Pam Newman

Desertmar reblogged this, but I went to where she got it from so I could reblog it as text, because some of y’all need all of this on your dashboard, in your face, in your lives.

kyssthis16:

dank-potion:

sapphrikah:

kharispaxton:

1. Speaking about the Holocaust in any context other than educational is downright immoral, 9/11 needs a trigger announcement and a disclaimer if you discuss it in public but the murder of over 30 million Africans is OLD NEWS that I need to just drop and get over. 

2. In History class, no one complained that the exercises of reenacting the proletariat & bourgeoisie were unfair, segregationist and no one’s parents called the school the next day to enquire as to why the History teacher was teaching kids to be separatist. But when Jane Elliot wants to use exercises to illustrate in ONE hour the daily turmoil and abuse that PoC suffer, she’s accused of teaching biased, guilt ridden, “reverse racism”.

3. The abolishment of slavery made everyone equal, so there’s no such thing as white privilege. Even these hard facts (seriously, read them) that prove otherwise MUST be fiction, because my 4th grade science teacher told us that we’re all the same on the inside.

4. Even though companies, governments and educational institutions have forums and means of communicating issues in terms of unfair treatment, even though taking those outlets away would be a breach of human rights.. PoC shouldn’t talk about race and their issues pertaining to it because it starts arguments and disrupts the colour blind Hakuna Matata circle.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY

5. The fact that a) we still receive abuse today, b) my ancestors for at least two centuries are largely products of rape, c) my ancestors were butchered and enslaved in the millions, d) slave women had their newborns & toddlers stolen, fed LIVE to alligators and then were forced to keep quiet about it, etc (because the list goes ON and ON) … has no relevance to my self worth, the esteem within our communities or our chances for success today WHATSOEVER because the Oprah made it and the President is Black.

I haven’t seen a group of people this opposed to the oppressed joining together to demand equal and fair treatment since.. Oh.

Right.

This needs all the reblogs.

And all hand claps.

Bless you, OP.

deadgrass:

soon.

UNF

SWV - Co-Sign

SWV IS BACK!!!

SWV have given The BoomBox an exclusive debut of the Derek Blanks-directed visuals for their new single, ‘Co-Sign.’ Coko, Taj and Lelee join vocal forces in the video to celebrate love in the same spirit of tracks like ‘Weak’ and ‘I’m So Into You.’

“It’s a great feeling to be back recording together again! Something special always happens when we come together,” SWV reveal.

In the clip, the three singers spend quality time with their significant others and hit the studio to record the Lamb-produced track.

“Baby I’m ready, I’ll sign your name across my heart,” Coko coos.

‘Co-Sign’ appears on SWV’s new album, ‘I Missed Us,’ which features production by Jazze Pha and Bryan-Michael Cox. ’I Missed Us’ debuts April 10

fuckyeahethnicwomen:

My work, my whole life has been dedicated to liberation. One of my favorite writers is Mia Mingus, who is also a ‘femme identified womyn of color’ who is a disability justice activist says, “To me, femme must include ending ableism, white supremacy, heterosexism, the gender binary, economic exploitation, sexual violence, population control, male supremacy, war and militarization, and ownership of children and land.” And that resonates with me so powerfully.

 (via Q&A with Kim Crosby | Sway Magazine)

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSss

oldfamiliarway:

thedailywhat:

Taking A Stand Against Girl Scouts of the Day: An Indiana state House rep has caused a stir for refusing to sign a resolution honoring the Girl Scouts on the occasion of the youth organization’s 100th anniversary.

In a letter to his colleagues, Rep. Bob Morris (R-Fort Wayne) urged the House to rethink its endorsement of a group he says promotes abortion, homosexuality, and the sexualization of young girls.

Rep. Morris claims that “evidence” he found online led him to conclude that the Girl Scouts “is quickly becoming a tactical arm of Planned Parenthood,” and warns of “liberal progressive troop-leaders” who will “indoctrinate the girls in their troop according to the principles of Planned Parenthood.”

He goes on to excoriate the Girl Scouts for promoting “homosexual lifestyles” and allowing “‘transgender’ or cross-dressing” boys to join troops “just like any real girl.”

Finally, he takes issue with an alleged list of Girl Scout role models, which he claims are mostly “feminists, lesbians, or Communists,” excepting three with “a briefly-mentioned religious background.”

Morris closes by saying that in light of what he’s learned, and the fact that First Lady Michelle Obama is the Honorary President of Girl Scouts of America, he will be pulling his two daughters out of the local Girl Scouts troop, and signing them up for Little Flowers, the American Heritage Girls’ “traditional” alternative, where “they will learn about values and principles that will not confuse their conservative Hoosier upbringing.”

Morris is the only member of the Indiana state House who hasn’t signed the nonbinding Girl Scouts centennial resolution, but several other House Republicans will reportedly be taking their signatures back.

For its part, Girl Scouts of the USA has released statement denying the lawmaker’s allegations, particularly those concerning pamphlets supposedly distributed to troopers that say “there is no right or wrong way to have sex.”

A spokeswoman for the Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana said GSUSA is aware of websites devoted to “exposing” the organization, but they have not impacted membership or cookie sales.

[journalgazette.]

This kind of makes me want to cry.

I bolded some stuff that really made me ragestrokey.

GTFO of this planet, dude. Little flowers is lame. I’m disgusted to live across the river from the state where this douchebag legislates. 

The low-cost bus service Megabus.com is coming back to Louisville after taking a hiatus in 2008.

Beginning mid-March, the company will run routes between Louisville, Nashville, Chicago and Indianapolis. The price to ride begins at $1 if booked early enough, but typical prices range from $5 to around $30, said Bryony Chamberlain, director for Megabus.com.

FINALLY I CAN GET OUT OF THIS FUCKING CITY FOR CHEAP.

Pretty stoked about smelling like this later.

• Me: Michelle Obama is a superhero!
• Mom: She married a superhero!
• Me: She was a superhero long before she married him.
• Mom: Yeah, but who would a superhero marry?
• Me: Another superhero, I guess!

ex-genius:

I’m not a religious man. Spiritual perhaps, but by no means religious. Faith nonwithstanding, I see no clearer evidence of a god that loves humanity than the unadulterated pleasure of a Cheeseburger.

blessed be, the joy of cheese burgering.

My hair looks pretty cute today!

ACCURATE

missworded:

BEHOLD:  THE MAGIC OF S’AMOARS!

My husband, the world’s greatest brain and also having of a nice butt, invented S’amoars this weekend and I had to share the magic.

Step 1:  Obtain Samoas by any means necessary.  But don’t knock down a Girl Scout.  That’s not nice, and bad feelings turn the Samoas.  True story.

Step 2:  Get some big, fat marshmallows.

Step 3:  Get a big stick with a pointy end.

Step 4:  Oh, yeah, roast the shit outta that marshmallow!  Play safe with fire, kids.

Step 5:  Lay out two Samoas, bottoms up.

Step 6:  Say a prayer to Cookie Monster to bestow blessings upon ye.

Step 7:  Squish the marshmallow between the Samoas.

Step 8:  WAIT.

Step 9:  Wait for it….

Step 10:  Yes, you can wait.  You must let the marshmallow melt the chocolate on the Samoas.  This is not a step to skip, Hurry McGhee.

Step 11:  MOUTH ORGASM.  OMG IT’S SO F*&^ING GOOD!

Step 12:  Repeat steps 4-11 until you pass out into a sugar coma, probably after two more.

Stop criminalizing people.

hop on one leg

I volunteer to freely write a post on white women being stuck up bitches. I was raised by some.

I look forward to this post.