To die by your side is such a Heavenly way to die.

"(negative adjective) + ass."

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:55 -0400

“(negative adjective) + ass.”

- Used to denigrate another person. i.e. “with yo’ stankin’ ass” (via blackproverbs)

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Thu, 16 May 2013 17:37:03 -0400

chickensandwich: ailaxolotl: chickensandwich: boys stand up to pee girls sit down to pee boys sit...

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:25:25 -0400

ailaxolotl:

chickensandwich:

boys stand up to pee

girls sit down to pee

boys sit down to poop

girls stand up to poop

how backwards is that??

I’m sorry but I have never stood up to poop

yo whatever

kirbyfan110: imclearlydevine: This is still my favourite...

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:23 -0400

kirbyfan110:

imclearlydevine:

This is still my favourite gif ever.

I fucking died.

tina-rose: tha-htwnbelle: Because single Black capable fathers...

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:12:46 -0400

tina-rose:

tha-htwnbelle:

Because single Black capable fathers exist too.

Forever reblog.

deliciouskaek: there just isn’t any excuse you can’t look at someone’s dark skin tell them their...

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:10:45 -0400

deliciouskaek:

there just isn’t any excuse

you can’t look at someone’s dark skin

tell them their skin color makes them unattractive

and then say you’re not racist

you can’t do that

it doesn’t work like that

what is you

"People will love you. People will hate you. And none of it will have anything to do with you."

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:10:12 -0400

“People will love you. People will hate you. And none of it will have anything to do with you.”

- Abraham Hicks (via naisae)

I think I’d like Abraham.

(via eatcleanmakechanges)

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Mon, 13 May 2013 00:28:36 -0400

shadowlink-: WHEN PEOPLE THINK BEING RUDE TO TEACHERS OR PROFESSORS IS FUNNY

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:26:38 -0400

shadowlink-:

WHEN PEOPLE THINK BEING RUDE TO TEACHERS OR PROFESSORS IS FUNNY

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Wed, 08 May 2013 18:12:31 -0400

Women do not have to:

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:07:45 -0400

clemlin:

vegankatie:

be thin

give birth

cook for you

have long hair

wear makeup

have sex with you

be feminine

be graceful

shave

diet

be fashionable

wear pink

love men

be the media’s idea of perfection

listen to your bullshit

have a vagina

This is very true, but it’s important to remember that if a woman is feminine, graceful, shaves, diets, wears make up, or does any of these things in the list, it doesn’t make her a slave to patriarchy or any less of a feminist than you.

BLESS.

afternoonsnoozebutton: thepeoplesrecord: The troubling viral...

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:01:18 -0400

afternoonsnoozebutton:

thepeoplesrecord:

The troubling viral trend of the “hilarious” Black poor person
May 7, 2013

Charles Ramsey, the man who helped rescue three Cleveland women presumed dead after going missing a decade ago, has become an instant Internet meme. It’s hardly surprising—the interviews he gave yesterday provide plenty of fodder for a viral video, including memorable soundbites (“I was eatin’ my McDonald’s”) and lots of enthusiastic gestures. But as Miles Klee and Connor Simpson have noted, Ramsey’s heroism is quickly being overshadowed by the public’s desire to laugh at and autotune his story, and that’s a shame. Ramsey has become the latest in a fairly recent trend of “hilarious” black neighbors, unwitting Internet celebrities whose appeal seems rooted in a “colorful” style that is always immediately recognizable as poor or working-class.

Before Ramsey, there was Antoine Dodson, who saved his younger sister from an intruder, only to wind up famous for his flamboyant recounting of the story to a reporter. Since Dodson’s rise to fame, there have been others: Sweet Brown, a woman who barely escaped her apartment complex during a fire last year, and Michelle Clarke, who couldn’t fathom the hailstorm that rained down in her hometown of Houston, and in turn became “the next Sweet Brown.”

