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"“Fat” is usually the first insult a girl throws at another girl when she wants to hurt her I mean,..."

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:53:42 -0500

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“Fat” is usually the first insult a girl throws at another girl when she wants to hurt her

I mean, is ‘fat’ really the worst thing a human being can be? Is ‘fat’ worse than ‘vindictive’, ‘jealous’, ‘shallow’, ‘vain’, ‘boring’ or ‘cruel’? Not to me; but then, you might retort, what do I know about the pressure to be skinny? I’m not in the business of being judged on my looks, what with being a writer and earning my living by using my brain…

I went to the British Book Awards that evening. After the award ceremony I bumped into a woman I hadn’t seen for nearly three years. The first thing she said to me? ‘You’ve lost a lot of weight since the last time I saw you!’

‘Well,’ I said, slightly nonplussed, ‘the last time you saw me I’d just had a baby.’

What I felt like saying was, ‘I’ve produced my third child and my sixth novel since I last saw you. Aren’t either of those things more important, more interesting, than my size?’ But no – my waist looked smaller! Forget the kid and the book: finally, something to celebrate!

I’d rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny – a thousand things, before ‘thin’. And frankly, I’d rather they didn’t give a gust of stinking chihuahua flatulence whether the woman standing next to them has fleshier knees than they do. Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons.

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- J.K. Rowling (via dearscarlet)

"Then there is the moment when she takes a deep breath and says “That is the best I know how to..."

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 22:54:35 -0500

“Then there is the moment when she takes a deep breath and says “That is the best I know how to do.” She wraps it up in kind ribbons, places it in the hot air balloon, lets it float deep into the sky.”

- Lauren Zuniga

fliesonherownwings: thedailywhat: Dear Ann Coulter of the...

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:03:14 -0400

fliesonherownwings:

thedailywhat:

Dear Ann Coulter of the Day: After Ann Coulter referred to President Obama as a retard in a tweet during Monday night’s presidential debate, Special Olympics athlete and global messenger John Franklin Stephens penned her this open letter:

Dear Ann Coulter,

Come on Ms. Coulter, you aren’t dumb and you aren’t shallow. So why are you continually using a word like the R-word as an insult?

I’m a 30 year old man with Down syndrome who has struggled with the public’s perception that an intellectual disability means that I am dumb and shallow. I am not either of those things, but I do process information more slowly than the rest of you. In fact it has taken me all day to figure out how to respond to your use of the R-word last night.

I thought first of asking whether you meant to describe the President as someone who was bullied as a child by people like you, but rose above it to find a way to succeed in life as many of my fellow Special Olympians have.

Then I wondered if you meant to describe him as someone who has to struggle to be thoughtful about everything he says, as everyone else races from one snarkey sound bite to the next.

Finally, I wondered if you meant to degrade him as someone who is likely to receive bad health care, live in low grade housing with very little income and still manages to see life as a wonderful gift.

Because, Ms. Coulter, that is who we are – and much, much more.

After I saw your tweet, I realized you just wanted to belittle the President by linking him to people like me. You assumed that people would understand and accept that being linked to someone like me is an insult and you assumed you could get away with it and still appear on TV.

I have to wonder if you considered other hateful words but recoiled from the backlash.

Well, Ms. Coulter, you, and society, need to learn that being compared to people like me should be considered a badge of honor.

No one overcomes more than we do and still loves life so much.

Come join us someday at Special Olympics. See if you can walk away with your heart unchanged.

A friend you haven’t made yet, John Franklin Stephens Global Messenger Special Olympics Virginia

[specialolympicsblog]

Ohmygod YES

canislupusrufus: viria: This raccoon never left the side of a...

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:20:32 -0400

canislupusrufus:

viria:

This raccoon never left the side of a cat who was dying of a tumor. The cat was comforted for the final hours of her life by her long time friend.

omg :(

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Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:05:02 -0400

cinnabunjizz: YES

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:18:06 -0400

cinnabunjizz:

YES

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Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:58:16 -0400

Why don't you be the artist...

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:55:58 -0400

And make me out of clay?
Why don’t you be the writer
Decide the words I say?
Cause I’d rather pretend
I’ll still be there at the end
Only it’s too hard to ask
Won’t you try to help me?

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Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:07:39 -0400

Why isn’t everything in life this cute??

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:42:53 -0400

Why isn’t everything in life this cute??

Yes. Just, yes.

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:04:40 -0400

Yes. Just, yes.

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Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:51:18 -0400

Senior year…clearly i love pictures #picstitch #room...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:36:02 -0400

Senior year…clearly i love pictures #picstitch #room #pretty (Taken with Instagram)

dive for dreams or a slogan may topple you (trees are their roots and wind is wind) trust your...

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 23:04:06 -0400

dive for dreams
or a slogan may topple you
(trees are their roots
and wind is wind)

trust your heart
if the seas catch fire
(and live by love
though the stars walk backward)

honour the past
but welcome the future
(and dance your death
away at this wedding)

never mind a world
with its villains or heroes
(for god likes girls
and tomorrow and the earth)

—ee cummings

Bye bye blonde. Back to my roots #nofilter #newhair #oldhair...

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:00:17 -0400

Bye bye blonde. Back to my roots #nofilter #newhair #oldhair (Taken with Instagram)

did-you-kno: Source

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:23:14 -0400

did-you-kno:

Source

Date night with @meganmcpartlin #wifey #brave #3D (Taken with...

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:57:58 -0400

Date night with @meganmcpartlin #wifey #brave #3D (Taken with Instagram)

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Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:20:26 -0400

Who’s got 2 thumbs and a brand new car? This guyyyy 😁🚙...

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:50:57 -0400

Who’s got 2 thumbs and a brand new car? This guyyyy 😁🚙 (Taken with Instagram)

Ok Urban Dictionary...

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:43:21 -0400

Ok Urban Dictionary...:

So I was on urbandictionary.com trying to figure something out and they suggested looking up my name. Since I have nothing better to do with my life, I did. Apparently Katies are very well liked. Sweet.