February 2012
103 posts
of-praxis:
Given how flagrantly prosecutors were violating Batson’s ban on race discrimination in jury selection, it was reasonable to hope that, if presented with a particularly repugnant case, the Supreme Court might be willing to draw the line at practices that make a mockery of the antidiscrimination principle. Granted, the Court had been unwilling to accept statistical proof of race...
Dumb Things White People Say: There is currently... →
dreams-from-my-father:
Will black people be wiped out for the second time on African soil by Arabs while the international community - that armed and supported the rebels - says NOTHING??
The Tawerghas, a tribe of black Libyans in the South of the country, are being systematically targeted…
Edward Spoon Hands: Why Black History Month →
edwardspoonhands:
So I posted this SciShow video earlier today and, well, I was surprised by some of the comments. Many viewers were of the opinion that recognizing scientists of a particular race was unnecessary and even wrong.
Basically, indicating that celebrating Black History Month is somehow racist.
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I'm giving up tumblr for Lent.
fishingboatproceeds:
…is an example of something I would say if I had willpower or moral courage.
So would I…well, and if I thought Lent was a worthwhile concept.
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Jenny Hyun "apology"
of-praxis:
calishi:
Okay guys, listen up!
You are threatening me with the fact that you know my address. You guys have also started to roar your engines every so often outside of my home. I get it. This is my official apology to the black community.
I do not regret what I said, however, I now understand that there are some lines one cannotcross.
Please take this apology and do what you...
I just wish I lived in the UK..
ellierantsforever:
noiseandmultiplication:
ellierantsforever:
avacat1:
sweartodrunk:
I feel like everyone lovely lives there and it’s like the dream place full of wonderful things.
no
just no
Not sure if serious or trying to make really funny joke…
tbh now i think about it i’m not even sure :p i quite like england really, but i guess my gut reaction was ‘lol it’s certainly not a...
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I just wish I lived in the UK..
ellierantsforever:
avacat1:
sweartodrunk:
I feel like everyone lovely lives there and it’s like the dream place full of wonderful things.
no
just no
Not sure if serious or trying to make really funny joke…
Question on stimming
tal9000:
noiseandmultiplication:
tal9000:
So, like, I get really bored when I try to put all my attention into absorbing something that someone else is doing. This is bad when I have, like, a lecture in class. I have a lot more mental energy there than paying attention to the class takes up (especially when the professor is just writing on the board and has finished verbally explaining the...
Question on stimming
tal9000:
So, like, I get really bored when I try to put all my attention into absorbing something that someone else is doing. This is bad when I have, like, a lecture in class. I have a lot more mental energy there than paying attention to the class takes up (especially when the professor is just writing on the board and has finished verbally explaining the point), and I have to have everything...
ikenbot:
50 Years After John Glenn’s Flight, US Needs New Space Ride
Fifty years after it first launched an astronaut on a trip around the Earth, NASA finds itself in need of a new generation of spaceships.
On Feb. 20, 1962, John Glenn made the United States’ first orbital spaceflight, zipping around our planet three times in his Friendship 7 capsule before splashing down safely in the...
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“In building his case, Singer makes many assertions that he does not support,...”
– Fact Sheet on Peter Singer (via disabilityrightsstuff)
Thank you for writing this! (cpmatters)
Thoughts on Google Plus: It's Unnatural →
shortformblog:
parislemon:
Sarah Lacy talking about Google+ on PandoDaily:
We simply don’t need another social network, no matter how great your circles are or how badly Larry Page wants to have one.
Agreed. The problem, which Google really, truly does not seem to understand is that at the end of the day, they’re solving a problem which has already been solved. They may think it hasn’t,...
“Gamers get hella uncomfortable over male sexuality too. Can you imagine a ‘good...”
– a forum post I read recently, trying to give a solid example of what ‘male objectification in gaming ’ would actually look like if it was anything equivalent to current female objectification in gaming. (via nothingbutsurrender)
this is a really good post oh my god im die
(via revolutionator)
To...
ideasandopinions:
A New Dark Age
Most scientists, on achieving high office, keep their public remarks to the bland and reassuring. Last week Nina Fedoroff, the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), broke ranks in a spectacular manner.
