The Confusion of the Educated

U of South Carolina Anthropology Graduate. I do stuff for reasons while trying to keep an open mind and travel the world.

mystic-ghost:

Thunis & Marta
Tyresö vs Sunnanå 19/5-2013

Thunis & Marta

Tyresö vs Sunnanå 19/5-2013

smalltownbigguy:

in the south we don’t say “you’re a dumb fuck” we say “bless your heart” and i think that’s beautiful.

(via shawtykels7)

(Source: afghanistaninphotos, via de-humanize)

sabrinagrimm:

me huntin for the pussy

SSTOP REBLOGGING THIS I’M A STRAIGHT 14 YEAR OLD WHITE GIRL

(via improbablenormality)

a-study-in-butts:

hiddletash:

thiinka:

raetherandom:

BIkers Against Child Abuse Helps Make Abused Children Feel Safe Again

“A biker’s power and intimidating image can even the playing field for a little kid who has been hurt. If the man who hurt this little girl calls or drives by, or even if she is just scared, another nightmare, the bikers will ride over and stand guard all night.
If she is afraid to go to school, they will take her and watch until she’s safely inside.
And if she has to testify against her abuser in court, they will go, too, walking with her to the witness stand and taking over the first row of seats.”

i love these guys

omfg are they giving her a bikers denim jacket???

a-study-in-butts:

hiddletash:

thiinka:

raetherandom:

BIkers Against Child Abuse Helps Make Abused Children Feel Safe Again

“A biker’s power and intimidating image can even the playing field for a little kid who has been hurt. If the man who hurt this little girl calls or drives by, or even if she is just scared, another nightmare, the bikers will ride over and stand guard all night.

If she is afraid to go to school, they will take her and watch until she’s safely inside.

And if she has to testify against her abuser in court, they will go, too, walking with her to the witness stand and taking over the first row of seats.”

i love these guys

omfg are they giving her a bikers denim jacket???

(via tryagain--failbetter)

What You’re Saying with your Drug Choice

(via tryagain--failbetter)

It is easier for a white person with a felony conviction to get a job than for an African-American person with no criminal record.

yo i’m gonna just reblog this once a day because it’s unacceptable.

(Source: pedazitosfightsback, via riley-ferretboy-konor)

peanutsareforpussies:

gwaindrifter:

p1pressstart:

shivainlondon:

“One child is holding something that’s been banned in America to protect them. Guess which one?”

Wait a moment, is that Little Red Riding Hood?
That’s a banned book? Are you fucking kidding me?

Only a couple of variations of Little Red Riding Hood were banned, due to wine being one of the things in the basket.

It means books have been banned
not little red riding hood specifically

peanutsareforpussies:

gwaindrifter:

p1pressstart:

shivainlondon:

“One child is holding something that’s been banned in America to protect them. Guess which one?”

Wait a moment, is that Little Red Riding Hood?

That’s a banned book? Are you fucking kidding me?

Only a couple of variations of Little Red Riding Hood were banned, due to wine being one of the things in the basket.

It means books have been banned

not little red riding hood specifically

(via the-right-among-the-wrong)

demeaniac:

“No homo” I whisper, filled with bewilderment. Indeed, there are only Australopithecine around. It’s the Pleistocene epoch.

Fuck you guys, I read a whole Wikipedia article for this.

(via improbablenormality)

roastbeefguy:

thatonechick42:

cocojigglypuff:

loveyourchaos:

pooki-chu:

seriouslyamerica:

caraobrien:

pubhealth:

Look How Quickly the U.S. Got Fat (1985-2010 Animated Map)
25 brief, delicious year.

(From The Atlantic)

I was born in ‘85. Interesting to see just how fast things have changed.

