Grant us the power to recognize what we can't change. Let us not blame or hate what we cannot control, and just accept the people, situations, and actions of those who deserve love in a spirit of forgiveness.
When you’re president, as opposed to the head of a private equity firm, then your job is not simply to maximize profits. Your job is to figure out how everybody in the country has a fair shot… And so if your main argument for how to grow the economy is ‘I knew how to make a lot of money for investors,’ then you’re missing what this job is about.
Dear United States of America,
take notes.
Sincerely,
Human Rights
(via wadeinthefire)
| (In a conference on the GWOT, 9/11 and "Islamic ideology", I was in the speaking panel) | |
| Young British man in the crowd asks me: | Are you apologetic about 9/11? |
| Me: | No. I don't apologize for 9/11. Why should I? I had nothing to do with it. I'm only sorry about the lives lost - regardless of who they were. But I am NOT a spokesperson for Al-Qaeda. No sensible Muslim is. Do I ask British people to apologize to me for colonizing my country back then, taking the rights of the masses away, ending freedom of speech, creating problematic borders that led to bloodshed, sexually assaulting the women of my land, westernizing the entire pedagogues in the subcontinent, turning my culture and my identity into a mystical subject for orientalist authors to go capitalize on? Have I asked you to say sorry to me? |
| Him: | (remains silent) |
(via vedrai-carino)
Primer on Trans*/Non-trans* Guys
Pamphlet and content therein belongs to respective owners, only shared because this is awesome.Also this is hanging up in our room.
I really love this. it’s very concise.
Important info for all of the guys!
I’d love to see a similar resource to this, but for trans women
(via youcancallmenorbert)
African Stereotype of the Day: Gabriel, Benard, Brian, and Derrik, who live in Kenya, were inspired to poke fun at the way African men are portrayed by Hollywood: “If people believed only what they saw in movies,” they said, “they would think we are all warlords who love violence.” Mama Hope — an organization that partners with African organizations to help transform their communities — was more than happy to hand them a mic as part of a video campaign to “Stop the Pity, Unlock the Potential.”
Good stuff.
we hate smiling
smiling is stupid
WE’RE TALKING TO YOU, SHIRTLESS MATHEW MCCANAUGHEY!
I love it. Perfection, sheer perfection.
I love this.
Wow this made me smile it’s perfect
Just watch this.
It’s great.
(via unseilie)
But then, the truth was never really the point. Thin women don’t tell their fat friends ‘You’re not fat’ because they’re confused about the dictionary definition of the word, or their eyes are broken, or they were raised on planets where size 24 is the average for women. They don’t say it because it’s the truth. They say it because fat does not mean just fat in this culture. It can also mean any or all of the following:
Ugly
Unhealthy
Smelly
Lazy
Ignorant
Undisciplined
Unlovable
Burdensome
Embarrassing
Unfashionable
Mean
Angry
Socially inept
Just plain ickySo when they say ‘You’re not fat,’ what they really mean is ‘You’re not a dozen nasty things I associate with the word fat.’ The size of your body is not what’s in question; a tape measure or a mirror could solve that dispute. What’s in question is your goodness, your lovability, your intelligence, your kindness, your attractiveness. And your friends, not surprisingly, are inclined to believe you get high marks in all those categories. Ergo, you couldn’t possibly be fat.
Holy shit
this guy deserves a fucking medal
HE IS A REAL LIFE HERO
holyyyy sshiitttt
I don’t reblog stuff like these but damn I couldn’t stop looking at him how he ran omg respect for that man!
I have no idea who this guy is but i am so so proud of him.
SO MUCH RESPECT.
Forever reblog!
Instant reblog !
holy shitsnacks
I just wanted to say it’s great that you’re working hard at getting your body towards where you’re comfortable with it being. Eating healthy, exercise, those are really great things, and I think it’s awesome you have the love for yourself, as well as the inner strength to really go for what you want, and turn yourself into someone that you think is beautiful.
I do, however, think it’s pretty shitty that in doing so you have to put down someone else who is clearly confident with their larger body by saying “I will not be like this”. The picture you had posted is of a beautiful couple, clearly in love, with a stunning happy woman who happens to be of larger size.
Just because that is not your ideal body type does not mean it’s not that there’s anything wrong with that woman’s body. It’s disrespectful to call out a photograph of someone, and criticizing it. That may not have been your intention, but it’s certainly how it comes off.
What you want for yourself is not necessarily what others strive for, and when someone finds confidence in themselves, and loves their own body, that should be something that would be celebrated. I bet you’d feel pretty shitty if someone blogged a picture of you stating they would never want to look like you.
I would have written this to your tumblr, but it’s too long, and I want to bring attention to my own followers.
Everyone is beautiful in their own way, all bodies are lovely and should be celebrated. We all have to define what makes us feel good, and once we come to terms with who we are, accept ourselves, and start loving ourselves, then we can truly be happy and be happy for others. To lift yourself up to that place of being does not mean you have to step on other people’s toes. It’s your own journey. Embrace it, and accept others who are on different paths than yourself.
My daughters should not have a truck grabbed out of their hands by an adult and handed to a male cousin because, “This is a boy toy anyway.”
My son shouldn’t be ridiculed because his favorite color is pink.
Y E S
best little kids ever. the kid on the right is wearing a Tardis tshirt too. (:
