June 2013
29 posts
Home is where your wi-fi connects automatically.
“When the traveler goes alone he gets acquainted with himself.”
—Liberty Hyde Bailey (via thatkindofwoman)
Women can last only one hour in high heels before pain sets in, survey finds →
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It takes just one hour, six minutes and 48 seconds before the average woman’s feet begin to feel the agony of being strapped into high heels, a study has found. And some can’t even make it that long — with 20 percent of women saying the pain kicks in after just 10 minutes.
My Feminism: “For some reason, feminism is seen as super anti: anti-men, anti-sex,... →
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“For some reason, feminism is seen as super anti: anti-men, anti-sex, anti-sexism, anti-everything. And while some of those antis aren’t bad things, it’s not exactly exciting to get involved in something that’s seen as so consistently negative.
The good news is, feminism isn’t all about antis. It’s progressive and—as cheesy as this sounds—it’s about making your life better. As different as we all are, there’s one thing most young women have in common: We’re all brought up to feel like there’s something wrong with us. We’re too fat. We’re dumb. We’re too smart. We’re not ladylike enough—stop cursing, chewing with your mouth open, speaking your mind. We’re too slutty. We’re not slutty enough.
Fuck that.
You’re not too fat. You’re not too loud. You’re not too smart. You’re not unladylike. There is nothing wrong with you.”Excerpt From: Valenti, Jessica. “Full Frontal Feminism.”
“In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.”
—Toni Morrison (via mangoachaar)
“The most sincere form of love is love for food.”
—George Bernard Shaw (via thatkindofwoman)
“I like people with depth, I like people with emotion, I like people with a strong mind, an interesting mind, a twisted mind, and also people that can make me smile.”
—Abbey Lee Kershaw (via hellanne)
Egalitarianism is a useless ideology that panders to the idea that racism. homophobia, and sexism are over when they’re not, not even by a long shot. Egalitarians pride themselves in thinking everyone is equal despite not doing anything about social injustice. As long as racism, sexism, and homophobia are still rampant in society, simply thinking everyone is equal will accomplish nothing.
“‘If the girl had been worth having she’d have waited for you?’ No, sir, the girl really worth having won’t wait for anybody.”
—F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise (via thatkindofwoman)
“You’re going to discover that conversations are best at 4 am. The heavier the eyelids, the sincerer the words. Those are the talks you’ll remember. It’s ok not to know the answer and silence is not awkward. It’s shared, so share it more often than not.”
—Jeff Stuckel (via -explosive)
May 2013
52 posts
“You either like me or you don’t. It took me twenty-something years to learn how to love myself, I don’t have that kinda time to convince somebody else.”
—Daniel Franzese (via yabadabadai)
“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
—Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums (via thatkindofwoman)
“I don’t expect gay people to prove to me, a straight person, that there’s actually homophobia. I don’t expect poor people to prove to me, a Harvard grad, that hunger and poverty are widespread problems. And if someone asked me, as an Asian person, to “prove” to them that racism exists, I would laugh all the way back to Chinatown. Marginalized groups are not responsible for explaining their marginalization to you. If you are actually concerned, you would take the initiative to do some research yourself instead of showing up at some oppressed group’s door step demanding a list of citations for things (racism, sexism, etc.) that are proven time and time again in the real world.”
—the ch!cktionary — The Patriarchy Wants A Lesson On Privilege 101 (via amberlrhea)
“Don’t fool yourself. English isn’t inherently superior, or easier to learn, or more sonically pleasing. Its international usage comes from forceful assimilation and legacy of colonialistic injection. It isn’t a deed that one should take pride in.”
—my uncle left this comment on his friend’s Facebook status, a white British man who was bragging about how easy it is to be a native English speaker when trekking to different nations. (via maarnayeri)
