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soaringrachel: sea-change: they also went to the louvre...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:11:10 -0400

sea-change:

they also went to the louvre together to, like, check out the dicks on statues for comparison just to calm scott the fuck down.

(i can just picture them, scott being his usual neurotic self, and ernest just like, ‘give me strength. are you fucking kidding me? i nearly died in the war. i have a fucking medal of bravery. and we’re looking at cocks together. gatsby can only take you so far, my friend. you better write another goddamn masterpiece soon.’)

#the long version of this story is actually much better #because scott asks hemingway to have lunch with him and the first thing he says to hemingway when they’re there is ‘so you know how i’ve … #…never slept with anyone but zelda’#hemingway is like #…what #scott says so i was fighting with zelda the other day and she told me i wasn’t …adequate #hemingway is like … #…OH #he says: scott let’s go into the men’s bathroom #they go into the men’s bathroom #they come out of the men’s bathroom #hemingway says scott you are PERFECTLY FINE #scott is all B BUT WHY WOULD ZELDA SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAAAAAT #hemingway just. does not comment on zelda fitzgerald. #(that’s a fucking lie hemingway comments so hard on zelda fitzgerald) #scott says WELL I STILL FEEL BAD #hemingway says OKAY FRIEND HERE IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO #WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THE LOUVRE #AND YOU CAN LOOK AT ALL THE COCKS YOU WANT #OKAY???? #scott is like …sniffle; okay #they go to the louvre #scott feels even worse #hemingway kind of sees his point #he says ‘look scott do you want me to just give you some fucking tips’ #scott is all …yes #hemingway gives him some tips #which according to his memoirs include ‘the trick with the pillow’ #and much much more #and well zelda and scott stayed married

mkay647: unabating: favoritesticle: that’ll teach him holy...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:10:17 -0400

mkay647:

unabating:

favoritesticle:

that’ll teach him

holy FUCK THIS IS THE BEST THING

teehee

Photo

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:08:47 -0400

heymonster: Someone requested a post of all of the current...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:05:56 -0400

heymonster:

Someone requested a post of all of the current Strong Female Characters, so here you go.

prints are available here.

lord-kitschener: bashi-bazouk: bitch-kingofangmar: tastefully...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:04:22 -0400

lord-kitschener:

bashi-bazouk:

bitch-kingofangmar:

tastefullyoffensive:

Dogs from this year’s Creative Dog Grooming Competition in Hershey, Pennsylvania [telegraph/via]

THIS IS HORRIFYING

I don’t know why, but I think this sums up how I feel most of the time. Weird emotions towards this pic.

god is dead

those poor babies…x_x I have two of those dogs. But I let them be their own color. And be fluffy like sheep.

radioinactivity: stefanpetrova: PSDS coloringsouls drunkandco...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:02:58 -0400

radioinactivity:

stefanpetrova:

PSDS

coloringsouls

drunkandcoloring

psdflawless

bieberspsds

psdland

paradise-coloring

tastesofparadise

-agoraphobia

biebersfeeling

outshiner

celebritycolorings

truecolorings

unravelingwords

epic-psds

thosecolors

coloringthecanvas

coloringsandresources

rosepsds

truesoulspsds

bellepsds

gottabeboobear

cherriepiepsds

sdelicious

recreatemepsd

colouryourlifewithpsds

darlingpsds

libertypsd

struckbypsds

psds

TEXTURES

slayground

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northerndawn

kamrin

grringirl

fuckingphotoshop

mirand-ah

accio-glow

emmelia

ladyswifts

fuckbees

infint7

yellowlemon

texturelicious

behindmylove

damonelenaitalia

olmes

quinnanderson

planets-bend-between-us

texturesource

hopelessthunder

rosebein

TUTORIALS

fytutorials

heartittutorials

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best-photoshop-tutorials

big-tutorials

pscs5

livelaughphotoshop

horgasmictutorials

and more

ICONS

timelessicons

awkwardicons

icecreamicons

exoticicons

glowing-icons

wanderlusticons

cookie-icons

FONTS

dafont

urbanfonts

whatfontis

1001freefonts

fontsource

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losttype

DOWNLOADS

Ps3 (rar)

