May 2013
131 posts
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“Diet culture, even when it doesn’t involve surgeries or starvation or physical...”
– Fat acceptance: when kindness is activism — Feministe (via greaterthanlapsed)
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So about the so-called lack of boy stuff in YA
yaflash:
So I have a lot of feelings every single time I hear that people are “angry” or “annoyed” or whatever that they can’t find ONE SINGLE YA BOOK IN THE ENTIRE YA SECTION FOR BOYS TO READ and YOUNG MEN ARE FAILING BECAUSE GIRLS ARE TAKING OVER LITERATURE and HOW CAN BOYS POSSIBLY BE EXPECTED TO WANT TO TOUCH WHINY GIRLY CRAP WITH A TEN FOOT POLE?????
I have a few thoughts.
1) If you...
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“Yes, false rape accusations happen. Run the protocol anyway. I’ve heard that...”
– - JAG lawyer, speaking to my husband’s plant during Sexual Assault Prevention Month. (via circusbones)
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unfollower:
no see lesbians are not more accepted than gay men they’re more sexualized please do not get those 2 things confused
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“Women are afraid of meeting a serial killer. Men are afraid of meeting someone...”
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When Strangers Click, a 2011 documentary about online dating.
It reminds me of that famous Margaret Atwood quote: “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” It also reminds me of something written by one of the mods of Sex Worker Problems: “Misandry...
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PETITION FOR GINA TORRES TO PLAY WONDER WOMAN
tinydragongina:
jmrichards:
connivingwitch:
barbie-wears-pink-aviators:
BECAUSE
AND ALSO
JUST
LET ME JUST SAY
IF YOU DON’T ALREADY THINK THIS WOMAN IS AN AMAZONIAN PRINCESS
YOU ARE DOING IT TOO WRONG FOR WORDS.
ahhhhh fuck please
OMYGOD YES
YES PLEASE
NO ONE WOULD MAKE ME HAPPIER
NEED
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The Problem with 'Boys Will Be Boys' →
For months, every morning when my daughter was in preschool, I watched her construct an elaborate castle out of blocks, colorful plastic discs, bits of rope, ribbons and feathers, only to have the same little boy gleefully destroy it within seconds of its completion.
No matter how many times he did it, his parents never swooped in BEFORE the morning’s live 3-D reenactment of “Invasion of...
njena:
i think the reason perfume commercials are so weird is because they have to advertise a smell without using smells
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“Marry your best friend. I do not say that lightly. Really, truly find the...”
– N’tima (via arabarabarab)
adventuresofcomicbookgirl:
everyone complaining about waiting for season what of whatever
do they even know the pain of waiting for Sailor Moon
WE DON’T EVEN HAVE CHARACTER DESIGNS
I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENING
I’M SO UPSET I CAN ONLY DISTRACT MYSELF
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Why aren't more people freaking out about the new...
bluandorange:
monetizeyourcat:
dancepunksnotdead:
You know, the one that gives housewives/full-time mothers a pension— wages for housework?
It’s ONLY A HUGE VICTORY FOR FEMINISM, SOCIALISM, AND WOMEN OF COLOR. Not a big deal or anything. Tumblr is mysteriously silent about this.
http://rabble.ca/columnists/2013/05/venezuelas-new-labour-law-best-mothers-day-gift
holy shit!
fucking COOL
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quazza:
i am reminded that english is a flawed language every time I am forced to use “that that” in a sentence
same with “had had”
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if there is one thing...
navigatethestream:
its the notion of boycotts
you wanna know why the bus boycotts of the civil rights movement were so successful?
because an alternative black run transportation system was created for those who couldn’t walk to work or whatever they had to go
they didn’t just tell people “oh the bus enforces racist policies so don’t take it and FUCK if you can’t get to work on time or where...
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“I’d rather be around a passionate nerd than a non-passionate cool person....”
– Matt Cohen (via laststaggraphics)
Rappers who publicly support gay marriage
ibetmittromney:
Kanye West
Jay-Z
Nicki Minaj
50 Cent
Lil B
A$AP Rocky
Fat Joe
Queen Latifah
Please stop fucking acting like Macklemore is this special snowflake for being a rapper who supports gay marriage. I know yall love to pretend that black people are homophobes, so obviously the music we make must be homophobic, but that is bullshit and Wacklemore is not the first rapper to...
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schizoauthoress:
savethedaisies:
mark-gaytits:
Some resources for those writing medieval-type stories:
list of medieval jobs
more medieval jobs
lords of the manor
ladies of the manor
medieval ladies
medieval weapons
medieval names
more medieval names
guide to medieval terms
more medieval terms
how to write sword-fight scenes
armor
SWOONS
Reblogging for everyone who’s doing...
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dduane:
secretlymisha:
as far as i can tell from my dash there’s some sort of gay musical olympics going on that only europe was invited to
That would about sum it up, yeah. :)
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Florida teen fights expulsion and criminal charges... →
Kate Hunt needs your help!
