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May 13, 2012
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Bad at Shipping: Stop Calling Girls Sluts

erikamoen:

mynameisjef:

lorinsgrenbi:

It is funny (It is not funny. It is sad.) how everyone wants to see naked pictures of women, but nobody wants there to be real, living, breathing, feeling, thinking human beings behind those photos. Pictures are just supposed to spring out of a void, but oh my god, should there be an actual identity behind that picture of a naked woman? GASP. HORROR. HOW COULD SHE.

That’s what bothers me as well.But then, I can’t simply ignore the fact I’m also one of those guys who consumes pornography—either implicitly or explicitly.

Wish I’d be more wise.

There is a huuuuge difference between having attraction and sexual fantasies about someone and actually objectifying them.

Sexual attraction/fantasy: Feeling attraction towards someone and thinking sexy thoughts about them for your own arousal and private gratification. TOTALLY FINE!

Objectification: Dehumanizing a person because you find them attractive, seeing them as purely a sex object there to gratify you and feeling entitled to them without respect for their own wants and needs. NOT COOL!

So yeah, watch porn and feel aroused by sexy people, that is human and nothing to feel ashamed of.

Ask yourself: When you see a sexy person (in real life or in porn), do you feel entitled to have actual access to their body? If you were to speak with them, would you act respectful? If they were to reject your hypothetical advances, will you behave graciously or like a jerk? I hope it’s obvious which behavior is objectifying.

It all comes down to this: Remember that the people you find attractive are whole human beings. Appreciate your attraction and the masturbation material they provide, but behave respectfully to them in real life (including talking about them online). 

Enjoy your porn! And then when you’re done, take a moment to be thankful those performers are people who made porn for you to enjoy.

(Source: drivenbyboredom)

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May 03, 2012
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This is just plain awesome. Growing bridges? Yes.

theremina:

“For the last 500 years, the locals of Nongriat in Meghalaya, India have grown several hundred bridges across the region’s numerous water channels, using just the roots of local ribber trees. Some of the bridges extend over 100 feet in length and are strong enough to support more than 50 people at a time.”

(via wilwheaton)

Tags: cool trees weird

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April 06, 2012
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scrapscallion: spuffyduds: SMOKIN’ HOT PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE:  EXEMPLAR, ELLEN PAGE. Pardon the lack of credit, I have no memory of where I found this. Anyway, it seemed like a happy first post. The red briefs are a pretty brilliant touch. Also, disheveled formalwear is easily the sexiest thing of all the things, or at least in the top five. Also also, I want that whole outfit, briefs included.

scrapscallion:

spuffyduds:

SMOKIN’ HOT PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE:  EXEMPLAR, ELLEN PAGE.

Pardon the lack of credit, I have no memory of where I found this.

Anyway, it seemed like a happy first post.

The red briefs are a pretty brilliant touch. Also, disheveled formalwear is easily the sexiest thing of all the things, or at least in the top five. Also also, I want that whole outfit, briefs included.

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March 14, 2012
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APE IN A CAPE: Female Comics Creators On Tumblr?

gailsimone:

A while back, I asked for creators who identified as LGBTQ to announce themselves and promote their work in a massive thread right here on Tumblr. It got hundreds of responses and tons of links to some incredibly wonderful work, most of which has not yet received the exposure it deserves, quite a…

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March 09, 2012
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Had to paint tonight to retain sanity. Accomplished 3ft tall Flame Girl. In person her colors are more nuanced reds, pinks, bronzes, coppers and oranges…

Had to paint tonight to retain sanity. Accomplished 3ft tall Flame Girl. In person her colors are more nuanced reds, pinks, bronzes, coppers and oranges…

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March 07, 2012
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mollycrabapple: Happy International Women’s Day from Molly Crabapple and Laurie Penny

mollycrabapple:

