November 2010
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“Part of the reason it’s so important for people who occupy particular privileged...”
– Intersectionality and Privilege: Addressing the Squishy Bits :: Hoyden About Town (via robot-heart-politics)
October 2010
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“When asking why some people are homosexual, we are also asking why most people...”
– Bob Garrett, Ph.D. Brain & Behavior, 2009 (via psydoctor8)
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“My life seemed to be a series of events and accidents. Yet when I look back I...”
– Benoît Mandelbrot (via nathanielstuart)
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“There’s also a misconception among many commenters that when I say “acceptance”...”
– Size Matters: Fat Acceptance and You | Bitch Magazine (via curvesahead)
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“Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.”
– Saint Augustine (via missjennyp)
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“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our...”
– Isaac Asimov (via tabularasae)
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“Almost two million people are currently locked up in the immense network of U.S....”
– Masked Racism: Reflections on the Prison Industrial Complex
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5 Ways to Deal With Depression →
mentalhealthsupportinfo:
According to the World Health Organization, up to twenty percent of people are susceptible to depression during their lifetime. With such a large portion of the population prone to this mental health condition, it is alarming that many still do not understand it, nor have the necessary tools to deal with it.
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“Talking to these girls, I began to understand that I didn’t have to be...”
– Sara Marcus: Girls to the Front. The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution.
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“Here is a thing I really hate: someone points out something problematic or...”
– doctorconquest (via monkeyknifefight)
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“And many prefer not to exercise their imaginations at all. They choose to remain...”
– J.K. Rowling (via loldemort)
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Compassion Fatigue: Being an Ethical Social Worker
ejj22:
“Burnout, secondary trauma, and compassion fatigue are not exactly the same things, and it’s helpful to be able to distinguish among them. Secondary trauma is the reaction to dealing with other people’s situations, such as my reaction to my six-year-old client. Burnout is related to the job environments in which we work, and the stresses attached to those jobs and requirements, like...
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“You are NOT defined by the worst thing you have ever done.”
– Do you live like you believe this?
I wish people could really understand that everyday is a new day and that forgiveness heals.
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“Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel...”
– Andrew Boyd (via suzywire)
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“The very process of constructing a narrative for oneself—of telling a...”
– Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity (via bollywoodsuperstar)
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“Rape is one of the most terrible crimes on earth. The problem with groups who...”
– Kurt Cobain
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“Being touched by a stranger and told that I was beautiful didn’t make me feel...”
– Why do strange men think they’re allowed to touch me? (via halifaxeten)
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genderqueer: Disliking your body →
neutresex:
It is okay to dislike your body. Do not feel less of a person, or ‘abnormal’ because you think your body sucks. Resisting to be consumed by the “love your body” movement is okay. There are plenty of people out there who dislike their body and they have every right to modify it to…
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“Alexithymia: to describe a state of deficiency in understanding, processing, or...”
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“Health research commonly does not allow for identification of trans participants...”
– ‘‘I Don’t Think This Is Theoretical; This Is Our Lives’’: How Erasure Impacts Health Care for Transgender People (via sansrevolution)
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Save a Friend: Tips for Teens to Prevent Suicide →
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“Reality check: Teenagers with disabilities experience the same urges, needs, and...”
– Kara Ayers
The Birds and the Bees for Kids with Special Needs: Providing Comprehensive Sexual Education
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“I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be...”
– Point Counter Point, Aldous Huxley (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
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“According to the U.S. Sex Information and Education Council, a comprehensive...”
– Sexual Education for Special Needs Children
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“The more we see female characters who are hypersexual, one-dimensional eye...”
– Geena Davis. I love her so much.
Full article: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/09/22/why-family-films-are-so-sexist.html
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“I used to think I was the strangest person in the world. But then I thought,...”
– Frida Kahlo
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“If I ever happen to be, say, in an antique store and stumble upon a dusty lamp...”
– Beth Ditto on being fat | World news | The Guardian
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Five "Helpful" Statements Ignorant People Say to... →
crazedmusings:
(1) Everyone has problems, not just you. You should see all the good in your life and just learn to be happy. Life is not all about you. You’re being selfish by not choosing to be a happier person.
Reality Check: Depressed people do NOT chose to feel this way! No one …
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“If you’re male, and if you’re angry that women aren’t receptive to you when you...”
– Carolyn Hax: This ‘nice guy’ has anger issues
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“As a child of immigrant parents, as a woman of color in a white society and as a...”
– Mitsuye Yamada
“Asian Pacific American Women and Feminism”
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“Where’s everyone’s accountability for homophobia! “Down-Low” men exist because...”
– Anthony Antoine Preventions Program Director for AIDS Research Consortium(ARCA) in Atlanta (via loldarian)
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“Harriet Tubman: freedom fighter. Harriet was an abolitionist and union spy. When...”
– — —from one of the Disabled Young People’s Collective’s bookmarks. (via theredtree)
I never knew this about Harriet Tubman.
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I <3 Harriet Tubman, subverting ableist expectations/prejudices to her advantage
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