Fictitious Reality

"The best way to dehumanize someone while claiming you’re not is to believe you are just the same...."

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:10:13 -0400

“The best way to dehumanize someone while claiming you’re not is to believe you are just the same. You erase their experiences and perspective, their struggles and obstacles, their unique way of having to deal with those things in a world that also erases them. With the words, ‘but humans are humans’ or the bullshit dramatics of ‘we all bleed red’ normal people can simply pretend that if we all did things the way they did, then everything would work out okay. But, yes, we all bleed red but you don’t treat a papercut the same way you treat a gash, you don’t treat an infected wound the same way you treat one that isn’t, you don’t treat a wound to the leg the same way you treat a wound to the gut. You are not acknowledging someone’s personhood when you ignore the very things that make their lives different than yours, and when you refuse to understand that their circumstances have given them their own perspective that is just as valid as yours. More valid in fact – their perspective about their experiences that you haven’t been through is far more valid than anything you could ever think about it.”

- The danger of worldviews (Speaking when the world sleeps)

Truth bomb if I ever saw one.

(via ikenbot)

21 May 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:59:56 -0400

thinksquad:

WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded without process for 901 days.
- Direct blockade currently on hold - will resume in 38 days.
Julian Assange has been detained without charge for 898 days.
- 336 days at the Ecuadorian Embassy.
Bradley Manning has been in prison without trial for 1093 days.
Jeremy Hammond has been in prison without trial for 444 days.
A secret Grand Jury on WikiLeaks has been active for 978 days.

blackrosewithering: geekhyena: rangerkimmy: queensquishy: ms-...

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400

blackrosewithering:

geekhyena:

rangerkimmy:

queensquishy:

ms-mochyn:

hipoh:

i actually let out a tiny scream of joy

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

pbbbth

Sheeeeeeep!

I know Jaidling loves these things and the more I see them the more I actually want some.

LOOK AT THAT PRECIOUS BABY TONGUE I NEEEEED THEEEEMMM AMERICA LET ME HAVE THEM

✧ female phenomenon ✧: yuriadventure: Listen, if you keep having to argue with your boyfriend...

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:49:46 -0400

✧ female phenomenon ✧: yuriadventure: Listen, if you keep having to argue with your boyfriend...:

tangomeroughly:

yuriadventure:

Listen, if you keep having to argue with your boyfriend about things like feminism and you (rightfully) hate doing it, just dump him. You might think you’re too ~in love~ to break up over something “trivial” but if you’re arguing these things he is incapable of loving you the way you love him anyway.

Love requires respect, and if you frequently have to yell at your boyfriend to stop being a misogynist asshole it is because he does not respect you and is incapable of respecting you. At best, he tolerates you and finds you physically attractive, and you deserve better than that no matter what you’ve been told.

I want to send this to several of my lady friends right now.

Deeeeefinitely need to send this to several of my friends. o_o

littlemissammyy: askcecewells: mausuchan: olgie13: “This...

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:49:56 -0400

littlemissammyy:

askcecewells:

mausuchan:

olgie13:

“This gorgeous Hälssen & Lyon calendar is made of brewable tea. Each day is made of fine pressed wafer thin tea leaves.”

I want this sooooo bad!

*SCREEEEEEEEEEEE*

“…Jervis, what say you?”

Holy want!

I am completely 100% never going to be over that this was a publicity promotional thing that they only sent to people they know and that there is no way to buy it because damn.

I want it.

panasonicyouth: knowledgeequalsblackpower: kronosinasuit: Kerr...

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:46:26 -0400

panasonicyouth:

knowledgeequalsblackpower:

kronosinasuit:

Kerry Washington being amazing as always.

Understand colorblinders out there. Please get it.

ilu kerry washington

elphabaforpresidentofgallifrey: homemadedarkmark: tifferini: A...

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:29:29 -0400

elphabaforpresidentofgallifrey:

homemadedarkmark:

tifferini:

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D - Official Trailer (x)

I JUST SCREAMED

LEAVE ME TO DIE

casanova-frankensteins-monster: So do colorblind folks ever try to convince White Supremacists that...

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:21:08 -0400

casanova-frankensteins-monster:

So do colorblind folks ever try to convince White Supremacists that race is just a social construct or do they only do it when POC have legitimate criticisms of race relations in various countries around the world?

blackrosewithering: And they suck… >.> Pennsylvania,...

