no, i don’t see sexual preference the way everyone else seems to see it 

i might have given this rant before but i’ll do it again:

demographic categories are what you see when you see a business or group has a statement that goes like “equal opportunity non-discrimination policy: we will not discriminate based on _____, _____, _____, etc.” do you ever see “artist” as one of those things? no, that is nonsense. i’ll explain soon.

but people treat what they call “gay rights” the same as the struggles of african-american civil rights in past decades. as if sexual preference is a racial group or something.

i don’t like how some people treat sexual preference like it’s some permanent demographic category that people can be seriously classified into, like race/ethnicity, sex, or birth year/place. how come people elevate sexual preference only to this high status, and not preferences for other things like colors we like to wear, types of music we like to listen to, types of TV shows we like to watch, food we like to eat, and things we like to do (like me loving to do art)? i am an artist but i don’t act like “artist” is on the same level as “african-american” or “female”. and yet, art is the thing i am most passionate about in my life (other than religion and family/friends). being an artist is an extremely important part of my personality and has been for years- it’s not a quick phase, it’s not something i randomly do because i’m bored, it’s something i take seriously and put a lot of time into. and yet, you don’t see me trying to treat “artist” as if the government should officially recognize it as a minority group and give it rights (not human rights that everyone deserves. i mean, invented, fake “rights.” most people inaccurately think that anything they like, want, or support is automatically a “right.”) and talk about “discrimination” and “bigotry.” (hey, i never said “artist” is a trait i was born into that can never change…)

you think this is nonsense? is it really?…

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****a list of pro-life websites**** 

i have often seen pro-life stories/resources and thought “if only
 more abortion supporters knew about these things, they would not support abortion!!” (actually i just found a short article that illustrates this point) the reason so many people support it is that there are a lot of things they don’t know. the abortion industry puts out SO MANY lies and sadly, many people are fooled. i always want pro-lifers to spread the word about pro-life stories to other people. it’s VERY IMPORTANT that we do that. one day, future generations in this country will look back on abortion and see it as an injustice, such as jim crow, slavery, women not being allowed to vote, etc. they will say “wow, that’s so obviously unfair. so many people in america supported that?!?!” i want to get to that day as soon as possible, so i am making this list of pro-life sites so that people can fully understand how horrific, wrong, painful, and unhealthy abortions are for mother, father, and child. use this as a resource.

these sites are for everyone: women, men, young, old, people wanting to adopt, pregnant, never been pregnant, and even women who have already had an abortion. no matter who you are, you really need to take a look at these sites:

http://www.lifenews.com/
http://www.liveaction.org (this is the site that does those hidden camera investigations. a must-see.)
http://liveactionnews.org/
http://www.studentsforlife.org/
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ (this site is about more than just abortion but i still wanted to include it)
http://www.nrlc.org/
http://icumobile.org/ (the amazing stories of the traveling ultrasound center that saves lives!)
http://www.everlastingadoptions.com/
http://clspregnancy.com/
http://www.180movie.com/ (180 movie is about a half-hour long, and very interesting.)
http://hopeafterabortion.com/
http://www.abort73.com/
http://www.heartlink.org/
http://www.prolifedepot.com/ (grand re-opening this month)
http://www.facebook.com/formerfetus
http://abolishhumanabortion.com/
http://www.standtrue.com/
http://www.facebook.com/prolifeday
http://www.attwn.org/ (a site about former abortion doctors who turned pro-life!)
http://www.optionline.org/
http://aul.org/
http://www.facebook.com/1000000PeopleAgainstAbortion

IMPORTANT: be sure to follow these groups on facebook and twitter!! especially facebook- there are many pro-life pages on fb and they post a lot of good images/graphics and resources. and it’s also important that you pay attention to the pages that are “liked” by the page themselves- i discovered many pro-life fb pages that way, because one pro-life page may link to several others. i did share a couple of fb pages, but i was going to make an entire list of pro-life facebook pages but it would have been so long, and repeated most of the sites above, that i just posted this reminder instead. so please, please pay attention to what i’m saying here and find pro-life groups on facebook!!

so that’s it. i might add to this list later but if you know any other sites then reblog and add the link below.

why do you think this blog is called “you have power and a voice?” because having a voice gives you power. when you see a good pro-life article, share it on fb, twitter, tumblr, email, or however you want to share it. the mainstream media won’t do it, so we have to be the ones to inform others. we are the grassroots media.

andialpers:

it actually pisses me off so much that there’s the whole WORLD out there, yet i’m just going to school every day and learning things that i am - for the most part - completely apathetic towards and i have so little motivation, yet I could be off finding wonderful things in foreign cities or climbing mountains or helping people or just wandering, and I feel like I’d learn so much more doing that instead, really.

wow good timing that i saw this post right after that chat i just posted!! this is exactly what i am talking about. “tolerance” has come to mean “you must tolerate my opinion, or else i hate you.”

i never use profanity so that felt so awkward lol. but i had to prove a point. i’m tired of the trad marriage side constantly being accused of “hate” when i often see so much hate coming from the other side, and people don’t even seem to notice how much hate comes from them.

typical false accusations of "hate" that often occur 

can we all just take a moment to talk about how awesome sarah is

she is talking about this btw.

what the… XDDD honestly i like the mom though

just randomly popped onto fb and saw this… 

sarah palin’s brother posted this message and i thought it was interesting, for those people out there who think the media isn’t biased against sarah…

About a week or so ago, a journalist back East tried to interview Sarah after a big speech. This person claimed to be a fair and balanced reporter and gushed over the chance to talk to her. When Sarah had to leave and this ‘journalist’ didn’t get an exclusive interview, they decided to write a hit piece on her instead.

