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Studies have shown, that, indeed, introverts are more likely than extroverts to express intimate facts about themselves online that their family and friends would be surprised to read, to say that they can express the “real me” online, and to spend more time in certain kinds of online discussions. They welcome the chance to communicate digitally. The same person who would never raise his hand in a lecture hall of two hundred people might blog to two thousand, or two million, without thinking twice. The same person who finds it difficult to introduce himself to strangers might establish a presence online and then extend those relationships into the real world.
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youngloudandalyssa:


Owen | The Sad Waltzes of Pietro Crespi

could you love someone completely?
and yes, by “someone” I mean me
spoiled sick like milk you let sit too long
it’s a simple question
as I lie awake waiting for you to lay beside me
I can almost hear the sad waltzes of Pietro Crespi

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racismschool:

face-down-asgard-up:

tranzient:

caymanwent:

gabzillaattack:

so-treu:

white girl says “i am not Trayvon Martin……and neither are you, fellow white people.”

THIS is how you collect your folks.

girlfriend lays it down, this is so important. i am george zimmerman, and so are you.

I don’t really think I’m George Zimmerman just because I’m white. I don’t really feel a need to shoot any minority children, so the comparison is sort of irksome. I’m white, not evil, so let’s not conflate the two.

you really missed the point of what she was saying.

Oh, I’m sorry, the comparison is “irksome”? It is irksome for you to be reminded that if you are white that you have been indoctrinated in the same way that Zimmerman was? Oh won’t someone think of how horrible it is for you to be reminded that Zimmerman’s behavior is a direct result of the way white people are taught to perceive and react to POC, particularly young POC men?

Did you even watch the video? Did you? How do you not see your white privilege when your first response to this video is “but not me! not all white people! that’s mean!”

Once again, face-down-asgard-up collects her people in most sexy of fashions!

moodyashell:

a tribute to the unsung hero, the black friend.

(Source: bigthink.com)

bobbycaputo:

100 Portraits of Women and Men Between the Ages of 1 and 100

1 to 100 Years Project is an awesome portrait project by Belgian photographer Edouard Janssens in which he photographed 100 women and 100 men at each age between 1 and 100. His goal was to show the aging process in a positive manner and to provide an interesting visualization of the link between generations. He didn’t handpick the subjects either — all the participants volunteered through the project’s website (excluding the kids, of course).

Interestingly enough, Janssens himself appears in the project — his self-portrait can be seen at number 50 on the men’s side.

The photographs were also arranged into slideshow videos:

They turn you into a monster and then they call you one.