I wish my cat could text and let me know what he’s up to
August 2012
56 posts
just releasing some pressure
“Equality doesn’t mean sameness. Marriage has always been about the relationship of a man and a woman because of their natural potential to have children.”
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Bob McCoskrie, founder of Family First, a New Zealand group opposing marriage equality. Can we just read that again? “Equality doesn’t mean sameness.” Way to go, man. Stellar word choice. Sheesh. More. (via gaywrites)
i mean…i obviously disagree with this guy but what’s wrong with his word choice?? I actually completely agree that equality doesn’t mean sameness.
(via bifurious)
Yeah for real. I mean without getting into how the latter half of his statement is some made-up bullshit, the former half kind of undermines his point. Equality does not mean sameness, that’s why people whose lives and bodies and families are different than yours deserve the same rights and opportunities. “Equality does not mean sameness - that’s why all officially sanctioned relationships should be the same”. What he meant to say is “I am against certain forms of equality”.
instead of a barista can I be an espressomancer
“Racism is an atrocity, and that is the backbone of this book. That is very clear to anyone with an appreciation for irony who reads it.”
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Apparently, Weird Tales will be publishing the first chapter of Victoria Foyt’s racist atrocity of a novella, Save the Pearls: Revealing Eden. Also, apparently, people who think the book is racist don’t appreciate irony and are big, mean dumdums, upon whom Mr. Kaye wishes “a blessing and a curse”:
The blessing is to wish they acquire sufficient wit, wisdom and depth of literary analysis to understand what they read, and also the compassion not to attack others merely because they hold a different opinion.
The curse is an integral part of the blessing…for if they do acquire those virtues, they will then necessarily look at their own behaviour, and be thoroughly ashamed.
Right. WE’LL be the ones ashamed.
N.K. Jemisin writes more about this at her blog.
(via greaterthanlapsed)
Marvin Kaye’s article was pulled and condemned today, THANK FUCKING GOD edit: no on second thought & after reading above blog post, fuck weird tales anyway
“I deeply apologize to all who were offended by our association with this book. I am offended by it. I fully respect those who have been writing negative things about us today. You are correct.”
If you didn’t get a chance to read the original editor’s defense it was fucking terrible, he invoked goddamn Zanna Don’t and everything
the library’s closed this week so in my free time I wrote this song
apples and nutella, all day long
apples and nutella, can’t go wrong
apples and nutella, on my vay-kay
apples and nutella like erry day
I’m going to be working in a library and a cafe. I’m going to be living the hipster dream. The benefit-free hipster dream. I’m going to save up for tattoos and craft beer, hooray
the four hogwarts houses are dweeb, nerd, ass, and hufflepuff
I did find that Firefly post because someone reblogged whitewashed Korra art from the same place so you know awesome
anyway I’m going to stop listening to songs that are giving me griefings and try to do movements to get this tremble out of my arms because hey that’s what I pay my therapist for right
thanks for listening tumblr
I have the anxiety-y feelings of just having done something potentially socially embarrassing but I can’t even remember what I did
it could be literally anything. did I reply to something on facebook today? did I comment on an article? did I read too many comments on an article? did I text somebody? did I think about texting somebody? am I getting stressed out about something that happened weeks/months/years ago that I can’t remember? am I getting stressed out about feeling awkward at my friend’s wedding that I’m not even invited to yet?
any leads, let me know
sleepnoises replied to your post: hey guys let’s talk Shakespeare am I the only…
you were fifteen in eleventh grade?
For part of it. I’m a November baby. Was a November baby? Whichever.
hey guys let’s talk Shakespeare
am I the only person who never got how hesitation/indecision/inaction was Hamlet’s fatal flaw? like sure he was pretty navel-gazey and mopey, but also he stabbed his girlfriend’s dad through a curtain. it’s a curtain you can pull it aside and check, right? that is not a hesitant person. I think his fatal flaw was that his family was fucked up and he didn’t split Denmark the minute his uncle proposed to his very recently widowed mom
I was supposed to write a whole paper in 11th grade about how he was too hesitant, but instead I wrote about why he was too rash. I think I got a bad grade on it but maybe I was just being 15 and bored and contrarian
Hothead Paisan tattoos has relevant google results >:|
Stuck Rubber Baby tattoos doesn’t
Hey remember that time Howard Cruse taught a cartooning class at my middle of nowhere never heard of it school and nobody made a fucking big deal about it and it didn’t fit my schedule and so I didn’t realize who he was until after graduation yeah that was fucking fun and a half >:|
how do
alison bechdel tattoos
alison bechdel tattoo
bechdel tattoo
dykes to watch out for tattoo
dtwof tattoo
and
bechdel dtwof tattoo
all bring up no relevant google image results
how
can we talk about how I’ve never got a job on an interview. ever. eveeerr.
no wait that once, but that job was terrible
but yes I’ve had a number of jobs based on blind luck/employers with generous benefit of the doubt/hanging around a place and being nice for a long time
man fuck career advice that tells you to dress for the job you want and not to shave your head or whatever, just be excessively friendly around people who might need employees
you guys like books that are like 90% dialogue, right?
