à ce moment

"You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant society, which tries to control how women are depicted on screen. The MPAA is okay supporting scenes that portray women in scenarios of sexual torture and violence for entertainment purposes, but they are trying to force us to look away from a scene that shows a woman in a sexual scenario, which is both complicit and complex. It’s misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman’s sexual presentation of self. I consider this an issue that is bigger than this film. … There is something very distorted about this reality that they’ve created, which is that it is OK to torture women on screen. Any kind of violence towards women in a sexual scenario is fine. But give a woman pleasure? No way. Not a chance. That’s pornography."

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Ryan Gosling, actor and feminist, in a letter protesting the NC-17 rating of Blue Valentine. The rating was based on one consensual sex scene.  (via marxisforbros)

Always reblog.

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Oct 18
quixotess: Image is a photograph of a Strangely Well-Lit Cave, carved pretty intricately with people/characters of different sizes. There are columns and one big arch. Some of the rock is uncarved and rough. A woman stands at the bottom of the photo and lends scale: the cave and the carvings are enormous. End of image description. jaded16india: fussyfangs: jaded16india: torayot: I’m almost certain this is one of the many beautifully carved caves at Ajanta, Maharashtra. It is! They are  called the Elephanta Caves, near the shore of South Mumbai. HOWEVER! it’s a spot for druggie white hipster peeps hanging out and doing some notverynice things now. So I don’t know if I can still call it beautiful. I went there last year, it smelled of urine and marijuana.  Le Sigh. Oh noooo. :C Such a pity, the place is a fucking work of art. YOu know, I suspect that if someone decided to publically urinate and smoke a joint near the Mona Lisa, CERTAIN PEOPLE would have a lot to say about that shit. (I realise that the Mona Lisa is indoors, but still.) OH BUT MONA LISA IS A WONDER OF THE WORLD, no? I mean, “Damn woman doesn’t ever stop smiling! Why is that! How come her jaws don’t ache? What is her Dental Plan” are veryvery important questions. If we look at the Elephanta Caves, it is basically “Oh. So E.M. Forester wrote that rape-scene here? Huh. Smells like pee and cigarettes. I WANT TO SEE THE SLUMS! THEY ARE MOAR INTERESTING!”. So I can understand — no, not so much. no — why Elephanta Caves are pretty much White Hipster Phust Number One Hangout.  OK, secretly…I was never quite sure what was So Great about the Mona Lisa. I was just saying in the channel, if Leonardo da Vinci had been my friend, I would totally have said “oh my gosh, look at this amazing painting, this is so great, you’re an amazing artist!” Because on the level of a human being making a work of art, it IS pretty great. And hey, preserved for hundreds of years is also fantastic, and it’s not like painting was easy back then, so extra props. But as far as The Greatest Work of Art in the History of the World? Well, not really, is how I feel about that. Do not see the universal appeal.
Feb 9

quixotess:

Image is a photograph of a Strangely Well-Lit Cave, carved pretty intricately with people/characters of different sizes. There are columns and one big arch. Some of the rock is uncarved and rough. A woman stands at the bottom of the photo and lends scale: the cave and the carvings are enormous. End of image description.

jaded16india:

fussyfangs:

jaded16india:

torayot:

I’m almost certain this is one of the many beautifully carved caves at Ajanta, Maharashtra.

It is! They are  called the Elephanta Caves, near the shore of South Mumbai. HOWEVER! it’s a spot for druggie white hipster peeps hanging out and doing some notverynice things now. So I don’t know if I can still call it beautiful. I went there last year, it smelled of urine and marijuana. 

Le Sigh.

Oh noooo. :C Such a pity, the place is a fucking work of art.

YOu know, I suspect that if someone decided to publically urinate and smoke a joint near the Mona Lisa, CERTAIN PEOPLE would have a lot to say about that shit.

(I realise that the Mona Lisa is indoors, but still.)

OH BUT MONA LISA IS A WONDER OF THE WORLD, no? I mean, “Damn woman doesn’t ever stop smiling! Why is that! How come her jaws don’t ache? What is her Dental Plan” are veryvery important questions. If we look at the Elephanta Caves, it is basically “Oh. So E.M. Forester wrote that rape-scene here? Huh. Smells like pee and cigarettes. I WANT TO SEE THE SLUMS! THEY ARE MOAR INTERESTING!”. So I can understand — no, not so much. no — why Elephanta Caves are pretty much White Hipster Phust Number One Hangout. 

OK, secretly…I was never quite sure what was So Great about the Mona Lisa. I was just saying in the channel, if Leonardo da Vinci had been my friend, I would totally have said “oh my gosh, look at this amazing painting, this is so great, you’re an amazing artist!” Because on the level of a human being making a work of art, it IS pretty great. And hey, preserved for hundreds of years is also fantastic, and it’s not like painting was easy back then, so extra props. But as far as The Greatest Work of Art in the History of the World? Well, not really, is how I feel about that. Do not see the universal appeal.

