brashblacknonbeliever:

knowledgeequalsblackpower:

weian-fu:

karnythia:

These images are supposed to hearken back to Blackamoor images as decorative, but let’s look at what the term Blackamoor means.

blackamoor (plural blackamoors)

1. (degrading) A person with dark skin, especially (but not necessarily) one from northern Africa  [quotations ▼]
2. a blackamoor slave, a blackamoor servant; and hence any slave, servant, inferior, or child  [quotations ▼]
3. (heraldry) a stylized Negro Argent, three blackamoors’ heads couped sable, capped or, fretty gules.

So, this is from Dolce & Gabbana’s 2013 collection. Let’s talk about the decision to  re-purpose the racist imagery of the past as fashion for the future! While we’re talking about that, let’s also talk about the process from conception to execution for a collection which only images of black people as servants, and yet no actual black models were present on the runway. What does that thought process look like & how exactly will people try to spin this as harmless? Oh right, I’m certain any references to actual history will be met with the insistence that things are different now, and it just happens that the only black faces in this collection belong to images of slaves.

Dear Fashion industry,

Dolce & Gabbana have always been extreme shits, so them being horribly racist isn’t that surprising. I mean, weren’t they the ones with the super rape-y ads a few years back?

ladyatheist:

ladyatheist:

He got 162 years without the possibility of parole for his first offense.

Just think about that for a minute.

162 years

No possibility of parole

For a first offense

Reblogging again for the folks who didn’t see it yesterday.

So this is what “tough on crime” looks like? I read the article and from what I can see.. he never even hurt anyone.

Unbelievable… Well, not actually. It happens all the time so I guess it’s perfectly believable. I just wish it wasn’t. =/

(Source: brashblacknonbeliever, via brashblacknonbeliever)

shortformblog:

So, somehow, someway, Herman Cain (who isn’t even running for president anymore) topped the infamous Mark Block smoking ad. Any questions? Any questions? The only thing we can think of are questions after this messed-up clip. Like why you killed or endangered that goldfish. (EDIT as the Cain camp says the fish isn’t dead)

Yeah, I think I have just a few…

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Th…thank you? 

(Source: wtffanfiction)

#Things in the Twilight Saga that make me hostile. #you’re doing it wrong. #We’re deep into the realm of psychological fuckery. #I disapprove of your thought process. #Screw that noise.

This is so fucked up. I agree with all these tags. 

(Source: reasoningwithvampires)

fyeahenglishmajorarmadillo:

Though not a meme, I thought people might enjoy this. It’s related to the ask about James Joyce’s works being forever besmirched by reading his love letters. Kate Beaton is an amazing talented comic artist and general smartypants. My reaction closely matched hers. It’s hard to even find the letters on the internet because they’ve been so censored. Dirty, dirty…

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I LOVE Hark, A Vagrant! And I’ve somehow managed to avoid Joyce, and had no idea about these letters…  I’m a little frightened now.

-Olive

Through the power of google, I… I… I don’t know what to say. I’ve ready plenty a smut in my day. Watched plenty of smut. These may be the filthiest things I’ve ever seen/read/whatever. Some parts of it, I swear, sound verbatum for the shit people say in pornos. I just.. I’m so confused. D: I thought scatplay was something new! 

vogueflo:

thecuntmentality:

walkwithcompassion:

humoftrees:

bonedust:

This is corrective rape.

wow what the fuck US

The fuck?

Look at this fucking rape culture, heterosexism and misogyny.

Well, I’ll make sure to never commit a crime in his jurisdiction, because I know justice won’t be served as long as he is around.

No, really, why is this man a judge.

Oh what the fuck… 

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