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Tue, 21 May 2013 22:32:59 -0400

"[F]or the first several years the SAT was offered, males scored higher than females on the Math..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:27:46 -0400

“[F]or the first several years the SAT was offered, males scored higher than females on the Math section but females achieved higher scores on the Verbal section. ETS policy-makers determined that the Verbal test needed to be “balanced” more in favor of males, and added questions pertaining to politics, business and sports to the Verbal portion. Since that time, males have outscored females on both the Math and Verbal sections. Dwyer notes that no similar effort has been made to “balance” the Math section, and concludes that, “It could be done, but it has not been, and I believe that probably an unconscious form of sexism underlies this pattern. When females show the superior performance, ‘balancing’ is required; when males show the superior performance, no adjustments are necessary.” “”

- “Gender Bias in College Admissions Tests”, FairTest.org

And then people urge me everything is fine, of course it is, when you’re ignoring statistics that is.

(via cwnl)

This is just icing on the cake. This test is already bullshit, and now this filth.

(via dottoraqn)

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Tue, 21 May 2013 22:25:44 -0400

scienceheroextraordinaire: 0ver-doze: lamp guaranteed to make...

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:22:14 -0400

scienceheroextraordinaire:

0ver-doze:

lamp

guaranteed to make your friends shit themselves

catsbooksandtheholylance: ABOMINATIONS - set 2! Marodra and...

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:08:32 -0400

the dreadful, spindly, killerfish!!

and psychic-bug that'll sap your brain out through your ears. :)

catsbooksandtheholylance:

ABOMINATIONS - set 2!

Marodra and Caterbra!

its offical, Marodra is my favourite of the ones ive done :) i love lionfish, so i thought I’d try and use them for the fins.

seriously guys, it’s so much fun!

muertosiro: nevertoomanyspiders: coyotestar: might do more...

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:06:47 -0400

muertosiro:

nevertoomanyspiders:

coyotestar:

might do more later

these are amazing???

Hauntgey is my final form.

paper-snow-a-ghost: craftyjai: ride-the-vibes: This is JASON...

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:04:49 -0400

paper-snow-a-ghost:

craftyjai:

ride-the-vibes:

This is JASON FYLES and he goes to my university (Newcastle University, North East of England) He is 19 years old, 5’8, ginger hair and slim. He was last seen in the Sandyford area at 2:45am on Thursday morning and has not been seen since. He was wearing a blue shirt, grey cardigan, beige chinos and brown ankle boots. Everyone in uni is so worried about him along with his family and friends. We are coming together as a university to appeal for his safe return. It is thought that he lost his friends on the night out and tried to make his way back by himself. Please, I am begging for you to REBLOG THIS, even if you don’t live in Newcastle, or England. Every REBLOG means that someone else will see his face, they will know who we are looking for, and your followers could be the one to know his whereabouts. Stay safe Jason, we’re looking for you.
THIS WILL NOT RUIN YOUR BLOG!

Local news report

PLEASE. Nobody reblogged my own post on this which I posted an hour or so ago so I’m wondering if nobody will now. This guy is my friend. If I have ever sent you a nice ask or reblogged something of yours and it made you happy for a second (or even if I haven’t; this is about helping him, not doing me a favour) for God’s sake just help now, help to find my friend Jason. You want me to make him human to you?

Once we all grew beans in pots as part of a Biology experiment- the experiment failed miserably and made the whole lab stink, but his was the only bean that grew and he was actually pretty proud about it

He learned to knit as part of a school project where he had to learn a creative skill, and when a couple of people teased him about it he said “gender is a social construct” and carried on knitting like a badass

He loves the scene in The Great Gatsby where Gatsby throws all his silk shirts around and he and I used to giggle over it together

Once I asked him if he had a string of tinsel I could use in a photoshoot and he brought me a big cardboard box full of tinsel and fairy lights because he’s a helpful and lovely guy

He’s HUMAN and he needs our HELP and just PLEASE PLEASE FUCKING REBLOG THIS??? He’s been missing for four days now- when he went missing he would have been wearing his contact lenses and he won’t have had his (very thick) glasses with him so by now he’ll have had to take his contacts out and throw them away and he won’t be able to see well and oh God just please signal boost this

I reblogged this earlier but there are thousands of you who see my posts so it’s worth putting it out there again

spaceyfrancophile: fancysomedisneymagic: THE INCREDIBLES 2 ON...

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:47:28 -0400

spaceyfrancophile:

fancysomedisneymagic:

THE INCREDIBLES 2 ON ITS WAY

Brad Bird, director and writer for The Incredibles (and Edna Mode’s voice) has declared to be getting ready for the film’s sequel. He admitted it was because “he loves those characters and their world”. He has already thought of many elements he thinks would work great for The Incredibles 2, but has to first finish Walt Disney Pictures’ Tomorrowland with George Clooney and Hugh Laurie, which will be released December 2014. This could mean that the film could be coming in 2016 or 2017.

