May 2013
145 posts
me half-way through shaving one leg: i dont want to do this anymore
George R.R. Martin on writing women:
Interviewer: There's one thing that's interesting about your books. I noticed that you write women really well and really different. Where does that come from?
George R.R. Martin: You know, I've always considered women to be people.
“… the socialization of boys regarding masculinity is often at the expense of...”
– Don McPherson, former NFL quarterback, feminist and educator (via albinwonderland)
bootycaller:
who wants to give up on society and go live in a treehouse with me
: thisisthinprivilege: The doctors who don’t know... →
thisisthinprivilege:
The doctors who don’t know — and that’s not nearly all of them — don’t know because they don’t necessarily keep up with studies. And, like everybody else, they’re reluctant to believe things that contradict what they “know” to be true. Lots of physicists didn’t…
rainbowballz:
do you ever wish you could unread a book or unwatch a movie/tv show just so you could go back and experience it all again as if it were brand new
“Don’t worry about your body.
It isn’t as small as it once was,
But honestly,...”
– For My Mother When She Doesn’t Feel Beautiful (via clementinevonradics)
This was needed.
Ugh, I’m such a cry baby.
(via dancing-with-diversity)
Feminspire: Why Fitch the Homeless is a Really Bad... →
feminspire:
[..] The big deal comes in when homeless people are being exploited to prove a point. Many homeless people are already widely disenfranchised and lacking a platform to be heard or to get access to the resources they need. By attempting to make a brand look bad by associating it with…
body positive zone: self-care mega-list! →
queer-as-femme:
i’d like to start compiling a master list of various forms of self-care you guise engage in! i’m going to start the post with the list i included in an ask i answered earlier tonight, and i’d love it if you any of re-blogged this (as a text post so you can see everything~)…
rosesollux:
Okay yes having good grades doesn’t necessarily mean you’re smart but can we please not demean people who do get good grades because it is incredibly difficult and stressful for a lot of people and saying they “aren’t really smart” is really insulting to those who actually try really hard.
advantages of being a boy:
your boobs don’t get in the way
no period
your hormones don’t make you feel like a different person every week
no childbirth
penises are fun
shirts always fit over your chest
you can walk around topless in summer without being arrested for it
you store less fat
advantages of being a girl:
can use your bra as an extra pocket
body positive zone: important →
sister-bell:
apiphile:
Have you ever thought “Man, I feel impossibly shitty and I don’t know why”?
Run through this checklist before you do anything else.
What have I eaten in the last 24 hours? Is it enough? If not, go and eat some food, you butt.
Am I hydrated? If not, put…
“Being poor really sucks. Being poor and struggling to dress in a way that...”
– read more: Where is the support for poor fat folks? by Nudemuse (via fat-grrrl-activism)
