February 2012
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“When we complain about men raping, abusing, harassing, and refusing us our human...”
– Unknown. (via aggiefeminist) (via ohfuckitsoprah, inherhipstheresrevolutions) (via streetharassmenttumblr)
Not crazy about the “what if a man treated your mother/sister/girlfriend this way” argument, but still very relevant.
“As all advocates of feminist politics know most people do not understand sexism...”
– bell books (via thevirtualpostit)
“At this time, many young Iranians all over this world are watching us, and I...”
– Iranian film director ASGHAR FARHADI, on accepting his Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, A Separation (via inothernews)
A Separation is an amazing movie.
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A nurse has recorded the most common regrets of... →
kateoplis:
1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
Read on.
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Watchzoomcarioca:
Já imaginou se o Rio de Janeiro fosse uma imensa miniatura? Então confira esse vídeo incrível!
A time lapse, tilt shift video of Rio de Janeiro - 2011 carnival parade included!
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[trigger warning: rape, sexual assault] Rape Is a... →
It all went well…
until reaching the “What can I do to prevent it?” section of the article, where you realize only women are adressed and they actually are the ones who should neither drunk or high, they should walk in groups, take defense class, blah blah blah…
How many letters are there in “victim blaming”?
clientsfromhell:
Client: I need this translated from English by Monday.
Me: Are you ok with the price per page?
Client: Yes.
Me: Are you OK with the number of pages?
Client: Yes.
On Monday…
Me: Here is the document translated. That would be 200 euros.
Client: Oh, I thought it would be 30 or 40 euros. You just keep the document I don’t have that much money.
Especially typical of friends...
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“I don’t “dress like a woman”, I dress in drag. Women...”
– Ru Paul on Twitter
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“The rumors are real: rebel film director Abel Ferrara plans to shoot a film...”
– Abel Ferrara Reveals Plans For “The DSK Affair” Film - Worldcrunch
redlightpolitics:
I expect this to be a trein wreck of epic proportions. Ferrara loves shocking aesthetics and one of his most memorable cinematic moments is when, in Bad Lieutenant (which he directed some time in the early ’90s),...
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“When you see someone you identify with, who has a body that could be your body,...”
– Margaret Cho, in her Shut Up Karl post after Karl Lagerfeld said the singer Adele was fat.
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