She confessed that she was now “scared to death” by the anti-science movement that was spreading, uncontrolled, across...
tal9000:
Gender Imperialism a-bayani:
(via The Biyuti Collective)
According the San Francisco Trans March’s about page, this was part of the original callout that started the march:
to encourage more trans and gender-variant people to come out; to build connections among ftm, mtf, bayot, crossdressers, sadhin, hijra, transvestites, bantut, drag queens, drag kings, mahu, transsexuals,...
I'm stripping myself of the anti Chris Brown...
ueberlandundmeerfuerdeutschland:
ethiopienne:
dank-potion:
Today was the last straw with this bullshit that The Daily What put out, because there’s something else at play that I can’t get with.
People are more concerned with a political or sociological agenda than they are with the actual victim.
First, let’s get one silly notion out of the way. Rihanna owes you nothing. How self-centered...
“More women, and especially black women, are behind bars as much because of hard...”
– Why So Many Black Women Are Behind Bars
by Earl Ofari Hutchinson
(via daniellemertina)
parislemon:
I Tried To Watch Game Of Thrones…
Hollywood’s core piracy “problem” is perfectly captured in this one cartoon by The Oatmeal.
In fact, I’ve had this exact debate with myself. I really want to watch Game of Thrones. But I’m not an HBO subscriber because I’m not a cable subscriber and unfortunately, the two go hand-in-hand, no matter what...
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Jenny Hyun (racist twitter rant) committed to... →
“Jenny Hyun has been admitted to a hospital today. She is a paranoid schizophrenic and has been battling mental illness, a debilitating disease for many years.
Friends and family of Jenny want to extend their sincere apology for any harmful statements made verbally or via the web that Jenny has made while she was in the height of a psyshosis episode. We appreciate your understanding...
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Michelle Duggar: How to be a good wife. (if you...
abaldwin360:
On the season premiere of Ten Million Kids And We All Stopped Counting, Michelle Duggar speaks at a conference and shares her tips on how to be a good Christian wife. Michelle handed the wives a worksheet titled “Seven Basic Needs Of A Husband”
Faith Goes Pop linked to the full worksheet, but here’s some of the highlights:
1. A husband needs a wife who respects him as a man.
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“It reminds me of the “bike to work” movement. That is also portrayed as white,...”
– comment left on the Racialious blog post “Sustainable Food & Priviledge: Why is Green always White (and Male and Upper-Class)” (via ouiominy)
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“For medical experts, the appearance of external genitalia tends to be considered...”
– — Regulating Middlesex by Anne Bloom, found in the anthology Fault Lines, edited by David M. Engel and Michael McCann (via reinventionoftheprintingpress
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A Non-Unique Venture into Madness: Why I Hate... →
thisgingersnapsback:
goddamntoothbrush:
captaincoolasfuck:
Christianity:
Full of narrow-minded individuals who refuse to evolve. (Oh wait, that’s because evolution doesn’t exist.)
Primary Objective: isolate society’s outcasts and make them feel like shit for not having the same beliefs as you, in order to gain a literal-cult following since, as we…
Well the important thing is you’ve...
TW SO MUCH TRANSPHOBIA AND TRANSMISOGYNY
ellierantsforever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XZ5MOB3nww&sns=tw
this is a british advert for a betting shop that like, is so transphobic it looks like it was made in the seventies, but it just came out. i’m not sure if it’s viral or being broadcast on tv. please everyone bomb the fuck out of the ASA with this.
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“I am a fucking physicist”
– Zach (via tressainte)
I am a fucking physicist.
(via socialistictendencies)
I am a fucking physicist.
(via ideasandopinions)
I am a fucking mathematician… :(
Ways Gender-Privileged Men Can Challenge Sexism
ignorance-is-the-enemy:
babysilvertooth:
meeca:
(This list will be forever in-progress. Please add on as you see fit).
Challenge sexist jokes, such as dumb blonde jokes or jokes about rape.
Avoid using words such as “bitch”, “ho”, “slut.”
Recognize when you “zone out” when women are speaking, when you value a man’s opinion more than a woman’s, or when you ask a man for information or...
scientist: the average person spends 18 hours online per week.
me: you mean per day
scientist: what
me: what