January 2012
December 2011
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“If I could take all my parts with me when I go somewhere, and not have to say to...”
– Pat Parker, from “Movement in Black” via this amazing coming out story of Jean Melesaine (via queerfatfemme)
This. This. All of this.
I’m on the verge of tears.
(via nerdpoet)
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seriously though
The next person to suggest that THEIR gaming community would be a ~perfect non-racist utopia~ if not for the “riff-raff” coming over from World of Warcraft to sully it gets an open handed slap in the mouth.
EVERY GAME COMMUNITY IS RACIST. EVERY ONE. BECAUSE GAMERS ARE RACIST. NOT WOW PLAYERS, NOT MMORPG PLAYERS. GAMERS. ARE. RACIST.
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RHPolitics: white people in denial about blatant... →
uncdan:
talldarkbishoujo:
At the beginning of the current WoW expansion, monkeys were added to the classes of animals the Hunter class could tame and use for combat pets. I am not exaggerating when I say that I was putting in report tickets near daily, I saw so many Hunters running around with monkeys named after either famous black people or what they believed to be “black names” (“Laquisha”,...
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you know why I'm all out of fucks to give about...
They basically represent the height of white privilege in this setting to me. (And yeah, I get that some folks have brown Couslands, but I’m talking in terms of privilege/marginalization axis, Couslands are basically one step below royalty as is in the setting, being human nobility.)
That one person that was talking about wanting a fairytale ending as the reason why they play one....
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“What we are wearing is political and has really high stakes! The conditions of...”
– Dean Spade in an interview with Queer Couture (via majesticlegay)
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Do Not Touch A Black Person's Hair Without...
white person: zomg is that your real hair?
black person: yes.
white person: what do they call it again, an..af-afro, right?
black person: that's correct
white person: wow...i wish i could have an afro. i just have limp dishrag hair, ha ha ha ha ha!
black person: good to know.
white person: so, um, can i touch it?
black person: absolutely not
white person: why not? :(
black person: because i don't want you to? because white people like yourself have a history of fetishizing and taking ownership of black bodies to suit your own twisted, racist doctrines? because your hands are dirty? because i don't know you?
white person (oblivious as fuck): racism is in the past! *touches* ooooh wowwwww! It's soft like a cloud! or cotton candy! do you wash it?
black person: BITCH, BACK THE FUCK UP, CUZ IMMA NEED YOU TO GET YO FUNKY PINK HANDS OUT MY HEAD CUZ U LOOKIN REAL PRESSED RIGHT NOW, YOU STANK SUCKA HEAUX, DON'T YOU EVA TOUCH MY HAIR AGAIN OR I SWEAH FO' GAWD I WILL SHANK YA ASS! NASTY ASS MOTHAFUCKIN DIRTY SLUTRAG, THAT'S WHY YO IGNANT ASS SMELL LIKE A WET DOG! how's that for a wash?
white person (bursts into tears): omg u people ARE racist!
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holy fucking shit
Did this game seriously just reference Citizens United? A goddamn video game?
Dumb Things White People Say: seriously when black... →
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
i-am-septima:
jmromigpoet:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
jmromigpoet:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
kinky, poly, “non-gender-expression-conforming” and ace problems are like
whatever
i feel embarrassed for ever having cared to be quite honest
Granted not all of these deserve of the same level of…
^Agree with this except for a couple points:
1.) There are a good number...
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Shale: I have noticed that the painted elf seeks the attention of the Grey Warden.
Zevran: He certainly does.
Shale: (Snorts) I watched many such couplings during the time I spent immobile in Honnleath. Or should I say I was forced to watch. You do know that this usually ends in reproduction. I have seen it many times, indeed.
Zevran: Oh? That is not such a terrible thought. Creating a new life can be a great deal of fun.
Shale: So you say. I have no idea how a golem is created, but I doubt I shall be creating one anytime soon.
Zevran: Just as well, I imagine. Any lover of yours would no doubt be quickly reduced to a puddle of bruises.
Shale: So you see me winning the affection of another golem, do you? Most golems are slaves to whomever holds their control rod.
Zevran: Funny, it works exactly the same way for us as well.
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so I'm finishing Brotherhood before I start...
And I just got the crossbow.
white people in denial about blatant racism on...
At the beginning of the current WoW expansion, monkeys were added to the classes of animals the Hunter class could tame and use for combat pets. I am not exaggerating when I say that I was putting in report tickets near daily, I saw so many Hunters running around with monkeys named after either famous black people or what they believed to be “black names” (“Laquisha”,...
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North Carolina!! AN ELDER NEEDS OUR SUPPORT
onlytowardschaos:
murphysbride:
blackamazon:
She needs “a bedroom for me and my stuff and my cat, some pain meds, and a line on a job.” She’s getting kicked out of her place by the first of the month, but she’s a real established organizer, a genius trans woman of color former graphic designer and in need of community support. She needs help ASAP andwants to avoid institutions and civil...
