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africanfashion: For those of you who criticize Janelle’s...

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:49 -0400

For those of you who criticize Janelle’s signature monochromatic look.

From her speech on “Black Girls Rock”:

“When I started my music career, I was a maid. I used to clean houses. My mother was a proud janitor. My stepfather, who raised me like his very own, worked at the post office and my father was a trashman. They all wore uniforms and that’s why I stand here today, in my black and white, and I wear my uniform to honor them.

This is a reminder that I have work to do. I have people to uplift. I have people to inspire. And today, I wear my uniform proudly as a Cover Girl. I want to be clear, young girls, I didn’t have to change who I was to become a Cover Girl. I didn’t have to become perfect because I’ve learned throughout my journey that perfection is the enemy of greatness.

Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable.” - Janelle Monáe

"In the 101 top-grossing family films…from 1990 to 2004, of the over 4,000 characters in these films,..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:29:10 -0400

“In the 101 top-grossing family films…from 1990 to 2004, of the over 4,000 characters in these films, 75% overall were male, 83% of characters in crowds were male, 83% of narrators were male, and 72% of speaking were male. When the American Psychological Association commented on this research, they said, ‘This gross under-representation of women or girls in films with family-friendly content reflects a missed opportunity to present a broad spectrum of girls and women in roles that are non-sexualised.’”

- Natasha Walter, Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism, pages 69-70, 2010. (via bitemebeautiful)

Bringing this back as people have started reblogging this again and EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THIS.

(via bitemebeautiful)

warulv: pixelnuggets: j4ya: MY FRIEND DIANE MADE A ZIPLOC BAG...

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:22:08 -0400

warulv:

pixelnuggets:

j4ya:

MY FRIEND DIANE MADE A ZIPLOC BAG JACKET

she is the future

SNACK JACKET

SNACKET

tbch: Alternative Limb Project

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:21:08 -0400

tbch:

Alternative Limb Project

white people: tell racist jokes

Thu, 09 May 2013 22:21:52 -0400

white people: *tell racist jokes*
white people: *throw racist parties*
white people: *use the n-word*
white people: *wear blackface*
white people: *complain about Black History Month*
white people: *trend racist twitter tags*
white people: *support racist celebrities and politicians*
white people: Ugh, why do Black people talk about racism so much?

Photo

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:48:40 -0400

Photo

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:43:59 -0400

iu2: Coffee stain portrait by Hong Yi

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:36:33 -0400

iu2:

Coffee stain portrait by Hong Yi

circumcising: i heard that every time u rev your motorcycle at 6 in the morning u lose an inch of...

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:34:27 -0400

circumcising:

i heard that every time u rev your motorcycle at 6 in the morning u lose an inch of your penis

hizbullahtwerkteam: rafidhi: angryasiangirlsunited: Iranian...

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:47:45 -0400

hizbullahtwerkteam:

rafidhi:

angryasiangirlsunited:

Iranian women [x]

look how oppressed they are. someone please call femen to help free these ladies.

Femen gon’ die today lmfao

muslimfeminists: you think everything is going fine and then ann coulter opens her mouth

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:43:20 -0400

muslimfeminists:

you think everything is going fine and then ann coulter opens her mouth

partypunx: hijabican: Meet the Auburn Tigers, Australia’s...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:10:19 -0400

partypunx:

hijabican:

Meet the Auburn Tigers, Australia’s first all Muslim Woman Football Team! Read their story on hijabican

omfg yes.

rneerkat: the police yelled “PULLOVER” but i was obviously wearing a jacket

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:49:20 -0400

rneerkat:

the police yelled “PULLOVER” but i was obviously wearing a jacket

queerability: Among those asked to describe the most important...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:43:56 -0400

queerability:

Among those asked to describe the most important problem facing their lives right now:

LGBT youth identified
1. Non-accepting families (26%)
2. School/bullying problems (21%)
3. Fear of being out or open (18%)

Non-LGBT youth identified
1. Classes/exams/grades (25%)
2. College/career (14%)
3. Financial pressures related to college or job (11%)

terrasigillata: thearcanetheory: modernanglophilia: Tumblr,...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:38:13 -0400

terrasigillata:

thearcanetheory:

modernanglophilia:

Tumblr, please spread this like WILDFIRE. This teenager has been wrongly suspected of being one of the Boston bombers. He’s scared for his family.

Please pass it on.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2311248/Sala-Barhoum-track-star-teenager-denies-involvement-Boston-Marathon-bombing-picture-widely-circulated.html

racism kills

stop it

poor kid.

hannahmarshallworld: THIS TIME LAST YEAR: FLORENCE + THE...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:33:08 -0400

hannahmarshallworld:

THIS TIME LAST YEAR: FLORENCE + THE MACHINE AT COACHELLA WEARING BESPOKE HANNAH MARSHALL.

Florence and the Machine//Over the Love (FULL)

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:38:24 -0400

Florence and the Machine//Over the Love (FULL)

disgrruntled: there’s a white guy on facebook whose dick i want to flay and deep fry in batter and...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:35:48 -0400

disgrruntled:

there’s a white guy on facebook whose dick i want to flay and deep fry in batter and then serve to him on a stick

theafricatheynevershowyou: Nigerian weddings :)

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:47:05 -0400

theafricatheynevershowyou:

Nigerian weddings :)

theuncolonizedmind: arzitekt: Muslim women send message to...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:45:07 -0400

theuncolonizedmind:

arzitekt:

Muslim women send message to Femen: Counter-protest launched against ‘Topless Jihad Day’.

Muslim women have launched a campaign to send a message to “sextremist” collective Femen. “Muslimah Pride Day” was organised in response to Femen’s self-declared “Topless Jihad Day”, a day of topless protests around the world to support Tunisian Femen activist Amina Tyler.

The organisers of the counter-protest urged Muslim women to speak out for themselves and assert their diverse identities:

“This event is open to ALL muslim women, Hijaabi’s Nikaabis and women who choose not to wear it. Muslimah pride is about connecting with your Muslim identity and reclaiming our collective voice. Most importantly it is about diversity and showing that muslim women are not just one homogenous group. We come in all shapes and sizes, all races and cultural backgrounds. Whether we choose to wear hijaabs or not is nobodies business but ours. So please get clicking, get creative, get loud and proud.”

Using the hashtag #MuslimahPride, netizens criticised Femen’s campaign and said it reinforced stereotypes about Muslim women.

Mimicking Femen’s tactic of posting topless photos to social networks, “Muslimah Pride Day” participants shared photos of themselves expressing their opposition to “Topless Jihad Day”:

“So we won’t be needing any of that, ‘White-non-Muslim-women-saving-Muslim-women-from-Muslim-men’ CRAP!”

PERFECTTTT