May 2011
4 posts
September 2010
25 posts
Copernican principle →
bestofwikipedia:
In physical cosmology, the Copernican principle, named after Nicolaus Copernicus, states that the Earth is not in a central, specially favored position. More recently, the principle has been generalized to the relativistic concept that humans are not privileged observers of the universe. In this sense, it is equivalent to the mediocrity principle, with important...
“The Tuareg are “largely matrilineal”. In Tuareg society women do not traditionally wear the veil, whereas men do.
The most legendary of Tuareg leaders was Tin Hinan, heroine and spiritual leader, believed to have ruled in the fourth or fifth century CE. Tin-Hinan was a Berber princess and often accompanied by her sister Takamat. They came from the Tafilalt mountains in Morocco...
The Lord of the Rings rooted in racism →
“Shyam Bhatia in London | An American academic, who teaches at the Warwick University in the United Kingdom, has described J R R Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy as an ‘epic rooted in racism’.
Dr Stephen Shapiro, an expert in cultural studies, race and slavery, said the author used his novels to present bigotry through a fantasy world.(…)” Read More
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It honestly annoys me how guys think our periods...
**here is the rest of the post belonging to the title (I deleted this, because it was just endless lamenting and hate tirades, and not one positive thought or tip how to change :p)**
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It’s depressing to see...
“I didn’t know there was anyone like you. You were a surprise…When I knew I loved...”
– Reflections by Norah Roberts (via quote-book) (via lovebot)
Internet Kills the Oxford English Dictionary →
kateoplis:
The next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary will never be printed due to internet’s impact on book sales. This, after 21 years of work by a team of 80 lexicographers.
I don’t know if this is good or bad news, but I do have the strong feeling that it’ll be a dark day if the internet becomes out only “reliable” source of information. However, one can...
August 2010
71 posts
“When I ask adolescent girls if they are feminists, most say no. To them,...”
– Mary Pipher, Ph. D (via screamedatthemakebelieve)(via socalfeminist)(via bear-bones)(via fight-war-not-wars)(via hoaxzine)(via followingshade)
Race in America:Race in America Homepage by Nadra...
If you’re big, tall and black, you might want to think twice about being a Good Samaritan. Just ask Edwin McFarlane, a black 15-year-old from Florida, who’s 6’3 and weighs 270 pounds. When Edwin reportedly tried to help a lost toddler in a store find her way back to her mother, he was depicted as a kidnapper and a pedophile and criminally charged Read More (via followingshade:probeauty)
