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Permission to be a bad ass. Nod.

He looks back at the guy like, “SEE THAT? SHE SAID YES. YOU’RE SO FUCKED.”

In Sparta, women could own land and were considered citizens. THAT IS A HUGE BIG FUCKING DEAL. Why? Because that was RARE AS FUCK and there are lots of places TODAY where women don’t even get that much.

Divorce was totally fine, and a woman could expect to keep her own wealth and get custody of the kids because paternal lineage wasn’t very important. And it didn’t make her a pariah! She could totally remarry, no big deal at all.

Spartan women participated in some fuckin’ badass sporting events, too. And because they were expected to be as physically fit as the Spartan menfolk (who all had to serve compulsory military duties, btw, and couldn’t marry until they finished them at thirty) they didn’t have time for lots of swishy dresses. So they wore notoriously short skirts. According to some accounts, their thighs were visible at all times. HOLY SHIT. 

Also, In Sparta men only got their names on their graves if they died in battle. And women? Women only got their names on their graves if they died in childbirth. THE SPARTANS COMPARED CHILDBIRTH TO FUCKING BATTLE AND IT WAS VIEWED AS A GODDAMN BADASS AND HONORABLE WAY TO GO OUT.

Plus the women could marry whomever they pleased and the men weren’t allowed to live with the women in their house until she said so. And they were tough in Sparta but also all about family. To have male offspring was good luck, to have female offspring was an honour. 

This part of the movie was true; King Leonidas really did kill a man because he insulted his wife and he always ensured that he had his wife’s approval. And while Leonidas was away in battle she did rule Sparta on her own. 

aries: independence, pretty eyes, jawline, athleticism, flirtatiousness, someone who will chase them/someone they can chase, conventional attractiveness tbh

taurus: deep/pretty voice, humbleness, touchiness, people with money, people who are secure mentally and irl

cancer: softness (body and demeanor), nurturing, dimples, great cuddlers, good with kids

gemini: nice hands, good sense of humor, very smart, tall people, dirty/flirty talk, good conversationalists, artistic people

leo: popularity, self-sufficiency, good ass hair, ambition, good with kids, athleticism

virgo: attentiveness, hippie outlook on life, good cooks, again people who are secure mentally and irl, people who will follow their rules/people who will give them rules

libra: great smile, wealthy, dark hair, fun and popular, also tall people, classic rom-com acts of love, teasing

scorpio: someone willing to divulge their whole life to them, honesty, unique or roman noses, some dangerousness oo, little bit of drama or conflict, “forbidden love”

sagittarius: nice thighs/legs/ass, spontaneity, big dick energy (lol jk), a cosmopolitan, people who will experiment, not big into commitment, people who love travel or are from a different country or place

capricorn: authority, determination, responsibility, dominance or submissiveness, people who can command a room, good bone structure, natural beauty, good brows

aquarius: intelligence, playfulness, little bit of mystery, open mindedness, people who will try anything once, cultured people

pisces: meaningful intimacy, absolute commitment bordering on obsession, “bad” boys/girls, someone they can “help”

Clear skin

4.0 GPA

Focus

Clear goals

Love

Affection

Peace

Self love

“Increases your chances by 80%” does not mean “there is now an 80% chance”. 

If your chances were previously 10%, your chances are now 18%, not 90%. 

if your chances were roughly 1%, they’re now just slightly less than 2%. 

In the starting example: 10% is the factor. 80% of 10 is 8, and then add together (increase by that): 10 + 8 = 18. Thus an 80% increase of 10% is 18%.

Similarly: 1% is the factor, it’s really the same as 10, just the decimal stepped over (10.0%, 1.00% // I know that isn’t really how numbers work, I’m just doing this for the visual). And thus, 80% of 1% then adding it on would be basically 1.8%

And finally, .5%. 100% of .5 is just that, ‘point 5′, or a half a percent. Two halves make a whole, and thus a single percent or ‘1%’.