February 2012
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fearandwar:
ragingbeard replied to your post<span >: <em >What’s the difference between an athiest and a New Athiest? I’ve never heard of a New Athiest before and was curious as to why there is so much hate for them, and what the differences are between them and regular athiests (if there is a difference). Sorry if you’ve already answered this/made it clear but I did look back...
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“If you’re trying to smoke out the communists, relax… We’re all...”
– Dale Gribble
This is my new motto for life.
“Some problems we share as women, some we do not. You fear your children will...”
– Audre Lorde, “Age, Race, Class, and Sex: Women Redefining Difference” (via arewomenhuman)
Exactly.
(via readnfight)
Just got done reading this for WS. This was one of my favorite quotes.
(via laurenmitchell)
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“Don’t do what Donny Don’t does. *ugh* They could have made this...”
– Bart Simpson
“He’s incapable of sympathizing with people who can’t pay their bills, because...”
– Matt Taibbi, The Odd Couple: Romney vs. Gingrich. Perhaps the most succinct explanation of Romney’s worldview I’ve ever come across. (via wisconsinforward)
When is Matt Taibbi ever not amazing? Definitely my favorite political writer.
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January 2012
“To define racism only through extreme groups and their extreme acts is akin to...”
– Matthew Desmond and Mustafa Emirbayer in What is Racial Domination? (via kidonacloud)
YAAAAAAAAAAAS
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I finally got the email confirming I’m in the Turkish class. Woohoo.
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Florida Exit Polls
I’m seeing reports that up to 40% of Florida primary voters wish someone else would jump into the race. What does that say for the GOP’s chance of winning Florida? Also, what it does it say in general about the GOP?
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“My point is not that everything is bad, but that everything is dangerous, which...”
– Michel Foucault (via bbcity)
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“Students take fewer classes per semester. They take more years to get through....”
– Newt Gingrich telling college students to do as he says not as he does. (via kileyrae)
Let’s look at how nonsensical this is. People take fewer hours because they have a job that requires a lot of time and makes it hard to go to class and do homework. Newt’s idea shows he has no idea...
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I've never heard a black vegan compare being an...
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
ethiopienne:
steviemcfly:
Curious, that.
I’m just going to leave this here…
i haven’t seen black people do a lot of dumb shit white people do
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ragingbeard replied to your post<span >: <em >What’s the difference between an athiest and a New Athiest? I’ve never heard of a New Athiest before and was curious as to why there is so much hate for them, and what the differences are between them and regular athiests (if there is a difference). Sorry if you’ve already answered this/made it clear but I did look back through quite a few...
Anonymous asked: What's the difference between an athiest and a New Athiest? I've never heard of a New Athiest before and was curious as to why there is so much hate for them, and what the differences are between them and regular athiests (if there is a difference). Sorry if you've already answered this/made it clear but I did look back through quite a few of your posts but didn't find...
Anonymous asked: I want to point out that "dildos" is spelled "dildoes." Just like "hobos" is actually "hoboes." Don't ask me, English is fucking weird. Not even trolling, just obsessive compulsive.
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leftist-linguaphile replied to your post: leftist-linguaphile replied to your post:…
That sounds messy. And dangerous.
We must expel the soul of Hitchens from you.
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leftist-linguaphile replied to your post: leftist-linguaphile replied to your post: The last…
NEVER!
What’s the opposite of an exorcism? We need to perform one on you.
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leftist-linguaphile replied to your post: The last ask I got made me think of something….
I feel like all these posts are directed at me. STOP INDIRECTLY OPPRESSING ME.
NOT UNTIL YOU RENOUNCE YOUR GODLESS, HITCHENS WAYS!
Judging by the notes on that BDSM post, it's as I...
sinidentidades:
We’re all godless, leftist, perverts.
The last ask I got made me think of something. There is discrimination against atheists for sure. I don’t think it’s a huge deal, but it does exist.
New Atheists, though, have created this huge discourse around discrimination to serve their own interests. They like to proclaim themselves as renegades, free spirits, etc who are daily fighting a battle against the repressive forces of...
mangleopolis asked: I certainly wouldn't identify myself as a New Atheist, but coming from a small, *stiflingly* religious community, I can definitely say that, at least in parts of rural America, it's a bigger problem than heightism... Once you get outed, the ostracism... it's not very fun.
mangleopolis asked: Do you not think discrimination against Atheists is a legitimate problem? Or do you just disagree with the idea that it's equitable to racism?
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cyberterrorist replied to your post: telepathicaffair replied to your post: Atheists…
…they actually claim that? oh my god….
I’ve seen them make claims like “I understand oppression so well now.” Or the even better “Well, racism isn’t as big of a problem because we have a black president. WHERE’S OUR ATHEIST PRESIDENT???????”
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telepathicaffair replied to your post: Atheists are oppressed for as long as religion has existed and now they cant say or do anything even slightly mean/critical towards religion?
New Atheism = whiteness
There’s so much truth in this. I love when New Atheists claim they’re oppressed just like POC. Well not love, but laugh at.
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While this assignment is a lot of work, it is actually really interesting writing lectures and figuring out how I would teach a course on the modern Middle East. I’m shifting away from what my professor did to emphasize some things I think are more important.
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matryoshhka replied to your post: metonymia replied to your post: I just realized…
i used to do that too. my mom told me it was inappropriate all the time but i was like no he’s my friend ! try صديق .
