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anyamielniczek: 5.11.12

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:26:20 -0400

anyamielniczek:

5.11.12

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Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:34 -0400

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Tue, 14 May 2013 23:21:51 -0400

"Perhaps this is the thinking behind the popular refrain to “End Rape Culture” — but it is even..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:43:38 -0400

“Perhaps this is the thinking behind the popular refrain to “End Rape Culture” — but it is even better embodied in the slogan on one of the banners at the Atlanta protest: “War on Rape Society.” Patriarchy and misogyny are not simple imperfections of the public landscape to be fixed by the state and its apparatuses, but neither are they mere “cultural” issues. This entire society is founded upon violence against women and, importantly, violence against those who do not meet the normal standards of gender and sexuality”

- 3.23 Anti-Rap March (via ninjabikeslut)

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Thu, 09 May 2013 05:59:53 -0400

fuckyeahmarxismleninism: Bronx, New York: Justice for Ramarley...

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:37:49 -0400

fuckyeahmarxismleninism:

Bronx, New York: Justice for Ramarley Graham, victim of NYPD killer cops, May 7, 2013.

“Out here in front of courthouse…as his killer NYPD cop Richard Haste is on trial for manslaughter… How do u spell racist? NYPD! How do you spell murderers? NYPD!! Justice for Ramarley!!”

Photos and report via Rebel Diaz

kindergartener-drunk-with-power: Soon!

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:43:26 -0400

kindergartener-drunk-with-power:

Soon!

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Sun, 05 May 2013 19:27:58 -0400

gif: KENNETH JOSEPHSON Polapan, 1973

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:00:22 -0400

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KENNETH JOSEPHSON
Polapan, 1973

basically.

Sat, 04 May 2013 22:51:37 -0400

basically.

dontneedyodickniggaimonmyownclit: laeisapolu: hear,...

Sat, 04 May 2013 13:32:36 -0400

dontneedyodickniggaimonmyownclit:

laeisapolu:

hear, hear.

except MIA never said this, its was Sasha Frere-Jones in her article explaining why Maya shoulda never apologized for flippin the bird at the superbowl.

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Fri, 03 May 2013 14:02:53 -0400

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Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:35:12 -0400

thepeoplesrecord: Every 28 hours an African American is...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:15:47 -0400

thepeoplesrecord:

Every 28 hours an African American is extrajudicially executed in the U.S.
April 24, 2013

Every 28 hours a black woman, man or child in the United States is executed by a person employed or protected by the US government according to a year-long investigation by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM), which has thus far been virtually ignored by the news media, progressive outlets included.

Following the murder of Trayvon Martin, the MXGM embarked on a year-long study to determine the prevalence of extrajudicial killings of black Americans. The organization initially recorded around 120 killings in the first half of 2012, which came out to one black person murdered every 36 hours. That number climbed to 313 by the end of last year, forcing the MXGM to update its findings to every 28 hours in their latest report, titled “Operation Ghetto Storm“. That’s almost one black American killed every day by law enforcement, security guards and/or vigilantes, which the MXGM believes is more accurate since their numbers reflect only those killings that are reported by police departments and the news media. As the organization points out in the report, there exists no national tracking of police-involved shootings, so it’s impossible to know the full extent of the crisis.

The Numbers

The largest portion of those killed in 2012 (40 percent) were between the ages of 22 to 31, followed by 18 to 21 year olds at 18 percent. Children made up 8 percent of extrajudicially executed black Americans.

Furthermore, 44 percent of those killed were unarmed while 27 percent were “allegedly” armed, meaning police claimed the victim was armed but no corroborating evidence existed to prove this was the case. Only 13 percent of those killed were said to have “fired a weapon either before or during the officer’s arrival”, according to the MXGM.

One of the report’s most damning findings is the sheer lack of accountability for these killings. Thus far, less than 9 percent of those responsible for the deaths have faced charges, almost all of whom are security guards or vigilantees and all of which have yet to be determined. Despite the fact that an overwhelming number of the victims were definitively unarmed, only 3 percent of officers officers responsible for the deaths have been charged: “3 for vehicular crimes stemming from their crashes, 5 for manslaughter—the killers of Remarley Graham, Wendell Allen, Dane Garrett Scott Jr, Christopher Brown, and Bobby Moore Jr.”

And the justifications are almost always the same: “I felt threatened”, “he reached for his waistband to get what I thought was a gun”, “he was acting suspiciously”, etc. All are based on personal perceptions that are no doubt influenced by racial stereotypes, given that every American is surrounded by a culture that conditions them to fear the “criminal black man”.

This isn’t speculation. Study after study has confirmed the lethal consequences of the black-as-criminal stereotype.

Source (there is much more text to this article here - check it out)

"Even the argument that ‘the presence of a penis would trigger the women’ is flawed because it..."

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:13:34 -0400

“Even the argument that ‘the presence of a penis would trigger the women’ is flawed because it neglects the fact that white skin is just as much a reminder of violence as a penis”

- Whose Feminism Is It Anyway? The Unspoken Racism of the Trans Inclusion Debate by Emi Koyama (via sage-power)

i need to find this entire piece! nao!

(via sheknowshowtofly)

Here is the whole essay!

(via noetherian)

OH. SHIT. SON. THIS QUOTE.

(via so-treu)

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Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:41:22 -0400

fiorghael: IRA uniform, Collins Barracks Museum, Dublin,...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:17:09 -0400

fiorghael:

IRA uniform, Collins Barracks Museum, Dublin, Ireland

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Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:15:43 -0400

sophiatje: John Baldessari

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:47:44 -0400

sophiatje:

John Baldessari

sophiatje: Eighteen Birds (2007) Michael Kenna

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:45:59 -0400

sophiatje:

Eighteen Birds (2007) Michael Kenna