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bitchofnovember:

muchymozzarella:

afunnyfeminist:

ghastderp:

i love sir patrick stewart more with each passing day.

See, guys. This is how you do it. Notice the words “Not all men are like that” are never spoken.

He knows men are like that

his father was like that to his mother

he has experienced the pain firsthand, of what it’s like when men are like that

and he never wants men to be like that again and he fights tooth and nail against the men who are still like that

And moreover, he acknowledges his privilege [as an older white male who is famous/well known] and uses it to speak up. He knows what he is, and he never has to say he’s not like those men he fights against–he never says it, his actions speak loud enough for everyone else to see it. 

Sir Patrick Stewart is also comfortable enough with his masculinity to kiss his BFF, the fabulous Sir Ian McKellan in public. (The woman in the pic is Patrick’s wife, who is obvious not jealous of this close friendship.) When it comes to “manning up”, Sir Patrick Stewart is doing it right. Absolutely non-toxic masculinity here. 

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kingcuniculus:

Emily Carroll

I reblog this every time I see it, because the part that makes this so horrific to me, is that the room is a direct callback to Goodnight Moon. It takes this memory of safety and security and turns it directly upside down and I love it.

5 happy things 2, Electric Boogaloo

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I know I did this recently, but I got tagged by @cats-and-metersticks​ who I think is super cool, and also it’s been a good week so why not?

So here are 5 things that make me happy (in no particular order)

1. getting to see an awesome friend
I got to see her twice in one weekend, it was amazing, she is smart and interesting, she always makes me happy and always makes me think, and I just feel really lucky to get to spend time with this amazing and cool person!

2. getting caught up on grading
I didn’t realize it was a thing I was capable of? But I went to the library for 600 hours on Saturday and again on Sunday, and I GOT SH*T DONE and since then I’ve been like – I don’t have grading to do? Or lesson planning for a few days? What is my life? I don’t know but I like it.

3. not living where I used to be living
You know that metaphor of the frog in a pot of water, and the temperature raises very slowly and the frog doesn’t notice it until it’s boiling? It’s just really nice to not be there anymore. I feel so lucky to have somewhere else to be. I no longer have to wonder how to explain to people that, like, thinking about the consequences of one’s actions on others is something we just do in the normal course of our days? I just… I have so much energy freed up, it’s great.

4. Arabic class
Nothing makes me feel like a complete person like learning. Learning Arabic, learning how to Human, learning to be a better teacher, coworker, friend, etc. Language learning in particular is so wonderful because I also really love to talk. (: It took me less than a minute to read the latest text from my teacher, while the first one she sent in Arabic took roughly 7.5 years to read – progress!

5. Like I would ever have a post about anything good that doesn’t mention MY STUDENTS
One of my favorite students, who doesn’t have class with me today, came into my room at the end of the day just to wish me a happy birthday. Another of my favorite students, I asked him if he feels like he’s starting to understand more in class, and he said he is and then, and I kid you not, he actually said “participation is key” as though he was reading my mind of Things Teachers Want Students To Really Internalize. I got a bunch of surly teenagers to dance to a silly five-minute dance work out. One of my classes has an ongoing story that now involves a turtle who eats souls. I really love my job you guys.

I’m not tagging anyone because I don’t like to pressure people, but please feel free to do this, it’s so nice to read happy things! ❤

how star wars writes an essay

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cats-and-metersticks:

corellianangel:

lesbianporg:

luke: writes everything that pops into his head and doesn’t proofread

han: asks for a bunch of extensions and somehow manages to get out of writing the essay altogether

leia: polished and precise. invents a new citation format because none of the others were adequate

lando: uses big fancy words that the professor has to look up but he uses them all correctly

chewbacca: keysmash

boba fett: somehow makes everything sound sinister but doesnt elaborate

anakin: triple spaces and 16 point font to hide the fact that hes only written 4 sentences

obi wan: uses lots of footnotes and puts jokes in parentheses

padme: short but dense and always ends with a call to action

grevious: all caps

rey: writes it in pencil 

finn: subtly criticizes the professor’s opinion on the topic

poe: turns it in 2 days late 

rose: types it up on her phone in between repairing cars 

yoda: writes a haiku

#truth

jyn: write a B+ paper and argues w/ the prof until it’s an A-

cassian: starts super early but takes so long analyzing each aspect he pulls an all-nighter the day before

bodhi: actually just pulls an all-nighter 

chirrut: so poetic and eloquent it brings the prof to tears

baze: 2 pages below the min but somehow still covers everything?? 

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mrloveballad:

tinybutvicious:

robtherich:

Deleting your paragraph to text back “okay” = GROWTH

Deleting your one word reply to type out how you actually feel in a constructive and honest manner = GROWTH

not wasting your energy on someone/something that isn’t worth it = GROWTH

realizing something is important to you and actually taking the time to address it, instead of brushing it off and not communicating effectively = GROWTH

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Buenos Aires, Argentina. 8 August 2018. | Source

“No es una marcha. No es una moviliación. Tampoco es un festival. Es una revolución y está sucediendo en la calle.”

Hoy, el Senado argentino debatirá un proyecto de ley que legalizará el aborto para embarazos de hasta 14 semanas. Si el proyecto de ley se aprueba y se promulga, Argentina se convertirá en el país más poblado para legalizar el aborto en América Latina, una región donde las estrictas leyes sobre el aborto son la norma y donde la enseñanza católica ha influenciado la política durante décadas.

El mundo está observando.

“It is not a march. It is not a demonstration. Nor is it a festival. It’s a revolution and it’s happening on the street.”

Today, Argentina’s Senate is set to debate a bill that would legalize abortion for pregnancies up to 14 weeks. If the bill passes and is signed into law, Argentina will become the most populous nation to legalize abortion in Latin America, a region where strict abortion laws are the norm and where Catholic teaching has influenced policy for decades.

The world is watching.

Photos translated in English:

1. Legal abortion: we will shout in the name of the girls that are no longer here.

2. If there is no law, there is protest.

3. There shall not be motherhood if it is not desired.

4. Illegal abortion = state femicide.

5. We want to live free without fear.

6. We owe it to all the girls who never returned.