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If you’re going to talk about “Russian oligarchs” (which you should, because public life in Russia is dominated by corrupt billionaires), then you need to also normalize use of the term “American oligarchs”, since the USA has a higher Gini coefficient than Russia does.
Going to bring this back since apparently the infamous American oligarch Michael Bloomberg is pitching a hissy fit about people pointing out that he’s an oligarch.
this kid is so valid
“I’ve searched my conscience, and I can’t for the life of me find any justification for this, and I simply cannot accept that there are on every story two equal and logical sides to an argument”
I… have to admit i was kind of gobsmacked to realize that’s the borat guy, but his point is eloquent and good so keep kicking ass, dude.
Suzannah Lipscomb, the author of The Voices of Nîmes, explains why primary sources from women are so important.
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Bella: *minding her own business in the school parking lot unknowingly about to get hit by a car*
Edward: *sprinting across the parking lot to save her* nooo don’t die you’re so sexy aha
Parallel Earth.
AMAZING
I LOVE
As a white person I feel obligated to reblog this because we need to see this sort of shit more especially in tv shows and stuff like that, will help the future children be less dickish
These pictures speak so loud
as a white person I approve
don’t know why terror seems like the correct emotional reaction to this but it is
From someone who sails and reads a lot of books about the history of sailing? Terror is entirely the correct emotional reaction.
i speak french in public to my grandparents and to my boyfriend. people are surprised that im bilingual and say its cool and ask me to teach them some time
but when one of my classmates speaks arabic in public to her family, she gets strange and disgusted looks. no one asks to be taught arabic. no one says its cool that shes bilingual
its racism plain and simple
this is a problem that goes unnoticed too often please fucking fix it.
French is probably one of the most beatiful languages in the world, whilst arabic, for all it’s intricacies and history.. is not.. French is also way more useful to know in a western society than arabic, so to jut it all down to racism is a bit hasty
im fluent in french and god is it the most useless language i have ever known. i only speak fluent conversations with like. two people. i dont know any native french speakers in the us beside my grandparents and honestly i dont think they exist. its an ugly language once you speak it fluently anyways and its just weird english people who think its pretty
but arabic though……my friend speaks it a lot. she speaks it with her immediate family. despite her talking in english at school, she knows many out-of-town people who speak arabic. the circle of people she can speak arabic to is huge. its a very useful language, especially considering the refugees coming in. theres not even anything particularly bad sounding about it?
so its racism. arabic is primarily spoken by middle eastern people. french is primarily spoken by white people. my middle eastern friend gets strange and disgusted looks for speaking her language. my white ass gets praised for speaking mine. its racism
but sure….go excuse racism…..getting strange and disgusted looks for speaking a middle eastern language is totally because its “””not useful””” and “””not beautiful”””
buddy is like: “i’ve been taught to find European things beautiful and therefore it’s just objectively true.”
ive got my ticket for the long way round
anyway season 4 is out now, go watch it
guys really.....netflix actively tries to kill its own running shows bc they make more money by starting new series than continuing old ones.
please watch queer eye! don’t let netflix pull this shit!
#OldTownRoad is now the only single to ever go Diamond while still #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s also the longest standing hip-hop single at #1 ever with 13 weeks at the spot; even surpassing Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” 😯
I am confused
Some of y’all: The United States is treating these children at the border horribly, we must stop these detention centers and change the way we treat these young kiddos!
Also y’all: Yeah I’m planning my trip to Israel! So excited to visit holy sites that native Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Palestinians have no access to! I just can’t wait to drink that fresh water that is restricted from Palestinians! I’ll probably pass by a detention center for Palestinian children and maybe take a pic in front of it! ✌🏽
When gay marriage was legalized, we weren’t sure if or when it was going to be struck down so speed was of the essence.
when people say that Brooklyn 99 doesn’t make jokes about Holt being gay… it does. it just doesn’t make homophobic jokes, it makes jokes like this that are actually funny.
steve doesnt realise billy possessed but doesnt question the fact that everyones trying to kill him bc he just figures theyre tired of billy being a piece of shit
will, quietly in fear: billy…hes a monster
steve: ya i know dude lol i was there when he tried to beat up lucas like 6 months ago
el, gravely: no theres something…evil inside him
steve: yea its called racism so whats the plan to kill him again
