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(to the tune of “panda” by desiigner)

jus reign: polar bear polar bear polar bear desiigner: *rolls tongue like he does in the instrumental* jus reign: polar bears are dying desiigner:yeah! jus reign:the ice caps are melting desiigner: yeah! jus reign: humans are depleting all the natural resources

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do u ever feel like you’ve accidentally tricked certain people into thinking you are smarter and have more potential than you actually do and do you ever think about how disappointed they’ll be when you inevitably crash and burn

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12 Types of Cats by artist Landysh for Shop.lingvistov.com

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This is a great comeback for all of that “I don’t see race.” BS

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“I’ve learned that it’s OK to be flawed, that life can be messy, that some days you glide and some days you fall, but most important, that there are no secret answers out there.”

Happy 44th birthday to the one and only Winona Ryder- one of the most magical, passionate, beautiful and inspirational humans to ever exist. She’s truly an angel. 

Happy birthday Winona!! (October 29, 1971)

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“On our very first day at Harvard, a very wise professor quoted Aristotle: “The law is reason free from passion.” Well, no offence to Aristotle, but in my three years at Harvard I have come to find that passion is a key ingredient to the study and practice of law and of life. It is with passion, courage of conviction, and strong sense of self that we take our next steps into the world; remembering that first impressions are not always correct. You must always have faith in people; and most importantly, you must always have faith in yourself.”

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How White People Sound When They “Disagree” With PoC About Racism Posted on

This morning on Twitter, Mia had a few words for white people who “disagree” with PoC about racism. It’s funny because it’s true.

(via: blackgirldangerous)

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She whispers just to you

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When I was younger, I wish someone had told me straight-up that not all adults experience “a calling”. That many of them never find particular purpose in a career. That sometimes, their job is just what pays the bills and they have to seek satisfaction and fulfillment elsewhere. 

Because as an adult, this pervasive notion that there exists a perfect path for everyone, that people should love what they do, and that work is meant to function as a vehicle for fulfilling a person’s grand life destiny is not only inaccurate for many of us, it can be toxic.

The ideal is so ingrained that I have to remind myself constantly I’m not a failure because I don’t adore my job, and because I’m not rocking the world with my work. That is okay. 

Sometimes, work is just work. There isn’t always a perfect career path, magically waiting to be discovered. There might not be this THING you were born to do. Sometimes, you discover that what you really want to be when you grow up is “paid”.

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“If you have someone that you think is the one, take that person and travel around the world. Buy a plane ticket for the two of you to travel all around the world and go to places that are hard to go to and hard to get out of. And when you land at JFK and you’re still in love with that person, get married.”

Bill Murray (via oceanexplorer)

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Pretty sure “money can’t buy happiness” is meant to actually mean “don’t neglect emotional health and caring for the people in your life in the pursuit of more wealth than you need”, but instead middle-class and rich people use it to tell poor people “don’t strive to have financial security even though I have it”.

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🐝Post-It-Love-Note covered in bees edition🐝

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Naw, the goal isn’t to make you feel bad. Having privilege isn’t the problem, everyone has privilege! Myself included! But understanding your privilege is the first step in working towards equality for everyone. Privilege doesn’t mean you’ve never had to struggle or had everything handed to you. It just means there are some things you won’t experience because of who you are. For example, I’m a black woman, but I’m also straight. So there are things I’ll never experience because I’m not LGBTQ. That doesn’t mean I don’t have challenges as a woman or as a black woman, it just means they’re different from those in the LGBTQ community. Same goes for you, no matter what background you are. No one is trying to make you feel bad. In fact it’s the exact opposite! The goal is to get you thinking about how who you are influences what you do and don’t experience so you can better support others who face inequalities that you don’t. Hope that clears things up!

Franchesca “Chescaleigh” Ramsey 

This is an especially compassionate response to people who think the notion of “privilege” is somehow meant to make them feel bad.

(via chescaleigh)