1. 22:35 3rd Jun 2012

    Notes: 1857

    Reblogged from agentbering

    whatafuckinfamilypicture:

    Call 911 and ask them how their day is going. They will appreciate it. Friendly gestures go a long way

    …Actually, I’m pretty sure that’s a misdemeanor in the USA, if not a more serious offense. It’s blocking a line and time that people in actual emergencies need to have available. 

     

  2. 18:47

    Notes: 6

    Reblogged from cyprith

    Story Critiques

    cyprith:

    I’ve got all night and nothing to do. If you drop a story off over here, I’ll tell you what I think of it.

     

  3. 18:43

    Notes: 12

    Reblogged from fozmeadows

    image: Download

    sexistdrivel: This comment appeared on my blog today in response to a piece I wrote two months ago on the inherent sexism of friendzoning as a terminology. (I also put it on tumblr, where it quickly became the most reblogged original piece I’ve ever posted.)   Clearly, the article struck a nerve - not just with people who agreed or disagreed with it to various degrees, but also with people like this commenter, to whom the worst-case behavioural scenarios it describes are apparently normative, natural and desirable. Despite this conviction, he still felt the need to drop by and justify himself. And even as I’ve been writing this up, another male commenter - whose contributions to the debate merit a post of their own - has dropped by to offer the following endorsement: Sir, you have described what i have thought perfectly and i thank you, you deserve a knighthood for your services to men and women everywhere, take a bow son. Some days, there just isn’t enough facepalm in the world. Pardon me. My anger management is having a malfunction.  If you need me, I’ll be in a corner, trying to remind myself that assault with a crowbar is a bigger crime than having misogynists like this walk the streets and “making women submit to their will”.  It’s not often that I get angry enough to actually have muscle spasms from the urge to hit and/or strangle people, but this comment really did it for me. Nobody, this ulcerous excuse for a human being especially, has the right to tell anybody else what they want for themselves. You can’t tell my guy friends that they can’t be real friends with me, you can’t tell the women of the world that they can’t want good, kind men who will treat them with the love and respect they deserve, and you can’t tell me that I don’t want to beat this asshole’s skull into jello.  Luckily, though, I have friends— both female AND male— who respect me and love me without any need for sexuality, and who can calm me down enough to keep me from going HULK SMASH on assharnesses like this guy— not for his sake, but to keep me out of jail. 

    sexistdrivel:

    This comment appeared on my blog today in response to a piece I wrote two months ago on the inherent sexism of friendzoning as a terminology. (I also put it on tumblr, where it quickly became the most reblogged original piece I’ve ever posted.)  

    Clearly, the article struck a nerve - not just with people who agreed or disagreed with it to various degrees, but also with people like this commenter, to whom the worst-case behavioural scenarios it describes are apparently normative, natural and desirable. Despite this conviction, he still felt the need to drop by and justify himself.

    And even as I’ve been writing this up, another male commenter - whose contributions to the debate merit a post of their own - has dropped by to offer the following endorsement:

    Sir, you have described what i have thought perfectly and i thank you, you deserve a knighthood for your services to men and women everywhere, take a bow son.

    Some days, there just isn’t enough facepalm in the world.

    Pardon me. My anger management is having a malfunction.  If you need me, I’ll be in a corner, trying to remind myself that assault with a crowbar is a bigger crime than having misogynists like this walk the streets and “making women submit to their will”. 

    It’s not often that I get angry enough to actually have muscle spasms from the urge to hit and/or strangle people, but this comment really did it for me.

    Nobody, this ulcerous excuse for a human being especially, has the right to tell anybody else what they want for themselves. You can’t tell my guy friends that they can’t be real friends with me, you can’t tell the women of the world that they can’t want good, kind men who will treat them with the love and respect they deserve, and you can’t tell me that I don’t want to beat this asshole’s skull into jello. 

    Luckily, though, I have friends— both female AND male— who respect me and love me without any need for sexuality, and who can calm me down enough to keep me from going HULK SMASH on assharnesses like this guy— not for his sake, but to keep me out of jail. 

     

  4. 19:49 2nd Jun 2012

    Notes: 23593

    Reblogged from starvedstar

    spindleshanking:

    antioxidantsuperhero:

    emilianadarling:

    Because instantly alienating a huge chunk of your demographic through offensive humour is the best way to sell soda pop. (x)

    You know what sucks? I legit love diet Dr. Pepper. It’s a guilty pleasure but I used to drink it all the time. I can’t BEAR to even think of buying this brand now, and I don’t think I ever will again.

    THANKS, GUYS. 

