amandadiane

quietly observing, always learning

[narliee]

in that moment, nick and charlie feel so warm, safe, and loved.

[wishmaker-2]

[thebeachboys-deactivated2020050]

the thirst for knowledge

[sweaterpawsjimin]

ಥ_ಥ

[femininefreak]

Berkeley Cancels Milo Yiannopoulos Speech, and Donald Trump Tweets Outrage

[mintokkies]

[toptony]

“We are all broken, that’s how the light gets in.” - Ernest Hemingway

[shinji--moon-deactivated2017123]

When did we become so small and so apologetic? Why do we apologize for our humanity? Love what you love, and make no apologies. This is your identity. The most horrendous suspensions of freedom are self-imposed. We imprison ourselves daily, hourly. We have one life, one shot at all the glorious things of life, and we walk about constricted, apologetic, afraid. We have so little time; we have so little space upon which to spread our love and our talents and our kindness. Run toward life fulsomely and freely. It runs from us so quickly, like a frightened dog or youth or daylight. Chase it and care for it. Of course art should be about something big. Something terribly big must be at stake. I don’t see this anymore. Our art is becoming terribly polite and apologetic, much like us. It slinks away like a sagging breast, empty of milk or promise or comfort. We need to get very fervent again. We need to get jacked up.

Tennessee Williams (via bessmess)

[fuckyeahdialectics]

Genuine equality means not treating everyone the same, but attending equally to everyone’s different needs.

Eagleton, Terry, Why Marx Was Right (Yale University Press, 2011) p.5 (via fuckyeahdialectics)

[drrrk-mtttr-deactivated20151202]

"But a female dummy didn’t become a mandatory part of frontal crash tests until last year. For all this time, the average American guy stood for us all. That may have had a substantial impact on women’s auto safety. If airbags are designed for the average male, they will strike most men in the upper chest, creating a cushion for their bodies and heads. Yet small women might hit the airbag chin first, snapping their heads back, potentially leading to serious neck and spinal injuries. In some cases, according to tests with female mannequins, small women were almost three times as likely as their average male counterparts to be seriously injured or killed. A study of actual crashes by the University of Virginia’s Center for Applied Biomechanics found that women wearing seatbelts were 47 percent more likely to be seriously injured than males in similar accidents.”

Why Carmakers Always Insisted on Male Crash-Test Dummies — Taming the American Idol (via daily-denial)

ugh

(via stfufauxminists)

I really wish there were a single word that meant “disgusted and speechless but also not at all surprised”

(via stfusexists)

I swear my seatbelt is gonna chop my head off if I'm ever in an accident. It rides right along my neck.

[lmaodies]

*deep breath*

THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THE GENERAL MALE MENTALITY WHEN I, AS A MALE WITH MANY FEMALE FRIENDS, HAVE TO FREQUENTLY PRETEND TO BE MY FRIENDS’ BOYFRIEND SIMPLY SO OTHER DUDES WON’T BE CREEPY AND FUCKING GROPE THEM

THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THE GENERAL MALE MENTALITY WHEN THEY RESPECT COMPETITION MORE THAN THE ACTUAL PERSON THEY’RE TRYING TO GET WITH

[sangtuary]

“And it upsets me that as I record this video #wewillalwayssupportyoujustin is trending on twitter. I wish all the people who were tweeting that right now would be forced to send a tweet to explain to Katie’s family in 140 characters or less why they would quote always support someone who would do something as fundamentally selfish as driving drunk.”

- Josh Sundquist [x]

[4gifs]

[pixieiee-deactivated20181212]

this is so fucking useful wHY IS IT NOT GOING FULL BLAS EVERY WHERE JESUS CHIRST

[renjin-chan]

jeez my grandmother needs this

[amandadiane]

[rolaren-deactivated20190821]

VICTIM BLAMING: The logic (or lack thereof) of blaming rape victims, applied to other crimes.

Idk how good this metaphor is but I’m posting it anyway because I feel pretty passionately about this subject.

[gaywrites]

The fact of the matter is, it doesn’t matter whether or not you think homosexuality is a sin. Let me say that again. It does not matter if you think homosexuality is a sin, or if you think it is simply another expression of human love. It doesn’t matter. Why doesn’t it matter? Because people are dying. Kids are literally killing themselves because they are so tired of being rejected and dehumanized that they feel their only option left is to end their life. As a Youth Pastor, this makes me physically ill. And as a human, it should make you feel the same way. So, I’m through with the debate. When faced with the choice between being theologically correct…as if this is even possible…and being morally responsible, I’ll go with morally responsible every time.

What You Believe About Homosexuality Doesn’t Matter | Tyler Smither

(via gaywrites)

[awkwardsituationist]

[meeow-for-me]

I have chills after reading this post. I literally feel like im going to throw up.. I will always reboot this.

[techneo]

real, actual issues in the world right now

[shoryukenmami-deactivated201609]

This is happening in the world but people are worried about what a celebrity is going to name their child.

[accidentalocean]

Perhaps one of the most powerful sets of images I have seen in my four years on this site.

[tally-art-deactivated20201005]

[amandadiane]

I just might have to start doing this.