January 2012
17 posts
Answering Common Questions - Socialism FAQs →
socialistmn:
By Brandon Madsen
With the rise of the Occupy movement, opposition to the existing political and economic order has gone mainstream. It’s hard to imagine that the bandana-clad woman on the cover of Time magazine – representing “The Protestor,” Time’s “Person of the Year” – has many nice things to say about capitalism, and the ubiquity of the Guy Fawkes mask – popularized by “V for...
Oberlin Commencement by MLK →
My favorite of his speeches and it took place at Oberlin!
HeyRed: domesticterrorism: I really dislike a lot... →
domesticterrorism:
I really dislike a lot of “leftist” and libertarian propaganda that has to do with the media and consumerism. Too much of it is un-apologetically anti-intellectual and exudes self-righteousness. It’s advocacy of lifestyle anarchism at it’s most privileged. It fails to…
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“When women’s sexuality is imagined to be passive or “dirty,” it also means that...”
– Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women (via feminishblog)
December 2011
52 posts
Talking All The Time To Keep Myself Awake:... →
cuntflavor:
Refusing to Wait: Anarchism and Intersectionality
“Without justice there can be no love.”—bell hooks
Anarchism can learn a lot from the feminist movement. In many respects it already has. Anarcha-feminists have developed analyses of patriarchy that link it to the state…
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How do we think about cultural oppression in other... →
This article is not something I agree with, but I think it’s important to look at a common intersection between anti-racism and feminism. This question has been bugging me since it was first presented to me in college.
This debate happens at colleges every year, multiple times about female circumcision. This is a similar debate, but one that is much harder to look at and digest at the...
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Soccer player may face backlash for coming out →
gaywrites:
When Montreal soccer player David Testo came out as gay last month, he received tons of positive feedback. Unfortunately, he still may have unknowingly jeopardized his career.
Montreal Impact is preparing to join Major League Soccer and may not keep Testo on the team, though as some have pointed out, there’s no way to know if this is because he came out. He’ll meet with Impact...
10 Myths Many Religious People Hold About... →
shotgunblogger:
In a regular poll conducted by political scientists Robert Putnam and David Campbell on American political attitudes, atheists recently lost their spot as as the most disliked group in America to the Tea Party. Still, number two is simply way too high in the unpopularity rankings for a group of people who just happen to spend Sunday mornings in bed instead of in church. Polling...
Some Politics: League of Women Voters: 5 Myths... →
manicchill:
MYTH: Voter impersonation is a widespread problem. FACT:Between 2002 and 2007, after undertaking a massive investigation into voting irregularities, the U.S. Justice Department did not prosecute a single individual for impersonating another voter at the polls.
MYTH: Third…
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US WINS FIRST EVER ROLLER DERBY WORLD CUP!! :) →
Now let’s hope it gets more competitive, so we can get ourselves an Olympics!
fiercefeministfury:
Serious smack down. 336-33!!
Will I ever be an "adult?"
lsama:
potatolangdon:
i don’t know how to not curse
i’ll mean to say, “ooh, this is pretty” and it will come out as THIS IS THE NICEST FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY WHOLE GODDAMN LIFE
it’s a problem
I DON’T SEE NO FUCKIN’ PROBLEM.
The Federal Reserve and the big banks fought for... →
Now Why Don't She Write?: thequeengeekblog: What... →
The biggest issue with this bill, and the patriot act in general, is that it allows for many “old school” anti-espionage laws to be applied to situations that are not overtly related to foreign nationals or terrorism.
There are a few good This American Life episodes that talk about how the Patriot act changed the FISA court. There are documented cases of US nationals that were...
What geekery is this?: People, please. →
The most shocking thing about this is the lack of coverage from the big news sources. Like, this is a huge bill and a huge deal and very few are even covering it. Not a peep. What’s with that?
elffu:
lsama:
Do not let Tumblr be your newsfeed. Tumblr people are not always right.
Read the damn bill, okay?
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I just caught this on the way to bed, and to this I just have to...
Feminish: A Declaration →
This is pretty much me. I mean, add in a part about not shaving and take out the bra thing, because lord knows that it’s way too painful to walk around without a bra (my poor chest muscles!)
feminishblog:
I am a feminist and I: 🔳give the occasional blow job. 🔳love to buy lingerie: stockings, garters, the works… 🔳like to dress up when I go out. 🔳enjoy pleasing the man I am with. ...
Troy Mayor's Facebook Slam on Gay Marriage Draws... →
SIGH
stfuconservatives:
“I think I am going to throw away my I Love New York carrying bag now that queers can get married there.”
How do they still not get how public facebook pages work?
-Joe
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Prolonged Eye Contact: Dear anti-choicers: →
One: The analogy she uses is very close to a well accepted philosopher’s take on how to discuss abortion.
Two: This person was not mean spirited or anti-choice but had a valid question and analogy that many people have as they’re formulating their opinion on choice. Instead of laughing and ridiculing them, perhaps we should explain the arguments for choice, discuss her analogy and...
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Why discussions of food politics rarely go far. →
Because the best way to build community and a movement throughout oppressed communities is to tell them that their very real, very painful everyday experience is meaningless next to the suffering of others.
Oh, and they should also make money appear out their ass.
You want more poor people to be vegan? Maybe work on the prices and availability of produce and alternative protein sources, not...
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Prolonged Eye Contact: People need help with this.... →
Most of what’s here, I totally agree with, but how is OFFERING adoption as an alternative a bad thing? Shouldn’t all women be informed of all choices before making their choice?
If you’re trying to say that rationalizing being anti-choice(I won’t use pro-life, they’re not really pro anything) by saying adoption exists, than I agree with you, but the wording of that...
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WatchNew Zealand doing a Haka before playing Team USA at the first ever Roller Derby World Cup.
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Gay rights movement has not been kind to the... →
projectqueer:
The gay rights movement has not been good about dealing with the issue of homeless gay youth, and depending on the study, somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of homeless youths identify as LGBT, reported National Public Radio, this past weekend.
Where is the Village to Raise these Children? →
harmreduction:
“It is impossible, after reading the John Jay study, to ignore reality. The research has the power to force all concerned persons – the ‘village’ – to take a hard look at our communal failure to save our children from homelessness or to prevent the desperation, abuse, exploitation, crime and possible engagement in survival sex that always follow. The study directs our attention...
