March 2012
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On zines, overcoming abuse and disclosing the...
Content note: physical, sexual, and emotional abuse are all mentioned below.
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I have been thinking about this so hard for the past few days. I’ve been thinking about how I have the privilege of not worrying about not reinforcing stereotypes about child abuse and people of color when I write about my mother’s family because even though I got hit as a kid, it...
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I read somewhere that breaks are 'good' for our...
For the past few days I’ve been stuck in this weird loop of un-productivity. It all started as a very badly needed day of rest after the excitement of the zine fest, and then rapidly deteriorated into days of complete and utter slack. Like, for real neglect of various responsibilities, most notably sorting through the mail I ignored while I was zining like a maniac.
I’ve spent the...
February 2012
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The Bechdel Test and Race in Popular Fiction
crystalsavestheday:
1. It has to have two POC in it.
2. Who talk to each other.
3. About something other than a white person.
No Joss Whedon show passes, neither does Supernatural, or Being Human.
Veronica Mars passes, but doesn’t pass the original Bechdel Test.
Check out a few more here.
It’s really disappointing to read about Joss Whedon’s shows not passing this, in...
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This needs to be reblogged a million times, at...
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xkimberlyx:
I’m not about to get into arguments with a bunch of dumb tough guys on here about hardcore dancing. I’m fully aware of the risks involved of getting hit once in a while at a show. I am not talking about that. I am talking about the mosh-warriors that feel the need to clear an entire room with unnecessary blows to everyone in their path. The ones who toss mic stands into...
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Ack, now I want a box of Babycakes Thin Mints
meltyrbrain replied to your post: get excited get excited
Hey! I think I’m going to see John K. Samson at the Bowery Ballroom when I’m home for break next month. While I know it’s a bit out of your zone (not BK/DIY) it really would be supercool to meet up.
I can totally hang before the show! Some of my favorite places to hang are in fact right in that vicinity, favorite bookstore, favorite vegan...
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The zine fest was, in fact, amazing
even though I got there super-late and missed a bunch of local friends who went and had hoped to see me, and even if I was completely exhausted by a) getting my zine done (I fucking DID the thing though!), and b) intense post-fest socialization (what, it involved walking and discussions of discrepancies in the Harry Potter movies, a real fan would be drained by that).
I spent today at home, a...
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get excited get excited
— all week I’ve been saying that I would finish this damned perzine, and trying to ‘visualize’ having it done and ‘keeping it posi’. And, uh, now it seems like I actually will? Psyched!
— either way, the zine fest will be amazing
— also either way, I have my zine collaboration with Rachel to shamelessly self-promote
— I had dinner with...
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I'm starting to feel overwhelmed by all the magic...
hello-amber replied to your post: Professional triumphs and personal failures, because that’s how it always is.
Ooh, I hope it was my letter! Or that you at least get it before the fest.
It totally was your letter, and it was wonderful, so thank you! I wanted to sit down and answer it right away, but decided to focus on being psyched for the zine fest and seeing you there instead for the...
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“This tribe called “Women of Color” is not an ethnicity. It is one of the...”
– - Aurora Levins Morales, My Name is This Story from Telling to Live Latina Feminist Testimonios.
(via mujerinterrumpida)
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Let's talk... Betty + Joan
madmendaily:
No! Not “like that”… *wink*
This almost piggybacks on the Don/Joan relationship… but I am always intrigued by the dynamic between Joan and Betty.
They don’t have a lot of interaction on the show, but when they do, it’s comfortable… almost friendly (at least, from my perspective).
The picture above is from Season 3/Ep. 2, when Betty is pregnant and pays Don a visit at the office...
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“I find it slightly ethnocentric that whenever Japanese appropriate some aspect...”
– Beauty Up: Exploring Contemporary Japanese Body Aesthetics (via homoarigato
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AND THE WIN
(via blackamazon)
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meltyrbrain asked: I would like to thank for creating a phrase (bro bullshit) that describes everything that is conceivably fucked in music circles.
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Professional triumphs and personal failures,...
