June 2012
#546
thisiswhiteprivilege:
White privilege is featuring Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill and celebrating his presidency while glossing over the fact that he initiated the ethnic cleansing of Native American tribes.
things less important than actual oppression
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
your feelings on oppression outside of how that oppression personally affects you as a person who deals with it
your feelings on how other people handle their oppression
your feelings outside of oppressive ideologies
being called a name by someone you oppress or help others to oppress
your feelings on things that aren’t oppression but “hurt”
"How to Kill a Transperson" by Ceridwen Troy
On Saturday, Sanesha Stewart, a transwoman of color living in the Bronx, was murdered in her own apartment. She was 25 years old. Her accused killer, Steve McMillan, had known her for months, yet when he was arrested, he claimed to have been enraged to find out that she was what the media coverage called not really a woman. He stabbed her over and over again in the chest and throat. She tried to...
el-masreya:
Slavery: “GET OVER IT!”
Imperialism: “GET OVER IT!”
Exploitation: “GET OVER IT!”
World Starvation: “GET OVER IT”
Genocide: “GET OVER IT!”
Occupation: “GET OVER IT!”
9/11: “NEVER FORGET!”
msawesomesmarties:
Always
never
Anonymous asked: How do you feel about people who...
thisgingersnapsback:
thisgingersnapsback:
abaldwin360:
thisgingersnapsback:
Abuse happens, period. It doesn’t matter what, some people will do anything to get an “advantage” in the world. But since such abuse is statistically uncommon, while it might be aggrivating, you don’t rip out the safety net from everyone else benefiting from the programs just because a few people fuck up—that’s...
thehalalpeniswhisperer:
On Friday, someone extremely close to a good Tumblr friend of mine committed suicide. That person was a gay Muslim who’s parents flat out rejected his sexuality and long story short, forced him to marry and raise a child with a woman he did not love. After less than a year of trying to live a suppressed and artificial existence he caved and could not handle it anymore.
...
Last night about broke my heart.
thisgingersnapsback:
So we’re all familiar with how horrible my job is, right? And I mean, I’m not talking about what I have to do—that’s a breeze. It’s the people I work with, the people I work for, and the environment I work in. It’s all toxic, toxic, toxic.
Last night was just sad.
It was late, which is when most mothers with W.I.C. will come in the store. I’ve always had suspicions that...
jalwhite:
soulofacityy:
i’ve noticed that a lot of people confuse “respects women” with “respects women they consider respectable”.
truth.
golden-zephyr:
thisisawesomestuff:
On My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding they always talk about people discriminating against gypsies in the US, but I have never in my life ever heard of anyone being a gypsy or being discriminated for being a gypsy in the US. I’ve heard of it in Ireland when I’ve visited, but never in the US. Is it a southern thing or something? Everyone on the show seems to be...
“Despite the help of a lawyer, Reynoso has not been able to determine exactly how...”
– Most maddening story on our site of the day: How one family’s struggle with their young son’s death has been compounded by their need to pay off his massive student loans. (via motherjones)
“I can simultaneously be angry with white supremacy and love white people. I can...”
– thisiswhiteprivilege (via peanuuutmilk)
devils-trap:
so i see you have followed me back well well well you have just activated my TRAP CARD FRIENDSHIP FOREVER
thecuntmentality:
fatprincesslifestylechoices:
hey so i have a donate button now.
this is really uncomfortable for me and i really hate talking about money let alone taking money from people but this is internalised classism and me doubting my worth and i need to challenge that and this is as good a reason as ever.
anyone who has followed me with any longevity knows that i am poor. born...