Posted 12 hours ago

It really creeps me out that I have not read a single recap of “The Crash” that has called what the prostitute did to an underage Dick Whitman “rape”. One article called it a “sexual awakening”! Wtf?!

Posted 2 days ago

BLOGGING via TYPEWRITER.: I do not approve of my country's cultural decay.

the-voodoo-blue-fj-that-cruises:

littlemisandristthings:

the-voodoo-blue-fj-that-cruises:

Something has to give.

Do you mean to say that it’s decaying simply because it’s becoming more accepting of those that aren’t traditional?

Well, for starters, political correctness,…

I love that the post is its own punchline. Holy shit.

Posted 1 week ago

stfueverything:

the-lighted-being:

Feminism for Dudes: Misandry is Real (ly funny) - SuperHelpfulAdvice

Dude, you rock.

This guy gets it. Another example of that “feminist boys = cuter” science.

Get this man some “likes”!

Posted 2 weeks ago
Sociologist Shelley Correll has shown that beliefs about gender differences in ability have an important role to play in people’s perceptions of their own masculine abilities and, as you might expect, this affects their interest in careers that rely on such skills. Correll used the data from the 1988 National Educational Longitudinal Study, involving tens of thousands of high school students, to carefully compare students’ actual grades with their own assessments of their mathematical and verbal competence. She found that boys rated their math skills higher than their equal female counterparts. This was likely due to the culturally shared belief that males are better at math, because boys were selective in their self-embellishment: they didn’t inflate their verbal competence. These self-assessments proved to be an important factor in the students’ decision making about their careers. With actual ability (assessed by test scores), held equal, the higher a boy or girl rates his or her mathematical competence, the more likely it is that he or she will head down a path toward a career in science, math, or engineering. Correll concludes that “boys do not pursue mathematical activities at a higher rate because they are better at mathematics. They do so, at least partially, because they think they are better.

Delusions of Gender

Cordelia Fine

(via bioticbootyshaker)

That book is most excellent.

Posted 3 weeks ago
Posted 1 month ago

#ScaliaTeas

sonofbaldwin:

Well-argued, articulate bigotry is STILL bigotry.

I feel like it’s a stretch to even call it “well-argued” most of the time.

Posted 2 months ago
machistado:

thisisvanillaprivilege:

machistado:

This is what Tumblr’s New Atheists look like when you say good things about Catholics who are good people and mention that it’s kind of a big deal that the new pope was born in Latin America, independent from whatever his beliefs may be. 
Look at ‘em. 

okay lol look i normally agree with you and i’m not a ~new atheist~ whatever that is supposed to be
but no, no one is obliged to be happy about this guy, he’s a dick, he’s awful is every sense of the word, the deflating xenophobic biases represented by him coming to power are significant in the same vein as the combat ban being lifted - they would be good things if the former didn’t inevitably lead to homophobia and misogyny and if that latter wasn’t pro-war and deploying racism and imperialism. no one obliged to remember the good catholics of the world when this religious community is responsible for so much hatred and violence either, good catholics can instead work on actually attacking the prejudice in their culture
it is impossible to separate this guy from his beliefs, i seriously doubt latina women and gsm ppl are thrilled about him either
and it’s impossible (and unnecessary) for any of us to separate this guy from his strong, pervasive bigotry

I didn’t say you had to be happy about the guy as an individual. New Atheists are the mini Sam Harrises who run around saying they don’t have to tolerate anyone’s religion, even if someone practicing their religion has no effect on anyone else whatsoever, simply because they find religion stupid or nonsensical. Militant atheism is just as bad as any other harmful extremist religion.
Also, I think you can acknowledge that there are good religious people in the world who use their beliefs to do some pretty amazing things. Many civil rights movements actually have very religious aspects to them or their base is supported by religious groups. Martin Luther King Jr. is a good recognizable example. You can’t just denounce an entire religion or an entire group of people as a whole because parts are harmful. Doing so would take away something fundamental to people’s lives and you’d be removing a base of support for revolutionary movements and social justice work.  

I was almost sort of maybe thinking you had a point until the “militant atheists are just as bad as religious extremists” part.

machistado:

thisisvanillaprivilege:

machistado:

This is what Tumblr’s New Atheists look like when you say good things about Catholics who are good people and mention that it’s kind of a big deal that the new pope was born in Latin America, independent from whatever his beliefs may be. 

