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Nyakim Gatwech at the 2018 Emmys

Designer: laviebyck

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This Sundowner horse trailer with NJ plate TNP41W was seen transporting a Black man in the back on I-84.

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Can I just say, from the bottom of my heart, in regards to Dewayne Johnson winning his lawsuit against Monsanto and being awarded $289 million in damages and also lost 11 BILLION in stock value following the jury’s decision and also opened up legal precedent against Monsanto for other people to go after them for damages thanks to exposure to their shit; 

FUCKING GOOD, and also my deepest sympathy to Mr. Johnson, who has terminal cancer thanks to their products, but FUCKING GOOD, FUCK YOU MONSANTO, SUCK A THOUSAND HORSE DICKS IN HELL 

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Valentino haute couture aw18

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wedding gowns by Stella De Libero

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HOUSE OF ENID / URBAN PARADISE EDITORIAL

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https://instagram.com/p/BgkDnYVjjPt/

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if you’re into rock music

please be critical of how racist half of the white musicians in that genre are. please look up stuff about them. please be aware. a lot of them are not not nice people.

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When You Become the Oppressive “Ally”: Asians, Anti-Blackness, and Accountability

“While white supremacy cannot exist without anti-Blackness, anti-Blackness can and did exist without white supremacy. Asians perpetrated it long before European colonialism established whiteness as a concept of superiority in opposition to Blackness. Take the Arab slave trade of East Africans, for example.

And just as anti-Blackness needs relentless unpacking, the term “Asian” also needs constant redefining. As the largest and most populous continent, it would be a mistake to package 60 percent of the world’s population into one geopolitical category.

Within the whole universe of Asian cultures, languages, and histories are the African Asians of South and Southeast Asia, who were the original settlers of that area. This indigenous population of Black Asians is virtually invisible, because everyone has been led to believe that the face of Asia is pale-skinned with straight, jet-black hair. When we speak about Asian identity in relation to Blackness, we must stop placing ‘Black’ and ‘Asian’ in separate silos.

And the fact that Black Asians exist, in the context of a widespread condemnation of darker skin all across the Asian continent, means that anti-Blackness should not be seen as an external force but as a subject of intra-racial discussion. In other words, Asians have a stake in deconstructing anti-Blackness too.

In order to dismantle the very definition of what it means to be Black or Asian, we have to interrogate these colonial labels that compartmentalize us in flawed and limited ways. We have to challenge rigid notions of Asian identity that partition our ideas of ‘Asian’ and ‘Black’ in a way that can only serve white supremacy.” -  by Alex-Quan Pham

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what the signs need to hear pt.2

aries: you’re lost, but you don’t want to admit it. you’re scared and you have no idea what you’re doing or what the future holds but you hide it with a smile. you keep chugging along in life waiting for a sign or an answer to where you’re going. you haven’t found the beauty in being lost quite yet, oh, but you will. because the beauty in being lost, is that you’re actually being found. the only thing holding you back is the voice in your head telling you that you can’t do it. you will find the strength to change that voice of yours. you will.

taurus: you’re terrified that you will feel this way forever. that you have felt all that you will ever feel and that this is it. this is life. oh, but it’s not. with each year, month, week, and even each day, you are growing. the future is not hopeless nor is it daunting. there are people waiting to meet someone like you and they will give you the best experiences, feelings, advice, and love you could ever ask for. this is not all that life is, you are just starting out.

gemini: you’re so scared of being vulnerable but here’s the truth: it’s the only way to find happiness. your heart is too genuine and kind, too sweet and authentic, to keep it hidden away. i promise you that opening up to someone will only let a river of love and acceptance come your way. not everyone is going to hurt you or betray you or make you feel like less than you are. you will learn to spot those people, you will kick them out, and you will eventually find out how much you really are worth.

cancer: you’re hardening. don’t let the world take the very essence of who you are. the world needs people like you. you are soft, kind, loving, gentle, and all around rare. i understand that the people hurting you will sometimes make you pessimistic and not want to continue giving people your heart and warmth, but it will be worth it and you will find the people who give it back. this world is all about staying true to yourself and not letting the worlds negativity change you.

