March 2012
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But anyway, we have seen a few discussions going around lately about how...
– amorpha&, Things that make us headdesk (reading the whole thing is good for context)
“While autistic people say that it’s about profound differences in cognition, perception, and communication.”
I can’t stress that enough.
(via deaf-aspie)
February 2012
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Discussing feminism not actually being degrading...
Male friend:
guys are OP, nerf guys
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FACT: Straight cisgender people believe everything...
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keaneonweasley:
asiriusfan:
5.) Hermione planned the wedding entirely by herself. It wasn’t that Ron didn’t want to help, in fact he was eager to, but when they sat down together to pick the color scheme Ron found that Hermione didn’t share his sense of humor when he said “How about lavender?” After that Ron was banned from any and all planning.
Yeah so actually Hermione isn’t a...
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FACT: All asexual individuals knit.
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AfroGeekGoddess: just for the record →
mazarin221b:
abundantlyqueer:
and so i don’t say this somewhere less bywatery.
acd canon watson was not “a soldier and a decorated war hero”. in 1880, army doctors weren’t actually in the army. he was never captain watson, always doctor watson, and he had no more power to command a…
Everyone should just go read every single post in this thread.
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Fun New Game
Players: as many fit into the car (preferably legally-seatbelts are good things).
Instructions: Turn on the Christian radio station that’s doing some sort of sponsor-an-impoverished-kid-in-a-third-world-country thing.
Whenever one of the spokespeople says that your sponsorship of $38 a month will break the cycle of poverty for that kid’s family, scream.
For bonus points, scream...
Interviewer: Why do you think people love Doctor Who so much?
Russell T. Davies: Because it's the best idea ever invented in the history of the world.
bittergrapes:
Marriage is great because it’s a legally binding contract that ensures the other person is basically obligated to come to your funeral
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teacupsandcyanide:
when I don’t reply to your ask directly it doesn’t mean that I hate you
it means I want to keep that message in my askbox forever
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Notes from a Beta: How to get a beta
tzikeh:
This is a really interesting question, because it’s not just a matter of finding a beta; it’s a matter of finding a beta who focuses on what it is you want from a beta, and who has an approach to beta work that fits with your approach to writing.
In my experience, the first thing that fanfiction authors do when looking for a beta is post in lj comms or on tumblr. I have found that this...
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make a text post
refresh
SHIT I OFFENDED SOMEONE
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Timescrewseverybody never shows up on my...
I’m following you! What more do you want from me!? :(
There's a difference between
staypozitive:
Thinking someone is cute
Having a crush on someone
Being interested in someone
Liking someone
Loving someone
Being in love with someone
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asexualityexists:
haffurupafu:
maybe people get especially annoyed when you troll the asexuality tags because it’s literally the only space a lot of us have
~*~there’s a thought~*~
Very true.
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Shaking because one of the nerdfighters in the...
and the headcanon was accepted so hard.
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The following day, I attended a workshop about preventing gender violence,...
– Why I Am A Male Feminist (via meggannn)
Feminism: important to everyone.
(via kaydeefalls)
I had an experience like this at a workshop, although in my case the guys did generate one or two ideas, mostly to do with passing as straight when they felt unsafe outside of queer spaces. It was still a...
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Rape culture is a culture in which people who have survived a violent crime are...
– (i wish i could put this on a business card and hand it out to people who make rape jokes. the flip side would say FUCK YOU)
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Friendship is probably the most common form of love.
– Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. Submitted by femme-x-fatale. (via asexyquotes)