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theatlantic:

How to Raise a Kid: Thomas Jefferson vs. Abigail Adams Edition

Thomas Jefferson pushed his daughter to succeed, while Abigal Adams cautioned her son against failure. What’s a better incentive?
Read more. [Image: Flickr]

Have influential white people as parents

How to Raise a Kid: Thomas Jefferson vs. Abigail Adams Edition

Thomas Jefferson pushed his daughter to succeed, while Abigal Adams cautioned her son against failure. What’s a better incentive?

Read more. [Image: Flickr]

Have influential white people as parents

“The man who cannot visualize a horse galloping on a tomato is an idiot.”

— André Breton (via tierradentro)

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burgerrecords:

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“Racism is not in your intent. Your intent is immaterial in how racist your actions are. This isn’t about you BEING a racist. It’s about you DOING A THING that is racist. Your intent doesn’t change it. Your ignorance of its meaning doesn’t change it. It’s got nothing to do with you as a person and everything to do with the meaning of your action in the context of sociocultural history.”

—

- moniquill (on red face & cultural appropriation)

I’m just going to reblog this again, since some people apparently need reminding.

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power, privilege, and everyday life.: A Week of Fear

microaggressions:

On Friday evening, after the second suspect in the Boston marathon bombings had been caught, President Obama took to a podium, and said the following:

That American spirit includes staying true to the unity and diversity that makes us strong — like no other nation in the world. In this age of…

teengrrrlsquad:

why isn’t there a STRAIGHT pride parade?? why isn’t there WHITE history month? why isn’t there an international MEN’S day!? why isn’t there a hospital for WELL people?? why isn’t there a soup kitchen for RICH people??!?

(Source: teen-heat, via the-uncensored-she)

pitchfork:

#tybg

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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: adronitis

dictionaryofobscuresorrows:

n. frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone—spending the first few weeks chatting in their psychological entryway, with each subsequent conversation like entering a different anteroom, each a little closer to the center of the house—wishing instead that you could start there and…

bartleby-company:

event (when man is but an object amongst objects), sigurdur gudmundsson (1975)

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