January 2012
44 posts
(Thank God): Question for/about the Singles... →
cureforbedbugs:
screwrocknroll:
the20000:
matthewtowles:
I’ve noticed that a large number of recent reviews (by “recent” I mean the past few weeks, but I’m sure this could be said about the past few/several months, etc.) have an aggregate score of around five (5) out of ten (10).
My question is this: are these average scores purely the result of simple mathematics (in that any relatively...
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“The force that allows white feminist authors to make no reference to racial...”
– bell hooks, Ain’t I A Woman, pg 138 (via butcheredmentality)
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osborne brothers — down in the willow...
“A white college student from a private college goes into a poor neighborhood and...”
– Dr. Patricia Hill Collins quoting Public Allies CEO Paul Schmitz in her talk Answering the Call to Community Service. (via sexartandpolitics)
damn. volunteerism in general..hmm. thoughts and feelings
(via songstocome)
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oh god, bon iver and the chieftains recorded "down...
maybe i should just stop checking pitchfork
Nevermind, I lied!
strictlyalright:
I just read the Vice piece because I am always the first person to fall for linkbait. Anyway, to sum it up, Beyoncé disappoints the writer of the piece because B’s lyrics and lifestyle fails to live up the writer’s version of feminism, of being progressive. All this despite, and this is important, and also correct me if I’m wrong, but B has never really explicitly come out in...
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One Week // One Band: Top Ten Kanye West Songs →
theremixbaby:
oneweekoneband:
“Runaway”
“I Wonder”
“All Falls Down”
“Dark Fantasy”
“Champion”
“All Of The Lights”
“Heard ‘Em Say”
“Paranoid”
“Can’t Tell Me Nothing”
“Jesus Walks”
Culled from his five solo studio albums. Criteria for the list include re-listenability, how much they pump me up, awesomeness of…
I have to resist my urge to reblog everything from B Michael’s OWOB on...
I somehow received a Pazz and Jop ballot this... →
as you can see, i really only voted for albums because i could.
billy currington’s is the only song here that i could really call “male.” blawan’s is a female sample and D-DM is mostly dawn and kalenna. nguzunguzu is nearly the same situation.
way disappointed i was the only freedia vote. for shame.
alexandraerinr: sylviasybil: alexandraerin:... →
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
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ashleyfullstop:
sylviasybil:
alexandraerin:
fallingaparttocuttime:
no okay but here’s the thing about language.
it’s one thing to police spelling and grammar; it’s a douchebag thing to do, especially if you’re using it as a means of refuting an argument (“you spelled that word wrong, therefore…
and yet, I cannot abide some things. the meaning...
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strum strum strum. strum strum strum. strum strum...
spotify’s strategy of getting you to sign up for premium is brilliant. they attack you every ten minutes with the most CAPSLOCK ANNOYING twee yogurt commercial jingle, which totally isn’t annoying at first but JUST WAIT, and they keep on hitting you with it until you ACTUALLY WANT TO PAY FOR MUSIC
yesterday i realized that no matter how long i spend listening to everyone’s EOY...
Truth-out.org Interview with Professor Melissa V....
Mark Karlin: You state that your book is about how "black women attempt to stand upright in a room made by the crooked stereotypes" about them. What role models do individual black women use to accomplish this feat?
Melissa V. Harris-Perry: I am not a huge fan of the role model theory. Part of what I find extraordinary about black history in America has been the ability to imagine freedom, equality, and full humanity even when there was no living model. The capacity for moral and political imagination always outweighs the influence of role models in my mind.
That said, American history is replete with black women who have carved out authentic space for themselves in deeply unequal circumstances. I am particularly inspired the scholar, journalist, wife, mother, activist, writer and deeply human Ida B. Wells.
MK: You focus on three stereotypes: the promiscuous temptress, the kindly mammy, the angry Amazon woman. Why did you pick these specific stereotypes?
MVHP: Amazon huh? I am not sure I think the angry black woman is Amazon like, because unlike Amazons she does not have power and authority, just a biting tongue and sarcastic wit. My decision to focus on Jezebel, mammy and the angry black woman was based on the research. These are the primary stereotypes that dominate literary and cultural references. These are also the stereotypes that women in my focus groups told me had the greatest impact on their lives.
