February 2012
188 posts
Hey LGBT Activists,
ethiopienne:
You do know that it’s possible to fight for LGBT rights without appropriating the Civil Rights movement, right? And that the Civil Rights movement is not yours to appropriate? And that dismantling homophobia can be done without perpetuating racism? And that—huge shocker here, I know—some people are both black and queer? Just checking. Because it really doesn’t seem like y’all are...
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fic challenge: The Taming of Regina Mills
Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to create a Swan Queen fic based off the story of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. You can find a synopsis and the full text of the play here.
Some choice quotes from the play …
Quotes by PETRUCHIO (*cough* Emma *cough*)
You lie, in faith; for you are call’d plain Kate, And bonny Kate and sometimes Kate the...
To all those who think Black folks get too much...
can we stop beating our kids, please?
sourcedumal:
All of this. Even the way we TALK about corporal punishment is a happy remembrance of violence. “Get that ass beat,” “beat that ass,” “whoop that ass,” etc. Add on the notion of “Stop crying, or I’ll give you something to cry about” and “fix your face?” All of which are said on a regular basis by black adults to children with the intent of violence?
And yes, I say violence because...
on physically punishing your children
nezua:
being hit as a child teaches you many things, i’d guess. mostly, it teaches you that might makes right. and as a child, you will have no argument against that. and so it is likely that you will learn it well.
being hit as a child may teach other things. but below and beyond intellect and language, it teaches you rage. because as a child, in the context of physical autonomy, your sense of...
can we stop beating our kids, please?
furnaceofchildlove:
Disclaimer: I’m not interested in critiquing or judging anyone else’s decisions as a parent, and I know plenty of people have benefited from and look back fondly on growing up under a stern hand. I think a stern hand can also be coupled with judicious parenting, and is often born of necessity, but that’s a whole other story that is not my story.
I can only speak for myself....
I knew I was Black BEFORE I had tumblr
leonineantiheroine:
curlyingenue:
Like omg trans-ethnic people like omg how are you gonna justify this without having to cite well known literary figures and sociologists? Like I was actually black before you picked up a book, went on the Internet and decided you were. There are many Black and POC people who know they are these things without having to cite references to make up for any actual...
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“To the white, privileged, the well intentioned liberals who have studied us,...”
– Resistance - Michaela Angela Davis (excerpt from Rebecca Walker’s Black Cool)
Something I've notice since being in college....
karnythia:
OMG I’m in grad school right now in a writing class full of young white dudes who think Hemingway is the best writer ever. Of course they’ve most read books assigned for school & haven’t yet figured out that people who are not white or male write things of value.
all this equalizing of oppressions
nezua:
dopegirlfresh:
thegoddamazon:
modernistwitch:
If there are not legal & cultural structures dedicated to your public exclusion & the denial of your rights/humanity, YOU ARE NOT OPPRESSED. You may be practicing a marginal identity, but you are not oppressed. And trying to equalize oppressions is never appropriate.
(You hear me, privilege-denying atheists?)
Oh look, more...
Have you seen a post talking about black women and...
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
If you saw a post about the specific problems South Asian women face, would you think “how dare those South Asian women? Where are the East Asian women problems!?”
If you saw a post about the specific problems East Asian women face, would you think “how DARE those East Asian women? What about the Middle Eastern and Native women problems?!”
When you see a program...
all this equalizing of oppressions
dopegirlfresh:
thegoddamazon:
modernistwitch:
If there are not legal & cultural structures dedicated to your public exclusion & the denial of your rights/humanity, YOU ARE NOT OPPRESSED. You may be practicing a marginal identity, but you are not oppressed. And trying to equalize oppressions is never appropriate.
(You hear me, privilege-denying atheists?)
Oh look, more truth. My...
"If" Black Women Were White Women
blackrosewitch:
My only problem with this essay is that it fails to theorise how other ethnicities (Asian, Hispanic, Native American, Arab, etc.) who also have a substantially different look from Anglo-Saxon women would be treated. It’s an interesting theory though.
Granted, I’d like to remind everyone that all women are beautiful, and I don’t really understand the oversexualization of white...
Beware
baddominicana:
Watching movies with me is like being stuck in mystery science theater forever. I can stfu but i would truly rather not. :|
Guilty as charged.
But seriously, what’s the fun in going to watch a movie, especially when you know from jump that it’s got some ol’ White folks bullshit in it, if you aren’t gonna talk at the screen and cuss muthafuckas out?
Emma and Regina like to play video games.
helebette:
Naked.
On pot brownies.
And that is how Regina knew about Emma’s gaming habits. Retro. Simple.
Also, this should be fan fiction.
Where would they get the weed from? We know that Regina has a green thumb, but would she grow a secret stash?
Witty Blog Title: Henry and Regina →
dontwarnthetadpoles:
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everythingswanqueen:
Omg, I have never seen Regina being so sweet and cute, and then there was Henry being a dick to her. UGH. Sometimes that kid really pisses me off.
Seriously, a THANK YOU would have been nice.
He was such a little shit to her. Does he have to act…
Henry, Henry, Henry. Clearly you need to sign up for Getting What You Want From...
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ohbambibamboo:
I’m imagining Regina spray painting “TRAMP” on MM’s car and I can’t stop laughing, oh my god. She’s so thug gangsta hood. I wonder if she like wore a bandana on her face and everything.
thug life, spray painting things you’re not supposed to spray paint…
Hmmmm….
Since we know she has the red spray paint, is she the one who painted on the...
soverymediaaddicted:
ohbambibamboo:
I’m imagining Regina spray painting “TRAMP” on MM’s car and I can’t stop laughing, oh my god. She’s so thug gangsta hood. I wonder if she like wore a bandana on her face and everything.
I’m picturing her in ‘designer’ ghetto clothes.
She better hurry up and trademark that shit so she can make her money.
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Democracy Now: A Look at the Gay Rights Movement... →
“It is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would...”
– Martin Luther King Jr. weeks before his assassination (via humanformat)
So much for that calm, peaceful Negro White folks love so much.
“The Porto Ricans (sic) are the dirtiest, laziest, most degenerate and thievish...”
– Dr. Cornelius P. Rhoads
This is an actual quote from a personal letter.
Dr. Rhodes deliberately injected cancer cells into unknowing patients, which resulted in the deaths of at least 13 people. For his achievements Dr. Rhoads was featured on the cover of Time Magazine June 27, 1949.
(via...
George Clinton (yes, THAT George Clinton) needs... →
George Clinton, y’all. GEORGE CLINTON! Founding member of Parliament Funkadelic George Clinton. The George Clinton who came down from the Mothership and gave us funk. Yes, THAT George Clinton.
This is so fucked up.
if i'm a social justice warrior where's my fucking...
sourcedumal:
thegoddamazon:
eshusplayground:
queernonymoose:
do we get +3 invincibility capes?
Fuck dat. I want a +5 vorpal sword that crits on a 2 and does 100d12 damage.
All of that.
FOR REALS! And armor that gives me +200 modifier to all stats!
And I want my +27 boots of shit-stomping.
if i'm a social justice warrior where's my fucking...
queernonymoose:
do we get +3 invincibility capes?
Fuck dat. I want a +5 vorpal sword that crits on a 2 and does 100d12 damage.