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International Women’s Day

08/03/2016

International Women’s Day/Celebrations: Judith Kerr

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Books, March 2016, Paywall

‘Mog the Forgetful Cat’, ‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit’, feminsim, Indifferent Ignorance, International Women’s Day, Judith Kerr, storytelling, women in literature
08/03/2015

International Women’s Day ft. Men

Happy International Women’s Day! I spent ages looking for a GIF of Mary Elizabeth from Perks of Being a Wallflower saying “thanks for the crumb” but I couldn’t find one, so I’ve decided to not be too cynical… apart from to say “thanks for the crumb, we’ll go back to not existing for the next… Continue reading

Complaints, DISCUSS., Internet, March 2015, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Social Media

civil rights, Gerard Way Reddit Q&A, Homophobia is Gay, Indifferent Ignorance, International Women’s Day, MCR, MLK, Selma, stepping on toes
10/03/2012

Happy (Belated) International Women’s Day, Here’s Everything I Want to Talk About Using that Header.

Let me start of by saying, lovely blog, that I am very sorry to have ignored you recently. So I’m going to attempt to put everything cool that I’ve seen recently into one post and give it the theme of belated International Women’s Day. First up: Chantal Claret’s new video for Pop Pop Bang Bang! I… Continue reading

Art, Internet, March 2012, MCRmy, Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Photogenius, Videos

‘Cheap Flights’, ‘Helena’ with subtitles, ‘Pop Pop Bang Bang’, Chantal Claret, EXTERMINATE, Indifferent Ignorance, International Women’s Day, My Chemical Romance, The Webways

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International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day/Celebrations: Judith Kerr

International Women’s Day ft. Men

Happy (Belated) International Women’s Day, Here’s Everything I Want to Talk About Using that Header.