When We Were Young

the100 trash, feminism, and other things that I think are important/ love/ funny

[melqdrama]

the jonas brothers paved the way for other boy bands. the jonas brothers got rid of the whole idea that choreographed dancing makes a boy band. they played REAL instruments. gave us hit after hit. when you look me in the eyes made every girl age 7-87 swoon. burnin up not only was a summer hit but also started the iconic niley/nelena love triangle. lovebug made every girl from age 7-87 swoon AGAIN. fly with me made us all nick stans for a month. they werent just musicians tho, they were ACTORS, PERFORMERS, and SONGWRITERS as well. gave us camp rock, camp rock 2, jonas, and jonas l.a. their 3D concer experience was a moment in time no one can recreate. nick doing a backhand spring during the instrumental break during Goodnight and Goodbye? bringing big rob out for his verse in burnin up? bringing out water guns and soaking the crowd? they knew how to put on a SHOW. not only did they write their own music from the START but also wrote on demi lovatos debut album. they were the biggest boy band of our generation and it is time for EVERYONE to recognize that.

[petersspideysense]

leslie jones back at it again spitting facts

[lochnessmorgan]

I love how making of Sense8 is actually much simpler than I thought.

[taco-bellamy]

Here’s some more bc why not:

[iwa-firstladyoftheflash]

Candice Patton IG Story 8/6/19

"You wanna fly, you have to give up the shit that weighs you down"

"RIP Toni Morrison"

[feministism]

[madamsledge-deactivated20200802]

Never have I ever reblogged something so fast and wholeheartedly BE A BITCH IF IT MEANS BEING SAFE, THEY AIN’T WORTH IT

[thecollectibles]

Game of Thrones portraits by Meybis Ruiz Cruz

[haraamzada-deactivated20191222]

[stonerjpeg-deactivated20260421]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT

[bereft-of-frogs]

I saw this thread on twitter yesterday, so mad. It doesn’t seem that…hard…to…market???

All you really had to tell me was that Gugu Mbatha-Raw was in it and I was sold.

[pennie-dreadful]

Excuse me????

It looks like was released in April 2019, but it’s not showing at any of my local theaters. And this is the first I’ve even heard of it. Why even make something if you’re not going to bother promoting it?

[bubblegum-pwussay]

So they can say those kind of movies dont sell and use it as an excuse to never make movies like this with black leads

[gameofthronesdaily]

[romanimp]

#this bitch was on a whole other level

[sixpenceee]

A humpback whale in flipped perspective. (Source)

[petar-darkholm]

okay this just took me to another dimension

[stevviefox]

This is incredibly relaxing to watch!

[beckysauerbrunn]

“Friday has the potential to be a defining moment for Dunn in a U.S. jersey.”

[stevienick]

[enelojodelculo-deactivated20181]

[reeddacted]

HE IS ASKED TO COME CLOSE AND SNUGGLE AND HE IS SO HAPPY TO

[severeobjectfun]

Dear teen girls,

Stop abusing your boyfriends and yes what you are doing is abuse.

Stop:

Yelling at him in front of his friends 

Hitting or slapping him when he does or says something you don’t like

Telling him he doesn’t have a choice when it comes to decisions that involve both of you 

Telling him he can’t hang out with friends because you don’t like him

Telling him to not talk to other girls even if they are his friend

Forcing him to spend every moment with you 

Belittling him and pointing out all his flaws

Calling him stupid or making fun of him for making a mistake

Threatening to break up with him if he doesn’t do what you want

Being emotionally manipulative and crying until he does what you want

Accusing him of cheating every time he’s not with you

Blow up is phone if he doesn’t text you every five minutes 

Telling him you are the must thing that has ever happened to him and no one else will love

Physically attacking him when ever you are mad

Forcing him to have sex despite that fact that he said he didn’t want to

Invading his privacy by going through his phone

Getting mad at him for changing his password and demanding he tell you what it is

If a guy did any of these things to a girl it would be considered abuse but since its the other way around its considered normal. Throughout High school I saw many girl treating their boyfriends like shit. Sometime even physically abusing them in the hallways and no one trying to stop it because its a girl attacking a boy. 

Boys: If your girlfriend does anything on this list leave her. It is abuse and you deserve better.

Girls: if you find your self doing anything on this list to your boyfriend you need to knock it off because you are being abusive. 

[dynastylnoire]

!!!!!!!! My brother was abused by his babies mom and it started like this and escalated to child abuse and neglect.

You don’t deserve to be screamed at, ignored, or assaulted.

Not showing affection when she wants or not hugging her before class) or missing a phone call doesn’t warrant getting cussed out or hit.

[fvlani]

Lol, I lost 5 followers from reblogging this. That’s fine, y'all can go

[onlyblackgirl]

Whole lot of grown women do this too.

