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[orbitaldiamonds]

Sidetrackedery, n.: the weird, interesting, and/or fun stuff I find via my ever-behindness in my LJ flist, from Twitter, emails, going back through friends' LJs, and elsewhere.

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:: This is fucking awesome. From forwrathandruin, Partially Clips: Canoe in Storm *guffaws* (from partiallyclips.com)
:: From antitheism, Stupid things Atheists are Assumed to Be. *sighs, shakes head*
:: This awesomeness from antitheism: Joss Whedon on Humanism :D
:: thecuriomuseum suggested I look into RuneScape, and it looks interesting. I'm not an RPGer, but I'm putting the word out there in case any of y'all are. Some really spiffy graphics, it looks like.
:: This is so sad. From aliyaskie, At an Age for Music and Dreams, Real Life Intrudes (from nytimes.com)
:: Dumbass NOM is dumbass. From rahmbamarama, Anti-Gay Group Sends Letter to Colbert Thanking Him For Mocking Them *eyeroll* (from huffingtonpost.com)
:: From rahmbamarama, the Racism Bingo Card (from amptoons.com)
:: This very good observation from peapods42:

1. I am once again stunned by the fact that my head has enough room for all this snot.

:: Also, since RBR is locked, I'm gonna link individually all the posts from the April 19th mod post on racism.

:: On privilege: Unpacking the Knapsack, and Things you Need To Understand #4. (Also, Teabag Me and Ann Coulter really is a cunt, people.)
:: On how to respond when told your arse is showing: How Not To Be Insane When Accused Of Racism (A Guide For White People), How To Fuck Up, How to Apologize, and IBARW: Racism and intent.
:: Examples of racist imagery: The Jim Crow Museum, Subconscious Connection Between Blacks, Apes May Reinforce Subtle Bias (from ssri.psu.edu), Racist Historical Images of the Chinese, and Nazi Propaganda, 1933-1945.
:: Others that were pointed out: ibarw, Starkeymonser's "for clueless white people" bookmarks, How to Suppress Discussions of Racism, Sixteen Maneuvers to Avoid Really Dealing with Racism, The Angry Black Woman's Required Reading,...
:: continued: rydra_wong's extensive archive of RaceFail09, sophy with More on RaceFail09 and racism 101, etc., from paradox_dragon, Baby-stepping away from racism: A guide for white people, debunkingwhite, deadbrowalking, and mystickeeper's 101 Primer
:: Conversations about Being Afraid to Write PoC characters:, vito_excalibur's Being An Imaginary Conversation, friendshipper's Cruel little lies, and shewhohashope's Cultural Appropriation and SF/F.