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[sansgod]

[nevver]

[goongdingy]

The thing about this is that sculptures like these in art history were for the male gaze. Photoshop a phone to it and suddenly she’s seen as vain and conceited. That’s why I’m 100% for selfie culture because apparently men can gawk at women but when we realize how beautiful we are we’re suddenly full of ourselves…

[stem-cell]

“You painted a naked woman because you enjoyed looking at her, put a mirror in her hand and you called the painting “Vanity,” thus morally condemning the woman whose nakedness you had depicted for you own pleasure.” ― John Berger, Ways of Seeing

[rosalarian]

I know I’ve reblogged this before but it’s so important.

[fallen-rachet]

Basically “Black girl problems”

[aaliyahbreaux]

Omg this is wild lmao

[awesome-picz]

Giant Flower Sculptures Honour Van Gogh At World’s Largest Flower Parade In The Netherlands

[wildly-outspoken]

[luxgalador]

[bochinohito]

[igotthemusic]

Today is July 33rd. Still no sign of Frank’s new album

[catladytopia]

at the moment, i would like to fall into a ditch and never emerge. 

im so tired of all this stupid stuff with my brain and my feelings. why can't i just be normal and happy and without issues 

[catladytopia]

sometimes i wonder if i’m actually depressed or just a spoilt brat.

[sarahgreenillustration]

I’ve been seeing way too much coverage of the terrorist rather than of the victims, which isn’t right, so I made this. Went more realistic to get more of a resemblance, and all information is based off what I could find on the internet. Hopefully it’s all accurate, if something isn’t, please tell me. 

Such a horrible event. RIP. 

[las-nieves-de-enero-cs]

[devilofthestars]

I dont understand spanish but i feel like i understand whats going on in this vine and it hurts my soul

[mykindofweirdxo]

Visit Original Link

[b00otyfriedrice]

Finally someone did it

[khadds]

Been bumpin this for a minute

[90shiphopraprnb]

[alwaysbewoke]

for real. reading the history of the laws (the many laws) written to keep blacks away from anything empowering is quite dizzying and housing discrimination was a big one. laws keeping and taking land from blacks go way back (for example) and as society progressed, it morphed to fit the times. nowadays it’s housing discrimination and it’s rampant. 

[random-alias-deactivated2016020]

Shonda Rhimes needs to make a show for Black kids and let him star.

[vivaillajams]

How ironic. I was just talking about this.

This shit is serious. Gentrification is an issue. Housing discrimination is real. 

[amyleona-blog]

True stories: -A Black family moving into a suburban neighborhood actually would lower the prices of homes. Because all the White people would try to move out as soon as possible. -If the new suburb was next to a non-White neighborhood, a fence could be put up “for safety” to instantly raise property values. -Have you heard the term redline/-ing? It refers to the practice of corporations color coding a region and not investing in or refusing service to those from certain (red) areas. These were usually poor Black neighborhoods. This included refusing those in redlined areas access to jobs, loans, medical care, etc. -Many older developments that were predominately home to poor PoC were destroyed with the promise of a new development or a suburb. This almost never happened and left the country with a shortage of affordable housing that still exists today. -“Between 1934 and 1962, the federal government backed $120 billion of home loans. More than 98% went to whites. Of the 350,000 new homes built with federal support in northern California between 1946 and 1960, fewer than 100 went to African Americans.” http://newsreel.org/guides/race/whiteadv.htm

White people whose family has owned homes since the mid 20th century: The financial success and safety of our families and ourselves is completely based on racism. Never forget that.

Read more: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_discrimination_in_the_United_States_housing_market http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Housing_Administration http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley_v._Kramer http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Housing_Act

[elevatorsss]

🔎🔎🔎

[meximexi]

Honestly it’s crazy how many people don’t know about this stuff, especially redlining and blockbusting. Like take a look at the demographics of neighborhoods in your city and then go back and look at what neighborhoods were redlined, it’s not a coincidence (in Seattle for example), that Ballard is mostly white, while West Seattle is mostly black/non-black POC.

[amaximinalist-deactivated201803]

Ladies and germs, when an animated show somehow makes deteriorating and disintegrating animation a Visual Effect of Awesome, you know you’ve seen it all.

[executionerbarbie]

Steven Universe AU in which Rose and Garnet fuse (can someone send this to Rebecca Sugar and tell her to put me on the show as a guest voice k thx)

[executionerbarbie]

it me happy blackout 

[vaultbabe-blog]

rebeccasugar did you see this