Madam Speaker!

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mizjtoz:

ragingpeacock:

queergiftedblack:

zenjamaican:

girljanitor:

indica-tor:

POC who live here in America: 

I realize you’re hurt by the ignorant words of “white people” who don’t know what they’re talking about, and I’m sorry.

But I have a question for you. In this “land of the free”…aren’t you free? What are their words doing to you, unless you LET them affect you? I thought this was a free country, where people were allowed to speak their minds, and other people were allowed not to listen. 

But maybe I was wrong. Maybe the words of people are so strong that it’s impossible to stand up against them. Which is sad, and basically means our country is full of weak people. 

No matter what race or gender I am, I would never let people’s words affect me. Don’t you realize they’re just words? Words are not physical, they will not capture and torture you. They won’t keep you from getting a job (and if your race is keeping you from getting a job, that’s the owners problem, not every white person), and they won’t kill you. 

Unless you let them. 

So take pride in who you are and stop listening to stupid people. It’s that easy. Once you let go of worrying about what other people think, your life will be a hell of a lot easier. And a lot less stressful. 

Empower yourself. Empower your own life.

“once you let go of ‘worrying what people think and say’, then magically all this will disappear! “

“RACISM CAN’T AFFECT YOU UNLESS YOU LET IT!!!”

White people who live here in America:

Next time you want to give empowering advice to POC, don’t. Empower yourself to be less ignorant.

Reblogging for a great collection of resources.

Same, keeping for when people pull the “reverse racist” stuff.

“So take pride in who you are and stop listening to stupid people.”

In other words, don’t listen to you.

Excellent set of resources, ridiculously naïve OP.  Also, I think this statement: “Words are not physical, they will not capture and torture you… . and they won’t kill you.”  is so ironic, because I think that anyone who has ever been bullied, harassed, or verbally abused knows that yes, words can do exactly that.

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allriversruntothesea:

nadirandbarnes:

#matt smith why do you dress like a mom from the 80’s

Because he looks cute as hell thats why

(I agree with Jon)  Friggen’ Matt Smith, yo.

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Too beautiful.   can’t even.

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stfuconservatives:

norsegays:

astrolope:

People being angry about ~dem gays~ on Target’s Facebook.

I just want to give my two cents on this and tell you a story.

A couple weeks ago, I was hired at Target. I have a job at Target. Not a big deal right?

It is a big deal because i’m a transman. 

It doesn’t take a genius to conclude that it’s hard for me, my brothers, and sisters to get a job. There are legal restraints regarding the job and if you don’t pass, it’s hard to be taken seriously at a job interview.

Right on the application, it asks what your preferred name is. It also asks if there is anything that target should know. I put the fact that I am a transman, expecting not to get a call because usually when you put that down, people will throw out the application. I got TWO interviews.

At the interview, they asked me about it. I told them I am on hormones and they told me that they didn’t care. Not in the sense that they don’t emotionally care, but that it didn’t matter. I was male and that’s all that mattered. They also told me that they give sex same couples benefits in states that do not recognize them as a married couple.

At my job orientation, I was not misgendered once. Even my supervisors who weren’t sure of my gender avoided pronoun use, which I found only happens when you’ve had pronoun training. They gave me a name tag with my preferred name and didn’t ask questions. I felt safe and respected, which is huge for a trans* person.

TLDR: Target is amazing not just for the LGB, but also the T. Shop there for the rest of your life.

Target has had its share of problems, but their willingness to hire LGBT folks has always impressed me. I live in an area with a large LGBT community - all four of the letters well-represented. And the staff at my local Target reflects that. It’s so nice and sadly unexpected to see large companies stepping up like that.

I love it when it turns out that giant companies are actually really great when it comes to human rights and fighting discrimination. Also rad because it shows that that wedding registry ad is not just something designed to get them more business, it actually reflects their beliefs and practices as a company.

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ameliated:

So, I was asked to make a Transgender 101 presentation/PDF for Three3littlebirds, would help her class. I ended up making this presentation, and I thought I’d show you fine folks what the end result turned out to be.

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the-girl-in-the-drawing:

tyleroakley:

buzzfeed:

George Takei responds to “traditional” marriage fans. 

George Takei is flawfree.

it got better

This is so priceless.  But also, it’s kind of sickening to see how totally happy these people are to be proudly proclaiming their bigotry to the world.  I can’t comprehend how blatantly denying someone their rights can make you happy.

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typeworship:

Upstanding lettering

Yulia Brodskaya is well-known for her paper graphics or ‘quilling’ (rolled paper glued on it’s edge). The ‘O’above was created for Oprah’s magazine which also featured an article about Yulia and her work.

She revealled that since she’d designed the cover of a holiday supplement for The Guardian newspaper (UK) in 2008, she’s “never been out of work since”. She also said that she’d like to do more “live” pieces where people can see the work itself, not just photos of it. This seems to have happened this year when she created a huge installation in Shanghai.

See an earlier post about Yulia’s work

These are so unbelievably stunning.  I miss quilling, I need to pick that back up again.

lambs-bee asked: Lovely Hannah: I am sorry that people are rude. Please know that I love you and that there are people on the Internet who are not gigantic trolls and who agree with you. <3

You’re the nicest ever and I love you a lot <3  Thank you.

longstandingefforts:

bailzosaurus:

misoganistic-and-proud:

bailzosaurus:

I am so sickened by how incredibly diet-obsessed and fat phobic our culture is.  These are the ads that appeared for me at the bottom of a page on popsugar.  What really gets me is two things: one, these are listed as “you might also like” indicating they had something to do what I was reading - I was on a page of yoga exercises for relieving menstrual cramps.  So apparently if you’re a female-bodied individual who is vaguely interested in Yoga you must want to lose weight.  Also, three of the five weight loss articles are filed under “healthy living”, perpetuating the myth that extreme dieting in order to lose weight quickly is healthy, and being fat is inherently unhealthy (hint: both of those things are false)

And this has been a rant about how disillusioned I am with cultural dialogue surrounding women’s appearances. 

IT SAID YOU ‘MIGHT’ LIKE, NOT YOU ‘MUST’. IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT YOGA SHIT IT KINDA IMPLIES YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT.

Oh wow, sorry I assumed that there were valid reasons to like a physical activity known for it’s benefits with stress relief, chronic pain alleviation and relaxation other than wanting to lose weight. 

And I’m perfectly aware of the difference between “might” and “must”, thanks.  I was simply pointing out how sad it is that society assumes every woman either wants to lose weight, or should want to. 

Nice username, by the way.  Thanks for the warning, I suppose?  Too bad you can’t even spell your bigotry right though.

Hannah, you’re always so well spoken that I just can’t help but to read everything you post. Also, I agree with you here; why does ‘doing’ yoga or being interested in yoga have to mean that you’re also interested in losing weight? Can’t females (and males) just do yoga for the sake of doing yoga?

Aww, thank you Becka!