Dancing for mental health

If you accidentally misgender someone

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:56:03 +0300

Do:

-apologize quickly once

-correct yourself

Don’t:

-apologize profusely

-ramble on about how you’re actually really accepting

-keep apologizing

-tell them about your trans* best friend who you’re so very supportive of

-apologize some more

-talk about how you never do this

-apologize even more

Photo

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:31:02 +0300

apihtawikosisan: sincerelysarita: Nineteen-year-old Tarikuwa...

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:02:25 +0300

apihtawikosisan:

sincerelysarita:

Nineteen-year-old Tarikuwa Lemma is a survivor, of an international adoption scandal. When she was 13, she was effectively sold from her native Ethiopia to an American family. The corrupt “adoption agency” convinced her father, who was a widow, that Tarikuwa and her younger sisters were headed to the U.S. as part of an educational exchange program, and that they would return home every summer and on holiday breaks. Little did he know, his daughters had been placed with adoptive couples in the U.S., never to return. Tarikuwa’s name was changed against her will, and she was forbidden by her American “family” from speaking her native language. The issue of transnational adoption, its evangelical Christian component, and the exploitation of communities that sometimes results, is the subject of the book, The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking and the New Gospel of Adoption by Kathryn Joyce, who appeared, along with Tarikuwa, on last Sunday’s “Melissa Harris Perry” show on MSNBC. Below is Tarikuwa’s satirical look at the “rescue” of children from her home country, to “better lives” in America.

clutchmag:

Stop ‘Rescuing’ African Children Through Corrupt Adoptions

Tarikuwa Lemma appearing on Melissa Harris Perry Show April 28, 2013.

From The Grio — Nineteen-year…

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Doesn’t seem to matter the background of the child, the methods of colonialism and assimilation haven’t changed.

foervraengd: Saying that people of color cannot show any...

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:59:04 +0300

foervraengd:

Saying that people of color cannot show any visible blushing is a big fat myth that only proves how little people actually know about skin tones.

I have seen a lot of skin-tone palettes that includes dark skin, but it is very rarely put in use as examples. And many times I’ve found them to only appear monochrome, while darker skin tones are just as rich in tone variation as fair skin.

And just to be extra nice, I even added the basic colors I used in these two examples. A big protip is to start with the darkest tone as a base and then work to light tones. Use the highlights sparingly, they should not be large but more like small spots. Dark skin is more “reflective”, meaning small highlights pop out more than on lighter skin tones.

I made this set mainly for all the anime artists out there who probably would love to color more poc characters but don’t really know if it’d work out as kawaii as their usual stuff.

News flash: it’s drop-dead super kawaii in all skin tones<3

chondrus-crispus: Glitter Pubes

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:51:00 +0300

chondrus-crispus:

Glitter Pubes

missamberj: Self-Portraits 4/21/13

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:49:27 +0300

missamberj:

Self-Portraits

4/21/13

Photo

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:48:28 +0300

lostgrrrls: seriouslyamerica: lovewallace: casual-isms: Prese...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:24:46 +0300

lostgrrrls:

seriouslyamerica:

lovewallace:

casual-isms:

Presented without comment, because I’m sure someone will be able to find the words better than I can.

oh look we have cute doodles too

THANK YOU OH MY GOSH

This. Is. Perfect.

Teach your children:

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:19:25 +0300

bad-dominicana:

- to be aware and vocal about their own boundaries and sense of safety

- to know their boundaries and safety should always be respected

- to observe and respect other peoples boundaries and safety, ALL peoples

#safe people make safe spaces

#autismawareness

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:14:59 +0300

silversarcasm:

mhlette:

An autistic person is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. Know why? It’s because they don’t know how to hate people.

Well I’m autistic and I hate you ✿◕‿◕✿

onestepinc: insanelydelish: JC PENNY SEES YOUR HOMOPHOBIA...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:13:20 +0300

onestepinc:

insanelydelish:

JC PENNY SEES YOUR HOMOPHOBIA AND RAISES YOU A DOUBLE RAINBOW.

