sam rick

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[samrick]

dear taylorswift, none of us could afford tickets to your show tonight but we would be ecstatic if you could hang out and say hi. we’ll have a bbq in your honor. 

[vovler]

This one is mine :

The ENFP personality is a true free spirit. They are often the life of the party, but unlike Explorers, they are less interested in the sheer excitement and pleasure of the moment than they are in enjoying the social and emotional connections they make with others. Charming, independent, energetic and compassionate, the 7% of the population that they comprise can certainly be felt in any crowd.

Test Yourself :)

Find Your Personality

[guardian]

In 1986, Gloria Steinem wrote that if men got periods, they ‘would brag about how long and how much’: that boys would talk about their menstruation as the beginning of their manhood, that there would be ‘gifts, religious ceremonies’ and sanitary supplies would be ‘federally funded and free’. I could live without the menstrual bragging – though mine is particularly impressive – and ceremonial parties, but seriously: Why aren’t tampons free?

jessicavalenti: We need to move beyond the stigma of “that time of the month” – women’s feminine hygiene products should be free for all, all the time.

Read more »

(via guardian)

[samrick]

so also

beyond all of the general problems of the himym finale

anyone else think it's a problem that all five (?) of robin's dogs have been living for at least twenty years, probably more?

[takingofforionsbelt-deactivated]

THIS IS WORSE THAN DAN BEING GOSSIP GIRL

[marissawompler]

this pretty much sums up my feelings on the finale

[powerpuff-save-the-day]

Powerpuff Girls was actually a show about a group of small children crushing the patriarchy and no one will convince me otherwise

[loosescrewslefty]

Anyone who tries to convince you otherwise obviously wasn’t watching the same show.

[fuckyeahfeminists]

Truth

[sandandglass]

[micdotcom]

Watch: 'They Daily Show' exposes birth control-penis pump double standard

Although the birth control mandate has been hotly debated and contested for its burden on taxpayers, Medicare has spent $872 million on penis pumps in the last five years alone. Viagra has also received $819 million and Cyalis more than $782 million. But you’ll never hear those numbers being debated anywhere.

Read more and watch the full video

Follow @policymic

[deuxvdeuxl]

Si les hommes pouvaient être enceints, y aurait des distributeurs de RU486 dans les toilettes des bars.

[stfueverything-deactivated20230]

^^^ so true.

[aisalynn]

[thisfeliciaday]

The other day I posted this tweet:

"Wait they cast a white chick for Tiger Lily in the new Peter Pan? Did they not remember Lone Ranger last year? Or, you know, racism?"

(If you didn’t hear, Rooney Mara is supposedly playing Tiger Lily, who is a princess of the…

[ghostsagain]

THAT FELICIA DAY

[samrick]

amy grant - baby, baby

[samrick]

janet jackson - together again

[sean3116]

[stand-up-gifs]

He’s just mad because he can’t acquire all the apple juice that I’m acquiring. (x)

[awkwardsituationist]

[kateoplis]

Happy International Women’s Day (video)

[kateoplis]

Do you have general advice for seventeen-year-old girls? As you develop your identity, seek as little approval as possible.

“My boyfriend writes off everything I say under the guise that “I read too many books.” I can’t tell if I’m being a pretentious douchebag or if he’s just a little insecure. Who’s to blame?

He’s to blame for his ignorance and disrespect. You’re to blame for your shitty choice in boyfriends.

What is the cure to narcissism? Empathy.

Which Girls character would you be? I’d be the HBO executive who cancels the show.

Is it always a bad idea to forgive a cheater? No, it’s actually a good idea to forgive a cheater, but that doesn’t mean forget, and that sure as hell doesn’t mean give back your trust.

How do you say no to someone who continuously asks you out and refuses to stop, even upon request? Tell the creep to fuck off. Be rude. Be loud. Embarrass him for disrespecting you, and when he acts all butthurt and calls you a bitch, don’t feel the least bit bad about it.

What do you do when you sorely miss a jerk you broke up with a few months ago? Personally? I rebound date wildly inappropriate men until I’m filled with self-loathing and regret. I also tend to sublimate my frustration with exercise until I’m in really good shape. Do whatever you gotta do, babe, just don’t fall back into the jerk’s orbit.

Why am I attracted to guys who always have one foot out the door? So that you can experience all of the emotional drama without taking any of the emotional risk.

What do you think about monogamy? I think it’s limiting, problematic, and too often confused with fidelity.

Please introduce me to a new sex position.

Try the one where you make sober, unflinching eye contact with your partner while sharing a deep emotional connection.”

[jamesbadgedale]

[kateoplis]

God, I love you.