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tenderghost: awwww-cute: One of my friends got chased by...

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:08:18 -0400

tenderghost:

awwww-cute:

One of my friends got chased by little piggies during his bike ride

this is the opposite of a problem

m-i-d-n-i-g-h-t-city: lovely—delight: Waiting for his Oscar.

Mon, 06 May 2013 23:41:31 -0400

m-i-d-n-i-g-h-t-city:

lovely—delight:

Waiting for his Oscar.

ladragonaria: fuckyeah1990s: Eventually I’m going to gif every...

Mon, 06 May 2013 23:41:01 -0400

ladragonaria:

fuckyeah1990s:

Eventually I’m going to gif every joke Carlos tells on Magic School Bus…

Keisha looks like she is 1000% done with Carlos and his… ANT-ics.

peashooter85: Napoleon Bonaparte’s toothbrush, made with horse...

Thu, 02 May 2013 19:49:47 -0400

peashooter85:

Napoleon Bonaparte’s toothbrush, made with horse hair bristles and a silver plated handle.

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Thu, 02 May 2013 19:47:44 -0400

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Thu, 02 May 2013 17:56:49 -0400

"I actually attack the concept of happiness. The idea that - I don’t mind people being happy - but..."

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:54:55 -0400

“I actually attack the concept of happiness. The idea that - I don’t mind people being happy - but the idea that everything we do is part of the pursuit of happiness seems to me a really dangerous idea and has led to a contemporary disease in Western society, which is fear of sadness. It’s a really odd thing that we’re now seeing people saying “write down 3 things that made you happy today before you go to sleep”, and “cheer up” and “happiness is our birthright” and so on. We’re kind of teaching our kids that happiness is the default position - it’s rubbish. Wholeness is what we ought to be striving for and part of that is sadness, disappointment, frustration, failure; all of those things which make us who we are. Happiness and victory and fulfillment are nice little things that also happen to us, but they don’t teach us much. Everyone says we grow through pain and then as soon as they experience pain they say “Quick! Move on! Cheer up!” I’d like just for a year to have a moratorium on the word “happiness” and to replace it with the word “wholeness”. Ask yourself “is this contributing to my wholeness?” and if you’re having a bad day, it is.”

- Hugh Mackay (via artistsuffer)

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Thu, 02 May 2013 17:53:42 -0400

thelandofmaps: 1648 Ununited German States [2352 x 1918]CLICK...

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:44:26 -0400

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1648 Ununited German States [2352 x 1918]
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thelandofmaps: Africa, from Butler’s Elementary Geography...

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:42:34 -0400

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Africa, from Butler’s Elementary Geography published 1888 [1645x1318]
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thelandofmaps: A map of Facebook friendships [2368x1179]CLICK...

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:39:56 -0400

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A map of Facebook friendships [2368x1179]
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thelandofmaps: Growth of Boston’s Shorelines Over 400 Years...

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:39:29 -0400

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Growth of Boston’s Shorelines Over 400 Years (1311 x 1268)
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thelandofmaps: Game of Thrones’ Westeros according to the...

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:37:53 -0400

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Game of Thrones’ Westeros according to the closest “state capital” [600x1363] [OC]
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maroutian: Why I Am a Male Feminist The word turns off a lot of...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:31:38 -0400

maroutian:

Why I Am a Male Feminist

The word turns off a lot of men (insert snarky comment about man-hating feminazis here) — and women. But here’s why black men should …be embracing the “f” word.

Like most guys, I had bought into the stereotype that all feminists were white, lesbian, unattractive male bashers who hated all men. But after reading the work of these black feminists, I realized that this was far from the truth. After digging into their work, I came to really respect the intelligence, courage and honesty of these women.

Feminists did not hate men. In fact, they loved men. But just as my father had silenced my mother during their arguments to avoid hearing her gripes, men silenced feminists by belittling them in order to dodge hearing the truth about who we are.

I learned that feminists offered an important critique about a male-dominated society that routinely, and globally, treated women like second-class citizens. They spoke the truth, and even though I was a man, their truth spoke to me. Through feminism, I developed a language that helped me better articulate things that I had experienced growing up as a male.

Feminist writings about patriarchy, racism, capitalism and structural sexism resonated with me because I had witnessed firsthand the kind of male dominance they challenged. I saw it as a child in my home and perpetuated it as an adult. Their analysis of male culture and male behavior helped me put my father’s patriarchy into a much larger social context, and also helped me understand myself better.

I decided that I loved feminists and embraced feminism. Not only does feminism give woman a voice, but it also clears the way for men to free themselves from the stranglehold of traditional masculinity. When we hurt the women in our lives, we hurt ourselves, and we hurt our community, too.

~ Byron Hurt
Read his entire post: http://www.theroot.com/views/why-i-am-male-feminist?page=0%2C0

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