leo: you are not too much. you are perfect. the anxiety of being ‘good enough’ for people just isn’t worth it. you are so generous, passionate, and loyal. anyone who doesn’t see your worth just isn’t someone you should keep around. fuck anyone who makes you feel like less than you are and fuck anyone who comes around and belittles you. you’re too nice to the people who just don’t deserve it, you need to use that energy on yourself instead.

virgo: you’re so stressed out and anxious about what may happen next. but everything comes to you in it’s own time and how the universe intended it too. you can’t force love or success or anything else for that matter. things will come to you, even if it’s way after when you thought it would. things happen to us when we’re ready. live life in the moment and i promise the right things will happen to you at the right time.

libra: you’re scared nobody actually wants to be around, and it’s just a total lie. there’s nobody more sensitive and understanding than you. nobody who takes the time to get to know people like you do. people look at you and see a genuine and authentic soul, and nobody could ever take that away. if you could just learn to love yourself little by little, you would start to see how others actually see you. you’re so special, you just have to believe it.

scorpio: it’s okay if life takes little twists and turns here and there. you can’t plan out life exactly how you want it. there is undeniable beauty in the way that life takes us on a roller coaster that we didn’t see coming, and you just have to learn to enjoy the ride. people leave for a reason, or new people come into your life for a reason. you just have to give it all a little tiny bit of a chance and it could turn into something you didn’t know you needed.

sagittarius: you fear that you’re not doing enough for the people you love and the people that need you. but what you don’t realize, is that just you being there is enough. you have the most calming aura, and you’re the more amazing friend anyone could ask for. everyone sees how much effort you put into everything you do, and all they want is for you to be happy. don’t forget to be there for yourself, too. 

capricorn: you don’t bother people. it’s okay to reach out when you need help or if you just want to reconnect with someone you haven’t spoken to in a while. sometimes that outgoing soul of yours gets a little anxious, too. i promise you that you are not as alone as you think you are, and you are certainly not the only person who feels the way that you feel. you just have to remember that it’s okay to ask for help or it’s okay just to vent when you need to.

aquarius: you’re scared of people leaving you, but they wont. at least, not the ones worth keeping around. nobody will replace you if you’re not always happy, and nobody will betray you if you decide to tell them every bad thing that’s ever happened to you. you don’t have to be perfect for people to love you, they will love you much more once they see that you’re imperfect.

pisces: it’s not always sunshine and rainbows, but you can make it be. if you just got out of bed and decided to meet up with your old friend or picked up a new hobby or even went on a nice walk, you’d remember that you don’t always have to live life in your head. there’s so much to see and so much to do and it would be a disservice to yourself to not let yourself just live. you need to let go and feel free.

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Red flags to look for in psychiatrists

- if they do not like that you research your disorder/s and treatment/s - if they do not explain the reason/s behind certain treatment/medication that they are prescribing you - if they are reluctant/refuse to let you access your medical records - if their first response to symptoms is medication without any talk therapy - if they say they “don’t believe in therapy” - if they say they “don’t believe in medication” - if they insist on seeing your parent/legal guardian without you being present - if they tell you that there are no other treatment available if you complain about your current treatment/medication not working/having unmanageable side effects - if they diagnose you without explaining how they came to that diagnosis, what it entails, and which treatments you have at your disposal - if they fall asleep during a session (you’re laughing but it happened, several times, and i’m not boring) - if they assure you that you cannot have [insert disorder here] because you are too young/wealthy/poor/fat/skinny/smiling/old/whatever bs (the only valid reasons for not having a disorder is if you do not meet the minimum criteria for it, age/body/ethnicity/etc are not criteria) - if they tell you that you obviously do not want/are not ready to get help (that’s a super abusive technique, would only see this as a valid comment to make if you are pressured into seeing them by someone who has authority over you) - if they insist on you continuing to take a medication despite the side effects very negatively affecting you (for example: if you are recovering from an ED and you get the “gaining weight” side effect and that is very triggering to you) - if they are flippant about/disregard your feelings i’m probably forgetting a lot. feel free to add. EDIT: I made a blog to vent about bad mental health practitioners @shrinksfromhell. Check it out and submit your stories!

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can we all unanimously agree that shinee is the strongest group the world has ever seen

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[Eng sub] SHINee Jonghyun, how to comfort someone (Blue Night Radio)