Yeah, that’s what I rewrote some of my homework too. I think I’m actually going to switch between them to see if my teacher makes a comment.
She’ll probably tell me...
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metonymia replied to your post: metonymia replied to your post: I just realized…
doesn’t that mean owner?
Fuck, I may have mistyped. The Arabic keyboard on my computer is different from the one on my phone and I’m too lazy to make it bigger so I can read. Basically, my textbook said it meant boyfriend and there’s another word for friend. So I’ve turned in several...
Anonymous asked: no I'm definitely not a troll
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metonymia replied to your post: I just realized I’ve been using the Arabic word…
habibi? it’s technically object of my love. so it’s both boyfriend and friend. in lattakia they say “habib qalbi”— object of the love of my heart”
No, I was using صاحب
Anonymous asked: how do I not be racist I really don't wanna be and Im not in the normal sense but I realize there's other ways you can be
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“But Comfortable History is asymmetrical warfare it needs only a smattering of...”
– Ta-nehisi Coates on Ron Paul’s “The government should have bought all of the slaves”delusion
This really encapsulates libertarians for me. They exist in a “Comfortable World” where things like merit and wealth are available to all. Things like racism, sexism, etc are all part of our past which we...
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leftist-linguaphile replied to your post: leftist-linguaphile replied to your post:…
I feel unsafe. WHY IS EVERYONE THREATENING ME TODAY? I am being oppressed for being a new atheist. Fuck you, you oppressor. (p.s. my phone just tried to auto-correct atheist as pathetic lolololol).
I think your phone is onto something.
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matryoshhka replied to your post: Atheists are oppressed for as long as religion has existed and now they cant say or do anything even slightly mean/critical towards religion?
i really don’t think people realize that new atheists are the bastard children of imperialism and pseudo intellectualism and thus cannot derive any legitimacy from the history of intellectual “oppressed” atheists.
All of...
Fear and War: Also →
mangleopolis:
bbcity:
fearandwar:
If you come up to me and tell me you’re a New Atheist and like the philosophers like Aristotle and Plato, I will punch the fucking shit out of you.
Do you know why we have their works? Muslims scholars and Christian theologians preserved them, commented upon…
As a member of the Greek-American community, I’d say that, at least from what I can tell from my...
Anonymous asked: Atheists are oppressed for as long as religion has existed and now they cant say or do anything even slightly mean/critical towards religion?
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leftist-linguaphile replied to your post: leftist-linguaphile replied to your post: Also I…
I AM NOT SORRY.
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
I’ve always wanted to yell that.
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right-winged-marxist replied to your post: I’ve lost two followers since I made clear I don’t…
u just need 2 read the GOD DELDUSION it changed my life
totes my goat
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bbcity:
fearandwar:
If you come up to me and tell me you’re a New Atheist and like the philosophers like Aristotle and Plato, I will punch the fucking shit out of you.
Do you know why we have their works? Muslims scholars and Christian theologians preserved them, commented upon them, and reinterpreted them.
Yeah, those same people you spend so much goddamn time being assholes to and making...
I’ve lost two followers since I made clear I don’t like New Atheists.
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leftist-linguaphile replied to your post: Also
I am a new atheist and I like Plato and Aristotle.
My world is collapsing. NOT YOU! ANYONE BUT YOU!!!
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If you come up to me and tell me you’re a New Atheist and like the philosophers like Aristotle and Plato, I will punch the fucking shit out of you.
Do you know why we have their works? Muslims scholars and Christian theologians preserved them, commented upon them, and reinterpreted them.
Yeah, those same people you spend so much goddamn time being assholes to and making fun of.
Fuck off.
spacebawconnects-deactivated201 asked: the bible is also infinitely more entertaining than anything in the fantasy section
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matryoshhka replied to your post: I saw bibles in the fantasy section of barnes and noble once, but i didn’t think much of it at the time. Why is it terrible?
do philosophy majors/decent human beings hide ayn rand books? i..er nvm.
I did that like once and realized how immature it was. I ended up moving it back. Now I just scoff haughtily at them as I read The Matrix and Philosophy.
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deardansavage:
If nothing else, Dan Savage has proven that he could get better. There’s no question that his work has perpetuated classism, adultism, and transphobia. As educators, we never want to throw anyone away. We’re committed to meeting people where they are at and working together towards a future for everyone. We do not mean to attack Dan Savage on a personal level, to deem him evil or...
Anonymous asked: I saw bibles in the fantasy section of barnes and noble once, but i didn't think much of it at the time. Why is it terrible?
Atheist privilege checklist
spacebaw:
1)I’m annoying as hell
2)I like Carl Sagan
3)I think things like “cosmology” and “dark matter” are important at all
4)I think Spock and Data are relatable characters
5)I enjoy the hit sitcom, The Big Bang Theory
6)I can live my life without any absurdity or mystery
7)I am represented by fellow white men in the media
8)When I see something beautiful, instead of simply admiring it...
People seem to want a POC approved booklist. Also,...
peak-society:
moosedeevita:
sofriel:
moosedeevita:
lightspeedsound:
-Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
-A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
-Tea by Valina Hasu Houston (it’s a play)
-American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
-Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
-Strangers from a Different Shore by Ronald Takaki
-Happy Birthday or Whatever by Annie Choi
-Zami by Audre Lorde
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