May 2013
100 posts
Knowing Coves: The Racist Myth of MSG and 'Chinese... →
zuky:
This is the story of a racist myth that began with a light-hearted letter to the New England Journal of Medicine in 1968 and subsequently exploded in North American culture — in direct opposition to every shred of scientific evidence — becoming so prevalent that credulous eaters buy into it to the point of experiencing its effects on a purely psychosomatic basis.
It’s often been called...
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“The casting of Cumberbatch was a mistake on the part of the producers. I am not...”
– Star Trek actor Garrett Wang is coolly generating a discussion with his fans on the whitewashing in Star Trek Into Darkness on his twitter page. (via racebending)
Same goes for Sir Ben Kingsley as Mazer Rackham. Great actor, wrong role.
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“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - that is to...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via colorsofmonochrome)
Unfuck tomorrow morning
unfuckyourhabitat:
Wash the dishes in your sink
Get your outfit for tomorrow together, including accessories
Set up coffee/tea/breakfast
Make your lunch
Put your keys somewhere obvious
Wash your face and brush your teeth
Charge your electronics
Pour a little cleaner in the toilet bowl (if you don’t have pets or children or sleepwalking adults)
Set your alarm
Go to bed at a reasonable...
Contrary to Popular Belief...
catatonichic:
thescienceofjohnlock:
averypotterseniorfeels:
bbc-booknerd12888:
I do not watch Sherlock just to see Benedict Cumberbatch
I am not going to see Star Trek Into Darkness for the same reason
I do not watch Doctor Who just to see David Tennant
I do not watch The Avengers movies just to see Tom Hiddleston
I do not watch the Iron Man movies just to see RDJ
I do not watch...
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tea.
thefistofartemis:
Tea leaves pass the time
Through
Heavy silences
Filled with traces of
The constellations through
our bloodstream
I know our clock is
Ticking down
The time
I’ll just wait for the tea to grow cold.
Racism means that a 15-year-old white girl is a...
garlic-breadgasm:
YOU DON’T OWE YOUR PARENTS ANYTHING
IT WAS THEIR CHOICE TO HAVE, KEEP AND RAISE YOU BUT IT WASN’T YOUR CHOICE TO BE THEIR CHILD
ANY EXPECTATIONS OR IDEALS THEY TRY AND ENFORCE ON YOU ARE BULLSHIT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM
THEY SHOULD ACCEPT THEIR CHILD AS THEY ARE NOT JUDGE THEM ON A MINOR DETAIL THAT DOESN’T AFFECT THEIR LIFE
DO NOT FEEL BAD IF YOU AREN’T THE PERFECT...
I Don't Want to Give Up on My Dream →
fukeveryname:
So years back one of my friends got brutally injured. She had to learn how to walk again, she had to give up so so much, and on top of that she fought and struggled to cut the toxic people from her life and be happy. Now she’s a beautiful and independent young woman going to culinary school and paying for it from her own pocket and a bunch of loans, no help from her family or...
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misandry-mermaid:
amaeza:
untruc:
amaeza:
you know, i’m a raging lesbian and i was never distracted by what other girls in my classes were wearing in high school. this is a male problem, not an “attracted to women” problem.
This is an “inability to respect women” problem.
Which is a male problem.
^^^
Imagine that!
Casual reminder that Helen Keller was a radical...
boobs-birds-botany:
redplebeian:
Member of the Socialist Party of America, co-founder of the IWW, co-founder of the ACLU. The list goes on an on. Bet they newer told you that when you read The Miracle Worker in elementary school
and yet she’s only remembered as the butt of jokes on those idiotic fucking apples to apples games.
BoobsBirds&Botany: So a few days ago I made this... →
boobs-birds-botany:
So a few days ago I made this post responding to the imagery on the cover of Time, criticizing that they chose a teenage girl taking a selfie to put on the cover, because girls have been socialized to want to please men.
I was overwhelmed by the response - last I checked there were nearly…