January 2012
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our...”
– Isaac Asimov [via]
I don’t really think that this is anti-intellectualism as a blanket thing, so much as valuation of certain kinds of knowledge over others / the idea that intellectuals are somehow disengaged from the world / anti-intellectualism as a shroud for other kinds of bigotry and...
“But the price was, the price for fighting back was this perception of being...”
– The Young Lords and early Chicago Puerto Rican gangs
“I get so frustrated when I see fauxgressive posts like “The truth about...”
– When It Comes to the More Aggressive, Allegedly “Misandrist” or “Reverse Racist” Talk [#Feminist Friday]
“If you care about not raping, because you care about not raping, then the only...”
– Under Duress: Agency, Power and Consent, Part One: “No”
Under Duress: Agency, Power and Consent, Part One:... →
The question, if asked at all, is rarely as straightforward as, “Do you want to have sex?” and it’s often hedged around with codes. “Do you want to come in for coffee?” Asking is a vulnerable act, and the need for self-defence is understandable. Sometimes, ambiguous statements can make a situation easier for everyone involved. “Coffee?” “No thanks, I’d best get back” is a clear negotiation in...
fromthemitten replied to your photo: With what big news snow is, sometimes its hard to…
when I was in college in NYC five inches of snow would be the top story on the news, people would freak out in grocery stores the day before, and the city would practically shut down. being from Michigan I found it really cute.
What’s weird is that we usually get a lot of lake effect snow (not...
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“I’m curious if most girls would see my dick and want it….kinda just...”
– need some girls for a question… - m4w - 24 (sw burbs)
As long as people keep posting stuff like this in strictly platonic I can’t tear myself away from craigslist
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“Some problems we share as women, some we do not. You [white women] fear your...”
– Audre Lorde, “Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference” (via arewomenhuman)
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“Headstone” by Ages
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“So Long” by Jason Anderson [via]
this is like...
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“Carlisle” by Pretty Hot
and i don’t want to grow...
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“The White Shore” by Defiance, Ohio...
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“Decider” by Good Luck [via]
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“Good for Great” by Matt & Kim...
For He is the Harbinger of Death covering Mount...
“Hang out with the guys. I don’t want to be a traitor to the fairer sex, but...”
– How To Be Funny (Or At Least Loosen Up A Bit)
lets be honest about something really quick: guys are lot more likely to overestimate how funny they are and women are a lot more likely to have people tell them over and over that they aren’t actually that funny.
“Because many women, once released from marriage, seem to feel that it would take...”
– Why Men Can’t Stand to Be Alone After a Breakup or a Divorce
This whole piece is kind of whatever, but why is it acceptable that this is just how long term heterosexual domicile sharing relationships are to this author?
“I feel like it is going to get too cold in my room to masturbate tonight.”
– This cold snap is having some serious consequences
“i don’t think i’m being hyperbolic when i say that desiring men is literally the...”
– pussy-strut
“I’m pretty convinced that any article/study on “Why men don’t like X women/women...”
– cara nails it (via isabelthespy)
Can you do interesting work/research with...
It seems like every time I’m nuts over someone’s work I eventually find out that this is not the case. Its a bummer.
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“You may be wondering if I’m joking or serious. I’m joking and...”
– “The Abolition of Work” by Bob Black
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December 2011
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dumb albums i liked a lot this year that came out...
Fred Thomas “Old News”
Fred Thomas “Sink Like a Symphony”
Fred Thomas “Everything is Pretty Much Entirely Fucked”
The Lawrence Arms “Apathy and Exhaustion”
The Lawrence Arms “Oh! Calcutta”
Propagandhi “Supporting Caste”
Nana Grizol “Love it! Love it!”
Defiance, Ohio “The Fear, The Fear, The...
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dumb albums i liked a lot this year
Ages “Sleep on It”
Wavelets “Athaletics”
Lil’ Wayne “Tha Carter IV”
Drake “Take Care”
Frank Ocean “Nostalgia, Ultra”
Chris Bathgate “Salt Year”
City Center “Redeemer”
Danny Brown “XXX”
Direct Hit! “Domesplitter”
Hunx & His Punx “Too Young to Be in Love”
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taking a break from a grant that is the worst thing that ever happened to me (in this case, though, how sweet has my life been?) to buy a bunch of books:
Brian Fies “Mom’s Cancer”
Adele E. Clarke and Virginia Olesen “Revisioning Women, Health and Healing: Feminist, Cultural and Technoscience Perspectives”
James W. Green “Beyond the Good Death: The...
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jenniferanne replied to your quote: If hatred of graeber is just jealousy, maybe the…
omg worst comment section ever. *sometimes i really hate anarchists*
Its the worst but also the best
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“If hatred of graeber is just jealousy, maybe the anarchist hatred of government...”
– anon commenting on Anarchist Anthropology
“A more accurate list: 9. People. 8. The opposite sex. 7. People of the opposite...”
– Slap*Happy commenting on Stuff to keep nerds up at night | MetaFilter