March 2012
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13 Year Old Jada Williams Persecuted by the... →
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“On Saturday, February 18, 2012, the Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York presented the first Spirit of Freedom award to Jada Williams, a 13-year old city of Rochester student. Miss Williams wrote an essay on her impressions of Frederick Douglass’ first autobiography the Narrative of the Life. This was part of an...
"My sister lost her baby... and my state requires... →
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stfuconservatives:
leeleeleelee submitted: “This is the reality of Texas’ ultrasound for abortion bill. A 30 year old Texas woman’s fetus’ heart stopped beating after 12 weeks. The options given were to wait until miscarriage, give birth to it, or to abort it (the preferred, safest option). She has to look at an ultrasound of her already dead fetus and if she looks...
February 2012
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“You’re a mean old daddy, but I think I like you…”
– Joni Mitchell
Size 10 jeans, please.: Lol. →
size10plz:
I commented on the video I just posted about how if you line me, my cousin and uncle up I’d be the healthy one while one has diabetes and one has high cholesterol even though I have an “obese” BMI.
I got a reply comment “No health issues… yet. You’re fat, get over it.” Lol. These are the…
Concern trolls strike again.
: Transethnic FTW →
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brandx:
Oh, for fuck’s sake.
Apparently a clutch of privileged, delusional bigots have hijacked the term “transethnic,” ensuring that us Class Bastard adoptees and foster kids encounter even MORE dismissal and confusion in public discourse.
“Transethnic,” for those…
Great commentary on white privilege and the people who try to find new ways to deny it.
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Alternate assessments are killing me. Will the testing mandates of no child left behind ever be repealed. This stuff is bananas. I have been drafting a fuller version of this, but it’ll have to be posted at a different time, cause I am too busy.
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Thrifting trip
I had a fairly successful thrifting trip today. I went in search of a new scarf, brooches, new belts, and the skirt of my dreams. I found:
Two awesome belts
a brooch with a windmill on it
a super cute apple pin that makes my teacher heart happy
I plan to wear a belt tomorrow. So exciting.
Following everyone’s fatfashion feb posts continues to give me new clothing ideas.
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Diary of a First Year Teacher: Teen Suicide -... →
diaryofafyt:
Thank you to the handful of people who have already reached out to me in response to a post I just published regarding teen suicide. Last Thursday, one of our high school students took her life for reasons unknown to me. In an effort to raise awareness and gather resources I would love to hear…
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I bet Rick Astley struggles with Lent.
Yes!
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Why I am starting to like clothes more
Lately, I am a lot more intereseted in fashion as a place to find self expression and self acceptance. In the past, I would have been shocked to hear this. I am a non-hour-glass shaped large woman. Society is pretty sure I should live in sweats and mumu’s and hide out on my couch with oreos.
However, I recently found a few great tumblrs (looking at you glitter politic, ashrussell, and the...
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: No, I can't →
missvoltairine:
I can’t with people trying to appropriate the history of the black triangles to mean “asexual”
it’s not okay.
Who were the people who were ACTUALLY labeled with black triangles? Mentally ill, disabled people, some Rroma (others were marked with brown triangles), sex…
When choosing a symbol for your community, be sure to research it’s history.
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I want to throw a pie party like this one, while... →
How am I taking care of me today? Bed, documentaries, green tea. And Internet dream shopping.
I hate being alone when I am sick.
“No one dresses like a Native American to discuss their issues. No one wears...”
– schadenfraulein (via brienne—of—tarth)
This
It really is horrifying
obsessionfull:
vuhnessah:
that Kanye West got not only more flack, but a worse reputation for grabbing a microphone out of Taylor Swift’s hands and making a rude comment than Chris Brown did for beating his girlfriend until her face was unrecognizable.
#i also just want to make sure that everyone realizes that a big reason why this is #is because taylor swift is white and rihanna is not
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Fashionable teacher week
Got some new clothes this weekend and psyched about fashionable teacher week. Gonna tie it in with some fat professional loving. Look out, tumblr.
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Funny shit my kids said this week
All kids, Tweens, and teens are hilarious. Mine are doubly so, because they have no filters. (I know, a kid is a goat. I just liked that using kid meant that when there was more than one, there would be a kid a. Forgive my 90’s heart.)
Kid: (to guest lecturer) my parent’s hired a plumber once who was you shaped. I mean they were shaped like you. What I’m trying to say is I...
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Other than the kitten below
And my dear Andi, what else am I in love with you ask? Well, I love my new striped cardigans from the Target men’s section, the idea of a gel manicure, winter cuddles, and the blogs of Majestic LeGay and Jessica Legacy.