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"The German government regards its years of outright racial wars with inexorable guilt, while the..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:52 -0600

“The German government regards its years of outright racial wars with inexorable guilt, while the white [United States] South… often celebrates its Confederate and pre-civil rights past with heroic pride and nostalgia. In 2011, one hundred and fifty years after secession and the start of the Civil War, many Southern states celebrated the date with balls and festivities. In distinct contrast, it is unimaginable that any reputable German political or social leaders could honor and commemorate the passage of the Nuremberg Laws and the erection of a German racist state.”

- by Judith Goldstein

This quote from one of my fellowship readings really stood out to me. As a German-American, the contrast between how Germany and how the United States deal with their pasts has always struck me as bizarre. Both nations have horrifying, violently racist pasts (and still deal with racism today), but in Germany it is an issue of enormous shame, with the evil of the acts widely acknowledged and the government working to address this time and its effects (though some ultra-conservative, white supremacist groups certainly still remain unashamed). In the US, however, we barely speak of the millions killed through the slave trade, slavery itself, lynchings, deprivation of resources during Jim Crow, and so on, not to mention centuries of rape of Black women and other horrors. Another reading mentioned that although there is a Holocaust museum in Washington, DC, there is no “museum dedicated to the history of Black/White relations in the US,” though memorials and museums dedicated to the Holocaust exist in Berlin. Is it wrong to think that a little more shame would be healthy for the US?

(via minglehart)

ryusantiago: That precision.

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:39 -0600

ryusantiago:

That precision.

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Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:48 -0600

daunt: maichan808: prompt: karaokeThis was the last time Scott...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:50 -0600

daunt:

maichan808:

prompt: karaoke
This was the last time Scott let Stiles pick the song

Ugh, I am so out of practice drawing chibis /o\

precious

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Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:35 -0600

plot twist: yahoo buys tumblr and we get proper blocking features, lockable posts, a sent folder in messages/fanmail with a better interface, ability to search multiple tags, removal of the post and message limits, proper search engines for likes/archives and removing that bloody "reblog as a link" option.

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:25:16 -0600

plot twist: yahoo buys tumblr and we get proper blocking features, lockable posts, a sent folder in messages/fanmail with a better interface, ability to search multiple tags, removal of the post and message limits, proper search engines for likes/archives and removing that bloody "reblog as a link" option.

/ðə wʊlf ænd aʊl/: tardispectre: A Nice Game for Cute Children!: michaonthemoon:...

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:16:16 -0600

/ðə wʊlf ænd aʊl/: tardispectre: A Nice Game for Cute Children!: michaonthemoon:...:

tardispectre:

A Nice Game for Cute Children!: michaonthemoon: yaoibutts: I love how potato in French is pomme de…

michaonthemoon:

yaoibutts:

I love how potato in French is pomme de terre, which pretty much means “earth apple.”

like what stupid frenchman saw this:

…

now. who read this in the french cooks voice from little mermaid?

vulcanite: nathaliesketches: Tadaaa! I have a degree now. How...

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:16:42 -0600

vulcanite:

nathaliesketches:

Tadaaa!

I have a degree now. How scary is that?!

good job, raccoonica

chauvinistsushi: bedhead-and-cigarettes: finalblessing: will...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:16:24 -0600

chauvinistsushi:

bedhead-and-cigarettes:

finalblessing:

will smith everybody

he’s so aggressively proud and determined to direct attention to his wife and son. first he’s like, LOOK AT THIS BEAUTY AND STRENGTH AND POWER AND SHE AGREED TO MARRY ME, and then with his son, he’s like LOOK, I MADE A THING, AND I AM PROUD OF THIS THING THAT I MADE.

I MADE A THING

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Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:38 -0600

"The benefits of feminine privilege include having men pay for your drinks and open doors for you...."

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:01:02 -0600

“The benefits of feminine privilege include having men pay for your drinks and open doors for you. The benefits of male privilege include getting to run the motherfucking world. I think I’d rather pay for my own drinks.”

- Five Stupid Things About the Men’s Rights Movement - YouTube (via brute-reason)

cmon tumblr, tip the scales back towards more thumbs up.

(via stuckzippers)

Considering that male privilege means paying for drinks “earns” the right to sex, somehow I don’t think having your drink bought for you is feminine privilege.

(via tsukinofaerii)

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Thu, 16 May 2013 11:00:32 -0600

harlequinnade: Screams [LINK]

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:00:49 -0600

harlequinnade:

Screams

[LINK]

lbrtsd: Andree Wallin [website | deviantART | CGHub]

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:37 -0600

lbrtsd:

Andree Wallin [website | deviantART | CGHub]

fuckyeahhugepenis: hightensions: umcock: bryanthephotogeek: I...

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:01:06 -0600

fuckyeahhugepenis:

hightensions:

umcock:

bryanthephotogeek:

I’m not really sure what’s happening here….but I like it

Agreed

Hot men and animals? I’m in.

..

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Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:49 -0600

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Mon, 13 May 2013 13:01:00 -0600

slackerlackermotivation: hootaloo: pettankoprincess: OW MY...

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:00:42 -0600

slackerlackermotivation:

hootaloo:

pettankoprincess:

OW MY HEART

shes so fucking old and beautiful now i want to literally kiss her

WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN

NO BUT SERIOUSLY SHE’S ONLY 14 AND SHE LOOKS MORE OF AN ADULT THAN I DO

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Sun, 12 May 2013 15:18:09 -0600

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Sun, 12 May 2013 13:00:56 -0600