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This is why aliens don’t want us in their Starfleet.
Are you fucking kidding this is why aliens should be begging us to join their Starfleet. The precision?? The CONTROL?? The absolute mastery this driver has over their 20+ ton of steel is superhuman. This person could weave a mothership through an asteroid belt without making a single scratch on the hull. Foh “aliens don’t want us” aliens should be sucking our dicks.
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No, I’m serious, if women all got together and went into electrical engineering or automotive repair en masse, then ten years later people would be talking about how it was a “soft field” and it would pay proportionately less than other fields.
Likewise, if men moved en masse to bedeck themselves in sparkles and make-up, then suddenly you’d get a bunch of editorials talking about how classy they look.
None of these things are inherently masculine or feminine; none of these things inherently elevate you or drag you down. But whatever women are seen to do is automatically seen as being inherently more frivolous than anything men do. And shaming women for not pigeonholing themselves into a narrow range of acceptable “masculine” behaviours is just going to result in the goalposts getting moved once again.
This is literally what happened to basically every field women have entered. The opposite happens when men enter. Computers used to be a “woman thing” until the guys who did it got really mad about how badly their job was viewed and realized they could fix it by forcing out women.
Also happened/ is happening with the fields of biology and psychology….
I honestly wonder how much of the backlash against public education in the last generation has been due to teaching becoming a woman-dominated profession.
Fashion used to be a men’s thing. Then women got involved in the late 17/1800’s, so men went the other way because it came to be seen as “frivolous” and “anti-intellectual” to care about how you looked. Add in the homophobia that arose around that time, bam, staid bland dress. Ditto leggings/tights, that are now called attention-whoring when on men they were required to show you cared about your figure and had the money to pay for such a fitted item.
People want to say misogyny doesn’t exist, that male privilege doesn’t exist. Look beyond “living memory” and you’ll find that’s what drives the “inexplicable reversals” society seems to make on many things. Hell, just look beyond your own society, and you’ll find out that what’s considered “for men” elsewhere is held in high esteem while here it’s scoffed at purely because it’s “for women”:
Skinny jeans are the height of masculinity in several east Asian societies, rather than being seen as “gay” in the USA because of their association with femininity.
Medical fields in Russia are valued like kindergarten teachers are here, because it’s women who are the doctors instead of men.
Love and romance are highly valued in eastern countries, because men are interested in it too—of course they would be, surely you want to share your life with someone? Here, it’s strictly a women’s subject.
The field of anthropology as a whole illustrates this.
Significantly higher proportions of females compared to males are currently entering the fields of archaeology and biological anthropology, and as this occurs, the prestige, funding, acceptance as valid kinds of science, etc, are fading quickly.
This has already occurred with linguistic anthropology and cultural anthropology. Cultural anthropology in particular went VERY quickly from being seen as a manly, scientific discipline (e.g., Franz Boas, Bronisław Malinowski) to being seen as a touchy-feely female thing.
Let’s examine a traditionally male-dominated role that is very well-respected, and well-paid, in many parts of the world — that of a doctor. In the UK, it is listed as one of the top ten lucrative careers, and the average annual income of a family doctor in the US is well into six figures. It also confers on you significant social status, and a common stereotype in Asian communities is of parents encouraging their children to become doctors.
One of my lecturers at university once presented us with this thought exercise: why are doctors so highly paid, and so well-respected? Our answers were predictable. Because they save lives, their skills are extremely important, and it takes years and years of education to become one. All sound, logical reasons. But these traits that doctors possess are universal. So why is it, she asked, that doctors in Russia are so lowly paid? Making less than £7,500 a year, it is one of the lowest paid professions in Russia, and poorly respected at that. Why is this?
The answer is crushingly, breathtakingly simple. In Russia, the majority of doctors are women. Here’s a quote from Carol Schmidt, a geriatric nurse practitioner who toured medical facilities in Moscow: “Their status and pay are more like our blue-collar workers, even though they require about the same amount of training as the American doctor… medical practice is stereotyped as a caring vocation ‘naturally suited‘ to women, [which puts it at] a second-class level in the Soviet psyche.”
What this illustrates perfectly is this — women are not devalued in the job market because women’s work is seen to have little value. It is the other way round. Women’s work is devalued in the job market because women are seen to have little value. This means that anything a woman does, be it childcare, teaching, or doctoring, or rocket science, will be seen to be of less value simply because it is done mainly by women. It isn’t that women choose jobs that are in lower-paid industries, it is that any industry that women dominate automatically becomes less respected and less well-paid.
http://cratesandribbons.com/2013/12/13/patriarchys-magic-trick-how-anything-perceived-as-womens-work-immediately-sheds-its-value/
Same thing with art history. Tale as old as time: men were the only scholars in the field for centuries until the mid-20th century and then women, starting around 1950, began entering PhD programs in art history. Then, within 30 years, the subject itself became “stereotypically” feminine. Literally because women were breaking into the scene. Did the feminist movement in the 1970s have something to do with this quick association with art history as feminine? Perhaps. But more accurately, it was because kick-ass women scholars broke into the field and started to get the majority of academic attention (like Linda Nochlin, for example.) And since then, a field that was 100% male dominated turned into a field 70-80% dominated by women, and subsequently, art history is now considered the ultimate “fluff” subject. Coincidence? Not on your life.
