August 2012
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“White men from prosperous families grow up with the expectation that our voices...”
– Why most mass killers are privileged white men - http://www.rolereboot.org/culture-and-politics/details/2012-07-why-most-mass-murderers-are-privileged-white-men
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cant believe i leave tomorrow oh my god 1 week copenhagen 5 days berlin 3 days stockholm then back to copenhagen for a few more days! my whole summer and year basically has been directed toward saving money and planning this trip and now its here!!!!
July 2012
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“Fish don’t see water, men don’t see patriarchy, and white philosophers don’t see...”
– Jennifer Hochschild, Princeton University (on Charles Mills’ THE RACIAL CONTRACT)
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“We don’t lift weights in order to look hot, especially for the likes of men like...”
– Zoe Smith, 18 year old weightlifter currently representing Great Britain at the Olympics, responding to tweets labelling her muscles “unattractive” and “unfeminine”.
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“Girls have to fight against a lot of the same stuff we did growing up…peer...”
– Amy Poehler, on empowering you girl thru her web-series, “Smart Girls At The Party.”
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“Today there are more African-Americans under correctional control — in prison or...”
– Michelle Alexander, during an NPR interview discussing her book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.
wow finally i feel inspired for school again. i’ve made some kind of turn in my mind and i want to go to school for public interest law. i want to practice law in the favor of the oppressed, the underprivileged and the disempowered. wow i feel really good about this. i’ve already started looking into schools to apply to.
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DIY LIP GLOSS
girl-guts:
Today I almost bought $10 shimmery lipgloss from Target…then I realized I could make it with stuff I have at home!! I made mine super sparkly by using MAC Metallic Pigment (in Grape) but you can use any powdered blush or eyeshadow!!
What you’ll need:
a small container
vaseline
powdered pigment of some sort
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