ambiguous suspects.

The consequences have been brutal for some of the innocent people caught in the frenzy.

Alharbi had “every inch” of his apartment searched by law enforcement, with authorities seen lugging away bags of items from his home. Residents in his building called it “a startling show of force.” His roommate was questioned for five hours.

“I was scared,” the roommate, Mohammed Hassan Bada, 20, of Saudi Arabia, told the Boston Herald.

Meanwhile, Alharbi was recovering from shrapnel wounds in a hospital. News outlets later reported that he was a witness, not a suspect, and “was apparently in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

CNN’s “dark-skinned male” never materialized, as it quickly became clear that its report of an arrest was wrong. PBS journalist Gwen Ifill said she found it “disturbing” that a television network was allowed to characterize a supposed bombing suspect in such a way.

Barhoum had his world turned upside-down when he saw himself on the cover of the New York Post.

“It’s the worst feeling that I can possibly feel. … I’m only 17,” he said. His mother, meanwhile, felt “sick and upset.”

Barhoum went to the police on Wednesday to clear his name, after he noticed photos of himself getting tagged on social media. He was unable to compete in the marathon, but decided to go and watch. Federal authorities told ABC News that they were passing around his picture to find more information — as they no doubt were doing with pictures of many of the people photographed on Monday.

Later Thursday, after a public outcry over its cover image, the New York Post ran a follow-up story clarifying that authorities said the two “bag men” had “neither had any information or role in Monday’s attacks at the Boston Marathon.”

The rush for indictment and revenge has also taken a toll on Abdullah Faruque, 30, the Bronx man who was beaten up for having brown skin and looking “Arab.” He was assaulted by three or four men outside an Applebee’s on Monday, just hours after the bombing.

“One of the guys asked if I was Arab. I just shook my head, said like, ‘Yeah, whatever.’ I didn’t even know that [the] Boston [bombing] happened because I had a busy day,” Faruque explained to the New York Post.

“Yeah, he’s a f*cking Arab,” responded one of the men, before the group jumped him. They dislocated his shoulder and left him semiconscious.

Heba Abolaban, who lives near Boston, was assaulted and harassed on Wednesday. Abolaban told Malden Patch that while she and her friend, who were both wearing hijabs, were walking with their children, a man came up and punched her shoulder and accused them of being involved in the Boston Marathon bombing.

“I did not say anything to him,” Abolaban said. “Not even that we aren’t terrorists. … He was so aggressive.”

… Talal Alyan, an Arab American student, launched an online campaign on Thursday demanding that the New York Post apologize for its coverage.

“We demand an apology from the New York Post for identifying a Saudi Arabian national as a suspect for the Boston Marathon bombing despite having no evidence,” read the petition, which had more than 6,600 signatures as of Thursday evening. “The New York Post based their conclusion that the wounded marathon runner was a suspect only on the fact that he was an Arab. The New York Post needs to apologize to the falsely accused and the broader Arab and Muslim community.”

Still, Barhoum was uneasy at being targeted, while others around him in the marathon crowd weren’t.

“The only thing they look at is my skin color and since I’m Moroccan, I’m kind of dark,” said Barhoum. “Last night I couldn’t sleep. Just thinking about the consequences. What are people going to say and what the result is going to be.”

Huffington Post

I don’t want to hear another word about ‘ess jayz’ when it comes to this.

We said that race was an issue. Y’all told us no, it’s not.

And now we have hate crimes happening.

I also don’t want to hear a word about how people aren’t influenced by media.

Because this frenzy started because of the media.

God dammit. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. People…I just don’t even understand them.

Get to the Source: Remember y'all

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:50:58 -0500

Get to the Source: Remember y'all:

ardatli:

sourcedumal:

White folks can accept zombies, aliens, dragons, fairies, elves, dwarves and hobbits, but the minute POC show up outside of being maids and slaves, it’s not ‘accurate’

And it’s not like POC in positions of power were at all mythical, even in medieval & early…

Donald Glover talking about the comments he received during his...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:45:08 -0500

Donald Glover talking about the comments he received during his campaign to be the next Spider-Man (x)

“I was talking about it with Dan Eckman, who directed my Bonfire video. Can you imagine that trailer? That would be dope. Like it makes sense… a poor black kid in Queens. Like it just fits.”

OMFG, yes. He has just enough nerd appeal to work. Also, fuck those people.

sciencywiency: maire-annatari: The Sedlec Ossuary is a small...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:59:33 -0500

sciencywiency:

maire-annatari:

The Sedlec Ossuary is a small Gothic church in the Czech Republic. It is adorned with the bones of some 40,000 people (some say up to 70,000), most of them victims of the Black Death.

When life gives you plagues, improve your architecture.

“Why do you want to study anthropology?” they said