I'm Not Obsessed. I'm Focused.

"Some men who want to compliment random women on the street are genuinely good guys who just don’t..."

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:45:16 -0400

“Some men who want to compliment random women on the street are genuinely good guys who just don’t understand why their comments might be unwelcome. Some men who want to compliment random women on the street are creepy predators. Most are somewhere in between, and guess what? I don’t know you, I don’t know your life, and I have no idea if you’re going to leave it at “Hey, you look good in that dress!” or follow it up with “But you’d look better without it! Har har! C’mon, where’re you going? I know you heard me! Fucking cunt, nobody wants your fat ass anyway, bitch.”

When you compliment a random woman who doesn’t know you, no matter how nice you are about it, there’s a good chance she’s going to freak out internally because for all she knows, you could be that latter type. And I get that it’s really unfair that women would just assume that about you. I get that it sucks that sometimes, expressing totally reasonable opinions like “hey you’re hot” will make women terrified of you or furious at you. That’s not fair.

But if you’re going to lay the blame for that somewhere, for fuck’s sake, don’t blame the woman. Blame all the guys who have called her a bitch and a cunt for ignoring their advances. Blame all the guys who may have harassed, abused, or assaulted her in the past. Blame all the people who may never do such a thing themselves, but who were quick to blame her and tell her to just get over it. Blame the fact that if she stops and talks to you and then something bad happens, people will blame her for stopping and talking to you.”

- Why You Shouldn’t Tell That Random Girl On The Street That She’s Hot » Brute Reason (via oneia)

"(I’d advise you to read it slowly, while thinking of someone you love, friend, child, parent,..."

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:20:49 -0400

“

(I’d advise you to read it slowly, while thinking of someone you love, friend, child, parent, lover…)

Of the terrible doubt of appearances,
Of the uncertainty after all, that we may be deluded,
That may-be reliance and hope are but speculations after all,
That may-be identity beyond the grave is a beautiful fable only,
May-be the things I perceive, the animals, plants, men, hills,
shining and flowing waters,
The skies of day and night, colors, densities, forms, may-be these
are (as doubtless they are) only apparitions, and the real
something has yet to be known,
(How often they dart out of themselves as if to confound me and mock me!
How often I think neither I know, nor any man knows, aught of them,)
May-be seeming to me what they are (as doubtless they indeed but seem)
as from my present point of view, and might prove (as of course they
would) nought of what they appear, or nought anyhow, from entirely
changed points of view;
To me these and the like of these are curiously answer’d by my
lovers, my dear friends,
When he whom I love travels with me or sits a long while holding me
by the hand,
When the subtle air, the impalpable, the sense that words and reason
hold not, surround us and pervade us,
Then I am charged with untold and untellable wisdom, I am silent, I
require nothing further,
I cannot answer the question of appearances or that of identity
beyond the grave,
But I walk or sit indifferent, I am satisfied,
He ahold of my hand has completely satisfied me.

”

- “Of the terrible doubt of appearances” — Walt Whitman (via stephen-fry-me)

bunniesandpeace: kool-aid-jammers: In all my years of...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:13:03 -0400

bunniesandpeace:

kool-aid-jammers:

In all my years of reblogging shit, this has got to be the best picture to grace the page of tumblr. I don’t know why but this picture makes me very emotional.

PARIS.

stephenfrytalkedmeoff: ryanhatesthis: Well, that’s enough...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:08:57 -0400

stephenfrytalkedmeoff:

ryanhatesthis:

Well, that’s enough internet for me today.

Plus I can see the light in front of the book so it’s a bit obvious.

Hacker who outed Steubenville rapists could get more jail time than Steubenville rapists

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:04:13 -0400

Hacker who outed Steubenville rapists could get more jail time than Steubenville rapists:

bunniesandpeace:

matthewkeys:

Meet Deric Lostutter, a 26-year-old cybersecurity consultant who also goes by the moniker “KYAnonymous.” Lostutter obtained and published tweets and Instagram photos in which members of the Steubenville High School football team joked about an incident in which a 16-year-old girl was raped.

Lostutter’s actions inspired a group of people to take justice into their own hands. A hacker called “Bobcat” vandalized the Facebook page of the Steubenville football team. Other hackers took similar action.

It’s unclear if Lostutter participated in any hacking shenanigans, but if he’s indicted and found guilty of any, he faces 10 years in jail. By comparison, the Steubenville rapists received one- and two-year sentences each.

