lisa simpson

"you do yo thang, baby smurf." ben wyatt. 23. ny. writer, thinker, learner, seer, asshole.

[ithelpstodream]

I feel sick.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-strikes-nationalistic-tone-in-inaugural-speech-1484957527?tesla=y&mod=e2tw

[ahsadler]

The Bane thing isn’t that important. What IS is that Bannon, a known anti-Semite, included the line “America First. Only, always, America First.” The America First Committee was a prewar political movement that urged the United States to stay out of World War II, and was largely made up of Nazi sympathizers, who argued that a Jewish conspiracy was trying to drive the US into the war for their own benefit. There is no way that was a coincidence. It was a dog whistle for fascists.

[yousilvertonguedevil-blog]

Welcome to the most insane YA dystopia ever written. 

[idiotsonfb]

[starglitteredsky-deactivated201]

Isn’t it nice how people twist their religious scripture to suit their weds but when it’s used against them it’s suddenly not okay

[crippledcuriosity]

I talked to a monk about this quote once (we have mutual friends, and he came to a New Year’s Eve party at my shared art studio). He said this isn’t even talking about homosexuality. That the bible never actually says homosexuality is wrong. What that passage means is this:

Women were treated as subservient and it that you shouldn’t treat other men as subservient, like they are beneath you. It is not talking about homosexuality. If it was, it would say it outright since the bible lists other things outright.

I take the word of a monk who have studied the bible extensively more than a self proclaimed Christian.

[theguilteaparty]

The above text, I would like to point out is from the point of view of this translation of the original Hebrew. I spoke with my cousin’s rabbi on the matter and his response was different, saying that it was a mistranslation. See, the true translation says that a man shall not lie with another in the bed of a woman, which is to say, the Hebrews had a shit ton of rules about when a man was or was not allowed in a woman’s bed and private quarters (including, if she didn’t want you there, you weren’t allowed there. Hebrew women were also allowed to divorce their husbands and the image of the ‘oppressive Hebrew people’ is an image that was propogated by Christianity which, historically speaking, doesn’t treat the Jewish people too well and liked to paint them as being rather barbaric and backwards and cultish with their traditions, which, another piece of fun info, their traditions were one of the main reasons why the Jewish people were less likely, in medieval times, to die of the plague. Because washing your hands and avoiding the dead and vermin and the like was a lot of help. Of course the Christians persecuted them for not dying but that’s another matter. I’m sidetracked). So the verse is literally saying ‘Don’t fuck in some lady’s bed because that’s just goddamn rude’

Also, whenever a Christian brings the book of Leviticus up, you should feel free to point out that these are rules that were given to make the Hebrew people prepared for when the son of God came to earth. In Christianity, it’s believed the son of God was Jesus. So by following the rules set in Leviticus or pushing them as things we should follow, they’re saying that Jesus was not the son of God, and that Jesus did not, in fact, die for our sins. Jewish people believe, in their faith, that the son of God hasn’t yet been born, so many choose to follow these rules.

Most people of course roll their eyes when I explain the translation of the verse (full breakdown found here) but it’s always fun to point out the nature of the rules in Leviticus and the implications of following them. 

[bedbugbookworm-deactivated20150]

I’m a theology student and I am on the verge of crying because of how accurate this commentary is. Historical context is simultaneously the most interesting and most important part of interpreting any texts. 

[zorobro]

Most religious people seem to base their beliefs on things that are severely mistranslated. I wish they would do their research before using the bible for hate.

[justnahok]

I studied theology extensively and was going to become a theologist until I switched majors. The above commentary is 100% accurate and what I try to stress in a lot if conversations with Bible Thumpers.

Jesus also affirms the homosexual relationship between the Roman Centurion and his “slave”. The particular Greek word used to refer to this special slave was “pais”. Greek language studies and contexts show that a “pais” was a male love slave. Regular slaves were called “dolos”. The Centurion makes this distinction clearly when he asks Jesus to heal his slave (pais), and then to prove his status he tells Jesus that his slaves (dolos) go when he tells them to. But this slave (pais) was special. He was the Centurion’s lover.

Hearing this, Jesus was so amazed he says he had not found ANYONE ELSE who had such great faith. He then blesses the Centurion and heals his male lover.

Matthew 8:5-13

THIS IS WHAT THE BIBLE REALLY TEACHES ABOUT SAME SEX COUPLES.

In short, the English adaptation is a mistranslated farce.

[zorobro]

^^^^this

[noshamejustlove]

reblogging for the comments ^^^^^^

[veldian]

EXCUSE ME WHILE I REBLOG THIS FIFTY MILLION TIMES

[psych2go]

If you like these posts, check out @psych2go.