MK: How do black women develop in reaction to these stereotypes? How do some balance their lives and others overcompensate and others fail?
MVHP: I don't think some women succeed and other fail. I think all of us succeed in moments and fail in other moments. Or succeed in some aspects of our lives and fail in others. I reject any totalizing judgments of people who are struggling against such profoundly embedded negative stereotypes. My research tells me that some individuals have a variety of psychological and cultural resources that make them more resilient than others. But, because I am interested in political consequences of these stereotypes I spend less time writing about individual strategies than thinking through collective consequences of our difficult process of finding authentic political expression within contemporary American discourse.
MK: The role of black women and citizenship - and the challenge of negotiating stereotypes in politics - is central to your book. You mention how right-wing columnist and radio host Cal Thomas is typical of whites who use stereotypes to "kill the message" by putting the messenger in a cage. Thus, a black women who is angry on behalf of a cause is reduced to just being a stereotypical "Amazon." The cause gets lost in the stereotype. How do black female politicians overcome this?
MVHP: Again, I don't think I ever suggest Cal Thomas is typical of whites or typical of any given group, just that he is an example of this process of relegating black women's anger to a stereotypical reaction rather than an authentic complaint. Ignoring the content of black women's anger is certainly not just a problem of someone like Cal Thomas, it happens within black communities all the time. When black women express their anger at inequality or poor treatment they are often seen as irrational, spiteful and ridiculous. But this is as likely to happen on black urban radio as it is on Fox News. Still, anger is certainly a dual edged blade for black women in politics. Politicians need to be passionate advocates for their causes, but that passion can often be misread and therefore dismissed as irrational when it comes from black women. We can see many different ways that black women elected officials have dealt with this. Some have embraced their "anger" as a defining aspect of their political personas. Others have tamped down and present almost preternatural calm exteriors in all circumstances.
MK: Michelle Obama is, of course, discussed in your book (Chapter 8). She has seemed to strategically avoid even the hint of being strident in her voice or actions. Yet, the stereotypes continue due to her having such things as muscle-toned arms or even her encouraging of sustainable organic gardening. Isn't there a cul-de-sac for some black women, particularly in politics? They just can't escape stereotypes, no matter how they act?
MVHP: I think this is true for all black women, whether they are in public life or not. These stereotypes don't exist because they are accurate representations of black women. They exist because they serve the goal of maintaining racial and gender inequality. You can't overcome a stereotype by acting opposite of it. The point is not to convince other people that you are worthy of being a fully participating citizen, the point is to convince yourself of that truth and to act and organize accordingly.
MK: On a personal note, congratulations on your new MSNBC show. We can assume, like Paul Krugman, you won't be giving up your high-profile and highly respected academic career? Is that correct?
MVHP: Correct. I will never leave the academy. Professionally, I am a professor first. I love living in New Orleans and teaching at Tulane. Part of why I am so pleased to have the opportunity for a weekend show is because I don't have to give up teaching.
Interview Found At: http://www.truth-out.org/interview-author-melissa-v-harris-perry/1326131822
just learning to mistrust people who
claim to be idealistic
or claim to keep their heart on their sleeve
or claim to love humanity so much it hurts
claim to love life so much it hurts
claim to love the living so much it hurts
show don’t tell
really tho
someone could say “ending a sentence with the word ‘horse’ is always grammatically incorrect” and it’ll be in style books by the end of the week. but try to tell someone “language policing is a form of oppression” and watch their open mind clench up like a butthole.
a hearty beast: Using the pronoun "they" to refer... →
crassygrass:
in—circles:
satan-dennys-powerviolence:
Please stop doing it. It’s not progressive or cool, it’s just plain incorrect.
I’m not sure exactly what you’re referring to, but this is relevant to the topic of cisprivilege and respecting trans*people (note: I’m using this term because I…
it isn’t even grammatically “incorrect” in the first place.
i mean, at...
Let's play 'Tumblr 20 Questions'. The next 20...