It’s terrible to go on someones social media uninvited, but it’s OK to go in someones vagina uninvited. Yeah, well done ‘Merica.

laicepssieinna: Tirreno Adriatico 2013 // handshakings (Valerio...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:17:53 -0400

laicepssieinna:

Tirreno Adriatico 2013 // handshakings (Valerio Agnoli, Daniele Bennati, Peter Sagan) by francescob82 http://flic.kr/p/e4BP6y

Vive le Velo!

I’ll take the one in the middle please.

Yum!

“I don’t say homosexuality is an abomination, Sir, the bible...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:59:03 -0400

“I don’t say homosexuality is an abomination, Sir, the bible does.”

palepinkelephant: stillconfused: thehungryhungryemo: feministz...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:36:52 -0400

palepinkelephant:

stillconfused:

thehungryhungryemo:

feministzinetime:

fernacular: Welcome to: If Male Superhero Costumes were Designed Like Female Superhero Costumes!

this is magnificent

This is still perfect.

cadenced: Giro d’Italia - An Epic Race, In Slow Motion from...

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:35:36 -0400

cadenced:

Giro d’Italia - An Epic Race, In Slow Motion from Global Cycling Network.

"Why Society Still Needs Feminism Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women,..."

Wed, 29 May 2013 09:42:42 -0400

“

Why Society Still Needs Feminism

Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women, it’s a weapon we hold between our fingers when we’re walking alone at night.

Because the biggest insult for a guy is to be called a “pussy,” a “little bitch” or a “girl.” From here on out, being called a “pussy” is an effing badge of honor.

Because last month, my politics professor asked the class if women should have equal representation in the Supreme Court, and only three out of 42 people raised their hands.

Because rape jokes are still a thing.

Because despite being equally broke college kids, guys are still expected to pay for dates, drinks and flowers.

Because as a legit student group, Campus Fellowship does not allow women to lead anything involving men. Look, I know Eve was dumb about the whole apple and snake thing, but I think we can agree having a vagina does not directly impact your ability to lead a
college organization.

Because it’s assumed that if you are nice to a girl, she owes you sex — therefore, if she turns you down, she’s a bitch who’s put you in the “friend zone.” Sorry, bro, women are not machines you put kindness coins into until sex falls out.

Because only 29 percent of American women identify as feminist, and in the words of author Caitlin Moran, “What part of ‘liberation for women’ is not for you? Is it freedom to vote? The right not to be owned by the man you marry? The campaign for equal pay? Did all that good shit get on your nerves? Or were you just drunk at the time
of the survey?”

Because when people hear the term feminist, they honestly think of women burning bras. Dude, have you ever bought a bra? No one would burn them because they’re freaking
expensive.

Because Rush Limbaugh.

Because we now have a record number of women in the Senate … which is a measly 20 out of 100. Congrats, USA, we’ve gone up to 78th place for women’s political representation, still below China, Rwanda and Iraq.

Because recently I had a discussion with a couple of well-meaning Drake University guys, and they literally could not fathom how catcalling a woman walking down University Avenue is creepy and sexist.
Could. Not. Fathom.

Because on average, the tenured male professors at Drake make more than the tenured female professors.

Because more people on campus complain about chalked statistics regarding sexual assault than complain about the existence of sexual assault. Priorities? Have them.

Because 138 House Republicans voted against the Violence Against Women Act. All 138 felt it shouldn’t provide support for Native women, LGBT people or immigrant women. I’m kind of confused by this, because I thought LGBT people and women of color were also human beings.
Weird, right?

Because a girl was roofied last semester at a local campus bar, and I heard someone say they think she should have been more careful. Being drugged is her fault, not the fault of the person who put drugs in her drink?

Because Chris Brown beat Rihanna so badly she was hospitalized, yet he still has fans and bestselling songs and a tattoo of an abused woman on his neck.

Because out of 7 billion people on the planet, more than 1 billion women will be raped or beaten in their lifetimes. Women and girls have their clitorises cut out, acid thrown on them and broken bottles shoved up them as an act of war. Every second of every day. Every corner of the Earth.

Because the other day, another friend of mine told me she was raped, and I can no longer count on both my hands the number of friends who have told me they’ve been sexually assaulted. Words can’t express how scared I am that I’m getting used to this.

Because a brief survey of reality will tell you that we do not live in a world that values all people equally and that sucks in real, very scary ways. Because you know we live in a sexist world when an awesome thing with the name “feminism” has a weird connotation. Because if I have kids someday, I want my son to be able to have emotions and play dress up, and I want my daughter to climb trees and care more about what’s in her head than what’s on it. Because I don’t want her to carry keys between her fingers at night to
protect herself.

