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little-lesbian-that-could: thesylverlining: Can I just say how...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:51:36 -0500

thesylverlining:

Can I just say how cool it was that both of these superheroines’ personalities and powers were explored in this episode? And how well it was done?

Starfire was not shamed for being emotional. Her powers come from her emotions.

Raven was not shamed for suppressing her emotions. Her power requires amazing control.

They both. Work. They are both different kinds of strength, and they are both heroic and powerful and good. And they each learned from the other, and helped each other out by seeing from each others’ perspective, and finding the value in their differing approaches! Wow!

Fuck yes, this is how you write super-ladies, okay. There’s more than one way to be a “strong female character.” There’s all different kinds of strength. Why don’t more people GET this?

Teen Titans: doing it right since forever

I’ve finally decided to catch up on Doctor Who. I left off at Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, so...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:34:26 -0500

I’ve finally decided to catch up on Doctor Who.

I left off at Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, so this should be interesting…

iwishihadafather: when people are still in that “forever alone” “peasants” “can you not” phase of...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:05:04 -0500

iwishihadafather:

when people are still in that “forever alone” “peasants” “can you not” phase of tumblr

tr3ndyc00l: apparently my school made the senior dinner great gatsby themed because what better...

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:54:26 -0500

tr3ndyc00l:

apparently my school made the senior dinner great gatsby themed

because what better theme for a graduation party than the inaccessibility of the american dream

joeyfuckingwheeler replied to your post: joeyfuckingwheeler replied to your post: For all… ...

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:37:18 -0500

joeyfuckingwheeler replied to your post: joeyfuckingwheeler replied to your post: For all…

yeah, like the first time i got my period i thought it was the flu only worse. but yeah if it is endometriosis it can be really hard to have kids. (idk no ones checked even though i have a lot of similar symptoms so family planning should be on that

When I first got my period I was in denial because I was in 5th grade, haha.

Yeah, I read that a lot of infertile women tend to have it? I don’t know, the thought of anything down there that’s not supposed to be kind of creeps me out, to be honest.

algrenion: i think there should be AU’s and then there should be UA’s because Universe Alterations...

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:13:24 -0500

algrenion:

i think there should be AU’s and then there should be UA’s

because Universe Alterations would be a good name for when your characters are in the exact same universe but you’re altering just a couple of plot points or a few character traits

joeyfuckingwheeler replied to your post: For all the guys (and girls who have no/mild… ...

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:13:03 -0500

joeyfuckingwheeler replied to your post: For all the guys (and girls who have no/mild…

Yeah like I’m pretty sure I have endometriosis or something similar, and I’m thinking of changing birth control because I’m getting cramps again.

~~*did not have to look that up at all, what are you talking about*~~

Oh, wow, I hope it’s not serious!

And yeah, I know that birth control really helps some people with their cramps. I haven’t used it because though occasionally my cramps are horrible, they are mostly manageable.

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happinessiveneverknown: setsana: I wanna be the very best Like...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:15:14 -0500

happinessiveneverknown:

setsana:

I wanna be the very best
Like no one ever was
To catch him is my real test
True justice is my cause

I will travel across the land
Searching far and wide
For Jean Valjean to understand
The harshness of his crime

Jean Valjean, (gotta catch that con)
You cannot flee
For this is my destiny
Jean Valjean,
Oh, you’ll meet your end
When, at last, I apprehend
Jean Valjean, (gotta catch that con)
You cannot run
You’re still 24601

Escape me, and I’ll hunt you
Jean Valjean (gotta catch that con)
Gotta catch that con
JEAN VALJEAN

Everyone can go home now, everything has officially been done on the internet.

I have been singing this the whole night

For all the guys (and girls who have no/mild periods who think this) who think that periods...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:10:00 -0500

For all the guys (and girls who have no/mild periods who think this) who think that periods “aren’t that bad”, here are some friendly reminders for you:

most women/people with vaginas who get periods have at least one kind of PMS symptom
there are more than 150 PMS symptoms, including but not limited to: acne, weight gain, “changes in bowel habits” (this is really lovely), fatigue, and, of course, all kinds of pain (not just cramps, though those do suck! headaches and sore boobs hurt as well!)
on the emotional side, of course, are things like depression, anger, anxiety, and mood swings! things that i promise are not made any better by you getting mad at us and calling us “bitchy”. believe it or not, we’re not choosing to feel this way.
some people have much more severe versions of these symptoms. my health teacher (a girls’ basketball coach) told us about a girl who had to sit out of practice with a heat pad on her lap because her cramps were so bad. some people have to take days off work/school because of their periods.
if you have some other condition(s) with terrible symptoms and you have to deal with period symptoms on top of it/them? welcome to hell on earth. i’ve had a cold while on my period and i never want to live through that again. i can’t image what it’d be like with a more serious illness.
periods are said to last 3-7 days. i have yet to meet anyone who has had a 3 or 4 day period. i know a girl who gets periods that last ten days with cramps.
each menstrual cycle can vary in terms of symptoms. one month you may not get cramps, but the next it might feel like someone is trying to rip out your uterus, on top of trying to fight sleeping during class and yelling at everything that moves. not to mention that some girls’ cycles are irregular and damn near impossible to track.

don’t believe me? read here and here. and other places as well; i’m sure you can google. i promise i’m not making any of this up.

do you realize how happy most women would be if periods were only bleeding? i, for one, would barely mind at all. but because it is usually a lot more than that, periods tend to be miserable and people who don’t realize, or refuse to believe, how awful someone’s period can be often make it worse!

so, just try to recognize periods as a legitimate thing to complain about and try your best to respect/help your female/person with a vagina’s feelings and pain. that’s all we’re asking for.

fuckyeahladies-fictionalandreal: You, stop scrolling, we need...

