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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor

 

If this post gets one million reblogs…

I will have proven that Tumblr had become nothing but a wasteland of unoriginal thoughts, populated by absurd memes and GIFs that add nothing to our culture, aside from the ability to say, “Hey, I saw that show/movie/picture too.”

And…GO!

Anonymous asked
I don't even like whiskey, but you're pretty funny. I may be fat and bipolar, but I'm also beautiful, intelligent, funny, loyal, and extremely sweet. Good luck with your endeavors. I don't feed trolls anymore, just myself. See what I did there? :-*

It seems like I should know who this is and what it’s referring to, but I can’t put my finger on it. Either way, thanks. Keep on loving yourself, no matter who you are.

I know I shouldn’t read Yahoo articles, let alone the comments

They just piss me off. People wonder why I dislike the general population so much. Go read Yahoo article comments.

Anyway, there’s a story about Brittney Griner being told not to be open about her sexuality while at Baylor, and of course the comments range from “Who cares?” to “Check to see if she has a penis.” to “I’m coming out as being straight! Why isn’t that news?” to “Why do gay people have to come out? You don’t see straight people flaunting it.”

This was my response to the ignorant masses and I’m sure it will bounce of their self-absorbed brains like a superball against a brick wall.

“Looking over all of these comments about “Who cares?” and “Why do they have to tell everyone?” I have to assume that all of you have written to your congressperson and said you favor marriage equality for everyone so it actually doesn’t have to be a big deal.

If you’re on the Internet and haven’t seen pictures of people holding signs that say God Hates Fags or articles about people being assaulted and murdered because of their sexuality, then your an idiot. That’s why it’s a big deal. That’s why it makes headlines when someone famous comes out, and even more so, when someone who isn’t famous comes out, because the prejudice and outright hatred are still an actual threat to someone’s life and livelihood.”

It’s weird…

When I log onto Tumblr, I’m inundated with posts telling me I’m inherently a bad person because I’m a man in a patriarchal society. If I try to defend myself as being an individual, I’m told I don’t get it, that I can’t get it, because I’m a man in a patriarchal society. And even by me pointing this out, I am worse, because trying to defend myself as an individual while being a male in a patriarchal society means I’m perpetuating the evils of said society.

So I’ve come to the conclusion that I must be evil and seemingly, there is no redemption. I would apologize for these transgressions, but it seems there are no amends to be made by a male in a patriarchal society.

I think I’ll just start over and follow only blogs that have funny cat pictures.

I want my 2 and a half hours and $26 back, Baz Luhrman.

I want my 2 and a half hours and $26 back, Baz Luhrman.

rantz by lantz: I typed out a whole post - a touchy feely smarmy number about suicide...

rantzbylantz:

I typed out a whole post - a touchy feely smarmy number about suicide today. Why, you ask? Because one year ago today, I was hurtling my car down the 101 and into the middle of San Francisco to help navigate the crazy, surreal and devastating landscape that suicide leaves behind.

I deleted said…

My other blog…

Where I actually write things.

There’s an update.

About our SXSW show.

Ya know, two months later.

http://electricpencils.com/2013/05/07/hey-does-anyone-work-here/

excitablehonky: Vince Lombardi accepted gay players on his team: In 1969, Lombardi’s Redskins included a running back named RayMcDonald, who in 1968 had been arrested for having sex with another man in public. In the Lombardi biography When Pride Still Mattered, author David Maraniss writes that Lombardi told his assistants he wanted them to work with McDonald to help him make the team, “And if I hear one of you people make reference to his manhood, you’ll be out of here before your ass hits the ground.” Lombardi’s daughter Susan told Ian O’Connor of ESPNNewYork.com that her father would have been thrilled to have a player like Jason Collins, the NBA center who publicly revealed this week that he is gay. “My father was way ahead of his time,” Susan Lombardi said. “He was discriminated against as a dark-skinned Italian American when he was younger, when he felt he was passed up for coaching jobs that he deserved. He felt the pain of discrimination, and so he raised his family to accept everybody, no matter what color they were or whatever their sexual orientation was. I think it’s great what Jason Collins did, because it’s going to open a lot of doors for people. Without a doubt my father would’ve embraced him, and would’ve been very proud of him for coming out.” Dave Kopay, the first former NFL player to come out, also played on those 1969 Redskins, and he says that while he never told Lombardi, he believes Lombardi knew not only that Kopay was gay, but that Kopay and another Redskins player, Jerry Smith, were in a romantic relationship. “Lombardi protected and loved Jerry,” Kopay told O’Connor. Lombardi’s brother Harold was gay, and when Harold died in July of 2011 he wassurvived by his partner of 41 years — meaning their relationship began just before Vince died in September of 1970. As noted by Doug Farrar of Yahoo! Sports, Vince knew Harold was gay and didn’t just believe in “tolerance” but believed strongly that discrimination against gay people was wrong, just as he was angered when he saw mistreatment of his black players, or discrimination against his fellow Italian-Americans. If a coach who was considered old-fashioned even by the standards of the 1960s accepted gay players in his locker room, the idea that gay players couldn’t be accepted in an NFL locker room in 2013 is both silly and sad.

excitablehonky:

Vince Lombardi accepted gay players on his team:

In 1969, Lombardi’s Redskins included a running back named RayMcDonald, who in 1968 had been arrested for having sex with another man in public. In the Lombardi biography When Pride Still Mattered, author David Maraniss writes that Lombardi told his assistants he wanted them to work with McDonald to help him make the team, “And if I hear one of you people make reference to his manhood, you’ll be out of here before your ass hits the ground.”

Lombardi’s daughter Susan told Ian O’Connor of ESPNNewYork.com that her father would have been thrilled to have a player like Jason Collins, the NBA center who publicly revealed this week that he is gay.

“My father was way ahead of his time,” Susan Lombardi said. “He was discriminated against as a dark-skinned Italian American when he was younger, when he felt he was passed up for coaching jobs that he deserved. He felt the pain of discrimination, and so he raised his family to accept everybody, no matter what color they were or whatever their sexual orientation was. I think it’s great what Jason Collins did, because it’s going to open a lot of doors for people. Without a doubt my father would’ve embraced him, and would’ve been very proud of him for coming out.”

Dave Kopay, the first former NFL player to come out, also played on those 1969 Redskins, and he says that while he never told Lombardi, he believes Lombardi knew not only that Kopay was gay, but that Kopay and another Redskins player, Jerry Smith, were in a romantic relationship.

“Lombardi protected and loved Jerry,” Kopay told O’Connor.

Lombardi’s brother Harold was gay, and when Harold died in July of 2011 he wassurvived by his partner of 41 years — meaning their relationship began just before Vince died in September of 1970. As noted by Doug Farrar of Yahoo! Sports, Vince knew Harold was gay and didn’t just believe in “tolerance” but believed strongly that discrimination against gay people was wrong, just as he was angered when he saw mistreatment of his black players, or discrimination against his fellow Italian-Americans.

If a coach who was considered old-fashioned even by the standards of the 1960s accepted gay players in his locker room, the idea that gay players couldn’t be accepted in an NFL locker room in 2013 is both silly and sad.

chuckhistory: And the Jr. Darwin Award goes tooooo… How is this not the hottest GIF on the Internet?

chuckhistory:

And the Jr. Darwin Award goes tooooo…

How is this not the hottest GIF on the Internet?

Take 2:53 out of your life and listen to this song.

(Source: Spotify)