Musings of the Unimpressed.

Oh, Mumford and Sons. I love you.

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:40:51 -0400

ERIC.

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:39:18 -0400

ERIC.

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Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:33:42 -0400

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Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:48:43 -0400

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Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:44:46 -0400

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Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:36:48 -0400

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Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:35:17 -0400

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Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:32:14 -0400

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Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:29:12 -0400

camerasight:

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"My home has been destroyed, and there is nothing left of the contents. The situation is very urgent...."

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:21:24 -0400

“My home has been destroyed, and there is nothing left of the contents. The situation is very urgent. Human beings are dying.”

- An excerpt from chilling testimonies from people displaced by brutal post-election fighting in the Ivory Coast.

Full Video. (via doctorswithoutborders)

caraobrien: wtfox-: squee-gee: thedailywhat: This Idea Is...

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:15:37 -0400

caraobrien:

wtfox-:

squee-gee:

thedailywhat:

This Idea Is Bad And You Should Feel Bad of the Day: A Republican state legislator from Michigan has generated significant controversy with a budget proposal that would require foster children to purchase their clothing exclusively at second-hand stores.

When asked to explain the reasoning behind his bizarre proposal, State Sen. Bruce Caswell said that, growing up, all his clothes were purchased second-hand at the Salvation Army store by his dad: “[A]nd his comment was — and quite frankly it’s true — once you’re out of the store and you walk down the street, nobody knows where you bought your clothes.”

The plan would provide children in the state’s foster care system with gift cards that would only be redeemable at second-hand stores such as the Salvation Army and Goodwill.

Michigan League for Human Services executive director Gilda Jacobs says she was “flabbergasted” by Sen. Caswell’s proposal. “You’re saying to somebody, you don’t deserve to go in and buy a new pair of gym shoes,” Jacobs is quoted as saying. “You know, for a lot of foster kids, they already have so much stacked against them.”

It is unclear how much money, if any, the state would save if Caswell’s plan were implemented, but the Senator himself has reportedly admitted that it was unlikely to save any.

[messenger / michiganradio / thanks kim!]

I can’t even…

My brain was overwhelmed by idiocy by the end of the first paragraph and couldn’t process the rest. It’s like looking at the verbal equivalent of shit smeared on a bathroom wall: you have indisputable empirical evidence that it exists, but you still can’t quite believe it.

Writing an angry email now. If you’d like to do the same: SenBCaswell@senate.michigan.gov

How do these people get appointed/elected?

A Dad Testifies for His Transgender Teen Daughter

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:13:14 -0400

A Dad Testifies for His Transgender Teen Daughter:

caraobrien:

In Maine, proposed bill LD 1046 would allow the operator of a restroom or shower facility in that state to decide who can use which gender’s restroom based upon “biological sex.” One father of a transgender daughter spoke before the Maine Judiciary Committee about this bill:

My name is Wayne Maines, I live in Old Town. I have a 13-year-old transgender daughter. In the beginning, I was not onboard with this reality. Like many of you I doubted transgender children could exist, I doubted my wife and I doubted our counselors and doctors. However I never doubted my love for my child. It was only through observing her pain and her suffering and examining my lack of knowledge about these issues did I begin to question my behavior and my conservative values. I learned that the medical standard of care requires parents seek assistance from a panel of experts. We did this and our team of doctors recommended my daughter to live fully as a girl. We cannot turn back now.

When my daughter lost her privileges at school and both children and adults targeted her, I knew I had to change and I have never looked back.

When we moved to Maine, it was clear my daughter was transitioning from male to female with us or without us. She used the girl’s bathroom with no fanfare; she was confident and very social. Her strong personality helped the entire school transition right along side of her. She was proud and secure with herself and when people asked at the young age of six she openly stated that she was a girl trapped in a boy’s body.

The transformation was amazing, but her happiness would not last. Unfortunately the fears of others would destroy everything that our team of doctors, teachers, school counselors, friends and classmates had work so hard to establish.

I know that it is difficult for some of you to understand the needs of transgender children. You only need to spend some time with these kids to see that they are struggling and suffering beyond your imagination only because they are singled out and misunderstood. They are just like your children and grandchildren; they have the same hopes and the same dreams.

In the fifth grade because of significant negative exposure we had to take drastic measures to protect her from harm, including splitting our family up to go in hiding and we are not the only family that has had to do so. When she was told she could no longer use the appropriate bathroom her confidence and self-esteem took a major hit. Prior to this my daughter often said, “Dad being transgender is no big deal, my friends and I have it under control.” I was very proud of her. It was only when adults became involved with their unfounded fears that her world would be turned upside down. “She came to me crying and asked, “Daddy what did I do wrong? Daddy please fix this?” That is what dads do — we fix things. I had to break her heart and say, “You have not done anything wrong sweetie, but Mommy and I do not know how to fix this, but we will try.”

Continuing to single these kids out is not necessary. Having the opportunity to use the bathrooms of their true gender is essential for these kids’ well being. This bill places transgender children in a position of doom and hopelessness. This bill tells my daughter that she does not have the same rights as her classmates and reinforces her opinion that she has no future. Help me give her the future she deserves. Do not pass this bill.

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Sun, 24 Apr 2011 09:59:58 -0400

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Sun, 24 Apr 2011 01:04:26 -0400

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Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:32:52 -0400

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Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:32:35 -0400

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Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:24:10 -0400

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kingfirth-:

I wrote a poem about how much I care about the Royal Wedding.

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Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:41:17 -0400

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Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:40:59 -0400

"I ruined it. And I knew I was ruining it, while I was ruining it. I just kept on ruining it. Now..."

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:23:49 -0400

“I ruined it. And I knew I was ruining it, while I was ruining it. I just kept on ruining it. Now Bogie, you know that, that guy knows how to let a woman go, “Here’s lookin’ at you kid.” I threw a toaster.”

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