^ yes

I tried to scroll past this, but it must be reblogged. Must….always….reblog…..

nintendofunclub: volvata: these kinds of people should be...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:12:00 +0300

nintendofunclub:

volvata:

these kinds of people should be turned into fertilizer♪♪♪

that’s fucking awful jesus christ.

"So many fashion “rules” are simply sets of guidelines to managing the connotations of womanhood. The..."

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:13:28 +0300

“So many fashion “rules” are simply sets of guidelines to managing the connotations of womanhood. The shorter the skirt, the lower the heel. The smokier the eyes, the more neutral the mouth. The tighter the pants, the more billowy the shirt. The more colorful the top, the plainer the bottom; the bigger the earrings, the smaller the necklace; the bolder the nail polish, the shorter the nail. I’ve seen all of these “rules” written out in fashion magazines and the like (which isn’t to say that there aren’t plenty of contradictory “rules” or guidelines on how to best break those rules, but these are generally considered to be within “good taste” instead of being fashion-forward), and what stands out isn’t so much the rules themselves as the fact that they’re presented without explanation. You’re supposed to know inherently why you wouldn’t pair a short skirt with high heels, a loud lipstick with a dark eye.
Now, some of these rules make a certain amount of visual sense: If you’re trying to showcase a gorgeous pair of earrings, wearing a bunch of other jewelry will just compete for attention. But other rules make visual sense only because we’ve adopted a collective eye that codes it as “right”—anything else betrays our sense of propriety. A micromini with four-inch heels? Coded as tramp. It doesn’t matter if the visual goal is to lengthen your legs, or if the woman next to you garnering not a single sneer is wearing a skirt just as short with a pair of low-heeled boots. You’ve failed to manage the stigma of womanhood correctly. You haven’t made the right choices, the right tradeoff. You haven’t found that ever-present marker of “good taste”: balance. And while there are all sorts of stigma attached to womanhood, none is so heavily managed and manipulated and contradictory and constantly on the edge of imbalance as sexuality.”

- Autumn Whitefield-Madrano, “Wearing Stigma” (via eibmorb)

caestiel: i am sorry but this is literally the funniest thing...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:36:59 +0300

caestiel:

i am sorry but this is literally the funniest thing that has ever happened to me on this website

"My lawyer gives the same speech to everyone who wants to do business with me now. ‘Nicki is not one..."

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:25:18 +0300

“My lawyer gives the same speech to everyone who wants to do business with me now. ‘Nicki is not one of those artists who allow her representatives to make decisions for her.’ I’m on conference calls all day with lawyers, accountants, and executives—people of power—and they treat me with respect. Because I command respect. I’m not cocky, but I deserve to know what’s going on. It’s my brand and my life. That’s my advice to women in general: Even if you’re doing a nine-to-five job, treat yourself like a boss. Not arrogant, but be sure of what you want—and don’t allow people to run anything for you without your knowledge. You want everyone to know, Okay, I can’t play games with her. I have to do right by this woman. That’s what it’s all about.”

- Nicki Minaj, Elle, April 2013 (via suvetar)

I now present to you...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:51:52 +0300

cishetssuck:

the ~ally awards~

girlzwithcurves: grabyflowers: garbageandflowers: Just so...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:42:49 +0300

girlzwithcurves:

grabyflowers:

garbageandflowers:

Just so everyone knows how much I do not care. Me and all my glory.

mega babe

love her…. Shi xoxo

letsallgotothelobby: things that need to stop

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:37:10 +0300

letsallgotothelobby:

things that need to stop

"A book can teach you, a conversation can assure you, a poem can seduce you, a genius can inspire you..."

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:47:52 +0200

“A book can teach you, a conversation can assure you, a poem can seduce you, a genius can inspire you but only you can save yourself.”

- Anthony Anaxagorou (via perfect)

underboobprince: like once queer and trans people don’t have to fear for their lives, jobs, homes,...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:56:25 +0200

underboobprince:

like
once queer and trans people don’t have to fear for their lives, jobs, homes, and safety because it is dangerous for them just to exist
then we can focus on marriage