May 2013
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“After learning my flight was detained 4 hours,
I heard the announcement:
If...”
– Naomi Shihab Nye (b. 1952), “Wandering Around an Albuquerque Airport Terminal.” I think this poem may be making the rounds, this week, but that’s as it should be. (via oliviacirce)
April 2013
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“It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world....”
– L.R.Knost (via housewitch)
March 2013
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Consent: a lesson plan idea for young children
vixyish:
The news lately has got me thinking— I’m sure you can figure out the context here— about the call for teaching consent in sex education in schools. Teaching kids not to rape, instead of just teaching potential victims how to avoid rape.
I think it’s an excellent idea to cover the topic of consent during sex ed classes. Here’s a White House petition, if you’re interested. But I had a...
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February 2013
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neil-gaiman:
I was reading a book (about interjections, oddly enough) yesterday which included the phrase “In these days of political correctness…” talking about no longer making jokes that denigrated people for their culture or for the colour of their skin. And I thought, “That’s not actually anything to do with ‘political correctness’. That’s just treating other people with respect.”
Which...
“But the problem with readers, the idea we’re given of reading is that the model...”
– Zadie Smith (via lyras)
January 2013
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“A person should be buried only half a meter, or two feet, below the surface....”
– Friedensreich Hundertwasser (via fantasyparade)
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