cumberbitchsandwich:

awesumsos:

Smiguel

If you have the willpower to not reblog Smiguel.

Well then.

I salute you, amigo.

So wait, remind why wearing a sombrero and a fake mustache is cultural appropriation during Halloween and not here?

I understand where this post is going and the point it is trying to make, but you have to look at things in context. Whites may have the largest percentage of food stamp use, but they also have a much larger percentage of population than blacks and hispanics.

If, for instance, there are 5,000 white people, 3,000 black people and 1,000 hispanic people (I’m making up these numbers), and there are 3,000 people on food stamps, then 1080 white people are on food stamps, 660 black people and 300 hispanics. That would mean that 21% of white people use food stamps, but 22% of blacks and 30% of hispanics use food stamps — therefore defeating the whole purpose of this post and reinforcing the conservative’s racist stereotyping.

Instead of looking foolish by falsely asserting that “OMG WHITES USE FOOD STAMPS SO MUCH MORE THAN OTHER RACES!!!!!” perhaps a post discussing the reasons WHY minorities have a higher percentage of food stamp usage (i.e. lack of access to education, jobs, etc) would be more in order. But that would involve Tumblr users to actually use their brains, and OMGZ MATHZ.

I don’t…what??

Almost 30,000 people reblogged a gif that spells Broadway wrong.

“Back when women had beautiful souls and class, before they turned ghetto. I miss this time era”

Wut

I am a firm believer in the personhood of children and that children are an oppressed group. It pains me to see so much child hate within feminism; not from all feminists of course, but there certainly is a lot of mother-blaming and child hate in some pockets of feminism. Many others have spoken eloquently and thoughtfully about this before me, so I’m not going to reiterate what they’ve said. Long story short, I believe that children’s rights are important, and that feminists in being progressive and advocating for marginalised groups of all kinds, should be invested in working for the rights of all oppressed groups – including children.

So without further ado:

The Adult Privilege Checklist

As a child:

