June 2011
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The Oxford Comma & Unnecessary Ambiguity →
But when it matters, it really matters.
Suppose that instead of the list of men our bachelorette met above, things went differently. Without the serial comma, she might say: “The best available men are the two tall guys, George and Pete.” There, you really don’t know whether George and Pete are the tall guys, or whether there are two tall guys in addition to George and Pete....
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“I make up words, I write in fragments, I am absolutely not a flawless user of...”
– Going, Going, And Gone?: No, The Oxford Comma Is Safe … For Now
I TOTALLY get this, which if you read my blog you already know.
(via jennyjennybobenny)
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"I just tell it like it is."
One of my personal pet peeves, and the reason I can’t watch most reality shows with male cast members or laugh at jokes in bars, is when men say that they are “witty,” “sarcastic,” or have a quirky, difficult to understand sense of humor as an excuse for being offensive, sometimes racist, or just generally NOT FUNNY and particularly tone deaf.
You certainly are not...
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fatmanatee:
folkinz:
Lloyd ft. Andre 3000...
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on street harrassment
I get harrassed almost every day. Sometimes I’m cat-called, other times men just make comments about my appearance or ask me if I have a boyfriend or say something disgusting. Many times they ask me why I’m not smiling and most often, they tell me they like a specific item of clothing I’m wearing. It is a defining feature of my day and of the way I carry myself. I never walk...
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Never giving up on the Oxford comma.
vneckandacardigan:
Deal with it.
I give a fuck.
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Ohio House passes the nation's strictest abortion... →
If it’s enacted into law, supporters of the so-called heartbeat bill hope to provoke a legal challenge and overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in the United States. The ruling upheld a woman’s right to an abortion until the fetus is viable outside the womb, usually at 22 to 24 weeks.
This is why they are doing these things. They are trying to...
“This is why there is absolutely no feminist victory in the success of Republican...”
– Invertebrateparty: why I wish women like Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann would get their historical facts straight
YES.
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The Lady with the Lapdog, and Oprah Winfrey
David McGimpsey: I always wanted to smack the character of Starbuck in Moby Dick, not just for the pain of having to read Moby Dick but because he’s such a killjoy. But, since Starbucks Coffee was named after him and they do make delicious coffee, I’ve since backed off and don’t know which literary character I’d like to smack the most. Is there a character in fiction, either your own or someone else’s, that you’d like to give a real-world correction to?
Gary Shteyngart: I’d like to smack The Lady with the Lapdog. Just get a dachshund instead one of those little yippers.
David McGimpsey: Fiction now largely exists because Oprah Winfrey allows it to. If Oprah wanted to spend the day with you, to find the heart of your routine and work, where would you take her?
Gary Shteyngart: I would show Ms. Winfrey my shower. This is where the heavy-duty thinking takes place.
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“Last fall, Danielle and Robb Deaver of Grand Island, Neb., found that their...”
– Erik Eckholm, “New Laws in Several States Restrict Later-Term Abortions” - NYTimes.com
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You do you, Michele Bachmann.
What I wonder is,...
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“I have a Facebook account, but I mostly post pictures of dachshunds I enjoy. I...”
– Gary Shteyngart, on his use for Facebook from his Media Diet feature
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WatchMichelle Obama in South Africa.
via joyengel
“I was watching a very popular sitcom and noticing about how the characters were...”
– Rob McElhenney on his decision to gain fifty pounds to play Mac this season. This seems to be a little tumblr controversy right now, but I think the reason for it is somewhat interesting. Characters on television do tend to become more and more beautiful as the actors who play them become more and...
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Today in terrible people: Lapses in sexual assualt... →
The university now acknowledges that failing to notify police was a violation of state law, which requires campus security departments to report any possible crimes to local authorities. School officials also did not tell police about a sexual attack allegation involving four athletes in October.
In fact, Marquette administrators told the Tribune that they have violated their reporting...
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“If he were to run for the Republican nomination, Obama could point out that in...”
– Michael Lind, “Why the GOP should nominate Barack Obama in 2012” (via magulartheimpalor)
Spending Money Like a Twenty-Something →
Is the first thing you look for on Saturday morning your credit debit (let’s be real) card or your dignity?
siximpossiblethingsforbreakfast replied to your video: In a preliminary round, all Miss USA contestants…
For the record, I believe that there is a possibility for both to exist simultaneously. In my personal opinion, I think that God created all beings, but that evolution is a part of that process.
That’s actually what I think too! I think most people who know me are surprised...
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magulartheimpalor:
Eight Ways Men and Boys Are Helping to End Gender-Based Violence
fuckyeahfeminists:
1. Using film and hip-hop as a teaching tool: Byron Hurt
2. Redefining strength & masculinity: Men Can Stop Rape
3. Making sex about pleasure not danger: Coalition for Positive Sexuality
4. Creating new ideals for young black and Latino men: Brotherhood/Sister Sol
5. Deconstructing men’s...
evening gown masterpost.
lakebandit:
Maine: HATE the dress. BORING. Looks old. Dynasty called. black with a long flowered glitter side inset
Tennessee: Love. I like the different size glitters. One shoulder. Like it. moves well.
Texas: MEH MEH MEH MEH MEH. And feathers? no. MEH. Like the train. But MEH.
South Carolina. Loved the pose. THATS A LOT OF COLLAR. I like it. Over the top, well fitted, got a train.
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kelsium:
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Miss USA is the slutty sister of Miss America, yes?
I enjoy that they have a selection of red and blue patriotic-themed string bikinis to choose from. I also really enjoy that they strutted around in them to Ke$ha, and Lil Jon and Andy Cohen’s presence generally. Are we at a high school side stage at MTV Spring Break or what?
The...
caryrandolph:
Paul Simon: “Father and Daughter”
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Woman walks through market with the head of the... →
“So determined was the woman to show that she had beaten off her attacker, who she claimed had been stalking her for three months, that she decided to take his head immediately to the local market.”
In the interest of being totally honest with my tumblr friends, reading this article was exhilarating, and I kind of thought it was a little awesome.
Interesting Find: meet the world campaign.
Icaro Doria, a Brazilian man, working for a magazine in Portugal started this campaign using real data from the UN and flag images, he’s created whats known as Meet the World. The colors within the flags from its respective country are used to represent current, geographical relevant issues. Take a look.
United States
Angola
Somalia
China
Colombia
Burkina
