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Jan 31st

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Congratulations, tumblr. All the Sherlock on my...

alexandraerin: spastasmagoria: One of us…ONE OF USSSS “A Study in Scarlet” is one of the worst stories in the canon, chiefly because nobody had figured out to write a mystery story yet, so it’s more like “Here’s a delightfully eccentric fellow with an amusing parlor trick. Now here’s a horrible murder. Now here’s an anti-Mormon propaganda tract. Holmes, you’re brilliant!” The first one I...

Jan 31st

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Jan 30th

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The distinction between GIRL gamers and GAMER...

alexandraerin: cynicalfaction: Girl Gamers are the ones that look for attention. The ones that use the idea of them being a “rare” human being for female empowerment. The ones that use it to “belong” or to be “wanted.” Gamer Girls are the ones that know that you’re playing Link when you play Legend of Zelda. The ones that know that Samus Aran is one of the earlier female video game...

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alexandraerin: I kind of want to infiltrate Cosmo as a writer or editor, so I could introduce the phrase “sex tip” as the newest obnoxious euphemism for penis and watch the resulting chaos.

Jan 30th

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dirtyluxury: If wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise, every woman in Africa would be a millionaire.

Jan 30th

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In other news

tithenai: adose0fdopeness: tithenai: I HAVE FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO REBLOG THE ENTIRE TEXT OF A THING. MWOUAHAHA. ALL THE TEXT. ALL THE TEXT I WILL FLOOD YOU WITH. ALL THE CITATIONS AND THE BOLDING. YES. ALL OF IT. …Later because I am now FOR REAL turning the wireless off and finishing this fucking degree one way or another. How do you do it? My Ice Cube’s Good Day post is sabotaged...

Jan 28th

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“Politifact, you are fired. You are a mess. You are fired. You are undermining...”

– Rachel Maddow after Politifact rates President Obama’s SOTU statement, “In the last twenty two months businesses have created more than three million jobs. Last year they created the most jobs since 2005.” half true. (via kileyrae)

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Jan 27th

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How Tumblr introduced me to Sherlock

Tumblr: Look at all of these posts about this TV show!
Me: Oh neat, they made a TV show about Sherlock Holmes. 
Tumblr: Sherlock.
Tumblr: Sherlock.
Tumblr: SHERLOCK.
Me: Is that Martin Freem--
Tumblr: SHERLOCK.
Me: Who's Benedict Cumber--
Tumblr: SHERLOCK.
Me: Interesting. 
Tumblr: EVERYTHING IS SHERLOCK.
Me: I think I should watch an episode of Sherl-
Tumblr: SHERLOCK.
Me: ... just to see what all the fuss is about.
Tumblr: FUCKING SHERLOCK.
Me: Oh.
Me: Um.
Me: Holy shit.
Tumblr: Sherlock?
Me: Sherlock.
Tumblr: SHERLOCK.
Me: SHERLOCK.
Me: SHERLOCK.
Me: SHERLOCK.
Me: SHERLOCK.
Me: SHERLOCK.
Me: SHERLOCK.
Me: SHERLOCK.

Jan 27th

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Anonymous asked: So are you okay with the fact...

alexandraerin: I can’t be okay or not okay with something I’m not aware of. You call this “known” but I find the idea extraordinary that Riley put would put up a racist given their known lack of patience with such people. Got some proof? Watch the proof be: Riley once said something mean about white people to a white person that was being a racist asshat. REVERSE RACISM.

Jan 27th

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When you don't even watch a show but you get the...

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Jan 26th

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