The subject is the opiate of the subject

untitled-mag: Visiting New York? Get a different kind of subway...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:47:07 -0600

untitled-mag:

Visiting New York? Get a different kind of subway map.

bradelterman: The legendary Mac De Marco! Photo by Brad...

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:39:46 -0600

bradelterman:

The legendary Mac De Marco!

Photo by Brad Elterman

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Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:39:15 -0600

"White gay cis men have cultural access to the bodies of black women and black femmes, cultural..."

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:03:21 -0600

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White gay cis men have cultural access to the bodies of black women and black femmes, cultural access that black women and black femmes do not have in relation to white gay cis male bodies. This cultural access allows white gay cis men to caricature black femininities, through mannerisms and voice intonations, as rambunctiously depraved and outlandish. It is a form of ontological mockery that reinforces dehumanizing narratives and racist tropes about black femininities. Perez Hilton, who personifies a homonormative politic, has systematically tapped into the cultural access to which I refer at various points in his career. Indeed, the sassy lexicon he, and so many other upper middle class non-disabled white gay cis men like him, employs rests on the commodification and appropriation of black femme identities. Hilton interjecting himself in a social media dispute between two black women, Azealia Banks and Angel Haze, precipitated the Hilton/Banks altercation, which is emblematic of his (problematic) cultural access.

Because our society subscribes to an insidiously misogynistic sociocultural paradigm, to insult someone, notwithstanding gender, is to invoke the feminine. So what better way for Banks to cut Hilton down to size than to call his masculinity into question? The Banks/Hilton feud had absolutely nothing to do with sexual identity (read: homophobia), but rather, gender power dynamics (read: femmephobia). Azealia calling Perez a “messy faggot” suggests an attempt to assert her status as a no-nonsense, hard ass femcee in a largely masculine of center dominated hip-hop industry. Masculine of center queer men, notwithstanding race, appropriate the word bitch. Very often, they use it pejoratively, and with impunity. They’re seldom called out on the ubiquity of their misguided misogyny. Yet, when it comes to Azealia’s use of the word faggot, she’s quickly characterized as homophobic, reinforcing the dominant narrative that people of color are somehow inherently homophobic, to echo Janet Mock’s recent sentiments. Although Azealia Banks is queer, she is not part of a population that would have this slur used against her. That being said, there are other words that are deeply entrenched manifestations of oppression that go unchecked each and every day. Ironically, many gay men who are up in arms over Azealia’s use of the word faggot are the same men who render femme-identified men invisible and undesirable.

Azealia Banks’ career allegedly hangs in the balance and Perez Hilton’s remains firmly intact. She’s now regarded as the ratchet, violently homophobic black woman. By virtue of his white gay cis male privilege, Hilton did not have to contend with the implications of calling will.i.am a faggot several months ago. This isn’t two wrongs make a right, but rather, one wrong is minimized, and the other, pathologized.

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- Edward Ndopu, “On Azealia Banks And White Gay Cis Male Privilege,” Crunk Feminist Collective 1/10/13 (via racialicious)

diamondmind: JD Samson wearing Lanvin Homme in Candy Magazine,...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:48:25 -0600

diamondmind:

JD Samson wearing Lanvin Homme in Candy Magazine, 2012

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Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:13:03 -0600

"When refusing to affirm Jesus as a Palestinian Jew who spoke Aramaic — a Semitic language that is..."

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:49:57 -0600

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When refusing to affirm Jesus as a Palestinian Jew who spoke Aramaic — a Semitic language that is ancestral to Arabic and Hebrew — the West will continue to view Islam as a “foreign religion.” Hate crimes and discriminatory acts against Muslims, Arabs, and others who are perceived to be Muslim will persist. They will still be treated as “cultural outsiders” and “threats” to the West. Interesting enough, Christianity and Judaism are never considered “foreign religions,” despite having Middle Eastern origins, like Islam. As Douglas-Klotz insists, affirming Jesus as a native Middle Eastern person “enables Christians to understand that the mind and message” of Jesus arises from “the same earth as have the traditions of their Jewish and Muslim sisters and brothers.”

Jesus would not prefer one race or group of people over another. I believe he would condemn today’s demonization and dehumanization of the Palestinian people, as well as the misrepresentations of him that fuel white supremacy. As a Muslim, I believe Jesus was a Prophet of God, and if I were to have any say about the Christmas spirit, it would be based on Jesus’ character: humility, compassion, and Love. A Love in which all people, regardless of ethnicity, race, culture, religion, gender, and sexual orientation are respected and appreciated.

And in that spirit, I wish you all a merry Christmas. Alaha Natarak (Aramaic: God be with you).

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- Jesus was a Palestinian and Why it Matters | Muslim Reverie - December 25, 2009 (via androphilia)

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Sun, 23 Dec 2012 02:39:46 -0600

wafflesinmyvcr: Not so much.

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:16:09 -0500

wafflesinmyvcr:

Not so much.

Familiy

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:02:00 -0500

Family: a group of persons in whom you have to trust your motionless body for a few hours, with the certainty (99,99%) that they’ll not murder you while you sleep.

sefren: love the bell!

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:45:39 -0500

sefren:

love the bell!

You're on this planet because two people fucked.

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:55:18 -0500

wafflesinmyvcr:

HOW WEIRD IS THAT?

I want to watch japanese TV.

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:39:00 -0500

I want to watch japanese TV.

ymutate: Charles Wilkin, Brooklyn, NY, United...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:21:42 -0500

ymutate:

Charles Wilkin, Brooklyn, NY, United States, Comparatively, Another Dimension, found at saatchionline.com

whitebread144o: Happy Friday the 13th!

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:10:22 -0500

whitebread144o:

Happy Friday the 13th!

Klaus Nomi covering the almighty melody.

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:35:00 -0500

Klaus Nomi covering the almighty melody.

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Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:43:51 -0500

fer1972: Julian Callos: The End Series 1. Fallout 2. Sunder 3....

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:41:09 -0500

fer1972:

Julian Callos: The End Series

1. Fallout

2. Sunder

3. Rapture

4. The End

You all gotta know: my english is not very good.

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:10:00 -0500

You all gotta know: my english is not very good.

And, I’m sorry if you have to waste yr time reading this, but I think that in a sane society,...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:58:39 -0500

And, I’m sorry if you have to waste yr time reading this, but I think that in a sane society, must be the the offended person the one to look for apologies to the offender. Discuss. xo.