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:32:48 -0400

blackrosewithering:

And they suck… >.>

Pennsylvania, what the hell?? I expected that from Tennessee, Texas, and Arkansas, but you??

feistie: A kid was walking around school wearing this today and...

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:30:14 -0400

feistie:

A kid was walking around school wearing this today and didn’t receive a single comment from administration.

Meanwhile, I was pulled over twice by them to mention how “incredibly short” my bottoms were.

Last time I checked, my shorts don’t reference blowjobs.

Quit sexualizing things that aren’t meant to be suggestive.

what. -_-

"I don’t expect gay people to prove to me, a straight person, that there’s actually homophobia. I..."

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:41:24 -0400

“I don’t expect gay people to prove to me, a straight person, that there’s actually homophobia. I don’t expect poor people to prove to me, a Harvard grad, that hunger and poverty are widespread problems. And if someone asked me, as an Asian person, to “prove” to them that racism exists, I would laugh all the way back to Chinatown. Marginalized groups are not responsible for explaining their marginalization to you. If you are actually concerned, you would take the initiative to do some research yourself instead of showing up at some oppressed group’s door step demanding a list of citations for things (racism, sexism, etc.) that are proven time and time again in the real world.”

- (via rrredlipstick)

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

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:45:33 -0400

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

- Abraham Hicks (via highmess)

thefrogman: Wellington the Corgi and his flock. i have that...

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:42:35 -0400

thefrogman:

Wellington the Corgi and his flock.

i have that sheep.

descentintotyranny: Pakistani Court Rules US Drone Strikes...

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:39:21 -0400

descentintotyranny:

Pakistani Court Rules US Drone Strikes Illegal

May 10 2013

A high court in Pakistan has ruled that US drone strikes in the country’s tribal belt should be considered war crimes and directed the government to use force to “protect the right to life” of its citizens.

The Peshawar High Court has recommended the Pakistani government advance a resolution against the attacks in the United Nations. The court issued its verdict on the CIA-run air strikes in response to four petitions charging the attacks killed civilians and caused “collateral damage.”

Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan heard the petitions, and ruled that drone strikes on sovereign Pakistani territory were illegal, inhumane and a violation of the UN charter on human rights.

“The government of Pakistan must ensure that no drone strike takes place in the future,” the court said on Thursday, according to the Press Trust of India. Khan also asked Pakistan’s foreign ministry to file a resolution against the attacks in the UN.

The court also recommended that if the US rejects these findings in the UN, Pakistan should break off relations with Washington: “If the US vetoes the resolution, then the country should think about breaking diplomatic ties with the US.”

The Pakistani case was filed last year by the Foundation for Fundamental Rights, a charity based in Islamabad, on behalf of the families of victims killed in a drone attack on a tribal jirga, including more than 50 tribal elders and a number of government officials.

According to a report submitted by political officials of North Waziristan Agency, 896 Pakistani residents of the region were killed in the last five years ending December 2012, and 209 were seriously injured. A report by the South Waziristan Agency showed that 70 drone strikes were carried out in the last five years ending June 2012, in which 553 people were killed and 126 injured.

“In view of the established facts, undeniable in nature, under the UN Charter and Conventions, the people of Pakistan have every right to ask the security forces either to prevent such strikes by force or to shoot down intruding drones,” the court verdict said.

Shahzad Akbar, a lawyer for victims in the case, hailed this as a “landmark” judgment: “Drone victims in Waziristan will now get some justice after a long wait. This judgment will also prove to be a test for the new government: If drone strikes continue and the government fails to act, it will run the risk of contempt of court,” he said, according to the website of legal action charity Reprieve.

Killing terrorists, breeding enemies

The United States regularly targets Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants in Pakistan’s mountainous tribal regions accused of carrying out cross-border attacks in Afghanistan. Washington claims the operations are done in cooperation with Pakistan’s military.

Human rights groups, however, criticize the “collateral damage” of innocent civilian deaths caused by the attacks, and point to the shroud of secrecy surrounding drone use.

“Drone attacks on northwest Pakistan, which commenced under former US President George W. Bush in 2004, have increased sevenfold under Obama and has caused the deaths of thousands of suspected terrorists and at least hundreds of civilians in Pakistan and Yemen,” Bloomberg reported in April.