Granted, the buzzworthy tactic of reporters interviewing the most loquacious witnesses to a crime or other event is nothing new, and YouTube has countless examples of people of all ethnicities saying ridiculous things. One woman, for instance, saw fit to casually mention her breasts while discussing a local accident, while another man described a car crash with theatrical flair. Earlier this year, a “hatchet-wielding hitchhiker” named Kai matched Dodson’s fame with his astonishing account of rescuing a woman from a racist attacker. But none of those people have been subjected to quite the same level of derisive memeification as Brown, Clark, and now, perhaps, Ramsey—the inescapable echoes of “Hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife!” and “Kabooyaw,” the tens of millions of YouTube hits and cameos in other viral videos, even commercials.

It’s difficult to watch these videos and not sense that their popularity has something to do with a persistent, if unconscious, desire to see black people perform. Even before the genuinely heroic Ramsey came along, some viewers had expressed concern that the laughter directed at people like Sweet Brown plays into the most basic stereotyping of blacks as simple-minded ramblers living in the “ghetto,” socially out of step with the rest of educated America. Black or white, seeing Clark and Dodson merely as funny instances of random poor people talking nonsense is disrespectful at best. And shushing away the question of race seems like wishful thinking.

Ramsey is particularly striking in this regard, since, for a moment at least, he put the issue of race front and center himself. Describing the rescue of Amanda Berry and her fellow captives, he says, “I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man’s arms. Something is wrong here. Dead giveaway!”

The candid statement seems to catch the reporter off guard; he ends the interview shortly afterward. And it’s notable that among the many memorable things Ramsey said on camera, this one has gotten less meme-attention than most. Those who are simply having fun with the footage of Ramsey might pause for a second to actually listen to the man. He clearly knows a thing or two about the way racism prevents us from seeing each other as people.

Source

Now that you know this is a thing, please stop sharing these memes. Poor Black people speaking candidly about various serious incidents isn’t a hilarious joke.

^Valid point

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Wed, 08 May 2013 17:29:53 -0400

Unemployed Black Woman Pretends to be White, Job Offers Suddenly Skyrocket

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:25:42 -0400

November 15, 2012 | Filed under: BizTechNews | Posted by: bowatkin If you don’t believe that racism in the job market is real, then please read this article by Yolanda Spivey. Spivey, who was seeking work in the insurance industry, found that she wasn’t getting any job offers. But as an experiment, she changed her name to Bianca White, to see if employers would respond differently. You’ll be shocked and amazed by her phenomenal story.

Yolanda Spivey Writes:

First, I created an email account and resume for Bianca. I kept the same employment history and educational background on her resume that was listed on my own. But I removed my home phone number, kept my listed cell phone number, and changed my cell phone greeting to say, “You have reached Bianca White. Please leave a message.” Then I created an online Monster.com account, listed Bianca as a White woman on the diversity questionnaire, and activated the account.

That very same day, I received a phone call. The next day, my phone line and Bianca’s email address, were packed with potential employers calling for an interview. I was stunned. More shocking was that some employers, mostly Caucasian-sounding women, were calling Bianca more than once, desperate to get an interview with her. All along, my real Monster.com account was open and active; but, despite having the same background as Bianca, I received no phone calls.

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Wed, 08 May 2013 17:23:13 -0400

magicalnaturetour: Cutest lions ever via ZooBorns

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:21:27 -0400

magicalnaturetour:

Cutest lions ever via ZooBorns

brittabaggles: do you ever just refuse to go to bed because that means tomorrow is going to happen

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:21:03 -0400

brittabaggles:

do you ever just refuse to go to bed because that means tomorrow is going to happen

Getting out of your chair to turn in your last final

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:29:32 -0400

attexasstate:

You were like…

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Wed, 08 May 2013 10:28:35 -0400

the-absolute-best-posts: lacigreen: uhhhh...

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:27:27 -0400

the-absolute-best-posts:

lacigreen:

uhhhh yay sizeism & sexism? two more reasons not to shop at abercrombie and fitch. (x)

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