You guys excited?

HALLELUJAH IT’S A MIRACLE

sherlockedbyphaninthetardis: davedirk: davedirk: lauraforgood: m33wlin: WE WERE WATCHING THIS...

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:59 -0400

sherlockedbyphaninthetardis:

davedirk:

davedirk:

lauraforgood:

m33wlin:

WE WERE WATCHING THIS MOVIE IN GYM AND THE MAIN CHARACTER WAS LIKE “I’M TIRED AND HUNGRY AND HORNY” AND ME AT THIS OTHER CUTE GUY IN THE BACK JUST BOTH GO “SAME” AND LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND I WINKED AND EVERYONE WAS SO UNCOMFORTABLE BUT I WAS LAUGHING REALLY HARD AND THIS IS WHY I DONT HAVE FRIENDS

can we have a tumblr marriage for you guys?

seems legit

woops

IM ACTUALLY CRYING

i-o-u-an-assbutt: iamaproudsuperwholockian: counting-to-one-hundred: APPARENTLY ACCORDING TO CBC...

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:41:57 -0400

i-o-u-an-assbutt:

iamaproudsuperwholockian:

counting-to-one-hundred:

APPARENTLY ACCORDING TO CBC NEWS TUMBLR IS KNOWN FOR “Foul language and nude photos”

REALLY? THATS ALL? WHY NOT THE AMAZING ARTISTS? THE SOCIAL JUSTICE? EVEN THE PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE SO CALLED “HIPSTER BLOGS”

WE ARE MORE THAN JUST FOUL LANGUAGE AND NUDE PHOTOS. WE ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT

Are we?

yes we fucking are now shut your dirty whore mouth you lil shit

If I was a guy for a day,

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:31:39 -0400

thecolorplaid:

I would:

Masturbate.

Hug a girl to see if it’s true that they can feel their boobs.

Walk around the house naked.

Pee behind a building.

Ask someone to kick me in the balls to see how painful some boys say it hurts.

Yell at girls at the mall saying, “CAN I HOLLA FOR A DOLLA?”

Stare at my penis.

Get a blowjob.

you seem to think that getting a blowjob is easy

it is not

theclearlydope: The mustache that this city needs.

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:04 -0400

theclearlydope:

The mustache that this city needs.

ogcookies: militantbyexistence: vishual: noseasboba: I never...

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:28:32 -0400

ogcookies:

militantbyexistence:

vishual:

noseasboba:

I never get tired of this photo.

Ella Fitzgerald was not allowed to play at Mocambo because of her race. Then, one of Ella’s biggest fans made a telephone call that quite possibly changed the path of her career for good. Here, Ella tells the story of how Marilyn Monroe changed her life:

“I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt… she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him – and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status – that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman – a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.”

jesus christ this is so much better than all of the “you don’t have to be size zero!!!!!” and “i don’t mind living in a man’s world if i can be a woman!!!!!!!” bullshit related to marilyn monroe i see.

sisterhood yo….

Ella is one of my favorite musical artists.

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Tue, 21 May 2013 17:14:31 -0400

heartless-siren: projectkr: keepyoursecretsinthedark: team-fre...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:50:03 -0400

heartless-siren:

projectkr:

keepyoursecretsinthedark:

team-free-will-and-the-impala:

doncarlosi:

tangarang:

ccomicsloth:

yokhakidfiasco:

thedeadhand:

general-winky:

WHAT THE ACTUALLY FUCK I AM SO UNCOMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW

what the actual fuck

This is actually pretty cool

its really sweet though

am

am i the only one who finds this really disturbing.

This is actually lovely.

WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK HOW IS THIS SWEET

what did i just watch

I’m so used to stuff like this. Thank you tumblr for desensitizing me .

So cute! I did this when I was younger

lowlighter: THE MOST FUN

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:47:13 -0400

lowlighter:

THE MOST FUN

theinconsequentialgatsby: Imagine Dragons - Radioactive [8 Bit...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:50 -0400

theinconsequentialgatsby:

Imagine Dragons - Radioactive [8 Bit Remix by NickRemixes]

I’m waking up, I feel it in my soul.

twigwise: bluebellanon: jakeyelias: gabrielsbutt: toburnbrigh...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:28 -0400

twigwise:

bluebellanon:

jakeyelias:

gabrielsbutt:

toburnbright:

Oh, wow. The usual version of wing tattoos where they’re folded up against the shoulder blades doesn’t appeal to me but these… oh yes.

GET ON MY BODY

still really love this.

Oh, there should be wing!fic where the tattoo changes to real wings as someone is watching …

You had always admired his tattoos. He was positively covered in them; a spade on the back of his left hand, the words “love is all we live for” across his chest, beautiful, vibrant splashes of watercolor-like skin-art almost dripping down his thighs onto bands of pink and red around his calves. They hugged him, lean and wiry as he was, and they suited him perfectly. It was like they bound his soul to his body.

