February 2011
gerutha asked: <3
therotund asked: I have no idea why I wasn't following you earlier. WEVS IT IS DONE NOW. Hi!
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“Men make angry music and it’s called rock-and-roll; women include anger in their...”
– Ani Difranco (via thatswhatshesaidquotes)
Post a heart in my ask box. For every heart I get... →
tiaramerchgirl:
emilyswash:
tranzient:
rabbithugs:
please give me excuses to talk about myself, I am procrastinating and self-centered
“I’m procrastinating and self-centered.”
Yup. That’s me.
hey me too me too i want to play let me play oh wow!
I really need something else to talk about, as I’m going in circles with the language policing thing and can’t keep up anymore. So yes, do...
classes i would like to take
adorianmode:
abbyjean:
persuasively explaining that people you know on the internet count as friends
being dorky is ok: how to mention your dorky habits without furious blushing
for the love of god stop clicking on things and go to bed already
retirement planning: not just for old people
meeting people with romantic potential: how to achieve this without radically redefining your own...
January 2011
We don’t ask for much, just broadcast what is...
soupsoup:
To all the people of world The people in Egypt are under governmental siege. Mubarak regime is banning Facebook, Twitter, and all other popular internet sites Now, the internet are completely blocked in Egypt. Tomorrow the government will block the 3 mobile phone network will be completely blocked. And there is news that even the phone landlines will be cut tomorrow, to prevent any...
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thee marvelous fairycakes ❀: I'm starting to get...
tiaramerchgirl:
wild-cosmia:
thee marvelous fairycakes ❀: I’m starting to get really wary of language policing
verdigrisfille:
Here’s how I feel.
(1) “Language policing” cannot be a substitute for substantive change, but dislodging -ist language is important. If you walk around saying “gay” derogatorily without really thinking about the rhetorical implications of what you’re saying, then...
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The word "chemical." Please stop misusing it. I'm...
thehumorlessfeminist:
If I hear one more person say something like
“Did you know ____ has chemicals in it?” or
“I don’t use stuff with chemicals!” or
“My makeup is chemical-free.” or
“Natural products are better than chemical ones!”
I SWEAR TO GOD I WILL CRACK, PEOPLE. ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME?!
Everything is a chemical. Water is a chemical. Air is made of chemicals. Your eyeballs are...
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Merf. Thinking is Hard.: I'm starting to get... →
tiaramerchgirl:
I mainly wanted to respond to your last paragraph, because I think this is where we greatly disagree. See, I’ve been burnt by people who “talked the talk” and did some sort of “walk the walk” - being the Good Liberal Lefty, fighting for Human Rights, being Non-Discriminatory…
There’s an interesting discussion about language policing happening, and I’d like to...
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“But the greatest problem with the statistical linkages between body mass and...”
– The epidemiology of overweight and obesity: public health crisis or moral panic? — Int J Epidemiol
A GREAT piece by Paul Campos et al in the International Journal of Epidemiology from 2006. After debunking myths about weight loss, the authors go on to analyze the root of the moral panic surrounding...
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Empty Nest
me: how are things at home?
mom: your dad farts too much
gpomyparents?
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Watchtangledupinlace:
Too many Anon hate messages, so I just made this one response for all of you <3 <3 Love you guise!!
JESSICA IS JUST MY FAVORITE. Love you grrrl.
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I started reading Fat!So? tonight.
Tonight I started reading Marilyn Wann’s Fat!So?
I took it with me to dinner alone at MiddleGround and read the first sixty or so pages. Then I came home and read a hundred more. Then I skipped ahead to the sex section and promptly laughed out loud because it begins “If you’re at all like me, you skipped to this section first. It’s cool.” A++
It’s a great...
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“Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican...”
– And, yes, this is going on.
Let’s outline, one more time, the reasons why requiring “force” as a part of legally defined rape is a bad idea, hey? Because there are many. And let’s skip right past the part where many rapes would no longer be defined as such (I’m… really not sure how you redefine...
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The “Phobia” Conundrum
queerfatfemmeinist:
definatalie:
pastthestorm:
tangledupinlace:
innerfatgirl:
A few days ago I stumbled across the end of a conversation on tumblr that was discussing how the word “phobia” is an appropriative term and should no longer be used to describe “fatphobia” “transphobia” “homophobia” etc. I couldn’t find the original links, but I gathered that individuals with medical phobias...
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“You are constantly told in depression that your judgment is compromised, but a...”
– Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression (via psychotherapy)
This. I’m now wondering if I should actually read this book like my mom recommended eight years ago…
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Still b0rked!
therotund:
Day 2 of “Hey, Marianne, you’re an idiot who fell behind on updating your Wordpress installs” reveals issues with my other sites as well - GOOD TIMES.
Today’s post will, if I make it, get posted to Tumblr instead. LIKE MAGIC. And site stuff will get sorted, by hook or by crook, over the weekend.
It’s so funny - it was the last thing I thought about as I fell asleep and the first...
“Not being racist is not some default starting position. You don’t simply get to...”
– PostBourgie (via glamaphonic) (via monkeyknifefight) (via falulatonks) (via pikitis, meowsense) (via robot-heart-politics) (via downlo)
and you can add transphobic and fat hating and ableist to the list. HEY KENYON, MAYBE YOU SHOULD HEAR THIS BEFORE YOU SHOOT OFF YOUR PRIVILEGED MOUTH ON ALLSTU!
