The Living Artist

editorialhedgehog: southcarolinaboy: checkmateprolifer: This...

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:07:43 -0400

southcarolinaboy:

checkmateprolifer:

This is Gisella Perl, a a successful Jewish gynaecologist in Sighet, Romania in the 1930s and 40s. She was taken to Auschwitz in 1944, where she treated women with kindness and compassion. She was asked to report all pregnant women to Josef Mengele- better known as the Angel of Death. When she discovered what was done to them (medical experimentation and torture, ending with often being thrown alive into the crematoriums) she vowed that there would never again be a pregnant woman in Aschwitz. So she began the abortions.

In her time in Aschwitz, Dr. Perl performed over 3,000 abortions in spite of her professional and religious beliefs as a doctor and an observant Jew. Any babies born alive in Aschwitz were usually drowned, despite Mengele’s orders to allow them to starve to death. Because of Dr. Perl’s brave actions in performing these abortions, many women made it out of Aschwitz alive, able to go on and have families after the war.

Although she was vilified by many for her actions, there is no doubt that she is not the monster abortionists are made out to be. This woman, this doctor, this abortionist was a hero. Despite her personal beliefs, she understood what had to be done. If you click the photo, you can go to a more extensive biography of her- she was a true hero.

Seriously, if you are “pro-life” and got something to say about this, just don’t.

Dayum she’s a bamf.

"The ideal environment for raising children turns out to be not that of the nuclear family but on in..."

Tue, 29 May 2012 20:24:55 -0400

“The ideal environment for raising children turns out to be not that of the nuclear family but on in which there are at least three secure relationships (gender nonspecific), meaning three relationships that convey the clear message: ‘You will be cared for no matter what.’”

- ~Carol Gilligan, Joining the Resistance, p. 53

Not that secure relationships are limited to parents, but my first thought reading this passage was, “So poly families are what we should all be aiming for!”
(via feministlibrarian)

The Sex Ed You Wish They Taught in Schools: Sexreeducated Sliquid giveaway!

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:56:34 -0400

The Sex Ed You Wish They Taught in Schools: Sexreeducated Sliquid giveaway!:

sexreeducated:

Due to the massive amount of support, followers and the overwhelmingly positive response from all of you, I wanted to do a giveaway! I will be giving away a bottle of Sliquid Natural Lubricant to a lucky follower who reblogs this!

Upon winning you’ll have the choice between the H20 Water…

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sageoflogic: audiomonkey: aonaibhricheile: interlockedfingers:...

Wed, 09 May 2012 08:21:18 -0400

sageoflogic:

audiomonkey:

aonaibhricheile:

interlockedfingers:

Wow. Hahah.

“You just ‘hit it and quit it’?”

I’M NOT YOUR BIOLOGICAL FATHER YOU TWAT.

Dead.

OMG what really got me was the hedgehog bit xD

Some of these are ones I haven’t seen before xD

beautyhascome: naturallypolished: Ugh so gorgeous . Yaass

Wed, 09 May 2012 08:10:35 -0400

beautyhascome:

naturallypolished:

Ugh so gorgeous .

Yaass

lovelyandbrown: attitude girl.

Sun, 06 May 2012 07:32:19 -0400

lovelyandbrown:

attitude girl.

"“People have argued that affirmative action is consistent or is not consistent with meritocracy,”..."

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:28:10 -0400

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“People have argued that affirmative action is consistent or is not consistent with meritocracy,” Walton said. “Our argument is not that it’s consistent or inconsistent. Our argument is that you need affirmative action to make meritocratic decisions – to get the best candidates.”

The researchers say that people often assume that measures of merit like grades and test scores are unbiased – that they reflect the same level of ability and potential for all students.

Under this assumption, when an ethnic-minority student and a non-minority student have the same high school grades, they probably have the same level of ability and are likely to do equally well in college. When a woman and a man have the same score on a math test, it’s assumed they have the same level of math ability.

The problem is that common school and testing environments create a different psychological experience for different students. This systematically disadvantages negatively stereotyped ethnic minority students like African Americans and Hispanic Americans, as well as girls and women in math and science.

“When people perform in standard school settings, they are often aware of negative stereotypes about their group,” Walton says. “Those stereotypes act like a psychological headwind – they cause people to perform worse. If you base your evaluation of candidates just on performance in settings that are biased, you end up discriminating.”

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- Affirmative action is needed to get the best candidates, psychologist says (via sociolab)

Our colleague Jennifer Wade Shewmaker does lots of work around “stereotype creep,” the phenomenon where just knowing that there’s a stereotype regarding you & the activity you’re undertaking has a measurable affect on the work you do.
(via sparkamovement)

magnolius: A Tale Of Two Hoodies - a controversial painting by...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:45:33 -0400

magnolius:

A Tale Of Two Hoodies - a controversial painting by artist/activist Michael D’Antuono.

Inspired by the Trayvon Martin case, this painting symbolizes the travesty of racially profiling innocent children and how present day prejudices affect policy.

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fatpeopleart: katiebour: redefiningbodyimage: fracturedrefuge:...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:13:53 -0400

fatpeopleart:

katiebour:

redefiningbodyimage:

fracturedrefuge:

And here are the ones that wouldn’t fit in the photoset:

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Who says ballet dancers can’t be fat?

If anyone has pictures of fat dancers of color, let me know! I looked everywhere and couldn’t find a single one. This makes me sad.

Credit:

Photos 1-3 are of Frostine Shake

Photos 4-7 are dancers from the Big Ballet

Photos 8-14 are of ModelMayhem user Terpsichores Grace

more belly-rinas <3

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So beautiful! <3

We don’t post much performance art on Fat People Art, but this is too good not to share.

sexxxisbeautiful: .o (by yannfaucher)

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:09:07 -0400

sexxxisbeautiful:

.o (by yannfaucher)

sonofbaldwin: Flawless.

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:22:43 -0400

sonofbaldwin:

Flawless.

disabledpeoplearesexy: From the “Don’t DIS my ABILITY” Facebook...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:10:06 -0400

disabledpeoplearesexy:

From the “Don’t DIS my ABILITY” Facebook page. Beautiful.

mondotopless: Cleo Simmons

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:09:44 -0400

mondotopless:

Cleo Simmons

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jhameia: define-space: i really admire the design for these...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:01:32 -0400

jhameia:

define-space:

i really admire the design for these stairs and how they incorporate a wheelchair access ramp. in a world were barrier free design is essential to living a full and happy life, its amazing to see landscape architect Cornelia Oberlander has taken literal steps to design stairs AROUND a ramp, instead of the other way around.

And it’s so very attractive a design too!

GORGEOUS. This needs to be incorporated into every major government building stat. NO MORE back entrances!