[engel-tier-deactivated20180213]

Just wanna throw these in too

Being passive aggressive with him when he wants to spend time with friends or doing other things 

controlling when he’s able to go out with friends

Breaking up his friendships with other girls just because you’re insecure

Making him feel like his opinions in decisions that affect the both of you are irrelevant and don’t matter

SENDING HIS NUMBER TO STRANGERS TO TEST IF HE’S LOYAL OR NOT

testing him in anyway in general without his knowledge or permission (example: catfishing! it’s manipulative and weird don’t fucking do that)

taking money/credit cards without permission to spend on things without his knowledge ( had an ex friend do this constantly to her boyfriend and she’d always condone it because “he’ll get over it” )

guilting him for hanging out with friends/family over you  and making him choose between you and friends/family

telling him “you don’t love me if you *insert harmless activity he wants to do here* “

being rude or mean to him in front of others to assert dominance or power over him

downloading apps to spy on his phone activity (yes, this is a thing “”regular”” people do) or snooping on his social media to see who he’s talking to

hitting him, slapping him, punching him, shoving him. literally how do people not understand slapping your male partner is bad. people tend to find this funny in media and society and its weird. KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF YOUR PARTNER WITHOUT PERMISSION. 

I come from a family of very forward and manipulative women and i see it in media all the time. it’s fucked and people need to not be accepting of young girls acting like snot-nosed, abusive shit heads that think they can get away with manipulation and cruelty because they happen to be girls.

[alwaysbewoke]

and let me add this. ABUSIVE TEEN GIRLFRIENDS TURN INTO ABUSIVE GROWN ASS WOMEN GIRLFRIENDS WHO TURN INTO ABUSIVE WIVES.

if you have an abusive teen or young adult gf right now fellas, leave. don’t let her use you to get her shit right. you’ll be so fucked up by the time she gets it together if she ever does and believe that most likely she won’t.  

[spoonmeb]

Can i just add that ive seen young queer girls do this to their girlfriends. Girls can be abusers and you are right to leave. 

[purpleandpinkhouses]

Women/young girls can definitely be just as abusive. I knew a young man that got ran over and had his leg broken by his girlfriend because (in her words he annoyed her) He refused to press charges. Another young lady started to hit her ex boyfriend because he wouldn’t take her back because of the abuse. He called the cops on her and they literally started laughing at him because she was very petite in comparison to him. Anyone can be abusive and I wish more people understood that.

[madhattey-deactivated20211019]

dammit I’d spam my blog if i reblog this more than once but dude this is really important.

[ayeshapoptropica]

Oh my god. This is so important.

[gentlefemdomboy-deactivated2017]

99.999% reblogging to spread this message.

0.001% reblogging b/c I’m petty and wanna see who unfollows me.

[dracocheesecake]

To anyone who says “wOmEn CaN’t PoSsIbLy bE aBuSeRs!!!!!!!!WoMeN aRe PeRfEcT!!!!!!”

I need you to look up on all of the female murderers, pedophiles, and most especially abusers.

Still think women are perfect and all men are evil?

Then you can’t be helped. Sorry. You’re too stupid to argue with.

[brandwhorestarscream]

General rule of thumb: anything you’re doing to your partner, if you wouldn’t be ok with them reciprocating it exactly, chances are, it’s not ok for you to be doing it

[ruinedchildhood]

Call me, beep me if ya wanna reach me. When ya wanna page me it’s okay. I just can’t wait until I hear my cell phone ring. Doesn’t matter if it’s day or night. Everything’s gonna be alright. Whenever you need me baby. Call me, beep me if ya wanna reach me

[awolfinmycity]

WHAT TO DO AT AN ICE CHECKPOINT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE A WHITE CITIZEN

(please, please, please copy, paste, and share widely):

-Border Patrol can verify citizenship within 100 miles of a border or “external boundary.” This includes coastlines so NYC is within the 100-mile zone.

-Border patrol can only ask brief questions about citizenship, and they cannot hold you for an extended time without cause.

-You always have the right to remain silent. You do not need to answer their questions.

-***WITH THAT SAID, IF YOU ARE A BORN CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE WHITE, YOU NEED TO SPEAK THE FUCK UP.***

-The most important acts of resistance are the small ones. Make it difficult and uncomfortable for ICE agents to do their jobs. They are counting on citizens to turn a blind eye and allow them to deport undocumented citizens without challenge. Disabuse of that notion.

-If you are on a train, bus, or anything else and ICE or CBP boards, you need to stand up and loudly let everyone know that they have the right to remain silent or only answer questions in the presence of an attorney, no matter their citizenship or immigration status. There have been numerous reports that confronting the agents in this way has caused them to leave without verifying citizenship. THIS CAN SAVE LIVES.

-If you see anyone being held up by immigration, loudly ask if they are being detained and if they are free to go.

-Immigration officers cannot detain anyone without reasonable suspicion, an agent must have specific facts about you that make it reasonable to believe you are committing or committed, a violation of immigration law or federal law.

If an agent detains you, you can ask for their basis for reasonable suspicion, and they should tell you.