Yet the top jobs in art history are held by men. How many museum directors are women? Disproportionately, still men. You get the idea.
Side note: I once spoke one-on-one with Marilyn Stokstad, one of the co-authors of a foundational art history survey textbook, and she told me how in 1953, she applied to many art history PhD programs across the country and she was rejected (because she was a woman) at every single one except for University of Michigan. There, she was one of two women in the program; the other woman was a nun studying religious art. She said that she knew of no other women in PhD programs until the 1960s. By comparison, almost all PhD programs are over 50% women now. That’s progress, at least.
No, I’m serious, if women all got together and went into electrical engineering or automotive repair en masse, then ten years later people would be talking about how it was a “soft field” and it would pay proportionately less than other fields.
Likewise, if men moved en masse to bedeck themselves in sparkles and make-up, then suddenly you’d get a bunch of editorials talking about how classy they look.
None of these things are inherently masculine or feminine; none of these things inherently elevate you or drag you down. But whatever women are seen to do is automatically seen as being inherently more frivolous than anything men do. And shaming women for not pigeonholing themselves into a narrow range of acceptable “masculine” behaviours is just going to result in the goalposts getting moved once again.
This is literally what happened to basically every field women have entered. The opposite happens when men enter. Computers used to be a “woman thing” until the guys who did it got really mad about how badly their job was viewed and realized they could fix it by forcing out women.
Also happened/ is happening with the fields of biology and psychology….
I honestly wonder how much of the backlash against public education in the last generation has been due to teaching becoming a woman-dominated profession.
Fashion used to be a men’s thing. Then women got involved in the late 17/1800’s, so men went the other way because it came to be seen as “frivolous” and “anti-intellectual” to care about how you looked. Add in the homophobia that arose around that time, bam, staid bland dress. Ditto leggings/tights, that are now called attention-whoring when on men they were required to show you cared about your figure and had the money to pay for such a fitted item.
People want to say misogyny doesn’t exist, that male privilege doesn’t exist. Look beyond “living memory” and you’ll find that’s what drives the “inexplicable reversals” society seems to make on many things. Hell, just look beyond your own society, and you’ll find out that what’s considered “for men” elsewhere is held in high esteem while here it’s scoffed at purely because it’s “for women”:
Skinny jeans are the height of masculinity in several east Asian societies, rather than being seen as “gay” in the USA because of their association with femininity.
Medical fields in Russia are valued like kindergarten teachers are here, because it’s women who are the doctors instead of men.
Love and romance are highly valued in eastern countries, because men are interested in it too—of course they would be, surely you want to share your life with someone? Here, it’s strictly a women’s subject.
The field of anthropology as a whole illustrates this.
Significantly higher proportions of females compared to males are currently entering the fields of archaeology and biological anthropology, and as this occurs, the prestige, funding, acceptance as valid kinds of science, etc, are fading quickly.
This has already occurred with linguistic anthropology and cultural anthropology. Cultural anthropology in particular went VERY quickly from being seen as a manly, scientific discipline (e.g., Franz Boas, Bronisław Malinowski) to being seen as a touchy-feely female thing.
Let’s examine a traditionally male-dominated role that is very well-respected, and well-paid, in many parts of the world — that of a doctor. In the UK, it is listed as one of the top ten lucrative careers, and the average annual income of a family doctor in the US is well into six figures. It also confers on you significant social status, and a common stereotype in Asian communities is of parents encouraging their children to become doctors.
One of my lecturers at university once presented us with this thought exercise: why are doctors so highly paid, and so well-respected? Our answers were predictable. Because they save lives, their skills are extremely important, and it takes years and years of education to become one. All sound, logical reasons. But these traits that doctors possess are universal. So why is it, she asked, that doctors in Russia are so lowly paid? Making less than £7,500 a year, it is one of the lowest paid professions in Russia, and poorly respected at that. Why is this?
The answer is crushingly, breathtakingly simple. In Russia, the majority of doctors are women. Here’s a quote from Carol Schmidt, a geriatric nurse practitioner who toured medical facilities in Moscow: “Their status and pay are more like our blue-collar workers, even though they require about the same amount of training as the American doctor… medical practice is stereotyped as a caring vocation ‘naturally suited‘ to women, [which puts it at] a second-class level in the Soviet psyche.”
