the twenty first night

jirasol: it’s called AAVE, you FUCKTRUCK I hate how people here...

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:37 +0200

it’s called AAVE, you FUCKTRUCK

I hate how people here think that “proper general English” is the only way to speak English and all the others are considered “idiocy” like if language has anything to do with intelligence. I’m not even from the U.S. and I know this better than most of you.

Below is a list of all English dialects in North America:

American English - Standard American English is the general form

Cultural
African-American Vernacular English (AAVE)

Chicano English

New York Latino English

Pennsylvania Dutch English

Yeshivish

Yinglish

Regional
New England English
Boston accent

Boston Brahmin accent

Hudson Valley English

Lake Dialect or Lake Talk

Vermont English

Inland Northern American English (includes western and central upstate New York)
Northeast Pennsylvania English

Mid-Atlantic dialects
Baltimore dialect

Philadelphia dialect

Pittsburgh English

New York dialect

New Jersey English dialects

Inland Northern American English (Lower peninsula of Michigan, northern Ohio and Indiana, Chicago, part of eastern Wisconsin and upstate New York)

North–Central American English (primarily Minnesota, but also most of Wisconsin, the Upper peninsula of Michigan, and parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa)
Yooper dialect (Upper Peninsula of Michigan and some neighboring areas)

Midland American English
North Midlands English (thin swath from Nebraska to Ohio)

St. Louis

South Midland (thin swath from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania)

Southern English
Appalachian English

Tidewater accent

Virginia Piedmont

Virginia Tidewater
Coastal Southeastern (Charleston, South Carolina, Savannah, Georgia area)

Cajun English

Harkers Island English (North Carolina)

Ozark English

Southern Highland English

Gullah or Geechee

Texan

Yat dialect (New Orleans)

Ocracoke

Western English
California English

Boontling

Pacific Northwest English

Hawaiian Pidgin

thefeministmermaid: Source: sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net via...

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:01:07 +0200

thefeministmermaid:

Source: sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net via Elizabeth on Pinterest

bluestockingsmag: Recommended Reading: Defending Reproductive...

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:47 +0200

bluestockingsmag:

Recommended Reading: Defending Reproductive Justice

revolution as constant

For anyone who cares about reproductive justice, reproductive health, and…

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Sun, 12 May 2013 08:00:57 +0200

"Racism is not in your intent. Your intent is immaterial in how racist your actions are. This isn’t..."

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:01:08 +0200

“Racism is not in your intent. Your intent is immaterial in how racist your actions are. This isn’t about you BEING a racist. It’s about you DOING A THING that is racist. Your intent doesn’t change it. Your ignorance of its meaning doesn’t change it. It’s got nothing to do with you as a person and everything to do with the meaning of your action in the context of sociocultural history.”

- - moniquill (on red face & cultural appropriation)

Can I reblog this every day

(via quantumfemme)

so i was looking up stuff about birth control throughout history and

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00:49 +0200

so i was looking up stuff about birth control throughout history and

50shadesofacceptance: I’m going to pee

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:01:01 +0200

50shadesofacceptance:

I’m going to pee

yourgoodgirl: give to me. yes

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:00:56 +0200

yourgoodgirl:

give to me.

yes

fuck yeah sex education: Some thoughts on being a disabled bi trans person and the idea of passing.

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:00:33 +0200

fuck yeah sex education: Some thoughts on being a disabled bi trans person and the idea of passing.:

nooffswitch:

Big huge disclaimer: I’m only talking about myself here not everyone else in the history of ever.This might only apply to my area of the world suburban PA. Your mileage may vary on this subject based on your own situation and stuff.Trigger Warnings:…

Things to keep in mind

lionza: “it doesn’t mean anything, it’s just a word” um i’m pretty sure that’s the point of...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:01:00 +0200

lionza:

“it doesn’t mean anything, it’s just a word”

um

i’m pretty sure that’s the point of words

to mean established things in order to make communication possible

keep it up, sunshine, and see where it gets you: apparently I have to school some people's asses on being poor again

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:01:25 +0200

keep it up, sunshine, and see where it gets you: apparently I have to school some people's asses on being poor again:

elfstaranymore:

Listen up, Tumblr. There are some cold hard facts about being poor that you need to know before you try to talk to me or my family or any other poor person about anything involving money, food, jobs, housing or healthcare.

