May 2012
So yeah...
I define myself by all the terrible mistakes, and experiences I’ve had in the past, and now that they are slowly being over I’m at a loss of what to do. I guess you could say I’m having a weird identity crisis. I try to remain miserable, I try to find reasons to be upset, I force myself into this perpetual state of worry and the strong sense of being the good daughter that...
Hi-C Educates the Masses: More thoughts on the... →
anedumacation:
Okay, so I agree with everything Riley and so-treu wrote here and here, but I think some clarification is needed.
This might actually be an issue that we Asians need to seriously talk about; it goes further than just understanding how Asians can be antiblack — it has to do with class…
When I was 16, I had a fake I.D. and decided to go...
b-random:
I posted this about a year ago, but I love it so I re-blogged.
Southside Remittances: These Simple Ass Questions... →
bankuei:
…that a lot of folks don’t interact with POC, and a lot specifically, with Black people, outside of the internet.
You can hear the excitement in their voices, “OMG! I’m getting to Ask A Real Black Person(TM)!!! What should I ask, what should I ask?!? Oh! Oh! I know, lemme ask about homophobia,…
Esoterica: Can someone explain to me why Black... →
bankuei:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
For example.
I can talk about colorism as it’s displayed by Island people, which includes numerous South Asian people. I can talk about the in-fighting between South Asian related people and Black people, but the Islands are mixed…I could not really sit…
I Am A Poster Girl With No Poster:... →
thisthat-and-liberalstuff:
Things that will help lower abortion rates:
Comprehensive sex education in schools.
Cheaper/easier access to birth control, condoms, and other preventative methods.
Openness and communication between parents and sexually active children.
Openness within the…
: In other news, I DIED. →
theemptypot:
OKAY SO MY SISTER IS DATING A COOL DUDE NAMED ELI. (He really is a cool dude. The coolest of dudes, one might say.) AND HIS MOM IS A SUPER AWESOME ARTISTIC LADY.
Like, we’re talkin’ Bachelor’s in Fine Arts artistic.
And apparently she saw my work somehow? (I dunno, maybe Tiff was looking at my…
She also ran around with your art blog showing it to all her artsy friends from...
“We stopped freaking out about the “Oh my god, women want to wear pants!” thing a...”
– The Smart Set: Walk Like a Man - May 16, 2012 (via blua)
then we become snowslick forever in space: The... →
mariabloodwell:
riningear:
Ok, guys. I’m sorry, but I really have to get this off my chest.
I think I’ve realized what the worst fandom is.
These people in my class every morning, complaining about what happened last night in this and that.
Grown men get into fights about it,…
So my therapist is getting a ton of comic books...
Best therapist ever?
Yeah pretty much
The safer sex elevator speech →
fuckyeahsexpositivity:
This is awesome and I love it.
*cough cough cough cough cough cough*
thispieceofwork:
Oh yeah, you know my Star Wars references and Shakespearian expletives get you all hot and botheréd…
“While assimilation is seen as an approach that ensures the successful entry of...”
– bell hooks (via wretchedoftheearth)
jagenmesh:
Apparently I look like I’m half European to extended members of my family.
Father dearest, I take that as a compliment.
Wrong way to get me to change my appearance much?
My mom always tells me that I don’t look Khmer at all. In highschool, every time I dressed super trendy, she told me I looked Japanese, I look Indian with eyeliner on, and Filipino according to her. But not...
I really hate to admit this but...
Being away from home has done wonders for me. I got a shit ton of work done, I’m not constantly living in fear, I’m not constantly worried about messing up, and I just have more mobility. I’ve been confined to my house for 20 years, and actually being able to appreciate my hometown has been wonderful.
I hope that one day my parents don’t think I’m betraying them. My...
Put Steam Powered Giraffe on my Pandora
INSTANT SOUND TRACK FOR TOASTER!
This probably had no relavance to anyone but my sister.
Alright that's it
I’m blowing my paycheck on dying all of my hair dark purple.
This color
With these possible hair cuts
“Midwifery of Color CARRIED the tradition of midwifery through the darkest...”
– ~ Lorrie Leigh (via notesonascandal)