September 2012
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“I remember watching news coverage of the Challenger liftoff in 1983 which was...”
– My friend Suzanne, relating one of my favourite stories about Sally Ride. (via themightyif)
Note Card Wisdom
thefrogman:
Why I Love My Mother
Politician at door: (blah blah blah)...and my strong commitment to traditional family values, as my wife of 28 years will attest.
Shade's mom: Sir, I don't care if you have orgies every Tuesday night so long as you get your job done.
Politician: ...
Shade's mom: Also, if "traditional family values" is a sneaky way of saying "anti-gay marriage stance," you should know that my daughter is bisexual, and if I never get to cry at her wedding because some law you passed made her wedding illegal, I will personally see that your wife of 28 years has a lesbian awakening in time for you to discover the virtues of traditional divorce.
Politician: ...you have yourself a nice day, m'am.
May I have your attention please
mentalillnessmouse:
darziel:
Holding down a job is not a measure of value.
Attending school is not a measure of value.
Whether or not you can “contribute” to society is not a measure of whether or not your life is valuable and worth preserving.
These are standards held up by a society values money and production over everything else. If you think life has any less value or worth because of...
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stfusexists:
hlwim:
/Super late to the party, but—
Can I just say, as a cancer survivor, I am so fucking sick of people referring to us as “brave” or some shit, like we race into burning shelters and rescue kittens? I don’t appreciate my illness—a really horrifying series of events that forever negatively altered my life and mental health—being used as a political football by duckfuckers...
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Things parents forget to tell their children:
Bodies are hairy. No matter the gender, your face will have hair and that is more than okay.
Your butthole is going to have some hair too. And maybe your nipples. And your tummy. And where ever else.
Stretch marks. Those are a thing. Everyone gets ‘em. If you don’t, you probably don’t have skin.
Vaginas smell. Every vagina has a scent. Don’t worry about it! (Unless something seems wrong, then...
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