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Men's Rights Groups

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:46:29 -0500

Men’s Rights: Yes. I believe in equal rights for all people.

Men’s Rights Groups: No. It’s a misnomer that sucks in some guys that have had actual problems, but mostly guys who are angry at women in general. And to be honest, I find their angry to seem violent and violating. I have never met a men’s right’s group that didn’t advocate for hurting women or allow at least some of its members to advocate for it in the form of forced abortions or impoverishment through divorce or lack of child-support payment.

If they said “Hey, we need to advocate for the male pill so men have more reproductive freedom,” I would agree with them.

If they said “We need more restrictions on alimony payments for able-bodied, educated workers,” I would agree with them. (I have seen that issue in particular cut both ways.)

If they said “We need to standardize the process for determining custody in a way that is gender-blind,” I would agree with them.

But they don’t say that. They say “I want to make her have an abortion because I didn’t wear a condom.” They say “That bitch took everything when I traded her in for a trophy wife. I wish she was dead.” They say “She stole my kids and is poisoning them against me.”

If that wasn’t a fair assessment of how men’s rights groups react to women, I would support them. Unfortunately, it is.

- paradisefound25

"When I get a business card this size (not 3.5 x 2 inches), I think that that person is a fag."

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:16:31 -0500

“When I get a business card this size (not 3.5 x 2 inches), I think that that person is a fag.”

- Client, after reviewing a 2 inch square business card proof (via clientsfromhell)

the internet Beckons you

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:14:39 -0500

“The Plan was for [his followers] to spend more money on Glenn Beck, The Brand. Observe his two key points from the manifesto written on his website:

- I have begun meeting with some of the best minds in the country that believe in limited government, maximum freedom and the values of our Founders. I am developing a 100 year plan. I know that the bipartisan corruption in Washington that has brought us to this brink and it will not be defeated easily. It will require unconventional thinking and a radical plan to restore our nation to the maximum freedoms we were supposed to have been protecting, using only the battlefield of ideas.

- All of the above will culminate in The Plan, a book that will provide specific policies, principles and, most importantly, action steps that each of us can take to play a role in this Refounding.

“Kinda sounds like a cross between Avon and the Left Behind series, right? Except with scarier salespeople who have drier hands.”

comment: “Good news, everyone! With my 100-year plan, I’ll never have to actually deliver on any of my schemes! It’ll be your children that have to sort through the detritus of the failed Beck prophecies, and I’ll be long dead by then—also, buried beneath a gigantic golden sculpture of my own pudgy face!”

via gawker.

Sisters and Bitches

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:24:00 -0500

Byron Hurt: Do you feel like men sexually objectify you?
Woman at BET festival: That's a man for you, though.
Byron Hurt: So you don't have a problem with men who objectify you at all? You know? That focus on your body parts?
Another woman at festival: That's their opinion. That's their problem.
Byron Hurt: How do you feel about images of women in rap music?
Yet another woman: Well it's not directed towards you, personally. It's just what they say. Sex sells. If you don't take offense to it, then hey.
Byron Hurt: You don't have a problem when they say "bitches and hos"?
That same woman: But I know that he's not talking to me. I know what I am.
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(Right before the interview with these women, Byron asked a man why rappers call women sisters and bitches. The man said, "Well, some of them ARE bitches. See those right there? (points to the above women) They bitches. Sisters don't dress like that. Look at how they dress, with they ass hangin out. I might just go over there and slap it.")
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Byron Hurt: It's funny when I hear women say, "these rappers are calling women bitches and hos, but they're not talking about me." It's like, yo: they ARE talking about you. If George Bush was to get on national tv and make a speech, and he started calling black people "niggers," would you be like, "I don't know who George Bush is talking about, but he ain't talking about me"?

"Hip hop culture is not separate from the rest of American culture. Objectified female bodies - those..."

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:12:00 -0500

“Hip hop culture is not separate from the rest of American culture. Objectified female bodies - those images are everywhere as well. Those images are in advertising. Those images are in movies. Those images are in tv programs. The really negative thing about music videos and about advertising is that that is the ONLY way in which women are presented. And so the only way in which men are allowed to make a connection in the popular culture with women is through sexuality. It is only through their own desires.”

