the end

creative-education:

americawakiewakie:

One Party System

TRUTH!

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stfuconservatives:

str8nochaser:

thedailywhat:

Controversial Facebook Photos of the Day: Air National Guard members Terran Echegoyen-McCabe and Christina Luna recently posted to Facebook several pics of themselves breastfeeding in fatigues — which they do all the time on Fairchild Airforce Base in Spokane, Washington – and their photos have prompted outcry from around the world.

No matter that there are no rules in military conduct against breastfeeding in uniform; one disparaging Facebook comment compared the images to “urinating and defecating.”

Fellow soldier Rita Trujillo commented: 

“I as one of many women who fought long and hard to be accepted and respected as fellow soldiers and the right to wear these uniforms feel shocked, angry at these published photos.”

The photos were taken for the Mom2Mom Breastfeeding Support Group,which raises awareness of women’s right to breastfeed in public.

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America hates mothers in a way that is so insipid, you have WOMEN disparaging other WOMEN for doing what the breast was intended to do and being active engaged mothers.

And why?

Because “I as one of many women who fought long and hard to be accepted and respected as fellow soldiers and the right to wear these uniforms feel shocked, angry at these published photos.”

This is a statement made by a woman about how women feeding their children in their work fatigues damages her status and acceptance as a female soldier. Meaning motherhood is seen as something “weak” and breastfeeding is “dirty”.

Patriarchy is a hell of a drug.  

flawless commentary

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futurejournalismproject:

The Gender Gap in Election 2012 Media Sourcing

A new infographic by the 4th Estate illustrates how significantly underrepresented women are in 2012 election coverage. 

via 4thestate:

In our analysis of news stories and transcripts from the past 6 months, men are much more likely to be quoted on their subjective insight in newspapers and on television. This pattern holds true across all major news outlets, as well as on issues specifically concerning women. For example, in front page articles about the 2012 election that mention abortion or birth control, men are 4 to 7 times more likely to be cited than women. This gender gap undermines the media’s credibility.

How they did it:

The 4th Estate collects data from a sampling of news stories from US national print outlets, TV broadcast and radio transcripts covering the 2012 election. These stories are contextually analyzed and broken down by topic, sentiment and newsmaker. The data for this graphic includes quotes and statements from newsmakers who provide subjective insight. Statements from candidates are not counted. The 4th Estate’s sister company, Global News Intelligence, provides similar proprietary services for government and Fortune 500 companies.

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fuckyeahexistentialism:

“About once or twice every month I engage in public debates with those whose pressing need it is to woo and to win the approval of supernatural beings. Very often, when I give my view that there is no supernatural dimension, and certainly not one that is only or especially available to the faithful, and that the natural world is wonderful enough—and even miraculous enough if you insist—I attract pitying looks and anxious questions. How, in that case, I am asked, do I find meaning and purpose in life? How does a mere and gross materialist, with no expectation of a life to come, decide what, if anything, is worth caring about?

Depending on my mood, I sometimes but not always refrain from pointing out what a breathtakingly insulting and patronizing question this is. (It is on a par with the equally subtle inquiry: Since you don’t believe in our god, what stops you from stealing and lying and raping and killing to your heart’s content?) Just as the answer to the latter question is: self-respect and the desire for the respect of others—while in the meantime it is precisely those who think they have divine permission who are truly capable of any atrocity—so the answer to the first question falls into two parts. A life that partakes even a little of friendship, love, irony, humor, parenthood, literature, and music, and the chance to take part in battles for the liberation of others cannot be called ‘meaningless’ except if the person living it is also an existentialist and elects to call it so. It could be that all existence is a pointless joke, but it is not in fact possible to live one’s everyday life as if this were so. Whereas if one sought to define meaninglessness and futility, the idea that a human life should be expended in the guilty, fearful, self-obsessed propitiation of supernatural nonentities… but there, there. Enough.” 

- Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22

(Source: fyeahchristopherhitchens)

heavymetalharlot:

wholove:

hazelgracewaters:

#can you imagine if atheists said that after everything they said #”I’d like a burger and fries please. Also there is no God.” #”Happy birthday Mom. Also there is no God.” #”The Avengers was a fucking great movie I want to see it again! Also there is no God.” #”That was the best sex I’ve ever had in my life. But there is still no God.”

lmaooooooooooooooooo WE DO THIS

Need to start doing this!

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lexina:

adireadire:

aloadai:

the-sundancekid:

aloadai:

Urban Outfitters is selling Mitt Romney t-shirts. In case you needed another reason to never go there. Ever.

boycott urban outfitters!

AS IF I NEEDED ANOTHER REASON TO LOVE URBAN.

Not everyone has the same political views. If anyone thinks poorly of me because of my personal political views—which I can guarantee are more educated than, oh, say 75% of this generation—then fuck you. God, sometimes I hate how single-minded Tumblr can be.

urban outfitters donated a significant amount of money to rick santorum.

let’s do a run down on him.

• he says broken families are a bigger problem than the economy.
• compared consensual homosexual sex to bestiality or pedophilia
• thinks contraception is a huge threat to the nation
• thinks minorities are the only ones relying on government aid, and that government aid is a disservice to the impoverished
• separation of church and state makes him want to “throw up” (his words)
• believes that college education is not necessary, and that obama is brainwashing us by convincing us to receive more education
• compared black people to aborted fetuses
• considers campaigns for equal rights on par with 9/11
• called the crusades “anti-historical”
• thinks the main homeland security issue is gay marriage

now let’s go to romney.

you say that as someone more educated (which, by the way, the conservative party says is BAAAAAAAAD), you support romney.

oh, maybe romney’s better, then!

• believes corporations are people 
• says he identifies with the impoverished because he is unemployed; currently has a net worth of $200 million
• supports no child left behind (feel free to educate yourself on some of the flaws)
• wants to deny women birth control and cancer screenings
• defends kicking people out of their homes
• says he’s not concerned by the very poor
• held down a gay classmate and cut off his hair
• believes abortion should be illegal… except in his wife’s case
• condones the use of torture
• supports the death penalty
• supports the war on drugs
• believes taxes should be raised for the poor

this election, a vote for the republican party is a vote against the poor, minorities, and women.

i support equal rights, aid for those who need it, and telling urban outfitters the FUCK OFF.

this message was paid for by the sensible people of tumblr.

If you buy one of these to be “ironic”, you are a raging asshole and a twit.

what the fuck.

(Source: harharhar)

heysammy:

gay-men:

The future.

(via theveganarchist)

friendlyatheist:

You can’t vote on civil rights. That is why they are called rights.

(Source: chopperhugs)