mariofartwii:

if someone ever asks to summarize 2010 up in one picture, just show them this

politicalprof:

As longtime readers of this blog know, I grew up in North Carolina, and it hurts me to see how the whackjob Republicans who now control the state have devastated a state I was once proud to call home.

Which brings me to the recently passed statute in North Carolina seeking to overturn a law passed in my hometown, Charlotte, that allowed people to use whatever bathroom they need to use even if they are transgendered. (The law also prevents local communities from raising their minimum wages, something most people are not addressing.) The new North Carolina law, passed in a special session in a late night rush, insists that people have to use whatever bathroom would be appropriate based on their gender stated on their birth certificate.

Now, there’s lots wrong, immoral, thoughtless and stupid about this. The law is being savaged and should be. Heck, I’ve used coed bathrooms in restaurants here in Finland – it’s no big deal. (To be fair, Finnish stalls are floor to ceiling and are very private. They even all have mini-sinks and scary bidets on flexible hoses in the stall.)

But here’s a question I haven’t seen anyone ask: how would I know? If a transgendered person, even someone pre-operative (if that’s their plan), walks into a men’s room looking like a man (whatever that means these days) and then goes into a stall, how do I know they’re in the “wrong” bathroom? (Or vice versa for a woman’s room?) On what basis do I demand to see a birth certificate?

This law isn’t about protecting anyone from having to pee next to someone of the “wrong” gender. It’s about allowing bigoted politicians to run for office by appealing to bigoted voters by pandering to their bigotry. It’s disgusting.

reverse-mermaid:

for real though, personal posts get a bad rap

like i will see people apologize for making a lot of them and i’m just

dude

a) it’s YOUR blog, you can recite the greek alphabet one post at a time if you really want to

b) you don’t owe your followers shit

c) personal posts are fucking interesting, man. if i am following a blog i am okay! with knowing about the person behind that blog! nobody’s gonna begrudge you having a life outside the intermajig and talking about it.