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Language matters (Yes, even when you are joking...)
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Race affects you--why The Last Airbender was important
A friend of mine posted that the recent Hollywood blunder, The Last Airbender, renewed their interest in social politics. A friend of theirs commented that they disagreed: they didn't believe that the casting of TLA could actually be seen as racist. It got bad fast, but I came in a couple hours later and added this ( Read more... ) -
A Narrative of Sexuality...
(Warning for discussions of sex and sexuality, and a child's exploration of the same... Please do not read if you think this will make you uncomfortable. When I say sexuality, I mean sexual orientation and kink, and when I say sex I mean sex and gender identity. You've been warned ( Read more... ) -
My wish list
I figured I should post what I want here, for easy distribution.
Laptop Cooling Pad
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Fabric in black, green or grey
Yarn Any yarn at all. I'm not kidding. Superwash is nice.
Tulle or Nylon Netting in dark colours
Satin ribbon in black, green or grey
Black Silk Floral Brocade Corset in size 38
Double Front Compression Shirt ( Read more... ) -
Hormones, Job Hunt & Jogging
Bit of a life update ( Read more... ) -
Obama, Gibbs and ignoring the base
Liss over on Shakesville posts: Obama Finally Gets Angry. This was my comment ( Read more... ) -
Burqa Ban? No, thanks- I'll take equality instead.
Daylight Atheism has a post from a month ago called Simo Says that I have been wanting to blog on for a bit. (If you follow that link, trigger warning for possible hateful language towards Islam and Muslims and dramatised hatred of Jews.)
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Is an HIV Vaccine in the future?
Pulled from AIDS Walk Portland. Trigger warning for mention of rape and assualt of children.
The Body reports: Discovery of Antibodies That Kill More Than 90% of HIV Viruses Gives New Hope for Vaccine2 broadly neutralizing antibodies were discovered in the cells of a 60-year old African American gay man- called Donor 45 in documentation- that may ( Read more... )
