Out and about | New York City, NY | May 31, 2023
I love an outfit that carries consistent colour tones throughout. It's a simple and underrated styling trick.
This outfit is anchored by a lot of black via her dress, belt, and shoes with secondary neutrals courtesy of her brown tortie sunglasses and cognac bag, plus a subtle sparkle via the gold hardware of her jewelry, belt, and sandal buckles.
Worn with: Cartier necklace, Mansur Gavriel bag and Anine Bing sunglasses
“Megara is so important and special to me. Her quote (“Sometimes it’s better to be alone. Nobody can hurt you”) I can definitely relate to. My parents are emotionally manipulative and my so called ‘friends’ aren’t any better. I only find comfort being alone and I always fear that, when I’m around them, they’ll hurt me. That’s why I love Megara so much.”
Y’all little writers go on and have fun now
Looking to spice up your writing? Tired of using the same words over and over? Help is here!
Excellence! Also remember: don’t use long words for the sake of looking good. Use whichever word fits the sentence best.
this is for all my lovely followers who want to/do write as well and it’s for myself lol
literary quotes; “Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind / And therefore is winged cupid painted blind”
a midsummer night’s dream // william shakespeare
requested by @general-kenobis
New moon:
Waxing moon:
Full moon:
Waning moon:
“The [Brothers] Grimms’ deletion of all things sexy from the second edition [of their Fairy Tales] could be taken as a sort of Teutonic prudery, but when we look at it in context with some of the other alterations, there begins to emerge a pattern of marginalization and disempowerment of women. Not only did they remove any mention of sex, the majority of it both consensual and premarital, but all sorts of other details defining and limiting the female characters were added in. With each successive edition, the Wilhelm Grimm added in more and more adjectives describing what they thought was the perfect Christian woman; female characters were suddenly “dutiful,” “tender-hearted,” “god-fearing” and “contrite,” where once they had simply been “beautiful” or “young.” Wilhelm also began to alter the structure of the tales, introducing moral judgments and motivations that previously hadn’t been there. Traditionally, fairy tales had seen luck and chance count for more than hard work and obedience, but Wilhelm put a stop to that – instead the sweet, well-behaved, godly women were rewarded, and those who deviated from that mold were punished.”
— Anne Thériault, “Fairy Tales Are Women’s Tales”, pub. The Toast (via soracities)
I hate when men smirk and gloat and say shit like “Women are attracted to powerful men,” like that negates any feminist impulse, like they think that at the heart of all women is this little, mincing girl that wants to be dominated.
I just roll my eyes because, dude. If you ever read the second half of any fucking harlequin novel ever, and saw how the hero always ends up blubbering on his knees and saying shit like “I can’t live without you! You unman me!” you’d realize that being attracted to powerful men is just the first part of a two-step plan.
The second step is to completely fucking annihilate him.
Apparently this is the most important thing I’ll ever say.
*clears throat* Allow me to quote Jayne Ann Krentz: “In the romance novels … the woman always wins. With courage, intelligence, and gentleness she brings the most dangerous creature on earth, the human male, to his knees. More than that, she forces him to acknowledge her power as a woman.” (“Introduction” from Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of Romance.) The romance hero may start as a total alphahole, but by the end of the novel, as stated above, HE HAS TO CHANGE. He needs to become respectful and treat the heroine as an equal partner, otherwise it won’t work. This is why Elizabeth Bennet refuses Mr Darcy the first time but accepts him later. This is what so many people miss. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this post.
I cannot believe we’re still tearing Cinderella down! 2018 only has a few months left and we’re still doing this, we’re still painting her as the weakest Disney princess and we’re still painting her weakness as a bad thing?
Why?
Why are people so caught up on bashing this princess?
“The movie is so simplistic—”
In what way is it possibly simplistic?!
“She didn’t work hard—”
YES, SHE DID!
“Well, okay, but the fairy godmother still had to come in—”
Yep, I remember the movie too, and the countless stories on which it’s based.
“So the fairy godmother was the one who caused the happily ever after.”
She sure was, now, what’s your point?
No, really, what’s your point? Is the point that Cinderella is somehow weak because she wasn’t 100% in control of her own life? Seems like a pretty disgusting opinion to have when the whole movie is about an abuse victim finding a way out of her horrible situation. So Cinderella wasn’t the one who got herself out. So what? Instead of looking the movie at its bare surface, maybe try analyzing it with a bit more thought and tact. You might see something a little different. A magical transformation, if you will.
Because Cinderella did work hard.
And guess what we learned from that?
You can work
and work
and work
And there will still be people out there who will try to tear you apart:
Literally.
And that sucks. It’s a horrible lesson to learn but it is something we will all face in our lifetimes. There will always be people who will try to tear us down, there will always be people who will try to rip us apart, until we’re in a low place:
Until it seems like there’s no hope…
Until it seems like you’re too weak to get out on your own…
And maybe you are.
Maybe you are too weak to get out on your own. Maybe you’re not the strongest woman in the world. Maybe you’re not capable of screaming at the top of your lungs or brandishing a weapon or throwing a punch. Maybe you’re not able to get out of something on your own. Maybe you hit a low point and maybe you have no way out of it. Not alone. But that’s just it.
You’re not alone.
Even at your lowest point, someone will come help you.
You don’t have to do it all alone.
It’s okay to have a little help when you have nowhere else to turn.
Cinderella is the story about an abuse victim who is unable to get out of her toxic situation by herself and just when she begins to lose all hope, is able to get help from an unlikely source. It’s the story about a girl who needs help getting to her happily ever after and that’s okay.
Give us advocates:
They deserve their happily ever afters!
Give us warriors:
They deserve their happily ever afters!
Give us fighters:
They deserve their happily ever afters!
Give us girls who are not advocates, girls who are not warriors, girls who are not fighters, girls who still deserves their happily ever afters:
With Phoebe Bridgers (x) | November 1, 2022
I woke up to so many questions this morning.
Which tour date am I going to?
How many am I going to?
How is Paramore opening for Taylor Swift in the year 2023?
But the biggest question on my mind is when was this photo of Tay and Phoebe taken and where.
2022 American Music Awards | Los Angeles, CA | November 20, 2022
Cathy Waterman '22K Gold Sword Earrings with Diamonds' (charm linked)
I love the sharp (pun intended) contrast that these sword earrings make against Taylor's voluminous hair (the curls!!!). They offer a strong vertical line that cuts (I'll be here all week) neatly against her incredible fluffy 70s brushed out curls.
Worn with: The Blonds jumpsuit, Delfina Delettrez + White Space rings, Natasha Schweitzer + Al Zain + White Space rings, Dana Rebecca + Nouvel Heritage + Vram bracelets, Cathy Waterman + Al Zain bracelets, and Giuseppe Zanotti sandals
Get the look: Little Sky Stone, $54.00
