January 2011
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“Nevertheless, this idea of
otherness as an inner compulsion changes our...”
– Stuart Hall
“Cultural Identity and Diaspora” (226)
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Agitate! Queer People of Colour →
etiquette-etc:
Agitate is in the process of revival and rejuvenation, so please join our group to stay updated! We are also looking for new members and volunteers, so please contact us if you’d like to get involved, and invite your friends. Stay tuned for an event coming up soon, and other exciting initiatives to start up in the near future. *** Agitate is a queer, Ottawa-based organization for...
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“Slut-bashing is a cheap and easy way to feel powerful. If you feel insecure or...”
– Leora Tanenbaum, Slut! Growing Up Female with a Bad Reputation (via dr-clear-heels) (via femaletroubled)
It hurts my heart to hear anyone call a woman a slut, but it also makes me laugh because what they really mean is that she’s free to live a life they won’t allow themselves
(via...
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Queer Muslims Retreat, coming up
To gather together as a community of individuals who identify as Muslim culturally, religiously, ideologically and/or politically and also as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), while reconnecting with our faith, our community and with ourselves.
deafmuslimpunk:
Here is information about an upcoming retreat for LGBTQ Muslims to gather together, pray and make new friends. Please...
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Comedian Hari Kondabolu = Hilarious
asiansnotstudying:
http://www.harithecomic.com/
A Brown Man in Vancouver: Two Links, One Post →
abrownmaninvancouver:
The subject of today’s edition of TLOP is Brown, particularly two big events this week in Vancouver for the brown community.
Abbotsford Gurdwara Turns 100
This is a subject that is pretty close to my heart. This particular temple was the first Sikh temple built in North America, ahead…
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: Himanshu Suri of Das Racist Explains The Mixtape →
gq:
Moderator: “What’s a mixtape?” Suri: “Well, we all liked the same girl, so we made a tape with all our favorite songs on it, and we gave it to her with a note that had Himanshu, Victor, and Ashok and three boxes and ‘who do you like?’ And she put in a fourth box and checked ‘Arcade Fire’.”
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Also Anon?
inautumn-inkashmir:
I post a lot about the Middle East/South Asia. AND gender AND mental illness AND architecture AND anatomy/medical history AND every other type of history AND boring personal shit no one cares about so I put it under a cut. Hope that helps.
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Watchthatsglobalizationbitches:
rockistani:
New Jai Paul tracks?
Seems like clips of stuff/ideas from his to be released debut album with XL Recordings maybe?
interesting nah?
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fuckyeahbrownpeople: "white people might rule the... →
*and the children, according to the 80s
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An Artist you might find interesting- Anjulie
Submitted by Paula:
I’ll let the music speak for itself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIc_J1QmtvY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOvyqxHVNmw
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I came a cross with really cool webcomic...
submitted by thesavagesalad:
http://tjandamal.com/comic/?id=4
It would be lazy to compare this to Harold and Kumar- why?
Because this is beyond a a tale of two bros who like getting stoned, this divine shit deals with LGBT issues in desi families, the general desi American identity, a fair and nonjudgemental view on arranged marriages and a non-exotic approach to inter-racial relationships....
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tryna write some rap tracks in sanskrit: FEMALE... →
okay. I like this! for a lot of different reasons. …I think I’m going to try this with you. Though, one caveat; I’m going to add female dancehall emcee’s to my playlist.
can’t wait to read your posts. xox
krupastan:
to combat the fact that i don’t support womyn in hip hop music anywhere near as much as i do, for the month of february, i will ONLY be listening to...
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My mom and I are watching an old Bollywood movie...
thebardofavon:
My mom’s hilarious.
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Cockblocking Writer's Block: MOM DID THAT THING... →
reblogging for the simple poignancy of:
i’m just kind of sad that my country isn’t hers, and her country isn’t mine. what’s interesting is that i don’t really know why it makes me sad…
fatpandabat:
…she referred to the philippines as “home”
and i mean, she is in fact an immigrant from Manila. but then again, she’s lived in the United States for over 23 years now. i suppose it just...
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thank you + ask/submit
Hey, this month I’ve gotten some really thoughtful messages from people that read this tumblr. Lucky me. Because its the only medium available, they’ve been sent via the ‘submit’ option and i’m sorry I can’t respond. My own fault for not figuring out this tumblr thing.
So, first of all, thank you. Its really is nice to read. I started this for fun, and its cool...
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“Listen to your voice
A woman’s tryin’ to make decisions
We should leave them a...”
– The Good Die Young, 2Pac. (via no-vaseline)
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“Since we all came from a woman, got our name from a woman, and our game from a...”
– Tupac Shakur (via dirigible-plum)
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“Since we all came from a woman, got our name from a woman, and our game from a...”
– Tupac Shakur (via dirigible-plum)
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happy pongol peeps!
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happy pongol peeps
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“for me, consent is an emphatic yes. it is NOT the absence of no. it’s having the...”
– [via manifestfreedom] (via manifestfreedom)