March 2012
“The only people who see the whole picture,” he murmured, “are the ones who step out of the frame.”
—Salman Rushdie (via amandaonwriting)
“Free speech as a legal concept only guarantees you the right to speak. It doesn’t guarantee you the right to be heard, it doesn’t guarantee you the right to be agreed with, it certainly doesn’t guarantee you the right for your speech to not be challenged by someone else’s speech, and most importantly of all, it doesn’t mean you can’t suffer consequences if and when your free speech is used to cause harm to someone. Which is exactly what sexual harassment, racial slurs, and verbal bigotry are. That’s not censorship. That’s fairness.”
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“Not Okay”: MovieBob on Sexism and Harassment in Nerd Culture.
Good enough to be repeated. FOREVER.
(via charrrlotte)
i wanna scream this at people sometimes, but in the heat of the moment im much less eloquent than this and it comes out as ‘shut the fuck up!’
Feminist Poet Adrienne Rich Dies At 82 : NPR →
npr.org
Poet Adrienne Rich, whose socially conscious verse influenced a generation of feminist, gay rights and anti-war activists, has died. She was 82.
Through her writing, Rich explored topics such as women’s rights, racism, sexuality, economic justice and love between women.