I usually have trouble focusing but I write at incredible speed whenever there’s more than two characters dialoguing
no wonder I did so much playwriting in high school and college
that 100 Best-Ever YA Novels list as voted by NPR readers is up →
npr.org
I’m pretty bummed that Annie on My Mind, Ash and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland didn’t make it at all. And how did Weetzie Bat only hit 89? I know this is by voter’s favorites and not literary/historical significance, but really.
Harry Potter is #1 and Hunger Games is #2, surpriiise. Some people would count these as books with queer characters, but I don’t. Queer characters need to be allowed to love, to express their history and their desires, not just be stoic self-sacrificing mentors for straight heroes. I love both series, but I’m not into assumptions and retconning. What does that kind of silence show non-queer people about queers, and queer people about themselves? Give me a frigging break.
Ok, tangentially related rant over, enjoy the list.
I had some Feelings over at my book blarg about Dumbledore and Cinna y’all
An Open Letter to Dan Savage →
afterelton.com
So, it is my personal opinion that Dan Savage is the kind of Energy Vampiric Provocateur who feeds off of outrage & bad attention. He is like the Gay Bart Simpson Of Sex Columnists, I swear to god. My own strategy for dealing with people like him is just to NOT pay attention or engage, because attention is so clearly what he WANTS. He clearly loves people getting outraged about how he is upfucked. It strokes & stokes his ego.
That said: He has a long & stupid track record of being racist, biphobic, transphobic, fatphobic, and deeply classist, and now, behold! We can add some really disgusting ableism to the mix.
I’m not personally gonna get up in arms over Savage because I feel like he is a lost fucking cause. I have other battles to fight. But still: People should know about this, and this open letter is damn good.
I think “Bart Simpson Of Sex Columnists” is the best description of Dan Savage I’ve ever read.
THT publish sexual health guides for trans people
The Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has published two groundbreaking booklets on sexual health for trans people. Each one contains basic – yet valuable – information on trans bodies and health needs.
Each booklet tackles a whole bunch of common questions, such as: do post-op trans women still need prostate examinations? and: can trans guys get pregnant after going on T? There’s some trans specific information on HIV prevention, and also some more general health advice.
The language is broadly respectful and acknowledges the great range of trans identities. There isn’t as much of a binary division as might appear to be the case from the titles, with each booklet noting that the information contained within is also relevant to queer or non-binary individuals…
Read the rest from transactivist here (and thanks to our user Redskies for the heads-up!).
Neeeeeat
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oh my god the douchiest college types are sitting near me in this coffee shop
talking about internet culture
“did you know there are dudes who dress up as my little pony characters? they’re called bronies. and there are these other dudes who dress up as animals and it’s like a sex thing for them and they’re furbies.”
“furbies? that’s sick bro.”
“yeah and they like hate each other and dress up and fight about shit I was reading about it, it’s so messed up”
not exaggerating
I am re-tearing up just thinking about Lisa It’s Your Birthday
I’m like the girl in the Hug Every Cat video except with like
fucking everything
do you ever get teared up because you wish that Kimya Dawson could be your best friend?
though to put it in perspective at least 3 things make me tear up a day
I got all teared up singing Lisa It’s Your Birthday the other day because that’s such a nice thing Bart did for his little sister you know
“I really dont care his career is going to the poop drain. So hahahhahahahahahahhahhahahahhaha to him. LOL TO ALL LOL TO ALL.”
—J-14 commenter on Chris Brown
You tell him, JessieWessie12
You tell him, JessieWessie12
oh and that selena gomez voice thing was fake as ******* hell so stop the chains.
“YAY! BIG FAT YAY! I LOVE SEEING OTHER PEOPLES IMAGINATIONS ON PAPER AND IT IS FUNNY TO READ THEM AND ASK YOURSELF WHAT WOULDBYOU DO IF YOU WERE IN THAT SITUATION. WALKAWAY? FAINT? SCREAM! HUG?”
—J-14 commenter on the topic of fan fiction
I like what this person did with their punctuation choices
That exclamation point really reminded me of what screams are like
I like what this person did with their punctuation choices
That exclamation point really reminded me of what screams are like
oh jeez
say selina gomez5x
clap hands 5x
post this on 2 other stories and see what happends to your voice!
say selina gomezx 5
she will knock on your front door
with a pizza and a good dream4 you
J-14 commenters on Owling:
I have no comment. Except wouldn’t it be funny if planking and owling where the new flash mobs?
planking actually helps with balance and leg strength .I know because i have to do it at allstars cheerleading practice.Its not stupid but owling is stupid.If you plank you get stronger
owling is just something u do kind of like a trend or something its something new and unique:) it sounds like fun to me:)#YOLO
It’s cool. If it’s popular it cool. I just don’t get it. I ’ve never tryed it.
90% of people marry their 7th-12th grade love. Since you’ve read this, you will be told good news tonight. Post this on 9 comments or your worst week starts now
nuditea replied to your post: god these comment sections are so oddly endearing…
i love the j14 blogging never stop
you heard the satah, boys, warm up some more j-14 quotes
god these comment sections are so oddly endearing I can’t stop
“yes 1000000% no deal lol i agree with demi alot”
—J-14 commenter who is often in agreement with Demi Lovato, one million percent.
There is a section of the J-14 website that is called “YIKES!” that appears to be contests? Why is that… I need to stop
Oh god they call horoscopes ‘Scopes
