January 2011
December 2010
“When I was the rabbi of the Jewish community in Berlin under the Hitler regime,...”
– Joachim Prinz (via azspot)
This is another point about the “obsessed” comment. I refuse to stay silent about my distain for religion.
(via thereisnogod)
Why the Rich Are Getting Richer →
blissandzen:
The Republicans became the party not only of the wealthy but also of the whites (no Democrat since Johnson has received a majority of the white vote in a presidential election).
The crux of the problem, in a nutshell - rich white “Christian” people who don’t want to share.
We need better kindergartens.
“We find ourselves in the position of survivors of a shipwreck clinging to a life...”
– Frank Schaeffer (via azspot)
“Always remember to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.”
– George Washington (via azspot)
Travelers ‘Feel a Little Safer’ Seeing Rape Victim... →
missgingerlee:
In an example of how quickly many members of the public have become not only comfortable with by comforted by the harsh and seemingly arbitrary treatment received by others at the airport, 56-year-old rape victim Claire Hirschkind was hurled to the ground and dragged across the airport by police yesterday, reassuring others that the TSA was right on top of things.
“It makes me...
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My cousin just called me "aggressive." If I was a...
“It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie...”
– Albert Einstein, in a letter March 24, 1954; from Albert Einstein the Human Side, Helen Dukas and Banesh Hoffman (via goodreasonnews)
“I mean, is ‘fat’ really the worst thing a human being can be? Is ‘fat’ worse...”
– J.K. Rowling (via intellectualexhibitionism)
“Research has shown conclusively in the past that those who undergo mainstream...”
– We always knew it – their brains are thinner! (via azspot)
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My cousin just told me I was an angry person.
I was like: DUH! If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. People are starving - not just in Africa, though that’s infuriating enough - right here, in your neighborhoods, in your towns, in this country. Civil rights are a joke - separate but equal is still seen as a viable answer to homosexuals demanding to be treated like any other citizens. Rape victims are still...
If You Ever Wonder Why Angry Atheism Exists →
feministslut:
flawedrenaissance:
ahungerartist:
flawedrenaissance:
It’s because of shit like this.
(via Jesus Needs New PR)
http://peninsulaclarion.com/stories/030907/oped_0309ope001.shtml
Not that people like that don’t actually exist (in fact, it seems the content might originally be from someone who believed it), but it’s worth knowing.
Yeah I came across the link as well, but...
“No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her own body.”
– Margaret Sanger (via corruptpolitics)
“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never...”
– FDR, y’all (via greenstate)
“Of all the people on tumblr to talk to me about “posting crap” I didn’t expect...”
– evilteabagger
you know that sound that babies make when they’re crying? how would you spell that out on the internet? would it be, ‘waah waah waah’? yeah, that looks about right. when i read posts like this, i want to be understanding and sensitive to the fact that not everyone finds me fantastic,...
“Girls get a lot of mixed messages—they are told, ‘Girl Power!’ and what does...”
– Tina Fey (via sciascia)
“When in comes to bullshit…bigtime, major league bullshit…you have to stand in...”
– George Carlin (via ageofreason)
“If a child has concluded, all on her own, that it’s impossible for a man in a...”
– Hank Stuever, while scrutinizing the famous “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” editorial, in his book “Tinsel: A Search for America’s Christmas Present.” (via washingtonpoststyle)
Happy Seasonal Gift Exchange Days
whimafem:
May you all get hammers for smashing patriarchy.
-Devin Edward Green
“In August of 1990 I found myself laying on my stomach in the woods with a pair...”
– Kathleen Hanna, Our Hit Parade (via feminismistheshit)
my kinda people.
(via queerdiddlebot)
“Even if you never do anything about this, you’ve benefited from an unjust...”
– Jonathan Kozol (via greenstate)
“Can he hit?”
– Willie Mays’ response to the question, “Is Major League Baseball ready for an openly gay player?”
(via James S. Hirsch/the WSJ)
“And those, my friends, are not the actions of a patriot. True Glasnost has...”
– Politicususa - http://www.politicususa.com/en/foreign-sarah-palin-traitor