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sugaredvenom:

Just thought I’d share this charming piece of graffiti from near my home.

By the way, this is the ONLY women’s library in the country, it has only women’s work in it and also serves as a sort of feminist museum. They’re affiliated with a university close by and hold regular events such as workshops and talks on subjects like the poetry of immigrant women of colour or the representation of mental health in women’s literature. Its also due to be closed down by the Conservatives.

Can men go in and borrow books written by women?

Yeah, totally, they even do events for men by women on intro to feminism, rape culture stuff sometimes!

god forbid women have a single fucking thing without men getting jealous like fucking children

              ^^THis

And guys are always saying women are “too sensitive” …

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hagleydigital:

Stephanie L. Kwolek, developer of Kevlar (circa 1995)

While working with DuPont Stephanie Kwolek developed the first liquid crystal polymer which provided the basis for Kevlar brand fiber.

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commie-pinko-liberal:

Businesses are making so much money off of breast cancer exploitation, and where is that tiny bit that they donate really going?

Check out Pink Ribbons Inc. (Trailer) (Full Movie)

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magnoliapearl:

This is Daario??? Noooooooooo :(

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jtotheizzoe:

Our Atmosphere is Escaping!

Oh gahd! Quick! Take a deep breath!! Someone save Minute Earth!!!

What’s that? Oh … we have nothing to worry about? It’s only losing hydrogen and helium? And it will take billions of years to lose that stuff? Whew.

Bonus: Check out my YouTube vid about just how small (and shared) our atmosphere really is.

fuckyeahfeminists:

When white liberal feminists label Beyoncé as anti-feminist, they are simply perpetuating the same racist partiarchy they’re supposed to be combating.

Beyoncé is at the center of her own media empire, no small feat for a woman of color in a racist, patriarchal society. Equally important, she embodies empowered sexuality. When she dances, the passion and commitment exudes in her every step. Her body is her own; she owns it and uses it as she sees fit. When she wears a unitard or “skimpy” outfit, something many dancers wear, mind you, she is showing off her impeccable body, her temple, her source of strength, and all that it can do. She is forcing those of us who are clinging to our puritanical notions of propriety to sit down, shut up, and watch raw, unbridled talent and skill. And yes, she is a feminist while doing it.

When white women get to decide who is “feminist enough,” particularly around women of color, they are perpetuating racism. They are policing the boundaries of who is acceptable and who isn’t. This is nothing more than a tool of racist patriarchy wrapped in feminist rhetoric. Yes, racist. It is decidedly racist the way white mainstream feminist organizations police women of color’s feminist credentials, the way white liberal feminists reduce Beyoncé to a gyrating slut with a potty mouth. 

If white feminists want to be seen as inclusive, as truly revolutionary, as working to end alloppressive power systems, they must stop perpetuating those oppressions themselves. Exclusionary boundaries of who is an acceptable feminist and who isn’t does nothing for feminism except perpetuate racism, heterosexism, cissexism, classism, and other forms of bigotry and oppression. The incessant questioning of Beyoncé’s character and choices is simply a reflection of the latent bigotry that exists in feminist spaces.

Until white feminists stop policing women of color’s feminist credentials, they are doomed to repeat the same racist patriarchy we are supposed to be combating. 

love this! recommend reading the whole thing at the source.

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oh-deir:

ACTUAL MESSAGE OF (500) DAYS OF SUMMER THAT NO ONE ACTUALLY REALIZES

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serenity2132:

City leaders in Oxford, Ala. have approved the destruction of a 1,500-year-old Native American ceremonial mound and are using the dirt as fill for a new Sam’s Club, a retail warehouse store operat

So, in this wonderful peach of an article, there is an ancient mound built and used by the cultures in the region that is now Oxford, Alabama. It’s dated back to 1,500 years ago and is now set for destruction. Much like the Mayan Pyramid destroyed in Belize just scant days ago, it’s being used as backfill and raw materials for the bedrock of a modern project. Even when the people in charge claim nothing is being used from the mound there is plenty of evidence to the contrary.

This isn’t why I’m bring it up.

The Mayor of the town had the gall to contradict the findings of the University of Alabamas own findings and claim that the mound is entirely natural and was just used to make smoke signals. So, yay, racist asshole denying that this is even made by hand even when people much more educated and studied that him claim otherwise.

This isn’t why I’m bringing it up, either.

Why I am bringing this up is that the people who were in charge of the whole project won the rights through several no-bid contracts and have quite a few ties to the mayors office.

Let that stew about in your head for a moment.

For as much screeching there is about the market and how it is the balm to our ills, it’s quite funny that folks like Mayor Leon Smith run roughshod over the very idea when handing out contracts. It’s the market, they claim, that gives better options and control. Unless it’s a blatant enriching of their own pockets. They don’t care if a fucking marvel of the ancient world that would probably outlive the town is instead getting destroyed, it’s not important to them. It’s not *their* history, so it’s free to do with as they wish. And it’s more important for them to have a Sams Club than it is a historical landmark.

They just want their cash.

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all hail the choverlord!

ALWAYS REBLOG JOHN CHO THROWIN’ SHADE.

even spartans can’t fight in that shade