Look at ‘em. 

okay lol look i normally agree with you and i’m not a ~new atheist~ whatever that is supposed to be

but no, no one is obliged to be happy about this guy, he’s a dick, he’s awful is every sense of the word, the deflating xenophobic biases represented by him coming to power are significant in the same vein as the combat ban being lifted - they would be good things if the former didn’t inevitably lead to homophobia and misogyny and if that latter wasn’t pro-war and deploying racism and imperialism. no one obliged to remember the good catholics of the world when this religious community is responsible for so much hatred and violence either, good catholics can instead work on actually attacking the prejudice in their culture

it is impossible to separate this guy from his beliefs, i seriously doubt latina women and gsm ppl are thrilled about him either

and it’s impossible (and unnecessary) for any of us to separate this guy from his strong, pervasive bigotry

I didn’t say you had to be happy about the guy as an individual. New Atheists are the mini Sam Harrises who run around saying they don’t have to tolerate anyone’s religion, even if someone practicing their religion has no effect on anyone else whatsoever, simply because they find religion stupid or nonsensical. Militant atheism is just as bad as any other harmful extremist religion.

Also, I think you can acknowledge that there are good religious people in the world who use their beliefs to do some pretty amazing things. Many civil rights movements actually have very religious aspects to them or their base is supported by religious groups. Martin Luther King Jr. is a good recognizable example. You can’t just denounce an entire religion or an entire group of people as a whole because parts are harmful. Doing so would take away something fundamental to people’s lives and you’d be removing a base of support for revolutionary movements and social justice work.  

I was almost sort of maybe thinking you had a point until the “militant atheists are just as bad as religious extremists” part.

Posted 2 months ago

TheOdyssesusDuo: amodernmanifesto: Little “A” Big “G” (a)Gnostic: Wow NYC...

theweightofemptiness:

matchframe:

theweightofemptiness:

amodernmanifesto:

Little “A” Big “G” (a)Gnostic: Wow NYC Government…

newwavefeminism:

notashley:

newwavefeminism:

notesonascandal:

nealzonwheelz:

Demonizing teens for being pregnant is NOT ok, in any shape form or fashion.

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Leave teen moms ALONE!

Teens in lower income areas, or are least blacks, who are far more likely to be in those areas, are the ones having their children killed or births stifled by the wonders of the miracle of contraceptives. The problem goes undressed once fucking more because a love of liberty stands above a love for life, family, God, or duty. You advocate no sacrifice, no growth, and wonder How people in wealthier areas might be of the fucking opinion that we are demonstrably lazy and animalistic, violent and bade. Fucking cannibals, the lot of you. Feasting on your own. A goddamn shame.

God is irrelevant to this discussion.

God is probably irrelevant to all your questions. That’s why you feminists keep shooting your own feet.

Lol. Troll harder, dear.

Posted 2 months ago

TheOdyssesusDuo: amodernmanifesto: Little “A” Big “G” (a)Gnostic: Wow NYC...

theweightofemptiness:

amodernmanifesto:

Little “A” Big “G” (a)Gnostic: Wow NYC Government…

newwavefeminism:

notashley:

newwavefeminism:

notesonascandal:

nealzonwheelz:

Demonizing teens for being pregnant is NOT ok, in any shape form or fashion.

image

Leave teen moms ALONE!

Teens in lower income areas, or are least blacks, who are far more likely to be in those areas, are the ones having their children killed or births stifled by the wonders of the miracle of contraceptives. The problem goes undressed once fucking more because a love of liberty stands above a love for life, family, God, or duty. You advocate no sacrifice, no growth, and wonder How people in wealthier areas might be of the fucking opinion that we are demonstrably lazy and animalistic, violent and bade. Fucking cannibals, the lot of you. Feasting on your own. A goddamn shame.

God is irrelevant to this discussion.

Posted 2 months ago

mohandasgandhi:

theyoungturks:

Should Interracial Marriage Be Legal? Poll results from likely Republican voters in Alabama & Mississippi

Remember when these polls came out shortly before the election and almost no one cared aside from those of us who are mixed and come from blended families? There will always be some people whose racism is so pronounced that they’re willing to openly admit to being against things like interracial marriage but these are pretty significant numbers. Roughly a quarter of heavily Republican states openly admit to thinking interracial marriage should be illegal. That’s a problem.

My dad is one of these people. And, like most racists, he doesn’t think he’s racist. Like most racists, he claims to know black people who agree with him, and thinks this confirms his position further.