Being poor is expensive as fuck. Living…

"Abortion seems to be the only medical procedure that people want to deny you based on how you got in..."

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:00:52 +0200

“

Abortion seems to be the only medical procedure that people want to deny you based on how you got in that situation.

Drove drunk, got in an accident and need an organ transplant? No problem.

Messing around with a gun, accidentally shoot yourself in the leg and need surgery? Of course.

Smoke tobacco for most of your life and need treatment for lung cancer? Yep.

Climb a tree, fall out and break your leg? We’ll fix that right up.

Have sex and get pregnant when you don’t want to be? YOU GOT YOURSELF INTO THIS SITUATION AND YOU DESERVE NO MEDICAL HELP OR COMPASSION! THIS IS YOUR FAULT AND YOU WILL DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES!

”

- Worry About Your Own Uterus: (via veruca-assault)

“Worry about your own uterus” wise wise words.

(via triplash)

"The idea is “We smashed up the world and stole everything from it- now we’re not going to let anyone..."

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:01:09 +0200

“The idea is “We smashed up the world and stole everything from it- now we’re not going to let anyone come back and take any piece of it back.” That’s an attitude I see right on the surface all over the West these days.”

- Noam Chomsky ’ Understanding Power’ (2002) pp.176 (via b-sama)

Mark Stern, a Republican precinct committeeman from Oak Brook, said Brady has diverted the focus of...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:50:58 +0200

Mark Stern, a Republican precinct committeeman from Oak Brook, said Brady has diverted the focus of the GOP and hurt its ability to move beyond minority party status.

Illinois republicans fail to oust party chairman over gay marriage

Maybe it isn’t the chairman’s personal opinions that are hurting the party’s ability to attract people. Maybe it’s the insistence of the party to keep gay rights a central issue that alienates people.

It’s great that a republican leader had to courage to state his own opinion, instead of bowing to the pressure of extreme conservative dogma. He shouldn’t be punished for doing what politicians are elected to do: defend their opinions and the opinions of their constituents.

"What these legislators do not understand is that pregnancy does not suddenly heal a person. If a..."

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:01:18 +0200

“

What these legislators do not understand is that pregnancy does not suddenly heal a person. If a person requires psychiatric drugs to function every day, that does not disappear with the onset of pregnancy. Pregnancy does not protect against a future bout of extreme depression, either. You would think that those who desperately want people to stay pregnant would do everything in their power to help those who struggle with mental and physical complications, including addiction.

And yet, what happens to a pregnant person who succumbs to debilitating depression and tries to inflict self-harm? In the case of Bei Bei Shuai, criminal charges. Possible imprisonment. Bei Bei Shuai ingested rat poison to end her own life…This woman was in living hell, and now she awaits trial for losing her baby ten days after her suicide attempt…If she is convicted, we all lose. Just as we all lose every time someone is punished for choosing how and when to deliver, or punished for continuing to battle addiction while pregnant (rather than being offered treatment), or punished for not wanting to be pregnant yet. If Bei Bei Shuai is convicted, it sends a message that those who are pregnant cannot have the same difficulties and pain that other people have. They must simply, magically heal, or bravely suffer through without choice. And that is true cruelty.

”

- - “Peace of Mind, Pregnancy, Mental Health and Bei Bei Shuai” (via ok4rj)

123lee: Banksy.

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:00:57 +0200

123lee:

Banksy.

plannedparenthood: Every year, 24,000 American women become...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:00:51 +0200

plannedparenthood:

Every year, 24,000 American women become infertile because of undiagnosed STDs. Most STDs are easily treatable — get tested regularly, OK?

rhrealitycheck: Just a friendly reminder for those of you who...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:01:00 +0200

rhrealitycheck:

Just a friendly reminder for those of you who refuse to believe that EC is NOT a medication abortion.

Like the people who called this college and harassed administration for offering EC through a vending machine

And the companies that are wasting time and money in court saying they shouldn’t offer health insurance that provides coverage for it.

sonofbaldwin: Shirley knew.

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:00:29 +0200

sonofbaldwin:

Shirley knew.

Dianna Agron speaking at a NARAL Pro-Choice America event [x]

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:01:18 +0100

Dianna Agron speaking at a NARAL Pro-Choice America event [x]