Ps4 (zip)

Ps5 (zip)

Topaz Clean 3.02 (zip)

KM player

BRUSHES

(1)  PsBrushes

(2)  DevianArt

(3)  Brusheezy

(4) Brushesdownload

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everlark

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themesbyla

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en chantedfleur

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dj-capslock

grande-caps

ladymanson

rarecaps

disneycaps

(+)

yeahps→ Everything about PS

welovetemplates→ Templates

hqcelebrity • owntricks • f-nnicks master post → HQ celebritys

I am FINALLY going to make a resources tag so I’ll stop trawling through my likes for something i hearted like two months ago

omg piglet that cleans I love it

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:02:18 -0400

omg piglet that cleans I love it

bragi-god-of-bullshit: dontmindcontrol: terra-mater: 15...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:33:02 -0400

bragi-god-of-bullshit:

dontmindcontrol:

terra-mater:

15 amazing things in nature you won’t believe actually exist

Source

I want to see all of this.

THERE’S ONE IN OREGON WHY HAVEN’T I GONE YET THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE

ungoliantschilde: Barry Windsor Smith, prints from the...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:30:20 -0400

ungoliantschilde:

Barry Windsor Smith, prints from the Gorblimey Press,
circa 1978

-King Arthur Pendragon. The lord of Camelot, wielder of Excalibur, and Patriarch of British Empirism.
-Sir Galahad, the Perfect Knight (Illegitimate son of Sir Launcelot, and most probably a Jesus Allegory from Arthurian Legends)
-Sir Launcelot du Lake, son of King Ban of Benwick, Knight of the Round Table, and the greatest Swordsman of the Arthurian Tales.

fairytalexpond: When your replies are too short When your replies are too long When you reply I...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:28:41 -0400

fairytalexpond:

When your replies are too short

When your replies are too long

When you reply

I have to repost this because i sincerely thought it said “reptiles” instead of “replies” at first
…the doctor just has a lot of reptiles I guess…

Eddie Izzard [Stripped] | Terms & Conditions

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:21:03 -0400

Eddie Izzard [Stripped] | Terms & Conditions

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:49:32 -0400

_{HAPPY FATHERS DAY!}

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:48:15 -0400

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:47:17 -0400

rehab-for-fictional-characters: there will come a day when i...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:46:02 -0400

rehab-for-fictional-characters:

there will come a day when i stop reblogging this. today is not that day

thefrogman: By Tree [tumblr | twitter] The booooooots

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:42:24 -0400

thefrogman:

By Tree [tumblr | twitter]

The booooooots

1f2ns: thegoddamazon: logic-and-art: thatpointlessidiot: krud...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:36:34 -0400

1f2ns:

thegoddamazon:

logic-and-art:

thatpointlessidiot:

krudman:

I thought to myself when I saw this, “no. This has to be some one being silly. This has to be something some one fabricated to make microsoft look worse and people just aren’t checking the source.”

NOPE. IT’S REAL.

AND IT GOT WORSE:

WHAT.

I want everyone to think long and hard on this information.

This means that you are not buying your games. You are paying 60+ dollars to rent the games from Microsoft, and they can take their game back whenever they feel like it.

You will not own your game. You will not own your console. Essentially, Microsoft is saying “We can disable your games and cut you off from accessing your console whenever we choose to.” Because a ban that locks your XBox Live account means that you will be locked out from all non-game functionality of the system, and by revoking your ‘licenses’ on all your games associated with your account, they can then disable each and every game you own for the system. Leaving you with a five hundred dollar cable receiver. Or, in the case of most users of the console, a five hundred dollar paperweight.

All because you accidentally walked into some online glitch and the rest of the players rage-report you for cheating.

