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surprise the president is still black 

In which TYT makes fun of a 14 yr old but seriously it’s adorable how horrible this kid is and how much of a carbon copy for the right wing hosts he is. Ben makes the point that I would. No way I would have said that shit at 12 and nobody I knew would have and I knew a whole bunch of religious kids who believed it was a sin. “Sickening” is 5much and that kid needs to have a fucking seat. Ben is right kids are kills themselves 14 is way to goddam old to act this damn nasty.

look at you media corrupting our babies

mohandasgandhi:

mafindor:

fuckyesafricans:

“Kony 2012 Video is Some Bull”

Here I am, thinking I’m doing something nice and helpful, and then I see this video.

I no longer know what to think. I apologize if this is true. -_-;

GOD BLESS HER.

Interesting perspective from a Ugandan.

The important thing is to do some actual research, perhaps listen to a few actual Ugandans, and do some background checks before plowing your money into any organization, especially one that pays its founder over $90,000 a year.

I am trying to avoid commenting this whole Kony 2012 thing i reblogged something earlier, I think this video is a good edition. Still my thoughts remain the same- Please nobody take this as a direct response to the video. The following is about the Kony 2012 campaign and all other activist struggles with issue visibility but you should watch the vid cause she’s cool.

1. the main stream news doesn’t cover these types of stories, not in any legitimate way, so telling people to read a paper or watch the news is like asking them to find a needle in a hay stack and then evaluate if what they found is really actually a needle.
2. They won’t read/watch the news even if these types of stories were covered properly. Syria is getting slanted coverage in the MSM cause the US has direct interests in syria there are a crap ton of other issues that need to be covered (what else is new) but that’s all irrelevant. People have neither the stomach, the time, the emotional capacity or the intellectual curiosity to deal with even half the horrible shit that goes on on this planet
3.  So sad to say the only thing that does get people’s attention are things like a “hip video” regardless of whether or not the cause is worthy or made up or outdated or whathaveyou this stuff gets people involved and to date my biggest struggle as an activist the number one question i’ve had is not how to solve the problems of the world (we have a few ideas y’all) but HOW TO GET PEOPLE TO PAY THE FUCK ATTENTION AND HELP OUT
4. So yea this is crappy and IC is problematic ( i know some of these people) but as an exceedingly pragmatic person. I’d really prefer a national bullshit campaign that gets people thinking about something ANYTHING than just telling people to shut it down and “go do your research” would i like them to? YES will they NOT without something to get them interested in the first place. This is a perfect example ppl saw the vid and were like AHHHHHHHH then they looked a little further and was like [to paraphrase above] “this some bullshit” but they need something to get them there
5. With that in mind i direct you to a completely unrelated cause  these people are doing awesome work in kenya GIVE them your money/time- not nearly as sexy as child soldiers but hey kids got to got to school right?

foreverliberal:

I feel like every time I go somewhere it’s like a sociological expedition.

So I went to Hallmark today to get Christmas cards, and I was wandering around the store. There were two distinct sections for birthday cards on one entire wall — “Her Birthday” and “His Birthday”, which can be seen above.

It’s obvious that the sections are made up of completely different colors. The women’s section is made up of soft pastel colors, with many pink cards, while the men’s section has very dark and bold colors, like black, brown, and blue.

It continues to amaze me how if you really look around, you will see how much gender distinction there is. And it’s based on nothing but stupid societal norms that aren’t based on facts at all. Pink used to be for boys (it was related to red, a strong and bold color) while blue was used for girls (it was related to the Virgin Mary and was considered to be “delicate and dainty”) until the 1940’s, which shows how fast what’s considered “normal” can change. 

What’s even more pathetic is that the “women’s colors” are always chosen for their soft and delicateness, while the “men’s colors” are chosen for being strong and tough. I for one am tired of being labeled as a delicate little flower because I have a vagina and boobs, but that’s a whole different discussion on traditional gender roles (which we should all know are bullshit).

I can’t wait until the day where the only difference between “his” and “her” sections like this are the pronouns.