wtfbooks

Random books I discovered through way too many book sales, garage sales, random snooping into other peoples' things, and, of course, online boredom.

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People are really fucking concerned about cats.

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People are really fucking concerned about cats.

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like...if I own cats or I am a cat?

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A comic that I thought fit perfectly with the discussion of The Spectacle1

[bebopbyeya]

Alright ya’ll, we’ve less than two weeks left, so I’ve gotta kick this into high gear. If you are a music lover, you’ll understand the necessity of the project I’m doing. It’s called Resonate, and it’s to promote musicians in the LGBT community. This also creates more LGBT voices for people all over the world to connect and identify with. Please reblog this so that we can make this happen!

Link to Kickstarter page.

[docbe]

Please boost if you can! This is a really cool project, and they have a long way to go!

[sleepyoceanbirb]

I really don’t want to cause hate with this, but I don’t understand how this becomes a topic of sexuality. At least on a personal level, I’ve never listened to music because of how it connects to my sexuality. And I’m a fan of good ol’ rock n roll, which was honestly sex and drugs. 

I’m not trying to start anything, I would legitimately like to be educated as to the need felt for LGBT music. 

[bebopbyeya]

Of course! First of all, I thank you for asking in a way that’s conducive to open conversation. Tumblr can occasionally get rather incendiary with issues such as this.

I think this is a very valid question! I would like to clarify that it’s not so much a project for LGBT music as it is a project for the artists within the community to receive professional recording services, which in turn, I hope, will boost their careers. (More gigs, better tracks for their websites, etc.)

Perhaps your next question is, “…but why LGBT artists?” I’m a queer audio engineer and musician myself, so it’s a personal topic. There are many stories of homophobic musicians refusing to work with their peers after they’ve come out, out artists being afraid of losing their fans and their livelihood, artists getting passed over by industry professionals because of their sexuality, and musicians having years of industry experience before feeling fully out and comfortable with themselves.

If you identify as LGBTQ+ and you’ve been fine with music you’ve found, that’s awesome! I’m truly happy to hear that, because I firmly believe that a connection with music is important for everyone. However, when I was in high school struggling with my sexuality, I had a hard time finding those identifiable voices. I lived in a super small Indiana town, where I was constantly cringing when my classmates would call each other “faggots” and other slurs. In English class senior year, the girl I sat next to told me that her biggest fear about going to college was getting a lesbian as a roommate. Although I never experienced anything worse than regularly hearing statements such as these, others are not so fortunate. When our environments don’t make us feel safe to come out for any reason, it is crucial that we can still look to music (or sports or theatre or whatever happens to be our jam) to see people who feel the same way we do. The goal is to help the young Biancas (hi, that’s me, I’m Bianca; it’s cool to Tumblr-meet you.) out there not feel so alone.

As Jenny Owen Youngs wrote at the end of her coming out letter about a year and a half ago:

“I think it is damaging and isolating for young people to look out into the world and not see a representation of their experience. To encounter others who are like you is to know that you are not alone. Even if you never meet them in real life, these representatives help to contextualize you – they are proof that you are part of something.”

I hope this has helped! Thank you for asking. If you’ll excuse me, I must return to Orphan Black now.

[bebopbyeya]

Alright ya’ll, we’ve less than two weeks left, so I’ve gotta kick this into high gear. If you are a music lover, you’ll understand the necessity of the project I’m doing. It’s called Resonate, and it’s to promote musicians in the LGBT community. This also creates more LGBT voices for people all over the world to connect and identify with. Please reblog this so that we can make this happen!

Link to Kickstarter page.

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in 1930 the average wages were $27,481* in 2012 the average wages were $44,321

in 1930 the average home cost $53,635* in 2013 the average home cost $289,500

in 1930 the average car cost $8,369* in 2013 the average car cost $31,352

but no you are probably right, it’s just twenty-somethings being lazy.

[pptto]

Queering Sex Ed’s Sex Acts resource, part 2. (PDFs will be available at www.ppt.on.ca soon!)

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For my queer friends out there! Check it out!

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Click here to watch The Daily Show cover the UCSB shooting.

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Apparently, we can now fly planes with our brains. Thanks Germany!

[timeshaiku]

A haiku from the article: An Inconvenient Diet

[kimchilada]

I had a couple issues with my shipping supplies, but my Etsy shop is finally open. Burger bows can be purchased here!

Should be adding a few different food themed bows to the shop by the end of the week.

[albinwonderland]

TAKE MY MONEY

ahh super cute!

[rosalarian]

God fucking dammit. I had to buy it. I have a whole outfit that this would go perfectly with. And sure, I could make my own, but she had this idea and she deserves all the money for it. And sorry not sorry I took the last one. :P

[outofcontextarthur]

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bc duh

[tristyntothesea]

[idontcareaboutyourblog-deactiva]

One of the best visual representations of the double standards subjected to all women on a daily basis. Reconsider the next time you toss about the words in column 3.

[iwhaleyou]

this is important

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[alexithymiadaily]

Because of Them, We Can

BEAUTIFUL

[kateordie]

Just… Something in my eye…