heroines

secretsthatsell: Nina Simone

z85 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:37:01 -0800

secretsthatsell:

Nina Simone

woluf: Frenchie will always be one of my favourite...

z85 — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:24:23 -0800

woluf:

Frenchie will always be one of my favourite photographers and people.

jennavev: Just make me feel special, please.

matt-fry — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:23:17 -0800

jennavev:

Just make me feel special, please.

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dumbledoris — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:56:34 -0800

afrodiaspores: María Elena Moyano Delgado (1958-1992) was a...

dumbledoris — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:56:17 -0800

afrodiaspores:

María Elena Moyano Delgado (1958-1992) was a Peruvian community organizer and activist of Afro-Peruvian descent who was assassinated by the maoist Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) insurgent movement. Although only one of many atrocities committed during the most violent period of Peru’s modern history, her death resulted in a public outcry.

Moyano concludes her autobiography with a poem summarizing her life. It was written in the same month in which she was assassinated, and includes this poignant, telling line: “I’ve already lived the most beautiful years of my life”…Although a short book, The Autobiography of María Elena Moyano is an excellent introduction to women’s struggles in Peru and stands as a testament to the courage of Moyano, who was only 33 years old when she died.

thecurvature: cruelyouth: dumbthingswhitepplsay: siddharthasma...

dumbledoris — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:32:12 -0800

thecurvature:

cruelyouth:

dumbthingswhitepplsay:

siddharthasmama:

bulletinaweave:

Last summer, CeCe McDonald, a young African American transgender woman, was violently attacked in the heart of South Minneapolis. As she and several friends, also African American and queer or allied, were walking to the grocery store, a group of white adults standing outside of a bar started shouting racist and transphobic insults at them, calling the youth “faggots,” “niggers,” and “chicks with dicks”. Tragically, the violence did not stop there- one of the white adults slashed CeCe across the face with a broken bottle, cutting all the way through her cheek, and another of the attackers was fatally stabbed. Amazingly, in the aftermath of this racist and transphobic attack, the only person facing charges is CeCe McDonald- the victim. Michael Freeman, the Hennepin County Attorney, has charged CeCe with two counts of second degree murder. Because of these charges, she has been unable to recover from the attack and prevented from continuing her studies at the Minneapolis Community Technical College. Considering that County Attorney Michael Freeman has dropped charges in similar situations this year and that he has advocated strongly for programs to keep kids in school, arguing “We all know that when kids miss school they don’t learn,” why is Michael Freeman ruthlessly going after this young student? We refuse to allow racism and transphobia, on Minnapolis streets or in Minneapolis courts. We support CeCe. We are waiting for County Attorney Michael Freeman to honor his committment, in his words “to serve all of our citizens with understanding, dignity, and respect” by dropping the charges against CeCe McDonald. (via Petition: FREE CECE: We’re Looking at You, Michael Freeman: Drop the Charges Against CeCe McDonald | Change.org)

Can anyone explain to me how if one person was fatally wounded, she can be charged with two counts of second degree murder? I’m genuinely confused and I generally understand charges dealing with homicides, but this doesn’t make sense to me?

…I too would like to know this.

I have no idea. I read this story from Racialicious, and it says one of the attackers was stabbed (this says so too), and I guess they died. But it doesn’t even say that CeCe did it. Even if she did, it would have clearly been self-defense.

So either way, this is bullshit.

This petition needs a LOT more signatures than it has. This case hasn’t been getting nearly enough media attention, and we can’t just let it get swept under the rug (which is exactly what prosecutors want).

kylathegreat: Sometimes, you just gotta sit back and take in...

z85 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:12:28 -0800

kylathegreat:

Sometimes, you just gotta sit back and take in your own fierce, ferosh, fuckable ~obesity~.

cherry-blossomgirl: Good morning :)

dumbledoris — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:28:46 -0800

cherry-blossomgirl:

Good morning :)

sleepinginlight: Woman Who Made Fun Of American Apparel Contest...

dumbledoris — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:14:54 -0800

sleepinginlight:

Woman Who Made Fun Of American Apparel Contest Wins, American Apparel Act Like A Bunch Of Babies

Nancy Upton, the gorgeous prankster who satirized American Apparel’s condescending search for a plus-sized model with smutty and silly overindulgence photos, actually won the online contest! Then American Apparel acted all American Apparel and wouldn’t recognize her victory, even though she had far and away the most votes. Here are some more of the photos that lampooned the contest and won the hearts of online voters.

