January 2011
24 posts
“We need to cut these things that aren’t constitutionally mandated, that are kind...”
– Sarah Palin, on President Obama’s State of the Union address, to Fox News’ Greta von Susteren, Jan. 26, 2011.
(via technipol)
I said I wasn’t going to post about her. But THIS is infuriating.
(via apsies)
According to Al Jazeera, the protesters are...
dancingonembers:
oh my gods and goddesses and non-binary deities, all of my heart (except what’s necessary to maintain my vital signs) goes out to the people of Egypt right now
ten-twentyfour: "Feminist" as a dirty word →
tigressunlimited:
A girl in my class (which is a 400-level class and a blend of gender-womens studies/african american studies/history) was beginning to make a statement refuting the now obviously absurd sexism of 15th-century European males on their female counterparts (ie. calling women lustful and seductive…
I took a theater class a couple of years ago that had several hundred people...
“Males of all ages need settings where their resistance to sexism is affirmed and...”
– bell hooks (via tigressunlimited)
I am so tired of the same wishy-washy meetings that take me down the same dead end with the same people using the same meaningless words of “support.”
A job-killing plan for arts and culture? →
hydeordie:
If you gave me a buck, and next year I returned $18.75 to you, would you think that was a good deal? I would. With savings accounts, money markets and even stocks yielding just a few percentage points on investments these days, a return in excess of 18% is pretty staggering. Yet, that’s what happens with federal support for arts and culture. It pays for itself 18 times over. Federal...
House Republicans unveil plan to end federal arts... →
hydeordie:
Any way you want to describe it, the Republican Study Committee, made up of about 165 GOP members of the House of Representatives, on Thursday announced a budget-cutting plan aimed at slashing federal spending, and it calls for the elimination of the nation’s two leading makers of government arts grants: the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the...
My first two classes have no guys in them because they are also cross listed as women and gender studies. That ain’t right.
“Let’s face it, he’s earned it,” said Fox host Glenn Beck. “I don’t care where he...”
– Impressed with Speech, Fox Names Obama an Honorary American - Andy Borowitz (via brooklynmutt)
Debunking 'Brutish' Male Sexuality Myths pt 1 →
fuckyeahmenfolk:
The tired trope of aggressive male sexuality is a pervasive one. The story goes like this: because men are full of testosterone and sperm as well as unhindered by the consequence of pregnancy, their sexuality is naturally brutish and promiscuous. Testosterone fuels aggression, billions of sperm want hundreds of outlets and nature failed to offset these desires with...
“If man fails to discover that secret essence of femininity, it is simply because...”
– Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex: Myth and Reality
Why film schools teach screenwriters not to pass... →
malefeminist:
“When I started taking film classes at UCLA, I was quickly informed I had what it took to go all the way in film. I was a damn good writer, but more importantly (yeah, you didn’t think good writing was a main prerequisite in this industry, did you?) I understood the process of rewriting to cope with budget (and other) limitations. I didn’t hesitate to rip out my most beloved scenes...
The J. Crew outlet in Katy Mills Mall is probably the greatest place ever. I checked off a bunch of stuff on my list there!
Need MOAR clothes
- Cardigans (black)
- Skirts that fit
- Slacks
- A couple more pairs of nice shoes
- FANCY BLOUSES!!!!
- A whole closet full of black dresses
