“Do I get stress headaches at work? Yes, definitely. From the moment I get in, it’s “Denise we need this! Denise we need that!” Which is stressful… ‘cause my name is Linda. Denise is the other black woman that works here. By 10am, someone in the copy room makes a joke about Kobe Bryant, and everyone looks at me to make sure it’s ok. And I smile like it’s ok. But really, my head and neck are starting to throb. Then I spend the rest of my afternoon training my interns, and answering their questions, like, “Yes, black people use shampoo”, and, “No, I don’t know any good reggae clubs around here”, and, “Yes, Condoleezza Rice is very articulate, why do you sound so surprised?” And, “No, I can’t tell you where to buy weed!” And that’s when I reach for Excedrin.”
Presented without comment.
Look at it. Look at it’s spots. Look at it’s little tufted ears. Look at how it spends most of it’s time in the air. Watch it murderize a bunny.
dude
woah
I THOUGHT THIS WAS KIDDING SOGMLASG
HOLY SHIT
My most recent watercolor #procrastination #art #watercolor
- Kummerspeck (German)
Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.- Shemomedjamo (Georgian)
You know when you’re really full, but your meal is just so delicious, you can’t stop eating it?- Tartle (Scots)
The nearly onomatopoeic word for that panicky hesitation just before you have to introduce someone whose name you can’t quite remember.- Mamihlapinatapai (Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego)
This word captures that special look shared between two people, when both are wishing that the other would do something that they both want, but neither want to do.- Backpfeifengesicht (German)
A face badly in need of a fist.- Iktsuarpok (Inuit)
You know that feeling of anticipation when you’re waiting for someone to show up at your house and you keep going outside to see if they’re there yet?- Pelinti (Buli, Ghana)
Your friend bites into a piece of piping hot pizza, then opens his mouth and sort of tilts his head around while making an “aaaarrrahh” noise. The Ghanaians have a word for that. More specifically, it means “to move hot food around in your mouth.”- Greng-jai (Thai)
That feeling you get when you don’t want someone to do something for you because it would be a pain for them.- Mencolek (Indonesian)
You know that old trick where you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them? The Indonesians have a word for it.- Faamiti (Samoan)
To make a squeaking sound by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child.- Gigil (Filipino)
The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is irresistibly cute.- Yuputka (Ulwa)
A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin.- Zhaghzhagh (Persian)
The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage.- Vybafnout (Czech)
A word tailor-made for annoying older brothers—it means to jump out and say boo.- Fremdschämen (German)
; Myötähäpeä (Finnish)
The kindler, gentler cousins of Schadenfreude, both these words mean something akin to “vicarious embarrassment.”- Lagom (Swedish)
Maybe Goldilocks was Swedish? This slippery little word is hard to define, but means something like, “Not too much, and not too little, but juuuuust right.”- Pålegg (Norweigian)
Sandwich Artists unite! The Norwegians have a non-specific descriptor for anything – ham, cheese, jam, Nutella, mustard, herring, pickles, Doritos, you name it – you might consider putting into a sandwich.- Layogenic (Tagalog)
Remember in Clueless when Cher describes someone as “a full-on Monet…from far away, it’s OK, but up close it’s a big old mess”? That’s exactly what this word means.- Bakku-shan (Japanese)
Or there this Japanese slang term, which describes the experience of seeing a woman who appears pretty from behind but not from the front.- Seigneur-terraces (French)
Coffee shop dwellers who sit at tables a long time but spend little money.- Ya’arburnee (Arabic)
This word is the hopeful declaration that you will die before someone you love deeply, because you cannot stand to live without them. Literally, may you bury me.- Pana Po’o (Hawaiian)
“Hmm, now where did I leave those keys?” he said, pana po’oing. It means to scratch your head in order to help you remember something you’ve forgotten.- Slampadato (Italian)
Addicted to the UV glow of tanning salons? This word describes you.- Zeg (Georgian)
It means “the day after tomorrow.” OK, we do have “overmorrow” in English, but when was the last time someone used that?- Cafune (Brazilian Portuguese)
