April 2012
186 posts
Problems with the Kinsey Scale →
cloneboy:
lacigreen:
If you’ve ever taken a class on sexuality, you’ve probably heard of the Kinsey Scale. The Kinsey scale sought to understand peoples’ sexual identity using 0-6, where 0 meant totally straight and 6 meant totally gay.
I don’t know about you, but I sure as hell can’t put my orientation on a straight line! Here are 3 problems with using the Kinsey Scale to understand sexual...
Up//Down//Continue: What an auditory processing... →
cloneboy:
sofriel:
These are some of the things that I have difficulties with. If you know me offline, this might be relevant to your interactions with me, I guess.
Distinguishing sounds - I have trouble distinguishing rhyming words, even when they’re spoken in isolation. Bat, hat, that…I have…
I have a habit of saying “what” immediately after hearing a question.
advice for cis people who want to argue about...
dragonitehugs:
dont
Stand Your Ground defense refused to woman who... →
socialuprooting:
from Deep Green Resistance News Service
“TW* A 911 operator who worked for Vancouver Police when sex workers were...”
– Missing aboriginal women were ‘just hookers’ to police, says 911 operator (via missgreyday)
disgusting… that BBC miniseries “Five Daughters” sprung to mind when I read this (based on the 2006 Ipswich murders in England)
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(via leonineantiheroine)
sex workers are human beings too.
(via...
How many hipsters does it take to change a...
stfuconfederates:
One to claim that she already changed it before it was cool and a whole bunch more to sit around and complain about how it’s too dark to see her headdress.
vondell-swain:
love the skin you’re in, because stealing another person’s skin is very difficult and it would not even look that good because it would have a bunch of blood and stuff on it and you’d just be laying that over the top of your regular skin so it would not look natural
A Copy Of: It worries me when people use examples... →
marxisforbros:
palahniukandchocolate:
“I know we argue all the time, but we’re just like Allie and Noah.”
“I know he can be an asshole sometimes, but it’s like I’m Carrie and he’s my Mr. Big.”
“I know he’s super overprotective and can be a little jealous, but we’re just like Edward…
A Copy Of: I'm Done →
nueva-bordena:
This seems more relevant now that this whole “cotton ceiling” thing has gone around.
I’m done identifying as “Trans*”. I’m done trying to force my way into these movements and groups that are so overwhlemingly white. I’ve already spent three years trying to, I don’t plan to…
Brittney Griner, or Why Transphobia Hurts Cis... →
genderbitch:
polerin:
transradical:
Brittney Griner, a junior at Baylor University in Texas, scooped up the most outstanding player honors and led her school’s basketball team to the national championship on April 3 in Denver. The final score? A crushing victory of 80-61 over Notre Dame. Griner is a powerhouse, standing 6’8” and capable of the elusive (for men and women alike) basketball...
A girl was outed to her parents and is now unable... →
A Copy Of: "if voting changed anything, it would... →
so-treu:
youarenotyou:
this is probably the #1 issue i have with other anarchists and “radicals” in general, and it’s almost always coming from white dudes who are relatively class-stable* (meaning they have families to fall back on if things become difficult, no children, no health…
A Copy Of: 2 Snaps Up →
telegantmess:
rosa—sparks:
My family is on food stamps, or SNAP, as it is now called. Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. When I was laid off from my previous job, it took me almost 9 months to find a new one and our financial situation could not withstand me remaining on…
“Sé que soy un idiota al esperarte, porque sé que no vendrás.”
– Te espero - Mario Benedetti (via countalucardh)
You are now breathing manually
anticapitalist:
and blinking manually.
Your tongue is uncomfortable in your mouth.
You are swallowing manually.
You have the final countdown stuck in your head.
Your body is itching in at least one place.
You also lost the game.