Okay, cool graphic. But can we stop the bullshit discussions about how this is because people are too lazy to take care of their bodies? Can we finally address the ACTUAL root causes of this, like poverty (causing people to have no money for fresh foods, and NO TIME to prepare it because working three jobs is necessary just to pay the rent), food deserts (no access to healthy food), and lack of education (no, not that people think a Big Mac is healthy, but that they literally do not know how to cook and store food, because that’s something parents often teach and they have to time to do so - see above)?
Can we talk about how processed food is considerably cheaper and INFINITELY more convenient for working people than fresh food? Can we talk about how most agricultural subsidies underwrite the cost of processed food? Can we talk about the way physical education is being cut from schools all over the countries, and many after-school sports are making the transition from free for all to pay-to-play? Can we talk about how free of charge safe places for children (and adults) to exercise are more and more scarce, especially in urban areas?
Can we talk about how BMI, the formula used to measure “obesity rates,” is patently unscientific and absurd? And for the love of all that is good in the world, can we finally talk about how you can be healthy and obese at the same time?
No, of course not. Because then we’d have to stop shaming people for their bodies - fuck off, Atlantic.

^^ I was waiting for good commentary on this before I reblogged. Thank you.

Commentary.

can we also talk about infastructure, the emergence of supposedley more obese people matches the spread of suburban sprawl, where people have to drive everywhere instead of walking. (the biggest increase is in middle america and the south)
can we talk about how most football players would be deemed obese by bmi because the process is dumb as shit.
can we also bring up the fact that the weight standards are based on white bodies because 200 on a white person and 200 on a black person looks completely different (honestly it looks completely different on two white people too but yeah really different on poc’s)
can we talk about how the concentration of poverty causes less funding for schools in inner cities, and therefore less money for healthy food options for kids who have to eat school lunches/breakfasts

Flawless commentary.

Can we also talk about the fact that the use of high fructose corn syrup as a sweetener has steadily been on the rise since the early to mid 80’s? High fructose corn syrup, as we all know, was used prior to that point for the purposes of fattening live stock. I don’t think it’s laziness that is increasing Americans’ body fat, but probably the poison that they’re passing off as food.

thatonechick42:

cocojigglypuff:

loveyourchaos:

pooki-chu:

seriouslyamerica:

caraobrien:

pubhealth:

Look How Quickly the U.S. Got Fat (1985-2010 Animated Map)

25 brief, delicious year.

(From The Atlantic)

I was born in ‘85. Interesting to see just how fast things have changed.

Okay, cool graphic. But can we stop the bullshit discussions about how this is because people are too lazy to take care of their bodies? Can we finally address the ACTUAL root causes of this, like poverty (causing people to have no money for fresh foods, and NO TIME to prepare it because working three jobs is necessary just to pay the rent), food deserts (no access to healthy food), and lack of education (no, not that people think a Big Mac is healthy, but that they literally do not know how to cook and store food, because that’s something parents often teach and they have to time to do so - see above)?

Can we talk about how processed food is considerably cheaper and INFINITELY more convenient for working people than fresh food? Can we talk about how most agricultural subsidies underwrite the cost of processed food? Can we talk about the way physical education is being cut from schools all over the countries, and many after-school sports are making the transition from free for all to pay-to-play? Can we talk about how free of charge safe places for children (and adults) to exercise are more and more scarce, especially in urban areas?

Can we talk about how BMI, the formula used to measure “obesity rates,” is patently unscientific and absurd? And for the love of all that is good in the world, can we finally talk about how you can be healthy and obese at the same time?

No, of course not. Because then we’d have to stop shaming people for their bodies - fuck off, Atlantic.

^^ I was waiting for good commentary on this before I reblogged. Thank you.

Commentary.

can we also talk about infastructure, the emergence of supposedley more obese people matches the spread of suburban sprawl, where people have to drive everywhere instead of walking. (the biggest increase is in middle america and the south)

can we talk about how most football players would be deemed obese by bmi because the process is dumb as shit.

can we also bring up the fact that the weight standards are based on white bodies because 200 on a white person and 200 on a black person looks completely different (honestly it looks completely different on two white people too but yeah really different on poc’s)

can we talk about how the concentration of poverty causes less funding for schools in inner cities, and therefore less money for healthy food options for kids who have to eat school lunches/breakfasts

Flawless commentary.

Can we also talk about the fact that the use of high fructose corn syrup as a sweetener has steadily been on the rise since the early to mid 80’s? High fructose corn syrup, as we all know, was used prior to that point for the purposes of fattening live stock. I don’t think it’s laziness that is increasing Americans’ body fat, but probably the poison that they’re passing off as food.