July 2012
Anonymous asked: in light of the aurora gunman being examined under the light of being depressed and whatnot, is it just me, or is it rare for any black or other poc profiled for a similar crime to be described with something as humanizing as depression?
Why boys don't read girls (sometimes)
sonneillonv:
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shannonhale:
When I do book signings, most of my line is made up of young girls with their mothers, teen girls alone, and mother friend groups. But there’s usually at least one boy with a stack of my books. This boy is anywhere from 8-19, he’s carrying a worn stack of the Books of Bayern, and he’s excited and unashamed to be a fan of those books. As I talk to him,...
arrg… text posts are stiiiill weird for me! Not happy. Sorry but I am just not in the mood to answer a lot of asks when I have to either copy/paste from another place into the html every single time. Please fix this tumblr!
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swimming spoiler
[[MORE]]TEAM USA PHELPS AHHHHHHH!!!
So I just had to “watch” the olympics by updating a “live” text article continually to see who won… that was a really thrilling experience but does anyone know a streaming link so that I can watch Phelps’ next swim? It’s all I really care to see SO I WANT TO SEE IT
"Mixed Signals" Are NOT an Excuse for Rape
Iiamateenagefeminist:
A Canadian judge recently ruled in favor of a rapist because both parties were drinking and the survivor was “giving out mixed signals”.
Now let’s get a couple of things straight, here. If someone is giving you mixed signals that means no. Period. End of story.
The only thing that ever means is yes is yes. Everything else means no.
No is the default position until you...
Anonymous asked: A lot of people have been talking about POC princesses on here lately; I'm sitting here wondering, when the hell is Disney going to create a disabled princess? (Not that the two things are mutually exclusive... although given that it's Disney, maybe they are.) I have mobility issues, and I have pretty much thrown away hope on seeing a princess like ME, but maybe a blind or Deaf princess...
"While You're Bitching and Moaning..." (I was here...
theseedsower:
I see people sitting around all day Bitching and Moaning about racism…. Refuse to even so much as utter a word to a White Person that isn’t hateful and mean, even the ones who try to help……
And while you’re sitting around whining, and not doing anything to try to make amends…..
The Enemy is sitting back laughing at your assez because they know you will get NOWHERE by behaving...
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toughtink asked: i think the author anon brings up an interesting point regarding writing and internalized prejudices. obviously, a great way to change representation in media would simply be to have more of the marginalized groups (PoC and women) into the positions that are creating the content. however, what of those white males with internalized prejudices they may or may not be fighting? should they avoid...
ladylemonade4ever asked: THANK YOU FOR THAT POST. I am sooo tired of hearing people say they don't mind people being gay as long as they don't "shove it in their face' or try to get married. It's ridiculous. It's like how can these people say they aren't bothered by gay people yet be against the idea of them being married? I just don't get it, and it pisses me off so badly when they...
ardentsonata asked: In response to another question, as far as historical accuracy goes, the Japanese did heavily attempt to assimilate the Taiwanese into Japanese culture and society, but at the same time also had brutal quelling of aboriginal and Qing rebellions and kept Taiwanese islanders as second/third-class citizens. Still, in popular culture today, we seem to heavily romanticize the Japanese.
“He now identifies as a journalist, but was born naked, hairless, and unable to...”
– What I think when I read mainstream coverage of trans people (via amydentata)
Anonymous asked: I've penned a few short stories that tend to have a lot of POC in them. It's never been something I set out to do so much as I just happen to imagine characters a certain way and write for them as such. I've never touched on culture (I don't feel I know enough about various cultures to represent them), just characters who happen to be of various skin colors. I've never...
anirresistiblysexyperson asked: Something that's always interested me is if Disney could take things on a historical (AND ACCURATE) standpoint. I'm Taiwanese, and I have wondered what would be the outcome if they made a film about the Japanese occupation of Taiwan or Korea? The heroine could be a young Taiwanese/Korean girl, although I don't know about the love interest (if at all necessary). If the love interest...
Anonymous asked: If you start including the Bechdel test on your rating system list, I will mail you a gift box of amazing treasures. Please. It's just to see if the movie includes two female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. I think I'd take it a step further and want them to talk about something other than their looks as well. With love, an adoring and shy fan.
queerlittlemermaid asked: Ah. It's obvious it didn't go out of its way to be accurate, but I never thought of it as necessarily inaccurate either [except for well, the silly modern things like midget Tom Jones and the restaraunt and whatnot]. I can see where that'd make someone sad, but I still enjoy it as a movie.
Anonymous asked: i honestly dont mean to sound rude, but is there ANY disney movie that you do praise in every way?
queerlittlemermaid asked: I'm not very educated on things regarding race but... what was bad about emperor's new groove? I've always thought of it as a great movie.
Anonymous asked: I'd like a Roma Disney princess, because apparently Esmeralda doesn't even count as an official Disney Princess. But I'm sure they would just be like, look, magical gypsies lololol and further erase my family's history. :/
Anonymous asked: I think it's sad that you as a white person advocating for POC have way more likes and followers than us POC who actually run blogs talking about our issues. No one listens unless it's a white person saying it. Sometimes I do feel iffy when a white person talks about my race. You can't speak on behalf of all POC. I am sick of people telling me what I should find offensive. I...
50years9months4days asked: It's not ever about how there is only one princess to represent each culture that isn't white (though that is still a pressing issue), the biggest problem is how they represent that culture. If one princess was made that wasn't a bastardization of our culture, I would be happier.
Anonymous asked: You know what I'd like to see? A Peruvian princess/heroine. It's a shame the one Disney film based on Peru, Emperor's New Groove, doesn't have a female main character at all. Unless you count the villain, who again falls into the cliché of "old woman wants to be beautiful and it's bad". As a peruvian who longs for more accurate representation of her...
