July 2010
University of Sydney cut undergraduates, increase... →
(via ardhra)
lots of people I come into contact with still think that international students are “stealing” places from local students. it’s a convenient deflection from the issue of lack of government funding for education. actually, education is Australia’s second biggest export industry after tourism. the fact is that international students subsidise local places. ...
anotherdayortwo-deactivated2011 asked: hey, i was wondering about the post that you reblogged from tiaramerchgirl with links that gave a decent overveiw of the different blogpost about joe biel, microcosm and the accountability process... and you mentioned that you are excited that cindy crabb finally withdrawing ... (her stuff from the distro), i was wondering what your further thoughts about cindy crabb finally withdrawing her stuff...
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“It used to be only men and very rich women who could manage to create child-free...”
– uppin the mama punx, by millicent (via clawsbeatskin)
I used to like kids heaps, until I was in about my mid-teens. then I didn’t have them in my life much for a few years, and I started to find them deafening and anxiety-inducing. I was pretty crazy for a lot of that time, which...
pluseyes:
mistyescape replied to your post: mistyescape replied to your post: mistyescape…
I kinda take exception to this, since I self-identify as chubby, but exist with a bit of thin privilege. I’m too little for the FA club, but too fat for the rest of the world. Give me something other than fucking “inbetweenie” to use, please.
What’s your gender?
If it’s female, you know what I’m gonna...
Quick links on the Joe Biel/Microcosm situation
tiaramerchgirl:
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Cindy (Doris Zine)’s blog post announcing her withdrawal from Microcosm
Ciara’s response to Cindy’s post (and the situation) and Cindy’s clarification
Alex Wrekk (Joe’s ex and ex-Microcosm founder)’s blog post about what happened
Joe Biel’s statement on We Make Zines (possibly accessible to members only)
A blog post from Ciara with a somewhat humourous take on...
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“The operator of the myki system has given Victoria Police access to private...”
– Myki is watching you: smartcard operator gives police access to customer info
via Max
Dadalú with Sokio — Decidir
file under:...
““Priests frequently leveled accusations of sexual magic at European women....”
– Herbs, Knots, and Contraception at Suppressed Histories
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chelle-shock-deactivated2011012 asked: asking out of genuine curiousity: what's with the witch pictures? I love 'em!
“dismissing something based on genre or hype, is buying into capitalist ways of...”
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Tobi Vail in this blog entry (via lookuplookup)
I am a huge fan of this. I am wondering, however, how me going to a black metal show is a threat to capitalism? I totally get the point that refusing to go to a black metal show on the principle that “I like punk and indie pop” is ideologically at...
“Nice Guys are a key part of rape culture. Their umbrage at being informed that...”
– This Ain’t Livin’
Anonymous asked: what are your favorite thought-provoking books?
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-25) →
The Smiths (101)
Bratmobile (45)
Timbaland (43)
The Knife (39)
Morrissey (30)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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shorter, cuter, more honest people — Maia @... →
terror-incognita:
you do not have a right to child free spaces.
there is this weird thing in western culture, especially n american culture, where people/adults seem to believe that they have a right to discriminate against children. […]
my daughter, aza, is a person. a three year old person. […] and since she is a person, and not a thing, it is not my job as her mother to ‘control’ her....
tik tok girls — ke$ha vs katy perry (by...
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Keaton | Elizabeth Bishop
I will be good; I will be good. I have set my small jaw for the ages and nothing can distract me from solving the appointed emergencies even with my small brain —witness the diameter of my hatband and the depth of the crown of my hat I will be correct; I know what it is to be a man. I will be correct or bust. I will love but not impose my feelings. I will serve and serve with lute or I will...
faketrain-deactivated20110925 asked: i'm going to make witches against capitalism embroideries, i think.
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WITCHES AGAINST CAPITALISM
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“Ironically, there is a certain privilege conferred on white/male/well...”
– Josh Russell, Excuse Me, Can You Please Pass The Privilege? (zine) (via vladislava) (via faketrain)
CALLOUT FOR SEX WORKER PARTICIPATION: EVERY HO I...
faketrain:
‘Scuze the promo of a project that a dear friend of mine is creating.
What is this project? EVERY HO I KNOW SAYS SO is a video project documenting the advice that we sex workers want to give to our lovers, partners and dates on how to be supportive to us. This video will be a resource for partners/lovers of sex workers who struggle to understand and accept sex work. Who is making...
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“Love, the strongest and deepest element in all life, the harbinger of hope, of...”
– Emma Goldman: Marriage and Love
“At one time or another, every radical I spoke has run into a situation where...”
– What’s the Difference Between a Radical and a Good Organizer? at Radicals at Work.
oh god yes. I have lost count of the number of times I’ve seen this happen. it’s not even good negotiation strategy — you need to actually have something to bargain down from, no? your...
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Lying about Rape →
adailyriot:
crapffiti:
Okay, seriously? I don’t think anyone should get 3 years in prison for lying about rape, especially when most rapists don’t even get prosecuted. That said, this woman should pay for lying about rape and giving rape culture/victim blamers more fuel for their fire, another instance that they can point to and say “Look, people lie about rape.” She’s fucking over all the...
kevin rudolf — i made it (cash money...
recent developments: i put on weight when I was on holiday and instead of flipping into total freak-out mode and eating only coffee and protein powder, I was able to say “oh cool, now I can wear those clothes that always looked a bit stupid on me cause they were too big”. moral of the story: clothes hoarding is ok. alternative moral: feminism changes lives.
PUNKS AND THEIR MOHAWKS
so-treu:
tranzient:
I ALWAYS FOUND IT IRONIC THAT THEIR WAS ALWAYS AN “OMG. DID PUNK START IN BRITAIN OR AN UNITED STATES.” ARGUMENT. ESPECIALLY IN SLC PUNK.
THE MOHAWK. ONE OF THE BIGGEST PUNK ICONS BESIDES ANARCHY AND OUTRAGEOUS DIY, WAS CULTURALLY APPROPRIATED FROM NATIVE AMERICANS.
OH BTW. DO YOU KNOW WHAT MOHAWK MEANS? MAN-EATERS.
IT’S A NAME GIVEN TO THEM BY THEIR ENEMIES.
I GUESS...
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“Free Market Capitalism” is an Oxymoron →
so-treu:
suburbananarchist:
The state played a central role in creating the defining characteristic of capitalism as we know it: the wage system. Had free markets been allowed to develop peacefully, with the peasant majorities remaining in control of their land and with free access to the means of subsistence, labor markets would likely have taken a much different form. Employers would...
