Joelle Was Here

when my brother and I talk about the US and War

Brother: I think the reason they're so okay with going to war is because I don't think they know what it's like to be oppressed or to have war on their shores.
Me: They had the civil war though?
Brother: Yeah, but they didn't have another race coming in thinking they were superior and oppressing them.
Me: Yeah because they're white men, which is like the pinnacle of privilege.
(Hell you're a boy, but to them a person of color, whatever that's supposed to mean. As if we're supposed to be less than them when we don't give races a second thought on most days.)
Brother: Precisely. I don't like oppression but y'know--.
Me: Sometimes you gotta get your ass handed to ya before you know what it feels like.
Brother: Yea, exactly. And they don't know what that's like.
Me: I mean, that's why I'm against NATO in principle. You've got a bunch of white guys saying they're going to be the savior of the world when fuck you no, look at the last time that happened-- You got Iraq and Afghanistan. That shit just can't fly.

Ok, my FB wall is filled with pro-gay rights stuff because last week, my mom was exclaiming how “disgusting” it was and that it was too much for the gay community to expect that marriage be one of their rights.

This started a rather heated debate between us and somewhere along the way, she says if she sees me publicly supporting gay rights/gay marriage, she will disown me. (Don’t worry guys, at the most we’ll just silent treatment each other for a month or something)

And because I consider the gay community very much part of what we are as a family and society in this world, I started linking articles and images about gay rights and the negative effects of homophobia (and other related topics) to my FB wall. I did it mostly because I am tired of all this “gays are ruining everything” crap and also partly to piss my mom off. Hurhurhur.

Nobody gon’ talk shit about the gay community and get away with it. Not even my own mother.

Grah FB

Upon loggin in my FB account, I can’t “like” the things I like or even post a comment.

Oh weeeelll. Got my Tumblr anyway.

“Ancient moon priestesses were called virgins. ‘Virgin’ meant not married, not belong to a man-a woman who was ‘one-in-herself.’ The very word derives from a Latin root meaning strength, force, skill; and was later applied to men: virle. Ishtar, Diana, Astarte, Isis were all all called virgin, which did not refer to sexual chasity, but sexual independence. And all great culture heroes of the past…, mythic or historic, were said to be born of virgin mothers: Marduk, Gilgamesh, Buddha, Osiris, Dionysus, Genghis Khan, Jesus-they were all affirmed as sons of the Great Mother, of the Original One, their worldly power deriving from her. When the Hebrews used the word, and in the original Aramatic, it meant ‘maiden’ or ‘young woman’, with no connotations to sexual chasity. But later Christian translators could not conceive of the ‘Virgin Mary’ as a woman of independent sexuality, needless to say; they distorted the meaning into sexually pure, chaste, never touched. When Joan of Arc, with her witch coven associations, was called La Pucelle-‘the Maiden,’ ‘the Virgin’ - the word retained some of its original pagan sense of a strong and independent woman. The Moon Goddess was worshipped in orgiastic rites, being the divinity of matriarchal women free to take as many lovers as they choose. Women could ‘surrender’ themselves to the Goddess by making love to a stranger in her temple.”

Monica Sjoo and Barbara Mor in the book “The Great Cosmic Mother -Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth” (via sacredwoman)
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I am totally convinced this will be an excellent term…

… because after first two days of class, I’m convinced that all of my current professors are badass. And by badass I mean they totally know their stuff, they’ll really challenge you, but they still make it fun and intellectually stimulating. No time-wasting activities.

You see, I find it insulting if I know my professor doesn’t know what he’s talking about at the same time he’s not putting effort in his teaching.

I mean, why the hell would I put effort in a class if the teacher doesn’t even have the enthusiasm and knowledge to teach his subject?

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First Day

It’s greeeeat to be back in school.

My prof for INPOGEO was my prof last term in WORLHIS so yaaaaaay! When I entered the classroom, I saw him and I was like, “yaaaay!” and he said, “heeey!”

Can’t wait to go to school tomorrow.

That is all.

Pole dancing: Pokemon mode

Me: (sighing) I want to learn and teach pole-dancing.
Jepoy: I should add Carlos in FB! Dahil pareho kami ng pangarap na mag-pole!
Me: Hahaha omg scary.
Jepoy: "Wild pole appeared! Would you like to use it?"
Me: "Carlos uses pole-dance to seduce Makoto!"
Big bro: "Makoto got away safely!"

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The laws in the Old Testament were set forth by god as the rules the Hebrews needed to follow in order to be righteous, to atone for the sin of Adam and Eve and to be able to get into Heaven. That is also why they were required to make sacrifices, because it was part of the appeasement for Original Sin.

According to Christian theology, when Jesus came from Heaven, it was for the express purpose of sacrificing himself on the cross so that our sins may be forgiven. His sacrifice was supposed to be the ultimate act that would free us from the former laws and regulations and allow us to enter Heaven by acting in his image. That is why he said “it is finished” when he died on the cross. That is why Christians don’t have to circumcise their sons (god’s covenant with Jacob), that is why they don’t have to perform animal sacrifice, or grow out their forelocks, or follow any of the other laws of Leviticus.

When you quote Leviticus as god’s law and say they are rules we must follow because they are what god or Jesus wants us to do, what you are really saying, as a Christian, is that Christ’s sacrifice on the cross was invalid. He died in vain because you believe we are still beholden to the old laws. That is what you, a self-professed good Christian, are saying to your god and his son, that their plan for your salvation wasn’t good enough for you.

So maybe actually read the thing before you start quoting it, because the implications of your actions go a lot deeper than you think.

”

http://nextyearsgirl.tumblr.com/

In reference to the claims of many Christians that the Bible forbids homosexuality.

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Taking time…

… to get back into the blogging groove. Ever since summer break of no internet access, it’s been hard to get back into blogger mode. ARGH.

Will blog about my birthday when I’m not too exhausted.

napalmjoy:

Tejero: China has its own Gundam hahahaha

Adrian: Tej, the more we have to help Japan with its Birth Rate issues!

Just watched Avengers…

I know majority of the girls loved Chris Evans. Or Chris Hemsworth. And of course, Robert Downey Jr.

But I have the HOTS for Jeremy Renner throughout the entire movie. True story.

OMG FEELINGS WHY YOU DO THIS TO ME

It should be illegal to make a movie that awesome because it makes reality suckier than it already is.

JEREMY RENNER ♥

Star Matter: Neither Here Nor There

napalmjoy:

There are some days when I get a weird feeling of I don’t know where I belong anymore.

(I usually get it when I read certain things on Tumblr)

I’m not white. Let’s get that out of the way.

I’m not overly brown either. I have pale skin because 5 years ago I almost became a hikkikomori— a…

I won’t be migrating soon but I already feel this way. When the time comes for me and my family to migrate, I’ll be putting on my emotional and mental crash helmet for hell that will be going my way just for being who I am.

In Other News…

Regular blogging and gratitude updates will resume next week. Hopefully.

For the meantime, I am praying that lots of cat food will come out of thin air so that I have a lot more kibble to donate to mi gatos amigos when I go to PAWS.

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