Because feminism is for everybody, and this is your official invitation.

”

- Caitlin O’Donnell, Drake University. (via on-another-note)

And now it’s stuck in your head for the rest of the day.

Mon, 27 May 2013 10:03:33 -0400

And now it’s stuck in your head for the rest of the day.

bunniesandpeace: cynicalsleeper: this is the best thing that...

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:28:09 -0400

bunniesandpeace:

cynicalsleeper:

this is the best thing that appeared on my dash today

Germans.

I haven’t laughed so hard in ages.

And I really need to learn German. :)

lemondifficult: bidenette: Le boom.

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:39:40 -0400

lemondifficult:

bidenette:

Le boom.

I LOVE THIS MAN!!! Jens Voigt. Man or Machine? He’s the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:30:16 -0400

I LOVE THIS MAN!!!

Jens Voigt.

Man or Machine?

He’s the best of both worlds.

theeuropeanpost: Antoine Corbineau’s map of Italy illustrates...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:42:24 -0400

theeuropeanpost:

Antoine Corbineau’s map of Italy illustrates typical Italian food products into the different regions of the country.

source

jethroq: thesoapboxschtick: Apparently this picture (top) is...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:49:19 -0400

jethroq:

thesoapboxschtick:

Apparently this picture (top) is currently circulating Facebook. This is some racist bullshit. Immigrants are dangerous? Is that the message?

Well clearly these people don’t know about the man in the cowboy hat from the Boston Marathon Bombing (bottom pic).

His name is Carlos Arrendondo. He has been a peace activist since 2004, when his son was killed serving his country in Iraq.

Carlos is an immigrant from Costa Rica. At first, he was an undocumented immigrant, but is now a US citizen.

When the bombs went off in boston that day, Carlos ran towards the carnage. He found Jeffery Bauman (the man in the wheelchair) lying on the ground in a pool of blood, both his legs blown off. He picked up Jeffery and carried him to a wheelchair, all while pinching shut his exposed artery to stop him from bleeding out.

Later, from his hospital bed, Jeffery described the bombing suspects to the police. Without Jeff, the police wouldn’t have been able to identify Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother so quickly. And without Carlos, Jeff probably wouldn’t have lived to talk to the police.

Preventing legal immigration won’t stop massacres like this from occurring (just ask natural born US citizens like James Holmes, Adam Lanza, Jared Laughner, Eric Harris and Dylan klebold, and Timothy McVeigh).

But it will make it harder for the Carlos Arrendondos’ of the world to save more lives.

And you know, let’s not forget all the recent and older incidents of white Americans committing acts of terror in the name of white supremacy or hatred against the federal government, or just pure spite.

Also, let’s not forget the very American policymakers and businessmen that thought it would be a great idea to build a chemical plant processing Ammonuim Nitrate in a residential area, next to a high school, not make any inspections and produce way above alloted amounts of this highly explosive chemical, all of which culminated in far more deaths and injuries than the Boston bombing.

"Since 9/11, Muslim American terrorism has killed 33 people, while politically motivated attacks from..."

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:20:32 -0400

“Since 9/11, Muslim American terrorism has killed 33 people, while politically motivated attacks from white supremacists and other right-wing extremists killed more than 200 people, according to a study from the Combating Terrorism Center at the US Military Academy. Since 2010, no one has been killed or injured by Muslim American terrorism. Why do so many Americans have the knee-jerk reaction that “it’s probably the Muslims?””

- Boston Marathon bombings: Breaking the pattern - Opinion - Al Jazeera English (via socialismartnature)

manualforspeed: Location: Binche, BelgiumDate: 17 April...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:31:33 -0400

manualforspeed:

Location: Binche, Belgium
Date: 17 April 2013
Time: 9:37 AM
Race: La Flèche Wallonne

Team Garmin-Sharp domestique Alex Howes files towards the introductions stage.

Be sure to get connected on Facebook and Instagram (@castellicycling and @manualforspeed) to be kept up on all of the latest updates. This week marks the official start of MFS’ 2013 season, so keep your eyes peeled on all of our channels, including this one and the MFS site for tons of stuff.

The glasses made me melt.

bunniesandpeace: the one who kills them all.

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:46:56 -0400

bunniesandpeace:

the one who kills them all.

One of my favorite things, ever.

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:13:55 -0400

One of my favorite things, ever.