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#that one time tom hiddleston said old sport is that the...

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:54:33 -0500

#that one time tom hiddleston said old sport

is that the chick from scott pilgrim

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Thu, 23 May 2013 20:16:16 -0500

"And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:15:20 -0500

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (via cursedwithnostalgia)

jessielouillustration: My first attempt at an animated GIF for...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:11:49 -0500

jessielouillustration:

My first attempt at an animated GIF for a zine I’ve been working on with 5 other people .. check our website out http://cargocollective.com/zine-ister … Lots more to come

https://www.facebook.com/JessieLouillustration

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Thu, 23 May 2013 20:05:06 -0500

fatal—flaws: click for more

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:04:08 -0500

fatal—flaws:

click for more

vintagegal: Brigitte Bardot c. 1968

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:01:58 -0500

vintagegal:

Brigitte Bardot c. 1968

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Thu, 23 May 2013 19:58:07 -0500

keslertran: First Impression

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:57:16 -0500

keslertran:

First Impression

"[F]or the first several years the SAT was offered, males scored higher than females on the Math..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:46:07 -0500

“[F]or the first several years the SAT was offered, males scored higher than females on the Math section but females achieved higher scores on the Verbal section. ETS policy-makers determined that the Verbal test needed to be “balanced” more in favor of males, and added questions pertaining to politics, business and sports to the Verbal portion. Since that time, males have outscored females on both the Math and Verbal sections. Dwyer notes that no similar effort has been made to “balance” the Math section, and concludes that, “It could be done, but it has not been, and I believe that probably an unconscious form of sexism underlies this pattern. When females show the superior performance, ‘balancing’ is required; when males show the superior performance, no adjustments are necessary.” “”

- “Gender Bias in College Admissions Tests”, FairTest.org

And then people urge me everything is fine, of course it is, when you’re ignoring statistics that is.

(via cwnl)

Fun fact: SAT tests predict college performance pretty well for men, but they strongly underpredict college performance for women. http://spp.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/12/20/1948550612469038.abstract

HMMMM

(via brute-reason)

"Here’s the thing. Men in our culture have been socialized to believe that their opinions on women’s..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:45:07 -0500

“Here’s the thing. Men in our culture have been socialized to believe that their opinions on women’s appearance matter a lot. Not all men buy into this, of course, but many do. Some seem incapable of entertaining the notion that not everything women do with their appearance is for men to look at. This is why men’s response to women discussing stifling beauty norms is so often something like “But I actually like small boobs!” and “But I actually like my women on the heavier side, if you know what I mean!” They don’t realize that their individual opinion on women’s appearance doesn’t matter in this context, and that while it might be reassuring for some women to know that there are indeed men who find them fuckable, that’s not the point of the discussion.

Women, too, have been socialized to believe that the ultimate arbiters of their appearance are men, that anything they do with their appearance is or should be “for men.” That’s why women’s magazines trip over themselves to offer up advice on “what he wants to see you wearing” and “what men think of these current fashion trends” and “wow him with these new hairstyles.” While women can and do judge each other’s appearance harshly, many of us grew up being told by mothers, sisters, and female strangers that we’ll never “get a man” or “keep a man” unless we do X or lose some fat from Y, unless we moisturize//trim/shave/push up/hide/show/”flatter”/paint/dye/exfoliate/pierce/surgically alter this or that.

That’s also why when a woman wears revealing clothes, it’s okay, in our society, to assume that she’s “looking for attention” or that she’s a slut and wants to sleep with a bunch of guys. Because why else would a woman wear revealing clothes if not for the benefit of men and to communicate her sexual availability to them, right? It can’t possibly have anything to do with the fact that it’s hot out or it’s more comfortable or she likes how she looks in it or everything else is in the laundry or she wants to get a tan or maybe she likes women and wants attention from them, not from men?

The result of all this is that many men, even kind and well-meaning men, believe, however subconsciously, that women’s bodies are for them. They are for them to look at, for them to pass judgment on, for them to bless with a compliment if they deign to do so. They are not for women to enjoy, take pride in, love, accept, explore, show off, or hide as they please. They are for men and their pleasure.”

- Why You Shouldn’t Tell That Random Girl On The Street That She’s Hot » Brute Reason (via brute-reason)

"People change and forget to tell each other."

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:42:47 -0500

“People change and forget to tell each other.”

- Lillian Hellman (via darccyyyy)

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Thu, 23 May 2013 19:40:45 -0500

woluf: Mike Monteiro

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:38:53 -0500

woluf:

Mike Monteiro

nearlya: Olivia Steele. If less is more I prefer nothing I...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:37:18 -0500

nearlya:

Olivia Steele.

If less is more I prefer nothing

I dream of you in colors that don’t exist

I can see clearly now

2012, photograph(s) on alu dibond and neon

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Thu, 23 May 2013 19:36:25 -0500

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Thu, 23 May 2013 19:35:49 -0500

langleav: Lullabies by Lang Leav

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:35:24 -0500

langleav:

Lullabies by Lang Leav

skyfir3: what a great photo of an elephant :o love it.

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:33:58 -0500

skyfir3:

what a great photo of an elephant :o love it.

People had told me he was moody and hard to get along with,...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:31:27 -0500

People had told me he was moody and hard to get along with, that he clammed up and wouldn’t talk. That’s a lot of nonsense. He could talk your arm off. But Jimmy never chattered. He was a very entertaining fellow because he was so interested in everything. He could talk about cattle, horses and rodeoing, and about music, poetry and literature. He read everything from Pancho Villa to comic books. He liked all kinds of music, from classical pieces to sambas. He had a terrific hi-fi set and a huge collection of recordings of African music. His pet subject, though, was sports cars. - Bob Hinkle