January 2011
34 posts
“If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything...”
– Woody Allen (via criminalwisdom)
“If someone prefers beige to glitter than it tells you that they don’t have it in...”
– In Solidarity With Those Who Have Been Called “Too Much” | Queer Fat Femme (via subtlecluster)
TRUE (via tangledupinlace)
Honestly, the whole glitter vs beige thing bothers me. The whole comparison thing seemed really unnecessary and hurtful to me.
I of course fully support people who are sick...
“All the secrets of the world are contained in books. Read at your own risk.”
– Lemony Snicket (via libraryland)
“Through the course of historical events, hearing and speaking has always been...”
– From ‘Hearing Privileges at Gallaudet?’ by Tiffany Tuccoli, May 5, 2008 - posted with permission (thank you Tiffany!) READ THE THESIS!!! (via fydeafies)
“If the word for you is butch, your history is one of strength, survival, and is...”
– Ivan E. Coyote (via femalemasculinity)
I feel like lots of people don't take internet...
innerfatgirl:
haterina:
tadface:
cuntofdoom:
But it is. And people move in and out of it and take pieces of their experience from that place to another. I know I’ve definitely learned a lot from the anti-oppression/social justice tumblrs that I follow, stuff that I probably wouldn’t learn or think about elsewhere, and it’s definitely impacted my actions in the real world and changed how I...
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Tone Deaf: Deaf Austinites say police can't seem... →
An article (long but worth the read) about an experience that a Deaf woman had with the police, along with several other situations concerning Deaf people and police officers. A story I’ve heard many times. Deaf people and police officers, not always the best situation. Police officers may yell at you from behind and when you don’t respond - they interpret it as if you’re...
what people mean when they say "you can't take a...
queerboywonder:
is that “MY JOKE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR FEELINGS AND YOUR EMOTIONS. I JOKE AT THE EXPENSE OF YOUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH. YOU’RE OVERSENSITIVE and TAKE THINGS TOO SERIOUSLY.
YOUR LACK OF PRIVILEGE IN THIS SITUATION MAKES IT OKAY FOR ME, PRIVILEGED PERSON, TO COMPLETELY DISMISS YOUR CONCERN AND/OR PAIN.”
Yep, that’s what they mean.
Addendum: please, visit Derailing for Dummies....
Examples of Hearing Privilege
Hearing people:
-Are privileged to apply to any university they choose without discrimination and not have to worry whether an interpreter will be available to interpret when they attend said university.
-Do not have to worry about funding for interpreters.
-Can have direct communication with their peers and teachers in a classroom without the use of an interpreter.
-Get to have full...
Who is Gallaudet? →
fydeafies:
A quite intense dialogue - read the article and then the comments. Share your thoughts.
I just finished reading the article and all the comments and am feeling a bit emotionally and mentally exhausted but wanted to say a few things.
First, the hearing professor saying “If our top Gallaudet students could compete with those students from the rest of the country, there would be no...
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Futurephilia: This is my blog about the world. →
futurephilia:
About Futurephilia
This blog is for me. It is part of an intentional attempt to regain the hope I have lost. It’s evident that the world is going to shit. Environmental, social, econonomic problems are all adding up, and when problems add up they make a Problem - bigger and more…
Everyone check it out. My love’s on tumblr now!
filling the spaces: People with social anxiety... →
lucypaw:
genderbitch:
tranzient:
the-goblin-king:
sharpedlamb:
Being introduced to other people
Being teased or criticized
Being the center of attention
Being watched while doing something
Meeting people in authority (“important people”)
Most social encounters, especially with strangers
Going around the room (or table) in a circle and having to say something
Interpersonal...
Daily effects of straight privilege →
youcanhaveitall:
(via) newwavefeminism
“I can remember speaking to a 12-year-old boy, a football player, and I asked...”
– Shakesville: “My liberation as a man is tied to your liberation as a woman.” (via bibliofeminista)
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– How I have felt in my body: A brief history (via genderqueer)
I have felt extremely alone and isolated with my feelings of being born in the “wrong” body especially since being born with male anatomical parts never felt completely right either. I do not know what I “should have” been born with or...
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GLITTER POLITIC: WHAT IS GLITTER POLITIC? →
glitterpolitic:
Glitter Politic is self-love blown open.
Glitter is a beautiful external reflection of the brightest, most powerful light that shines inside each one of us. In a world that makes hating yourself and others so easy and available, embodying a radical politic of glitter is challenging. By doing so,…
So. Freaking. STOKED!
symphonyofcats asked: Hey, I just have a question about Deaf culture. I just started a new set of classes this semester and there is a deaf individual in my class. The teacher asked if anyone knew sign language, so when we do group projects, he wouldn't have to have his interpreter. Sadly, no one knows it. However, I took one sign language class last semester but I don't feel my signing is as good as it...
INNER FAT GIRL: No, actually I'm not pregnant, I'm... →
innerfatgirl:
I get asked if i’m pregnant all the time. People ask me on the street, in bars, AT WORK. It’s completely absurd. This week, I got asked if I was pregnant twice within 24 hours. No matter how many times it happens, I am still so STUNNED by people’s audacity that my brain shuts down and all the…
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