March 2012
February 2012
“The traditional scholarly line is that neither of these scenarios [men or women...”
– Inseparable: Desire Between Women in Literature by Emma Donoghue (via fuckyeahlesbianliterature)
Anonymous asked: I think we're meant to assume that the Cheerios do hard-core workouts (dance does give you abs, btw). But it is significant that we never see them. There's something about seeing women sweat that is taboo. You see the results, but not the work.
The Bechdel Test and Race in Popular Fiction
crystalsavestheday:
1. It has to have two POC in it.
2. Who talk to each other.
3. About something other than a white person.
No Joss Whedon show passes, neither does Supernatural, or Being Human.
Veronica Mars passes, but doesn’t pass the original Bechdel Test.
Check out a few more here.
“The following day, I attended a workshop about preventing gender violence,...”
– Why I Am A Male Feminist (via valjeans)
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things glee will never do but should
gayerthanjew:
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But does showing them on the Cheerios not count as showing them exercising? I mean, presumably that’s how Brittany gets her abs: hardcore dancing and cheerleading/gymnastics-type-stuff.
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theres nothing like buying a new book when you have 8183920188281 other books to read
Lt. Potter and Sexual Harassment
rosalarian:
jephjacques:
I was originally going to go in a completely different direction with the Station/Lt. Potter conflict. My first idea was that she’d take the shares, cash them out, be ecstatic about her sudden wealth, and get drunk as hell, which would no doubt lead to hijinks of some kind at the party.
But the more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable I got with that idea....
“You know, I really think Nick from Karofsky’s school is a very misunderstood...”
– Me to NotAiden earlier today. (via wholesomeobsessive)
“Finally, reader beware: no conclusions about real life should be drawn from all...”
– Inseparable: Desire Between Women in Literature by Emma Donoghue (via fuckyeahlesbianliterature)
“What I hope to show is not that it is “all the same thing,” but that, in...”
– Inseparable: Desire Between Women in Literature by Emma Donoghue (via fuckyeahlesbianliterature)
Sex, Uneducated
kateordie:
This morning, I put out a call for Sex Ed horror stories from former and current teens, after reading about Utah’s decision to adopt an abstinence-only policy when it comes to teaching about sexual health. Of course, that’s ridiculous - but not as crazy as some of these testimonials. Read on, it’s fascinating.
On Periods & Other Ovarian Mysteries
“Our sex ed in biology class was...
“I love animation because in the world of animation, you can be anything you...”
– CHRIS ROCK, introducing the Best Animated Film Oscar. (via inothernews)
BOOM.
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Welp.
(via notesonascandal) ZING.
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“[V]irtually every author of note since the Renaissance has written something,...”
– The Literature of Lesbianism by Terry Castle, as quoted in Inseparable: Desire Between Women in Literature by Emma Donoghue. (via fuckyeahlesbianliterature)