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ideologyofaminor: becausechocolatethatswhy: this is a picture...

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:53:19 -0400

becausechocolatethatswhy:

this is a picture of a sash sar (to place the sash). it’s a ceremony held 7 days after a woman is married and is unique to the southern region of Somalia. I love the idea behind this more than I like the actual wedding. why? because the point of the wedding ceremony islamically is to make the wedding public to the general community. the point of the sash saar (a cultural practice) is for the new bride to honour the women who’ve helped her grow from a girl to a woman and to celebrate this milestone with them.

you see the phrase sash saar literally translates to placing the sash (the sash being a small square material that can be seen being placed on the womans head). Somali women don’t wear the sash unless they’re married so you wouldn’t own any so on the 7th day after you get married you get together with a bunch of women who’ve been a part of your life who bring a truckload of them. they take turns placing them on your head and it’s kind of symbolic of being recognized as a woman by them.

now here’s my favourite part! the first woman to place the sash is chosen by the bride, (there are a few culturaly accepted requirements). but the woman she chooses is one who she highly respects. By choosing a woman to place the first sash she tells that woman I want to be the kind of wife you are, I want to be the kind of woman you are.

the wedding (at least every Somali wedding i’ve been to) is just a party. the actual marriage contract is signed during an earlier ceremony called a nikkah so the wedding is basically an after party where people celebrate the wedding. So yeah I like the sash sar better than the wedding

Beautiful!

archedeyebrow: Two people in my class were having a discussion...

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:34:02 -0400

archedeyebrow:

Two people in my class were having a discussion of what a ~power lesbian~ looks like. I thought I’d show them. (Full details here)

elphabaforpresidentofgallifrey: 3-2-1queer: When I was in fifth grade I realized I liked girls but...

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:05:25 -0400

elphabaforpresidentofgallifrey:

3-2-1queer:

When I was in fifth grade I realized I liked girls but I was like “that’s a problem for another day” and literally forgot about it and then in like eleventh grade I was like “oh my god”

YOU PROCRASTINATED REALIZING YOUR SEXUALITY THAT’S IT YOU WIN YOU ARE THE QUEEN OF THE PROCRASTINATORS i bow to you

theillogicalmindofmissnyy: blkitalian: languagelinguistics: zi...

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:12:00 -0400

theillogicalmindofmissnyy:

blkitalian:

languagelinguistics:

zionti:

3 Year Old Speaks Four Languages

If any of us ever has children…

my sonnn

wow

"No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them."

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:01:04 -0400

“No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them.”

- Assata Shakur (via ethiopienne)

great quote.

(via deafmuslimpunx)

Our government considers this woman a terrorist.

(via knowledgeequalsblackpower)

sadhag: you are allowed to terminate toxic relationships you are allowed to walk away from people...

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:16:29 -0400

sadhag:

you are allowed to terminate toxic relationships

you are allowed to walk away from people who hurt you

you are allowed to be angry and selfish and unforgiving

you don’t owe anyone an explanation for taking care of yourself

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Long Exposures of Sex

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:14:34 -0400

Long Exposures of Sex

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Mon, 20 May 2013 03:09:15 -0400

Rappers who publicly support gay marriage

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:08:51 -0400

ibetmittromney:

Kanye West

Jay-Z

Nicki Minaj

50 Cent

Lil B

A$AP Rocky

Fat Joe

Queen Latifah

Please stop fucking acting like Macklemore is this special snowflake for being a rapper who supports gay marriage. I know yall love to pretend that black people are homophobes, so obviously the music we make must be homophobic, but that is bullshit and Wacklemore is not the first rapper to publicly support gay marriage.

alphastridercest: bambiisqueen: alphastridercest: queer noises [ religious mob noises in the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:05:54 -0400

alphastridercest:

bambiisqueen:

alphastridercest:

queer noises

[ religious mob noises in the distance ]

panicked queer noises

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Parks & Recreation (x)

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:53:53 -0400

Parks & Recreation (x)

pyrop: sambmyers: While I agree with your message, an...

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:45:39 -0400

pyrop:

sambmyers:

While I agree with your message, an apostrophe, capital i, and the letters “yo” probably would not have been that much more work to add.

cherrylet: Go Sang Gil & Lee Seung Jun

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:45:15 -0400

cherrylet:

Go Sang Gil & Lee Seung Jun

MULDER PLS

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:53:03 -0400

MULDER PLS

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