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minunthreatxvx: kittenliberation: butchrag: cute. STORY OF MY LIFE YES. ALL THE TIME. 
Feb 3

minunthreatxvx:

kittenliberation:

butchrag:

cute.

STORY OF MY LIFE

YES. ALL THE TIME. 

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tehblackbirdisflying: dontneedyou: It disgusts me that they don’t even have to exaggerate to make it sound outrageous. THIS
Feb 2

tehblackbirdisflying:

dontneedyou:

It disgusts me that they don’t even have to exaggerate to make it sound outrageous.

THIS

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quixotess: quixotess: Image description: A photograph of two masculine-presenting people, both young adults. One is in army uniform; the other is in civilian clothes. The army officer is crying; the civilian clasps the army officer’s face. The army officer has a ring on their left ring finger. kashmiriyat: farhaaan: Protesters stopped an army officer from shooting himself. Cairo, Egypt. [twitpic] this just took the breath out of my body. this is what real revolution, real compassion looks like.   Oh jeez. The ring. I asked someone what the arabic caption on the link says and she said “a member of (I guess the military?) cries to a protester because he is unable to protect the people from mubarak’s thugs.” Also hang on [15:29] <~Quixotess> it was reblogged on tumblr with the english caption “Protesters stopped an army officer from shooting himself. Cairo, Egypt.”[15:29] <maesio> oh my god[15:29] <~Quixotess> I guess one doesn’t rule out the other though[15:30] <maesio> :C[15:30] <maesio> astagfirullah ._.[15:30] <Rackle> :([15:30] <maesio> yah that does actually make sense what the caption says :C[15:31] <~Quixotess> oh does it change your translation at all[15:32] <maesio> oh like the vibe I got from it was that he was like really really… upset?  that’s not a good word[15:32] <Wench> distraught[15:32] <maesio> like what it literally said was that “he went to the protester’s feet to ask forgiveness” These images coming out of Egypt are breaking my heart. To think that the most I had to deal with today was driving to work in the cold….not even close to the bravery, courage, and compassion of the Egyptian people as they fight for their rights. I just cry looking at these.
Feb 2

quixotess:

quixotess:

Image description: A photograph of two masculine-presenting people, both young adults. One is in army uniform; the other is in civilian clothes. The army officer is crying; the civilian clasps the army officer’s face. The army officer has a ring on their left ring finger.

kashmiriyat:

farhaaan:

Protesters stopped an army officer from shooting himself. Cairo, Egypt.

[twitpic]

this just took the breath out of my body.

this is what real revolution, real compassion looks like.  

Oh jeez. The ring.

I asked someone what the arabic caption on the link says and she said “a member of (I guess the military?) cries to a protester because he is unable to protect the people from mubarak’s thugs.” Also hang on

[15:29] <~Quixotess> it was reblogged on tumblr with the english caption “Protesters stopped an army officer from shooting himself. Cairo, Egypt.”
[15:29] <maesio> oh my god
[15:29] <~Quixotess> I guess one doesn’t rule out the other though
[15:30] <maesio> :C
[15:30] <maesio> astagfirullah ._.
[15:30] <Rackle> :(
[15:30] <maesio> yah that does actually make sense what the caption says :C
[15:31] <~Quixotess> oh does it change your translation at all
[15:32] <maesio> oh like the vibe I got from it was that he was like really really… upset?  that’s not a good word
[15:32] <Wench> distraught
[15:32] <maesio> like what it literally said was that “he went to the protester’s feet to ask forgiveness”

These images coming out of Egypt are breaking my heart. To think that the most I had to deal with today was driving to work in the cold….not even close to the bravery, courage, and compassion of the Egyptian people as they fight for their rights. I just cry looking at these.

Sometimes&#8230;.this is exactly how I feel. 
Feb 2

Sometimes….this is exactly how I feel. 

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Jan 30

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Conservative Feminist Meme: Talking Points Flyer
Jan 30

"Calvin: Look, a dead bird! Hobbes: It must’ve hit a window. Calvin: Isn’t it beautiful? It’s so delicate. Sighhh… once it’s too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is. You realize that nature is ruthless and our existence is very fragile, temporary, and precious. But to go on with your daily affairs, you can’t really think about that…which is probably why everyone takes the world for granted and why we act so thoughtlessly. It’s very confusing. I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up. Hobbes: No doubt."

- Bill Watterson, There’s Treasure Everywhere: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection (via liquidnight)

Jan 30

carpe-cerevisi: If you know anyone in Egypt, please pass this on to them. To bypass government blocking of websites, use numerical IP addresses: Twitter ”128.242.240.52” Fb ”69.63.189.34” Google ”172.14.204.99”. A French ISP offers free dial up internet access ~ +33 1 72 89 01 50 Login password: toto. Please pass this on and share. (via janedoe225)

Jan 29
if you know anyone in egypt.