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rodneykong: you’re gonna fuck with me punk? ill have you know im really sensitive and if you call...

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:39:04 -0400

you’re gonna fuck with me punk? ill have you know im really sensitive and if you call me names i might cry. so watch your fucking back

The Incredible Power Of Concentration - Miyoko Shida

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:54:32 -0400

The Incredible Power Of Concentration - Miyoko Shida:

candeenafly:

There are no words to describe Miyoko Shida’s performance for the Spanish TV program “TÃº SÃ Que Vales” (“You Can Do It”).

If there were one word it’d simply be, balance. Actually, physics.

Either way, this woman displays the powers of both philosophy and physics. Be one with the universe, bitches.

tsunderelly: omfg i’m crying at the latest episode of Got...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:42:43 -0400

tsunderelly:

omfg i’m crying at the latest episode of Got because daenerys is listening to this guy and she’s so tired of his bullshit and she looks directly at the camera like she’s in an Office episode

unhistorical: May 17, 1954: The Supreme Court unanimously rules...

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:18:32 -0400

unhistorical:

May 17, 1954: The Supreme Court unanimously rules public school segregation unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education.

Fifty-nine years ago today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in a landmark case that the segregation of public schools was prohibited under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment; newly-appointed Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote in the opinion:

Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children. The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law; for the policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as denoting the inferiority of the negro group…. We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of “separate but equal” has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

The doctrine of “separate but equal” as justification for racial segregation emerged in the United States in the 1890s and was upheld in 1896 in Plessy v. Ferguson, in which the Supreme Court ruled that states could enact racial segregation laws; in the South, this legitimized the dismantlement of Reconstruction Era reform and the South’s enactment of Jim Crow laws. Many states in the North/members of the Union during the Civil War also maintained racially segregated schools — it was the policy of the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas that Oliver L. Brown and twelve other plaintiffs sought to challenge, after all. At the time, the Board’s policy permitted Topeka’s school districts to segregate their elementary and middle schools. Under the direction of the NAACP, each of the plaintiffs enrolled their children in local all-white schools and, when their children were refused enrollment, filed a class action suit in the District Court of Kansas, which subsequently ruled in favor of the Board. This decision took place in 1951.

The case that was heard by the Supreme Court in 1953 was a combination of five similar cases (all backed by the NAACP), including Brown v. Board, which lent the Supreme Court case its name. After much deliberation, including a request to rehear the case after the court failed to reach a decision the first time, the Warren Court banned (in a unanimous decision) the segregation of public schools. The justices were divided on how Brown could be enforced and on the issue of judicial activism versus restraint, though Warren pushed for unanimity to further legitimize the decision and prevent Southern resistance (it did not). Although Brown was a key decision and the first step toward the end of de jure segregation, the path to desegregation was long and rocky; Topeka desegregated its elementary schools within two years, but resistance in the South against the court’s decision and against desegregation was inexorable, resulting in incidents such as the Little Rock Crisis and other manifestations of what Virginian politicians dubbed “massive resistance”.

tranqualizer: [photo: image of a Black homeless man wearing a...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:08:48 -0400

tranqualizer:

[photo: image of a Black homeless man wearing a white t shirt and holding a white Abercrombie and fitch branded t shirt in front of him.]

Why Fitch the Homeless is a Really Bad Idea via feminspire, written by Sara Luckey

In response to some comments made by Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries about not wanting large people in A&F clothes because he prefers “attractive…cool kids” in A&F clothes, there’s been a pretty big backlash, which is understandable. Most recently, I’ve learned about some “activism” aimed at giving Abercrombie and Fitch a “brand readjustment’” by giving Abercrombie and Fitch clothing to the homeless.

Because wouldn’t it be so awful for Abercrombie and Fitch clothing to be associated with homelessness and homeless people, because homeless people are so gross and disgusting, amirite? The video above says that it is striving to make Abercrombie and Fitch “the #1 brand of homeless apparel”. Maybe you’re thinking there’s no issue here because at least homeless people are getting some new duds and they were purchased from Goodwill, so what’s the big deal?

The big deal comes in when homeless people are being exploited to prove a point. Many homeless people are already widely disenfranchised and lacking a platform to be heard or to get access to the resources they need. By attempting to make a brand look bad by associating it with homelessness, the message is that homeless people are so gross, dirty, shameful (insert negative attribute here) that by associating the brand with these types of people, we are really making the brand look shitty, because these people are so shitty! get it? It’s all such a laugh! This type of “activism” is a farce. It contributes to and propagates a culture wherein homeless people can be used as props to further an agenda. This isn’t how you treat people. This is how you treat disposable objects. It isn’t funny, noble, or helpful to try and stick it to Abercrombie and Fitch by using homeless people as the medium for your message. Would the American population at large be comfortable with any other minority group being used to make a brand look “bad” by associating their clothing with that group? Sub out “homeless” for any other minority group and see how that sounds and feels. Pretty shitty, right?

