WOW I AM ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE MR. FREEZE EYES
Anonymous asked: Do you believe a man can be a feminist even if he doesn’t get outraged, or as outraged, as you do about certain things? The whole “check your privilege” saying seems to suggest the idea that men who don’t get behind a specific complaint are just being blind to the plight of…
Oh man. Laura Hudson is one of my favorite writers/ badasses
“As the activists start the next stage of training – situps, press-ups, running-while-screaming – journalists and cameramen swirl around. There is no attempt to hide the fact this session is being played out for the press. As women fight, Inna comes up close to them, in her denim hotpants, hooded top and Converse boots, instructing them to look at the camera. It doesn’t matter how many people come to a protest, she says – if there’s one camera, that’s what they need to target, to get their message out to millions.”
My new brainy specs. I wear them when I’m being clever. So…always.
Always Reblog Adorable Dan Faust.
Dude means well. Dude’s tweeting to Marvel in favor of more diversity. Dude states (inaccurately) that Marvel has two women writers — M. Liu and K. DeConnick, the latter being ‘a lady with an inside connection.’
Just like that—fwoosh. Didn’t work my way in. Got in because of who I’m fucking….
And here is what Leia does, when you force her into a scanty outfit and choke-chain: she takes that chain, and she kills you with it. She doesn’t let her clothing get in her way or limit her more than she can help—she waits for her moment to strike, and then she conquers her would-be conqueror and saves the day.
And I was a little kid, not yet desensitized to violence […] Jabba’s death scene freaked the hell out of me. It wasn’t a clean blaster shot to the chest or a slice from a lightsaber that sent sparks flying or made you turn invisible. There were struggles, and flailing, and twitching limbs. The shots are close-ups, and very dark—it’s vicious, and vengeful, and physical, and very very personal.
So for me, wearing that gold bikini does not mean Here I am, a sexy toy for your amusement and gratification.
To me, that gold bikini says, If you fuck with me, I will end you.
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| — | Olivia Waite - Ellora’s Cave author, inquisitive mind, and hedonist-about-town (via veggiezombiex) |
If you can imagine dragons and zombies, you should be able to imagine equality.
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Feminism in Epic Fantasy: Robert Jordan vs. George R.R. Martin (via bookriot) in which i get a little ranty. also i wish i knew who i stole that sentence from! (via jennirl) |
