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omgoshitskabs: fuckyeahfamousblackgirls: “Sandra you owe us...

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:17 -0400

fuckyeahfamousblackgirls:

“Sandra you owe us $79,648 and 22 cents and I want my money now”

Phylicia Rashad is the QUEEN

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Sat, 18 May 2013 14:38:36 -0400

sweetangelbutts: rootvegetable: calvinjcandie: (x) #MISPRONO...

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:39:42 -0400

sweetangelbutts:

rootvegetable:

calvinjcandie:

(x)

#MISPRONOUNCING YOUR OWN NAME

#Leonardy DiCaprisun

This is why he can’t have an oscar.

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Fri, 17 May 2013 13:20:55 -0400

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Wed, 15 May 2013 12:13:27 -0400

scienceing: mybluedecember: princess-munchkin: How the fuck...

Wed, 15 May 2013 02:42:12 -0400

scienceing:

mybluedecember:

princess-munchkin:

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?

Hi there, princess-munchkin. Female engineering student here.

Bill Nye is not saying that you HAVE to be a scientist, and you are right that no one is holding a gun to my head because I am interested in science, but let me tell you some of the struggles of being a woman in the STEM fields.

1) Because I am a woman, I am not expected these fields. I first fully realized this when I was in high school, on my robotics team. See, although my robotics team was about 50% female, most of the women were part of the “business administration” side of things: finance, marketting, PR, membership, etc. Was this a problem? Absolutely not. But I was there to be an engineer, and specifically, to be the robot programmer. This was met with a lot of hesitation at first from some of the other students (all of whom happened to be male. This is not necessarily a bad thing.) You see, all of the robot programmers before me were guys. Computer programming is just a thing that guys do, or so they thought. Even after I had proved myself to the mentors on the team, many of the students still underestimated my abilities. There were rumors going around that I wouldn’t have been able to program the robot at all if the lead software mentor wasn’t there to help me. This was just flat-out false, but it wasn’t until I won an award for the team that the other students actually saw my merit.

2) There is not a lot of encouragement for women to go into these fields. I first noticed this when I was in elementary school. I was always interested in math, science, you name it, but many of my teachers and family members pushed that to the side for a long time. When I asked for legos for christmas, I would get ballet slippers. In fact, for a long time, I was training to be a professional dancer. I loved to dance. I loved math more, but no one seemed to notice that about me. It wasn’t until I had a long conversation with one particular teacher in high school that I decided to look into engineering. I had never even considered it as an option before, because no one decided to encourage me to pursue my interest in science. If it hadn’t been for that teacher, I would probably not be at the school I am at right now.

3) For a long time, Engineering/Science/Math WAS a “boys only” club. Let me tell you when some of the top technical schools and societies started letting women in:

RPI, The oldest tech school in the country, founded in 1824. Started admitting women in 1942 to “replace men called to war.” Campus housing for women wasn’t constructed until 1966.

Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honors Society - Founded in 1885. Started admitting women in 1968.

Caltech - Currently rated #3 in undergraduate engineering. Founded in 1891. Started admitting women in 1970.

Georgia Tech - Currently rated #5 in undergraduate engineering. Founded in 1885. Started admitting women in 1952.

Do you see the implications of this? Engineering has been a part of our society since around the late 1800s (in the case of RPI, since the 1820s), but women weren’t even allowed in for the most part until the 1950s, regardless of their merit.

4) Because of the fact that it was a “boys only” club for such a long time, there are not a lot of women engineers and scientists to look up to. When you’re reading your physics, chemistry, and math text books, the majority of those theories were came up with by men. It is true that much of our history was written by White Men, but this does not mean that the fact that there are few women scientists to look up does not matter.

So, as you can hopefully see, princess-munckin, or anyone else that shares the opinions of princess-munchkin, Bill Nye was not arguing that women that are not interested in STEM should go into those fields anyway. But he IS arguing against all of the systematic barriers set up against women who ARE interested in engineering and science. There are several women out there who are just as good as the boys at math and science, but will never pursue their interests because it just doesn’t seem like an option. That was me for a long time. I am super grateful for the fact that I fought against that, and that I ended up where I am.

if you don’t like science, fine. Don’t be a scientist. But if one day you have a daughter and she shows interest in being a scientist, PLEASE encourage her. Because Bill Nye is right, there needs to be more women scientists in the world.

