January 2011
43 posts
December 2010
131 posts
It was Henrietta Lacks' cancer cells that kept...
thecurvature:
Not her normal cells. Her cancer cells. Henrietta’s cells that still exist and grow as we speak aren’t of the variety that made up almost all of her body. They’re the ones that killed her. The ones that have furthered developments that have saved countless lives are the ones that killed her.
Those countless lives have only been saved because she had a cancer that took her life.
...
“Defler paced the front of the classroom telling us how mitosis — the process of...”
– The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot (via thecurvature)
“There’s a photo on my wall of a woman I’ve never met, its left corner torn and...”
– The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
By the time I got through just these first words of the prologue, I was already trembling with rage. This is going to be an enlightening, intriguing, and infuriating read.
(via thecurvature)
“The problem with sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, ableist,...”
– I Don’t Care If You’re Offended by Scott Madin (via inherhipstheresrevolutions)
Song of Solomon Transformed My Life →
zuky:
ilykadamen:
Young people are more isolated from adults than they’ve ever been. Unless you’re an adult who is getting paid to somehow be involved with young people, chances are most adults have no contact with young people that they’re not related to. And the isolation is kind of structural and it’s very deep and it’s very visible. It’s basically divided the country into people who have...
“DE: Okay, now we should talk about science fiction and Obama. Is it weird to...”
– Junot Díaz interviewed by Dave Eggers, via guerrillamamamedicine and ilykadamen. The whole thing is gold. (via wildunicornherd)
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queer.: Canadians call colour pencils 'pencil... →
the-noise-institute:
tchy:
tranzient:
juthikalala:
tranzient:
alliterate:
lettersfromtheattic:
… Wait, no one else calls them pencil crayons? MY MIND IS EXPLODING. They’re crayons in pencil form? I DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU, WORLD.
Wait, but…they ARE pencil crayons. This is a trick, right?…
its cause crayon=pencil in french
Obviously, they are pencil crayons, because if they...
Today, December 27th, marks the memory of the...
“While Sex & The City 2 (review) was not a “good” film by any standard...”
– Towleroad - Movies: Best LGBT Characters of the Film Year (via brinstar)
True.
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“I’m not sure which math majors you have met Willis, but I have found...”
– yesmanapple in /r/math comments
Astronomers Find First Evidence Of Multiverse: Our... →
radicallyhottoff:
here’s another search for “immigrant men rape” that demonstrates how seriously rape is taken when it comes to immigrant communities.
I was going to post some of the content, but i just can’t stomach going through that crap tonight.
and you’ll notice how the headlines usually say something along the lines of “illegal immigrant rape wave of “NATIONALITY” women.” the illegals...
“And there’s a way in which “American” and “white” and “human” become synonyms....”
– Victor Lewis, on treating each other as “humans” (via jazzonia)
Ok, I really did not want to harp on this?
jhameia:
meloukhia:
But that Jezebel post about the ‘heart warming’ story of a disabled kid trapped in an inaccessible home who needs someone to come carry him up to his bed at night because his parents can’t lift him and they also, it seems, cannot afford accessibility modifications or the new home they need?
The commenters are suggesting fundraising for the college fund of the volunteer.
...
NET NEUTRALITY
xxkeelimexx:
I DO NOT WANT THIS SHIT
WE CANNOT LET THIS BULLSHIT HAPPEN
http://www.savetheinternet.com/
I would like to talk with ya'll about trigger...
clitoritastic:
pigisapig:
First off, what is a trigger warning, anyway?
A trigger warning usually consists of bold, capitalized, or linked text describing in a broad way what text follows it. It can be in the form of a cut, or simply the title of the text in question, warning readers what kind of triggers can be found there.
What are triggers, though?
Triggers are things that cause a...
Please Subtitle Your Work
arfism:
To everyone who produces videos for the internet and otherwise. Please, please, please put the time into subtitling your work. Make it accessible for everyone. I understand it’s sometimes very time-consuming or confusing to figure out, but it’s worth it - I promise. It’s so frustrating and disheartening when I see NEW amazing, radical, educational, thought-provoking work being put out on...
haterina:
[reblogged as text post for triggering image]
restruct:
dyellowpandah:
This is Millicent Gaika. She is a 30-year-old South African woman who was tied up, beaten, strangled, tortured and raped for five hours.
Why was she battered and rape? She is victim of a practice called corrective rape, a term that describes the process of men raping women who claim to be lesbians until they...
why i support "talk about it"
blackamazon:
radicallyhottoff:
because i know that to make meaningful transformative change, we will need not thousands, but millions of people. a grassroots movement operating from a base of power. building relationships now with people who *ask to have a relationship with me/us* may lead to long term relationships that will make up that base of power.
I support participating in little every...
“I find it interesting on a personal level that my most radically feminist...”
– I find these smart words. A guy acknowledging his lived experience isn’t going to be the right way to go about understanding anti-oppression. (via jhameia)
This is incredibly relevant to me today, in this moment.
(via lavenderlines)
i think i know what you’re referencing (keith olbermann,...
“My husband’s family, on his mother’s side, is incredibly...”
– Emeryn
All internet porn will be blocked to protect... →
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
HE UK Government is to combat the early sexualization of children by blocking internet pornography unless parents request it, it was revealed today.
The move is intended to ensure that children are not exposed to sex as a routine by-product of the internet. It follows warnings about the hidden damage being done to children by sex sites.
The biggest broadband...
