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06/11/2014

We’ve Made It; We’re in the Urban Dictionary

By ‘we’ I mean ‘indifferent ignorance’. The term, not the site. Eek! I’ve been wanting to do this for ages, but the site actually has editors who decide if your definition is good enough (I know) so I had to tweak it a bit. You guys are very welcome to add your own definitions and… Continue reading

Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, November 2014

being smug, Five Ways to Celebrate Five Years of Blogging, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, Urban Dictionary

31/10/2014

Climbing the Internet Ladder of Infamy

I read in a blogging book that the average blog lasts about three months, which makes this place a dinosaur. Or an antique, or vintage wine, depending on your world view. Part of me was loathe to make a post today because it felt self-aggrandising, but that’s kind of the point of a blog. I… Continue reading

Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, October 2014

Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, five years of blogging, Indifferent Ignorance, intense reflaction, Internet, My Chemical Romance, the Internet ladder of infamy

28/09/2014

A Quick Question About Racism

This time in a week, my office won’t be my bedroom but will be my balcony, or a local restaurant, or… my bedroom (I’m staying in a studio flat and would put money on having exactly the same set-up as I do now, except with a closer bathroom). I was going to write a post… Continue reading

DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, History & Old Stuff, Internet, September 2014, Social Media, Tumblr

‘Blood of Olympus’, fuckin’ idiots, growing up with certain beliefs, Indifferent Ignorance, learning how not to be a fuckin’ idiot, racism, Rick Riordan, spoilers, Tumblr

23/09/2014

Scoffed at the HeForShe Campaign? Right, Let’s Talk

If you haven’t seen it already, the next thing you should do today is watch the entirety of Emma Watson’s UN HeForShe speech. There has been a lot of news articles quoting it, but some of the most interesting parts weren’t cherry-picked as far as I remember, and watching and listening coveys her emotions a… Continue reading

DISCUSS., Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics, Internet, September 2014, Videos

Emma Watson, equality, feminism, gender equality, gendered marketing, girls living as boys in Afgahnistan, HeForShe, India acid attacks, Indifferent Ignorance, make up, social constructs, UN