Giving clothing, food, needed sundries, time, and other resources to the homeless or people who are in need is an awesome thing. But this isn’t about giving to the homeless. I don’t see any real or actual concern for homeless people in this “movement”. I see homeless people being used as the butt of a joke. The punchline? “Hahaha Abercrombie! You want cool and attractive people in your clothes and you claim to be exclusionary, so we’re going to give your clothes to homeless people because you would hate that!” The implication here is that homeless people are not cool or attractive and the brand can’t be exclusionary when worn by an already excluded group. This only “works” because homeless people are already part of an othered and excluded group, often left out of mainstream society, denied access to basic resources and the ability to have their needs met. Can’t.Stop.Laughing.

People who want to give to the homeless can do so at any time. Do it today! But giving a certain brand of clothing to the homeless in an attempt to make that brand of clothing look bad or unsavory or less-than-desirable is only possible when the population or group receiving the clothing carries the stigma you are trying to attach to that label. This doesn’t make Abercrombie and Fitch look bad. This makes Greg Karber and everybody supporting this “activism” look like an insensitive douche canoe who thinks homeless people are disposable props to be used to further an agenda, and that’s pretty sad and disappointing. Wanna help the homeless? Try not furthering the stigma surrounding homelessness by insisting that a brand being associated with homelessness would surely be less desirable or wanted. Wanna stick it to Abercrombie and Fitch? Easy Peasy! Don’t give them your money! It’s a simple solution that doesn’t involve stepping on the backs of the homeless in place of a soapbox.

(click through the link to watch the youtube video)

norman-masturbates: saving-myself-first: brokethoseheartsofcinn...

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:26:06 -0400

norman-masturbates:

saving-myself-first:

brokethoseheartsofcinnamon:

thelordvoldemort:

melissa-inthetardis:

harrypottersmum:

sorry

Go under the stairs and think about what you just did.

This actually made me cry a tear or two.

It started out cute and funny, then it ripped my heart out.

I’m not even a huge Potter fan but THAT WAS WRONG

bye

im-wanderingaway: Something I’ve never noticed before: Snape...

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:17:56 -0400

im-wanderingaway:

Something I’ve never noticed before:

Snape not only deflects McGonagall’s attack but uses it to take down Alecto and Amycus in a single armwave behind his visual field. Like they both had their wands out too but BOY they did not see that coming. Snape knew that he needed to get rid of them before being driven out of the castle so that they wouldn’t harm any of the students GOD what a badass motherfucker

10knotes: This post has been featured on a 1000notes.com...

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:17:15 -0400

10knotes:

This post has been featured on a 1000notes.com blog.

odditiesoflife: Anamorphic Sculptures These sculptures are...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:43:01 -0400

odditiesoflife:

Anamorphic Sculptures

These sculptures are created with such mathematical precision that the image can only be seen as a reflection. To get this effect the London-based artist, Jonty Hurwitz, first scans a 3D object, then distorts it with a computer using π algorithms. His final pieces, made from steel, resin, perspex, or copper, have to be viewed next to a round reflective cylinder – only then do the objects come into focus.

mcgradles: I Wanna Go Back (feat. Wu Tang Clan)

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:40:15 -0400

mcgradles:

I Wanna Go Back (feat. Wu Tang Clan)

waltersartmuseum: Our eagle-eyed conservators spotted an...

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:36:46 -0400

waltersartmuseum:

Our eagle-eyed conservators spotted an ancient Roman bust in the collection that looks very much like Zach Galifianakis.

Reblog if you've ever yelled at a book.

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:13:15 -0400

allyson-wonderlnd:

kripke-is-my-king:

professionalcrazyfangirl:

polerin:

cannibalcoalition:

afoxnamedtod:

Are there people who don’t reblog this?

I can only assume that the ones who haven’t aren’t reading the right books.

FUCKING BOOKS.

If it doesn’t make you mad, it’s not good enough.

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themasterslover: elizabrontosaurus: Reblogging just so John...

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:52:52 -0400

themasterslover:

elizabrontosaurus:

Reblogging just so John Green can find this and accept your mother’s dinner invitation

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electric-bard: carry-on-my-wayward-butt: crispychocolate: serkret: god i hope my history teacher...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:43:21 -0400

electric-bard:

carry-on-my-wayward-butt:

crispychocolate:

serkret:

god i hope my history teacher doesnt get extremely offended by this

we have to adapt a story to be about something weve been studying and read it to the class

my group is doing the very hungry hitler

OH MY GOD

so hitler took poland

but he was still hungry

It’s even more hilarious when you read that last part with a German Accent.

closeupcamera2: fucking leo, i cannot

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:52:35 -0400

closeupcamera2:

fucking leo, i cannot

humanisticscience: drkrislynn: humanisticscience: drkrislynn: ...

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:48:03 -0400

humanisticscience:

drkrislynn:

humanisticscience:

drkrislynn:

12vezessemjuros:

Foi mal cara, um Super Bonder resolve.

WTF

Thank you, Arrested Development, for showing the world how not to archaeology.

Thank god this is fake I didn’t realize at first and I actually got mad

Dude I still get mad haha