February 2012
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GLOBAL WARMING EFFECTS AROUND THE WORLD →
This map pinpoints some of the many examples of how the climate is changing and what that means for humanity.
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Perpetual Motion Machine →
The magic of gifs trump the laws of thermodynamics.
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Ways Gender-Privileged Men Can Challenge Sexism
meeca:
(This list will be forever in-progress. Please add on as you see fit).
Challenge sexist jokes, such as dumb blonde jokes or jokes about rape.
Avoid using words such as “bitch”, “hoe”, “slut.”
Recognize when you “zone out” when women are speaking, when you value a man’s opinion more than a woman’s, or when you ask a man for information or advice rather than a woman.
Recognize times...
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Peanut Butter Cup Cake →
Food pr0nz.
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Guns don't kill people, →
people use guns to… make a rainbow?
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The Parental Rights Amendment vs. the UN... →
“Pro-family.” People toss that around a lot, especially when they want support from values voters. But what does that even mean, anyway?
There’s a group out there masquerading as pro-family while pushing for a constitutional amendment that will end up hurting children. Read more here.
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You can't make this shit up... →
Yesterday Amanda Marcotte tweeted about religious employer exemptions for prodiving birth control, saying “Really, it’s no different than claiming a religious exemption from paying your employees a minimum wage.” Clever, but that’d never actually happen, right?
Right…?
WRONG.
The Church of Scientology in Australia has asked the Federal Government for an exemption...
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Why We Need Sex Ed Now →
Created by: PublicHealthDegree.com
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Excuse Me, Hir →
It’s me! In a podcast about my genderqueer experience! Yay!
Andy is a person who does not identify as male or female. Can society wrap their head around the fact that there are more than two genders?
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9-year-old shot in St. Louis County →
A 9-year-old St. Louis County boy is hospitalized after being shot in the back.
Authorities don’t know who fired the shot but say it did not appear to be self-inflicted.
*facepalm*
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Queer Christianity: Complete Nonsense? →
cctcd:
Warning: Some hateful commentary on religious beliefs lies within. [andythenerd: I’ll leave this here, even though I don’t have any particular sympathy for Christian privilege, because that intersection with queerness makes things rather more complicated.]
christgoldman:
cctcd:
writeoutoflove replied to your post: I like your blog and you seem like a cool person, but I...
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Crochet Your Way to Mental Health →
I have ADHD and there is nothing like yarn craft to calm my thoughts. Bob agrees:
What I need is something that will provide some tranquility in my life; something to give me a stress-relief outlet without turning my liver into a charcoal briquette. It’s got to be something creative, something constructive, but not too complicated. Something that will keep my hands and mind occupied, but not a...
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(C)AFAB/AMAB/etc
Anonymous asked:
(C)AFAB/AMAB/etc language was appropriated from the intersex community and shouldnt be used anywhere that doesnt mean literal surgical assignment, I recommend using DFAB/DMAB/etc in its place. Stands for “designated ____ at birth”.
genderbitch:
Oh balls, thank you so much for letting me know. I’m really sorry about that to any IS people watching.
DFAB and DMAB it is...
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Chicks-With-Dicks, Trap-Chans, Chasers and... →
This woman is amazing. All of you need to subscribe to her forever.
The justification provided in this hypothetical is usually “well I’m just not attracted to trans women. I’m not into them. I can’t control that, it’s just my sexual preference.”
Bullshit.
Yeah, you know you want to read this.
On a related note, there are people with non-mainstream bodies who love having those types of...
Anonymous asked:
You are sick, buddy. REALLY SICK!!!
Actually, I’m feeling better. Staying home from work on Thursday helped me get the rest I need to fight back against the microscopic invaders.
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“I value diversity, I really do. I am a black homosexual feminist as much as a...”
– John W. Loftus
Ah yes, the old “I’m not X, but…” followed by X (and in this case, even containing X).
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Creating a More Inclusive Humanism in an Ableist... →
Warning: ableist slurs. (And unfortunately, the editors deleted my warning in the OP, even though my unedited post included one.)
Here are a few comments I’ve read recently in atheist spaces.
“You are so literal as to be autistic. Are you really that stupid?”
“PETA is creating the next wave of young adults with scary personality disorders.”
“Cannibalism is the same as eating a hot dog? I’ve...
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“It has been my experience that when dealing with females, you need to treat them...”
