January 2012
writing things that are not sexist is not actually that hard, I swear.
Hello, everyone! I am not sure you know this (though if I have known you for any length of time it is likely), but
- strong yet nice lady meets morally ambiguous dude
- lady befriends dude, with understandable reservations
- dude develops interest in her
- dude begins controlling her life
is a very problematic narrative! And this is sad for me, because I love stories about strong yet nice ladies and their relationships with morally ambiguous people (dudeness not necessary). Apparently there are many people who do not understand that the proper formation of a nice lady/morally ambiguous person is
- strong yet nice lady meets morally ambiguous person
- lady befriends person, with understandable reservations
- person goes ‘wow, this lady is pretty cool’
- fun things!
- *understandable relationship problems caused by difference in personal worldview*
- *honest conversation about relationship boundaries*
- a relationship enjoyable to both parties, as well as all their friends, who think they are HILARIOUS together.
Only having read several stories in this latter format do I realize exactly what was bothering me about the former.
(Feel free to spread this post to anyone you think would benefit by reading it, e.g. the creators of Black Bird.)
this is super important tw: cissexism →
change.org
http://www.change.org/petitions/berlin-youth-welfare-office-stop-the-institutionalization-of-a-11-year-old-transexual
http://www.iglyo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=256&Itemid=42
Because institutionalization is always, always better for a child than being raised by her loving mother.
Guys, please read and sign. An 11-year-old trans* girl is being institutionalized because her father does not support her gender identity.
signal boost guys
trans* people aren’t sick in the head for being trans*
Dumb Things White People Say: Today in "I didn't know they were Black!!": Ludwig Van Beethoven →
dumbthingswhitepplsay.tumblr.com
The true identity of Ludwig van Beethoven, long considered Europe’s greatest classical music composer. Said directly, Beethoven was a black man. Specifically, his mother was a Moor, that group of Muslim Northern Africans who conquered…
WHAT? Manslaughter Charges Against Danny Chen's Tormenters DROPPED. →
blog.angryasianman.com
The manslaughter charge against Ryan Offutt has already been dropped.
Shameful. Absolutely shameful.
Harper bans pre-op and non-op trans* people from flying under new law →
laws.justice.gc.ca
Sec 5.2(1)(c) of the ID screening regs of Aeronautics Act: “An air carrier shall not transport a passenger if the passenger does not appear to be of the gender indicated on the identification he or she presents.”
What in the actual fuck. That doesn’t make any sense. Mega-discrimination. “Appear” is completely subjective!
What the fuck. Panic attack. Does this mean I can’t fly to Florida for my top surgery any more?
WHAT WHOA WHAT
Um what the fuck I guess I’m not going to see my goddamn girlfriend
hey harper
fuck you, you disgusting sack of shit
GODDAMIT HARPER. STOP EXISTING. JUST STOP DOING THINGS. WHY ARE YOU EVEN STILL IN OFFICE. No one likes you. You’re making people hate Canada. Ron Paul said he like you. Your life is over. Just stop doing things. Please.
WHAT IN THE FUCK DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH AN AIRPLANE’S SAFETY.
fuck it allll.
i just
what
the
fuck
Between this, the ‘Canada has no history of colonialism’ crap, and other bullshit, Harper needs to go get hit by a bus. Why the fuck he is still Prime Minister is fucking beyond me other than that Canada is becoming increasingly conservative, and that scares the shit out of me.
So I am trawling along through the Relena Peacecraft tag, as you do. And I see people talking shit about Relena, saying they would kill her if they could, etc. So I just click the handy little ‘block’ button, because if someone hates Relena I know they will never say anything I am interested in hearing.
It’s a nice metric for sorting ‘people I might someday want to talk to’ vs. ‘people whom I might punch if they tried to talk to me’.
tall, dark, and bishoujo.: ALERT: JUST RECEIVED WORD THAT →
talldarkbishoujo.tumblr.com
BIA Livestock Impoundment crews are confiscating sheep, goats, horses, cattle belonging to the Dine People of Big Mountain/Black Mesa, Arizona right now. Human rights violations against traditional Dine (Navajo) taking away one of their major food sources as well as wool…
Help Gloria's family take care of her. She's had two cancers and a stroke in the last three years.
It’s been intensely damaging, and left a healthy girl completely blind. The family needs help to pay for a wheelchair lift, additions to the house to accommodate Gloria’s vision, and some help with day to day expenses so Gloria’s mother can take care of her properly.
can we please reblog this a little bit more
they like, specifically asked for my help
I am not going to shut up about this. If we don't come together, ACTA will wipe out the internet as we know it BY TOMORROW. →
accessnow.org
”It will wipe out the internet by tomorrow” is completely untrue but yes, this is extremely imporant.
