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kisforkrypton: Saucy Noodle Cosplay presents, [S] Peachy...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:16:20 -0500

Saucy Noodle Cosplay presents, [S] Peachy Keen.

Growing up is hard. Growing up is hard and nobody understands. But what if there was a magical solution to everyone’s problems? What if there was something to make everyone’s headaches disappear? Sounds great… but at what cost?

Showcase skit at A-Kon 24. Many thanks to CosPod (http://www.youtube.com/user/CosPodcast) and SoSueMii for the footage! Edited together by Cylesse.

Jane- Rowan Spades // Trickster Jane- Reggy
Jake- Nikku // Trickster Jake- Cylesse (costume by Nikku)
Roxy- Briar Mirdan // Trickster Roxy- Shoe
Dirk- Cage the Songbird // Trickster Dirk- Illa Scriptor

The song is “Attack of the 60ft Lesbian Octopus” by “Does It Offend You, Yeah?” We do not own Homestuck or the music used, but use them underneath the fair use clause regarding parody.

INFJs can sometimes turn emotions on and off. With some warning, they can become detached to a situation, knowing it's the best for them.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:27:36 -0500

Photo

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:43:48 -0500

lipstick-feminists: [TW: SEXUAL...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:07:56 -0500

lipstick-feminists:

[TW: SEXUAL ASSAULT]

clitoracy:

dead-starks:

makhbro:

delarealidadd:

Cop Sexually Assaults Woman Then Arresting Her For Protesting

As if that wasn’t enough for them, they sent her child to protective services and put the mother in jail for “making false allegations against a police officer”, which is actually not a crime. Now that it’s been revealed she was telling the truth, not only is the cop fired, but even the judge who sat there and let it happen is under investigation.

never forget, acab.

physically painful to watch.

this news station actually just used a trigger warning though!

fucking gross

I can’t believe the judge just fucking sat there and played with the woman’s child. She should be fucking fired too.

"Don’t fool yourself. English isn’t inherently superior, or easier to learn, or more sonically..."

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:58:51 -0500

“Don’t fool yourself. English isn’t inherently superior, or easier to learn, or more sonically pleasing. Its international usage comes from forceful assimilation and legacy of colonialistic injection. It isn’t a deed that one should take pride in.”

- my uncle left this comment on his friend’s Facebook status, a white British man who was bragging about how easy it is to be a native English speaker when trekking to different nations. (via maarnayeri)

previously reblogged
(via the-uncensored-she)

wordscanbesexy: heatherbat: callmebliss: hellotailor: rubdown...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:07:46 -0500

wordscanbesexy:

heatherbat:

callmebliss:

hellotailor:

rubdown:

lovelymoonbeams:

stunningpicture:

‘Cause people seem to only post the 20-something Audrey Hepburn

this is genuinely the first photo i’ve seen of her looking older

I didn’t know Audrey Hepburn grew old into a bomb-ass old lady until like, last year. I thought she died young cuz that’s the only pictures I’ve ever seen.

omg

<3

she was also the granddaughter of a baron, the daughter of a nazi sympathizer, spent her teens doing ballet to secretly raise money for the dutch resistance against the nazis, and spent her post-film career as a goodwill ambassador of UNICEF, winning the presidential medal of freedom for her efforts.

and history remembers her as pretty.

\o/

and history remembers her as pretty.

and history remembers her as pretty.

and history remembers her as pretty.

elfstaranymore: hunglikearainbow: ghagiel: Male Privilege and...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:52:46 -0500

elfstaranymore:

hunglikearainbow:

ghagiel:

Male Privilege and Transitioning From a Fat Woman to a Fat Man

I am a fat man. Once, I was perceived to be a fat woman. My transition has taught me a lot of things that I might not have otherwise engaged with if I had lived my life as a cis person. Transitioning really highlights male privilege and how society can treat you completely differently based on what gender it perceives a person to be. As soon as I started ‘passing’, I found I was treated with a respect that wasn’t often given to me as a woman. My personal space and boundaries were no longer violated, I was no longer talked down to, and people suddenly respected my right to privacy and my right to be left alone. I was no longer treated as if I simply existed for men’s pleasure.

Similarly, my body was no longer overtly criticised. Fat women are disproportionately targeted in Western society. They are subjected to public humiliation and discrimination every day, simply because of their bodies. They are stared at in the streets, they are under-represented in media (and then, only as the butt of a joke), and they are targeted with verbal and physical violence.

