- When a person of color says that they hate white people, they hate white people as an institution (aka white supremacy/hegemony)
- When a woman says that they hate men, they hate men as an institution (aka male dominance/patriarchy)
- When a queer person says that they hate straight people, they hate straight people as an institution (aka heteronormativity)
- When a trans* person says that they hate cisgender people, they hate cisgender people as an institution (aka gender essentialism/rigid gender roles)
SO WHEN ANY OF THESE PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY HATE ANY OF THESE GROUPS, DON’T RESPOND WITH “NOT ALL WHITE PEOPLE/MEN/STRAIGHT/CIS PEOPLE ARE LIKE THAT”. WE KNOW THAT. IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU PERSONALLY. IT’S ABOUT INSTITUTIONS AND THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY, AS INSTITUTIONS, OPPRESS US. SHUT THE FUCK UP.
He was a sassy youngster…[A]s to burning the epistle up or not—it never occurred to me to do anything at all: what the hell did I care whether he was pertinent or impertinent? he was fresh, breezy, Irish: that was the price paid for admission—and enough: he was welcome!
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Turns out Walt Whitman and Bram Stoker were pen pals. (via millionsmillions)
Never thought I’d hear the author of Dracula referred to as “sassy”.
WHOOPS: Investigation looks for Muslim bias in Texas schools and finds Christian bias instead.
What a colossal waste of time and money. Good job, Islamphobic bigots.
This is how this shit works:
Do cats dream? Mine is twitching and sort of whimpering in his sleep. I hope it’s a good dream.
Trans*phobia and Homophobia
I have had several people messaging me about the fact that The Hawkeye Initiative in many ways comes across as being trans* and homophobic. It never occurred to me that THI might be perceived as such, and I really appreciate those of you who have taken the time to point it out to me.
Please understand I am not ignoring this. It is not an issue to be taken lightly, nor something I want to rush into sloppily, so I am speaking with people on a one-on-one basis and getting ideas for how best to resolve this issue without closing the blog.
Thank you so much for your patience-
ArchivistIncorrect. You’re addressing misogynistic double standards in comic art. You’re not being transphobic, what female comic book characters are subjected to is fucking ridiculous all by itself. This isn’t making fun of gender nonconforming individuals, this is making fun of how expected gender conformity for women is sexist, ridiculous, and unrealistic. Rock on, please.
Also, homophobia???? I haven’t seen any homophobia yet. Like seriously let me just give you this;
PLEASE just keep doing what you do!
how is it transphobic to show that NO HUMAN CAN DO THESE POSES WITHOUT LOOKING RIDICULOUS?
trans* issues don’t even come into play here like what
what i understand even less is how homosexuality is also somehow related but you know this is fucking tumblr and they have to ruin everything good
Bolded for truth!
Ok, no. The original intention of the Hawkeye Initiative was to demonstrate how female characters in comics tend to be drawn in physically impossible ways and in ludicrously improbable costumes just so artists can add in gratuitous T&A.
But some misguided people began submitting art that made femininity itself the target for mockery. They often did this in homophobic and transphobic ways.
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fiona apple » sullen girl
but it’s calm under the waves
in the blue of my oblivionThis song has made me cry a few times. Because it just… is depression to me sometimes.
Positive alternative to “the walk of shame”:
“Got Laid Parade”
Yes.
They call it “the stride of pride” in The Sims and it’s hilarious.
Murals Mistaken as Reality
Several of artist John Pugh’s murals have proven to be a little too realistic:
First Mural: In 1980 Pugh received a commission from his alma mater, California State University, Chico, to paint a mural on the side of Taylor Hall. Shortly after its completion, a woman who worked across the street called the administration to ask when the wall would be repaired.
Second Mural: With his mural Art Imitating Life Imitating Art Imitating Life at San Jose’s Cafe Espresso, Pugh created a convincing extension of the restaurant’s interior. Everything within the brick proscenium — the alcove, sculpture, painting, stairway, cat, and woman — was painted by hand.
After the mural was completed in February 1997, a male patron tried to introduce himself to the woman and complained to a manager that she was giving him the “silent treatment.”
LMBO
One of the ancient ploys of the film industry is to make a film about non-white people and find a way, however convoluted, to tell it from the point of view of a white character.
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Film critic Roger Ebert on Hollywood in his review of “Flowers of War”
(via racebending)“Can you think of any reason the character John Miller is needed to tell his story? Was any consideration given to the possibility of a Chinese priest? Would that be asking for too much?”
Ioseph Rosell, Badge of the Order of Santiago de Compostela, c.1670-79 (source).
This is what I think of when I think of ‘emerald green’, Pantone. And while I understand the argument that they may be using newer, lower-quality emeralds as a reference, I still don’t see why they have to change the hue to match the gem.
16世紀フランスで作られた多表式換字暗号の暗号化マシーン。アンリ2世の浮き彫りが施されてる。
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