mollylover:

tastefullyoffensive:

9 Cats Taking Selfies

This is my favorite post on the entire Internet

simply amazing.

meme4u:

98 year old Dobri Dobrev, a man who lost his hearing in the second world war, walks 10 kilometers from his village in his homemade clothes and leather shoes to the city of Sofia, where he spends the day begging for money.

Though a well recognized fixture around several of the city’s chruches, known for his prostrations of thanks to all donors, it was only recently discovered that he has donated every penny he has collected — over 40,000 euros — towards the restoration of decaying Bulgarian monasteries and churches and the utility bills of orphanages, living entirely off his monthly state pension of 80 euros and the kindness of others.

i don’t think it’s sad! it’s human to feel things for others … only serial killers don’t … with some exceptions.

i think you should just ask him about meeting for a drink, and just talking. perhaps all he needs is to know … but it’s also entirely possible that he isn’t as likable as it seems, and so, the opportunity would be one for you to figure out the differences between reality and the fantasy you’ve had. 

there are plenty of other interesting people, too—what’s really important is to live (through this and beyond) so you have no regrets.

that you’re asking me for advice may be a sign you should attempt to communicate with him, but all-in-all, I’d suggest just trying to be good friends first.

good luck!

5 Reasons The Me Me Me Generation Doesn’t Like the New Daft Punk Album | via Complex

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the-half-boy:

thepeoplesrecord:

The troubling viral trend of the “hilarious” Black poor person
May 7, 2013

Charles Ramsey, the man who helped rescue three Cleveland women presumed dead after going missing a decade ago, has become an instant Internet meme. It’s hardly surprising—the interviews he gave yesterday provide plenty of fodder for a viral video, including memorable soundbites (“I was eatin’ my McDonald’s”) and lots of enthusiastic gestures. But as Miles Klee and Connor Simpson have noted, Ramsey’s heroism is quickly being overshadowed by the public’s desire to laugh at and autotune his story, and that’s a shame. Ramsey has become the latest in a fairly recent trend of “hilarious” black neighbors, unwitting Internet celebrities whose appeal seems rooted in a “colorful” style that is always immediately recognizable as poor or working-class.

Before Ramsey, there was Antoine Dodson, who saved his younger sister from an intruder, only to wind up famous for his flamboyant recounting of the story to a reporter. Since Dodson’s rise to fame, there have been others: Sweet Brown, a woman who barely escaped her apartment complex during a fire last year, and Michelle Clarke, who couldn’t fathom the hailstorm that rained down in her hometown of Houston, and in turn became “the next Sweet Brown.”

Granted, the buzzworthy tactic of reporters interviewing the most loquacious witnesses to a crime or other event is nothing new, and YouTube has countless examples of people of all ethnicities saying ridiculous things. One woman, for instance, saw fit to casually mention her breasts while discussing a local accident, while another man described a car crash with theatrical flair. Earlier this year, a “hatchet-wielding hitchhiker” named Kai matched Dodson’s fame with his astonishing account of rescuing a woman from a racist attacker. But none of those people have been subjected to quite the same level of derisive memeification as Brown, Clark, and now, perhaps, Ramsey—the inescapable echoes of “Hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife!” and “Kabooyaw,” the tens of millions of YouTube hits and cameos in other viral videos, even commercials.

It’s difficult to watch these videos and not sense that their popularity has something to do with a persistent, if unconscious, desire to see black people perform. Even before the genuinely heroic Ramsey came along, some viewers had expressed concern that the laughter directed at people like Sweet Brown plays into the most basic stereotyping of blacks as simple-minded ramblers living in the “ghetto,” socially out of step with the rest of educated America. Black or white, seeing Clark and Dodson merely as funny instances of random poor people talking nonsense is disrespectful at best. And shushing away the question of race seems like wishful thinking.

Ramsey is particularly striking in this regard, since, for a moment at least, he put the issue of race front and center himself. Describing the rescue of Amanda Berry and her fellow captives, he says, “I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man’s arms. Something is wrong here. Dead giveaway!”

The candid statement seems to catch the reporter off guard; he ends the interview shortly afterward. And it’s notable that among the many memorable things Ramsey said on camera, this one has gotten less meme-attention than most. Those who are simply having fun with the footage of Ramsey might pause for a second to actually listen to the man. He clearly knows a thing or two about the way racism prevents us from seeing each other as people.

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Now that you know this is a thing, please stop sharing these memes. Poor Black people speaking candidly about various serious incidents isn’t a hilarious joke.

Brilliant, true, and unfortunate.

gilliansze:

CBC | Cinq à Six | April 6, 2013: How I Started Writing (listen to the interview here)

lols

• Just Wait it out - Patience is a virtue. When facing an impossible task/decision, Sleep on it.
• When you marry, you marry a family. Make sure it’s a good one. When you have kids, you’ll truly understand what it’s like to love someone more than yourself.
• You are not Old! You’re a 9 year old Adult (on my 27th birthday - This is more of a statement than advice, but it changed my outlook).
• Whatever it is that you want to do, Do it now. - Worrying is not doing. Just Start.
• Keep Receipts, Document everything. You never know when you may need it. Take Photos, even if you think you don’t look good. It will pass & you will have saved a memory.
• Cook - so you can feed yourself, stay healthy, save money & entertain others. Eat like royalty but dress modestly.
• Say No to Credit. Debt ties you down. Learn to budget.
• Don’t tell others your plans.
• Don’t judge a person based on a single action. People are more complex than that. Anyone can have a bad day. It’s not always about you. Learn to listen.
• The World doesn’t ‘owe’ You. You are not entitled to anything. You want something, work for it. Then work some more.
• Happiness is a choice you make everyday not an outcome. Choose to be happy & love yourself, so that others can love you. Avoid negative people.
• Travel, Teach, Volunteer, Read (a lot), try new things & make mistakes while you are young - it will help you mature & keep you humble.
• Don’t hold grudges. It’s hard but if you want to succeed you cannot hold grudges. Let it go. Harbor compassion instead.

i think, therefore, i am here? 

well said, but how do you use this information? :)