Ultras play with fire as Bundesliga engulfed by flares and violence | Raphael Honigstein | Football | guardian.co.uk 'Over in Munich's Allianz Arena, one ultra group were also happy to play with fire, at least in a rhetorical way. "The board are a whore, fucked by the police and the German FA," read a banner from "Inferno Bavaria" that contained only one grammatical error.' Altering Fair Isle Charts in Excel [...]
Feminism / Sexism Why Guys Really Hate Being Called ‘Creepy’ At the heart of the "anti-creep shaming campaign" is a concerted effort to discourage women from relying on their instincts to protect themselves from harm. Laying aside its likely etymology, calling a dude an "asshole" is a way of labeling him a jerk. Plenty of people can be jerks without being predatory. On the other hand, calling a dude "creepy" [...]
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Social Justice Shifting Cultural Sensibilities and Valentine’s Pleas » Sociological Images "Dmitriy T.M. sent along a series of vintage Valentine’s Day cards that, similarly, have a different effect given our contemporary cultural sensibilities. After decades of efforts to draw attention to and problematize men’s violence against women, these cards seem misguided at best." Shakesville: Feminism 101: Helpful Hints for Dudes, Part I Crafts / Sewing Jordan Ferney | Oh Happy [...]
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Utopia in Decay: The Monuments of Yugoslavia
"Symbolizing the utopian vision of the former Yugoslavia, these Communist-era statues represented vision and hope toward the future. Now in a state of decay, the statues have come to symbolize a lost era of Communist regime." (more)
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A browsable, searchable archive of tweets | stopdesign This will be useful in the future once I get my act together. Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo "…is a grammatically valid sentence in the English language, used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated linguistic constructs." martin skrtel monday | Tumblr The Chuck Norris meme is clearly old but I like [...]