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les didascalies: [ contains spoilers for elementary finale ]

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:05:14 -0400

les didascalies: [ contains spoilers for elementary finale ]:

troublesteady:

So where is the story of Irene developing a creepy stalker obsession with Joan and staging a prison break and going after her, and all of Joan’s detective cred gets put to a test and they play cat and mouse and at some point there is rough angry noncon and in the end Irene doesn’t win by killing Joan, but by getting Joan to join her and that’s what the game has been all about from the start?

That story. I need it. In my face ~~and in my pants~~.

I want the story where Irene develops a creepy obsession with Watson, breaking out of jail and taunting her with more and more intricate crimes, often surgery based, to get her attention, but the longer she spends observing and shocking and *learning* Watson, the more and more confused she becomes, because whereas Holmes really was her twin in so many ways, Watson’s quiet, steady ethicalness is a whole new, unsolvable puzzle for Adler. More times passes. She watches Watson, somehow unerringly, make the right choice again and again. She draws closer. She starts contemplating the good and the just, despite herself, to her very great dismay and OSTENTATIOUS ANGER. And when she’s done having the latest tantrum, Watson is still there, still clear-eyed and brilliant, and Irene is, perhaps, forever altered, irrevocably, terrifically.

stephenchristopher: queenbeyiseverything: best couple ever♥...

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:59:36 -0400

stephenchristopher:

queenbeyiseverything:

best couple ever♥

Hands down the strongest in the Game

"You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job market with triple..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:34:14 -0400

“You mean the generation that paid three times as much for college to enter a job market with triple the unemployment isn’t interested in purchasing the assets of the generation who just blew an enormous housing bubble and kept it from popping through quantitative easing and out-and-out federal support? Curious.”

- When comments are better than the article, Atlantic edition (“The Cheapest Generation: Why Millennials aren’t buying cars or houses, and what that means for the economy”)

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mmanalysis: fandomsandfeminism: I think that’s a piss poor...

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:21:45 -0400

mmanalysis:

fandomsandfeminism:

I think that’s a piss poor excuse honestly.

I stumbled upon slash of characters I loved on accident when I was rather young as well (Kurama/Hiei from YYH), and I’ve never really shipped them specifically either.

But to say “Well, my poor little second grade mind was SCARRED FOR LIFE by the GAY so I can not accept any queer readings within Harry Potter”, well, forgive me if I side eye that pretty hard.

I’m not sure how seeing one video would make you deadset against shipping any noncanon ship.

SCARRED FOR LIFE, my ass. Grow the hell up. Next, you’re going to be telling everybody that seeing two women kiss makes you a misogynist. Utter nonsense.

therichandmighty: 9 Favorites | Dresses by Sargent

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:53:50 -0400

therichandmighty:

9 Favorites | Dresses by Sargent

feministd1rection: There’s something about cocky men that makes me want to kiss them hard and then...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:07 -0400

feministd1rection:

There’s something about cocky men that makes me want to kiss them hard and then suck their egos out like a dementor sucks out a soul.

Me towards certain favorite male characters in a nutshell.

girljanitor: blackamazon: girljanitor: indica-tor: POC who live here in America: I realize...

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:56:46 -0400

girljanitor:

blackamazon:

girljanitor:

indica-tor:

POC who live here in America:

I realize you’re hurt by the ignorant words of “white people” who don’t know what they’re talking about, and I’m sorry.

But I have a question for you. In this “land of the free”…aren’t you free? What are their words doing to you, unless you LET them affect you? I thought this was a free country, where people were allowed to speak their minds, and other people were allowed not to listen.

But maybe I was wrong. Maybe the words of people are so strong that it’s impossible to stand up against them. Which is sad, and basically means our country is full of weak people.

No matter what race or gender I am, I would never let people’s words affect me. Don’t you realize they’re just words? Words are not physical, they will not capture and torture you. They won’t keep you from getting a job (and if your race is keeping you from getting a job, that’s the owners problem, not every white person), and they won’t kill you.

Unless you let them.

So take pride in who you are and stop listening to stupid people. It’s that easy. Once you let go of worrying about what other people think, your life will be a hell of a lot easier. And a lot less stressful.

Empower yourself. Empower your own life.

“once you let go of ‘worrying what people think and say’, then magically all this will disappear! “

“RACISM CAN’T AFFECT YOU UNLESS YOU LET IT!!!”

did you ever know that you’re my HEEEEEEERO

i genuinely want to print all these out and give them to assholes i see in other areas of my life because this shit leaves me speechless sometimes

blurintofocus: shananaomi: noirbettie: mightyhunter: This...

