May 2013
57 posts
The Racist Origins of Modern Clown Makeup (or,...
so-treu:
sourcedumal:
deliciouskaek:
ianthe:
kawaii-afro-fluff:
ianthe:
This post was asking about a potential link between the afro-style wigs and big, painted lips of the modern clown and racist caricatures, so I decided to do what any good theatre history student would do - I did some research.
SPOILER ALERT: YUP, IT’S RACIST AS FUCK
From Janet M. Davis, The Circus Age: Culture...
Reblog if you've formed a meaningful relationship...
THUNDERSTATEMENT
Entertainment Weekly: Bruno Mars Says His First #1... →
iridessence:
robyewest:
peaceloveandafropuffs:
rhapsodyincolour:
Three years ago, Bruno Mars became a worldwide superstar with a string of smash hits. But before that, he struggled for years to make it, and reveals that one of the barriers to his becoming a pop star was his race.
Bruno is Puerto Rican, Jewish and Filipino. In the cover story of the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, he...
Why aren't more people freaking out about the new...
monetizeyourcat:
dancepunksnotdead:
You know, the one that gives housewives/full-time mothers a pension— wages for housework?
It’s ONLY A HUGE VICTORY FOR FEMINISM, SOCIALISM, AND WOMEN OF COLOR. Not a big deal or anything. Tumblr is mysteriously silent about this.
http://rabble.ca/columnists/2013/05/venezuelas-new-labour-law-best-mothers-day-gift
holy shit!
“Please, do not excuse them. In fact we should be harder on them. We expect white...”
– my mother, after a friend tried to justify why some black men disrespect black women (via youngblackandvegan)
curvellas:
and the real fucked up part about it is we all know that people in the most pain sometimes cause the worst pain. i’m observant. i be looking at the back grounds in these niggas selfies. niggas got mattresses on the floor with no sheets on it, niggas is eating dinner off the ironing board, niggas rooms look like harry potter’s at his aunt and uncle’s crib, just under the damn stairs....
“Your life is your story and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill...”
– Kerry Washington, Commencement Speech to the GWU Class of 2013 (via crazyisperfect)
“Marry your best friend. I do not say that lightly. Really, truly find the...”
– N (via beatboxgoesthump)
Someone Actually Stole My Guitar Last Night
On the evening of Friday, May 18th, while I was playing bass with Zest of Yore at Red 7 in Austin, TX, someone walked into the venue’s “green room,” took one of my electric guitars out of its case, and walked out with it.
For the sake of my own sanity, I’m going to assume that it was an accident, due to the fact that there were six people who played guitar on stage that...
“Forget what it sounds like for a minute, let’s consider the spirit of rock and...”
– Black Women In Rock: If Sister Rosetta Tharpe is too old school for you, then maybe Santigold flips your wig. Either way, sisters have been part of rock music for as long as guitar feedback’s been loud (via blackrockandrollmusic)
Former NASA Engineer Awards Kiera Wilmot... →
hamburgerjack:
esotericalesbians:
jalylah:
As a show of support, former NASA engineer Homer Hickam awarded Kiera a scholarship to attend the United States Advanced Space Academy (ASA), a branch of the famous Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama!
YESSSSSSSSS!
I LOVE WHEN THIS SHIT HAS A HAPPY ENDING
EXCELLENT
the no-nos for no-shows at yo shows
charlissimo:
after some brooding i’ve determined that it’s for the greater good i make this non-rant accessible. to those notorious for accepting personal invitations to your friends’ shows and then planning your escape from having to attend, this is your intervention. out of respect for culture and craft, please refrain from texting your artist friends just before their show that you cannot...
deatheatingbloodmagic:
And ill never understand why people think its funny to tell me about their racist or antiblack family members. That shit aint amusing.
I had to check one of my own housemates last year for doing this >:-(
Why isn't New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting... →
orchidassassin:
I’m posting this every fucking where I can, because it has me up in arms.
I heard about this on Monday, and I am floored by:
1. Lack of media coverage.
2. How so few people I know even know about this.
3. How when I have spoken to people about it, no one knows what the hell I’m talking about.
Really, people? REALLY?
If I hadn’t seen my girlfriend’s tweet about...
thisdayandaige:
Aaliyah to Drake & Chris Brown:
graceebooks:
men at large think they are being robbed of something when an attractive woman with a 90% chance of developing breast cancer gets a double mastectomy
what better illustration of the male sense of sexual entitlement do you need
Drexciya: Fear Of A Wet Planet by Kodwo Eshun| The... →
afrofuturistaffair:
The enigmatic Detroit duo Drexciya disperse the African-American diaspora from the depths of the Atlantic into outer space. By Kodwo Eshun. This article was originally published in The Wire 167 (January 1998).
“Our technology forces us to live mythically” – Marshall McLuhan
In their six year history, Detroit’s ultra-elusive electronic duo Drexciya have surfaced...
orchidassassin:
liftedandgiftedd:
I hope whoever I marry is ready to have a ton of sex all the time.
I’m just going to leave this right here, and keep my many comments about it to myself.
*sips tea*
I’m re-blogging this from my girlfriend, so I can do this…
;-)
Happy Birthday, Stevie Wonder! →
luvvdivine:
Stevie’s songs are like LIFE. How many of his songs can you tie back to some day or memory? Every time I think of “Ebony & Ivory” I now think of the uStream session I had with my friend, Stu McDonald. “Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer” makes me bust out a *WALL SLIDE* now ever since he sang it at MJ’s memorial service. “Overjoyed” is my life’s theme song. “Isn’t she lovely”...
“Here’s the thing. Men in our culture have been socialized to believe that their...”
– Why You Shouldn’t Tell That Random Girl On The Street That She’s Hot » Brute Reason (via kein-engel)
ocecilia:
1uppitynegress:
pauseforthecause:
sometimes you just gotta remove yourself from the shit.
Yawp
I removed myself by 700 miles & could not be happier.
stupidoldishlikelettersandsodas:
MY NIECE JAEDYN AMARI EMERSON OF BRANDEIS HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN ANTONIO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE LAST NIGHT. SHE IS 15 AND WAS LAST SEEN WEARING SHORTS AND A TUBE TOP. HER AUNT TALKED TO HER AT 5 30 THIS MORNING. PLEASE CALL MY MOTHER, HER GRANDMOTHER, CHERYL EMERSON AT 210 445-6120 IF YOU SEE OR SPEAK TO HER.
the-vashta-nerada:
so yeah did you guys hear about the ceo of abercrombie and fitch who said that he doesn’t want ugly chicks wearing his clothing
like excuse you ceo of abercrombie and fitch
you look like gary busey went bobbing for apples in a tub of bees
you couldn’t wear your own clothing
Watchslingshotdakota:
toypiano:
Tom Patterson of Slingshot Dakota is a beast! Also the sweetest man you’ll ever meet
Just look into Tom’s eyes and let him eat your soul.
One of the best bands I’ve played a show with so far this year.
translations:
tooo much happening at work. I can’t!! What do you people want from meeeee???!
I feel like I could’ve made this post @ any point in the last three days.
theuppitynegras:
I feel like Charles Ramsey really represents a lot of people from Cleveland. Like that’s honestly how we are in a way and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. People from Cleveland yes we talk AAVE and we’re willing to help somebody when they need it. Charles Ramsey didn’t know those girls from Eve and he didn’t know what was going on. He thought it was a domestic violence situation....
