fuckyeahfemmes:

Living for this.

fuckyeahfemmes:

I think it would be nice to be able to wear extravagant hats, and gloves, and all these extravagant clothes and be on the street and not be mocked for it or questioned why. If you wear a fantastic hat during the day in the street people say ‘where are you going? why are you dressed like that?’ and it’s maybe the most annoying question in the world. Why do we have to have a reason to dress up or to be glamorous or to have fun? Why do we have to have a reason for it? I hate it when people ask me why. Why not?

 -Dita Von Teese

fuckyeahfemmes:

The Fat Body (In)visible

fuckyeahfemmes:

The Fat Body (In)visible

theblackfreshprince:

The Harlem Riot of 1964

The Harlem Riot of 1964 (New York City Race Riot ) was a racial confrontation between residents in several city boroughs and the New York City Police after an African American teenager was shot dead by an off-duty police officer on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

On July 16, 15-year-old James Powell, from Harlem was shot and killed by NYPD Lieutenant Thomas Gilligan. The teenage summer student from Robert Wagner Junior High School had been engaged in horseplay with other boys and a building superintendent in front of an apartment building at 215 East 76th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. When the man sprayed the boys with a hose, Powell grabbed a bottle to throw at the man. At this point Lt Gilligan, an off-duty cop who was passing by, saw what was happening and fired a warning shot. The boy lunged at Lt. Gilligan with a knife, cutting his right forearm. Lt. Gilligan then fired his service revolver twice at the boy. As news spread of the killing, a planned rally by CORE shifted from the three civil rights workers missing in Mississippi to the death of Powell and police brutality. 

At 9.30pm on 18 July, protesters marched on Harlem’s 28th Police Precinct. But they were met by a wall of ‘tactical police’, who began to push the demonstrators back from the building. Eventually the police charged the main group of protesters, sparking violent retaliation from the crowd. The crowd began to riot. The authorities closed 125th Street between Third and Eight Avenue but this did not stop the trouble spreading as hundreds of people fought with police.

Civil unrest lasted for more than five days with trouble spreading into Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. More than 6,000 police officers were deployed to quell the disorder. There were many violent incidents between police and residents. Stores were looted, people were beaten, and cars and buildings were set alight.

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thedarkchocolatedandy:

Not a single article mentions anything about Dorner having any kind a grudge against Randal Quan or his family. Randal Quan was a FORMER LAPD officer and his attorney during the tribunal to have Dorner reinstated. 

Not only that, but there have been no details in ANY of these articles that gave cause to Dorner killing Quan and Lawrence besides the fact that Quan was the daughter of his defense attorney who happend to beformer LAPD. 

That’s it. That’s literally the only connection any of these articles have made. 

So we have the LAPD (an organization that is notoriously corrupt and vile) making a claim that Dorner is a suspect (he wasn’t formally charged until he shot the first officer) WHICH Dorner denied. But all of a sudden we’re supposed to believe the word of the LAPD over a man who was actively trying to fight the system of racism within the LAPD. 

So we’re being so quick to assume that this man actually killed Quan and Lawrence without any actual evidence to support this claim outside of Dorner’s connection to Quan’s father. Not only that, but we’re doing this even though we know from his manifesto that murdering people such as Quan and Lawrence would be outside his MO ( why would he murder people who wouldn’t make an impact to the LAPD, and people who were actually helping him?). Given what we know of Dorner via his “manifesto” (i really want to find a different word for that), that doesn’t make sense. 

As articulate and well thought out and reasoned as his writing is, why are we being so quick to asume that he’s dumb enough and “irrational” enough to murder people that would negatively impact his goals? 

This is so fucking legit.

And all this aside, I’m just glad people are actually discussing this case openly rather than writing it off as “just another Black man being ghetto”. Like, the only other people who get this kind of national discussion and attention going are white serial killers and school shooters.

Like, I’m glad this case is opening up the avenues of discussion for shit like this.

And I’m infernally tired of people claiming he murdered those people when there’s no evidence claiming he has. He’s a suspect due to his connection, but nothing more.

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theespinningbirdchica:

What’s wrong with husky, butch Japanese girls?: Fucking FUCK Obama I really bloody hate you & your entire Communist family. YOUR hate YOUR RACISM made this world a…

afronaut:

knowledgeequalsblackpower:

reverseracism:

“Your racism made this world a worse place for everyone”

People pretend that racism is such a new thing when Obama got into office or they pretend that its the worse its ever been.

When White people get scared they say the funniest things…

Translation: “Your race makes me afraid of you, Mr. President. Your position as head of state upsets me and other white people because you are Black. I’m so upset that I cannot hide it, and now people call me a racist.”

thegoddamazon:

so-treu:

nealzonwheelz:

white people, you never fail.

LMFAO WHITE PEOPLE ARE NEVER LATE WHEN IT COMES TO THIS SHIT

White and racist, one of life’s perfect constants. 

thedarkchocolatedandy:

lynd-vesper:

vicosmiccrystals:

sweetupndown9:

These Women Are About To Tell You Some Things That Are Absolutely None Of Your Business

Holy shit women on fire. This video gave me chills. If you do nothing at all today - watch this!

this shit is fucking A+++++++++++++++++ omg perfection 

YYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSS!

*CRIESSSSSSS* D;X(

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thedarkchocolatedandy:

lynd-vesper:

vicosmiccrystals:

sweetupndown9:

These Women Are About To Tell You Some Things That Are Absolutely None Of Your Business

Holy shit women on fire. This video gave me chills. If you do nothing at all today - watch this!

this shit is fucking A+++++++++++++++++ omg perfection 

YYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSS!

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fuckyeahfemmes:

Documentaries

Miss Representation

Paris is Burning

Forbidden Love

The Aggressives

The Celluloid Closet

Paragraph 175

Grey Gardens

The Times of Harvey Milk

Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary

She’s Real, Worse Than Queer

Who Took the Bomp: Le Tigre on Tour

The Eyes of…

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fuckyeahfemmes:

I still think this is one of the most important messages for feminism.

fuckyeahfemmes:

Dreamboats.