“The story of Cassandra, the woman who told the truth but was not believed, is not nearly as embedded in our culture as that of the Boy Who Cried Wolf—that is, the boy who was believed the first few times he told the same lie. Perhaps it should be.”
— In her cover essay on silencing women in the October 2014 issue of Harper’s, Rebecca Solnit once again proves that she is one of our era’s greatest essayist – further evidence here and here. (via explore-blog)
Week 2 of Tati Abaurre’s Botanicals and Birds Drawing Challenge: cockatiels! Love their bold colors and quirky crests.
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
i feel like i just read a short story
there’s a really good episode of criminal about this
they plead guilty to ELEVEN charges and didn’t get put on the sex offenders list and get locked up? the american justice system is so fucked up.
I wish it were easier to talk about the ways that wearing binders can be dangerous–even if you do everything “right”–without people assuming you’re campaigning against them. I want binders to be accessible to people who want them, but I also want people to understand the risks and not have them played down or blown off as “oh well you just did it wrong”.
Tight compression of a large, complex part of the body over a period of months or years, even with regular breaks and responsible use, can have serious side-effects that are not fun at all. I had nerve damage, a subluxated rib, and a substantial decrease in my lung capacity after just a few years of wearing properly-fitting GC2B binders, even taking them off regularly and never sleeping in them. I’ve recovered, mostly, but I still have weak lungs that make swimming difficult three years after giving up binding.
When I started binding, I thought it would be fine so long as I followed the rules. I think I would have worn them anyway, even if I’d known they could damage me, but I wish the internet at large had been more transparent with the risks.
how to do things with words
It’s worth reading in its entirety.
Indeed! It goes on:
„US President Donald Trump, who was ‘elected’ in 2016 despite the majority of votes going to his rival candidate, vowed in a speech to bring in the military to end the protests.“ (Note ‚elected‘ set in quotations!!!)
„Trump used the opportunity to walk to a religious temple in the national capital Washington DC to proclaim his religious affiliation. … Religious fundamentalism and minority suppression has long been a problem in the former British colony. … Religion also plays a major role in governance with religious beliefs separating key state organs including the country’s highest court where many social laws are passed based on the justices personally held religious convictions.“
Language! The words you use do make a difference!
Btw: Everyone should try to see themselves through the eye of another once in a while and then realise if you live up to your own standards….
Who can solve the problem between them?!!
-baby girls don’t come out of the womb liking the color pink
-lesbains shouldn’t be expected or encouraged to sexually interact with penises
-women’s bodies don’t exist for consumption
-a billion dollar industry built on poor self esteem that lines the pockets of wealthy white men isn’t feminist
-females are oppressed, not femininity
-gender is learned and enforced, not innate
-women deserve full bodily autonomy
-abusing women even in a sexual context is bad???
-people’s actions don’t exist in a vacuum and they are influenced by society
-gender nonconforming women aren’t men or have masculine privilege
I don’t believe anyone that says they cured their body hate by changing their body. You. Are. Lying. To. Yourself.
This just in: Real life is the movie.
we were all wrong. none of us are the main character. it's anonymous.
Bust of Lucius Junius Brutus. first half of the 17th.century. Italian. after the antique. marble. Christie’s Dec. 2016. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
Saint Jerome. 1676. Giuseppe Maria Mazza. Italian 1653-1741. terracotta. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
Saturn Devouring One of His Children. 1669. Simon Hurtrelle. French 1648-1724. marble. Louvre. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
Male Nude. 1966. Paul Cadmus. American 1904-1999. watercolor, crayon heightened with white on toned paper. Doyle Galleries. May 2017. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
I realize this is an animal crossing meme but as an astrophysicist I was really excited for a second that someone was finally seeing the light on how fricking difficult and a huge waste of time it would be to try to terraform Mars
this is just Spore
Are you going to any protests?
nice try FBI; if anybody gets a message like this don’t be stupid and share anything about whether or not you’ll be attending a specific action. spreading the word from official social medias of your local BYP100/black lives matter chapters is one thing (though still be careful), don’t fuck around with sharing info about your location, who you’re going with to actions, etc.
r we just gonna forget abt str8 trans ppl, esp t4t ppl, who use these labels?
yes we are! top/bottom doesn't even apply to lesbians. it's only used in the context of males/amabs and penetrative/anal sex. opposite sex attracted trans ppl are just as heterosexual as cishets. as many many ppl pointed out in the notes, use dom/sub instead.
