Becoming Water

Popular Seattle Teacher Forced Out for Teaching Kids About Racism

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:38 -0400

socialismartnature:

The battle at Seattle’s Center School raises the question—how should schools teach students about tolerance and discrimination?

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wooowww. so how come a teacher leading an anti-racist discussion should have to warn parents beforehand that white children may find the conversation “distressing,” yet teachers talking about slavery, christopher columbus, andrew jackson, the mexican-american war, etc, in the usual apologetic or glorified manner, don’t have to warn parents beforehand that children of color may find the conversation very distressing???

thefingerfuckingfemalefury: biacomcafe: theravenandthesun: HAH...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:24:14 -0400

thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

biacomcafe:

theravenandthesun:

HAHAHAHAHA!

If this were a real thing, I would be doing it right now.

Huh, that seems like a very useful tutorial. But… Does it work with women? It would be really useful for crossplaying.

Let’s give it a try. Fortunately, I have some spare “Man Soap” with me.

I can’t wait a full minute-!! It tingles too much-!

Huh… A nice stubble. That’s what I get for cleaning too soon…

But I can always try adding a package FULL OF BACON~! I wonder if that will have any effects really…

HOLY MOTHER OF ODIN-

YOU OVERDOSED ON BACON

"Anyone who has studied the universe knows that there is no shortage of sources of energy in the..."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:48:41 -0400

““Anyone who has studied the universe knows that there is no shortage of sources of energy in the universe, and that there is no shortage of energy sources on Earth. And yet, here we are, crawling on the surface of this dot we call Earth, extracting caloric content that’s buried in the soil, and when you look at that, you can’t help but reflect on how primitive that behavior is.””

- Neil deGrasse Tyson, Renewable Energy Magazine
Planetary Resources | ARKYD Space Telescope Kickstarter Project
(via sagansense)

laugh-addict: when you order at a restaraunt and your food comes like 5 minutes later when...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:40:19 -0400

laugh-addict:

when you order at a restaraunt and your food comes like 5 minutes later

when you see it going to another table that sat down after you

disneyfaces: Yay!! Do I have a look-alike? I love your blog :D...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:28:20 -0400

disneyfaces:

Yay!! Do I have a look-alike? I love your blog :D Keep up the great work! <3

Of course! everybody does! I can’y make out your face shape with this photo but I’ll do my best! Your eye shape, chin, and dark hair all remind me very much of Jasmine!!! Your fair skin, hair, lip shape, and eye shape all remind me of Mother Gothel as well!

see ya real soon!!!

disneyfaces: OH MY GOODNESS YOU’RE MILO THATCH. Your glasses,...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:28:09 -0400

disneyfaces:

OH MY GOODNESS YOU’RE MILO THATCH. Your glasses, smile, brows, chin, nose and eyes are all VERY Milo Thatch. (crying brb)

baby gets a look alike because I said.

see ya real soon!

niknak79: Walking in on the wrong class

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:27:49 -0400

niknak79:

Walking in on the wrong class

fsufeministalumna: son-et—lumiere: ahsadler: kabutopz: So...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:24:04 -0400

fsufeministalumna:

son-et—lumiere:

ahsadler:

kabutopz:

So last night I came across this table with 3 girls. They said they were out celebrating. When I asked what they were celebrating, one girl replied “my new hair color I’m now blonde”. She wasn’t blonde, her hair was golden brown. Anyway, so she orders a blue cheese bacon burger and wanted to add extra cheddar cheese. When her burger came out, there was no blue cheese. So being my job, I brought it back to the kitchen and brought out a new burger with blue cheese. After about 10 mins or so, she tells me she hates the blue cheese and wants it off. Of course I take the burger back and make her a new burger for the second time. Then seeing she eats half the burger and assuming shes done since she put trash on her plate, she complains she hated the burger all together. Then asks for a sundae with sparklers and candles since they wanted to make this a big celebration. After I was done serving them, correctly doing my job and being as helpful and has nice as I can, I drop off the check. After they leave, this is what I find. I understand she was upset about her burger, but I worked my ass off for this table and did so much for them. I even got them stuff discounted on the bill. She put “NAH SON” for tip and signed it “smooche da puss” instead of her signature. I can’t believe how disrespectful some people are now a days.

OK, dipshits, listen up: In the US, servers make all of $2 an hour, and the rest is from tips. They are taxed at the expectation of a 15% tip (which accounts for the hourly wage), and in most restaurants they have to give a certain percentage (say, 2.5%) to the busser, the host, and maybe the dishwasher. They have to pay tax and tip out even if the customer leaves no tip. When you leave less than 10%, the server worked your table for free. When you leave nothing at all, the server PAID to work your table. On this bill, that server would have had to pay almost $15 for the “privilege” of serving you.

IF YOUR SERVER DOES THEIR JOB, ON EVERYTHING THEY CAN CONTROL—WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE KITCHEN FUCKING UP—AND YOU LEAVE NO TIP, YOU ARE A FUCKING ASSHOLE.

Also, if being a decent human being isn’t enough motivation for you, then remember this: If you tip less than 10 or more than 20%, you will be remembered and treated accordingly the next time you come in. If you leave no tip and you ever show your face in that restaurant again, they WILL fuck with your food, almost guaranteed.

THIS MAKES ME SO FURIOUS

Photo

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:17:01 -0400

Leave a word, any word, inside my ask box, and I will tell you a fact about myself relating to that word.

