Continuing my project of integrating chainmail & clothing, here's a top I made for a friend with them modeling it! Super proud of how it turned out
moonspoon saloon in fashion scandinavia - dorothea gundtoft (2013)
issa samb (1945-2017), senegalese painter, sculptor, performance artist, playwright, and poet, in patterned clothing
mod reaux
i genuinely have no animosity towards ppl who get upset abt not being able to read academic texts + i do think we need to expand the pathways/methods of being exposed to critical concepts so that "sit + read for 2 hours" is not the only option.
however, as someone dx with adhd + incapable of sitting still for even a minute (actually right at this moment i am writing this instead of reading the book sitting open in front of me), i do feel like a lot of ppl do not realize that not all readings are designed to be read like a novel.
as in, it's ok + normal + good to need to reread a paragraph several times, to only read part of a book, to have to research or reference words or concepts in order to grasp the reading, to skip over large chunks of text which are not relevant to your expertise, to continue reading despite not understanding a concept. this is something 'neurotypical' academics do frequently + many of these texts, especially contemporary ones, were designed with this in mind.
there are many ppl with accessibility needs that are not being met by academic texts at this time! many texts (in my humble opinion) are unnecessarily complex in order to show off or hide the fact that they have no idea what they're talking about.
i still feel like many of the kneejerk reactions on this site are based on the assumption that their experience reading academic texts should be similar to their experiences reading a nyt bestseller, rather than a process of thinking, analyzing, researching, processing, returning. some of u are telling yourself that any challenges u face while reading are a result of some internal fault u have + not an expected + precious part of the experience.
hey, don't cry. 40,000 in small bills in the bag, alright? quickly
the maligning of sex positivity irritates my spirit and upsets me and my home girls. especially coming from a small southern conservative town with high sti rates and teenage pregnancy rates—i have seen how attitudes towards sex as this mysterious thing that is inappropriate to discuss in public has wreaked havoc on people culturally and emotionally. like learning how to see sex as social activity and not this disgusting degenerate set of behaviors is like pivotal to like releasing american culture from this obsession/repulsion with sex that is based in puritanical conceits. and all of this is connected to how mainstream american culture views blackness, transness, gayness etc as evidence of ‘degenerate’ sexuality. the very reason why black people and trans people and gay people are so easily accused of being sexual predators (regardless of whether the person is actually a predator or not!)and noone blinks an eye. y’all better wake the fuck up.
Ezidis in Bashiqa, Iraq dancing in traditional style. Unfortunately I couldn’t find the original source.
Video description:
A tiktok by @elizamclamb. She is lying on her bed replying to a comment that says “bestie its pretty homophobic to suggest gay men r preying on women :/”
Transcript:
Bestie, when I said “MLMs prey on women and spiral them into debt...” MLM means multi-level marketing, like LulaRoe. I’m not saying gay men, like, snatch women off the street... [laughing] put them in debt... [more laughter]
Part one of three The Bear portraits in a style that’s experimental for me: grayscale and with crosshatching and sketchy lines!
Unfortunately procreate export is messing with the values a bit so hopefully it looks good on everyone else’s screens!
Richie and then Carmy next.
Here’s the wonderful Ayo Edebiri (who is also from Boston! Woooo!) as the incredible Sydney Adamu!
Belinda Hutter @ Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer, 1994 Ready-to-Wear
I love you ciabatta, I love you injera, I love you tortillas, I love you naan, I love you bagels, I love you pita, I love you fried dough, I love you scallion pancakes, I love you rice balls, I love you zucchini bread, I love you cinnamon buns, I love you pumpernickel & rye & sourdough, I love you biscuits, I love you english muffins, I love you french toast, I love you papad, I love you noodles, I love you dough
Carlos Fdez aka Penrider aka Carlos Fernández (Spanish, based Madrid, Spain) - Calamity, 2021, Drawings: Graphite on Paper
Source: penrider.com