May 2013
42 posts
4 tags
1 tag
“one tiny thing that just struck me:
How far the show went out of its way to...”
– giandujakiss [x]
in a media landscape where men pressuring women and violating their boundaries is portrayed as natural in many ~innocent and romantic~ relationships and pretty much obligatory in ~edgy dangerous~ dynamics, I still love this to ABSOLUTE PIECES
(via mswyrr)
1 tag
“Women invented all the core technologies that made civilization possible. This...”
– from a post by Reclusive Leftist on women’s erasure in history.
her comments relate specifically to an article by the NYT thanking “the men” who invented modern technology, but pick absolutely any academic field of study, and women’s contributions are minimized, if not outright ignored.
...
4 tags
The Problem with 'Boys Will Be Boys' →
For months, every morning when my daughter was in preschool, I watched her construct an elaborate castle out of blocks, colorful plastic discs, bits of rope, ribbons and feathers, only to have the same little boy gleefully destroy it within seconds of its completion.
No matter how many times he did it, his parents never swooped in BEFORE the morning’s live 3-D reenactment of “Invasion of...
1 tag
Star Trek Into Darkness writer apologises for... →
hungrylikethewolfie:
cannedebonbon:
bigmamag:
specialedition87:
Damon Lindelof promises to be “more mindful in the future” after complaints from fans.
GOOD.
All writers of television shows and movies should take basic feminism classes by law.
WARNING: DON’T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES I DID AND READ THE COMMENTS.
I suppose even a bullshit “I suppose this could’ve been construed as...
7 tags
“As unbelievable as [White Dude Super Detective (WDSD)] characters are, they...”
– Tamara Winfrey Harris | Privilege And The White Dude Super-Detective (via trollny-stark)
#i still remember bossymarmalade and glockgal’s deconstruction of white privilege in supernatural #and how dean and sam worked so well #because no one ever questioned white dudes #even when they were sketchy...
2 tags
1 tag
A dramatic Shakespearean response to every...
When something bad happens: True is it that we have seen better days.
When something REALLY bad happens: O woe! O woeful, woeful, woeful day! Most lamentable day. Most woeful day That ever, ever I did yet behold! O day, O day, O day! O hateful day! Never was seen so black a day as this.O woeful day! O woeful day!
When people say that something is wrong because the Bible says so: The Devil can cite scripture for his purpose.
When my girlfriend abandons me for food: FRAILTY, THY NAME IS WOMAN!
When someone doesn't thank me for holding the door open for them: BLOW, BLOW, BLOW, THOU WINTER WIND! THOU ART NOT SO UNKIND AS MAN'S INGRATITUDE!
When I burn something while cooking: MY CAKE IS DOUGH!
When human stupidity frustrates me: LORD, WHAT FOOLS THESE MORTALS BE!
When someone says I'm going to hell for my sins: NYMPH, IN THY ORISONS BE ALL MY SINS REMEMBER'D.
When I'm broke: My pride fell with my fortunes
When someone turns the light on after a period of darkness and blinding light ensues: OH, SHE DOTH TEACH THE TORCHES TO BURN BRIGHT!
When someone disagrees with me: THERE ARE MORE THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH, HORATIO, THEN ARE DREAMT OF IN YOUR PHILOSOPHY.
When I argue with my girlfriend: The course of true love never did run smooth.
When I'm embarrassed: MUST I HOLD A CANDLE TO MY SHAMES?!
Someone says "Good Night": Good Night, Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.
2 tags
That's weird...
Some layers on a picture I was working on in Painter 12 disappeared.
I mean, they were rough initial sketches so I didn’t need them, but it’s still bizarre.
1 tag
sirprezzatura:
Elementary’s finale was absolutely, mindblowingly fantastic. FINALLY a show in which women are not merely shadowy, unidimensional characters permanently impressed by Sherlock and his male nemesis and completely helpless when in the eye of the hurricane. Finally a show in which genderbending is actually empowering and women are not merely a female version of something. And oh, the...
3 tags
Sis: So I'm making a bento box Tumblr with my friends, and we were coming up with names for it! Wanna hear them?
Me: Sure.
Sis: "The Merchant of Bento." "The Taming of the Bento." "A Midsummer Night's Bento." "MacBento."
Me:
Sis: We also had "Bento'd Away" and "Howl's Moving Bento."
Me:
Sis: I came up with the Shakespeare ones!
Me: ...You would.
1 tag
I just got my sister addicted to Elementary, MUAHAHAHAHA.
Just in time, too. She’s going to love the finale.
SO GOOD.
2 tags
6 tags
5 tags
4 tags
So apparently there’s a movie coming out called “The Purge” which sounds like a dystopian story premised on the idea that if there is one day per year when all crime is legal, the rest of the year there would be no crime and unemployment is at 1%. In other words, utopia.