Happy International Women’s Day from Molly Crabapple and Laurie Penny

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March 02, 2012
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postcardsfromspace: blackfolksmakingcomics: fyeahlilbitoeverything: changingshades: learn the history of this cover and why Dwayne McDuffie was freakin amazing as a human being. The cover isn’t even that explicit. And it even has condoms! I remember hearing Mr. McDuffie talking about that. People are afraid of Black folks being affectionate towards each other? *sigh* America … am I right? Here’s McDuffie’s quote from the linked article: “Here’s the sad part, if I had commissioned a cover where Daisy was wearing a thong and kicking one leg high in the air so everybody could get a really good look at her crotch, or if she had her back to the camera and her spine arched at an improbable angle toaccentuate her ass, or if her enormous breasts, miraculously immune to the effects of gravity, were positioned so you couldn’t quite tell whether those shadows were her nipples, there would be no problem. Problem>? Heck, we’d probably have a “hot book” on our hands.” It fucking kills me that he’s gone. Comics are so, so much less for it.

postcardsfromspace:

blackfolksmakingcomics:

fyeahlilbitoeverything:

changingshades:

learn the history of this cover and why Dwayne McDuffie was freakin amazing as a human being.

The cover isn’t even that explicit. And it even has condoms!

I remember hearing Mr. McDuffie talking about that. People are afraid of Black folks being affectionate towards each other?

*sigh* America … am I right?

Here’s McDuffie’s quote from the linked article:

“Here’s the sad part, if I had commissioned a cover where Daisy was wearing a thong and kicking one leg high in the air so everybody could get a really good look at her crotch, or if she had her back to the camera and her spine arched at an improbable angle toaccentuate her ass, or if her enormous breasts, miraculously immune to the effects of gravity, were positioned so you couldn’t quite tell whether those shadows were her nipples, there would be no problem. Problem>? Heck, we’d probably have a “hot book” on our hands.”

It fucking kills me that he’s gone. Comics are so, so much less for it.

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February 23, 2012
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APE IN A CAPE: Sometimes I Get A Little Discouraged

gailsimone:

…by how inane and insubstantial the discussion is regarding women and comics. It’s not all guys, some females continually make the discussion more juvenile, or become instant apologists, so as not to make waves. It’s frustrating.


I’ve been hearing the same nonsense since before I turned pro,…

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February 23, 2012
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Woman in Comedy: A really scary thing happened to me last night at a comedy show.

gabydunn:

Part of me thinks it’s too soon to be writing about this because I don’t think I’ve completely processed how I feel, but I also think maybe this has happened to other women and I should talk about it in as raw a way as possible. I’m still really embarrassed and ashamed and garbled up inside, but maybe this can start a helpful discussion in terms of women and comedy.

Last night, I was on a stand up show in the East Village. The show started out with a small crowd and the host did an amazing job interacting with them and riling them up. By the time I got on stage, there were about 20 or so more people in the audience and the place had really filled up. The show was still kind of loose because of the back and forth between the host and the audience, so when I got on stage, I riffed a bit about the stuff that had happened before and then talked to one guy on the side of the audience who the host had dubbed “Banana Republic.” All joke-y. All in good fun.

Then, I start my actual set and do my first two jokes, which go pretty okay. I start another joke that is vaguely sexual - not crude, not crass - mainly silly and that goes well too. The next joke I do is about my boyfriend.

At a comedy show, when you’re on stage, usually you can’t see the audience because of the bright lights. So I’m looking into pitch darkness. As I start the joke, someone yells, “Does your boyfriend know?” referring to the sexuality joke I’d just told. I stop, laugh and say that he does because I think it’s just more of the loose environment that’s been going on at this show. I attribute it to an audience member just having fun.

I start to tell the joke about my boyfriend again, and at the midway point, the same voice yells something else derogatory about my boyfriend, homophobic and misogynistic towards me. I stop, confused. I can’t see who is talking to me so I make a HUGE mistake and say, “Sir, if you’re gonna talk to me, you need to come to the front because I can’t see you.” I think calling him out like this will shut him up.

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January 26, 2012
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sherlockedandnotginger:

onlyslightly:

Fixed it.

Give this ALL THE NOTES please.

(via karenhealey)