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ramadan

Posted by jodietonita on September 2, 2008

ramadan
Photo: ASIF HASSAN / AFP/GETTY IMAGES

A Pakistani Muslim prepares dishes of food for needy people to break their fast at a mosque in Karachi on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.

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ganesha

Posted by jodietonita on September 1, 2008

ganesh
Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/REUTERS

An artisan paints an idol of Hindu elephant Lord Ganesha at a workshop in the northeastern Indian city of Siliguri.

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no homo

Posted by jodietonita on August 26, 2008

Here’s another installment of Jay Smooth at Ill Doctrine (blush). I find myself unable to stomach bigoted humour even when it is used and intended to make fun of bigots. The energy seems off to me and the likelihood for transformation to result seems slim to none. I really appreciate the analysis here and the discipline not to go there.

Enjoy!

A Beginner’s Guide to “no Homo”

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my internet crush

Posted by jodietonita on August 6, 2008

jay smooth. the latest installment...

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Disney’s first black princess

Posted by jodietonita on July 30, 2008

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woman: a place to park your pint…

Posted by jodietonita on July 29, 2008

…while you and several of your friends have sex with her.

this guinness ad makes me want to scream, cry and poke someone’s eyes out.

hat tip to The Shameless blog

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shrouded in haze

Posted by jodietonita on July 29, 2008

beijing pollution
Photo: Claro Cortes IV/Reuters

A visitor takes a photograph of the Forbidden City shrouded in haze in Beijing.

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flooded

Posted by jodietonita on July 28, 2008

bangladesh floods
Photo: Andrew Biraj/Reuters

A woman collects drinking water from a well at the flooded village of Godadhar, Bangladesh.

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nas & color of change

Posted by jodietonita on July 25, 2008

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remembering

Posted by jodietonita on July 25, 2008

chile women
Photo: Eliseo Fernandez/REUTERS

A policewoman looks at drawings made to remember women murdered by their husbands during a demonstration protesting violence against women in Valparaiso, Chile.

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