The phrase “A woman’s place is in the home” has defined much housing policy and urban design in American society. The query “What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?” has reflected the prevailing attitude toward women in public, urban space. Both phrases have their roots in a Victorian model of private and public life. The first …
Thought about the cliche “I wish there was a backspace button in real life.” Yeah? I wish there was a way to reconcile or even rescind deplorable actions. Sadly, there isn’t—I’m talking irl— and I guess the next best way is trying to think and act so that future actions will be sans-regret.
God, I’ve been using “damn” has an exclamation so often. I just responded to a message on fb from an older guy tryna hit on me saying “Damn!…[insert rest of message about show]” and it sounded exactly like me. Wonder when that happened
“One day the absurdity of the almost universal human belief in the slavery of other animals will be palpable. We shall then have discovered our souls and become worthier of sharing this planet with them.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr
(Source: quotethat, via thinksquad)
It was a sunny summer afternoon, July 29, 1925. Harry Warnecke, a photographer for the New York News, got a phone tip that a cat trying to carry its kittens home was tying up traffic because a policeman had stopped the cars on a busy street (Centre Street) to allow it to cross. Warnecke arrived after the event was over, but he convinced the policeman and cat’s owner to allow him to recreate the scene. Despite the policeman’s initial reluctance, the cat’s inclination to cross the street diagonally instead of in front of the cars, and furious honking motorists, Warnecke finally got his shot — after three attempts. (x)
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