We also created a group to help promote more awareness on mental health issues. If you’re interested, join this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/924095714294306/

[ithelpstodream]

[the-real-eye-to-see]

Because water is life!

#NoDAPL

#StandingRock

[yousilvertonguedevil-blog]

greed will always feed itself first.

[painstation-deactivated20181026]

[blackprofessionals]

[cnsmith-blog]

Visit Original Link

[yousilvertonguedevil-blog]

Southern Girl - Incubus never gets old.

[stopmarkus]

If you must blink, do it now.  Pay careful attention to everything you see no matter how unusual it may seem.  If you look away, even for an instant, then our hero will surely perish.

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

[yousilvertonguedevil-blog]

movie of the year

[putitonmydash]

Machiko Harris

[henricavyll]

Pulp Fiction (1994) Dir. Quentin Tarantino

[sarahseeandersen]

[tastefullyoffensive]

by Sarah Andersen

[ghostparties]

“millions of flower petals erupt from a volcano, covering an entire village”

[crawltowardsthemoon-blog]

how on earth

[diver5ion]

[mediamattersforamerica]

An important perspective in light of recent events.

Watch this. 

[findingwordsforthoughts]

where is the safe check-in in beirut?

where is the lebanese flag on facebook?

where are the news headlines, and lights on government buildings and honouring and remembering the lebanese victims? or the syrian victims? or the iraqi victims? or the schoolchildren in pakistan, who get killed while in class?

these lives matter too. they too were daughters and sons, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers. they too had struggles and dreams. they too were killed prematurely. these losses deserve the same outrage and empathy, the same outpour of love and sympathy. 

if you gather and protest, march, or pray remember all victims of terrorism - not just the european ones. be aware of media bias, fight against it. educate yourself and educate others. be informed, that is the only way you can offer support. 

[kurakika]

PLEASE REBLOG, PEACEFUL PROTESTERS WATER CANNONED IN SOUTH KOREA (14/11/15)

The citizens of South Korea are currently being oppressed with brute force by the government, Please reblog and help spread the word and bring awareness to the current situation

The recap:

Korea’s current PM, Park Geun hye has proposed to make complete alterations to the nation-wide textbook, consiting of heavily biased views about past events in order to manipulate and warp both history and it’s citizens. The new textbook condemns the Korean independence movement as well as glazing over the dictatorship of her father, erasing the history of thousands who were abused over his leadership.

A group of protestors, consisting mainly of uni and young high school students has decided to gather at Gwanghwamun for a PEACEFUL PROTEST (met all regulations, has been reported/notified to the police PRIOR the protest) when all areas leading to the area was cut off by police.

They have since fired WATERCANNONS (WATCH VIDEO) laced with capsaicin/tear gas (X) and oil, blasting at random at protestors AS WELL as ambulances and other volunteers trying to give first aid. A man has been blased in the face and is in critical condition while many others are injured or currently are being brutally mishandled by police. The tear gas used by the government has been notified to consist dangerous levels of capsaicin and  465.75 LITRES has already been spent already in close proximity of the protestors in just few hours. (Korea is also undergoing the worst drought in 40 years. Yay) BUT MOST OF ALL, THE GOVERNMENT IS HEAVILY CENSORING ALL THIS. They have censored the most popular website naver.com, erased all of the news headlines and refused to broadcast the current situation in all national TV news channels. We have no way of communicating without the censorship of the Government without depending on SNS.

Please share and help us from being silenced by this dictatorship.

#Fucking_korea

(tag used by Koreans)  

#PrayforKorea

[kurakika]

The man shot down by the jet-stream of water in this video has undertaken severe brain-damage and is currently undergoing surgery. Police has also blasted the ambulance as well as the inside and a young student who was previously in the vehicle due to a broken arm had all of her liagments torn off from the sheer pressure of the water stream.

They have also barricaded all forms of transport as well as GASSING the underground subway lines in order to prevent anyone from returning home from the site. The Korean law only permits any legal protests until 11:00 pm. ANY PROTESTS AFTER THIS WILL BE ARRESTED AND DECLARED ILLEGAL. IT IS 12:40 AM IN SEOUL RIGHT NOW. They are suppressing the people by force. Please help spread this

[kurakika]

A COMPLIATION VIDEO OF THE POLICE RESPONSE CAN BE FOUND ABOVE. The media channels controlled by the government (SBS, MBC, TVJosun etc etc…) are currently describing the protest as “brutal, violent and savage” and trying to put blame on the citizens themselves while manipulating the truth. 

[100minas]

omg…

[yousilvertonguedevil-blog]

what the actual fuck.