January 2012
EXISTENTIAL ANGST GAME STRESSFUL: darkjez: The... →
darkjez: The stringent criteria for a definition of the word “racism” landofoblivion: darkjez: by Joseph R. Barndt in Understanding and Dismantling Racism How do we define systems and/or institutions, though? My problem with the definition then is that all of a…
Jan 19th
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nerdgonecrazy: “Clean your Room” “Take out the trash” “Interact with the real world” “Find yourself a real boyfriend and stop fantasizing about fictional characters and celebrities”
Jan 19th
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EXISTENTIAL ANGST GAME STRESSFUL: tacanderson: How... →
tacanderson: How to Network Across Cultures Some very telling examples. This is why people with backgrounds in anthropology are at an advantage. They already know how to do these things. Learn from those around you: Watch carefully how others operate in networking situations, and…
Jan 19th
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Very Sincerely Yours: somatrip: THINGS THAT DO NOT... →
somatrip: THINGS THAT DO NOT MAKE A WOMAN A WHORE: Dating the boy you like Having sex because she likes having sex Going on dates with people whom she has no intention of calling again/dating exclusively Wearing clothes that show her cleavage Flirting THINGS THAT DO MAKE A WOMAN A…
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the life and times of jannat m.: The 8 stages of... →
emmazomer: 1. CLASSIFICATION: All cultures have categories to distinguish people into “us and them” by ethnicity, race, religion, or nationality (i.e German and Jew, Hutu and Tutsi) 2. SYMBOLIZATION: We give names or other symbols to the classifications. 3. DEHUMANIZATION: One…
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Jan 8th
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Life problems.
All semester: UUUGHH ALL I WANT TO DO IS SLEEP
Winter break: Insomnia
Jan 8th
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“I miss you already. I missed you even when I was with you. That’s been my...”
– Jonathan Safran Foer (via troubled)
Jan 8th
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“To truly love, we must learn to mix various ingredients- care, affection,...”
– bell hooks, from All About Love (via mothswarm)
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there were many types of greek goddesses: Nancy... →
beardsbeerandliterarybadassery: In the mid-1930s, an Australian journalist visited Germany to report on the rise of fascism and interview Adolf Hitler. The atrocities she saw there, which included the public beating of Jews, forever changed the course of her young life. Nancy Wake…
Jan 6th
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“I didn’t do any research at all on Adam Smith. I just read him. There’s no...”
– Noam Chomsky (via cultureofresistance)
Jan 6th
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“The postcolonial state has moved to suppress women’s autonomy and women’s...”
– Alexander, M.J., Redrafting Morality: The Postcolonial State and the Sexual Offences Bill of Trinidad and Tobago (via queerhappy)
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December 2011
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Lower classes quicker to show compassion in the... →
the UC Berkeley study found that individuals in the upper middle and upper classes were less able to detect and respond to the distress signals of others. Overall, the results indicate that socio-economic status correlates with the level of empathy and compassion that people show in the face of emotionally charged situations.
Dec 31st
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preludity replied to your post: SUBMITTED COLUMBIA APP SAUCY NEW YEAR HAPPENINGS, BABY YOU KNOW IT EVEN SAUCIER IF I GO TO FRANCE AND NEW YORK FOR COLLEGE, JUST SAYIN’
Dec 31st
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“A tadpole doesn’t know It’s gonna grow bigger. It just swims, and figures...”
– Tadpoles | Andrea Gibson (via austra)
Dec 31st
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“I looked and looked at her, and knew as clearly as I know I am to die, that I...”
– Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (via rosettes)
Dec 31st
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“I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone...”
– Oscar Wilde (via girlinlondon)
Dec 31st
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My New Years Eve will be spent alone on the couch.
pretty much, haha
Dec 31st
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How teens and adults text
Expectations: 2 go & do sum stuff Teens - wut es up! wut r u doing 2day? want  Adults -  What are you doing today? Want to hang out? Reality: Teens - Hey! What are you doing today? Want to hang out? Adults - wut es up! wut r u doing 2day? want 2 go & do sum stuff SO TRUEEEEEEEEE
Dec 31st
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“Slut-bashing is a cheap and easy way to feel powerful. If you feel insecure or...”
– [Leora Tanenbaum (Harper Paperbacks, 2000.): Slut! Growing Up Female with a Bad Reputation, p. 238.] (via church-mouth)
Dec 31st
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“Nobody tells an actor, ‘you’re playing a strong-minded man.’ We assume that men...”
– Meryl Streep, on being told that she often plays “strong-minded women.” (via andyouhavetogivethemhope)
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“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and...”
– Ryan Gosling, in a letter protesting the NC-17 rating of ‘Blue Valentine’. The rating was based on one consensual sex scene, in which he performs cunnilingus on Michelle Williams. (via agarfields)(via feministhistorian) This man is amazing
Dec 31st
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Dec 31st
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“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making...”
– Neil Gaiman (via drinkyourjuice)
Dec 31st
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SUBMITTED COLUMBIA APP
and spending New Year’s at home. Yeah, academia. That’s the way we roll. 
Dec 31st
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Winter Is Coming: “Why. is. it. always. so.... →
wakingthegoldenwood: “Why. is. it. always. so. bloody. difficult. with. you.” e muttered furiously, punctuating each word with a kiss. “Why can’t you just accept this, accept us?” Tumblr groaned, eyes shut and the familiar arousal spiking at the feel of e’s skin on his. It wasn’t right, it wasn’t, but he couldn’t… OH MY LORD 
Dec 30th
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I wonder if the same people who would go to any...
feistyfeminist: of-praxis: communismkills: Since all of their ideologies were based on the same exact philosophy, how can you defend one and not the others? gurl what “exact same philosophy” someone’s gotta be trollin’
Dec 30th
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