This is unacceptable. Buy any console but an XBox One. Do not support Microsoft’s sudden belief that they own everything despite our purchase of it, and we have to prove we’re worthy of being shared with by paying exorbitant fees and jumping through constant hoops and hoping someone doesn’t report us for cheating because we made them mad in an online game.

Tell Microsoft ‘No,’ and do not give them your hard-earned money for what amounts to a video game subscription service with a $500 starting fee and $60+ dollar purchases.

Signal boost

It’s like they love shooting themselves in the dick.

What a terrible, terrible way to do business.

It just makes my spine crawl!

bofransson: Pierrefonds, a Walk in the Forest Henri Lebasque -...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:50:53 -0400

bofransson:

Pierrefonds, a Walk in the Forest Henri Lebasque - circa 1907

thebookworm: face-down-asgard-up: ladyhippie: womenaresociety:...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:49:27 -0400

thebookworm:

face-down-asgard-up:

ladyhippie:

womenaresociety:

Nerds and Male Privilege (definitely worth a read!)

I want to tell you a story.

A few years ago, I was dating a girl who was decidedly not nerd curious. She tolerated my geeky interests with a certain bemused air but definitely didn’t participate in ‘em… not even setting foot inside a comic store on new comic day. She’d wait outside until I was done… which could be a while, since I was friends with several of the staff.

She came in the store exactly once, after I’d explained that no, it’s a pretty friendly place… well lit, spacious, organized and with helpful – and clearly identified – staff members who were willing to bend over backwards to make sure their customers were satisfied.

She was in there for less than 4 minutes before one mouth-breathing troglodyte began alternately staring at her boobs – evidently hoping that x-ray vision could develop spontaneously – and berating her for daring to comment on the skimpy nature of the costumes – in this case, Lady Death and Witchblade. She fled the premises, never to return.

When both the manager and I explained to him in no uncertain terms as to what he did wrong he shrugged his shoulders. “Hey, I was just trying to help you guys! She couldn’t understand that chicks can be tough and sexy! Not my fault she’s a chauvinist,” he said.

And that was when I shot him, your honor.

So with that example in mind, let’s talk about a subject I’ve touched on before: Male Privilege and how it applies to geeks and – more importantly – geek girls.

MALE PRIVILEGE: WHAT IS IT, EXACTLY?

I don’t think I’m breaking any news or blowing minds when I point out that geek culture as a whole is predominantly male. Not to say that women aren’t making huge inroads in science fiction/fantasy fandom, gaming, anime and comics… but it’s still a very male culture. As such, it caters to the predominantly male audience that makes it up. This, in turn leads to the phenomenon known as male privilege: the idea that men – most often straight, white men – as a whole, get certain privileges and status because of their gender.

(Obvious disclaimer: I’m a straight white man.)

In geek culture, this manifests in a number of ways. The most obvious is in the portrayal of female characters in comics, video games and movies. Batman: Arkham City provides an excellent example.

The women are all about sex, sex, sexy sextimes. With maybe a little villainy thrown in for flavor. They may be characters, but they’re also sexual objects to be consumed.

I will pause now for the traditional arguments from my readers: these characters are all femme fatales in the comics, all of the characters in the Arkham games are over-the-top, the men are just as exaggerated/sexualized/objectified as the women. Got all of that out of your systems? Good.

Because that reaction is exactly what I’m talking about.

Y’see, one of the issues of male privilege as it applies to fandom is the instinctive defensive reaction to any criticism that maybe, just maybe, shit’s a little fucked up, yo. Nobody wants to acknowledge that a one-sided (and one-dimensional) portrayal of women is the dominant paradigm in gaming; the vast majority of female characters are sexual objects. If a girl wants to see herself represented in video games, she better get used to the idea of being the prize at the bottom of the cereal box. If she wants to see herself as a main character, then it’s time to get ready for a parade of candyfloss costumes where nipple slips are only prevented by violating the laws of physics. The number of games with competent female protagonists who wear more than the Victoria’s Secret Angels are few and far between.

