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vardaesque: pineconespinecones: I HAVE WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:44:31 -0700

vardaesque:

pineconespinecones:

I HAVE WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS GIFSET

#that meat lady was the real national treasure

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Tue, 21 May 2013 14:34:16 -0700

bubblegumcalliope: thischick25: cosmicbreadcrum: Queued ...

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:28:19 -0700

bubblegumcalliope:

thischick25:

cosmicbreadcrum:

Queued ^^

::stares::

::just… stares::

whoa

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Tue, 21 May 2013 13:26:39 -0700

inscarletsilence: my favourite thing about cat yawns is they...

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:24:30 -0700

inscarletsilence:

my favourite thing about cat yawns is they start off real cute and then get fucking menacing as shit

every time

eschergirls: ami-angelwings: A single panel comic created by...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:20:17 -0700

eschergirls:

ami-angelwings:

A single panel comic created by York University students Jane Kim, Shayna Lauer, Helén Marton to raise awareness about sexual assault and combat victim blaming.

Article from the Toronto Star about it here.

This sounds like a good campaign, and taking a different tactic to raising awareness and getting people’s attention, hopefully people get the message and don’t just laugh it off.

I know the obvious point is “it would be ridiculous if Superman was blamed because he wore tights right? So why are we blaming rape victims by what they wore?” But, I think using Superman is also really powerful, because (besides the use of him in tights to send the message about clothing) it shows that no matter how physically powerful you are, or if you’re a man, you can still be assaulted. The clothing message is the obvious one, but by using a powerful superhero icon, there’s also the messages about not victim blaming people by speculating on if they could have fought back, or inventing ways of how they could have fought back (and therefore should have) or “but you’re so much bigger than them”, “why didn’t you try to escape?”, or that you must believe somebody has to be “weak” to be a victim of sexual assault (either claiming they must have wanted it because they’re not that “weak”, or insisting that they are because they were assaulted).

And if we can believe Superman can be assaulted, then maybe we can believe the non-powered people we meet IRL when they say so too.

I wanted to share this because it’s about superheroes, feminism and using superheroes to get a really important message out.

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Tue, 21 May 2013 09:07:39 -0700

hungrylikethewolfie: enterprisee: #connections go both ways...

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:28:32 -0700

hungrylikethewolfie:

enterprisee:

#connections go both ways #dont try to tell me jim didnt know #know what was going to happen the minute he realized it was khan #he knew spock died #and he would do anything to prevent that #including sacrificing himself #so that spock could live long and prosper #and maybe just maybe #theyd figure out a way to bring him back #i made myself cry #where is the fanfiction (via: jimkirksass)

Exactly what was going through my head in that scene, tbh.

"Yes, false rape accusations happen. Run the protocol anyway. I’ve heard that perhaps the military..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:44:14 -0700

“Yes, false rape accusations happen. Run the protocol anyway. I’ve heard that perhaps the military has the highest number of ‘em. True or not, RUN THE PROTOCOL ANYWAY. Because in 15 years of investigating rape accusations, I can count those that panned out as false on one hand. Meanwhile, the one time I almost skipped the protocol, the one time I almost didn’t believe a petty officer, because I was naive as an investigator and a young woman, because her commanding officer described her as “a party girl, always late, always out drinking, don’t bother with this one”, she turned out to be the victim of one of the most brutal assaults I’ve ever investigated. She shouldn’t have still been -alive-, let alone up and making the accusation. So let me repeat: five false accounts in fifteen years. And one time I almost failed a woman ‘cause of the bullshit way it’s normal to talk about us. Take your shipmates’ word, and then run the protocol. Every. Single. Time.”

- - JAG lawyer, speaking to my husband’s plant during Sexual Assault Prevention Month. (via circusbones)

kiwibutt: I’m scared of this

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00:59 -0700

kiwibutt:

I’m scared of this

A note to everybody

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00:15 -0700

touchofgrey37:

enjoying sex is not a crime

demonizing sex is a really douchey thing to do

safe sex is the best sex

if your partner says no, you best back the fuck off

never be afraid to find out what turns you on

kinks are normal

but don’t take all your cues from porn

BSDM between consenting partners is fine

choosing not to have sex because you don’t want to is fine

screwing everyone you want is fine

consent is the sexiest thing in the universe

consent is a mandatory precursor to sex

who you have sex with is your business and yours alone

there’s no such thing as a sexual prude

there’s no such thing as a slut

sex is a natural thing and it’s pretty goddamn cool

angelicdiaspora: leupagus: curiousgeorgiana: bitchslap-barbie:...

