February 2012
“Our growth is generally dependent upon our ability to obtain new contracts to...”
– Corrections Corporation of America, the largest private prison operator in America, statement to stockholders, 2005.
In other words: ending the Drug War and eliminating federal mandatory minimum sentences is bad for business. Adam Gopnik notes that CCA “spends millions lobbying legislators.”...
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anchors-aweigh-ladies asked: My friend NC has a Tumblr you might like. genderqueerfashionista
seriousxdelirium asked: IDEA: Lets start our own fashion blog and call it "Wearing Limp Wrist Shirts Under My Cardigans"
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Dilemma
seriousxdelirium:
I like dressing and looking sharp lately but holy shit every single men’s fashion resource is incredibly offensive. Are there any rad alternatives to that, like a site that is more welcoming to non-cisgender men and isn’t so fucking entrenched in patriarchal shit and such? Cuz I would like to be able to read how to dress nicely from people who aren’t assholes.
I am interested...
just because i'm a boy or whatever doesn't mean my...
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to clarify
my “white businessman dance,” is actually just how I dance.
abearcubinwinter asked: re: teaching 8th graders...open with a joke. introduce yourself as the biebs' dance double, then do your "white businessman dance." it will at least ease the tension of having this new person in the room. that age is weird because it's the transition from being an awkward kid to trying to be one of the cool kids moving on to high school. it's hit or miss. in instances...
PUNK IN AFRICA →
douglasmartini:
Oh my god. Yes.
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“I fucking love breakfast though.”
– Amanda
fromthemitten asked: two words: DOCTOR FUNK.
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Fünke Without the E (Cut from the Team)
Transphobia and Violence: As more transgender... →
After a transgender women was brutally stabbed last week in our nation’s capital, it was announced just a day later that she died as the result of the attack. And while we wish we could say this was a rare event, the reality is that all too often those within the transgender and gender queer communities are regularly the victims of violent assaults. In Philly, there are many still open...
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jovi > iver
pussy-strut asked: that age is hard but also kind of great! pretty often those kids are sort of obsessed with themselves, and interested in folks our age to the extent that we represent the kinds of people they might someday be. i got a lot more questions about what college was like than about why i looked so dykey and weird when i was working with that age group. (although i suppose i looked less dykey than when i...
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pussy-strut replied to your post: I really can’t ask anyone to call me “Mr. Funk,” though
whoa, i always assumed funk was a punk name. unless it’s yr dad’s punk name too, in which case, godspeed you funk emperors!
Punk is my funk name.
I really can't ask anyone to call me "Mr. Funk,"...
like that is ridiculous
how does my dad do it
I don’t understand
kitschy-kat asked: Hey I agree with ineffableshe, firm boundaries from the very beginning. Also, try to find out the structure of the department beforehand so if something does happen you can go straight to the person with the most authority. I've helped out in some comic making classes with 12 year olds and it was SO much fun, hope it goes well! :)
ineffableshe asked: i find that it's really important to set firm boundaries when working with teens. as a teacher, it's yr place to tell a student if their behavior is unacceptable. teens are actually eager for that guidance. present them with more, challenging work rather than less; this keeps them engaged and prevents them from getting distracted (which leads to derailing). if the class as a whole says...
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I've been invited to teach a class!
On writing and making comics! The class is learning about immigration and making comics about their research! Awesome, right?
Ok SOMEBODY PLEASE, tell me how, as a really queer looking weirdo, I am going deal with 8th graders? I’ve worked with much younger kids before and yeah they ask questions but it’s usually out of genuine curiosity. (When teaching a similar class a few months ago...
Elle: What’s Your Desert Island Record?
Carrie Brownstein: The whole desert island thing is really difficult. Part of me wants to choose Led Zeppelin II or III, but I’m worried about the lyrics and how eventually I’d want more from them. So, I’ll go with a band that I’ve loved since high school: the Replacements. Let It Be is the whole journey: It’s scrappy and yearning; it’s messy with moments of unadorned beauty. I can dance, sing, and cry, dance, sing, and cry. Ad infinitum.
I have officially been called out for talking...
Shit.
My First Christmas As A Man In Kansas →
gaymagick:
besttumblr:
there’s a difference between relating one’s experience of having privilege and relating it in a way that reads as privilege-bragging. i think this article, as only ONE reader comment so far has pointed out [check out autostraddle user “laura,” she’s a good writer as well] does not consistently make that difference clear. i typically like sebastian/xxboy and have...
Are you there, Michael Stipe?
It’s me, Kim Funk
“The outrage is tiresome and deeply hypocritical, in all the tiresome ways you’ve...”
– M.I.A. Shouldn’t Have Apologized - The New Yorker
(via stopdroptroll)
Have I ever had “ANY unwanted/undesired physical... →
goldengray:
thambos:
baddominicana:
Earlier in this pregnancy, I filled out my “Initial Health History” form for prenatal and birth care. You know: check the box if you’ve experienced severe headaches, diabetes, all sorts of things. After the usual “Emotional abuse,” “Physical abuse,” “Sexual abuse,” I got to this very interesting item: ”ANY unwanted/undesired physical or sexual contact.”
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I'm excited for halftime
Hopefully this bar will at least liven up for Madonna.
De facto ladies night at the gay bar.
De facto ladies night at the gay bar.
I'm going to watch the Superbowl at the Stonewall...
I don’t have anything snarky to say about that, I think it will be a good time.
John K. Samson, “When I Write My...
