June 2012
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Superhero Thoughts →
falconrune:
One of the things I think people really miss when discussing Batman or writing Batman, particularly when viewing the Nolan interpretation of Batman, is that Batman is not solely a symbol of fear. He’s a symbol of hope as well. Yes, he is something to terrify the criminals, but Batman is also hope for everyone else in Gotham, people who are stuck in a terrible, otherwise hopeless...
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It’s bizarre to me when people say, ‘You play unlikable characters, you’re so...
– Charlize Theron, You Magazine , June 2012. (via thebookofwallis)
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JG: In describing Anglophone SF/F as “treat[ing] subjects close to the hearts of...
– This is a fantastic between Jaymee Goh and Fabio Fernandes on editing an anthology, sci-fi/fantasy, and people of color capturing the zeitgeist that may—or may not—have anything to do with the White Gaze. Check it out on the R today! (via racialicious)
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AND AS SUCH, WE LEARN THAT BANNER CAN CALL OUT HIS HULK AT A MOMENT’S NOTICE....
– THE HULK ON MARK RUFFALO’S HULK
(via vengerturtle)
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People of Color and Mental Health →
wretchedoftheearth:
I got a message from the anon from an ask on ladyatheist’s tumblr about mental ilness and PoC, and I got an anon asking for this information and I feel it is a good reference/starting point so I am making it into a post.
A lot of literature regarding people of color and mental illness is about the stigma within the Black community or Latin@ community, rather than the...
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ihaveabsolutelynoidea:
legitimate criticisms of feminism:
-transmisogyny and the lack of inclusion of transwomen
-the racist history behind it and the lack of inclusion of woc
-ignoring and invalidating women with disabilities
-pretty much anything that falls under lack of intersectionality
-internalized misogyny and girl hate
-promotion of political lesbianism
-radscum
illegitimate...
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Ever wonder why I'm on a feminist rampage? →
extantecstasy:
Because the media reacts like this when we’re less than perfect. Because our emotional range gets stunted and limited.
Because so many aspects of our culture normalize rape on a subconscious level.
Because Kansas and Arizona pass bills that allows the beliefs of a doctor or…
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Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you,...
– Unknown (via girl-violence)
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math test: a farmer plants 7 crops of tomatoes and 3 crops of carrots what is the probablity his moms name is leslie
history test: the american civil war ended in 1865, explain how this had a defining role in the extinction of dinosaurs
literature test: explain what the author meant by, "the apple was as red as an apple"
physics tests: The aliens ate 3.4 doughnuts. Their crumbs fell to the Earth because of gravity. Calculate how many penguins are eating pancakes at the speed of light.
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