-Always say no to a search and let everyone know that they can and should refuse consent to a search.

-They cannot search or arrest anyone without facts about that make it probable that they are committing, or committed, a violation of immigration law or federal law.

-Silence alone meets neither of these standards. Nor does race or ethnicity alone suffice for either probable cause or reasonable suspicion

-As white citizens, we have a level of privilege which protects us from retaliation from ICE for being “rude” and making a scene, which makes it our DUTY to speak up and make sure people without the same privilege know their rights. GET LOUD. YELL. YELL IN SPANISH IF YOU KNOW IT. LET PEOPLE KNOW THEY DON’T HAVE TO SAY SHIT. MAKE ICE UNCOMFORTABLE. THROW SAND IN THE GEARS OF WHITE SUPREMACY.

BONUS INFO:

-It is perfectly legal to record immigration agents as long as you are not on government property or at a port of entry. If your train/bus gets board, pull your phone out and start videotaping immediately.

-If you are detained or see someone getting detained, get the agent’s name, number, and any other identifying information. Get it on tape.

-Contact the ACLU if you see someone’s rights being violated.

[estfortis]

This alone is reason enough for me to start studying Spanish again

[themodernsouthernpolytheist]

I literally just went over how to say the basics of this in Spanish to see if I could. It’s probably not perfect, but it should get the point across.

[themodernsouthernpolytheist]

Given the recent announcement by the current 45 admin, this needs to make the rounds again.

[queerdo-mcjewface]

English to Spanish translations of constitutional rights relevant to being questioned by immigration agents:

1. Do not answer any questions from an immigration agent if they try to talk to you. You have the right to remain silent.

No conteste ninguna pregunta de un agente de immigracirón si el trata de hablar con usted. Usted tiene el derecho de mantenerese callado.

2. Do not sign anything without first speaking to a lawyer. You have the right to speak the a lawyer. 

No firme nada sin antes hablar con un abogado. Usted tiene el derecho de hablar con un abogado. 

(I got these sentences from these cards. You can order them or print them at home. They are available i eight languages. They have rights listed on them on in the target language on one side. The other side is to give to the immigration agent to let them know that you are exercising your rights.)

[bellarkefanfiction]

Hey guys! We have some fandom related news. With the recent announcement of Bob and Eliza getting married, Maggie, over on Twitter, has started a fundraiser for Eliza’s not-for-profit school as a wedding gift to Bob and Eliza from all of us. All proceeds will be going to Koh Tao Primary to help the kiddos. So far the fundraiser has reached almost $1500 which is amazing but I’m sure together we can raise a little more, right?

Want to help out? There are a number of different ways to help:

You can donate to the fund here. You can donate as little or as much as you want - every little bit helps!

Not able to donate? That’s fine! You can help by reblogging this post, retweeting this tweet or just through spreading the word to friends.

Follow the school’s official twitter for news and updates on fundraising and auction events. 

You can also sponsor a child’s education at the school here. 

Interested in volunteering at the school? They take on volunteers all year round. To apply go here. 

[bellarkefanfiction]

Update: the fundraiser is almost at $2000 now which WOW! 

[tybalt-tisk]

About an hour ago, I was in Walmart looking for my conditioner because today is wash day for my hair. As I’m looking for my product, this older white lady approaches me and she says, “Excuse me, miss. Please don’t be offended by this.” And usually when white people tell me not to be offended, 9 times out of 10, whatever they are about to say is going to be offensive af.

Anyway, she follows it up with, “My husband and I just recently won our custody battle with our foster daughter and she means the world to us. She’s a beautiful African American girl and her hair looks a lot like yours. But I’m afraid because I don’t know what to do with her hair. It’s a lot different from mines and our other children and we are at a total loss. I’ve tried looking up the YouTube videos and my husband went to the braiding shops so they can teach him how to properly braid her hair, but he’s still pretty new and it will be a while before he gets used to it. Do you have any tips you can give me? If you don’t have the time, it’s okay, really! I just needed a little advice because I want her to look beautiful.”

Y’all. swear I almost started crying on aisle 6. So for the last 30 minutes, I spent my time talking to her and what products to use and how to properly detangle and comb her hair with the proper tools and what not to do with natural hair. And I showed her a bunch of easier to follow natural hair tutorials on YouTube and saved them for her. (I also had to create a YouTube account for her so she could save it for later.) but omfg, she was so sweet, and I could tell that she listened to every single thing I had to say and she took little notes on her little notepad.

And what really filled my heart was the fact that her husband actually taking classes from African braiding shops. And she showed me a picture of him wearing a little sweater vest and loafers in a little shop surrounded by beautiful black women showing him how to braid black hair and even the lady he’s braiding on is guiding his hands. And omfg. Bless these old white people and their black daughter who I know have new loving parents because they are willing to step out of their comfort zone just to make her feel and look beautiful.

I really hope our paths cross again one day, Mrs Cicilia. 💖💕