Fat men are also at the mercy of some stereotypes – laziness being the most common. However, I can now exist as a fat man largely without comment. I can shop for clothes in most stores rather than being turned away at the door and told that they don’t stock my size. Clothing companies cater to my needs, considering my body type ‘average’ (even if I am on the short side). Most clothing stores that cater to men stock from small to XXL and many beyond that. Meanwhile, despite the fact that the average dress size of a woman in the US is a size 14, many clothing outlets aimed at women will not stock above a size 12. Some stores such as Abercrombie do not stock above a women’s size 10 whilst simultaneously stocking XL and XXL in men’s sizes.

This imbalance, and the effect it has had on my life and the way that people perceive me, is one of the clearest and most startling examples of male privilege and sexism that I have encountered. It all comes down to the patriarchal view that women are somehow obligated to make themselves attractive to men. That men are entitled to gaze upon and comment upon women’s bodies.

When I was perceived to be a fat woman, there was a real sense of not just disgust, but a poisonous, malignant contempt. People (most commonly men) commented on my appearance like I somehow owed it to them to be, in their view, attractive. Like I was breaking some kind of cardinal rule because I was happy with my body without their approval. Now, in complete contrast, I am barely given a second glance.

Occasionally, I still face discrimination as a fat man, but it’s not as vehement, societally sanctioned nor pervasive as it once was. My treatment has changed simply because of the way that society perceives my gender. This is male privilege in action. We live in a society that has built a whole industry on bullying women for not being what is considered ‘attractive enough’ to men. Think about that the next time you want to stare at a fat woman on the bus.

Michael Young

http://www.therainbowhub.com/home/male-privilege-and-transitioning-from-a-fat-woman-to-a-fat-man/

Yup.

This has been my experience as well.

Long Live Merlin!!!: RIVER SONG EPISODES MASTER POST

Fri, 31 May 2013 22:45:38 -0500

Long Live Merlin!!!: RIVER SONG EPISODES MASTER POST:

dwmerlinfans:

Silence in the Library:

http://www.sockshare.com/file/DA68CA07EFCD63EB

Forest of the Dead:

http://www.sockshare.com/file/C94300C42258E719

Time of Angels:

http://www.sockshare.com/file/77E20D1ED3F50904

Flesh and Stone:

http://www.putlocker.com/file/75B10DB3B77CBB49

The…

myasphyxiatedmind: norsegays: astrolope: People being angry...

Sun, 26 May 2013 15:10:27 -0500

myasphyxiatedmind:

norsegays:

astrolope:

People being angry about ~dem gays~ on Target’s Facebook.

I just want to give my two cents on this and tell you a story.

A couple weeks ago, I was hired at Target. I have a job at Target. Not a big deal right?

It is a big deal because i’m a transman.

It doesn’t take a genius to conclude that it’s hard for me, my brothers, and sisters to get a job. There are legal restraints regarding the job and if you don’t pass, it’s hard to be taken seriously at a job interview.

Right on the application, it asks what your preferred name is. It also asks if there is anything that target should know. I put the fact that I am a transman, expecting not to get a call because usually when you put that down, people will throw out the application. I got TWO interviews.

At the interview, they asked me about it. I told them I am on hormones and they told me that they didn’t care. Not in the sense that they don’t emotionally care, but that it didn’t matter. I was male and that’s all that mattered. They also told me that they give sex same couples benefits in states that do not recognize them as a married couple.

At my job orientation, I was not misgendered once. Even my supervisors who weren’t sure of my gender avoided pronoun use, which I found only happens when you’ve had pronoun training. They gave me a name tag with my preferred name and didn’t ask questions. I felt safe and respected, which is huge for a trans* person.

TLDR: Target is amazing not just for the LGB, but also the T. Shop there for the rest of your life.

Whelp, I’m buying everything from Target.

dametaykeefe: kimssextape: what is it called when you hate someone but at the same time want to...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:58:47 -0500

dametaykeefe:

kimssextape:

what is it called when you hate someone but at the same time want to stick your tongue down their throat

Actually it’s called black romance, or kismesissitude. Quadrants, man. Quadrants.

sadhag: you are allowed to terminate toxic relationships you are allowed to walk away from people...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:14:37 -0500

sadhag:

you are allowed to terminate toxic relationships

you are allowed to walk away from people who hurt you

you are allowed to be angry and selfish and unforgiving

you don’t owe anyone an explanation for taking care of yourself

ianthe: crazysexyfierce: militaryfit-bombshell: ianthe: here...