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:27:50 -0500

fuckyeahladies-fictionalandreal:

You, stop scrolling, we need to address some things about Hyperbole and a Half writer Allie Brosh. Think calling her the voice of a generation is going too far? Bullshit. This woman is one of the most real, relatable, creative, funny, and vulnerable writers of all time. From the pants-wettingly hilarious God of Cake to the needed-to-said-but-everyone’s-too-afraid-to-talk about it Adventures in Depression, Allie’s posts have genius pacing and are fantastic at highlighting the wonderful idiosyncrasies that make her who she is. She’s willing to let us in to aspects of her life that she doesn’t even understand so that people going through similar things can feel less fucking alone in a world that vilifies and over simplifies the complexities of mental illness. Allie doesn’t smile for you, or hand you bullshit platitudes because that. doesn’t. fucking. help. She’ll laugh when she’s damn well ready to laugh and she’ll cry when she damn well needs to cry, and you’ll do both with her because she speaks to the parts of all of us that we thought were too weird and too complicated to be understood.

thisisrapeculture: [TW: Abortion, Medical...

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:23:55 -0500

thisisrapeculture:

[TW: Abortion, Medical Abuse]

magicalorphanboy:

bronzebasilisk:

ryunwoofie:

sonneillonv:

autumn-and-eve:

erinsmomma:

How can someone stand behind abortion, when you have a life inside of you that God created for you? How can you say that this life isn’t worth it? If you can’t take care of the baby for whatever circumstances than there is always adoption available to couples who can’t conceive, but still want the joy of being parents. OPEN YOUR EYES! God has bigger plans for us all that we don’t even realize the picture.

Excuse me but it appears your baby is actually upside down
Did you take Sex Ed freshman year because babies come out headfirst

Hi, OP! As someone who was given up for adoption, allow me to call bullshit on your little post there! You see, when I was adopted, I was a white-skinned, healthy, neurotypical infant, which basically put me at the top of the list, right underneath white-skinned, healthy, neurotypical MALE infants! There’s only one kind of infant people wanted to adopt more than me! I was SOOO lucky! But if you actually bothered to look at the information readily available on the interwebs, you would be aware that the majority of people who are forced to rely on abortion for family planning are poor people and people of color. Of course, those two demographics intersect, thanks to the institutionalized racism of our society! Neat huh?!

Of course, even babies of color are not in high demand with couples looking to adopt. Many who do want to adopt outside their race choose to go outside the country, where laws are less strict and the process is often less expensive. Of course, most of the infants adopted this way are obtained in unscrupulous fashion, but who cares about that when you’re saving a little Korean or African baby from the horrible fate of growing up in Korea or Africa??? And all those children who have birth defects, are born with diseases or disabilities, or have other issues… WELL. Who wants to invest that kind of expense and time? Why would you adopt someone broken, LOLOL?!

Granted, there are some wonderful people who understand the system a little better, and make it a point to try and give POC and disabled children a good home. But they make up a very small fraction of potential adopters! This difference in supply and demand leaves a lot of children stuck in the foster system, where their chances of being adopted diminish with every passing year, and their chances of being physically or sexually abused INCREASE! Isn’t that wonderful?

And of course, we haven’t even talked about the person who is giving birth to the baby! I know you probably think pregnancy is a wonderful, happy time, and for some people it is, but it is also one of the greatest health risks a person can take. I love my son very much, and from the day I found out I was pregnant with him, I wanted him! But I also nearly died giving birth to him. You see, I had pre-eclampsia, the most commonly fatal birth complication in the world. My blood pressure was 180 over 130! At twenty-two years old, I was actually headed for a stroke, hah hah! How funny is that? And all it took was missing a single pre-natal appointment during which my blood pressure rose to dangerous levels and my body tried to kill both me and my son. Those seizures sure were fun, as was the emergency c-section performed without anesthetic! And being chained down while the operation was performed, because I was delirious and wouldn’t stop trying to fight off the doctors, that was a BLAST! It was great for my husband too, since he almost lost his wife and child in just forty-five minutes. You can imagine how thrilled he is at the prospect of me ever getting pregnant again. Babies are certainly cute, but pregnancy can have massive health complications, and I know it’s such a bummer, but they are PERMANENT. :( My abdominal muscles never recovered from being hacked through with a scalpel, and the flood of hormones caused by late pregnancy have changed things from heartburn (never used to have it, now, all the time!) to my emotional reactions (I cry when I see pictures of kittens now. I used to be tough). These are changes I did not ask for, cannot control, and cannot fix! And many people go through worse! I know, right? Unbelievable, but go look up the word ‘episiotomy’ and then look up ‘birth rape’ and I’m afraid you’ll find some stuff that just isn’t very shiny. Plus, the studies actually show that people who carry a baby to term, give birth, then give it up for adoption suffer HIGHER rates of post-pregnancy complications like post-partum depression and post-partum psychosis, general depression, and other mental health issues. Adoption actually isn’t good for the person giving birth at all!