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:13:45 -0400

empresspinto: So this post gave me an idea. Reblog this and I...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:51:54 -0400

empresspinto:

So this post gave me an idea.

Reblog this and I will write one to two paragraphs in your submit box based off your blog and how I would write you if you were a character in my novel. I’ll check out as much of your blog as I can to figure out as much about you as I can.

If this somehow goes big (which I doubt will happen) I will still write one for everyone, though it may take a while!

If you don’t have a submit box, I’ll write one in your ask box, though it will obviously be shorter.

(Doing random tags to get this out there xoxo)

thescienceofreality: This Week in Science - May 27 - June 2,...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 01:10:21 -0400

thescienceofreality:

This Week in Science - May 27 - June 2, 2013:

Plastic from algae here.

Frozen plants revived here.

Stem cells in rats here.

Asteroid family tree update here.

World’s smallest bunny here.

Mammoth blood here.

Egyptian meteorite relics here.

Problem-solving pigeons here.

Hot pink slugs here.

Lunar mysteries here.

Starfish overheating prevention here.

Asteroid’s newly discovered moon here.

Thoughts.

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 23:43:18 -0400

1. I NEED MORE KORRA IN MY LIFE!

2. Also I want Water Tribe clothes.

3. Fuck you Netflix for Removing Atla

4. Water Tribe!

Photo

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:31:58 -0400

skepticalavenger: Let me try to play along. Go to a park with...

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:36:06 -0400

skepticalavenger:

Let me try to play along. Go to a park with water with you dog. Tell your dog he’s a good boy and push him out on a raft. Drown all the other dogs and other pets in the park.

thescienceofreality: This Week in Science - May 13 - 19,...

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:05:41 -0400

thescienceofreality:

This Week in Science - May 13 - 19, 2013:

Magnetar at black hole here.

Cloned human stem cells here.

Cell calculators here.

Music matched to color here.

Scientists agreeing on climate change here.

Remote-piloted plane here.

Earth’s core here.

Bright lunar explosion here.

American asteroid sampling here.

Hofstadter butterfly effect here.

Electric shocks aid math skills here.

Printable solar panels here.

nettumbles: the4mat: kennyboss: howtosucceedinwhoring: 1)...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:12:47 -0400

nettumbles:

the4mat:

kennyboss:

howtosucceedinwhoring:

1) our President is a Prime Minister

2) our Prime Minister is a She

3) She is an Atheist

and we have had ‘Obamacare’ for like… ever

Lmao

the best response^

jazzumon: katzmatt: #male bonding omg I love Hajime no Ippo

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:10:15 -0400

jazzumon:

katzmatt:

#male bonding

omg

I love Hajime no Ippo

fuckyeahtattoos: Beautiful imagery. Shakespeare on my skin...

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:09:03 -0400

fuckyeahtattoos:

Beautiful imagery.

Shakespeare on my skin forever. <3

I want the same type of tattoo but with a different quote.. I wasn’t sure it could be done, but now I know.

think4yourself: elegyforafez: wthsjw: fantastic-nonsense: pri...

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:38:11 -0400

think4yourself:

elegyforafez:

wthsjw:

fantastic-nonsense:

princess-munchkin:

barbeauxbot:

deducecanoe:

ruthpower:

Bill Nye is my favorite

Dawkins needs to get over himself

Bam. Dawkins is a jerk.

How can anybody be that hostile to Bill Nye. Look at him. It’s like Bill Nye’s innate goodness and love for humanity and science is repelling him.

How the fuck does Bill Nye expect this to happen? What do you want to do, force women to enroll in science courses, regardless of whether or not they want to do it? Just for the sake of having “enough” women? Why the fuck do these fractions matter so much? It’s not like people are holding guns to our head and threatening to kill us if we become interested in science.
Maybe, just maybe, a lot of us DON’T FUCKING WANT to be scientists. Is that a crime?

Seriously though…I mean, I love him to death, but…

Why is society so INTENT on pushing women towards STEM careers?

Maybe I don’t WANT to be a scientist. Maybe I don’t WANT to wander around with beakers or microscopes or figure out how to cure AIDS or study the effects of the rising temperature on the ocean tides. Maybe I don’t WANT to sit in an office working with numbers all day, or punching numbers into a calculator balancing the books for some big-shot company.

Maybe I WANT to be a teacher or an artist. Maybe I WANT to read and analyze literature, or work as a historian, or make music. Maybe I WANT to stay up all night, pouring over dusty tomes and handling ancient objects under the moonlight, or sweating under the sun on a dig in Egypt. Maybe I WANT to be a chef or a baker, or work with disabled children in schools. Maybe I WANT to be in a traditionally ‘feminine’ profession.

Why is it only the ‘pretigous’/’well-paying’ jobs that we push women towards? You don’t see a huge push to have an equal balance of women being garbage collectors or window washers or anything. No…let’s leave that up to the men, right? Ladies, if you want equality, you’re going to have to take equality on ALL the levels, not just the perceived ‘top.’

Cut it out, society. I don’t need your faux-feminism. I need you to stop telling me what I should and should not do and let me make my own decisions about what I want to do with my life.

BIll, I love ya, but this sort of thing needs to happen organically,mpt by establishing quotas.

“this sort of thing needs to happen organically, not by establishing quotas”

this

Bill Nye…Time Lord?

I haven’t seen the clip, but based on this gif set alone I didn’t interpret as “forcing women into science for the sake of equal representation” but as “Everyone is capable of being a scientist.”, however, like I said, I have no context for this.