December 2010
55 posts
i got a phone call earlier from him
he was like “WTF! i cant believe you did that!” and i was scared b/c i didnt do anything & i honestly thought he was mad at me. he later said thank you b/c he finally got the package i sent him and he told me that he had a shitty day today and that my late xmas gift (no thanks to american mailing system) just came in and he saw it on his bed after his sister put in his room. it...
“I used to know all the words to say, I used to write all the poetry but now you...”
– Alicia Keys (via veeotch)
“Activism is scary. Social change is initially unpopular and insurrection always...”
– Activism after Clicktivism | Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters (via blackpendulum)
im currently suffering from LDRA
Long-Distance Relationship Anxiety
“you see, ive written like a million poems hoping that somehow, maybe someway...”
– rudy francisco
There are two types of bestfriends
fotojenic:
Number 1 : The bestfriend who you’re so close too. You see them at least twice a week or more. You guys talk alot and catch up on everything.
Number 2 : The type of friendship where you two don’t talk as much but deep down, you know that persons your bestfriend. Why? They understand you even if they barely see you.
Rape rampant in US military →
so-treu:
abcsoupdot:
via omarha-redeye
From Al Jazeera:
A Command Sergeant Major told Catherine Jayne West of the Mississippi National Guard, “There aren’t but two places for women - in the kitchen or in the bedroom. Women have no place in the military.”
She was raped by fellow soldier Private First Class Kevin Lemeiux, at the sprawling Camp Anaconda, north of Baghdad. The defense lawyer...
Call me queer.: There are bigger issues at hand... →
adailyriot:
can we start talking about those, the ones that actually matter and that will not support the military industrial complex and unjust US imperialism or ones that will actually do something to benefit the entire QLGBT community… not just those people who are middle class and white?
he said i taught him a lot
he said i taught him a lot and that i inspire him to be a teacher what he doesn’t know is that he taught me a lot already from the pain of the past always reflecting always hurting always fearing he’s teaching me detachment for our past is in the past to reflect on it, but not dwell in it we cant do anything anymore about our past from the fear of him leaving me hurting me lying to me...
“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me...”
– Audre Lorde (via afrosoul)
Seattle police slay Native woodcarver and an... →
adailyriot:
SEATTLE – The police shooting of a talented, aging Native totem carver has sparked anger and outrage in Seattle’s Native community, and beyond. John T. Williams, long time Seattle resident and aDitidaht member of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations of Canada’s Vancouver Island, was shot four times and killed Aug. 30 by police officer Ian D. Birk, a two-year veteran of the Seattle Police...
curate: from low end theory →
curate:
When I preface what I’m about to say by disclosing that I am a survivor of rape, or child sexual abuse—I am not sure what to call it—I am anxious about the effects of that disclosure. I want to take it back. It’s not just that I don’t know if you will believe me, or that I don’t know what you will…
“Because if this is gonna be a Christian nation that DOESN’T help the poor,...”
– Stephen Colbert (via technipol)
I am totally down with Revolutionary Jesus, who was crucified by the representatives of the Roman Empire for being so revolutionary in his teachings of love and acceptance of marginalized groups of society, such as disabled people, sick people, poor people, and...
The DREAM Act and the Failure of White Gay/Lesbian... →
ryotsu:
The key structural reason why neither branch of the LGBT movements has operationalized its stated intersectional politics, is quite simple: the default definition for what “Gay” means has been set by, and remains dominated by, the ideas and experiences of those in our communities who are white and this really has not changed in more than fifty years. Issues, identities, problems that...
And the DREAM act failed. →
Question & Answer
Question: How can you blog about Islam & Buddhism, spirituality & new-ageism, different types of activism, social justice & diversity, culture, indigeniety, gender & sexuality, queerness, feminism, art, jellyfish & trees, quotes & sayings, identity & politics, love & hatred….and other things that doesnt seem to flow regularly like on other peoples’...
worse thing about being a Cancer
you create doubt & fear in your head when youre not suppose to & even though your partner assures you that its just you 2, youre mind & heart tries to prepare for the pain that may happen, if it happens. you worry about the future so much, that youve made scenarios in your head of different possible outcomes. mix that in with a touch of leo? dang.
sucks that ive created different...
“When I’m weak, I draw strength from you. And when you’re lost, I...”
– Zero 7
Watch“Left on Locket Lane” by Jonathan Reinert, UCLA - Asian American Studies MA
This short documentary was the culmination of my graduate studies in Asian American Studies at UCLA. If you or anyone else you know is Filipino and Adopted or simply wants to share a story, feel free to contact me. I’d love to hear what you have to say. [ jmreinert@gmail.com ] For more...
Watchgiraffed:
aznsmartz15:
jeddomg:
Men Discussing Body Image
real talk
Uhmm… I think this is problematic… for me, at least.
i dont even know where to begin deconstructing this. do i smell another paper/presentation coming up….
havent been updating & loosing hours of sleep, but its all ok b/c im smiling & happy right now. staying up at night on the phone/skype and texting/calling each other throughout the day makes my smile (even though we have to use a phone card bc of long distance). im praying that our relationship flourishes even though hes pretty far from me.
i praying we stay strong & pull through
forget searching for ghosts or lost...
activist dilema
to judge one’s activism as not “radical enough” and “pointless” comes from a privileged, hierarchal perception of what activism is
prof. k. wayne yang talks about “deep organizing.” a form of activism that the “radical activists” will never see or realize.
“deep organizing” is activism by just being you. to be part of a system...