December 2010
The fact that anyone can be labeled a slut, at any time, with any level of...
– from ‘slut panel’ postmortem: “shame, shame, go away” on feministing. the whole piece is very good, but this section was especially good. (via mermaidmilk, 63words) (via d-s-b) (via emeryelizabeth) (via jodieee)
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at...
– Eleanor Roosevelt (via mikeycdavis)
If you could reblog this,
waitaminutewhat:
Phylicia Barnes went missing two days ago.
I don’t know all of the details because I don’t personally know her but one of my friends is really upset over it and any kind of help would be really appreciated.
She lives around the Monroe/Charlotte NC area, but she has family in Atlanta, Georgia so she could really be anywhere.
She was last seen in the Baltimore area
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power....
– (via velvet-hammer)
YES. I agree with this so much. I cry…a lot. I am often moved to tears by my own expression and was told by people around me (never my mother) growing up that I was “too” emotional, “too sensitive”. FUCK THAT NOISE. I think it takes great strength to let go on that level.
(via...
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.
– C.S. Lewis (via quote-book)
Interviewer: Did you hear t.A.T.u's version of 'How Soon Is Now'?
Morrissey: Yes, it was magnificent. Absolutely. Again, I don't know much about them.
Interviewer: They're the teenage Russian lesbians.
Morrissey: Well, aren't we all?
unthought known.: I can't stand a system where... →
ayedavanita:
jazzonia:
HA HA HA those make a sandwich jokes! They’re so funny except they’re not. I’m just going to laugh along otherwise I will be perceived as stuck-up and consequently, a girly-girl, which is a bad thing to be because girly is definitely inferior and I would never want to be girly, I…
Good call
Slut-Shaming →
malefeminist:
crystalsavestheday:
Slut-shaming, also known as slut-bashing, is the idea of shaming and/or attacking a woman or a girl for being sexual, having one or more sexual partners, acknowledging sexual feelings, and/or acting on sexual feelings. Furthermore, it’s “about the implication that if a woman has sex that traditional society disapproves of, she should feel guilty and inferior”...
Cross The Line if someone you cared for has ever...
jodieee:
Most girls would dedicate this one to some guy who broke their heart. I, on the other hand, dedicate it to female friends. Only another female would be selfish enough to attack you where it hurts the most and feel no remorse, because they’re too busy feeling sorry for themselves.
True that. A guy has never done that to me, maaaad ladies though.
Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us...
– Ira Glass (via rebeccam)
need to remind myself of this.
(via theoceanandthesky)
For all of my friends. Especially the artists, but for everyone that feels discouraged.
Comprehensive sex education is the only thing... →
Never love anybody who treats you like you’re ordinary.
– Oscar Wilde (via xoxsarah)
Self-loathing is not a fucking character-builder. It doesn’t make you stronger....
– Jane, Casual Blasphemies (via bear-bones) (via fight-war-not-wars) (via negativepunxvxpts) (via ihatethismess) (via katharsis6) (via pluseyes) (via curvesahead, lipsbetweenthehips)
This is just the TRUTH. Don’t let anyone make you feel less just to line their own pockets. You don’t NEED anything...
He loved us not because we were lovable, but because He is love.
– CS Lewis (via be-the-change)
Some people say they haven’t yet found themselves. But the self is not something...
– (via iamnocturnal)
Christmas is over
Now what?