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Sat, 18 May 2013 21:29:28 +0100

yourbones: somegirlnamedkaitlyn: My dog understands the word “No,” so how are you going to tell me...

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:29:06 +0100

somegirlnamedkaitlyn:

My dog understands the word “No,” so how are you going to tell me teenage boys don’t know the difference between rape and consent?

Nailed it.

andrewpauldost: i just saw a post like “kids these days dont even know what a vhs is” like why do...

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:27:06 +0100

andrewpauldost:

i just saw a post like “kids these days dont even know what a vhs is” like why do people think kids of modern day dont know about past events like i know what fucking morse code is but i dont use it to order a pizza

vastderp: Being skeptical that another person can be incapacitated by a mental illness because you...

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:09:30 +0100

vastderp:

Being skeptical that another person can be incapacitated by a mental illness because you cope just fine with your problems is basically the same as saying “I don’t understand why other people’s brakes fail, because my car works great.”

"… the socialization of boys regarding masculinity is often at the expense of women. I came to..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:08:43 +0100

“… the socialization of boys regarding masculinity is often at the expense of women. I came to realize that we don’t raise boys to be men, we raise them not to be women (or gay men). We teach boys that girls and women are “less than” and that leads to violence by some and silence by many. It’s important for men to stand up to not only stop men’s violence against women but, to teach young men a broader definition of masculinity that includes being empathetic, loving and non-violent.”

- Don McPherson, former NFL quarterback, feminist and educator (via albinwonderland)

"Fans of the first film really wanted to find out what happened to Peggy afterwards, so Marvel are..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:57:41 +0100

“Fans of the first film really wanted to find out what happened to Peggy afterwards, so Marvel are also making a short film, which is basically ‘What Peggy Did Next’, which will be shown at Comic-Con and be on the DVD extras of the second film (Captain America: The Winter Soldier). So as well as doing a bit in the new film, I’ve got a whole new spin-off short film. It has been great to be back in training with the stunt coordinators, kicking some butt again.”

- Hayley Atwell (via fyeahlilbit2point0)

A chorus of angels just began singing….

(via therearecertainshadesoflimelight)

I gotta just stop for a second and read this again and have a big dopey grin on my face because, goddamn, Marvel, you are doing it RIGHT. Ten years ago, no studio would have done SHIT for Peggy Carter post-movie, but Marvel’s going, “What’s that? You liked her lots and thought she was interesting? Here, HAVE A TINY MOVIE.”

Plus, you seem to be continuing making efforts to diversify your casting by bringing in characters like Sam, and bringing back Heimdall and Rhodey (in the biggest role he’s had in an Iron Man film with 3), and you’re courting Zoe Saldana for Guardians and continue to take original character back stories that have a bit of a sexist tinge to them now (a bunch of your females were models or actresses or nurses, and Betty Ross was just the general’s daughter) and making them scientists (Sue, Betty, Jane, and Jean Gray) while still keeping some characters with their original back stories (Mary Jane is still an actress) because you seem to get that women can have ALL KINDS OF CAREERS.

You not only handed Pepper Potts Stark Enterprises, but you never, ever played the “the business is failing and Pepper is blamed” card. In fact, you have always played, “Pepper is fucking awesome at business and life card.”

You also cast Sitwell with a Latino actor without making some big thing of it (same as you cast Hemidall), and you went with Ult!Fury and Samuel L. Jackson and every time you’ve put a woman in a dangerous situation, she’s gotten to save herself in one way or another (and sometimes just straight up completely).

You all don’t always bat 1000, but you seem to be aiming for it like crazy, and I really appreciate the hell out of that.

(via sweaterkittensahoy)

Academic Men Explain Things to Me: Your cello is a violin

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:57:07 +0100

Academic Men Explain Things to Me: Your cello is a violin:

mansplained:

I was on my way to an orchestra rehearsal the other day, and on reaching my bus stop, set my double bass down. A guy moved over to make room for me, which was nice, and commented that I must be very strong to carry such a big cello. I thanked him for the compliment, but informed him that it was in…

strangenesss-and-charmmm: I found this when I was going through...

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:19:12 +0100

strangenesss-and-charmmm:

I found this when I was going through an old Allure magazine today.

vilecrocodile: did you know that since 2000 there have been exactly two superhero movies made that...

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:15:40 +0100

vilecrocodile:

did you know that since 2000 there have been exactly two superhero movies made that focus on a female superhero and both were spin-offs from a movie about a male superhero

Academic Men Explain Things to Me: Girls can't win fights

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:18:48 +0100

Academic Men Explain Things to Me: Girls can't win fights:

mansplained:

A while back, my ex-boyfriend and I got into an argument of who would win in a fist fight, me or our other friend. My arguments for myself for winning were that I am very health conscious and eat healthy foods while I was sure the other boy did not eat healthy at all and he basically drank his…

man: oh no! Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy!

