...and, the sun also rises

sexxxisbeautiful:

okcupidvillains:

versatilequeen:

Call out your bros.

I have literally never seen a guy tell another guy that he is being sexist, misogynist, or slut-shamey.

 Not even once.

Call out your bros.

Wanna be a male feminist? This is the only way, The. Only. Way.

^^^

I’m going to put a disclaimer on this because while yes, totally important to call out your bros on doing problematic shit, I have been in situations where a slow methodical calling out (repetitive and non aggressive  leads to the “bros” actually changing the mind set rather than just the actions. So while, yes, call people out on their problematic shit, remember that if they are truly your friends that they should be able to grasp the understanding that you have of the problematic shit and change more than just what comes out of their mouths. 

I just want to suggest that you don’t go more than 6 months back in my blog history. My transitioning to a feminist, queer, social justice advocate is still new to my life and this tumblr is 4 years old now. I guarantee there is some really problematic shit in the annals of my blog that I have no interest in seeing again. So if you do go back further, I apologize here and now for the shit I used to think.  

Okay, I’ve been trying to figure out a way to explain my feelings about Cloud Atlas for a while now. The yellowface thing, while very problematic, I found internally conflicting because its not the only thing done in the film. Halle Berry is also turned white for one of her character iterations. But I never had a way of explaining my contextual argument. 

If the only female representation in a film is a dog (say the woman gets magically transformed into one) then you have something really fucking problematic because  of the history of women being dehumanized and compared to animals through objectification and sexualization. However, no one would make that complaint about a film like All Dogs Go To Heaven or Oliver and Company because the entire film is dogs. Despite existing in a world where comparing females to animals is very problematic, when you lower (or raise, I’m not really sure) the base line so that everyone could be interpreted through that same comparison, does it not lose some of its problematic nature?

Just as a disclaimer at the end of this, I’m still not totally sure how I feel about it. I’ve heard Korean-Americans who feel that because of the full context of the film its not problematic and I’ve heard Korean-Americans who have serious problems with it. I’ve just been searching for a way to explain it. 

scientificinqueery:

Sexism and racism are institutionalized, systemic discrimination against groups of people. Discrimination against men and discrimination against whites can exist in individual spheres, but do not truly exist institutionally. That is why “misandry” doesn’t exist. It can effectively exist in the form of a woman who hates men simply for being men, but don’t call it misandry. Call it man-hating if you will. But as this article so brilliantly puts it,

“Misandry (a hatred of men) is absolutely a real thing in the same way that paper cuts are a real thing. But to balance a discussion of misogyny with a retort about misandry is to bring paper cuts into a discussion about gun control.”

Similarly, as another person put it,

“Being called whitey means your feelings are hurt for about five minutes and then forgetting about it. Because in the end, being Whitey has never ever systematically stopped you from anything, has never hindered your life simply because you were white in the same way being a person of color dictates how your life is different than a white person’s.”

THANK YOU I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AN ANALOGY LIKE THIS (Paper cuts to a discussion about gun control). 

robingoodfellow:

stopwhitewashing:

cynique:

popculturebrain:

Leading Men Age, Leading Women Don’t | Vulture

There are more charts if you click through.

I’m so glad this info graphic is going around, because so many people don’t realize how ageism and misogyny play hand in hand and how the sexualization of young girls play into this.

Santoine: This is an important graph I felt you all should see and understand

Nicely done.

This is really interesting. I took a look at a few actresses for comparative purposes and the really interesting thing about this is that some (key word some) leading women do age well (Catherine-Zeta Jones and Sandra Bullock are two good examples) but their love interests age with them and there is rarely more than a ten year gap (Bullock in the Proposal with Ryan Reynolds was the only real example). 

nos3bleeds:

cunicular:

“I think at this point in our world, we’ve got a really confused idea of the way gender and sexuality works. I think we’ve created this really superfluous sort of like binary in the way we think about gender. And I guess I identify as queer because I don’t identify with that. I think that makes us less whole as people. I don’t need to be assigned to what it is I can do or who I can love. And it seems like we keep drawing these battle lines which are completely unnecessary. So that’s what I basically mean. When I say I’m queer, I’m saying that I think human beings are amazing. And love is an honor and an opportunity. And a fragile thing. A fragile process in which there’s no room for doubt, or shame, or hatred.” — Ezra Miller

this is honestly one of my favourite things an actor has ever said

(Source: ttimeturner)

I’ve been waiting for this for so long. 

I can listen to Low End Theory at any time and it will make me move. Phenomenal record. Phenomenal group. 

kirimoth:

bluandorange:

monetizeyourcat:

dancepunksnotdead:

You know, the one that gives housewives/full-time mothers a pension— wages for housework?

It’s ONLY A HUGE VICTORY FOR FEMINISM, SOCIALISM, AND WOMEN OF COLOR. Not a big deal or anything. Tumblr is mysteriously silent about this.

http://rabble.ca/columnists/2013/05/venezuelas-new-labour-law-best-mothers-day-gift

holy shit!

fucking COOL

omg

effyeahnerdfighters:

Poetry Makes Nothing Happen: Thoughts on Ai Weiwei from the Indianapolis Museum of Art

Sarah does not appear in vlogbrothers videos, but you can follow her on tumblr: http://absolumentmoderne.tumblr.com 

In which John visits the Indianapolis Museum of Art, where his wife is a curator, and thinks about the work of the artist and dissident Ai Weiwei while walking through “According to What,” his first major retrospective in the United States. If you live in or near Indianapolis, you should really see the show. It’s very special, and will be here until July 21st.

lindsaur-gor:

There needs to be a code word or something that means “my brain is fighting me every step of the way today and I feel like I’m going to vibrate out of my skin, so I need you to forgive everything and go slowly and speak softly and lower your expectations.” And then we could all just be like, “I know I said we could go to a movie tonight but… tangerines.” And the other person would nod and squeeze your elbow or rub your head and you wouldn’t feel like a failure.

(Source: mr-lindsey)

First Medicine for Melancholy (which was absolutely phenomenal. I love independent film) and then I had an urge to watch the Spike Lee Joint: Do the Right Thing. It’s got such a style to it you can’t look away.