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In light of recent Twitter shenanigans, a few friendly reminders:

  • It is fine to love and stan a musician or other celebrity who has said or done problematic shit.
  • It is not, however, okay to make excuses for their problematic behavior or pretend it isn’t problematic at all.  
  • (For example, cosplay does not justify Yesung’s blackface selca.  Race and gender can be flexible in cosplay, but the history of blackface is undeniably one of promoting blatantly racist archetypes.  Blackface is problematic.  Period.  End of story.)
  • It is also not okay to attack other people for liking problematic celebrities.
  • Acknowledging and civilly discussing problematic behaviors is constructive and informative and can benefit both fan and celebrity.
  • Harassment and hate and hot tempers, on the other hand, solve nothing.
  • If you harass or wish death or bodily harm on Yesung or [insert problematic celebrity here], you are an asshole.
  • If you claim what Yesung or [insert problematic celebrity name here] did was not problematic, you need to recognize that your idol is not infallible.
  • Celebrities are ordinary people with good PR.
  • People make mistakes.  
  • We can hold people accountable for their mistakes without being utter buttmunches about it.

polarbearsarebrilliant:

Russian Meteor Strike, February 2013

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GAY MARRIAGE IS HAPPENING IN UK!

rainbow-row:

MPs have voted for the bill by 400 to 175

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danceswithfaeriesunderthemooon: R.I.P. Khalida, Freshta, Nazifa, Basmaro, Salma, Marzia, Fawzia, Marzia and Farishta.  Nine of the ten little schoolgirls who died in a mine blast in Eastern Afghanistan today while searching for firewood. Archive Photo: AP  http://news.sky.com/story/1026343/afghan-landmine-blast-kills-10-young-girls I wish these little angels received as much attention as the victims of the recent shooting.  View high resolution

danceswithfaeriesunderthemooon:

R.I.P. Khalida, Freshta, Nazifa, Basmaro, Salma, Marzia, Fawzia, Marzia and Farishta. 

Nine of the ten little schoolgirls who died in a mine blast in Eastern Afghanistan today while searching for firewood.

Archive Photo: AP 

http://news.sky.com/story/1026343/afghan-landmine-blast-kills-10-young-girls

I wish these little angels received as much attention as the victims of the recent shooting. 

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wizardmon-lives:

If any of you would like to show your support by mailing cards or gifts to Sandy Hook Elementary School, this is the address:

Sandy Hook Elementary School
12 Dickenson Drive
Sandy Hook, CT 06482

Keep in mind that you are writing to young children. 

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shortformblog: breakingnews: BREAKING: US Supreme Court will hear gay marriage casesThe US Supreme Court has agreed to take up two gay marriage cases in their first serious look at the issue.The court today granted review of the Defense of Marriage act, a federal law which says marriage can exist only between a man and a woman, and Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in California, NBC News reports.More updates on BreakingNews.com.Photo: Gay marriage advocates cheer during a rally outside a federal courthouse in San Francisco moments before hearing that judges had struck down Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, on Feb. 7, 2012. (Beck Diefenbach / Reuters file) “Now that the Supreme Court is wading into the battle, the justices could decide the more basic issue of whether any state can ban same-sex marriage under the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection of the law.” This could be big, guys.

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breakingnews:

BREAKING: US Supreme Court will hear gay marriage cases

The US Supreme Court has agreed to take up two gay marriage cases in their first serious look at the issue.

The court today granted review of the Defense of Marriage act, a federal law which says marriage can exist only between a man and a woman, and Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in California, NBC News reports.

More updates on BreakingNews.com.

Photo: Gay marriage advocates cheer during a rally outside a federal courthouse in San Francisco moments before hearing that judges had struck down Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, on Feb. 7, 2012. (Beck Diefenbach / Reuters file)

“Now that the Supreme Court is wading into the battle, the justices could decide the more basic issue of whether any state can ban same-sex marriage under the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection of the law.” This could be big, guys.

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THEY DID IT!!! SIOUX NATION MAKES HISTORY: PURCHASES PESLA

thegoddamazon:

daggerpen:

adailyriot:

Yes! YesyesyesyesyesyesYES! *dances with joy*

This should be a thing.

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equalitymyth:

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themindislimitless:

themindislimitless:

A collective post of things that are completely worth celebrating: in no particular order-

  • Mazie Hirono (bottom left) from Hawaii becomes the first Asian-American woman (born in Japan) in the U.S. Senate. [x]
  • Tammy Duckworth (top) from Illinois becomes the first disabled woman to be elected as Congresswomen. Also, she is half-Thai. [x]
  • That means the rape apologist Joe Walsh has been kicked off. [x]
  • Todd Akin who’s been quoted saying; “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down” has also been outed from his seat. [x]
  • As has the disgusting Richard Murdock who thinks “Rape is a gift from God”. Booted off. [x]
  • Colorado has become the first state to legalize the recreational use and sale of marijuana. [x] And it’s predicted it will pass in Washington. [x]
  • Maine and Maryland have voted for marriage equality, and Minnesota has voted for NOT passing a ban on marriage equality for same-sex couples. Washington almost has their referendum for marriage equality passed.
  • Tammy Baldwin (bottom center) in Wisconsin becomes the first openly gay senator to be elected. [x]
  • Mary Gonzalez (bottom right) of Texas is the first openly pansexual senator. [x]

Psst. This post has been edited to include the two people on the bottom, and thank you the people who sent me messages about them.

Also Grace Meng, the first Asian-American from New York elected to Congress.

LADIEZZZ

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rocko-socko:

less binders full of women and more senate seats full of them

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thunderousfart:

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STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING.

brandyway:

Paul Davis (the man who killed Osama Bin Laden) was, according to reports, killed today in battle.
I know the election is important, but show some support for a truly amazing person. 

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brophertink:

To Obama supporters: Celebration is cool. Insulting and harassing Romney supporters, not so much.

To Romney supporters: It’s okay to be upset, but throwing ugly insults at Obama supporters is not the way to handle it. Be respectful.

Basically, stay classy, everyone. 

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waywardponds: candlehat: Promised myself I wouldn’t reblog election stuff but this actually made me really warm and fuzzy inside political shit, View high resolution

waywardponds:

candlehat:

Promised myself I wouldn’t reblog election stuff

but this actually made me really warm and fuzzy inside

political shit,

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