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:17:45 +0100

man: oh no! Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy!
woman: what do you mean by 'oh no'?
man: i mean that's major surgery! i hope she's okay! she's smart and dedicated and a hardworking humanitarian and a mother of little kids! she needs to be healthy!

Why isn't New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting a 'national tragedy'?

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:17:12 +0100

Why isn't New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting a 'national tragedy'?:

stfuconservatives:

“So I shouldn’t be surprised that the Mother’s Day Parade shooting has largely been forgotten. On Sunday, shots were fired into a crowd during a parade in the New Orleans 7th ward. Police said they saw three suspects running from the scene.

This is the largest mass shooting in the United States where the shooters were still at large after the crime was committed. Think about that for a minute. From Columbine to Virginia Tech to Fort Hill to Aurora, all the shooters were either killed or apprehended on site. But the person or people responsible for shooting 19 Americans are still free.”

One of the people who got shot was an antiviolence blogger. Somehow we aren’t seeing massive solidarity for New Orleans or the entire city going on police lockdown to find the perpetrators. Two reasons: 1) This mostly affected Black people, and we all know how much the media and the police give any fucks about Black people in New Orleans; 2) This was a gun crime, so we can’t criticize it because GUNS ARE FREEDOM!

niallhortonhearsawho: a girl walks into a classroom wearing a spaghetti strap shirt. immediately...

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:17:57 +0100

niallhortonhearsawho:

a girl walks into a classroom wearing a spaghetti strap shirt. immediately every boy within a 50 yard radius gets a raging erection. the teacher attempts to present a lesson but to no avail, no one can hear over the sound of every male student masturbating to this girl’s shoulders. why couldn’t she just wear a long sleeved shirt

asian: I’m sooooo confused I don’t think anybody was thinking...

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:15:11 +0100

asian:

I’m sooooo confused I don’t think anybody was thinking that

graceebooks: men at large think they are being robbed of something when an attractive woman with a...

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:01:47 +0100

graceebooks:

men at large think they are being robbed of something when an attractive woman with a 90% chance of developing breast cancer gets a double mastectomy

what better illustration of the male sense of sexual entitlement do you need

fatkidinmath: im sorry if ive ever told you the same story twice its just that i dont have an...

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:00:54 +0100

fatkidinmath:

im sorry if ive ever told you the same story twice its just that i dont have an interesting life and cool things rarely happen to me

"Okay, guy, so why do you feel like you want/need/deserve to settle down with a “pure” woman? I’m..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:00:19 +0100

“Okay, guy, so why do you feel like you want/need/deserve to settle down with a “pure” woman? I’m genuinely listening. “Oh, it’s because sluts are gross.” Too vague. Do better. “Well, their vaginas are real stretched out and big.” No. “Ummmmm, they probably have a bunch of diseases?” Easy fix! Setting aside the fact that plenty of women contract STIs from monogamous partners or during “safe sex,” it sounds like your real problem here is with illness, not sex. So I assume you’d be fine dating a promiscuous woman who practiced safe sex and happened to be STI-free? “No, because I want a girl who’s traditional and family-oriented.” Having sex doesn’t mean you don’t want to have a family. It just means that you want to have sex. “Yeah, but a slut is more likely to cheat on me.” Really? Then why do couples in the Bible Belt have such a high divorce rate? “The devil, I guess?” NOPE. “I just can’t stand the thought of her getting fucked by all those other guys.” So you’re about to have sex with a woman you’re attracted to, you really want to have sex with her, but all you can think about is her getting pounded by tons and tons of dicks? That sounds like an entirely different issue. “No! I just mean that I struggle with the same powerlessness and insecurity that all human beings do, so as a coping mechanism I take advantage of our culture’s patriarchal power structure and exorcize my feelings of worthlessness by perpetuating shame-based proprietary attitudes over women’s bodies. Basically I’m obsessed with controlling women’s lives because I can’t control my own.” Oh, honey. I know.”

- Female ‘Purity’ Is Bullshit

Hitting the bullshit nail right on its head.

Feminists don’t hate men, we hate the bullshit power structure that exists that allows men to take advantage of women rather than dealing with their emotions.

(via teacheremmalee)

omg I can’t breathe, this is such truth I can’t even…just yes ^^^^

(via fuckingrapeculture)

decaffeinate-o: #I’m not even in the Dr Who fandom and I agree...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:57:57 +0100

decaffeinate-o:

#I’m not even in the Dr Who fandom and I agree with the gif.

vastderp: the-real-seebs: rosalarian: Angelina Jolie had a...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:56:46 +0100

vastderp:

the-real-seebs:

rosalarian:

Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy, in case you hadn’t heard. How dare she remove those ticking time bombs from her chest, amiright? Like, hasn’t she learned by now that her body is public domain and we all get to vote on what she does with it? Sheesh, how selfish can ya get.

This is a really good summary of the situation, yes.

yyyyyyep.

FFIX - Iifa Tree (Leviathan’s Statue)

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:09:52 +0100

FFIX - Iifa Tree (Leviathan’s Statue)