The idea that perhaps the way women are portrayed in fandom is aleetle sexist is regularly met with denials, justifications and outright dismissal of the issue. So regularly, in fact, that there’s a Bingo card covering the most common responses. Part of the notion of male privilege in fandom is that nothing is wrong with fandom and that suggestions that it might benefit from some diversity is treated as a threat.

But what is that threat, exactly?

In this case, the threat is that – ultimately – fandom won’t cater to guys almost to exclusion… that gays, lesbians, racial and religious minorities and (gasp!) women might start having a say in the way that games, comics, etc. will be created in the future. The strawmen that are regularly trotted out – that men are objectified as well, that it’s a convention of the genre, that women actually have more privileges than guys – are a distraction from the real issue: that the Privileged are worried that they won’t be as privileged in the near future if this threat isn’t stomped out. Hence the usual reactions: derailment, minimization and ultimately dismissing the topic all together.

As much as my nerdy brethren wish that more girls were of the geeky persuasion, it’s a little understandable why women might be a little reticent. It’s hard to feel valued or fully included when a very vocal group insists that your input is irrelevant, misguided and ultimately unwelcome. It’s small wonder why geekdom – for all of it’s self-proclaimed enlightened attitudes towards outsiders and outcasts – stil retains the odor of the guy’s locker room.

HOW MALE PRIVILEGE AFFECTS GEEK GIRLS IN REAL LIFE

Don’t make the mistake of thinking male privilege is solely about how big Power Girl’s tits are, fan service and jiggle physics in 3D fighters. It affects geek girls in direct, personal ways as well.

Remember the example I mentioned earlier with my then-girlfriend in the comic store? Her opinions were deemed mistaken and she was told she didn’t “get it”… because she was a girl.

Y’see, one of the issues that nerd girls face is the fact that they are seen as girls first and anything else second. And before you flood my comments section demanding to know why this is a bad thing, realize that being seen as a “girl” first colors every interaction that they have within fandom. They’re treated differently because they are women.

We will now pause for the expected responses: well that’s a good thing isn’t it, girls get special treatment because they’re girls, guys will fall all over themselves to try to get girls to like ‘em so it all balances out.

If you’re paying attention you’ll realize that – once again – those reactions are what I’m talking about.

Y’see, nobody’s saying that women don’t receive different treatment from guys… I’m saying that being treated differently is the problem. And yes, I know exactly what many of you are going to say and I’ll get to that in a minute.

Male privilege – again – is about what men can expect as the default setting for society. A man isn’t going to have everything about him filtered through the prism of his gender first. A man, for example, who gets a job isn’t going to face with suggestions that his attractiveness or that his willingness to perform sexual favors was a factor in his being hired, nor will he be shrugged off as a “quota hire”. A man isn’t expected to be a representative of his sex in all things; if he fails at a job, it’s not going to be extrapolated that all men are unfit for that job. A man who’s strong-willed or aggressive won’t be denigrated for it, nor are men socialized to “go along to get along”. A man can expect to have his opinion considered, not dismissed out of hand because of his sex. When paired with a woman who’s of equal status, the man can expect that most of the world will assume that he’s the one in charge. And, critically, a man doesn’t have to continually view the world through the lens of potential violence and sexual assault.

Now with this in mind, consider why being a girl first may be a hindrance to geek girls. A guy who plays a first person shooter – Call of Duty, Halo, Battlefield, what-have-you – online may expect a certain amount of trash talking, but he’s not going to be inundated with offers for sex, threats of rape, sounds of simulated masturbation or demands that he blow the other players – but not before going to the kitchen and getting them a beer/sandwich/pizza first. Men will also not be told that they’re being “too sensitive” or that “they need to toughen up” when they complain about said sexual threats.

Men also won’t have their opinions weighed or dismissed solely on the basis of how sexy or attractive they are. The most common responses a woman can expect in an argument – especially online – is that she’s fat, ugly, single, jealous, a whore, or a lesbian – or any combination thereof – and therefore her opinion is irrelevant, regardless of it’s actual merits. This is especially true if she’s commenting on the portrayal of female characters, whether in comics, video games or movies.