Anonymous asked: Okay call me naive, call me whatever you want, but I find it a bit offensive that people would make a blog like this. Yes, I am white. But what you're doing doesn't seem a lot better than if someone were to make a white supremacy blog. (Also, your blog seems to be more about racial equality than feminism. Maybe your title should just be equalitydisney?) Please don't take this the...
damned-heathen replied to your post: wow! new photo!
Probably the background :)
You sillies… it’s the same picture, I just changed the background color xD
Anonymous asked: I'd prefer more princesses who're closer to their moms. This is coming from someone who's not.... let's just say I'm not happy with my dad and I'm way closer to my mom.
anirresistiblysexyperson asked: Funny how people seem to think one token Asian princess is enough, and yet nobody says anything about the abundance of white princesses. If there should just be one princess of each ethnicity, shouldn't there just be ONE white princess as well, if we follow their logic?
ghastlii asked: A Japanese princess would be awesome! She'd live in a kingdom in a parallel universe that is set like modern day Tokyo. And she could have crazy style and odd mannerisms as some kind of nod to escaping the norms of society. And her father could be a super genius inventor and the villain could be this really pretty lady who wears a grey and black kimono and is secretly upset because she...
Anonymous asked: I kinda want to see a Hawaiian princess. Modeled after Princess Kaʻiulani, maybe?
Anonymous asked: wow! new photo!
Anonymous asked: I think Princess Kaguya would be a GREAT Japanese Disney princess. But really, there should be a Latina princess and less white ones...
Anonymous asked: this is really angry but i'm so pissed that i need to say this: screw you anon. why don't we need another chinese princess or japanese princess? because we have mulan? chinese isn't a fucking substitute for japanese and that makes me so mad. and one chinese princess isn't even close to enough
Anonymous asked: Yeah we definitely need a hispanic princess STAT. We haven't had one yet. Or more asian ones, but I don't mean China or Japan (no offense to China and Japan), but like, India.
I’m guessing this is a submission but…… this post is still good, I think. rachelheldevans.com/chi…
I wrote the post itself if that’s what you’re referring to? I copy pasted it from my facebook and my writing on there is a bit more in your face since I’m not attaching “feminism” to my name :P but I don’t agree with your linked article though I see some of...
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yo people stop posting “I support Chick-Fil-A for their Christian values” on facebook, get that Satan supporting ish out of my face.
Yeah I said that, and yeah I did it to piss you off, because you need to be pissed off. There are definitely worse corporate crimes going down than what is up with stupid chick-fil-fuck, but seriously, you need to recognize that what you are doing is no...
Anonymous asked: (1) As much as I rue over antifeminist details in Disney, plus the continuous use of a "revolutionary young white woman" as well as the lack of POC, in my opinion, I don't find that these details are as degrading to women/minorities in society as you do. I'm a POC. I'm educated. I'm a professional writer. I fight against injustice of all kinds. But I grew up with the...
On Tumblr ignoring racial abuse.
dionthesocialist:
Read the whole thing on The Black Kids Table.
It looks like everyone on Tumblr’s support staff failed basic Civics and Economics, so let me tell you how freedom of speech works. Your freedoms end where mine begin. You may have the right to blog all you want about Neo-Nazism and Culturalism, but the moment you enter someone else’s space and threaten them, you have...
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s tumblr acting weird for anyone else?? I like… can’t use the space bar or delete normally. Or copy/paste. etc! It’s not because I changed my theme is it?? that makes no sense right?
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Fat Shaming Won't Work
fuckyeahfatpositive:
I posted this on my tumblr a couple of days ago and thought that some people would like to read it:
I went to Venice Beach today. With going to the beach there are such excitements as people running from shop to shop, kids playing on jungle gyms, and a crowd of people surrounding LL Cool J. He’s not a usual fixture at Venice but was filming NCIS while I was there. All in...
Sexism in Mulan
evelynvincible:
Quick couple things I noticed in Mulan:
Her jawline changes depending on how we’re meant to perceive her. In scenes where she is being feminine (matchmaker, swimming with the guys, revealed in the tent, battle in the palace) her face is very round and her jawline is very curved and smooth. In scenes where she is being masculine (walking into camp, climbing the pole, shooting...
therealycats asked: Re: the JCP ad: That ad is old. Like several years old. I've seen this post floating around for a while but no one seems to understand that. I don't expect everyone to be familiar with JCP's marketing campaign, but they dispensed with the "it's all inside" slogan several years ago. It doesn't make the ad any better, but it puts it in context. At least with THIS...
chrilliams replied to your post: I WISH THERE WERE MORE MIDDLE EASTERN PRINCESSESSS!
Indian is considered Middle Eastern?
Ooops I didn’t even catch that… usually when I get submissions like that I just assume it’s coming from a personal perspective so I don’t really question them much. I read it as wanting two seperate things, or that the individual was a part of both...
Anonymous asked: I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I was wondering if you had a source for the Black Kings of Scotland. When I look online, all I get is linguistic stuff, but I took a class on Medieval Irish literature, and we discussed how the term dubh (black) referred exclusively to hair color, while there was an entirely separate term for skin color (which roughly translated to blue...
tattooeddicks asked: i just got back from babysitting two boys ages 8 and 9, and i’m pretty disgusted by the fact that they’ve already learned to equate whiteness with beauty and define a woman’s worth by her looks :/
cartoonfatshion asked: Hi! I submitted my body image survey a few months ago- I thought your followers might like to know that I just posted the results :) (By the time you get back it might have moved down on my page) Thanks!
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I WISH THERE WERE MORE MIDDLE EASTERN...
I would love to see an Iranian or an Indian…
