You don’t watch a whole lot of news, do you, Mr. Wayne?
Favorite scene in the whole movie.
Reblogged from communism was just a red herring.
dancer
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President Nicolas Sarkozy said his government was forwarding the legislation to parliament because it had a ‘moral responsibility’ to uphold traditional European values in the face of an increasingly visible Muslim population, estimated at more than 5 million, the largest in Western Europe. He called the course chosen by his government ‘demanding’ but ‘just,’ and he said the law was not intended to stigmatize Muslims.
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-The Washington Post, quoted on Feministing. On the “burqa ban.”
It continues to blow my mind that anyone- Jezebel-commenters-who-I-would-have-thought-would-know-better, I’m looking at you- could possibly believe that banning the burqa/niqab is a feminist act, or that it’s not an issue of racism, xenophobia, and religious prejudice.
(via myvivavoce)
These words just don’t make any sense in this order.
(via novazembla)
We must protect Traditional Europeans against INVADING MUSLIMS (who apparently cannot also be Europeans? Or something?). THEY WILL TEAR DOWN OUR TRADITIONAL VALUES.
Oh, but I don’t mean to stigmatize them or anything, because that would be Wrong.
(via dorianisms)
I can’t shake the feeling that the people writing this and similar laws are very aware that this will just keep Muslim women who wear hijab and/or niqab indoors and out of public sight. “Not intended to stigmatize Muslims” my patootie.
The racism, the Islamophobia and the general colonialist bigotry at work with these bans is bad enough, the double standard for women just grinds my teeth even further. “You’re only allowed to be seen if we can see all of you.”
(via telegantmess)
The book Politics of the Veil (while not perfect) is what really helped me begin to understand this issue, and why it is fundamentally an issue of racism, sexism, xenophobia, and the lingering effects of colonialism. It also gives some nice background on the history of the hijab. Again, it’s not a perfect book, and there were a few bits that raised some questions for me (at the very least), but it’s an excellent introduction to the topic.
Reblogged from Fierce...Flawless...
Community 1x25, Pascal’s Triangle Revisited
Jeff/Annie is SO amazing. They’re sweet and romantic and epic. And Jeff/Britta is also SO amazing. They’re BFFs and fun and give each other shit. I can’t choooooose.
Reblogged from i am sherlocked
HODGINS: Okay, I made you this chart of all the posionious reptiles and insects, what they look like, how to avoid them, and what to do if you get stung or bitten, so…
BONES: Thank you, Doctor Hodgins. I love you, too.
HODGINS: Wow.
BONES: Booth informed me that the proffering of overly solicitous advice is indicative of love.
(HODGINS nods)
HODGINS: Wow.5x22 - The Beginning in the End.
This was so sweet. Also, they had a pretty eyes battle, I’m not sure who won though.
Reblogged from send you my love on a wire
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“Most of the rapes in the U.S. are committed by white men. Many people in the U.S. wrongly believe that the majority of rapes are committed by Men-of-Color against white women. The fact is that 90% of rapes occur between people of the same race. However, Men-of-Color are disproportionately incarcerated.
Women-of-Color are raped at a higher rate than white women. Women-of-Color have survived rapes by men of their own communities in addition to rape committed by white men. Myths such as “Women-of-Color are unrapable or oversexed” were intentionally created to erase the history of rape and brutalization of Women-of-Color by white men.”
— Santa Fe Rape Crisis & Trauma Center (via herzundseele) (via novazembla) (via lavenderlines) (via blackamazon) (via telegantmess)
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