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
ethiopienne:
watch me get nothing..
anything! anon or not!
hmmm, i’m bored. i might turn anon back on for a little bit.
Only because I am really tired from Arkh shit all day
it has 125,000 notes so you can’t judge me
A thing about the NDAA
screwrocknroll:
Many people who pay a little bit of attention to American politics are very angry at Barack Obama for signing a bill known as the NDAA. The NDAA contains a provision permitting the president to indefinitely detain people accused of terrorism. It explicitly refrains from saying whether this includes American citizens, a stance that codifies the current unsettled nature of the...
“Institutionalized rejection of difference is an absolute necessity in a profit...”
– Audre Lorde (via revolutionnow)
Just shut the fuck up.
pax-et-kat:
The Prohibition Section of Ron Paul’s Liberty Defined (2011)
It starts,
Prohibition is not compatible with a free society. Prohibiting acts of violence is one thing, but laws that prohibit the use of certain substances—food, drugs, or alcohol—by adults is a dangerous intrusion on personal liberty.
That’s an opinion a college kid who smokes a lot of weed would have. The “I’m an...
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ugh
ugh
My discovery of sriracha: a tumblr entry in three...
1. dammit, what kind of fine dining establishment puts ketchup on your mac and cheese without even telling you?
2. this isn’t ketchup
3.
I have a question for all you wizards hunting down...
brainstatic:
Would you destroy a horcrux if it was a puppy? Think about it.
One more thing on Ron Paul.
edwardok:
Obviously you’ve read this great piece from Jonathan about Ron Paul, but let’s consider a few other things. Ron Paul, as Jonathan notes, has no caucus or sympathetic bloc in Congress that would allow him to enact his agenda. Sure he can veto some bills, but that’s a world away from the constructive, peace-building rhetoric he aims for. Much the same way Nader had no Green presence in...
One more thing on Ron Paul.
screwrocknroll:
After this I’m done. Dude ain’t gonna be president and I’m sick of pretending he’s relevant.
The only decent responses to Paul’s racist past in favor of the candidate that I’ve seen are ones that acknowledges it, considers the candidate greatly flawed because of it, yet insist that he would be nonetheless instrumental in implementing other desirable policies. Look here, here,...
A question for pro-choicers beings a bunch of...
kitzykid:
tiffanyannelise:
Those of you that are Pro-Choice and think it’s perfectly okay for a woman to have an abortion please answer me this…would you abort a litter of puppies/kittens or any other type of animal for that matter? Or would you think that was cruel? If you wouldn’t abort an animals fetus because you feel as though that would be cruel please explain to me how that is cruel and...
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sid vicious' swastika t-shirt
was trying to nap but was kept awake by this thought: what if 4channers are remembered in twenty years the way 70s punks are remembered now?
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TOPIC 1: What was 2011 the Year Of?
rockroundtable:
Happy New Year and welcome to Rock Critic Roundtable!
The Rock Critic Roundtable is a series of pie fights earnest discussions about music. Why “rock”? Well, “rock critic” names the convo community we’re seeking to bring on board better than its alternatives (also it was the first thing that popped into my head). But in this space we’ll talk about rock of the prog, classic,...
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December 2011
50 posts
“Paul really is a federalist in the extreme sense, and he would give states and...”
– Andrew Sullivan, “Why Aren’t The Gays Attacking Paul? Ctd,” The Dish, December 30, 2011
“Sorry to break the news, but he’s a libertarian.”
So what.
This silly idea that adherence to libertarianism excuses support for oppression because libertarians are “ardent” “defenders” of “freedom” needs to...
new yrs tumblr/non-fiction writing resolutions
no more bullet points
actually write
actually write
quit it with the parenthetical phrases and hyphens
you know adverbs are bad for you, why do you do this to yourself
GET OFF TUMBLR
“Well, I’ve changed the course of music five or six times. What have you done...”
– Miles Davis to Nancy Reagan at a White House dinner in 1987 after she’d inquired as to what he’d done with his life to merit an invitation. source (via marxisforbros)
Eh this is completely wrong. He was actually quite fond of the Reagans. It was at a White House dinner however. Here is what...
