January 2012
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mehreenkasana:
Like any woman of color, I can’t simply give in to feminism completely. It is a Western ideology that does not mesh well with mine. It has its roots embedded in a history that not only had White men oppressing their own women but their women were equally involved in oppressing my indigenous people - men and women together. I refuse to obediently follow every postulate stated by...
December 2011
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mehreenkasana:
I’ve promised myself to stay away from all political links and any other kind of reading to celebrate the end of this not-so-pleasant year but, as we all know, I couldn’t resist. I’m getting done with Anonymous Survival Guide For Citizens In a Revolution. Then I decided to read this hilarious but true (see?) Test For Husbands and Wives from the 1930s. You should really check it...
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ruhiella:
Someone teleport me into an old bollywood movie, please.
soft, black and white, with lots of big hair, lavish saaris, eyeliner, and songs sung by lata and rafi and mukesh and kishore.
And songs that make you melt. It’s real poetry.
Awwwh! That was tonight! Half way through the movie I realized that it was released over 50 years ago (way older than my...
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Donna & Eric!
Only two episodes in but I want to OTP them for the show okay? Okay.
“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does...”
– Maya Angelou (via arreter)
I love her so much.
(via mehreenkasana)
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Walked into India Cash & Carry to hear Sadi Gali playing while I picked out my aloo, gobhi, baigan, dhokla mix and other desi noms for our fine Christmas dinner party and met up with people I hadn’t seen in a while while sorting through tamatar this is the Bay Area life.
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my kids: mommy and daddy how did you two meet
me: the internet honey she reblogged my picture and that's when i knew she was dtf
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Home!
Dinner: chai and Maggi :D
Aut dosce, aut disce, aut discede: Growing hate... →
Aisha’s disappearance is only one in a long line of crimes in the South Asian American community that have happened in the past few weeks.
On December 14th in Texas, a 61 yr old Pakistani named Yaqab Bham was attacked when doing an ADT home security installation inspection. Attacked by the…
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A letter from Mumia Abu-Jamal →
shortformblog:
My Friends of OWS,
My message will have to be brief. But let not this brevity take from it, its strength.
You are the central movement of the hour. You’re raising questions that are in the hearts of millions. Your motto, “We are the 99%,” has been heard, heeded, and responded to by millions. You can be certain that the 1% have heard you clearest of all.
Your work, however, is...
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...and this (inevitably?) happened. →
It could either be humorous and tongue-in-cheek and overall positive, or… it could end up being a whiny and let-us-stew-in-our-own-negativity-bwaha-we-are-sooo-clever kind of blog… anyone want to hazard a guess as to its fate?
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I love Ellen.
