Office by Alex Penny
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White Man’s Tears (noun) . Complementary term to White Woman’s Tears. This shit happened. Seriously. Like, two hours ago. I can’t. And neither can the friend that this happened to. Just… no. White people, I’ma need you to stop crying to get out of getting in trouble for shit that you did, because I’m noticing a pattern here:
- White person says something offensive.
- White person denies saying offensive thing.
- White person inadvertently admits that they meant to, and thus admits that they’re lying.
- White person continues to deny their privilege, and the fact that they said anything offensive.
- White person tries to convince themselves (or the POC, frankly, idk who the hell they’re trying to fool with this part) that they and the POC are still friends, and that the POC ~knows that I’m not racist. I swear I’m not~
- White person then informs the POC that “I forgive you.” Because the POC was obviously the one who was wrong. Because POC pointing out white privilege and ignorance is wrong and it hurts their feelings having to listen to someone tell them how wrong they are.
- White person realizes that the POC isn’t swallowing said white person’s pile of shit.
- White person cries.
Sound about right?
I promise you I have seen this in action and it is both infuriating and hilarious.
Oy!
(via karnythia)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Viola Davis’ Acceptance Speech
FT. ALL OCTAVIA SPENCER’S EMOTIONS
“Ft. All of Octavia Spencer’s emotions?!?”
Seeeeeeee…I’m going to Abraham’s bosom now.XD
(via karnythia)
I was eight years old when I decided to be an actor. And I am just so privileged to be gazing on the beautiful face of the woman who inspired me that beautiful day, and that’s Cicely Tyson.
And when I woke up and realized how difficult it was to be an actor, and how the rejection was so high, then another beautiful face graced the screen when I was in college, and that was Meryl, who just …always inspires me.
But there’s so many people involved in The Help, in lieu of mentioning all them, I just have to say that, what is there but a dream? You can’t trade in your dream for another dream. I am so proud to be an actor, and I thank the Screen Actors Guild for this award.
And I have a special, special note to the kids in Central Falls, Rhode Island, in Segue Institute of Learning in Central Falls, Rhode Island: to dream big and dream fierce.
Thank you very much.
Whatever my feeling about the film Davis and Spencer are in, I’m forever down with a display of grace. And Viola Davis has a theater’s worth of it.
(via karnythia)
I’m going to share this with all the kids I tutor
I’m telling y’all: I will rock this shit hard.
The idea of free speech is that the government cannot touch you for voicing your opinions on things, no matter what they are.
But the fact is? They can.
If you yell “bomb” in a crowded airport, and there is no bomb? You are going to have a big fucking problem. If you yell “fire” in a crowded movie theatre and there is no fire? You are going to have a big problem. You are going to get arrested for causing a panic or whatever the fuck the specific crime is.
But when you say “nigger”, or “f****t” or “t*****y”, nothing happens to you. Even though those words from people who aren’t in those groups, and even sometimes from people who are, also cause panic, incite violence, and make people get hurt.
Free speech and its limits are basically just “don’t say anything that cis straight white people would actually have to worry about and fuck the rest of y’all.”
^^^Thank you for articulating *exactly* why I’m not all down for the “freedom of speech” argument.
this is super important tw: cissexism, institutionalization
http://www.change.org/petitions/berlin-youth-welfare-office-stop-the-institutionalization-of-a-11-year-old-transexual
http://www.iglyo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=256&Itemid=42
Because institutionalization is always, always better for a child than being raised by her loving mother.
Guys, please read and sign. An 11-year-old trans* girl is being institutionalized because her father does not support her gender identity.
This is fucked up. And this needs more notes and signatures. Poor kid.
Signal boost.
Yaaaaasssssss!
(Source: sweethomestyle)
