the awful effects of velocipeding
Hark, a vagrant: 331
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amckiereads
(with less books) [trigger warnings for sexual assault / rape / racism apply to many posts here]
This woman is reading. IS THIS FEMINIST?
No. The Western canon is white and male-dominated. This woman is lending her support to structures of male domination as embodied within the academy. Also, she is standing under a ladder, which means seven years of continued sexist oppression. PROBLEMATIC.
An acoustic rendition of ‘You and I’ sung by Adenikè and J’Sun.
Activist-artist Raul Lemesoff’s “Arma De Instruccion Masiva“, or “Weapon of Mass Instruction,” may seem militant but it’s actually a peaceful mobile library. The artwork/vehicle serves a very serious function; with around 900 books on the car’s “shelves” at any given time, Lemesoff provides free reading materials to anyone inclined to pluck one from the collection. As he tours through Argentina’s urban centers and rural communities alike, the artist views his work as a mission “to contribute to peace through literature.”
Original image by Diana Walker for Time.
I love this one especially because I detest the ‘Hey Girl’ thing. I find that so patronizing!
On February 26, our son Trayvon Martin was shot and killed as he walked to a family member’s home from a convenience store where he had just bought some candy. He was only 17 years-old.
Trayvon’s killer, George Zimmerman, admitted to police that he shot Trayvon in the chest. Zimmerman, the community’s self appointed “neighborhood watch leader,” called the police to report a suspicious person when he saw Travyon, a young black man, walking from the store. But Zimmerman still hasn’t been charged for murdering our son.
Trayvon was our hero. At the age 9, Trayvon pulled his father from a burning kitchen, saving his life. He loved sports and horseback riding. At only 17 he had a bright future ahead of him with dreams of attending college and becoming an aviation mechanic. Now that’s all gone.
When Zimmerman reported Trayvon to the police, they told him not to confront him. But he did anyway. All we know about what happened next is that our 17 year-old son, who was completely unarmed, was shot and killed.
It’s been nearly two weeks and the Sanford Police have refused to arrest George Zimmerman. In their public statements, they even go so far as to stand up for the killer - saying he’s “a college grad” who took a class in criminal justice.
Please join us in calling on Norman Wolfinger, Florida’s 18th District State’s Attorney, to investigate my son’s murder and prosecute George Zimmerman for the shooting and killing of Trayvon Martin.
From the Change.org petition by TRACY MARTIN and SYBRINA FULTON (via inothernews)
It is appalling to me that Zimmerman has not been arrested.
(via wilwheaton)
(via bookalicious)
#PatienceIsAVulture. Impatience must be a hawk.
This is why I have no patience. Clearly it would be dangerous. I don’t want vultures around me.
Just because you like something in the bedroom doesn’t mean you want every other relationship in your life to operate that way. Just because you like missionary position doesn’t mean that you want to lay on your back on the floor of the bus during your commute to work.
How are you able to read all the time?
How are you able to not read all the time?Thanks to nerdy91 for this suggestion!
Sometimes the long books that feel like they’ll never end are my favorites<3