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:57:57 -0700

angelicdiaspora:

leupagus:

curiousgeorgiana:

bitchslap-barbie:

terribledeathwhinny:

farewell-kingdom:

Nina Katchadourian - Sorted Books

“I suddenly recalled a moment in the university library when, looking for a book, I had turned my head sideways as I walked down the stacks and thought how spectacular it would be if all the titles formed an accidental sentence when read one after the other in a long chain. Standing amidst the bookshelves in Half Moon Bay, my next move was simply to make this imaginary accident real. I spent days shifting and arranging books, composing them so that their titles formed short sentences. The exercise was intimate, like a form of portraiture, and it felt important that the books I selected should function as a cross section of the larger collection.”

The sentiment is lovely, but I would damn well kick someone’s ass if they every fucked up the order of books in a library where I was trying to find books.

That’s awesome if she explains what she wants and gets permission to pull out larger numbers of books to take them home and try to work this out, but if she’s doing it IN the library without any thought to the people that work there, then what she’s really doing is making someone work longer hours and possibly getting them in trouble, which could lead to them losing their jobs.

Cute idea. Asshole execution.

Y’all read the link. Some were done in private collections, some in public libraries. The artist and participants obtained permission first. Many of the ones done in public libraries were displayed by the libraries themselves. It appears to all be done with the consent and approval of all involved.

Also, super charming that all a woman has to do is something that looks even a little bit like it might temporarily inconvenience other people while creating art in order to be labeled an asshole who deserves to get her ass kicked.

I’m not sure the artist being a woman has anything to do with the above sentiments, but I agree that if it was being done in a place where I worked or was trying to find something, without permissions (this was done with), then I’d be pissed too at this “temporary inconvenience” and I’d probably call that person an asshole.

However, as this was done with approval as installation pieces, then sure whatever, rearrange to your artistic content. I do enjoy the thematic pun of the first one. It helps build up the rest.

say-hello-to-the-badguy: Brb sobbing

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:56:42 -0700

say-hello-to-the-badguy:

Brb sobbing

catsbooksandtheholylance: ABOMINATIONS - set 2! Marodra and...

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:44:49 -0700

the dreadful, spindly, killerfish!!

and psychic-bug that'll sap your brain out through your ears. :)

catsbooksandtheholylance:

ABOMINATIONS - set 2!

Marodra and Caterbra!

its offical, Marodra is my favourite of the ones ive done :) i love lionfish, so i thought I’d try and use them for the fins.

seriously guys, it’s so much fun!

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Tue, 21 May 2013 02:43:55 -0700

kiwibutt: if the daycare lady can make this happen she can have...

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:37:33 -0700

kiwibutt:

if the daycare lady can make this happen she can have my mewtwo

geekishchic: fetchhappened: mcgooglykins: #IS HIS FACE WHEN...

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:35:03 -0700

geekishchic:

fetchhappened:

mcgooglykins:

#IS HIS FACE WHEN KIRK AND SPOCK WALK IN #LIKE LEGIT ‘YAY MUM AND DAD ARE HOME DID YOU BRING ME STUFF?’

#it’s like the last day of shore leave #and kirk and spock are just relaxing and all of a sudden kirk is like ”shit! we forgot to get something for the kids!” #and spock is all ”captain you don’t have to get presents for the crew every time - ” #and kirk just interrupts with ”CHEKOV’S FACE.” #and spock considers this and then wordlessly gets up and heads in the direction of the souvenir stand

It’s logic, really.

love-live-read: david-tennants-little-fangirl: bortky: If...

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:26:19 -0700

love-live-read:

david-tennants-little-fangirl:

bortky:

If you’re every feeling down, listen to this. Yes it might make you cry, but it will make you smile & feel warm inside.

Casually bringing this back….

I will not cry… I will not cry…

it broke my heart and made it better at the same time how is that even possible???

protojammed: can you just imagine like a group of these two...

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:16:56 -0700

protojammed:

can you just imagine like a group of these two foot tall motherfuckers squaking around in th tall grass and snapping at the heels of random passers by

batshitfiasco: thecaptaincandraw: “FEED ME!” Oh my god....

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:14:49 -0700

batshitfiasco:

thecaptaincandraw:

“FEED ME!”

Oh my god. This is beyond adorable.