aim2misbehave:

elasticitymudflap:

ericaisawesome56:

farfromgotham:

Fun fact time: many of my old acquaintances still make joking comments whenever they see me wearing pink, because as a child (and honestly pretty much right up to high school) I would refuse to associate with any pink objects. 

It wasn’t because I didn’t like pink, it was because since I appeared female I was supposed to/ it was immediately assumed that I did and therefore it pissed me the ever-loving fuck off. I was ashamed to like it, which is terrible because pink is an awesome color. But when you shove it down young girls throats it gets really old, really fast. 

Give the child the fucking rainbow, and if they pick pink, it’s not because they are female and/or effeminate, it’s because they like the color pink. 

THIS.

Gosh this

Yep, this. 

I still don’t wear pink much because of the connotations. I have a few pink things, but only because the color looks really good on me or they were given to me.

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tumblrdems:

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occupyallstreets:

Anti-Latino Law In Arizona (Alabama) Causes Spike In Latino Absenses

A top U.S. Justice Department official warned Alabama’s education department that the state’s controversial immigration law has had “lasting” and possibly illegal consequences for Hispanic school children, according to a letter released Thursday.

“(The law has) diminished access to and quality of education for many of Alabama’s Hispanic children, resulted in missed school days, chilled or prevented the participation of parents in their children’s education, and transformed the climates of some schools into less safe and welcoming spaces for Hispanic children,” wrote Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, head of the federal department’s Civil Rights Division.

The legislation, known as HB 56, has several provisions, including one requiring police who make lawful traffic stops or arrests to try to determine the immigration status of anyone they suspect might be in the country illegally.

Superintendent of Education Thomas Bice points to data provided by Alabama officials that, he says, shows that “Hispanic students absence rates tripled while absence rates for other groups of students remained virtually flat.” That includes a sharp drop in those getting schooling through English as a second language programs, meaning they did not “receive the educational services to which they are legally entitled.”

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oinonio:

Five Myths About Crime in Black America—and the Statistical Truths - COLORLINES 

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catfromskyrim:

saint-roku-university:

So I’m sure people have already pointed at least some of this out, but I haven’t seen it all in one place yet.

Doesn’t anyone find it suspicious that Toph’s age isn’t listed on her profile? You could argue “Oh it’s just her statue” but nuh-uh, Aang and Zuko’s statues have THEIR ages listed. Zuko’s age is how old he is because he is still alive. Aang’s is how old he was when he died.

The fact that Toph’s age isn’t listed begs two questions:

Is she still alive?
If she’s dead, when did she die?

If she died as an older lady, why wouldn’t we just see her age listed as however old she was, like Aang?

Other thing to observe is that Toph did serve as a Republic City cop, as far as we’re aware. We saw her in their uniform in Korra’s vision - very likely its first chief, right? Like her own Dai Li. If Toph is still alive and kicking, why isn’t she in Republic City? Where would she have gone off to? If I was still alive I’d want to stick to where I lived, where my daughter was. We know Zuko is traveling the world as “an ambassador for world balance” but I’m sure that’s the kind of political stuff Toph would abhor. Theoretically, her having some kind of fallout with her daughter or someone important could spur her leaving and being some crotchety old woman, I suppose…

But as stubborn as Toph is, there’s no questioning that she doesn’t really like being alone, by the end of the series - at the most, she enjoyed and loved the family she found in the Gaang (“Do you really think friendships that last more than one lifetime?” so precious). At the least, she loves having someone to boss around. So why would be just travel the world, then? Anyway,that aside (as I think that’s not likely), her lack of age seems suspicious either way.

Lin’s description cites that she is uncompromising and believes in military might. It would stand to reason that if her mother and/or father (if she ever knew her father) were killed when she was younger, it would spur this kind of hard-ass attitude. Especially if Toph died due to NOT enforcing military might and assertive force in the name of upholding peace.

I also found out earlier today that “Yakone” (the man who threatened Republic City 42 years ago) is an Inuit name that can be translated roughly as “red aurora” or “blood in the snow.” This seems to allude to the idea that Yakone was a bloodbender.

And as awesome as Toph is, I’m sorry, but a skilled bloodbender would certainly be the most likely thing that could kill her - and she was the CHIEF OF POLICE in Republic City, she would be the FIRST person, most likely, to fight him.

The flashback sequence with Aang looked like a court room. Yakone looked like he was on trial.

What if that was a courtroom, and the trial was in regards to the death of Toph Beifong?

Aang is a very peaceful guy, right? What would spur him to “deal with Yakone head on?” Maybe murdering one of his best friends, you think?

Whatever happened, Tenzin got pretty pissed when Tarlok brought it up - which means something bad happened.

This theory I’m proposing is obviously dark and unpleasant, I’m just showing these tidbits I’ve observed and trying to think of what they represent. I mean, we got Zuko’s age AND the fact that he’s still alive handed to us through the website, not even the show. Why wouldn’t they do the same with Toph, then? I’m just saying…it seems suspicious, and there’s a theory for you to consider until we find out more about this ‘skeleton in the closet.’

Whether this idea is true or not, I hope the truth behind the matter is as potentially dark and mature as would be fitting for how it’s been referenced. I look forward to finding out.

I like this a lot.

What happened 42 years ago?

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