February 2012
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ofanotherfashion:
Maybe the most stylish librarian ever - check out that fascinator! Lucille Baldwin Brown was the first Black public county librarian in Tallahassee, Florida. This photograph is part of the collection at the State Library and Archives of Florida.
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I can tell that I'm manic.
Because I’m all like “Fuck you, sleep! I will roundhouse kick you in the face!”
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“You’d think, knowing the stories about the times we’re in, that folks would stop...”
– Kimberly Roppolo, Breeds and Outlaws, taken from Children of the Dragonfly: Native American Voices on Custody and Education (via adailyriot)
the-write-to-bear-arms asked: 43!
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I've been trying to think of ways to make extra...
My weekly writing assignments end this week and they’ve just cut our hours at work. Hubs makes that fat librarian money (which isn’t that fat, but it’s not bad either), so it really doesn’t hurt us too much, but I’d still like to be able to contribute more than I do.
My laziness and ambition are forever at war with one another.
I’ve thought about trying to do...
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Esoterica: Blackface. →
anedumacation:
I was going to write a parody of the justifications that people are putting forward for Billy Crystal’s blackface yesterday — “oh, its a tribute! Its not racist!” — by writing a similar justification for Fred Astaire’s turn in blackface in 1936, when he made Swing Time.
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Oof. I just grated my fingertip.
Good thing I have a callous there.
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Esoterica: fangirlmarena asked: #3 is one of many... →
fangirlmarena:
jalwhite:
Yes.
I have struggled with this a lot. I use the #NDN hashtag because it’s important for me to claim it and to contribute to what the definition of it is / can be — and it has meaning for me outside of Tumblr. Plus, I do feel community with folks - but in my head that list is very clear. My NDN community is not the same as THE #NDN community. It can’t be....
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Guess what the NYT thinks was in poor taste about... →
xtremecaffeine:
glossylalia:
alexandrahamilton:
thatonegirlsierra:
maritsa-met:
NOT BLACKFACE. NOT RACIST JOKES.
Nope, it was Chris Rock telling the truth about Hollywood’s racism:
“Chris Rock followed with a racial joke, about black men getting lousy roles even in animated films. It may have been in questionable taste, but it jarred the show closer to modern times.”
I know none of us...
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Esoterica: I'm sorry, I can't get over this →
jalwhite:
liquornspice:
If someone tells a white and Native person they “don’t look Indian,” you can be pretty certain a chorus of angry voices will come to their defense, OUTRAGED, writing about how stereotypical images of Indians negatively affect people’s lives and we don’t all look like Pocahontas and etc etc etc…
But someone just told a Black Native woman that violence against her...
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Kickass Openly Gay Native American Woman Elected... →
cassket:
Nine Native Americans have served in the Minnesota state legislature since the state’s founding, and all of them have been men. But on Tuesday, The Land of 10,000 Lakes chose via special election its first ever Native American woman to serve on its state legislature, and the first Native American lesbian to ever serve in any state legislature anywhere.
Susan Allen (not to be confused...
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Esoterica: dumbthingswhitepplsay:... →
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
douglass-forgot-the-chitterlings:
of-praxis:
The truth, however, is this: At other stages of the criminal justice process, the Court has indicated that overt racial bias necessarily triggers strict scrutiny—a concession that has not been costly, as very few law enforcement offi cials today are foolish enough to admit bias openly. But the Supreme Court has indicated...
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“On February 26, 2012, TJ Martin became the first black person to win an Oscar...”
– WWU grad TJ Martin wins Academy Award for “Undefeated” - Top Stories - bellinghamherald.com (via auntada)
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“If you’re white, you can play a Middle Eastern prince. If you’re black, you can...”
– Chris Rock, thank you for calling it out (via hinduthug)
Lmfao…IT’S TRUE THO.
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fax
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“Oh, I’m not eating dinner because it’s my brother’s turn tonight. Tomorrow is my...”
– Michigan Welfare Cuts Forcing People Back To Work Or Straining Safety Net? [HuffPost]
Meanwhile in Los Angeles, California…
(via thenoobyorker)
this is happening on the soil of the “super power of the world”.
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Everyone's hours are getting cut at work.
Hopefully nobody gets fired.
a story of my life
me: okay time to write for real now
tumblr: lolnope
my razors are scented
talldarkbishoujo:
championofpitfalls:
greytaliesin:
what the shit is the purpose of that
ladies can’t shave their hysterical selves without some calming shit
Aren’t everybody’s legs scratch-n-sniff like mine?
The snozberries taste like snozberries!
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Woman: Can I have birth control?
Government: No.
Woman: I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
Government: No.
Woman: I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
Government: No.
Woman: Well, why can't I have birth control?
Government: Because. Sex isn't for recreation.
Woman: It can help regulate my period and benefit me in other ways.
Government: Too bad.
Man: For no reason other than for recreational sex, may I have birth control?
Government: Do you have a penis?
Man: YES, YES I DO!!
Government: WELL HOWDY, VALID CITIZEN. You can buy condoms by the dozens. Here, here's a pack of special condom for "His Pleasure." Oooh, these come in different colours and flavours. Here, try these. They have ribs on them. And this one glows in the dark!! LOL OMG DICK LIGHTSABER!!
Government: But seriously, you're a man. You can do what ever you want.
Woman: But-
Government: Shut up, you sinning, freeloading hussy.
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Rockabilly Batson: I want to be an editor at DC →
rocket-lawn-chair:
iwillbattle:
I wouldn’t stand for any brokeback, Leifeld proportions or pointless exploitative art.
I would insist that Wonder Woman is the tallest member of the Justice League
also Princess Batman would totally be an actual thing
why does wonder woman have to…
Yes. YES. She’s an Amazon, goddammit.
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Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to say...
thegoddamazon:
And if you think we don’t realize how bad you want to say it, you’re even more transparent than you think you aren’t.
Signal boost for truth.