May 2012
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Eclectic Spectrum: To vagabonaesthetics →
eclecticspectrum:
vagabondaesthetics replied to your post: riddle me this: how do we people of the diaspora appropriate african culture when by birthright, it is ours. my disdain that i expressed in my first question is because you (evidently) feel like black americans are not entitled. and nah, i really…
dank-potion:
Abortions aren’t going anywhere.
They’ve been around since the beginning of humankind.
You’re not supporting life.
What you are supporting by being “pro-life” is limiting people’s options to safer, more effective terminations of pregnancies and the state having even more unwarranted autonomy over people’s bodies and choices.
What’s difficult about this?
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“When neo-soul singer Erykah Badu announced her third pregnancy in 2008, some...”
– Tamara Winfrey Harris
I think this proves my point[s] again regarding the fact that Beyonce’s pregnancy & birth were applauded, while overall Black motherhood is degraded. Mainly because Black motherhood is stereotyped. Black mothers are seen as vile, crude, loud-mouthed ghetto bitches and ho’s...
Garden Up - Urban Gardening & Living: Germany Sets... →
gardenup:
Germany fed a whopping 22 gigawatts of solar power per hour into the national grid last weekend, setting a new record by meeting nearly half of the country’s weekend power demand. After the Fukushima disaster, Japan opted to shut down all of its nuclear power stations and Germany…
I LOVE....
…it when Nigerians and Ghanians start the Jollof rice Civil wars over a Senegalese dish. Dat ish is Strictly West African but….
Ghanians please WHAT THE FUCK?! IS BASMATI DOING ON MY PLATE?! IT’S JOLLOF RICE NOT A FUCKING CURRY!!!!
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howiviewafrica:
I love Mother Africa. Kisses, from Brazil.
— alinetimbo
Pro-Tip: Cis women are not the only people who can...
ladyatheist:
This so called “war on women” is not just a war on cis women. It’s a war on anyone who needs access to safe, affordable, and accessible healthcare. If we want to make any real progress, we need to stop ignoring and erasing the experiences of trans*, genderqueer, intersex, and other nonbinary people.
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“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.”
– AMY BLOOM (via itsloudinsidemyhead)
Politeness became so rare that some people mistake...
queennubian:
GPOY…I don’t want you, I’m just being polite.
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queennubian:
a-wanderlustsoul:
that awkward moment where people still treat you like you’re 13 but you’re 19.
but your 28….in the eyes of some people, no matter how old you are, you are still a baby
bad-dominicana:
too many fucking passwords to remember. too many.
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PUSSIES & ANKHS: So this man... (another white man... →
sapphrikah:
I saw this man on the train platform on my way home, literally right after I parted ways with Terrell.
He was hugged up on his black girlfriend. And I was wearing house of holland super suspender tights (they basically make it look like you’re wearing a garter) which apparently means I need to be…
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“The obnoxious self-righteousness of liberals who accuse everyone but themselves...”
– An Anonymous friend of mine (I think he stole it from reddit though. but I couldn’t find it). (via anticapitalist)
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“It is a thing of great joy to be able to see different points of view....”
– Fran Xavi
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Eclectic Spectrum: How can some diasporic peoples... →
coldeyesthatburn:
eclecticspectrum:
That doesn’t make any sense to me.
If the culture doesn’t exist how can anyone appropriate it?
Diasporic cultures exist.
They are real, rich, and beautiful.
And to say that you have no culture spits on your own ancestors.
speaking as an Af…
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I want to be a Samurai....
I read watch manga, read anime, listen to Japanese bands, watch Korean dramas. I want to be a Samurai. They seem courageous, brave and honorable, I even go on the internet seeking ‘ornamental’ samurai swords, but I have forgotten one thing and this is crucial; in my own reality I refuse to join the military in any guise. But I want to be a samurai, a member of the Imperial Japanese...
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PILOT EPISODE OF TOPICAL NEWS SHOW AMEBO @ FOUR...
37thstate:
The news will never be the same again…
Brought to you by 37thstate & Jungle Tribe
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How can some diasporic peoples say that they have...
eclecticspectrum:
That doesn’t make any sense to me.
If the culture doesn’t exist how can anyone appropriate it?
Diasporic cultures exist.
They are real, rich, and beautiful.
And to say that you have no culture spits on your own ancestors.
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