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greycozyhouse asked: hi, i'm grace and i love your tumblr. you rule!
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The “Phobia” Conundrum
tangledupinlace:
innerfatgirl:
A few days ago I stumbled across the end of a conversation on tumblr that was discussing how the word “phobia” is an appropriative term and should no longer be used to describe “fatphobia” “transphobia” “homophobia” etc. I couldn’t find the original links, but I gathered that individuals with medical phobias i.e. “arachnophobia” etc. felt that use of the word...
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I'm listed in Tumblweeds under feminism,...
I’m listed in Tumblweeds, a user-generated community directory that rates Tumblr bloggers by their number of followers. Find me listed in #feminism, #fatacceptance, #socialjustice
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“If someone is challenged by looking at snakes, the “cure” is to either avoid...”
– I’m Not Overweight - Fat Ballerina Part 2, Dances With Fat (via ilaeria)
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sexartandpolitics:
sonderweg replied to your quote: A state lawmaker wants random drug testing of…
Hi, Could you explain why you think this is a terrible idea? I live in Rockford, IL and a similar debate is happening here. I dont really have an opinion, people sell food stamps for drugs here, but I havent heard from people against drug testing.
One: Why should we treat everybody on public...
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“…that what is currently recognized as queer studies is, for instance,...”
– Phillip Brian Harper—The Evidence of Felt Intuition: Minority Experience, Everyday Life, and Critical Speculative Knowledge
This black critique on the cultivation of “queer knowledges” is really interesting. Maybe I’ve been reading too much Foucault but it’s interesting to see how sexuality has...
In Solidarity With Those Who Have Been Called “Too... →
tiaramerchgirl:
glitterpolitic:
One of our followers suggested this as a related writing on this subject. I definitely love Queer Fat Femme and have been called “too much” many times, so I thought I would share. xoxo - Majestic
*feels famous*
AUTOMATIC REBLOG.
I love this piece by Bevin. I’ve always been one of those too much people.
marchmydarlings asked: Thought you might like these: http://www.zazzle.com/revolutionarywarfare (Though I'm terrified there's a problem I don't see with them which makes me nervous to link them to you...Buuuut hopefully not.)
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the state of the union address
I did not watch the State of the Union Address tonight because I was working at my school’s math and science tutoring center.
I will not be watching it or intentionally seeking out the text because, to be frank, I no longer believe in what President Obama says; alternately, I no longer believe in my ability to hear or read about what he says and not develop unrealistic expectations.
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this is an obnoxious post
bellatrixes:
Fun fact: “Jewish” is not actually a personality trait. Look, I take no deep offense when someone does this; my attachment to my religion is mostly based on the traditions and the food, as opposed to the whole “god” deal. But the thing is, when you say you’re “way into Jewish guys” or “only going to marry a Jew”, what you really mean is:
or
or even
and I think I saw Adam...
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Tumblr has spoiled me.
Confession: I find engaging in conversation about social justice about eleven million times harder out in 3D-land than I do online.
My difficulty is twofold.
Part of it is the nature of the way my mind works. I am much more comfortable processing language in written form than aurally. I become much less anxious if I can click into another tab for a few moments when something upsets me or seriously...
“If you are like most human beings, you probably seek pleasure and avoid pain,...”
– Food you like is food that feels good. | The Fat Nutritionist
This post by Michelle pretty well encapsulates some of the issues I’ve been having with food/intuitive eating, lately.
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“Understand, the thing that bothers me about the recycling and/or co-opting of...”
– On Weight Watchers, “Feeling Good”, and why that Jennifer Hudson commercial is so fucking offensive to me (Two Whole Cakes)
AAAAARRRGGGGH
eateroftrees:
I am colorblind. I see reds at a slightly reduced intensity compared to everyone else, especially when they’re mixed with other colors.
People who claim to not see race are privilege denying asshats. However, (usually) they can see all colors normally. Therefore they are not colorblind. (Except obviously when they are)
If people who claim to not see race do claim to be...
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In light of the discussion about how terms like...
sugaredvenom:
pastthestorm:
definatalie:
sugaredvenom:
When I originally made it, I very intentionally used the term “fatphobe” because I wanted it to be clear that we were about liberating fat bodies first and foremost, and sizism is often taken to mean all shapes and sizes, but fat bodies are most marginalised and gaaah I hope someone makes sense of this post for me.
I have been...
definatalie's bits: Dear White Feminists →
madamethursday:
jaded16india:
This letter is specifically directed to several white feminists — self-identified as such — who wrote to me in OUTRAGE! that I shouldn’t have suggested a non-English term for “genderqueer” because then I’m doing teh reverse-racist and it’s just plain…
In light of the discussion about how terms like...
definatalie:
sugaredvenom:
When I originally made it, I very intentionally used the term “fatphobe” because I wanted it to be clear that we were about liberating fat bodies first and foremost, and sizism is often taken to mean all shapes and sizes, but fat bodies are most marginalised and gaaah I hope someone makes sense of this post for me.
I have been thinking about this since I first...
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Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can...
sheresists:
Language is never neutral.
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