American Apparel’s Pissy Response To Nancy Upton, In Part

“It’s a shame that your project attempts to discredit the positive intentions of our challenge based on your personal distaste for our use of light-hearted language, and that “bootylicous” was too much for you to handle. While we may be a bit TOO inspired by Beyoncé, and do have a tendency to occasionally go pun-crazy, we try not to take ourselves too seriously around here. I wonder if you had taken just a moment to imagine that this campaign could actually be well intentioned, and that my team and I are not out to offend and insult women, would you have still behaved in the same way, mocking the confident and excited participants who put themselves out there?”

… “Oh—and regarding winning the contest, while you were clearly the popular choice, we have decided to award the prizes to other contestants that we feel truly exemplify the idea of beauty inside and out, and whom we will be proud to have representing our company.”

Have always wanted to do this, but for some reason, never felt...

z85 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:02:13 -0800

Have always wanted to do this, but for some reason, never felt as if i was beautiful enough, until i realized i am :)

You are beautiful, and I am so happy you decided to share this with us. Thank you, Stephanie =)

- Z

show me you…

ourskin: ruinlake: Due to insufficient dowry this young girl’s...

dumbledoris — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:45:01 -0800

ourskin:

ruinlake: Due to insufficient dowry this young girl’s husband lacerated her face with a razor blade. (Gwalior - India) - ph. Adrian Fisk

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dumbledoris — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:15:03 -0800

(by yosoylete)

dumbledoris — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:37:42 -0800

(by yosoylete)

c4d3nz4: So.. I find myself in a position where perhaps...

dumbledoris — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:34:35 -0800

c4d3nz4:

So.. I find myself in a position where perhaps I don’t feel I am being completely honest with myself. I’ve grown a lot. And I thought that I really loved my body… and then I sat down with my camera today, completely naked, without makeup, fresh out of the shower and was actually a little bothered by the things showing up in pictures.

Stretch marks, fat rolls, blemishes, dark marks… they are all a part of me so why am I so bothered by them?

So I’ll post them and share them. And continue to come to terms with the fact that I am still growing and learning to love my body as it is and not just how I can make it appear.

Beautiful photo set!

By Amanda Smith

dumbledoris — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:04:26 -0800

By Amanda Smith

syntheticpubes: by Giovanni...

dumbledoris — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:38:20 -0800

syntheticpubes:

by Giovanni Lipari

(+thedeathofyouth.tumblr.com)

heatherface1012: Topless tuesday. Why not?

dumbledoris — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:43:00 -0800

heatherface1012:

Topless tuesday. Why not?

heyfatchick: Photo by nattalieee__

jennavev — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:16:54 -0800

heyfatchick:

Photo by nattalieee__

allanaaa: For the guest-directed self, the third. I skipped the...

z85 — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:41:11 -0800

allanaaa:

For the guest-directed self, the third. I skipped the second one ‘cause it’s cold outside.

I feel like I cheated on this one, though: the instructions are to shower, but I took a bath. And while I’m looking into the camera, you can’t see it so well. What you can see, of course, is Pityriasis rosea. It’s a rash I contracted earlier this week somehow. It’s not contagious, but it will take a month or so to go away, and there’s nothing I can do about it. That big spot at the base of my ribs? That’s the “herald.” The first to appear, the warning sign.
So you see why I’m in taking baths on a Saturday night.

batfeathers: i havent done a GPOY in a while so here

z85 — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:47:26 -0800

batfeathers:

i havent done a GPOY in a while so here