'All opinions mine.'

'A reblog does not indicate endorsement.'

[justoxfordthings]

[oops-thisisamistake]

museums often serve the function of shaping a national sense of history and can - though not always - suggest to attendees a false sense of progress, national concern or even innocence [...] If the goal is to honor the past then make the present right. Collective national reparations carried out institutionally for everyone would make far more sense to me. Fuck a museum. Cancel debt (student, mortgage, credit card, all of it), make all medical needs, housing and education free and correct those processes of education so that these histories are centered. Assure the right to unionize, hire more people and pay them all more so that all working people are able to work less and have more. Redistribute wealth, resources and land.

‘Calling Out "Activist Tourism" and the "Progressive" Mainstream’ - interview with Jared Ball on TruthOut

[lindsayslohan]

Léa Seydoux in A New York Moment by Glen Luchford

[ilkbaharumudu]

[elloellenoh]

All the Black voices in the world speaking about racism all the time do not move White people to think about it– but one White John Stewart talking about Charleston has a whole lot of White people talking about it. That’s the world we live in. Black people can’t change it while White people are silent and deaf to our words.

John Metta, I, Racist (via elloellenoh)

[dietculturebullshit]

The thing they don’t tell you is that  without healthy thinking, healthy eating and exercise are completely pointless and at worse, toxic.

[feministbatwoman]

We - and by we, I mean, white feminists - need to talk about how [the Charleston terrorist] used white female purity to justify murdering black people. 

“I have to do it,” he said. “You rape our women.” 

This myth - that black men rape and assault white women - has been used to justify the murder of black people for centuries. It was used to justify lynchings. It was used to justify slavery. It is still used today.  

And white feminists absolutely NEED TO REPUDIATE this myth, because white women’s tacit approval - and sometimes vocal agreement - with this myth is part of what allows this terrorism to happen. 

People like the Charleston terrorist believe white women need to be protected from black men. 

We don’t. 

I stand in solidarity with the black community, not with people like Dylann Storm. He does not speak for me. 

(100% inspired LaKeyma Pennyamon’s facebook post asking why white women haven’t already done this. Thank you.) 

[everyoneisgay]

Beaches Over Bars: I Skipped NYC Pride and Found Something Else To Be Proud Of

"I used to go to The Pride March every year, starting at age fifteen. I don't remember exactly how old I was when I started to become disillusioned with it, but I do remember why."

Incredible piece on celebrating Pride in your own time and your own way, by the wonderful Mal Blum. <3

[poolgirlatthevampiremansion]

[cuntymint-deactivated20170602]

Colonialism is the massive fog that has clouded our imaginations regarding who we could be, excised our memories of who we once were, and numbed our understanding of our current existence.

Waziyatawin  (via laborreguitina)

salvadorans

(via lasiguanaba)

This is so fucking real and true.

(via blackinasia)

[oops-thisisamistake]

oh my

[falloutyler]

a boyfriend???? in this economy????

[oops-thisisamistake]

Pride Denied: Homonationalism & the Future of Queer Politics

Activists and artists resist assimilation and fight the ongoing oppression of queer, trans, lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.

[oops-thisisamistake]

The Spark is a completely free festival of ideas, discussion, art, performance and more looking at how we can bring about positive change here in the UK and around the world 20 – 26 July 2015. Whether you’re angry about injustice in the world and ready to do something, or want to have more in-depth conversations about issues that interest you, share experiences from and ideas about grassroots movements, gain practical skills for social change, meet people and make new connections, explore social justice issues through the arts, or all of these things, this event is for you! Everything at the Spark is free to attend. Who are we? The Spark organising group is made up of individuals involved in a range of social-justice groups. It is supported by the Economic Justice Project.

and the Economic Justice Project

[oops-thisisamistake]

The fact that Brandon Brooks, the white teenager, is left to document and tell the story of the events from last week in McKenney, Texas, – but not the black teenagers who were violated -, tells volumes about what it means to protest against white supremacy while being governed by white supremacy. It’s after all a privilege to be listened to, taken serious and credited back. Just as much as it is a privilege to protest and walk away from it without physical, emotional, social and/or economic harm.

‘Hypervisible Bodies: Protesting White Supremacy Whilst Racialised’ - Sinthujan Varatharajah

[queeranne]

[queeranne]

I guess this is the best post I’ve ever made

[deverified]

sorting hat quizzes be like

How do you brush your teeth?

a) bravely

b) while making a sandwich

c) while reading a book

d) I’m a snake