February 2012
208 posts
“You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to...”
– (via thirdw0rld)
Hauntingly Beautiful New Submission
i don’t like my reflection
not on public buses or bathroom windows
it stares back with a pair of eyes
lost and tired of
leaving behind
half-finished lives
in the one that i exist in day after day
as a result
i have more memories
of events and spaces
not experiences and places
i am sure of it now
i miss home
by payal (visaleb@gmail.com)
“To all the girls whose thighs touch, with stretchmarks laid like gold across...”
– Kim Crosby, http://queergiftedblack.tumblr.com/ (via queergiftedblack)
love is a journey, i'm hoping i return from.:... →
qweenofzamunda:
So today, I am doing my weekly ritual of looking at a few stories from kuma2 (awesome compilation for erotic stories for/by black lesbians) and I thought WE NEED more of this. Unfortunately that website is not longer accepting submissions and hasn’t for several years now.
I…
“the nationalism I seek is one that decolonizes the brown and female body as it...”
–
cherrie moraga
(via fromhearttolips)
“If vaginas disgust you then you hate women. If vaginas don’t actually disgust...”
– Misogyny in the Gay Community (via satifice)
whats even more disturbing is “straight” men who also hate vaginas. they wanna fuck them, but swear theyre gross: you sirs, are fucking misogynist as fuck.
(via baddominicana)
a broken heart is an open heart: real talk. on... →
ragingsoundofcalm:
Before I say anything, I want to put on the table my privileges. That is; I am cis-gendered (not trans), able-bodied, housed, employed, English fluent, and has status. It’s important to me to name these things when doing anti-oppression work because it is through these lens (with many other…
#allofthis
brown grrlz love charm.
“Part of the racialized sexism wants everyone to think that a 15-year old Mexican...”
– bell hooks, Homegrown: Engaged Cultural Criticism (via nyx2701)
withrevolutionarycries:
white actress wears wigs…she’s probably doing that for a role or is trying a look to get picked up for a role, or oooh she has such style and versatility.
black actress wears wigs…SHE HATES HERSELF MIGHT AS WELL BE BLEACHING HER SKIN!
If Common Sense Was Used in Government and the...
Citizen: I don't believe in abortion.
Government: Then don't get one.
Citizen: I don't believe in birth control.
Government: You don't have to use it.
Citizen: I think gay marriage is a sin.
Government: Don't marry the same sex then.
Citizen: I want my kids to learn about creationism.
Government: Take them to church.
“For the black woman, the global processes of capital accumulation ensure that...”
– Filomina Chioma Steady, “African Feminism: A Worldwide Perspective” (via kamaolesands)
the bad dominicana: freshmouthgoddess: (TW:... →
freshmouthgoddess:
(TW: invalidation re: suicide, rape, abuse, EDs, MIs) Things You Shouldn’t Say To…
youarenotyou:
journeytoanewcreation:
journeytoanewcreation:
People suffering from depression:
“Stop being so negative!” “You choose to be sad” “You don’t even have…
“I’d like to raise both of my middle fingers to him and anyone who thinks...”
– M.I.A. (via transformfeminism)
“Dream Hampton explained to me about how this is a time when women are fighting...”
– Rapper Too $hort being accountable to the backlash surrounding his “fatherly advice” in XXL Magazine.
#Babysteps
(via unapproachableblackchicks)
Woooooow. Is this really where the average dude is at in terms of awareness? This is scary. But I guess it’s good folks are learning?
(via...