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10 year old me: who are you

me now: im you but im allowed to say fuck

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Punk girls on the tube, London, 1982

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If I’m being “loud” it means:

-I’m comfortable around you, because otherwise I’m quiet and speak softly

-I don’t even realize I’m being “loud”

-I’m happy/excited enough to be energetic and lively

I’m sorry if it annoys you but telling me to be quiet is a very quick way to make me feel rejected and push me away.

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Black Goth Appreciation Day

Today’s post is an appreciation day inspired by @victoriankisses17‘s recent video. Watch and read here for a compilation of photos and inspiring quotes from black goth bloggers.

“For all my black goths out there who struggle with acceptance from family members, patience is key when it comes to educating and answering questions about your…’lifestyle’, as they call it. Answering them without an iota of sarcasm and malice, being concise with your answers and dispelling stereotypes helps the relationship run smoother.It also helps if you research the history of Goth (the music, the fashion variants, the philosophies, the literature, etc.) because if you answer the questions with “I wear black because it matches my soul and angst!” you will garner raised eyebrows and people won’t take you seriously, something you don’t want. Trust me, I know from experience.Being informed about the changing subculture of Goth not only helps you get more educated, but your friends and family will know that you are mature and serious about the subculture;” […] – My Experiences as a Black Goth and the Lessons that Came with It, Dejanae Jackson

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Photography: @jasminedenise (Jasmine Denise Photography), Bliss photographed by Ari Seth Cohen, Erica, unsourced images. If you recognize anyone please source! We do not want artists going uncredited.

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I’m not sure this is worth doing as I’m not sure people know my blog even exists in the first place, but here’s an update on my face!

I’d be grateful for sweet things to wake up to 😊

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The worst part about parallel parking is the witnesses

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The Cure promo poster for “Pornography” 1982 Fiction Records

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post-brighton-trans-pride punk

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i hate that my emotions affect me so much that i can physically feel them

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Winona’s 90’s style - Black

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tbh(thinkin bout Halloween)

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Source: XRay Pri PUNK Anarchy

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Consider some facts about how American employers control their workers. Amazon prohibits employees from exchanging casual remarks while on duty, calling this “time theft.” Apple inspects the personal belongings of its retail workers, some of whom lose up to a half-hour of unpaid time every day as they wait in line to be searched. Tyson prevents its poultry workers from using the bathroom. Some have been forced to urinate on themselves while their supervisors mock them.

About half of US employees have been subject to suspicionless drug screening by their employers. Millions are pressured by their employers to support particular political causes or candidates. Soon employers will be empowered to withhold contraception coveragefrom their employees’ health insurance. They already have the right to penalize workers for failure to exercise and diet, by charging them higher health insurance premiums.

How should we understand these sweeping powers that employers have to regulate their employees’ lives, both on and off duty? Most people don’t use the term in this context, but wherever some have the authority to issue orders to others, backed by sanctions, in some domain of life, that authority is a government.

We usually assume that “government” refers to state authorities. Yet the state is only one kind of government. Every organization needs some way to govern itself — to designate who has authority to make decisions concerning its affairs, what their powers are, and what consequences they may mete out to those beneath them in the organizational chart who fail to do their part in carrying out the organization’s decisions.

Managers in private firms can impose, for almost any reason, sanctions including job loss, demotion, pay cuts, worse hours, worse conditions, and harassment. The top managers of firms are therefore the heads of little governments, who rule their workers while they are at work — and often even when they are off duty.

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straight people: gays are literally the scum of the earth and deserve to rot in hell

gay person: wow im so glad im gay and not straight

straight people:

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never tell a gay person that they’re being “too gay” ever again do you hear me. if they’re being open about their sexuality, it is an act of pure bravery. do not try to silence them. do not mock them. in this society it is dangerous for us to express ourselves, so don’t you dare make us feel fucking guilty for having the courage to do it.