feminism – crypto•phora

vampmissedith:

When I was a freshman, my sister was in eighth grade. There was a boy in two of her periods who would ask her out every single day. (Third and seventh period, if I remember correctly.) All day during third and seventh she would repeatedly tell him no. She didn’t beat around…

now you know! by nebezial

This keeps cracking me up.

pancakes-and-penguins:

This is the single best post I’ve ever seen.

appendixjournal:

This 1908 image of women smoking and drinking was intended to be a horrifying glimpse of a post-suffrage future. Now it just looks like an awesome bar.

“It also made me realize how much people diminish and poo-poo the real power and strength of female friendship, especially between women, which is either supposed to descend into some kind of male lesbian love scene porn fantasy or be dismissed as meaningless or be re-written as a story of competition. Here’s the truth: friendships between women are often the deepest and most profound love stories, but they are often discussed as if they are ancillary, “bonus” relationships to the truly important ones. Women’s friendships outlast jobs, parents, husbands, boyfriends, lovers, and sometimes children….

…This was a snapshot of what my own deep friendships could lead to: transformation. I saw, on that afternoon, that it’s possible to transcend the limits of your skin in a friendship. That a friend can take you out of the boxes you’ve made for yourself and burn them up. This kind of friendship is not a frivolous connection, a supplementary relationship to the ones we’re taught and told are primary – spouses, children, parents. It is love.”

from Emily Rapp’s essay on the power of female friendship. Read the whole thing. Then (here’s the cheesiest thing I will say all week, but wtf) email/call/hug/thank your best friend. (via emilyisobsessed)

Clothes I’m forced to wear in the majority of MMORPGS

repair-her-armor:

[Please take note that the commentary is just for fun. Bunch of sarcasm. Don’t take it too seriously. I am getting tired of these outfits, though.]

1. The classic Bikini Armor. If you’re lucky you might get an actual shoulder-pad! If the designers even bother doing something more than…

Ahaha, this is perfect. I mean, I actually do appreciate that in GW2, at least, there actually are options for heavy armor that cover your entire body in metal. But it sometimes still makes me facepalm that I have to hunt for it, and that it’s even worse for medium and light armor professions in humanoid races. It shouldn’t have to be hard to find pants instead of a mini-skirt for casters.

Also I laugh whenever people try to say that any armor that leaves bare necks or midriffs is ‘practical’ because no? Boob plate armor is also impractical. Basically if my armor resembles a corset/bustier at all, that is not practical.

neil-gaiman:

kateordie:

alexithymiadaily:

Ad Shows The World’s Popular Opinions Of Women Using Search Engine

Fantastic.

yes.

racebending:

urjustwaiting:

Early in a girl’s life, the toys marketed to her are usually things that don’t encourage her to enter science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. GoldieBlox intends to change that by teaching them while they are young that these fields can be fun — and apparently epic, by the looks of this super-genius 2-minute video.

If you like what GoldieBlox is doing to innovate for girls’ toys, you could Like them on Facebook. And if you want to see them win a chance at airing their commercial in the Super Bowl, you could vote here. And you totally should

(vía upworthy)

This commercial is awesome.