I’m afraid the picture you chose to use there is also pretty disingenuous. I know, I know, it seems like nitpicking. I’m not trying to be mean! :( But that picture shows a fully developed, viable infant, and most abortions are performed when the fetus isn’t even a fetus - it’s a blastocyst. That’s just a clump of cells. Seriously! You can totally find pictures on the interwebs and they’re not even gross, LOLOL! Later-term abortions are usually performed because of health complications, though some of our intrepid state legislators are trying to change all that! They care so much about people who are pregnant, you see, that they want to force them to carry dead or dying fetuses inside them until their body either becomes infected while it rots in their tummies (this is called sepsis, and it makes people very sick, and can even kill them!), or forces it out naturally in a gush of blood and fluids! Isn’t that so caring of them? I’m so glad they’re around to make those decisions for me! And if a pregnant person is not allowed to terminate an unviable fetus, in some states, they have to carry the child to term, give birth to it, and then watch it die in their arms because its lungs weren’t developed, or its brain formed outside its skull, or any of a million possible birth defects that will kill you just as quick as lickity-split! Isn’t that wild?! Of course, these people go through terrible grief, and as I mentioned, some of them may get sick and die from not being able to abort dead or dying fetuses. But I guess that’s just A-okay with you, huh?

Basically, I think before you suggest adoption as a universal alternative, you should actually go do some research on adoption. And before you condemn abortion, you should do some research on abortions - not the stuff your church is giving you, the stuff the real doctors are saying. Go to Planned Parenthood (if they haven’t all been closed down, ROFLMAO!) and request whatever information they have on the process, the statistics of who has abortions and why… and actually, all of that is on the interwebs! Isn’t technology AMAZING?

And in closing, since I’ve been asked this question many times and I know it’s coming? Yes, I realize I am here talking to you because I was not aborted. But the thing is, if my mother had chosen abortion, I wouldn’t know the difference, so it wouldn’t matter to me. And if she decided that choice was best for her, then that choice would have been best for her, and I would never want to take that choice away from her. As it is, since I was given up for adoption, and since I have seen the statistics on how badly people who give their children up for adoption suffer, I have spent much of my adult life worrying about her, whether she’s healthy, whether she’s okay, and feeling that if she did suffer from any of the common post-birth symptoms, it is at least partially my fault, even though she made that decision on her own. Which is silly, I know, but at some point, all children have to stare down the consequences of their parents’ having them. For some, that’s poverty. For others, a life-time of their parents struggling to treat and care for a severe illness or disability. For others, it’s wondering if their mother ever got over giving them away, and wishing you could reach out and assure her that it’s okay, she doesn’t have to be haunted.

May your birth control never fail!

Pro.

Sonneillonv deserves a mother fucking standing ovation here.

Slow clap.

btwwearenotacouple: let’s follow the trend of Then & Now...

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:16:09 -0500

btwwearenotacouple:

let’s follow the trend of Then & Now gifsets - Britline, Drew’s Line, IAG and the new Whose Line season. The first set is from their first appearance together on the show, look at their adorableness <3

The only thing I didn’t gif was The Drew Carey Show because my episodes are on my external harddrive and I was too lazy to pull that out…

imbobswaget: things ppl say that alert you to them being the actual worst: john was my favourite...

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:14:28 -0500

imbobswaget:

things ppl say that alert you to them being the actual worst:

john was my favourite beatle

abolishing religion would solve a lot of problems

i’m not a racist i hate all races equally

disliking someone because of their political affiliation is ridiculous

but if you think abou it stereotypes do exist for a reason

god, can you believe people on welfare own iphones

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Thu, 16 May 2013 17:13:13 -0500

"My brain has no heart, and my heart has no brain. That’s why when I speak my mind, I appear..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:12:53 -0500

“My brain has no heart, and my heart has no brain. That’s why when I speak my mind, I appear heartless and when I do what’s in my heart I seem thoughtless.”

- (via fierrrrrrce)

crrocs: i have seen the depths of hell

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:12:33 -0500

crrocs:

i have seen the depths of hell

wankbankofamerica: reasons i tend to not talk people always interrupt me to tell another story...

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:09:47 -0500

wankbankofamerica:

reasons i tend to not talk

people always interrupt me to tell another story because apparently my story isn’t good enough for their ears

i sound like an idiot who just learned to talk two hours ago

people seem disinterested in what i’m saying

i hate my voice

i have something really mean to say

i hate you

i repeat because this happens a lot: people interrupt me and never let me finish and i feel really shitty about myself because no one seems to want to listen to me

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