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:35:18 -0400

blurintofocus:

shananaomi:

noirbettie:

mightyhunter:

This 17-Year-Old Coder Is Saving Twitter From TV Spoilers

Imagine you forget to watch a new episode of Game of Thrones the night it airs. Even if coworkers stay mum about important plot points, Twitter is abuzz with spoilers. Fortunately, there’s Twivo, a new program that allows Twitter users to censor their feeds from mentioning a certain TV show (and its characters) for a set time period. Jennie Lamere, a 17-year-old girl, invented the software last month—and won the grand prize at a national coding competition where Lamere was the only female who presented a project, and the only developer to work alone. Internet: Meet the reason we need more women in tech.

(From Mother Jones)

I’m so excited by all of the teenagers in science and tech that we’re hearing about these days. MORE GIRLS PLEASE!

At SXSW, we talked about how we can’t wait to see the apps fangirls create to make the internet further work the way THEY want. What we may have not said so clearly is that it’s really the way that EVERYONE wants the internet to work. Go girl.

^^^ so into this.

desliz: cumaeansibyl: farorescourage: You can’t be a misandrist and have a boyfriend. mis·an·dry...

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:33:35 -0400

desliz:

cumaeansibyl:

farorescourage:

You can’t be a misandrist and have a boyfriend.

mis·an·dry (Noun)

The hatred of men by women: “her feminism is just poorly disguised misandry”.

Remember that. By the very definition of the word, you are a hypocrite if you claim to be a misandrist and you have a boyfriend.

Tell that to the misogynist men who have girlfriends.

I hope you have a bulk emailer because it’s going to take you a while.

I am genuinely curious what reaction the OP was expecting

did she imagine a bunch of misandrist bi and straight women shrieking “Oh no I love my hubby!” and then collapsing in sobs because obviously they have never once had to contemplate how to balance anger and fear of the patriarchy and the men who enforce it with their love of individual men

nahhhh, girls aren’t that complex

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fitlatina: Irma (short film) Irma Gonzalez is an old...

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:10:06 -0400

fitlatina:

Irma (short film)

Irma Gonzalez is an old ‘luchadora’ (female wrestler) who bears the marks of a life spent battling in the ring, performing daredevil moves. Every day she goes to the gym to rehearse the moves that made her a star. Children watch her curiously. Somewhere in the distance, a song plays: Irma was once a singer, too. In her memory, grainy images of old television clips flicker. Shot in Mexico City, the film is a tender portrait of the multi-talented luchadora and an unusual meditation on athleticism and aging.

Interview with director of Irma, Charles Fairbanks.

ladyogrady: My thesis project, Dom & Sub, a.k.a. why I’ve...

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:08:57 -0400

Instigation

Negotiation

Play

Post-Play

Aftercare

ladyogrady:

My thesis project, Dom & Sub, a.k.a. why I’ve been such a bad tumblr-er/bad friend/etc. My artist statement:

Dom & Sub is a body of illustrative work in digital media that attempts to humanize practitioners of BDSM and offer a representation of kinky sex that not only refutes negative stereotypes but informs the audience that sadomasochistic play is done best between happy, healthy, and consenting adults. I portrayed the couple in the work not only engaging in S&M play but also building a “scene” together and nurturing one another after the play has concluded; these are moments often left unconsidered or completely ignored in visual representations of S&M. I believe it’s important to see how kinky scenes are crafted with care, commitment to safety and enthusiastic consent in order to limit those times when sadomasochistic play is used to abuse or dehumanize other human beings. It is my hope that my audience will learn from the illustrations that sadomasochistic play is not always dark or scary, and that fellow ‘kinksters’ can enjoy tender representations of S&M that do not ridicule or pathologize them. I’ve designed the work to engage sadomasochistic imagery, material and theory with an ethical conscience.

annalouet: Also I’m really uncomfortable with the notion that tumblr has an issue with...

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:07:23 -0400

annalouet:

Also I’m really uncomfortable with the notion that tumblr has an issue with heterosexuality.

Like, yeah, slash fandom is huge and often problematic and canon het ships can be thrown under a bus and female love interests are often shredded.

But none of that is an issue with heterosexuality? Misogyny is an issue and thinking slash ships are activism is an issue and honestly, I could go on all night because there are so many issues with slash fandom. But heterosexuality in itself is not under threat and I wish people would learn this.

Former NASA Engineer Awards Kiera Wilmot Scholarship to Space Academy

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:05:01 -0400

Former NASA Engineer Awards Kiera Wilmot Scholarship to Space Academy:

hamburgerjack:

esotericalesbians:

jalylah:

As a show of support, former NASA engineer Homer Hickam awarded Kiera a scholarship to attend the United States Advanced Space Academy (ASA), a branch of the famous Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama!

YESSSSSSSSS!

I LOVE WHEN THIS SHIT HAS A HAPPY ENDING

EXCELLENT

my flirting technique.

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:53:50 -0400

my flirting technique.

partybarackisinthehousetonight: if you’re ever feeling lazy just remember that the ancient greeks...

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:16:22 -0400

partybarackisinthehousetonight:

if you’re ever feeling lazy just remember that the ancient greeks believed their gods lived on top of a very climbable hill but no one even bothered to check

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