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:23:12 -0500

ianthe:

crazysexyfierce:

militaryfit-bombshell:

ianthe:

here is a thing

I like this

This is BRILLIANT

okay this got 5,000 notes in a day this is gonna be a long summer

askstriderkind: whats doctor who

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:58:18 -0500

askstriderkind:

whats doctor who

Transgender woman arrested for wearing sheer top, jailed with men.

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:40:36 -0500

Transgender woman arrested for wearing sheer top, jailed with men.:

admirableasian:

daggerpen:

Ashley Del Valle is a transgender woman from New York who was arrested in Georgia for indecent exposure after she allegedly showed her breasts, but then was housed in an all-male jail.

I just.

You arrest her because her top is too sheer and shows her nipples, something that is only a crime for women.

And then you jail her as a man.

Fucking fuck.

(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻.

buttsama: I HAVE NEVER LAUGHED SO HARD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:21:06 -0500

buttsama:

I HAVE NEVER LAUGHED SO HARD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE

elizabeth-hornswoggle: tastefullyoffensive: Reversed cotton...

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:37:27 -0500

elizabeth-hornswoggle:

tastefullyoffensive:

Reversed cotton candy eating.

im cryign

eldenrootsofyggdrasil: southpaw-holmes: beastlyart: manfurarm...

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:41:58 -0500

eldenrootsofyggdrasil:

southpaw-holmes:

beastlyart:

manfurarm:

nevver:

Ladybird Mimic Spider

#fucking spiders man #ANYTHING could be a spider #you reach into your fridge and pull out a popsicle SURPRISE IT’S ACTUALLY A FUCKING POPSICLE SPIDER #you’re walking down the street and a hydrant tackles you GUESS WHAT COCKSUCKER #HYDRANT SPIDER #you reach out in the dark and flip on a light switch AND YOU’RE FUCKED IT WAS A LIGHT SWITCH SPIDER #YOU JUST GAVE A LIGHT SWITCH SPIDER A FUCKDAMN HANDJOB #NICE GOING YOU SKETCHASS ARACHNOFONDLER

Sketchass Arachnofondler. My new band name.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE POST EVER

this made me cry

#karkat is that u

In response to your "I hope my child is feminine" post, isn't it pretty horrific to equate femininity with materialism? Because that's pretty much what I got out of your post.

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:57:29 -0500

Oh gosh that is a way it can be read, isn’t it.

Discussions about masculinity and femininity are fraught with difficulties and impossibilities. What would society even define those words as? Masculine = tough and strong and aggressive, feminine = soft and weak and nurturing. But I know some masculine as shit people who will nurture the hell out of you, and some definitely feminine people who come on WAY strong. It’s a messed up dichotomy in the first place because all people have all sorts of aspects to their personality, and rendering some aspects “feminine” and some aspects “masculine” is a purely social phenomena. Not to say that it isn’t legitimate! But I would definitely say something like “I hope my kid grows up into someone who doesn’t take shit” rather than “I hope my kid grows up into a man’s man” or some equivalent.

So back around to what I meant by my post. There are certain “trappings” associated with masculinity and femininity. Clothes, hobbies, personal hygiene and presentation are generally what I’m speaking of. T-shirt and jeans vs. floofy dresses. Trucks vs. dolls. Plain face vs. makeup. And yes, I mentioned shopping, because it’s considered a feminine “trapping.” Clothes are materialistic for either gendered trait. So are hobbies that one invests money into.

Putting makeup on can be an investment into materialism and the patriarchal standard of beauty for women, or it can be self-expression and the agency to look how you want. So it depends on how you see it. ~~To tangent: I know that makeup is highly political when you wear it even if it’s what you want because we are conditioned to want certain things. So inb4 that.~~

Does that make more sense?

Welcome back :)

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:38:38 -0500

Oh hey! Thank you!

scraggay: ive learned more about topics such as sexism and racism and rape culture and ableism and...

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:04:42 -0500

scraggay:

ive learned more about topics such as sexism and racism and rape culture and ableism and self confidence on a website that was originally made for pretty pictures than i have in my 11 years in an environment that is supposed to prepare me for the real world and if that isnt fucked up i honestly dont know what is