- Sut Jhally (in this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGol7fha8uk )

nevver: grain edit · The Swell Season Concert Poster by...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:12:56 -0500

nevver:

grain edit · The Swell Season Concert Poster by Doublenaut

Leaves = birds

As sad as we were...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:27:05 -0500

At the funeral, I had to chuckle a bit when the bishop said “blog” in his sermon.

(referencing this blog: http://lifedeathandcancer.blogspot.com )

Cormac McCarthy discusses The Road, among other things

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:10:17 -0500

Cormac McCarthy discusses The Road, among other things:

(Thanks samnite)

Messrs. McCarthy and Hillcoat [director of The Road] showed easy affability in their friendship, despite what could have been a prickly collaboration.

Mr. Hillcoat told him, “You relieved a huge burden from my shoulders when you said, ‘Look, a novel’s a novel and a film’s a film, and they’re very different.’”

In a soft voice, chuckling frequently and gazing intently with gray-green eyes, Mr. McCarthy talked about books vs. films, the apocalypse, fathers and sons, past and future projects, how he writes—and God.

Design - Mistakes in Typography Grate the Purists - NYTimes.com

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:51:31 -0500

Design - Mistakes in Typography Grate the Purists - NYTimes.com:

Type snobs, unite! (But seriously, that Lucida Handwriting in the Mad Men opener is just reprehensible.)

(awful)

nevver: ShareSomeCandy: Aaron Gresham

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:00:16 -0500

nevver:

ShareSomeCandy: Aaron Gresham

nevver: Grape Frogg | Design You Trust I don’t know what...

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:33:04 -0500

nevver:

Grape Frogg | Design You Trust

I don’t know what this is supposed to be, but it’s pretty rad.

More twatting. @joshbelville

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:23:06 -0500

Coworker (female): Oh nooo!
JB: What?
Her: I spilled my seeeeeed!
JB: ... WHAT?
Her: My pumpkin seeds, I spilled them!
JB: Oh, okay then.

As seen on twatter

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:53:39 -0500

chris: 'wichcraft needs to work on its receipt abbreviations: chick salad.
amanda: Clearly I need to get myself to 'whichcraft, I wouldn't mind, uh, tossing some chick salad (groan, sorry that was awful)
me: chick pee salad. WRONGWRONGWRONGWRONG
amanda: Nooooooo watersports! Aahhhh! (I giggled, though.)

I pretty much adore the new Killington logo. Maybe I’ll...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:48:22 -0500

I pretty much adore the new Killington logo. Maybe I’ll finally learn to ski now? Snow tube? I mean, it’s no Swiss Alps, but I can dig it.

What do you think of the redesign?

Cell Size and Scale

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:42:40 -0500

Cell Size and Scale:

This is awesome.

35 Amazing Science Fair Projects. Wow.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:17:17 -0500

35 Amazing Science Fair Projects. Wow.

samnite: An awesome analysis of Choose Your Own Adventure...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:43:20 -0500

samnite:

An awesome analysis of Choose Your Own Adventure books

The analysis is very interesting, but the beautiful infographics and animations are the real draw.

Joan Paper Doll - Season 3 (via Dyna Moe)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:01:00 -0500

Joan Paper Doll - Season 3 (via Dyna Moe)

Forcefeeding in Mauritania - West Africa Fat Camp - Marie Claire

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:59:15 -0500

Forcefeeding in Mauritania - West Africa Fat Camp - Marie Claire :

Skinny, fat, shaved, hirsute, baked, ghastly - it doesn’t matter. Women have been presenting themselves for the eyes of men, seemingly forever. Even among so-called equalists (e.g. Jezebel, Daily Beast, et al) the amount of body snark that goes on is astounding.

The day when people see each other as people, and not merely commodities for the dealing, will be miraculous at least.

Cooking with Trader Joe's: Pumpkin Oatmeal

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:38:22 -0500

Cooking with Trader Joe's: Pumpkin Oatmeal :

PUMPKIN OATMEAL. Can one fruit be more amazing than pumpkin? And available year-round? Who said it’s just a fall treat? (Marketing, psh.)

Pumpkin Oatmeal

1/2 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
1 cup milk or soy milk
1/4 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or more if you like more spice)
Dash of salt
1 Tbsp chopped nuts
1 Tbsp dried cranberries
Honey or maple syrup to taste

1. Place milk, oats, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Remove from heat and place in bowl. Stir in nuts and cranberries. Sweeten with honey or maple syrup to taste.

Serves 1