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Understanding the Four Types of Introverts | Psych2Go Ft. Das Kookie

If you’re an introvert, watch this video and see if you relate to any of these characteristics!

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For more tips on relationships, check out @reluvworld.

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Are you guilty of any of these?

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Be the energy you want to attract.

MR (via kushandwizdom)

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Tamir Rice vs Ethan Couch #NoJusticeNoPeace #BlackLivesMatter

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Brianna McCarthy

macabriixremix - “santa muerte gets dressed”

playing with my digital sketchbook things.

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Are any of you suffering from stomach problems (IBS, digestive issues, gastrointestinal inflammation, etc) or maybe you’re always super tired and can’t seem to pinpoint why? Take a look at the toothpaste you’re using. It’s an every day essential most people overlook when it comes to health concerns. If you look at the ingredients you’ll more than likely see Fluoride (disrupts immune system, increases cancer/tumor rate, interferes with brain development, etc), you’ll see Glycerin (coats teeth, blocking them from receiving proper nutrients, and making it harder to remove plaque) and Carrageenan (intestinal irritation, leaky guts, etc). As always, please do your own research. But I at least want to encourage you to look into the chemicals you’re absorbing daily and how they may be contributing to your current ailments. I have an awesome and affordable DIY option that I will be posting this week but in the meantime, try this incredible and all-natural Earthpaste with only 6 ingredients of natural oils and clay. You can find it on Amazon or in the beauty aisle at Whole Foods. Stay curious…and stay healthy!

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How so? For starters.

American finance grew on the back of slaves

Economic Consequences of Segregation

GI Bill: White male affirmative action program

Predatory Lending in Black Communities and Black Wealth

African-Americans With College Degrees Are Twice As Likely to Be Unemployed as Other Graduates

America’s giant wealth disparity is driven by a history of racist redlining

Black Graduates From Top Colleges Face Discrimination In Job Search, Salaries

A Black College Student Has The Same Chances Of Getting A Job As A White High School Dropout

40 Acres and a Mule Would Be at Least $6.4 Trillion Today—What the U.S. Really Owes Black America

Racial Bias and Interstate Highway Planning

Race, Opportunity and Uneven Development in Urban America

Racial Bias in Hiring: Black Sounding Names vs White Sounding Names but please white people, tell me how you’re the true targets of racism.

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it true doe.

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Masculine vs. Feminine

In a day and age when the thick lines between types of peoples are getting thinner and thinner, one giant line in the sand caught our attention for a little exploration. Masculine acting guys versus feminine acting guys. It seems like the world is both awash with both and yet it seems that when you are looking, a true died-in-the-wool butch guy, or a real “purse falling out of the mouth” nelly guy are so hard to find.

Maybe it’s because we’re a lot more similar than we think.

On Being Butch By Jason Mietelski

Growing up gay was never going to be easy, but growing up butch presented me with a separate set of issues. My perception of masculinity was heavily influenced by my father, a rough-edged man who showed no emotion, encouraged me to be tough and never cry, and took me to watch movies starring Stallone, Eastwood and Schwarzenegger. Since I loved getting my hands dirty and building things with power tools, no one ever thought I might be gay, and this sealed the edges around the door of my closet, making it very difficult for me to come out. It also created a dark period in my life and a chasm between me and the rest of the world. Thankfully AOL helped me come out when I was 23, enabling me to close that gap and make a connection with the gay community. Ah, my gay brothers, some of whom have judged me for “acting straight”, are ironically those whom I’ve found most attractive. I’ve always respected the more feminine guys for their strength and beauty; I find them intriguing—so much different than me yet paradoxically similar. Perhaps the judgmental ones assume I’ve had an easier life, escaping a lot of the childhood angst and harassment, when in reality my struggle was mostly internalized but just as real as theirs. The struggle today is still real, though not as difficult as in the past. Even working in a gay-centric business I’m faced with a perpetual coming out process. There’s always someone who assumes I’m heterosexual and is seemingly shocked when I tell them the truth. And of course, when people, thinking I’m straight, voice their homophobic views, the internalized shame I’ve worked so hard to overcome rears its ugly head, making the coming out process more difficult—though it also strengthens me each time I do. Yes, I’m a gold star gay, proud and thankful to be who I am. I’m glad to be butch and smash the stereotypes that so many people still clutch to as truth. I consider it a privilege and an honor to represent gay male masculinity, the underrepresented half of our community who have gone undetected, in my opinion, for too long. Contrary to popular belief, I think gay people are different than our hetero brothers and sisters. And that makes me happy. We are beautiful, colorful, and our differences, butch and femme (and the spectrum in between!), create the cohesion and light that makes gays fabulous!

Sissy Boys Represent! By Jeffrey Silvey

As a more effeminate gay man people often make the assumption that I get bullied, made fun of, discriminated against, and insulted due to my effeminacy. In a world where the Macho Man is considered the ideal, I understand where the assumption comes from, but none of it is true. Honestly, the bullying, joking, discriminating, and insults come (ironically) straight from other gay guys. There is the discussion of Fem. vs. Masc. It dictates the vast majority of Grindr profiles, but the discussion fails to retain water outside of the gay context. In my experiences, people don’t have a problem with my effeminacy. I have found that people respond more to a person that they feel is being authentically themselves. I haven’t tried to be someone I’m not and in turn I’ve had great interactions. But that is OUTSIDE the gay community. When it comes to the judgment of gay men, it is gay men that are the harshest. If a gay man has a straight friend, then that friend will not care about how feminine or masculine you are. But other gay men do care. Effeminate men carry a social stigma within the gay community because they don’t reinforce the macho-man image that the mainstream media so valiantly showcases. It seems to me that some masculine gay men have internalized homophobia, which is why they only hunt other masculine gay men. Maybe because they’re not comfortable with their own sexuality they want to verbally reprimand those that are different. It’s almost as if there is some sort of litmus test for how masculine a man can be and the number one way to know if a gay man is in fact masculine is if he says so on his Grindr profile. If not then you better believe he is a squealing, lisping, fairy. But that doesn’t make sense. Not every effeminate man has a lisp. Not every effeminate man wears make up or accidentally shops on the wrong side of the GAP. I’ve seen effeminate men that can take down a deer with one bullet and I’ve seen masculine men who squealed when Wicked came into town. It doesn’t matter either way because being masculine or feminine is not a character defining quality. The whole issue has resulted in some rather silly discussion points. The most ridiculous is “If I wanted someone feminine I’d date a woman.” But that doesn’t make sense. Love isn’t that limited, so why should your thought process be? Just be yourself. Be what you want and be who you want. Be what you want people to describe you as; if you want them to say you’re fearless then do something fearless. Don’t worry about who is feminine and who is masculine, because it really doesn’t matter. If you don’t like effeminate men, then that’s fine. No one said you had to date one, but that also doesn’t mean you have to be rude. Just find what makes you happy and screw the hang ups.

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21 photos from Amber Rose’s empowering Slut Walk LA

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Amandla Stenberg in The New Agenda for Dazed magazine August 2015