Men can expect that their presence at an event won’t automatically be assumed to be decorative or secondary to another man. Despite the growing presence of women in comics, as publishers, editors and creators as well as consumers, a preponderance of men will either treat women at conventions as inconveniences, booth bunnies or even potential dates. Many a female creator or publisher has had the experience of convention guests coming up and addressing all of their questions to the man at the table… despite being told many times that the man is often the assistant, not the talent, only there to provide logistical support and occasional heavy lifting.

Men are also not going to be automatically assigned into a particular niche just based on their gender. A girl in a comic store or a video game store is far more likely to be dismissed as another customer’s girlfriend/sister/cousin rather than being someone who might actually be interested in making a purchase herself. And when they are seen as customers, they’re often automatically assumed to be buying one of the designated “girl” properties… regardless of whether they were just reading Ultimate Spider-Man or looking for a copy of Saint’s Row 3.

Of course, the other side of the coin isn’t much better; being dismissed for the sin of being a woman is bad, but being placed on the traditional pillar is no less insulting. Guys who fall all over themselves to fawn over a geek girl and dance in attendance upon her are just as bad. The behavior is different, but the message is the same: she’s different because she’s a girl. These would-be white knights are ultimately treating her as a fetish object, not as a person. It’s especially notable when it comes to sexy cosplayers; the guys will laude them for being geek girls and celebrate them in person and online. They’ll lavish attention upon them, take photos of them and treat them as queens…

And in doing so, they’re sending the message that women are only valued in geek culture if they’re willing to be a sexually alluring product. Everybody loves Olivia Munn when she enters the room ass-cheeks first as Aeon Flux, but nobody is particularly concerned by the girls dressed in a baseball tee, jeans and ballet flats. One of these is welcomed into geek culture with open arms, the other has to justify their existence in the first place.

WHAT DOES ALL OF THIS MEAN TO YOU?

The reason why male privilege is so insidious is because of the insistance that it doesn’t exist in the first place. That willful ignorance is key in keeping it in place; by pretending that the issue doesn’t exist, it is that much easier to ensure that nothing ever changes.

Geek society prides itself on being explicitly counter-culture; nerds will crow about how, as a society, they’re better than the others who exclude them. They’ll insist that they’re more egalitarian; geeks hold tight to the belief that geek culture is a meritocracy, where concepts of agism, sexism and racism simply don’t exist the way it does elsewhere. And yet, even a cursory examination will demonstrate that this isn’t true.

And yet geeks will cling to this illusion while simultaneously refusing to address the matters that make it so unattractive to women and minorities. They will insist that they treat women exactly the same as they treat guys – all the while ignoring the fact that their behavior is what’s making the women uncomfortable and feeling unwelcome in the first place. They will find one girl in their immediate community who will say that she’s not offended and use her as the “proof” that nobody else is allowed to be offended.

Changing this prevailing attitude starts with the individual. Call it part of learning to be a better person; being willing to examine your own attitudes and behaviors and to be ruthlessly honest about the benefits you get from being a white male in fandom is the first step. Waving your hands and pretending that there isn’t a problem is a part of the attitude that makes women feel unwelcome in fandom and serves as the barrier to entry to geeky pursuits that she might otherwise enjoy.

Bringing the spotlight onto the concept of male privilege as it exists in nerd culture is the first step in making it more welcoming of diversity, especially women.

*Thanks to Madoka for bringing this to my attention.

A huge thank you to whoever wrote this article.

c-u-m-b-e-r-b-a-b-y: theblueboxonbakerstreet: #omg #what wait...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:41:31 -0400

c-u-m-b-e-r-b-a-b-y:

theblueboxonbakerstreet:

#omg #what wait okay because au where jim and spock get stuck on earth #and spock has to grow his hair out human-style #and jim forces him to wear humourous t-shirts #(because they did save the earth. twice even.) #and jim sees him ruffling his hair and wearing the shirt one morning #and says ‘looking good’ (via thylaa)

go sit in the corner and think about what you have just done