I spent today watching season 6 of Buffy and finishing the layout on the first zine I’ve been involved with in years. I just made lo-fi photocopies, just to make a sort of mock up of the finished product, and even with the poor print quality, it looks pretty good. I feel very proud. The design isn’t perfect at all, but I’m happy with the collaboration and the content. I...
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A BEAUTIFUL THING: HOW TO PISS OFF PEOPLE BASED ON... →
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I’m in a cheeky mood, so…
Aries – Place someone above them. Be first to get what they want. Turn everything into a contest and win. Call them a coward. Make them wait.
Taurus – Hide or damage their valuables. Use their stuff without first asking permission. Take their money. Starve them. Give…
“Cancer – Accuse them of overreacting or being too sensitive....
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Credit where credit is due regardless of musical...
stacyk:
I’m actually a fan of pop country, though (until tonight) not a huge fan of Miranda Lambert. It’s wonderful that she’s using her fame as a vehicle to speak out against Chris Brown and highlight the problem of domestic abuse in general. Think of her reach! How many young women she’s getting to when she puts this message out there!
Despite my reservations, I also...
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update: Chris Brown is still an unrepentant...
suzy-x:
fromthemitten:
This was Chris Brown’s reaction to Miranda Lambert dedicating her song “Gunpowder and Lead” to him. I’ve never listened to the song because FUCK POP COUNTRY but the lyrics are about shooting the shit out of an abusive partner. Bad ass.
Here’s the chorus:
I’m goin’ home, gonna load my shotgun/Wait by the door and light a cigarette/If he wants a fight well now he’s...
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Presumably the 'calm' between storms.
— turned in (yet another dilatory) review on Thursday
— filed leave extension form and essay on Friday
— zined with Rachel for ten hours yesterday
— did pretty much nothing but sleep and talk on the phone today. (Though I did get more zine layout stuff done, and I also did laundry.)
For all my frantic running around and panic last week, I’m starting to feel...
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SYSTEM OVERLOAD
Tuesday: my grandmother called to ask me to go to the hospital with her because she had a weird pain in her head and didn’t ‘feel like’ going by herself; I said I couldn’t and she guilt-tripped me for it; anxiety got significantly worse; then had to get dressed for and go on my anti-Valentine’s Platonic Date to the Bushwick Pita Palace and the Anti-Valentine’s...
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Why are my gut responses always so nerdy?
hardstep replied to your post: All of this happened in the last 12 hours
This is great! You are killin it in the productivity department. PS: happy vday, cool lady!
Slightly snarky, panic-tinged gut response: “That’s what everyone was saying on 6/6/44 at Normandy too probably”
Real response: aw, thanks for the positive vibes, and happy valentine’s day to you too! ...
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All of this happened in the last 12 hours
— (dilatory) review of a riot grrrl compilation
— request for next review to be turned in tomorrow
— responses to personal e-mails
— response to a personal tumblr message
— basic tumblr updatin’
— late night phone meeting about zine collaboration
— listening to album to be reviewed by tomorrow
— thinking in the back of my mind that I...
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“to me, feminism is all about learning how to ask the right questions.”
– Rachel, my amazing and wonderful friend and colleague
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I’M NOT OKAY WITH CHRIS BROWN PERFORMING AT THE... →
I have seen this all over both tumblr and facebook and I’m reblogging it because guess what? It will never, EVER be enough. People who haven’t changed, and who haven’t confronted their abusive practices, don’t deserve second chances. And fuck anyone who questions or doubts the veracity of Rihanna’s accounts of the abuse she endured. Just fuck them. No questions...
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Crucial updates from Stephanie's living room while...
— On Thursday night I spoke to one of my closest friends from college , who might also be like, the intellectual/platonic love of my life . We talked for hours. And then did so again on Friday. And my life feels completely changed, in a good way. The best way, possibly.
— After hanging out during the day, I wanted a quiet Saturday night home. Turns out that even when I only watch...
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Ten Steps To Health At Every Size →
jujerbuttz:
stophatingyourbody:
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Think of these steps as a dance rather than a linear progression. Move from one to another and back again as fits your own personal style and journey.
Stop weighing yourself. Shift your focus from weight & body fat to healthy behaviors and fitness.
Live now, not in the past or future. Live your life as if you were at your desired...