December 2011
132 posts
Ain't born typical: I'm goin to say this once... →
quelola:
In my experience, on tumblr, and in brief instances in real life…
Has only gone far enough to get the fat white body to be seen as desirable, acceptable and worthy. I see the same perpetuation of white privilege play out in the following ways:
-Even though I follow tons of fats and many of these…
Thanks so much for saying all of this.
Pariah Personals
latinosexuality:
Salon.com partnered with New America Media to run a series of coming out stories by LGBT youth of Color and LGBT immigrant youth titled “Pariah Personals,” the series is inspired by Pariah the Movie.
Read the Pariah Personals .
“Can the hungry go on a hunger strike? Non-violence is a piece of theatre. You...”
– arundhati roy from the guardian (via counterworlds)
2011: The Return of the Sax →
perpetua:
I kinda forgot that I made this video gallery of notable songs featuring saxophone from the past year, it only just went up today! Sorry in advance to “Mr. Saxobeat” fans.
“I guess it can’t be too often that two people can laugh and make love, too, make...”
– James Baldwin - If Beale Street Could Talk. (via thenegrosophisticate)
we do, we do, we do <3
(via muxersita)
[confession time: 2011... still.]
quaintrellle:
brownroundboi:
#21:
according to tumblr, hot queers are almost always ultra-skinny and white. how tacky is that? booowwwiinnng (boooorrrring, in case you didn’t get that).
pssshhttt. not in my universe.
related confession: the #1 reason i don’t follow people back or unfollow people is because they post too many skinny white people. if i wanted to deal with...
Liquor&Spice: when youre an immigrants kid.. →
quelola:
soydulcedeleche:
sometimes you have to handle grown folks business way before your time…
my aunt keeps making me call hella people, as shes apt searching…and im having flashbacks of my entire childhood..
since my moms english wasnt that great i had to be the one to talk to fuckin every…
All of this. I wrote my first check soon as I could write in cursive. My parents been here for...
frankocean:
i just listened to this a few times...
“Some periods of our growth are so confusing that we don’t even recognize that...”
– Alice Walker (via dahlias-y-rosas)
i love being blogged about.
liverbits:
Today I had a four hour nap. It was delightful, and yet a sign that I best start taking care of this aging body; if I do, in fact, want it to stay immortal. But, BUT, when I took my co-napper outdoors for a lawn-break, I was delighted to discover THE MOST INCREDIBLE PACKAGE of wonder. That heartdashbeats sure knows how to make a gal feel loved.
Thanks...
getting sleepy
but the frijoles gotta finish cooking, ya hear?
this is how i do friday nights these days. and it’s delicious.
quelola replied to your photo: getting to skype with the best far away friends is…
This person has amazing hair.
it’s ridiculously great. ya hear that, liz?
“The sad truth of the matter is that while White kids are being sheltered and...”
– All Is White in So-Called Multicultural Canada (via satifice)
what do you meeeeaaan canucks arent all benevolent white saviors?!
(via soydulcedeleche)
Oh god yes.
We’re taught so early on we need to do X and Y lest people see us in fucked up ways. Where was that quote from Ron Paul about not...
my friends talking about me.
all i ever wanted.
—
k: SO EXCITED ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS AND BRUNCH AND CUBA
v: hahaha. you are excited about edmonton? karen is always way more excited to see you than me. it’s her internalized racism
k: Hahahahahaha. But I am am positive you guys have more fun together
v: it’s true. we don’t cry over nachos.
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i’m so in love with those two.