It brings to mind something our family has experienced for years.

Over the course of Sarah’s political career, we have seen many instances where journalists have tried just about everything to secure interviews with her. They always come across as super nice and supportive at first, and they often contact me, my other sisters, or my parents asking us if we can set something up with her. A common tactic that they’ve used in the past is telling us, “If you can’t get us in front of her, then we’ll be forced to interview so and so (usually an uninformed hater).”

Taking words out of context is another favorite ploy of many of these ‘journalists’. It’s happened to most of our family members and friends and made all of us gun shy about talking with anyone. The most glaring example of this was the Katie Couric interview. By the way, when the book Dad and I wrote about Sarah last Fall came out, Couric’s staff was one of the first to contact us about doing an interview on her new show. What nerve!

There are a few quality journalists we’ve met over the years but not many. We’ve seen many that have promised to be fair and truthful but when their stories come out, they’re often full of innuendo, speculation, sensationalism, outright lies, and the infamous, “anonymous source”.

They all want to be your friend but for many of them, if they don’t get exactly what they want, they stab you in the back.

There are thousands of journalists out there and most of them realize that one big scoop can propel them to the national or international stage. Many of them would sell their soul to get there.

My advice to a journalist who’s trying to make it would be: Do it the right way. Dig deep and report facts. Look for the good in people, too. Keep your opinions out of it. Tell both sides of the story. Remember the Golden Rule.

Thanks for letting me vent.

Chuck,Jr.

so they’re basically saying “using the term ‘illegal immigrant’ is not a good way to describe a person who is living in the country illegally.”

WHAT. THE. %*&#@%&*#@$(*@

HOW DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE. AT ALL.

yes it “labels” a person. so what? labels are good, as long as they are factually accurate. they also say they’d rather say “a person who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia” instead of “schizophrenic.” but the label of “schizophrenic” is a fact. so why try to get around the facts?

this is just another example of becoming politically correct and not hurting someone’s feelings. but people whose feelings are hurt because of factual statements are just immature, so why cater to them?

CONTACT THE AP!!! they say they are taking suggestions from readers at stylebook@ap.org  … so we all need to send them an email!! send them a polite email with proper grammar and spelling, explaining why their choice is bad. if they get a ton of emails all saying this, they might change their mind.

remember that political correctness is dangerous and we need to stop it whenever we can. don’t just sit back and do nothing. if you do, then PC will only get more and more prevalent. fight it now, before the PC cancer grows and gets a lot worse.

sorry, i just haven’t felt like coming here in a while ;___; i’ve still been following political news but just not coming here. i’ve been more active at my other tumblr account (my artblog, sachi-pon) and have been trying to focus more on my art.

i’ll make sure to post here at least once a week ;___; idk

"My name is not Annie. It’s Quvenzhane."

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- 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis, correcting the AP Reporter who said she was “just going to call her Annie.” (via shereader)

Annie? How is that even related to her actual name? White folks are so disrespectful. 

(via daniellemertina)

She’s just been cast to play “Annie” in a movie, that’s why. Still fucked up though.

(via ancestryinprogress)

That’s even worst in my opinion! I’ve never heard of anybody say “I’ll just call you [whatever their name in a movie was]” before. They could only do this to a black actor with a non-eurocentric name. 

(via daniellemertina)

So proud of her for correcting them though.

(via elegantly-tasteless)

wow you guys… maybe there’s a reason the reporter didn’t want to say her real name. if the reporter had instead said her real name and pronounced it wrong, all of you would still be whining and complaining and calling the reporter racist. but now you complain because the reporter didn’t try to say her name. you’d complain no matter what the reporter did, unless they got the name correct- which a lot of people won’t because it’s an uncommon name.

and besides, “white folks are disrespectful?” so you react to your perceived racism against a black person by making generalizations and being racist towards white people. nice hypocrisy there.

and i’m black so don’t even try accusing ME of being white. (yeah  apparently “white” has become an insult to accuse people with)

i finally had to just unfollow “forbrowngirls” because thought it would just be a “black people are beautiful too” blog, but i see it’s yet another “white people are bad” blog just like so many other blogs i’ve seen on tumblr. i’m not surprised. (via jasminevalerie)

aaah i have several new followers i see. thank you to all my followers!! ^__^

the part in the previous post about “i am not my GPA” really applies to me ;___;

i’ve been such a bad student the past few years and i wish people would understand that it doesn’t mean i’m a bad person, disrespectful to teachers, stupid, lazy, etc. there is so much more to me than school. people need to stop defining others by how well they do in school. but in society there is SO MUCH emphasis placed on school that people forget that there is so much more to life. sometimes i do feel like i am being defined by my GPA. it’s very upsetting and hurtful to me.