The Collapse of The American Dream Explained in Animation (by doctordude)
It may take you 30 minutes, but its really worth it…my dear followers, if you ever asked yourself what all this fuzz is about, WATCH THIS!!!
February 18th, 2012
January 18th, 2012
My cat cleaned up herself :D
January 14th, 2012
On this day in 2004: British student Tom Hurndall dies from his wounds after being shot directly in the head by an Israeli sniper for attempting to carry Palestinian children out of the line of fire
Hurndall was unarmed and wearing the internationally recognized peaceworker’s fluorescent orange jacket. He was struck down on 11 April 2003 and never regained consciousness. He died nine months later at a London hospital on 13 January 2004.
The sniper who pulled the trigger, an award-winning marksman whose rifle had telescopic sight, admitted that a policy of shooting at unarmed civilians existed at the time.
(Photos: Tom Hurndall Foundation)
(via fotojournalismus)
January 11th, 2012
This is amazing and so funny!
Thoughts?
January 8th, 2012
(via Mike Luckovich)
My cat wants to be with me even when I’m writing/working…at least it seems so :)
January 4th, 2012
Two really good articles about some serious topics…take the time
First article is about so called “gaslighting” which practically means to suggest women they are emotionally unstable, neurotic and crazy even when they just want to share their view about some topic…this is a form of psychological and social bullying that is pretty common in our society (and has been for ages), even tough many of us (male & female) may use it without recognizing it…
http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/why-women-arent-crazy/
Second article is about the fact that all of us rather get taught “Don’t get raped” than “Don’t rape”, which is pretty problematic regarding the fact that most men aren’t potential rapists and that most victims actually know their offender. It’s not always one against the rest of the world, and it should not be a seen as a fact that rape “just happens” and the victim rather has to be cautious and alert all the time, than the offender has to be punished and learn to behave within certain rules and laws…
http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/dont-rape-vs-dont-get-raped-an-inquiry/
January 3rd, 2012
But your solitude will be a support and a home for you, even in the midst of very unfamiliar circumstances, and from it you will find all your paths.
Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet (via vashti)
(Source: liquidnight, via booklover)
I know people like to try to dismiss protests and boycotts of the Salvation Army especially when “they do so much good, and besides, lighten up, they are a private private charity with huge influence, you think you not donating will hurt them?”
Actually yes, yes it will, especially if a lot of “us” can take down them. I don’t agree with their bigoted and ignorant policies, they won’t get my money. All that “good” that they do doesn’t negate the transwoman they let freeze to death in the street, or the gay couples they forced to break up and be forced intotheir beliefs just so they can live another day.
Yeah, they are a private entity, but that doesn’t give them the right to decide who lives and who dies, especially when they have the capability.
I know I’ve reblogged a lot of anti-Salvation Army stuff recently, but imo, the more information you have about this, the better. Anyone who claims to be a “charitable” organization and then decides who is worthy of their charity based on whether they conform to a bigoted, cruel standard, deserves to have their misdeeds trumpeted.
And if you’re looking for charitable alternatives, I will always first and foremost recommend Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres, who do good work and don’t engage in this kind of damaging behavior. (In fact, when you donate on their website, they have an option to donate as Mr. and Mrs., Mr. and Mr., or Mrs. and Mrs., along with other specific titles.)
And because I haven’t seen it brought up lately, I will also point out that the Salvation Army is racist, having been documented to deny help to the children of out of status families, and to Latino families in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina just after the disaster, as they couldn’t “prove” their citizenship by showing personal documents, many of which had been destroyed in the flood.
Fuck the Salvation Army, you guys, and donate to someone who actually helps.
(Source: , via rvbyred)