Leave it to the Brazilians to come up with a word for “tenderly running your fingers through your lover’s hair.”- Koi No Yokan (Japanese)
The sense upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to fall in love.- Kaelling (Danish)
You know that woman who stands on her doorstep (or in line at the supermarket, or at the park, or in a restaurant)
cursing at her children? The Danes know her, too.- Boketto (Japanese)
It’s nice to know that the Japanese think enough of the act of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking to give it a name.- L’esprit de l’escalier (French)
Literally, stairwell wit—a too-late retort thought of only after departure.- Cotisuelto (Caribbean Spanish)
A word that would aptly describe the prevailing fashion trend among American men under 40, it means one who wears the shirt tail outside of his trousers.- Packesel (German)
The packesel is the person who’s stuck carrying everyone else’s bags on a trip. Literally, a burro.- Hygge (Danish)
Denmark’s mantra, hygge is the pleasant, genial, and intimate feeling associated with sitting around a fire in the winter with close friends.- Cavoli Riscaldati (Italian)
The result of attempting to revive an unworkable relationship. Translates to “reheated cabbage.”- Bilita Mpash (Bantu)
An amazing dream. Not just a “good” dream; the opposite of a nightmare.- Litost (Czech)
Milan Kundera described the emotion as “a state of torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery.”- Luftmensch (Yiddish)
There are several Yiddish words to describe social misfits. This one is for an impractical dreamer with no business sense.
15/05/13 @ 09:44pm
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■ feminism
■ eating disorders
■ you are beautiful
■ female empowerment
■ facebook drama
■ high school
■ people can be dumb
■ black is beautiful
■ politics
■ teenagers
■ personal
■ blog
So my school, on facebook, has an anonymous compliments page. The other day someone posted this compliment:
To all the girls at [my high school]:It’s an undeniable truth that we’re not all considered equally ‘beautiful,’ at least according to society’s standards. I’m not writing this to tell you all that you’re all beautiful, because there are just going to be some people who fit more of the ideal of the ‘perfect body/face/etc.’. But your worth is not and has never been defined by your outward beauty. You are all valuable, and all carry immeasurable worth simply by existing. Take pride in your strengths and carry yourself with confidence. Don’t let outward appearances dictate how you view yourself. Focus on the beauty that exudes from within, and remember that you are always loved and always valued.
—Anon
A lot of people “liked” it. There were some jokes in the comments, a banter in which I participated. But then this comment was posted, also anonymous:
not a compliment but a response to what’s been going on with the “you are beautiful” thing
most of these are directed at girls. I don’t think I ‘ve seen a single post complimenting a guy on his physical appearance. Why only women? it it because people think we live off their approval? I bet most of the compliments directed at someone’s physical appearance are from women (for me at least, they are)
I wonder how it would feel for them to compliment a guy on his new haircut or cute shoes. I don’t want to be treated any different than my male counterparts, and this includes compliments about physical appearance. Unless you would say it to a guy, I don’t want to hear it.—Anon
Are you serious, anon? Are you seriously serious? I got kind of pissed. My response:
You don’t want to hear it? You asked why only women. Why only women? I have some answers for you.
Why only women? Why not guys? Because a guy’s physical appearance is not held to be an indicator of his worth even half as much as it is for females. Because men’s bodies are not commodified and sexualized and made into public discourse in the way that women’s are. Because this is still a profoundly unequal society that both measures a girl’s worth by her looks and calls her shallow for caring about them. Because girls in the United States are 7 times more likely to get an eating disorder than boys are. Because women’s bodies are made into public property - to be raped, hated, commented upon online or in the street - to such an extent that I don’t think most men can even imagine what it is like to be female. Because messages like this are meant to combat a society’s worth of inflicted and internalized pain.
