May 2012
April 2012
Best Enjoyed with Headphones: If you think... →
kiwidesune:
saneoldsameold:
The reasons marijuana is illegal are rooted heavily in racist, ableist, and slut-shaming ways of thought, and it simply is impractical to be fighting marijuana in a war on drugs.
Let’s first consider racism: though whites are just as likely to use pot as blacks are, black people are 10x more likely to be arrested for possession. Because in order to arrest someone...
duskandshiverrrr:
Dear white queer community,
There are proper ways to learn from previous equal rights movements, and to expand upon them. Perhaps the first would be to apply the desire for equality within our own community, because there’s a lot of racism and sexism and anti-trans* fuckery within it.
But you can learn. You can take these experiences you’ve heard about and you can grow as a...
I am. I am. I am.: Temple Grandin on the pros and... →
goldenheartedrose:
saneoldsameold:
mosaicofminds:
Q: Nevertheless, while people have been talking a tremendous amount about autism and Asperger’s in recent years, you suggest that’s not been entirely productive for children with autism.
Temple Grandin: To a certain extent it’s a good thing. On the other hand, you get to…
Wait nothing holds you back about diagnosis at all.
People...
“A student blows up at a teacher, drops the F-bomb. The usual approach at Lincoln...”
– Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tries new approach to school discipline — suspensions drop 85% (via mchotdog)
what a radical idea yo
(via matthewdgold)
You mean actually listening to people’s underlying issues make them act out less. Whoda thunk it.
(via socialistexan)
This is awesome....
The Able-Bodied Shuffle
Non-disabled person: Oh you poor, poor disabled person, you must be so miserable! After all, you can't do the same things that WE can. It's so tragic!
Disabled person: Oh no no no, it's okay, really, as long as our needs are accommodated we can do just as much as --
Non-disabled person: ACCOMMODATIONS!? FUCK THOSE
Disabled person: !?
Non-disabled person: WHY SHOULD WE BE EXPECTED TO BEND OVER BACKWARDS FOR YOU
Disabled person: Wait, weren't you just saying --
Non-disabled person: DON'T YOU KNOW THE NEEDS OF THE MANY OUTWEIGH THE NEEDS OF THE FEW
Disabled person:
Non-disabled person:
Disabled person:
Non-disabled person: But it's okay, I totally know how awful your life must be.
Disabled person: Please go hurdle yourself into space.
“Not being assaulted is not a privilege to be earned through the judicious...”
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Emily Nagoski. no idea who she is, but i thank her. there is no excuse for rape (via rapeisnotajoke)
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Time to stop procrastinating and get the fuck to...
Today’s crixa is now.
THE FULL METAL BITCH: [TW NHS Ableism] Welp, I'm... →
itsrootsmustholdthesky:
I should expect this by now. I really should expect this. This is why I’ve been trying to have my involvement with my GP’s practice (which I’m now in the process of leaving) and its associated pharmacy to a minimum.
Fuck.
Seriously fuck.
I go to pick up my new…
So. Very. Angry. No one should have to put up with this kind of bullshit.
Five steps to bed
thebritishteapot:
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Well, since sleep apparently isn't happening...
Tonight has been filled with so many turning points, choices, realizations, explorations, epiphanies, etc. It got to be so much, I decided to pull out one of those unused notebooks I have and start a journal. I spent 2 hours writing in it instead of sleeping. Why didn’t I just write it all out here? Well, it was a very personal thing. I realize I include a lot of personal things in my...
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Ah, there it is.
The realization that I might not get everything done in time has just set in. I feel the anxiety and the panic and I want to run away.
This is the first of what I expect to be many essential moments. I can choose to avoid the work, to put it off until later, because it’s just so hard and hurts to keep going. I can choose to push through this moment and keep working, even though the...
It's All In Your Head: Overcoming Feelings of... →
kiwidesune:
onlinecounsellingcollege:
Are you struggling with feelings of hopelessness? Do you feel as if you’re trapped and backed up against a wall? Are you battling depression, and feel you’re spiralling down into a pit of emptiness and hopelessness? If you feel that way, there are things that you can do to help pull you back from the whirlpool of despair:
1. Questions your feelings of...
WatchLove this. So much.