But here’s my question: how the hell would legalizing crime for a day lower the overall unemployment...
5 tags
“In the original Trek, Khan, with his brown skin, was an Übermensch,...”
– Marissa Sammy on Star Trek: Into Whiteness.
perfect commentary which parallels what Rawles was saying earlier about the possibility of Moriarty being a person of color:
“…The actual issue is that black people aren’t often allowed to play full and complete characters, and an antagonist who isn’t...
3 tags
1 tag
Help
I have an exam tomorrow that I don’t feel like studying for
2 tags
Sis: I have a project I want to do over the summer, and YOU'RE going to do it for me.
Me:
Me:
Me: ............
2 tags
ELEMENTARY!!!!!????!!!!!
7 tags
6 tags
4 tags
Dear project partner...
Copying and pasting from an existing document IS THE DEFINITION OF PLAGIARISM.
GAAAAAAH.
3 tags
When I went to watch Iron Man on Friday...
(Guy) Friend: So, did you watch Iron Man 1 and 2?
Me: Of course!
Friend: What? Really? I thought Iron Man was a guy thing...
Me: STEREOTYPING.
5 tags
“When I realized that I had ignored something I had been a fan of my whole...”
– http://fandomnista.wordpress.com/2013/04/27/archie-and-me/
3 tags
“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes...”
– Mary Shelley, Frankenstein. (via riverran)
#mary shelley #this quote though #it’s all kinds of wonderful #hey remember that time one asswipe was like you have 30 seconds to name something invented by a woman… #…and Mary was like SCIENCE FICTION MOTHERFUCKERS #that was awesome #thanks Mary Shelley...
3 tags
“When men feel inconsequential, it’s easier to blame women than it is to confront...”
– Allan G. Johnson (via wretchedoftheearth)
What men lack, women didn’t take from them, and it isn’t up to women to give it back.
What men lack, women didn’t take from them, and it isn’t up to women to give it back.
What men lack, women didn’t take from them, and it isn’t up to women to give it...
5 tags
Daily Failures, cont.
Also, when you think you’ve communicated clearly with your project partner how you expect the project will work, and your partner does something completely different.
ARGH.
6 tags
Daily Failures
When you’re working on a Google Doc project for class and your partner doesn’t even bother to check which parts of the project you already worked on.
*facepalm*
4 tags
3 tags
6 tags
Jay Gatsby was black: an explanation
stevebuscreaming:
So let me explain this theory for those of you who haven’t heard it before already.
The Great Gatsby is a story of a man that makes his fortune bootlegging and throws countless magnificent parties all in hopes of attracting the attention of his old flame Daisy.
But it’s really a story about insurmountable class barriers. Daisy will never be with Gatsby, no matter how much she...
6 tags
5 tags
5 tags
5 tags
6 tags
Score Preview: Remember Me | BackTrack Full... →
Really interesting approach to a video game score!
Now I really want the OST for this game.
8 tags
fozmeadows:
shwetanarayan:
alexandraerin:
loki-cat:
imoanandstuff:
Why do girls still list ‘Lord Of The Rings’ next to things they are interested in? Do they not realise guys haven’t seen that as ‘edgy’ or ‘attractive’ since about 2006? The fact you enjoy one of the most successful book/films of all time does not make you stand out, alright? Now, If you’d write how much you love the...
3 tags
“… the socialization of boys regarding masculinity is often at the expense of...”
– Don McPherson, former NFL quarterback, feminist and educator (via albinwonderland)
3 tags
3 tags
wondermaid:
don’t give young boys props for “being persistent” with girls. it’s not a good thing. at best it’s annoying and at worst, harassment. when a girl doesn’t want to talk to you, it’s not a challenge. you’re not supposed to “chase” her. you’re supposed to leave her alone.
April 2013
54 posts
3 tags
Misadventures of my love life, pt3
Mom: I have great news!
Me: Okay, what is it?
Mom: I found another guy for you!
Me:
Me:
Me: *facepalm*
6 tags
1 tag
Sigh...
So I specifically requested a copy of Adobe Photoshop CS6 because I learned about the new Mixer Brush tool that’s supposed to magically make painting easier/better…
Only to realize that the Mixer Brush is more or less incompatible with my preferred coloring style. (Oddly enough, it is NOT really analogous to Corel Painter’s tinting tool or Paint Tool Sai’s watercolor...
4 tags
Me: I've been watching a lot of cartoons.
Sis: I've been playing Neopets!
Me:
Sis:
Me: ...Are we regressing?
1 tag
1 tag
Gamer problems
I missed the free trial weekend for Guild Wars 2???
DAMMIT!
1 tag
Artist problems
When you see a gif that you want to draw a picture from but you don’t know where the original screencap is from.
Dammit!
4 tags