    WAY TO JERKASS YOUR WAY INTO STEALING THE TINY JOYS FROM MY LIFE.

    So apparently this is because men are insecure about drinking diet sodas? Really? That’s where we are right now? Well alright then! Time for me to start drinking… Mr Pibb?

    http://www.econsumeraffairs.com/am_bev/contactus.htm?F1=drpepper Here’s their contact information. Now tell them what you told me.

    I’m already writing an email to them to explain how this kind of thing is not okay. If you want change, the only way to get it is to do the same.

     

  5. 19:42

    Notes: 99100

    Reblogged from calypsocoin

    consulting-meerkat:

    hiddlemon:

    bitch-tits-lol:

    lampton:

    rabbitmyrabbit:

    shoona:

    douchemasterr:

    strangelykatie:

    Full version of my comic Counting Stars, which I drew for a competition.

    This is kind of really beautiful

    Ok I’m kindof legit crying now.

    Beautiful!  Makes me want to get back into making comics.  ;o;

    I can’t believe how much of myself is in this comic. SO ACCURATE. DO THEY HAVE SPY CAMERA ON ME?! HOW DO THEY KNOW THAT I AM A HANDSOME WHITE MAN IN A SUI-…

    (:

    Oh look that’s me. I’m like crying right now.

    I just learned how to make those :)

    My God, this made me cry. This is a beautiful story. 

     

  6. 18:40

    Notes: 474

    Reblogged from thelegendofmouse

    Tags: Avatar The Last Airbenderlegend of korraATLALOKtechnology

    ATLA rules vs LOK rules

    1. ATLA: Lightningbending is rare ability. Only a select few firebenders can lightningbend.
    2. LOK: RARE? WE HAVE AN ENTIRE POWERPLANT FILLED WITH THEM. RARE MY ASS.
    3. ATLA: Only The Avatar can take people's bender away.
    4. LOK: FUCK THAT. AMON DOES WHATEVER THE HELL HE WANTS.
    5. ATLA: Bloodbending only be done on a fullmoon.
    6. LOK: BITCH PLEASE. DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
    7. ATLA: "...only..."
    8. LOK: "...nope..."
    9. History: Accurate. There's plenty of things that are hugely more common now than they were a hundred years ago. Outside of Muslim countries (where it was always pretty high), the literacy rate has skyrocketed, as have advanced math skills (just because I'm not good at algebra doesn't mean I can't do it if you sit me down long enough). Seventy years ago (the difference between ATLA and LOK), computers existed, but there were very few and few people could use them. Now look at how many people are surfing the internet, run their own websites and can write their own code. Thanks to the propagation of practices like hand-washing, refrigeration, and sterilization, the average life expectancy has just about doubled in countries in which they're implemented. Because bending, like our knowledge of how to write and do math and wash our hands, is a technology. And eventually the way we look at and teach that technology changes, and the rare becomes commonplace, and the world changes.
     

  7. 03:27 1st Jun 2012

    Notes: 507

    Reblogged from lacigreen

    lacigreen:

    mystikdragon:

    Once upon a time, I asked, “But how do you love yourself?”

    And what do you know, Laci Green had an answer for me.

    it’s a starting point <3

    This was made for Valentine’s day, but it’s applicable always and for everyone. 

    (Source: roserbottom)

     

  8. 23:48 31st May 2012

    Notes: 20867

    Reblogged from agentbering

    Hal Sparks | You’ve been saying those phrases backwards. Now, stop it. (x)

    Amen. A-freakin’-men.

    (Source: antiquers)

     

  9. 23:47

    Notes: 430

    Reblogged from dragoncharming

    image: Download

    medievalthedas: mediumaevum: A woman teaching geometry, from a 14th century illustration attributed to Abelard of Bath In this 14th century illustration from a copy of Euclid’s Elements, a woman is shown holding a compass and square, teaching geometry to a group of monks. I think they are just deep in thought, but everyone looks so sad! Of course they&#8217;re sad. They&#8217;re clearly Liberal Arts majors, and they&#8217;re in a math class. 

    medievalthedas:

    mediumaevum:

    A woman teaching geometry, from a 14th century illustration attributed to Abelard of Bath

    In this 14th century illustration from a copy of Euclid’s Elements, a woman is shown holding a compass and square, teaching geometry to a group of monks.

    I think they are just deep in thought, but everyone looks so sad!

    Of course they’re sad. They’re clearly Liberal Arts majors, and they’re in a math class. 

     

  10. 23:20

    Notes: 1046

    Reblogged from lacigreen

    lacigreen: *but it will always piss you off

    lacigreen:

    *but it will always piss you off

    (Source: hfoss)