Octopus' Garden

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Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

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Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

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suicideblonde: Natalie Dormer on the set of Game of Thrones

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suicideblonde:

Natalie Dormer on the set of Game of Thrones

ritamarlowe: Mae West and Cary Crant in I’m No Angel (1933).

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ritamarlowe:

Mae West and Cary Crant in I’m No Angel (1933).

cataclysmmagazine: Scenery - The Great Gatsby (2013)

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cataclysmmagazine:

Scenery - The Great Gatsby (2013)

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floricaly: Indie/Gypsy posts here xx

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floricaly:

Indie/Gypsy posts here xx

bohemea: Peter Dinklage - Playboy by Gavin Bond, 2013 Here’s...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:29:19 -0400

bohemea:

Peter Dinklage - Playboy by Gavin Bond, 2013

Here’s another shot that I posted yesterday & accidentally labelled as Rolling Stone. Whoops!

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we-all-share-one-moon: wukay: BY Marcio Serpa ☀

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we-all-share-one-moon:

wukay:

BY Marcio Serpa

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bohemea: The Great Gatsby

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bohemea:

The Great Gatsby

imperfectwriting: I went to the mall, and a little girl called...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:46:03 -0400

imperfectwriting:

I went to the mall, and a little girl called me a terrorist.

My name is Ela. I am seventeen years old. I am not Muslim, but my friend told me about her friend being discriminated against for wearing a hijab. So I decided to see the discrimination firsthand to get a better understanding of what Muslim women go through.

My friend and I pinned scarves around our heads, and then we went to the mall. Normally, vendors try to get us to buy things and ask us to sample a snack. Clerks usually ask us if we need help, tell us about sales, and smile at us. Not today. People, including vendors, clerks, and other shoppers, wouldn’t look at us. They didn’t talk to us. They acted like we didn’t exist. They didn’t want to be caught staring at us, so they didn’t look at all.

And then, in one store, a girl (who looked about four years old) asked her mom if my friend and I were terrorists. She wasn’t trying to be mean or anything. I don’t even think she could have grasped the idea of prejudice. However, her mother’s response is one I can never forgive or forget. The mother hushed her child, glared at me, and then took her daughter by the hand and led her out of the store.

All that because I put a scarf on my head. Just like that, a mother taught her little girl that being Muslim was evil. It didn’t matter that I was a nice person. All that mattered was that I looked different. That little girl may grow up and teach her children the same thing.

This experiment gave me a huge wakeup call. It lasted for only a few hours, so I can’t even begin to imagine how much prejudice Muslim girls go through every day. It reminded me of something that many people know but rarely remember: the women in hijabs are people, just like all those women out there who aren’t Muslim.

People of Tumblr, please help me spread this message. Treat Muslims, Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Pagans, Taoists, etc., exactly the way you want to be treated, regardless of what they’re wearing or not wearing, no exceptions. Reblog this. Tell your friends. I don’t know that the world will ever totally wipe out prejudice, but we can try, one blog at a time.