May 2012
57 posts
“I’ve seen a ton on the facebooks about “thanking veterans for their service.” As...”
– An anti-capitalist veteran (via elitc)
Well heres a take on it not often uttered or shared
(via threezerooo)
Dom Monaghan calls out Matthew Fox for beating... →
palekings:
From his Twitter:
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MUST READ: What happens when men are treated like... →
think-progress:
Fantastic analysis by Alyssa Rosenberg. Read the rest at ThinkProgress:
It’s a perspective that makes men feel better about ogling, about demanding. If it’s flattery, there’s no ugly undertone to it, no sense that the person you’re telling to take it off owes you, that you could turn on them if they don’t comply. But when a man experiences, gets driven crazy by it, it’s not...
“I have spoken to countless lawyers and they have yet to discover any cases in...”
– Congresswoman Corrine Brown on Marissa Alexander (Jacksonville, FL) Ruling (link)
sorry — really should have posted this earlier.
ALSO:
DONATE to her legal defense fund on WePay: https://www.wepay.com/donations/178785
TWITTER page: https://twitter.com/#!/FreeMarissa
2 PETITIONS:
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“Contrary to myth, Christianity’s concept of marriage has not been set in stone...”
– Suck on that, Bristol Palin. (via sherlockable)
You should read the whole thing. It’s incredible. I’m still trying to find the original source material, but if this is true… wow.
-Jess
(via stfuconservatives)
“What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts...”
– ― Sarah Dessen, Lock and Key (via justbesplendid)
Practical talk:
(grandmother, while making curry, age 71)
Her: I'm tired of listening to young people say that they want a happy life, happy career, happy partner and all that happy stuff without facing pain. When I was young, we admired the person with the most painful life. Wanna know why? Because it made them beautiful. Now this isn't beautiful like those super models on TV and those cheeky girls in movies. I don't like those cheeky girls in those films. No, it made them beautiful because they learned how to endure life and its agony. They knew how to appreciate the little things in life. They were deep, meaningful, beautiful people. Happiness without suffering for a while is hollow. It's empty. Empty is not beautiful. Are you listening? Empty is not beautiful. I'm tired of finding these young people looking to escape when there's so much to learn in this life. One day you're going to thank the pain for giving you the guts you needed to go through life with your head held up high. Pain is important, you understand? It gives you guts, it gives you wings.
Me: Your curry is boiling.
Her: Oh. Yes. Pass me that red spice.
(Reblogging because I needed this right now)
