January 2011
20 posts
Vegan Blueberry Muffins Recipe →
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firesandwords:
Third World Protest as US Spectator Sport
zuky:
I’m not a fan of the US cultural habit of turning political turmoil in faraway lands into a gawkworthy spectator sport. I came to this realization in the aftermath of the 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square, as it gradually dawned on me that sheltered, largely clueless people who had no stake in what was happening had little...
femme femme a film
ourcatastrophe:
femmefemmefilm:
WHAT IS IT?
Femme Femme a Film (provisional title!) is a documentary about femmes. Featuring interviews, footage from femme events and footage of femmes performing, existing & collaborating.
I want it to be about femme as both a performative and gender identity. I want to find out what femme means to different people, how it works for them, how they think...
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I am from a third-world country. →
tiaramerchgirl:
nwbtcw:
tiaramerchgirl:
…if you’re going to commit a massive fail by claiming that “if you’re in a third-world country I doubt you’d have internet access and a Tumblr” us third-worldies will come en masse and poke you in the eye.
Also? The first-world/third-world terms are deprecated. (Did you know it originally meant countries that were neutral during the Cold War?) Try...
THE ENTERPRISE UNIVERSITY COMES TO AUSTRALIA |... →
Egyptian slogans (copied from the Angry Arab) →
afghanipoppy:
octobersurpriserevolution: Dalia kindly translated those Egyptian slogans that I posted yesterday:
“ا مبارك ارحل غور أحسن بكره تموت مقتول “Oh Mubarak leave for good, or else tomorrow you’ll be killed” • الهلال ويا الصليب بيقولوا لأ يا حبيب “The crescent and the cross say “no” my love / darling” (Jonathan sent me this: “Just FYI the Habib in الهلال ويا الصليب بيقولوا لأ يا حبيب ...
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Trans Woman of Color Erasure & Objectification →
dancingonembers:
September 30, 2008
(so, this might seem weird, but in addition to its actual content, this post is laying the groundwork for an analysis of the silence surrounding the recent anti-muslim terror attack in Ohio (see also. h/t to Cheshire Bitten. More of the groundwork will be done in a post to follow.)
How often do you see trans women of color speaking in their own voices? On the...
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Yes, This Happened
jaded16india:
I went to a ‘transnational feminist seminar’ today, where for the phust tyme I wasn’t the token lady from the ditches, it was nice. But because I am such a badbad reverse-racist, I noticed some notverynice racism in my own dusty peeps. Here’s a list:
For the phust second third last tyme, INDIA HAS FEMINISTS TOO! I know! Who would have known, no? So constantly referencing white...
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got drunk enough to argue with people
tea-and-catastrophe:
So that when the fluffy vegetarian talk started (nothing against vegetarians, I was one for ten years) about how humans are arrogant to think of themselves as better than animals, I said, “You know what, my people have had to fight to get themselves considered to be not animals, so I will categorically say that yes, I am better than a horse, I am better than a cow, I am...
Settlers: Mythology of the White Proletariat →
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Footscray whitewash →
ourcatastrophe:
caitlinate:
ourcatastrophe:
leonineclaire:
The Strategic Report describes it as the ‘gradual gentrification of Footscray’, and the State Government and Maribyrnong City Council are encouraging the change, allocating $52.1 million towards its renewal as part of the 2030 Transit Cities Program.
Upgrades for Nicholson Street Mall and a new pedestrian bridge at Footscray...
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Guardian: Just building a million latrines won't... →
theafricatheynevershowyou:
Empowering local communities to solve their own problems is the best way to improve health across the continent.
By Juanita During
The deadline for the world to meet its millennium development goals is now only four years away, yet in sub-Saharan Africa, there are still 570 million people without adequate sanitation, and it will be another 200 years before just half...
“I don’t want to be married just to be married. I can’t think of anything...”
– Mary Ann Shaffer (via kari-shma)
sukat asked: "Catwoman is a Latina" <- If I'm reading the flow right, I think that's your comment? Are you maybe confusing Bane and Catwoman? Bane, who's going to be played by a caucasian, British actor in the movie is a Latino character in the comics. Unless they've updated her origins again, Selina Kyle, Catwoman, is not Latina.
Sister Outsider: A Black Lesbian Feminist Rant:... →
etiquette-etc:
sisteroutsider:
So, a few weeks ago I posted a link to a blog Passing for Straight in the 21st Century, about passing for white and straight by Aviva Dove-Viebahn. I thought it was interesting and thoughtfully written and it called into question my own experiences with passing for straight in a very gendered world.
Several years ago, when I first came out, I remember...
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CATWOMAN!
jhameia:
sadydoyle:
CATWOMAN CATWOMAN CATWOMAN! NEW MOVIE! NEW MOVIE WITH CATWOMAN!
When I was very small, and was exposed to “Batman Returns,” I wanted to be Catwoman when I grew up. Pretty, resilient, cool outfit, got to be in the fight scenes, got to do stuff in the fight scenes, not one to let go of a grudge: This was a positive role model. My mom had to sit me down and explain that...
Microresistance: Here We Go! →
madamethursday:
microaggressions:
A submission we received:
I know that this blog is dedicated to microaggressions, but I wanted to suggest the possibility of starting a blog of…I don’t know if there’s a word…Micro-supports? You know, the little things that people do, sometimes, but not always, without…
INSTA-FOLLOW. INSTA-REBLOG.
I seriously hope this doesn’t just become about...