– Rick Santorum
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Nation Refuses To Read Headline Beyond Words... →
How I feel some days:
According to reports coming in from around the country this morning, people are steadfastly refusing to read a news headline past the words “4-Year-Old Girl Forced To,” with most saying they simply don’t have it in them to deal with whatever information lies beyond that six-word phrase.
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althoughthesunisgone asked: Hello , How are you doing today ? (:
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“Systems of oppression don’t aim to make sense. They aim to marginalize.”
– from That Blog About That Queer Kid
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History Museum Wants You to Mail in Your Old... →
Meanwhile, in Saint Louis…
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Ableism in Atheism →
Atheists have the opportunity to show everyone that we can have superior ethics and morals without god or religion. One way we can do this is to stick up for the dignity and rights of all people, regardless of race, gender, class, sexuality, ability, etc. This includes people with disabilities, both physical and mental (which are really one and the same *glares at dualists*).
Thus begins...
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I love 3D movies.
3D is like the best thing that’s ever happened to movies since ever, in my opinion.
Some people hate it. Some people physically can’t handle it. Theaters should have 2D showings as well, for those reasons. And for those who like going in mixed groups, there are 2D glasses to flatten out 3D movies: http://www.2d-glasses.com/
But with all the anti-3D sentiments out there, I thought...
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Vicodin
iragray:
I just want to say that I may not being able to get back to everyone immediately or write too comprehensively for the next couple of days since I’m coming down from anesthesia and I’m on Vicodin. I’ve had Vicodin before, and, for those who don’t know, it’s a dissociative, not a pain killer. You still feel pain. It just doesn’t make sense to you anymore.
Vicodin did absolutely nothing for...
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“If a woman’s employer is a charity or a hospital that has a religious objection...”
– President Obama, 2/10/12
Explains the Consumerist: The result will be that religious organizations won’t have to pay for these services, and no religious institution will have to provide these services directly. Let me repeat: These employers will not have to pay for, or provide,...
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Fair Trade Chocolate →
It’s pretty common knowledge that most chocolate is made with slave labor, sometimes even child slaves (ask Google). So what to do for V-Day?
Here’s a list of chocolatiers reasonably deemed to be slave-free:
- 365 Dark Chocolate Bar (Whole Foods Market) – Alce Nero’s dark chocolate – Allison’s Gourmet – Amano – Angell Chocolate Bars – Askinoise – Boardwalk Chocolates (not the...
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Simple Binders →
Don’t want to spend $30-50 on a binder? Here is someone who custom makes them for $10 each. The results look pretty good, too:
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“Rape is a fundamental violation of that basic principle of autonomy and respect...”
– PZ Myers [warning, this link is loaded with all sorts of horrible things]
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“How is this “rational?” How is this “humanist?” How is...”
– My genderqueer atheist Facebook friend, responding to The Amazing Atheist’s recent BS [warning: rape and hate and such]
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“It’s equally important that each person have the right to define, determine, or...”
– Leslie Feinberg (via artoftransliness)
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Dear Other White Trans (and Queer) People
TRUTH
logiccontroldeck:
Trans people of color avoid white trans people because we are not safe. Take a moment and think about what that means. Think about how unsafe it is to be trans. Then think about how it would feel to not even feel safe amongst other trans people.
The next logical question is “How do we reach out and let PoC know our communities are safe?” right?
Wrong.
The next...
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drop the bass - Urban Dictionary →
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2) Dammit I dropped the bass! There goes my food for the winter.
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“I support the rights of the unborn child until it’s born and wants a gay...”
– Sen. Rick Santorum
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Hydrogen Peroxide
I got some blood on my light pants, so I put some hydrogen peroxide on it, and a few minutes later the spot was gone completely. It also lightened up an older stain (which had been set in by heat in the drier).
It’s like magic, except it’s science!
The bubbling that occurs when the peroxide encounters blood is due to its decomposition into oxygen gas and water (Eqn. 1).
H2O2...
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Sugar tax needed, say US experts →
Dedicated fans and stalkers alike will know that I reject the notion that there are “super-foods” or foods which are universally healthy for all people in all situations. It is also a basic staple of nutrition that consuming too much of one nutrient (such as sugar, or even water!) can overwhelm the body whereas consuming too little of another (such as iron or calcium) can result...
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Supplements
Anonymous asked: Will taking male vitamins affect anything (in a negative or positive way)? I take daily vitamins, and I’m really sick of looking at the pink bottle that says “teen daily vitamins for girls”.
artoftransliness:
Adrian: You can take whatever vitamins you want. I will warn you, these kinds of over the counter supplements are not regulated by the FDA and recent medical studies show...
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