That’s why. I do not wish to diminish the similar struggles undergone by men, as I know men do get eating disorders, they do worry about their looks - but as a phenomena pressure on men in no way compares to the pressure put on women in this society. Remember “Black is Beautiful”? That was a campaign to disassociate blackness from the “lesser” status imposed upon it by centuries of oppression and prejudice. It was empowering. Were people wrong to go around saying “Black is beautiful” just because they did not also say “white is beautiful”? Is it wrong to affirm the inherent worth of girls - something that still does not cease to be attacked - simply because you are focusing on girls, and only girls? Does it threaten the male population to attempt to empower the female one?
Racism and sexism are by no means the same, nor are they manifested in the same way. But both racism and sexism have had long histories in this country; they have privileged some and put down others. I did not submit the above post; I don’t know who did. But while I don’t think a message like this will fix all the problems surrounding females in this country, I appreciate the effort, and the sentiment behind it. There are historical and societal contexts to messages like these. Please think about that before deciding that “you don’t want to hear it.”
The fact that (apparently) a girl posted this made the comment a little more complicated for me. But still: ignoring sexism, like ignoring racism, does not make it go away.
MY SISTER JUFT SHOEWED ME THIS AND I CAN”T STOP FREAKIN ABOUT IT
LIKE THIS GIRL IS A FUCKIN DEMON OR SOMEIHTGN
JUST WATCH IT
I have lost faith in physics
what on this fucking earth
FUCKING
HOW
HOW
0.O
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1. White terrorists are called “gunmen.” What does that even mean? A person with a gun? Wouldn’t that be, like, everyone in the US? Other terrorists are called, like, “terrorists.”
2. White terrorists are “troubled loners.” Other terrorists are always suspected of being part of a global plot, even when they are obviously troubled loners.
3. Doing a study on the danger of white terrorists at the Department of Homeland Security will get you sidelined by angry white Congressmen. Doing studies on other kinds of terrorists is a guaranteed promotion.
4. The family of a white terrorist is interviewed, weeping as they wonder where he went wrong. The families of other terrorists are almost never interviewed.
5. White terrorists are part of a “fringe.” Other terrorists are apparently mainstream.
6. White terrorists are random events, like tornadoes. Other terrorists are long-running conspiracies.
7. White terrorists are never called “white.” But other terrorists are given ethnic affiliations.
8. Nobody thinks white terrorists are typical of white people. But other terrorists are considered paragons of their societies.
9. White terrorists are alcoholics, addicts or mentally ill. Other terrorists are apparently clean-living and perfectly sane.
10. There is nothing you can do about white terrorists. Gun control won’t stop them. No policy you could make, no government program, could possibly have an impact on them. But hundreds of billions of dollars must be spent on police and on the Department of Defense, and on TSA, which must virtually strip search 60 million people a year, to deal with other terrorists.
"Juan Cole, 08/09/2012
Juan Cole actually wrote this 4 days after a white terrorist, yes, terrorist, murdered 6 and injured 4 people at a Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin. The terrorist who committed said crime spoke of an impending “racial holy war” beforehand and was a member of white supremacist/neo-Nazi hate groups.
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Obviously white people deserve ALL THE SYMPATHIES.
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09/05/13 @ 09:52pm
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■ girl
■ dress
■ digital art
■ white hair
■ turquoise
■ gold
■ luna's art
■ pretty
■ sketch
■ gown
■ flowy
■ this is a lot of tags
■ why i wonder
■ hmm
■ i drew a thing
■ artists on tumblr
Wait what? This is an art blog?
I just learned this. So read and cry with me.
You’ve probably noticed that Kiki is the only one who talks to Jiji in the whole of this coming-of-age-movie. If you didn’t already have any doubt, this isn’t a witch power.
When Kiki loses her powers and ability to talk to Jiji, it was part of…
OH MY GOD. (did I subconciously know this but supress it ahhh)
*tears*
oh cruel, hard world.
Just watched the first episode of BBC Sherlock —
AHHHH I love it why do i never watch tv what is wrong with me
omg benedict cumberbatch
Why You’re Broke, the Environment’s Trashed, and Wars Drag On
How corporate power is ruining your life, explained in animated GIFs
This is really good.
Really good and really sad.
Actually read this.
