Call me crazy but it might be the use of the word FUCK that had people worried. In fact, the airline captain states that the use of the f word on clothing is never permitted on board and he stressed that the pro choice statement was not the issue. Come on people, I am pro choice as well but THINK a little.Is this t-shirt too offensive to wear on a plane? American Airlines thought so, and told a woman wearing it that she had to change her clothes. What say you, Tumblr?
Bessie Coleman
(1892-1926)
AviatrixKnown to an admiring public as “Queen Bess,” Bessie Coleman was the first black woman ever to fly an airplane and the first African American to earn an international pilot’s license. During her brief yet distinguished career as a performance flier, she appeared at air shows and exhibitions across the United States, earning wide recognition for her aerial skill, her dramatic flair and her tenacity. But the thrill of stunt flying and the admiration of cheering crowds were only part of Coleman’s dream. Forced for a time to work as a laundress and manicurist to make ends meet, Coleman never lost sight of her childhood vow to one day “amount to something.”
As a professional aviatrix, Coleman would often be criticized by the press for her opportunistic nature and the flamboyant style she brought to her exhibition flying. However, she also quickly gained a reputation as a skilled and daring pilot who would stop at nothing to complete a difficult stunt. Unfortunately, Coleman would not live long enough to fulfill her greatest dream — establishing a school for young, black aviators — but her pioneering achievements served as an inspiration for a generation of African American men and women. “Because of Bessie Coleman,” wrote Lieutenant William J. Powell in Black Wings, “we have overcome that which was worse than racial barriers. We have overcome the barriers within ourselves and dared to dream.”
Read more of Caroline B. D. Smith’s article here.
Photo: Bessie Coleman around the time of her French visit, c.1922 (Smithsonian Institution, Neg. ID #: 99-15415, scraped from this site.)
Psychologists Discover How People Subconsciously Become Their Favorite Fictional Characters
Psychologists have discovered that while reading a book or story, people are prone to subconsciously adopt their behavior, thoughts, beliefs and internal responses to that of fictional characters as if they were their own.
Experts have dubbed this subconscious phenomenon ‘experience-taking,’ where people actually change their own behaviors and thoughts to match those of a fictional character that they can identify with.
This explains why I was so much snarkier in high school and college; my steady diet of Vonnegut and Joseph Heller. (I felt an especially strong admiration for Yossarian…)
No one, and I mean no one deserves this.
don’t care if your a bieber, hipster, one direction, kardashian, janoskian blog. you all need to watch this and reblog it
this video deserves a billion notes so please stop scrolling, watch and reblog !
This should be on every blog. No one deserves this. I seriously cried, breaks my heart this goes on
If you don’t reblog this, you have no heart. NO ONE should have to go through extreme bullying
Forever reblog
): what the FUCK is wrong with the world. every single one of my followers should reblog this.
This hits so close to home. That boy was only 11 when he took his life. I can’t imagine losing my 11-year-old brother that way. It’s just so awful.
i just balled. this is really ridiculous. no one deserves to be treated like that. everyone has a purpose. theres no reason that someone should think that they can treat someone like that. EVERYONE BETTER REBLOG THIS!
This gave me chills. Never, in a million years, Will bullying ever by acceptable. Ever.
i got chills omg
I saw his parents on Ellen, you think the movie trailor is chilling? try actually seeing them talk about it. it was horrible.
everyone needs to reblog this. bullying will never be okay.
ahh. i got chills too. it’s just sick how kids can be so cruel…
