Everyone! Get all in, up, on, and around my uterus!

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I love some good old pregnancy photography!

I love some good old pregnancy photography!

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Oh, hi.

Been getting my sh*t together.  (And now it resembles a neatly stacked pile…that is metaphorically speaking.)  Moving onwards…

EATING ANIMALS by Jonathan Safran-Foer
I am a HUGE fan of this man’s work.  Every time I’ve visited B&N on Penn’s Campus there it was: a Safran-Foer book on the New & Noteworthy table.

I’ve been a vegetarian for three years and have been wavering on whether or not to become a more strict vegetarian.  Reading Eating Animals has been a total eye-opener and decision maker.  It’s definitely a hefty read containing 265 information laden pages…but totally worth it because Safran-Foer has a reputation for doing the damn thang.  It’s not your typical case for vegetarianism, it’s more of a case for animal welfare.  I think that eating animals would be totally okay less terrible if the animals were still farmed and given the individual love and attention that they had been just a century ago.

Just how destructive does a culinary preference have to be before we decide to eat something else?  If contributing to the suffering of billions of animals that live miserable lives and (quite often) die in horrific ways isn’t motivating, what would be?  If being the number one contributor to the most serious threat facing the plant (global warming) isn’t enough, what is?  And if you are tempted to put off these questions of conscience, to say not now, then when?

We have let the factory farm replace farming for the same reasons our cultures have relegated minorities to be second-class members of society and kept women under the power of men.  We treat animals as we do because we want to and can.  (Does anyone really wish to deny this anymore?)

At the end of the day, factory farming isn’t about feeding people; it’s about money.  And whether or not it’s right to kill animals for food, we know that in today’s dominant systems it’s impossible to kill them without (at least) inflicting occasional torture.

The book really discusses the inherent harms of factory farm.  Yes, FACTORY FARMING.  The type of industrial farming that produces 99% of the meat that American’s consume.  Not only does it pose an impending public health crisis, disturbingly abuse animals, contribute to deforestation and world hunger, it violates human rights by hiring those with the least education for the least amount of pay.  Every time someone buys meat they are endorsing all of the above ills.  And it is truly disturbing and sad.
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Perhaps we dont like what we see: our hips, our loss of hair, our shoe size, our dimples, our knuckles too big, our eating habits, our disposition. We have disclosed these things in secret, likes and dislikes, behind doors with locks, our lonely rooms, our messy desks, our empty hearts, our sudden bursts of energy, our sudden bouts of depression. Don’t worry. Put away your mirrors and your beauty magazines and your books on tape. There is someone right here who knows you more than you do, who is making room on the couch, who is fixing a meal, who is putting on your favorite record, who is listening intently to what you have to say, who is standing there with you, face to face, hand to hand, eye to eye, mouth to mouth. There is no space left uncovered. This is where you belong.
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27/12/2011 . 4,244 notes . Reblog
feminismisforlovers: Shocking and disheartening event. Mighty powerful response. It’s a good day when hatred is revealed and confronted like this. Thank you, Black Out! hanuueshe: feministdisney: teammedea: complex-brown:  BLACK OUT! At Occupy Philadelphia We had a Black Out! at Occupy Philadelphia. Why? Saturday,  two sisters were called Niggers by two of the volunteers at Occupy Philadelphia at the cell-phone charging stations.  They were also told to go back to Africa, and that each white man should own a slave. When the sista’s called security, security asked them to leave the premises because they thought they were apart of the UHURU movement.  Even if they were a part of that movement, they should not have been asked to leave without any mention of their verbal and spirtual abuse. So a small collective formed a drummer’s circle and started a rally, only to be met with on-lookers who didn’t understand why there was a Pan-African flag at an “American” event. We were called racist.  People kept coming to us to tell us that all of us are people and that race is behind us! Bullshit. When we wanted to address the people at the people’s assembly, we had to beg to get a spot on the program. They kept asking us if we were going to be violent.  We eventually told the gate-keepers that we were going to be given the mic, or we were going to take the mic. We eventually got our spot. As the sister was talking about her experience, there were some members in support - but many of the people were asking us to hurry up and finish, one guy using signals to get us to hurry up. We spoke out about RACISM IN THE 99 percent. We spoke out about how nobody was taking about the racist foundation of coporate greed. How do we talk about classim without taking about racism? We were called racist because we empowered ourselves and stood up for what was right. Man, fuck you Philadelphia. this is why I almost never, ever say What The Fuck… to reserve it for instances like this in which no other phrase can properly describe my reaction Jesus fucking Christ on a moped. What the ever-loving fuck Philly?

feminismisforlovers:

Shocking and disheartening event. Mighty powerful response. It’s a good day when hatred is revealed and confronted like this. Thank you, Black Out!

hanuueshe:

feministdisney:

teammedea:

complex-brown:

 BLACK OUT! At Occupy Philadelphia

We had a Black Out! at Occupy Philadelphia. Why?

Saturday,  two sisters were called Niggers by two of the volunteers at Occupy Philadelphia at the cell-phone charging stations.  They were also told to go back to Africa, and that each white man should own a slave. When the sista’s called security, security asked them to leave the premises because they thought they were apart of the UHURU movement.  Even if they were a part of that movement, they should not have been asked to leave without any mention of their verbal and spirtual abuse.

So a small collective formed a drummer’s circle and started a rally, only to be met with on-lookers who didn’t understand why there was a Pan-African flag at an “American” event. We were called racist.  People kept coming to us to tell us that all of us are people and that race is behind us!

Bullshit.

When we wanted to address the people at the people’s assembly, we had to beg to get a spot on the program. They kept asking us if we were going to be violent.  We eventually told the gate-keepers that we were going to be given the mic, or we were going to take the mic. We eventually got our spot.

As the sister was talking about her experience, there were some members in support - but many of the people were asking us to hurry up and finish, one guy using signals to get us to hurry up.

We spoke out about RACISM IN THE 99 percent.

We spoke out about how nobody was taking about the racist foundation of coporate greed.

How do we talk about classim without taking about racism?

We were called racist because we empowered ourselves and stood up for what was right.

Man, fuck you Philadelphia.

this is why I almost never, ever say What The Fuck… to reserve it for instances like this in which no other phrase can properly describe my reaction

Jesus fucking Christ on a moped. What the ever-loving fuck Philly?

10/10/2011 . 2,770 notes . Reblog
Hey girl. A little on the funny side.
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Lao Tzu (via kari-shma)
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Alls Well That Ends Well When Fettucine Alfredo is Involved

Natural birth video at birthing center!

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deviantart: Let’s Eat. by ~Celoproxy

deviantart:

Let’s Eat. by ~Celoproxy

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Haaa.

Haaa.

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