quietism:

cleophatrajones:

ghdos:

home-of-amazons:

nymeses:

This is what feminists mean when we talk about rape culture: these cards are considered socially acceptable and men buy them. Women are socialized into believing they are nothing more than fucktoys and men are raised to believe that rape is a joke. 

Stores sell merchandise encouraging men to beat and rape women, and men are complaining about misandry hats? Fucking hell.

This is the most disgusting shit I’ve ever seen in my life.

Let’s get serious, though — these cards and shirts and general merchandise are not considered ‘socially acceptable.’ There’s a much smaller segment of the population than we actually think that even comes close to thinking this would be okay — the shirts themselves are rated 1/5 stars from some 50 reviews (how many things on amazon do you see with that many reviews and that low of a vote?) Stuff like this caters to that diminutive population. Just like there’s tons of undercover merchandise that caters to other socially degenerative practices that we don’t say much about. Yes, rape and female abuse and harassment is real and legitimate and horrible 100% (I’m a woman, duh), but it doesn’t eclipse all the other ills in the world that consumer culture nurtures.

The more we talk about a ‘rape culture,’ the more we legitimate it. The more we give name and organizing power to something that is only expressed as isolated acts of immorality and violence, the more widespread its sentiment becomes. There are no rape cults, no rape tribes, or rape unions — we only remind serial rapists that there should be.

Women are socialized into thinking that their worth comes from their sexual capacity, but that’s the culture we create and feed into OURSELVES (women included) when we buy into and perpetuate the media gimmicks of certain celebrities and trends … not by being sexual or inherently by being female or because men subject us in that way.

But men aren’t raised to believe that rape is a joke. These items aren’t made for kids and little boys — they’re made for guys that have already been raised and socialized and impacted by the very same media gimmicks women fall victim to.

‘Rape Culture’, then, is just a product of social acclimation. And even more than that, it’s a product of hyper-sexualized gender norms that reinforce the divides in masculinity and femininity from a very young age. When we get older and start talking about a ‘culture of rape,’ as if it were something inflicted on and localized away from women — that’s often bullshit, I think. Not because women deserve it in any way, but because women are taught to be complicit (just like men are taught to be dominant) from a very early age.

The change starts with ourselves — using market forces subversively to cater to the demand for ethical, socially conscious, just merchandise; and raising our kids to be ethical, socially conscious, and just.

It’s the formative years that count.

John Cho as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek into Darkness

zenmind-nomind:

Too many colours blind the eye.
Too many tones deafen the ear.
Too many flavours dull the taste.
Too many thoughts derange the mind.
Too many desires weaken the heart.

The Sage observes the world
but trusts his inner vision.
He allows things to come and go.
His heart is open as the sky.

~ Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching, c.12)

dogb0y:

Huskies make the best faces

(via dont-fuckwiththeoriginal)

inomon:

what would you be without your essentials?

acoupleofdclovers:

Be afraid of Pink Kryptonite…

acoupleofdclovers:

Be afraid of Pink Kryptonite…

dcwomenkickingass:

Over the last six months there has been much discussion of female bodies and comics from Tony Harris’ embarrassingly puerile and juvenile internet rant about female cosplayers to the Hawkeye Intiative joining Escher Girls in shredding comic art of female characters apart to most recently

thespacegoat:

• Accidentally close a tab? Ctrl+Shift+T reopens it.
• Bananas release dopamine, eat them when you’re sad.
• CTRL+SHIFT+ESC is the one handed version of CTRL+ALT+DEL
• Don’t brush your teeth hard, it makes them sensitive and removes enamel.
• Don’t like spiders? Put citronella oil on your walls and they will not go there.
• Drink one glass of water for every alcoholic drink you have, you’ll get drunk without getting a hangover.
• Get clear ice cubes by boiling water before freezing it
• Heal paper cuts and immediately stop the pain with chapstick.
• If you accidentally write on your dry erase board with a permanent marker, scribble over it with a dry eraser marker to remove it.
• If your shoes smell, put them in the freezer overnight, it will kill the bacteria. 
• Make bug bites stop itching with a banana peel.
• Make a paper longer with 12-point text, but 14-point periods and commas.
• Need to get around a blocked website at work? Try replacing the http:// with https://
• Never send your resume as a word file (unless asked) Instead, print it to a pdf file, it’s much cleaner and professional looking.
• Pick a flavor of gum you don’t normally chew, and chew it while studying during a test.
• Place a piece of bread in a container with your homemade cookies and  they will stay soft.
• Put a dry towel into a dryer with wet clothes, they will dry faster.
• Put toothpaste on a pimple and it will dry out.
• Practise fake smiling in the mirror every day before going to work/school, you’ll genuinely start to feel happier.
• Rub canola/olive oil on knives before cutting onions, you won’t cry, alternatively chew gum and you won’t either.
• Short on time with a wrinkled dress shirt? Hang it up in the bathroom to steam it flat.
• The night before, place things you don’t want to forget the next morning on top of your shoes.
• Use hydrogen peroxide to remove blood stains from clothing.
• When cleaning windows use newspapers or coffee filters instead of paper towels, they will not leave streaks.
• When microwaving bread products/pizza put a glass of water in with it, it will keep your bread for going spongy.
• When you move into a new place you’re renting, take pictures of any and all damage, then post them on facebook (privately if preferred) so you can use the reference date as proof you didn’t do it.
• When searching plane tickets online delete your cookies prior, prices go up when you visit a site multiple times. <sma

This is just epic.

(via themaddestofhatters)