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mamamantis:
i mean don’t you think it’s interesting that white feminists are PISSING THEMSELVES over the (barely noticeable) merida redesign and starting petitions and emailing disney and kicking up this huge fucking fuss
but when it came to pocahontas’ outfit becoming even MORE inaccurate and racist and mulan getting the shit whitewashed out of her and turned into a ~*~delicate oriental...
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“The time will come
when, with elation
you will greet yourself arriving
at...”
– “Love After Love” by Derek Walcott (via clementer)
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ALRIGHT YOU LITTLE SHITS
rosenkristall:
TUMBLR AND IT’S FUTURE IS AT STAKE HERE
SIGN AND REBLOG IF YOU WANT TO SAVE TUMBLR FROM YAHOO
SIGNAL BOOST
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lizardsfromspace:
Here’s a hilarious Helen Keller joke! Do you know what no one saw or heard coming? Helen Keller’s radical socialist activism for the rights of the poor, women, the disabled. And so people ignored and belittled her politics. They argued a deaf, blind person could not know what she was talking about. And so they reduced her to the safe story of a young girl who overcame...
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Inscription For The Ceiling Of A Bedroom
republicoftheimagination:
By Dorothy Parker
Daily dawns another day; I must up, to make my way. Though I dress and drink and eat, Move my fingers and my feet, Learn a little, here and there, Weep and laugh and sweat and swear, Hear a song, or watch a stage, Leave some words upon a page, Claim a foe, or hail a friend — Bed awaits me at the end.
Though I go in pride and strength, I’ll come back...
cockchomp:
she wears short skirts i wear short skirts we are sailor soldiers and in the name of the moon we will punish you
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Has DC Comics Done Something Stupid Today? →
tocomicacat:
zerachin:
Are you tired of having to comb through dozens of articles trying to figure out if DC Comics has done something cringeworthy today?
Bless this site.
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mamamantis:
so are we gonna discuss how fucked up it is that women have to wear makeup to be taken seriously at work and job interviews but if a woman has a genuine interest in and enjoyment of cosmetics she is written off as shallow, vain, and stupid, and consequently not taken seriously
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The Girl Who Pretended To Be A Boy →
seananmcguire:
queersuperteens:
The Girl Who Pretended To Be A Boy, from The Violet Fairy Book compiled by Andrew Lang, on Project Gutenberg.
Just. You guys. IT’S A CLASSIC FAIRY TALE ABOUT A PRINCESS WHO GETS TURNED INTO A BOY AND IS SUPER FREAKING HAPPY ABOUT IT AND THEN GETS TO MARRY THE PRINCESS SHE RESCUED.
Thank you, Seanan McGuire, for mentioning that a story like this existed....
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7 Useful Articles on Corsets
thelingerieaddict:
What Everybody Should Know About the Difference Between Real Corsets and Fake Corsets
What You Didn’t Know to Look for in a Corset: 5 Popular Myths Debunked
How to Choose the Right Corset for Any Occasion
How to Choose the Right Corset for Your Body
Tightlacing 101: 4 Myths About Waist Training With a Corset
How to Care for a Corset: What to Do While Wearing Your Corset
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Ultimate Writing Resource List
shoopzig:
thelastrplord:
a massively extended version of ruthlesscalculus’ post
General Tips
Joss Whedon’s Top 10 Writing Tips
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
34 Writing Tips that will make you a Better Writer
50 Free resources that will improve your writing skills
5 ways to get out of the comfort zone and become a stronger writer
10 ways to avoid Writing Insecurity
The Writer’s...
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“A novel’s technique exists to diminish and if possible abolish the distance...”
– Mario Vargas Llosa (via theparisreview)
YES YES YES. I want you to forget I’m there. But way more important, I want you to forget YOU’RE there. This is what storytelling is.
(via dduane)
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In the Fairy Tale Department: The White Doe
dduane:
…I was reminded of this the other day after adding the text for The Twelve Dancing Princesses. This one of d’Aulnoy’s has always been a favorite for me. Partly because of the crab: partly because of one of the great illustrated OH SHIT moments in the [color] Fairy Book series. H. J. Ford is the artist responsible: he came on board after the series began to get really popular.
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The...
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asexual-not-a-sexual:
I don’t really understand how “social justice” became an insulting term.
“Oh my GOD, you’re attempting to address the inequalities you experience personally and are shedding light on the struggles of others?! WOW FUCK YOU.”
thefirstgentleman:
casual reminder that for every person who doesn’t want to label their sexuality theres another person who prefers the tangibility of a word and both are ok
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“Princeton University psychologist Susan Fiske took brain scans of heterosexual...”
– The Equality Illusion (via lesilencieux)
This is SO goddamn ridiculous, and also appropriate and unsurprising.
(via misandry-mermaid)
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wolfsisters:
jellyfishverse:
you can stop shitting on teenage girls’ decisions it’s fucking 2013
#you know much our society fucks girls up? #they’re socialized to be objects to appease everyone but themselves and to defame fellow girls for petty reasons #you wonder why so many of us grow to become embittered women #you wonder why so many of us dare to feel empowered in whatever capacity even...