REBLOG:... i saw Pariah. →
heysoapie:
tionam:
Reblogging this from when i had the chance to see Pariah at the New Director/New Films fest at the Lincoln Center earlier this year in March. please support this film if it happens to be playing in your city or a city near you!!!
TAKE ACTION!
Here’s what YOU can do:
1) BUY movie tickets opening week! Bring your friends & family to watch PARIAH or buy tickets for...
Esoterica: Tell me racism is dead when... →
liquornspice:
strugglingtobeheard:
karnythia:
bakethatlinguist:
strugglingtobeheard:
All you have to do is play Xbox with a black avatar or a “black voice” and hear the word nigger over 50 times in a week. My room mate plays xbox360 regularly and he is very good. He plays a lot of madden and first person shooters like halo and call of duty. But why is it…
(Warning: Children, and some...
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Spell your name with fictional characters.
goddessofcheese:
blanketspace:
H - Hermione Granger
A - Aerys Targaryen
N - Ned (Eddard) Stark
N - Nymeria
A - Alistair
H - Hrist
S — Saren (Mass Effect)
I — Iago (Othello)
O — Odo (Star Trek)
N — Nightcrawler (X-Men)
A — Azula (A:TLA)
J - Jasmine
E - Ezio
S - Snape
S - Sylvanas
I - Ianto
C - Cauthrien
A - Alistair
that mary sue essay really got me thinking.
Specifically about how gendered the term is. Because it occurred to me as I was reading it that I have very rarely if ever worry about my male OCs being Sues. Yet I have this fear about basically every female OC I write.
The Warden is canonically beautiful (in that everyone in game constantly says so) yet I’m afraid to describe Gisele as such for fear of the Sue label. A lot of people fall...
Today we remember the Lakota men, women, and...
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Being a Gypsy
thisshitisallracist:
golden-zephyr:
is not magical, fantastical, or perfect.
It’s painful, lonely, sad… and fucking hard.
I had a big post written out about this, but tumblr ate it, and now I just don’t have the energy to post with the same heart.
I get tired of people following me because they think I’m one of those boho-hippie-gypsy blogs that posts whimsical photos of girls with messy...
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Adventures of Comic Book Girl: Mary Sue, what are... →
clownyprincess:
This article must be read! It’s awesome! ”What’s really wrong with a thirteen year old girl having a power fantasy, even if it’s badly written? Who is it hurting?”
adventuresofcomicbookgirl:
Looks like this essay was needed, so I went ahead and did it. Not sure I said everything I wanted to say, but I tried.
So, there’s this girl. She’s tragically orphaned and richer than...
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one of my favorite cracky bits of crossover...
La Volpe from Assassin’s Creed is really Isaac from Castlevania.
Dracula got rezzed by the Templars and wouldn’t play ball.
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AC: REVELATIONS CAME IN THE MAIL TODAY
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What Do You Think of This? Pagan & Atheist? I...
zorascreation:
I sure hope so since this is how I identify myself. At the risk of getting kicked out of the Atheist club, let me elaborate. While my attempts as a child to believe in God like a good little citizen failed, my exposure to living science, quantum physics, seeing the universe and all that is in it as a whole lot of life-in-action, stuck with me. As I grew up and began to explore my...
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missl0nelyhearts replied to your post: missl0nelyhearts replied to your post: I just…
fwiw…i think you’re utterly loveable. if it were in my power to send some charming, court-y folks your way with flowers and candy and extra batteries …well, i would do that.
missl0nelyhearts replied to your post: I just had this really fucked up epiphany
would you like to be? from this point forward, would you associate any “courting” with those other experiences?
I think so? It would really depend on the individual showing the interest. ‘Cause one of the shitty things about having this sort of self-esteem issue is never really believing deep down that...
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I just had this really fucked up epiphany
In all the relationships I’ve ever had, I’ve never been actively “courted” or asked out or anything of the like.
…except in the cases where I was abused.
Jesus fucking Christ.
liquornspice:
Okay, I’m lucky in that I got to experience people openly liking me early on in life. It was middle school, but I am still VERY privileged as a Black girl to have had that experience.
But I have never in my adult life had a man show romantic interest in me AND be willing to let other people know about it. I have never had a relationship wherein the other person says to people,...
this is a true story
glossylalia:
jacksoneames-iv:
peaceroxi:
so you know guy fieri right
this dude on food network
WELL, I HAVE A STORY.
my aunt lived in the same apartment complex with him, same hallway even, when they were younger.
he was like three or something and she was maybe ten?
but anyway
he pooped in the middle of the hallway
literally pulled his pants down and just took a shit right there
...