James "Gettin/Givin' Head" Buchanan

White guys are so proud of their ability to be not offended. When one of them tells a rape joke or uses a racial slur, they wink and pat themselves on the back and give endless attaboys for their superior skills in being not offended. They decry the “politically correct” society they find themselves in and look down on anyone who has the lack of fortitude to be offended by anything.

Of course, what allows them to be not offended at rape jokes and racial slurs is that they are not targeted at them. For white guys, these are fun toys to play with; while for much of the rest of the world, they are tools of violence and oppression. Not just relics of the past, but very much alive and well today. So, then, the magical quality that allows these guys to remain so aloof and above-it-all is, quite simply, privilege.

And if you want to watch hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance in action, simply bring up privilege to these not offended white guys and see how fast and hard they become offended. Privilege is a concept so simple and obvious that most social scientists take it as axiomatic, but the mere mention of it gets these guys worked up into a rage. They’re so proud of their ability to be not offended by oppressive language and stereotypes, but they’ll be damned if you point out why. Funny. It’s almost as if they are the beneficiaries of systems of oppression and want to subtly encourage those systems so as to continue benefiting, while simultaneously stifling all mention of those systems, so as to mollify their fragile egos and underused consciences. 

But by all means; continue to congratulate yourself on your superior ability to be not offended by oppression and cruelty. 

There was only one night game a year. On the 4th of July the whole sky would brighten up with fireworks, giving us just enough light for a game.

Dedicated to : tbradd“Westballz Sacred Combo”STOMP TO KNEE TO FALCON PUNCH. AHHH ITS BEAUTIFUL.Thanks for the request. keeps me busy :D

right before i went to see this  #i watched the video where someone re-saturates a selective group of frames from man of steel  #simply to show how much colour the studio deliberately drained out of every shot; how narrow and dull the palette is  #which is pretty emblematic of a lot of contemporary sci-fi; esp. after the dark knight  #and i get it. as a visual shorthand it’s nothing if not efficient  #no better way to show that the world’s gone to hell than to drain all the colour out of it  #no better way to announce your ‘dark and gritty’ hellscape where everything and everyone’s compromised and corrupted  #shades of grey as the dominant aesthetic and ethical stance  #it’s neat. yeah.  #i’ve seen mad max criticised for being too ‘simple’ and its morals too ‘easy’  #because god forbid we have a narrative that points at the sexual subjugation of women and says ‘this is wrong’  #and keeps saying ‘this is wrong’  #doesn’t muddy those waters doesn’t offer any kind of qualifier  #‘this is wrong this should be opposed with all our strength’  #and at the same time says ‘you can come back’  #however low you’ve fallen however weird and hurt and broken and voiceless you are  #all you need is someone to look you in the eyes and see a person who can be saved  #and it says this visually too: look how beautiful the world is; even when it’s dying and cruel  #look at the deranged and terrible and gorgeous ways humans adorn their survival  #there’s something haunting and lovely even in the most awful and barren of places; the lands of only salt and ashes  #who wants to live for a world with no colour in it just a dull grey kind of half-life  #the world in mad max is horrifying it’s bloody and feral and apocalyptic  #but you believe it’s worth living for  #because there’s hope and weird screaming optimism in every frame  #pessimism’s easy  #it’s much harder to hope at the end of the world (via elucipher)

Why do “balls” equate to toughness and “pussy” equates to weakness when even the slightest flick to the nards sends a guy to his knees and vaginas can push out an entire human being?

yea that’s a tough one. a real mystery.

Report: Dad Wants To Show You Where Fuse Box Is

“If something goes wrong and the lights go off, you’re going to want to know how to get to this,” your father reportedly said while leading you down the basement stairs.

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This guy.

actual diary entry from when i was in 5th grade oh my god

when you had an appointment and got to leave during the middle of school it was always so fucking triumphant like “haha bye you dumb sons a bitches, i’m gonna go get my teeth cleaned and then eat mcdonalds. where you at”

Hand of god