May 2013
dionthesocialist:
No respect for racists. No sympathy. No patience. No understanding. Nothing. They don’t get to deny entire groups of people their humanity and still expect to have their humanity respected.
the-uncensored-she:
White people hate Kanye West because he incorporates the ugly reality of being Black in Amerikkka within his lyrics. White “feminists” are pissed that Beyonce won’t let them— snorts— run her career and public image. Notice a pattern here? Black celebrities aren’t allowed to run their own damn shows without white approval…and whining.
“Through a career that has included crotch-grabbing, nudity, BDSM, Marilyn Monroe...”
– All Hail the Queen? (http://bitchmagazine.org/article/all-hail-the-queen-beyonce-feminism#.UZvUyP56MrU.facebook)
grrrlfever:
motivation behind misogyny:
men maintaining power over women
results of misogyny:
rape, abuse, murder, lower pay, less opportunities, general discrimination and loss of power, restrictive gender roles, and much, much more.
motivation behind misandry:
men as a group sure do a lot of bad things as a result of their gendered power and male privilege, i’m not sure that i trust them...
“Men and women are misogynistic for different reasons: men to marginalize women,...”
– http://www.shakesville.com/2010/01/feminism-101.html (via pomegranateblood)
“Government assistance in America is invisible until black people receive it....”
– Melissa Harris-Perry and Karen Finney (paraphrased), commenting on a recent New York Times editorial wherein black farmers were all but vilified as ‘lazy takers’ who gamed the system —for winning an historic discrimination lawsuit against the USDA: Pigford v. Glickman (via odinsblog)
Entertainment Weekly: Bruno Mars Says His First #1... →
youonlyliveonce92:
sailorcedes:
peaceloveandafropuffs:
rhapsodyincolour:
Three years ago, Bruno Mars became a worldwide superstar with a string of smash hits. But before that, he struggled for years to make it, and reveals that one of the barriers to his becoming a pop star was his race.
Bruno is Puerto Rican, Jewish and Filipino. In the cover story of the new issue of Entertainment...
“Loneliness does not come from having no people around you, but from being unable...”
– Carl Jung (via vayaconqueso)
jaiy0:
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebelion
