Truth be told.
“It’s a time when there is much in the window, but nothing in the room.”
Wow, what a last sentence.
(Source: dom-jiu-jit-tsui)
Okay, if my purpose for this blog is to keep folks updated on the fact that I’m still alive, I’m not doing a very good job. Anywhoo, I’m backtracking on the last 7 days, starting with Day 1:
WE HAVE ARRIVED!
Look, my relatives from the UK!
This day went by like a blur, so it was nice…
I hear this quite often. It never fails that when it’s proven that the police have targeted Black people, someone always pipes up with this line. Let’s see for ourselves. (Source)
First things first, do the police really treat Black people differently?
Stopped drivers who…
I was checking the source statistics and it was from the US Department of Justice (published October 2011), and looks at 2008, 2005, 2002, and 1999.
VERY interesting.
By the way, my reblog of this person’s blogpost doesn’t show all the way, so you’ll need to click for the whole post. S/he uses the DOJ data to debunk the notion that police should pay more attention to black individuals (aka racially profile) because blacks “typically” commit more crimes.
The UK agreed to give India £166m to fund the programme, despite allegations that the money would be used to sterilise the poor in an attempt to curb the country’s burgeoning population of 1.2 billion people.
Sterilisation has been mired in controversy for years. With officials and doctors paid a bonus for every operation, poor and little-educated men and women in rural areas are routinely rounded up and sterilised without having a chance to object. Activists say some are told they are going to health camps for operations that will improve their general wellbeing and only discover the truth after going under the knife.
This is stuff that’s happening within your lifetime. This is not something from the past, something that happened a while ago. Population control is something that still exists.
And if you ever try saying that we need to save women in foreign countries, well maybe you should step back and consider how Western countries are aiding in (and have encouraged) creating these issues.
(via newwavefeminism)
I would feel so uncomfortable using the bathroom.
Talk about getting scared shitless… har har har (patting self on back for thinking that up.)
Anndd scene.
(Source: thearchtivist, via mrchris2pher)
this is my favorite so far
love it, two of my favorite memes into one
(Source: textsfromhillaryclinton)
lmao
(via newwavefeminism)
