The image above is static, but the counters you can get on the site are real stats. I didn’t realize saying something is “so gay” is still used or seen as acceptable. Clearly it is.
I can’t recall if I personally used the term “gay” as a negative word when I was in middle or high school, but I know I was not actively opposed to it then either. My guess is that youth are the primary users of these terms, but I could be wrong.
Have you heard someone recently use the “gay” as a negative slur?
I've Add Comments...So, Comment.
So, for the last 2.5 years I’ve posted 1510 posts (mostly of random stuff I find online) on this tumblr account, and in the process accumulated some 2244 followers (give or take).
During that time this blog has been largely one-sided. No commenting, I just post stuff I find interesting. And then people repost and like as they wish. All in good fun.
Anyways, I’d like to make things a bit more interactive, so I’ve added comments. I’m still working on the styling and integration with the blog, but I just wanted you to know they are there. So leave the Tumblr dashboard for a second and say hello.
Oh, and answer this question: What has been your favorite post you’ve seen on tryingtofollow?
“Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet.” -Alice Walker
Do you feel this way? It has been encouraging to see the outpouring of goodwill and resources toward Haiti. However, activism is also needed to address the social and political impacts in Haiti. For example, dropping the international debt of Haiti. Here’s a super brief summary of why:
Developing countries spent years repaying billions of dollars in loans, most of which had been accumulated under corrupt regimes during the Cold War and had collected interest. These debts undermined the ability of many countries to invest in their people and make progress fighting poverty, and many countries ended up spending more each year paying back old debts than they did on health and education combined.
Do you feel a obligation toward being an active citizen on this planet?
That Man on the Left is 75 times more likely to be stopped by the police while driving than the man on the right.
I have often wondered what would happen if for one year, we tried having a White Studies Month.And except for that month,white people,their contributions to the world, their exploits, and their discoveries would rarely be mentioned, would not be part of the curriculum.
–-Julie Landsman
