By now, you have most likely heard about the tragic fire at a garment factory in Bangladesh. Sadly, this is not an isolated incident. In fact, in 1911, one of the most tragic industrial accidents occurred at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory when 146 people, mostly immigrant women and even children, perished in a fire with no fire escapes, locked doors, and no fire suppression equipment or training. All in the name of “affordable fashion”. The pictures below are hard to view, but the parallels are too similar to dismiss. Please share this post with everyone you know.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, 1911:

Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire, 2012:

imperfectwriting:

I went to the mall, and a little girl called me a terrorist. 

My name is Ela.  I am seventeen years old.  I am not Muslim, but my friend told me about her friend being discriminated against for wearing a hijab.  So I decided to see the discrimination firsthand to get a better understanding of what Muslim women go through. 

My friend and I pinned scarves around our heads, and then we went to the mall.  Normally, vendors try to get us to buy things and ask us to sample a snack.  Clerks usually ask us if we need help, tell us about sales, and smile at us.  Not today.  People, including vendors, clerks, and other shoppers, wouldn’t look at us.  They didn’t talk to us.  They acted like we didn’t exist.  They didn’t want to be caught staring at us, so they didn’t look at all. 

And then, in one store, a girl (who looked about four years old) asked her mom if my friend and I were terrorists.  She wasn’t trying to be mean or anything.  I don’t even think she could have grasped the idea of prejudice.  However, her mother’s response is one I can never forgive or forget.  The mother hushed her child, glared at me, and then took her daughter by the hand and led her out of the store. 

All that because I put a scarf on my head.  Just like that, a mother taught her little girl that being Muslim was evil.  It didn’t matter that I was a nice person.  All that mattered was that I looked different.  That little girl may grow up and teach her children the same thing. 

This experiment gave me a huge wakeup call.  It lasted for only a few hours, so I can’t even begin to imagine how much prejudice Muslim girls go through every day.  It reminded me of something that many people know but rarely remember: the women in hijabs are people, just like all those women out there who aren’t Muslim. 

People of Tumblr, please help me spread this message.  Treat Muslims, Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Pagans, Taoists, etc., exactly the way you want to be treated, regardless of what they’re wearing or not wearing, no exceptions.  Reblog this.  Tell your friends.  I don’t know that the world will ever totally wipe out prejudice, but we can try, one blog at a time.  

There are some seriously sick mother fuckers out there.

Here’s the dox on this low-life piece of shit:

Congressman Steve King

1131 Longworth Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202.225.4426

Fax: 202.225.3193

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Creston, IA 50801

Phone: 641.782.2495

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306 Grand Avenue, P.O. Box 650

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Phone: 712.580.7754

Fax: 712.580.3354

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Phone: 712.224.4692

Fax: 712.224.4693

800 Oneida Street, Suite A

Storm Lake, IA 50588

Phone: 712.732.4197

Fax: 712.732.4217

Twitter: @SteveKingIA

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In light of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s accusation of Muslim Brotherhood infiltrating high levels of U.S. Government, this little bit of history.

breakfastcookie:

This is something that happened to a friend of mine in her own words.

“So, on Friday night my friend and I were at her house and wanted to get out and do something for the evening. We brainstormed ideas and she brought up the idea of seeing a show at the Laugh Factory. I’d never been, I thought…

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