August 2012
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The Literary Snob: The Issue I have with Mary Sue. →
thelibraryofminds:
We all know what a Mary Sue is, right? Its wish-fulfillment. It’s a character getting her way, and being the most special wonderful creature to ever exist. People get annoyed because of the unrealistic characterization and because it makes the character…
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“[TW: RAPE] There is no single definition of sexual violence. “Rape is rape.” It...”
– Feminspire (via internal-acceptance-movement)
Thor is freaking out.
Apparently he is not a fan of daleks. He keeps meowing at the TV.
“You either like me or you don’t. It took me twenty-something years to learn how...”
– Daniel Franzese (via shesinacoma)
50 Creative Ways to Use Skype in Your Classroom →
teachingliteracy:
world-shaker:
Here are four:
Art crits:
Schedule time with professional artists and receive thorough crits about how to improve a piece. Because Skype allows for screen sharing, anyone working in digital media will appreciate the convenience!
Interviews:
Rather than a lecture, try hosting a Skype interview with professionals and – if the money’s right — game-changes happy...
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Watch
Clam eats salt
“Weirdest video you’ll see today.”
Well, okay then.
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bellazap:
rossebay:
best thing i’ve...
“She was extending a hand that I didn’t know how to take, so I broke its fingers...”
– Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer (via creatingaquietmind)
“We seem to be under the impression that you can graft self-esteem onto your...”
– Beyond Grades and Trophies, Teaching Kids the Definition of Success | MindShift (via infoneer-pulse)
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“Today I channeled my sassy gay grasshopper in class by accident.”
– My best friend, who is absolutely ridiculous
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Just casually chatting with my dad about Dr. Who.
He promised to come visit me in his TARDIS.
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So this happened.
Infact Development Teacher: "Can anyone guess what the top selling book amoung parents is? This book has sold more copies than everything except the Bible."
*girl in back mutters to her friend*
Teacher: "What did you say, Ally?"
Ally: "I said '50 Shades or Gray.'"
Teacher: *lauging hysterically* "No, but it should be."
We should ban life jackets and other flotation...
And if you do, by chance, find yourself struggling with drowning, then no life-saving or otherwise procedure or act should be allowed to be administered. You got yourself into this mess, you have to live with the consequences.
You should see drowning as a gift.
You, there with the sunglasses! You’re just asking for it.
Also, if you were forcibly pushed into the water, don’t worry. If it...
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The Seven Stages of Feminist Grief (Todd Akin...
SHOCK: What the fuck did he just say?
DENIAL: No, that can’t be right.
ANGER: Fucking ‘legitimate’?!
BARGAINING: Maybe he’s high?
GUILT: It’s my own fault for checking Twitter.
DEPRESSION: FML, people are defending him.
ACCEPTANCE: Whatever. On to the next sexist asshole.
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Lipstick Feminists: a letter to each of you. →
projectunbreakable:
I’m sure you’ve seen it in the news today. The headlines are everywhere and my Twitter feed is decorated with rants from various people I follow: a man running for senate named Todd Akin used the term “legitimate rape” when asked about abortion legality. He has also used…
108. Mrs Weasley would constantly get nightmares...
thatisnotfeminism:
giantpurplesquirrel:
gingermangrint:
*tears skin off of face*
why would you do this why
“Rape is rape. And the idea that we should be parsing and qualifying and slicing...”
– Obama, on Todd Akin (who recently said that if women are victims of a “legitimate rape” that their bodies will be able to shut down any possible pregnancy) [x] (via fuckyeahgirlcrush) 