November 2011
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As Jo Calderone at the VMAs, she instantly made every female star who had pink...
– Vanity Fair
I just saw this quote on Twitter and I find it extremely problematic. Like, OMG, Lady Gaga dressed up as a man so every woman who likes “pink” or dresses up femininely is suddenly “dated”? Isn’t the whole point of pushing against gender norms that anyone...
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You drive me crazy, I just can't fly...
”The flight is operating behind schedule due to air traffic congestion affecting a prior flight.”
But…but…it’s not like they close lanes in the sky, do they?
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“As people of faith, affirming the Christian teaching that before God all people...
– A Baptist church in North Carolina has voted to stop legally marrying anyone until homosexuals have marriage equality.
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Common historical myth/misconception: the white...
historicity-was-already-taken:
I think it’s time for us to talk about the effects of white guilt on historical revisionism, especially within the USA. The following sentiments need to gtfo of the common Intro to American History lexicon:
-The blacks sold each other into slavery before the whites came along, so the white people were just as bad as the Africans.
-Black people in America had slaves...
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Worth It: Bubbles Without Chemicals, Sugar Or... →
LOL Oh my God, Seltzer is like so cool now! Is this like a hipster thing all of a sudden? Laughing so hard…this has been a family staple forever, thanks New York Yiddish family!
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For those people who think that gay parents can...
zackstix:
Simba turned out pretty damn awesome
Ahahaha this is so fantastic.
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Beyoncé Songs Re-Imagined as Undergraduate Theses... →
npr:
Baby Boy: The Sociocultural Effects of Prolonged Male Adolescence
Check on It: The Gendered Dynamics of Male Spectatorship in Urban Public Spaces
There’s more….
Seriously any combination of Beyonce and NPR gets an automatic reblog
Which is worse: overt or latent racism? Or a...
darlingtonia-californica:
raeliz:
So at a religious-associates-on-campus meeting this morning, we had a round-table discussion with Arsalan Iftikhar, and one thing he said was that the Millenials generation is the least-racist generation we’ve seen so far.
I challenged him on that, arguing while it may be the least overtly-racist generation so far, it’s still a pretty racist society when...
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Which is worse: overt or latent racism? Or a...
So at a religious-associates-on-campus meeting this morning, we had a round-table discussion with Arsalan Iftikhar, and one thing he said was that the Millenials generation is the least-racist generation we’ve seen so far.
I challenged him on that, arguing while it may be the least overtly-racist generation so far, it’s still a pretty racist society when people throw around terms and...
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bb-goose:
nogravityhereorthere replied to your post: I’ve been reading people’s thoughts on leaving…
I don’t really identify with a “type” of Judaism, (although in practice I probably come closest to Conservative), but why don’t people go with the middle ground?
Right? Conservative seems like a good choice for someone who thinks Reform is too loose with the observances but who still wants an...
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Orthodox rabbi marries gay couple in historic... →
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Okay, so I saw some posts about 11/11/11 and the Eleventh Doctor, so we should all watch “The Lodger” tomorrow, because its production code is 1.11 and, also, James Corden.
Just saying.
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If Herman Cain calling Nancy Pelosi "Princess...
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Only the highly partisan National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC)…
– RJC - Republican Jewish Coalition
NEWSFLASH: IF YOUR NAME HAS THE WORD “REPUBLICAN” IN IT, YOU ARE HIGHLY PARTISAN. Yeah, you totes got the NJDC there! Good job!
So I guess Jezebel is good for something →
This website is basically heaven.
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Okay this is cute, but no offense, but none of y’all even took off the right way for a lutz.
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Here is a summary of my thoughts from today:
WTF my smoke detector battery is chirping at 5:30am
WTF I can’t reach my smoke detector
WTF my roommate can’t reach it either
*grumble* Home Depot *grumble* I need a step ladder *grumble*
I hate Sean Hannity
I hate Ann Coulter
I hate Mississippi
Okay, Richard Goldstone, we’re cool
WHAT THE HELL BIBI.
God I hate the world.
***gifs of heartbreaking scenes from Dr. Who on...
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