Even some of America’s leading commanders fear blowback over the indiscriminate use of this new military technology.

“The resentment created” by Washington’s newfound reliance on drone strikes “is much greater than the average American appreciates,” General Stanley McChrystal, the former top commander in Afghanistan, told Reuters in January. The use of drones adds to “the perception of American arrogance that says, ‘We can fly where we want, we can shoot where we want, because we can.”’

At the same time, America’s foreign critics seem to be gaining ground as Washington continues to pursue drone warfare.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, whose Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party is considered the favorite in this Saturday’s election, recently vowed that he would not permit drone attacks on Pakistani soil.

“Drone attacks are against the national sovereignty and a challenge for the country’s autonomy and independence,” he said.

Clive Stafford Smith of the London-based group Reprieve said the court’s ruling is a step toward greater transparency in Washington’s use of drone technology: “Today’s momentous decision by the Peshawar High Court shines the first rays of accountability onto the CIA’s secret drone war,” the Independent quoted him as saying.

The innocent people killed by American drone strikes are civilian victims of US war crimes, he added.

Yessss this is excellent news!

joerobsbanks: howtobeterrell: sedlaboheme: divinecosmicbeing: ...

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:33:05 -0400

joerobsbanks:

howtobeterrell:

sedlaboheme:

divinecosmicbeing:

manif3stlove:

pharaohhearts:

beauchocolat:

liquorsexandtattoos:

Cops

Well that’s not over kill or anything

I can’t even….wow. He is literally pounding on a persons head who was just thrown from his vehicle during an accident. wow

Lmaooo I’m Sorry but thesse FUCKIN PIGS are Seriously a clown act, impulsive fucks, bare low vibes

disgusting, but not surprising.

WAS HE BLACK? CUZ THIS WASNT NECESSARY

Here’s the story with the video. It doesn’t say if he was black or not but he was fucking unconscious while they were beating him.

loling at the first cop in the last gif who slipped and fell on his ass tho

The man in the gif set ended up getting 20 years for first degree assault for almost hitting a cruiser with his car during the chase.

The footage was edited to remove the beating, and when the editing was discovered, the five police officers were fired. Only two were criminally charged. Both were acquitted.

Two years later, after a ten minute hearing, all five officers were reinstated. And put in for back-pay.

there is nothing about this that is okay.

metapianycist: [Medal-style reaction images for expressing that...

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:19:37 -0400

metapianycist:

[Medal-style reaction images for expressing that someone’s being a prejudiced douchebag to you and that they should stop.]

asexual-not-a-sexual:

Here are some reaction badges for when people troll you with their bullshit and ignorance.

These reaction images are gorgeous and you are an excellent person.

THEEESE THEEEEESSSSEEEE EVERYONE EVERYONE THEY ARE PERFECT

morristibbs: cutting toxic people out of your life is like flossing it hurts like a bitch and...

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:26:49 -0400

morristibbs:

cutting toxic people out of your life is like flossing it hurts like a bitch and sometimes you cry and bleed but once its overwith everything is minty fresh and clean feeling and you can have a good day

fuckyeahfeminists: amybuttface: con-affetto-kiko: A series...

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:23:45 -0400

fuckyeahfeminists:

amybuttface:

con-affetto-kiko:

A series of prototype posters I did to address verbal abuse.

I was kind enough to have willing models and a great photographer. Thank you for all your help.

casual reminder that just because your partner/familiy member/friend doesn’t hit you, emotional abuse is still abuse, and should be treated as such. It’s just as serious, folks.

Yup! I made a little tumblr of some verbally/emotionally abusive things my ex said to me. It hurts. It’s traumatic. It should be taken seriously.

this. all of this. every word of this. allllll of this.

abortionista: if u think my constant vocal feminism is annoying imagine how annoying the patriarchy...

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:30:02 -0400

abortionista:

if u think my constant vocal feminism is annoying imagine how annoying the patriarchy is to me

callingoutbigotry: historicporn: The Soiling of Old...

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:34:12 -0400

callingoutbigotry:

historicporn:

The Soiling of Old Glory

Man uses American flag to assault civil rights activist.

1976.

this is like something a political cartoonist would draw as a heavy-handed metaphor for race relations in the US

except it actually happened