BRAND X: swintons: “As a Sudanese, I am concerned not because I would like...
“As a Sudanese, I am concerned not because I would like foreigners to stay out of internal affairs, but because the view Clooney is presenting to the world is not an accurate one. This is not out of any deliberate manipulation on his part, but Clooney’s campaign is rooted in a…
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"People of color, women, and gays—who now have greater access to the centers of influence that ever before—are under pressure to be well-behaved when talking about their struggles. There is an expectation that we can talk about sins but no one must be identified as a sinner: newspapers love to describe words or deeds as ‘racially charged’ even in those cases when it would be more honest to say ‘racist’; we agree that there is rampant misogyny, but misogynists are nowhere to be found; homophobia is a problem but no one is homophobic. One cumulative effect of this policed language is that when someone dares to point out something as obvious as white privilege, it is seen as unduly provocative. Marginalized voices in America have fewer and fewer avenues to speak plainly about what they suffer; the effect of this enforced civility is that those voices are falsified or blocked entirely from the discourse." —
Teju Cole, The Atlantic (via draupadi)
Added to the list of so many reasons as to why I love Teju Cole.
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Poetry.
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kateoplis:
The National Rifle Association’s online store has a new item: Concealed Carry hoodies, featuring holster and double mag pouch “for optimum draw” and “ideal for carrying your favorite compact to mid-size pistol.” $59.95 - $64.95. Their timing: priceless. [via]
KKK to NRA, folks.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ll9qxsKA1qzprlbo1_r1_500.png)
The National Rifle Association’s online store has a new item: Concealed Carry hoodies, featuring holster and double mag pouch “for optimum draw” and “ideal for carrying your favorite compact to mid-size pistol.” $59.95 - $64.95. Their timing: priceless. [via]
KKK to NRA, folks.
WHITE SAVIOR/NICE WHITE GIRL MEME
It was depressing how easy these were to make.
Here is the blank:
Go wild. <3
This is why I love you.
this is perfect
oh my god
a meme about derailing
dying
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Hello again, Tumblr!
To celebrate my return, I shall post memes of perfection.
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Out of the shadows and into the streets!
On March 14 2012, Tania Chairez and Jessica Hyejin Lee, openly undocumented and unafraid mujeres, blocked traffic in an act of civil disobedience in front of ICE headquarters in Philadelphia. They risked deportation to free Miguel, another undocumented youth who has been in ICE detention for more than 8 months, separated from his wife and U.S. citizen son.
Photo Credit: Jessica Hyejin Lee
Click the *free Miguel* link above and sign the petition.
Make a Phone Call
1. Call ICE – John Morton (202.732.3000) and DHS – Janet Napolitano (202-282-8495)
Sample Script: “I am calling to ask that DREAMer Miguel Angel Orellana Garcia (A# 094-320-156) be allowed to stay in the U.S. Miguel has been living in the country since he was 9 years old. He has a U.S. citizen child and one on the way with his longtime girlfriend. Please don’t separate this family. Release Miguel from detention so he can spend the Holidays with his family.”
2. Call Senator Casey - PA (202-224-6324)
Sample Script: “I am calling to ask that the Senator intervene to set bond for DREAMer Miguel Angel Orellana Garcia (A# 094-320-156). Miguel has been living in the country since he was 9 years old. He has a U.S. citizen child and one on the way with his longtime girlfriend. Please help keep this family together. Help release Miguel to fight his case from home with his family.
(copied from the petition)
DO THIS. So proud to have someone like Jessica in my community. So proud to be Bryn Mawr. I met Tania briefly too in October, and they’re both wonderful amazing people. They were both freed because of the huge community rallying behind them. Get behind Miguel.
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So exactly what is happening on ZeeTV right now?
Is it just a big Holi ZeeTV family celebration?
According to PinkVilla (and yes, I realize I’m asking for trouble by starting any sentence that way), Aamir Khan’s next film is going to feature Anushka Sharma as his love interest.
23-year age difference. TEN PLUS TEN PLUS ANOTHER THREE. That is all I’m saying.
…seriously? SERIOUSLY? aerifjsdkaljf
Bollywood. Get some new young male talent. Please. Someone I can be attracted to. Thanks.
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New requirement before sharing the KONY 2012 video.
It’s the one below South Sudan, to the left of Kenya, to the right of Congo, and above Tanzania and Rwanda.
my grandma grew up in uganda
required knowledge in my family lol
brilliance
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- European Colonialism throughout the ages
- 1400: WTF is Africa?
- 1500: Oh hai there Africa
- 1700: LOL look I'm jacking ure people now lololol
- 1800: Ay brah this place got resources and shit
- 1880: Machine guns are a bitch innit?
- 1950: Water u doing Africa? U can't be free.
- 1960: Ok u can hobble off on your own now.
- 2012: Stop squirming Africa and let our youth save you