1. I am not legally allowed to vote, even though government makes decisions about me and people like me.
2. If I need a caregiver, he or she will not be my peer.
3. It is often considered acceptable, appropriate and even desirable for my caregiver to physically assault me if I do not please them.
   1. In many places I can legally be physically disciplined in my place of education.
   2. If I am hit, even once, by a loved one, that is not normally legally considered abuse.
   3. It is likely that I am smaller than the person assaulting me, and that I will be unable to defend myself.
   4. If I am behaving in a way others do not like (or my caregiver has decided they no longer wish to be in a certain place), it is considered acceptable to physically pick me up and forcibly remove me from the area/situation.
4. If I am routinely yelled at, criticized, and belittled in my own home, this might not generally be recognised as abusive behaviour.
   1. My physical and emotional needs are often not treated as reasonable and important.
   2. If I am angry or upset, this is often not taken seriously and I am often condescended and patronised.
5. I am almost always dependent on others for my economic support.
   1. I do not get to make choices about family finances, when to spend money and on what.
   2. If I am allowed to earn money at all, it will be at a lower rate than adults doing exactly the same work.
6. I am routinely ignored or told to be quiet.
   1. If I am the only child in a group of people, I will often be shut out of the conversation or patronised.
   2. It is considered acceptable to talk over me or to interrupt me while I am speaking.
7. When I display age-appropriate behaviour, other people find it unacceptable.
   1. I cannot be ‘noisier/more active than average’ in a public place without people questioning my right to be in that place.
   2. If I am ‘noisier/more active than average’ in a public place I risk myself and my caregiver being thrown out.
8. I cannot speak in public to a group of people without putting people my age on trial.
9. I do not have free choice with my language. If I use ‘unacceptable’ words I will often be punished.
10. If I am suffering from mental health problems, I am often dismissed and have them put down to my age.
11. Adults often feel they have the right to harass me.
    1. Adults feel it is their right to talk to me even after I make it clear I do not wish to talk to them.
    2. Adults feel it is their right to touch me (tousle my hair, pinch my cheek) without my permission.
12. Society and the media often portray people like me in a negative light.
    1. The media often describes people like me as lazy, ignorant or criminal.
13. People often make decisions on my behalf and tell me that they know better than I do what is best for me.
14. The world is not generally sized to fit me:
    1. I am not usually able to find a seat which is made for somebody my size.
    2. Light switches, windows, sinks and toilets are not usually positioned for someone my size to be able to reach easily.
    3. I cannot be certain that I will be able to lock the door to my bathroom stall or reach the toilet paper once I’m sitting down.
    4. It is very possible that I might find myself trapped somewhere that I cannot leave without assistance.
    5. Silverware, plates, and glasses will usually not be sized to fit my hands.
15. When eating out, or at a film, the wait time will probably not feel reasonable to me, and if I eat as I would at home I might attract stares and rude comments.
    1. If my wait time for food or entertainment feels unreasonable, and I complain, people will generally not be understanding and apologetic.
    2. I can’t talk with my mouth full without people putting this down to my age.
16. I might not understand the unspoken rules of interacting in public spaces, they might not feel natural to me, and might not be able to follow them without causing myself distress.
17. I may not be able to speak my native language with fluency and am often not understood by other native speakers.
    1. It is considered acceptable for another speaker of my native language to laugh at me for my language choices, or inability to express myself.
18. I am not usually given a choice about my place of education (or whether to participate in education). If I am sent to school I am legally expected to attend, whether it is my choice or not. If I am home educated I might not be given the choice to go to school if I so wish.
    1. If I am late to my place of education I will probably be reprimanded, even if this is the fault of my adult caregiver.
    2. I am almost never permitted to choose my educational curriculum, materials, or pace.
    3. My educational evaluations will often be based on circumstances entirely outside my control–the actions of other students, or of my caregivers, or the learning materials available to me.
19. If I am feeling ill, I might not be able to adequately express this to my caregiver. If I can, I might not be taken seriously or treated properly.
    1. If I need to see a health professional, I am reliant upon my caregiver to arrange this for me.
    2. Medical professionals often ignore me entirely, choosing instead to speak to my caregiver only about my needs.
    3. I am not able to make my own medical decisions. The right to make these decisions belongs to other people entirely (usually my adult caregivers).
    4. In some places, if I require an abortion, my adult caregivers must be notified, which can sometimes place me in great danger.
20. I might not be able to attend to my bodily needs (housing, food, water, toileting, health needs, taking myself to bed) without relying on someone else to assist me.
    1. I am often forced to eat foods I do not like.
    2. People might advocate force-feeding me, and this is not often seen as abusive.
    3. My bedtime is set (often arbitrarily) by my caregiver, and I often do not have input on this.
    4. I have no choice about my living space – the house I live in, its decoration, the arrangement of furniture etc.
    5. I often have no choice about my outward appearance – haircuts, clothing etc.
21. I am usually not given a choice about which religion to follow.
22. If I wish to spend time with other people, I need the permission and sometimes the assistance of my caregiver to arrange this.
    1. If I do not wish to spend time with a certain person or people, I am not usually given the choice to avoid them.
23. My sexual development is often not explained to me and sometimes actively discouraged.
    1. If my sexuality/gender identity is not cis and straight, I can expect to be told it’s “wrong,” and efforts will be made to change it. Use of force is considered acceptable in this situation.
    2. It is considered unacceptable for me to enjoy my sexuality.
24. My belongings can be taken from me (often by my adult caregiver) and this is not viewed as theft.
25. If I am in public unescorted by an adult, random adults may demand to escort me, and restrict my movements; this is considered acceptable, regardless of my own opinions or those of my legal caregiver.
26. I am limited in what films I may see alone, regardless of my opinions or those of my caregiver.
27. It is considered acceptable or even “prudent” for me to be discriminated against and regarded with suspicion when patronising a store or other establishment.
    1. It is often considered acceptable to force me to submit my belongings to a search before/after/during my visit to a store or other establishment.

Voting, drinking, and working rights for toddlers! Who’s with me!

Can you just not, AOL?