April 2011
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The Royal Wedding Is a Class Act
It’s been almost 250 years since Americans last had to debate the question of the monarchy seriously, so it should be no surprise that some would be a little rusty. Here’s a refresher. Having a royal family establishes inherited privilege at the heart of your system of government and embeds patronage at the center of your politics. Our upper chamber is still the House of Lords. People pay...
'I see there's a lot of people asking if Kate...
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just took a 2 year old and a 3 year old shopping and it was the most exhausting thing ever. also had the pleasure of having the 3 year old to myself for an hour and looking like a total teen mum (mostly just a really incompetent one). now I am having a nap in my new bed sheets then getting up to plan my costume for the 90s party I have tonight. so glad I own a spice girls shirt. night boys and...
friends keeping my feet on the ground...
me: fuuuck
me: why didn't I think of that
adrian: cause you're not smart
adrian: I keep saying this
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depressing realisation:
if this much coverage and attention is going to be dedicated to the royal wedding, imagine the energy that will spent when the queen’s funeral rolls around……
ofotherspaces asked: go get a commemorative thigh tattoo of the royal wedding
THOUGHTS
the only people I ever hear talk about how money isn’t important or won’t buy you happiness, are people who already have money. when you don’t have any, you realise how essential it is. to deny it’s importance is to completely deny the reality of most people in the western world.
I think I have an irrational hatred of rich kids
it is ridiculous that the monarchy still...
if anyone is around and wants to chat, hit me up!
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“A society where women are applauded for their ability to become smaller, I have...”
– Feminism and fat - The F-Word (via cosmosweednlife)
I'm supposed to watch the royal wedding and have...
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“The ability to keep bodily matters private is a privilege some of us will never...”
– Excerpt from Body Shame, Body Pride: Lessons from the Disability Rights Movement by Eli Clare Delivered as a keynote at the FORGE Forward Conference, 2007
via jumpedtherabbit:queerfury
(via sexartandpolitics)
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ofotherspaces asked: The Fashion Industry: it turns the image and sexuality of women into packaged consumable goods. http://twitter.com/_Capitalism_
Anonymous asked: i actually even fucked that one up, cause...anwya
Anonymous asked: http://naked-fashion.tumblr.com/ why do i think you'd like this?
Anonymous asked: no, actually, completly sober and writing very important work related emails to clients. I'm going to make sure i poff read tonight!
Anonymous asked: you off some fantastic insight in to the brian of a young woman
thetimewehad replied to your post: update on this situation: a girl called him while…
lol why would he put it on speaker when he was having a private conversation? that’s silly. unless he was trying to make you jealous…
haha I think he may have been! I don’t really know/care. he was a bit stand offish on the phone so it’s possible that he was trying to show me that he...