But none of them seemed as real, as completely him, as his wings.

You’ll freely admit that you have a bit of a kink for tattoos, and you’ve dated more than one person with wings on their back, but none of them were as intricate or as realistic as his. Sometimes, you swear that as he walks around your apartment, bare of a shirt, the feathers ruffle. It’s almost like the dark ink is never the same way twice.

And god, he’s sensitive about them, too. You asked who did them, if you could get something like them, and he almost hissed. So defensive, he won’t tell who his artist was. Not like that was the only way he was sensitive about them. The way he moans when you’re having sex and you drag your hands over his wings, you’d think you were his fucking god.

You’ve called him your angel more than once. He always laughed, brushed it off. And you’d ghost your hands over his shoulderblades, marveling at how soft his skin was as he melted under your touch.

But not this time.

It’s been a year since you started dating, and you just proposed, and here your angel is, shaking his head, looking worried.

“You wouldn’t want me to marry you, if you knew.”

“Knew what?” You’re surprised at how distant your voice sounds. At how heavy the air feels.

He turns around and shucks his shirt, exposing his gorgeous shoulders, the beautiful curve of his spine, his lovely tattoos.

“What are you-“

You only get out half a thought when you notice the air around him shimmer. You blink once, then twice, convinced you’re seeing things- it’s almost like the feathers are moving on his skin. And then, you realize, they are.

It starts with the leading feathers, secondaries, you think they’re called. They peel off his flesh, like a sticker from paper. For a moment, they’re ephemeral, a two-dimensional apparition in three-dimensional space. Then the air shimmers some more (glittering would be a more suitable word) and you catch the barest hint of whispers, and they’re suddenly real.

The other feathers, and then the flesh and strong muscle follow, tawny and speckled, matching his freckled skin. They’re bigger than at first, too- the five foot wingspan that stretched across his arms and back rustling into reality at least fifteen feet wide. From where you’re standing, as he flexes the no doubt tense muscle, you’re walled in by impossible wings.

They smell like his hair.

It takes a few minutes when the transfiguration is complete for you to realize that he’s talking to you. You had been staring in awe at your angel’s feathers; he was staring at your face over his shoulder.

You stumble over your words. “P-pardon me?”

There’s a faint trace of his normal smile on his face, twisted by bitterness. “I said, see? I’m kind of a mutant.”

You shake your head and step forward, tracing a finger lightly over his wing joints. Dimly you’re aware of how he trembles just like always, his wings sensitive like nothing else. “Why would I- why did you keep this hidden? They’re gorgeous, my god…”

“Mutants aren’t really welcomed by most, you know.”

“I’m not most.” You turn away from his wings and wrap your arms around his waist, kissing the back of his neck and reveling in the feeling of farm feathers around you. “Can you fly?”

He chuckles lightly. “Of course I can.”

You duck under his wings, circling to his front so he can see just how big your smile is.

“Show me.”

minttwilight: windona: bananasliketoparty: the-doctor-to-my-t...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:31:02 -0400

minttwilight:

windona:

bananasliketoparty:

the-doctor-to-my-tardis:

deathcomes4u:

recreationalcannibalism:

wtfhistory:

daivialesley:

hatewizard:

laprus:

im setting myself on fire goodbye

I made you a sandwich put it in your mouth

TELL THAT TO MOTHERFUCKING QUEEN VICTORIA AND HER HUGE ASS EMPIRE BITCH

I’m sorry.

I couldn’t hear you.

Over all the voices of amazing women.

Throughout history.

Who could have

kicked

your

ignorant

ass.

Reblogging this for the gender studies we’re doing in my history course.

No important discoveries of course because discovering what the sun is made of isn’t important at all OH NO.

Whaaat a douchetit fucknugget. I’d love to practice my crotch kicking skills on this dude.

my favorite part is at the end. obviously your completely truthful when you say “i am not sexist, anti-feminine, or whetever but this is brilliant”

just somethings that women invented:

stove

dishwashers

globes

life rafts

fire escape

car heaters

medical syringes

windshield wipers

fridge

water heater

chocolate chip cookies

disposable cell phones

Bulletproof vests

We wouldn’t know what we do about radiation without Marie Curie. Oh and what about Roseline Franklin, who figured out what DNA looked like?

And guess who took on the empty jobs when all the men were in the army in WW2?

Arg, posts like this.

~~fucking hell who this this i will do something horrible~~

thedragonofkanto: catsbooksandtheholylance: Abominations for...

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:02 -0400

come play with us....forever...and ever...and ever....

the biggest threat to ice creams at the beach in a thousand years.

and the honkey-tonk bill.

thedragonofkanto:

catsbooksandtheholylance:

Abominations for all!

this was good fun and some help as a warm up :)

i recommend you give pokefusions a go! :D

uuuuhhhhh….if i knew it would go over 3000 notes… i wouldda put in more effort :’) thanks guys!