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When you guys post instagram photos of u lifting at the gym do u ask the person you’re working...

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:51:00 -0400

When you guys post instagram photos of u lifting at the gym do u ask the person you’re working out with:

Hey bro can u take a pic of me as I’m lifting? I wanna put it on instagram

Or is the person you’re working out with taking random photos of u as u lift then sending them to u after

tickettoheaven: chafing-nipples: dangermat: when bananas rot they secrete stuff that makes other...

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:39:58 -0400

tickettoheaven:

chafing-nipples:

dangermat:

when bananas rot they secrete stuff that makes other fruit including bananas near them rot faster
that’s so fucked up that is murder suicide
bananas commit murder suicide

that’s pretty fucking metal

I’d say it’s pretty fucking

bananas

When I decide to start getting in shape for summer

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:27:09 -0400

whatshouldwecallme:

Expectation:

Reality:

lagerthalothbrokes: Sometimes people have a hard time...

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:02:46 -0400

lagerthalothbrokes:

Sometimes people have a hard time understanding what a happy relationship between two people who obvs think the other is awesome looks like.

We think this is one great (and holy bananas, so freaking hilarious) example.

#my face hurts from smiling so much

tentacruels: olgie13: “This gorgeous Hälssen & Lyon...

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:59:41 -0400

tentacruels:

olgie13:

“This gorgeous Hälssen & Lyon calendar is made of brewable tea. Each day is made of fine pressed wafer thin tea leaves.”

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Sat, 11 May 2013 01:58:10 -0400

glitterinparis: so me. and happens too often lol

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:28:18 -0400

glitterinparis:

so me. and happens too often lol

ladragonaria: fuckyeah1990s: Eventually I’m going to gif every...

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:29:38 -0400

ladragonaria:

fuckyeah1990s:

Eventually I’m going to gif every joke Carlos tells on Magic School Bus…

Keisha looks like she is 1000% done with Carlos and his… ANT-ics.

yagazieemezi: French artist Xoil has a characteristic tattooing...

Sat, 04 May 2013 01:50:50 -0400

yagazieemezi:

French artist Xoil has a characteristic tattooing style that looks like he has stamped, stenciled, or drawn directly with a felt-tip pen on his clients’ bodies.

steelcandy: Sailor Moon engagement rings! Sailor JupiterSailor...

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:42:14 -0400

steelcandy:

Sailor Moon engagement rings!
Sailor Jupiter
Sailor Moon
Sailor Venus
Sailor Mars
Sailor Mercury

(made on http://www.gemvara.com)

katmonreaux: typeworship: A Spark is All It Takes by Charlotte...

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:53:47 -0400

A Spark is All It Takes by Charlotte Estelle Littlehales / posted by ianbrooks.me

A Spark is All It Takes by Charlotte Estelle Littlehales / posted by ianbrooks.me

A Spark is All It Takes by Charlotte Estelle Littlehales / posted by ianbrooks.me

A Spark is All It Takes by Charlotte Estelle Littlehales / posted by ianbrooks.me

A Spark is All It Takes by Charlotte Estelle Littlehales / posted by ianbrooks.me

A Spark is All It Takes by Charlotte Estelle Littlehales / posted by ianbrooks.me

A Spark is All It Takes by Charlotte Estelle Littlehales / posted by ianbrooks.me

katmonreaux:

typeworship:

A Spark is All It Takes by Charlotte Estelle Littlehales

It would be amazing to be the person that lit this!

ianbrooks:

The math: 2,600 matchsticks, 720 minutes to create, and 1 minute of fiery immolation to undo it all; Charlotte’s typographic matchstick design is a testament to the creative and sometimes destructive power of imagination.

Artist: Behance / Website / Tumblr

This makes me so happy

altnonfic: 2600 people form a chain celebrating the anniversary...

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:10:29 -0400

altnonfic:

2600 people form a chain celebrating the anniversary of DNA’s discovery

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Wed, 01 May 2013 17:00:24 -0400

lolsofunny: war-ant: what is you doin noah lol (lol here!)

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:09:53 -0400

lolsofunny:

war-ant:

what is you doin noah lol

(lol here!)