What this illustrates perfectly is this — women are not devalued in the job market because women’s work is seen to have little value. It is the other way round. Women’s work is devalued in the job market because women are seen to have little value. This means that anything a woman does, be it childcare, teaching, or doctoring, or rocket science, will be seen to be of less value simply because it is done mainly by women. It isn’t that women choose jobs that are in lower-paid industries, it is that any industry that women dominate automatically becomes less respected and less well-paid.
http://cratesandribbons.com/2013/12/13/patriarchys-magic-trick-how-anything-perceived-as-womens-work-immediately-sheds-its-value/
Same thing with art history. Tale as old as time: men were the only scholars in the field for centuries until the mid-20th century and then women, starting around 1950, began entering PhD programs in art history. Then, within 30 years, the subject itself became “stereotypically” feminine. Literally because women were breaking into the scene. Did the feminist movement in the 1970s have something to do with this quick association with art history as feminine? Perhaps. But more accurately, it was because kick-ass women scholars broke into the field and started to get the majority of academic attention (like Linda Nochlin, for example.) And since then, a field that was 100% male dominated turned into a field 70-80% dominated by women, and subsequently, art history is now considered the ultimate “fluff” subject. Coincidence? Not on your life.
Yet the top jobs in art history are held by men. How many museum directors are women? Disproportionately, still men. You get the idea.
Side note: I once spoke one-on-one with Marilyn Stokstad, one of the co-authors of a foundational art history survey textbook, and she told me how in 1953, she applied to many art history PhD programs across the country and she was rejected (because she was a woman) at every single one except for University of Michigan. There, she was one of two women in the program; the other woman was a nun studying religious art. She said that she knew of no other women in PhD programs until the 1960s. By comparison, almost all PhD programs are over 50% women now. That’s progress, at least.
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woody allen, the irredeemable creep whose obvious misogyny was misinterpreted as creative genius by the college-boy mentality.
#gosh i wonder why sylvia plath’s poetry is important to young women when we’re bombarded with so much misogynistic literature written by ~the greats~ of the 20th century #if you want to talk about highly romanticized and overrated writers we can talk about bukowski hemingway kerouac ginsberg and so on #who were not only basic writers but were also vile people irl #i don’t understand how people can idolize pedophiles and wife beaters and then mock people who like plath? ~fionaapples
Oh wow yes, let’s talk about how Plath’s struggle with motherhood and desire for bodily autonomy aren’t relatable to a college-age teenage girl. Let’s talk about how teenage girls are twice as likely to develop depression as their male counterparts. Let’s talk about how countless other men have had their deaths romanticized beyond belief without any question, but the second women grasp onto someone they’re shot down as silly and overly invested.
It’s ~interesting~ how there are tons of jokes about Sylvia Plath (and Virginia Woolf) committing suicide, but none about Ernest Hemingway or David Foster Wallace
And even worse, those female writers’ suicides are immortalized in a freakin’ fashion spread.
#Uuuuuuuuuuugh
Jesus Christ…
okay, now I’m mad
uuhg!! :<
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+Size Alternative Fashion 2.0
Hey Fab Bats! A couple months ago I posted a +Size Alt Fashion masterpost that you were SUPER enthusiastic about. Some of you had great off-the-list suggestions, so I thought I’d do a 2.0 for you Bat Babes. I also dug around and included a few more masculine selections. Here’s where the fun is at:
Candy Strike - Indie shop with artistically morbid designs for all sizes. The designer believes in “fearless fashion, smirks and unapologetic displays of style”.
Domino Dollhouse - A wide range of clothing avec class. You can choose between petticoat colors as well.
Hell Bunny - On the Rockin’-that-Psycho Billy side, as most +Alt fashion seems to be, but still incredibly Qute.
Chubby Cartwheels - I LURV the designs going on here. Feeling the space galaxy witch vibe full force. Also the “Diet Industry Dropout” shirt kills.
Hey Viv - Another Retro rollin shop. Only this one’s got a cheeky edge.
Chic Star - A huge array of designs to choose from. You can submit your own style ideas for rewards as well.
Carmakoma - Has an all black section with basics like turtle necks, sheer shirts and leather pants. Just missing a Smiths record and a coffee mug.
Hello Holiday - Fancy-50s-Grunge imo. Mostly simple skirts, dress and lingerie.
Retroscope Fashions - Steampunk attire for Ladies and Gentlemen gifted with acute time traveling skills! Grab your mustaches and place a custom order for larger sizes! Quite the extraordinary!
Gentelman’s Emporium - Check out the larger sizes, chap.
Kambriel - beautifully intricate gothic clothing with both masculine and feminine selections. Custom sizes.
Rose Mortem - Beautiful handmade Victorian style wear with custom sizes. You can even choose your own colors although most of you will probably go for black.
Deadhouse Dolly - Gothic fashion that also offers a fine selection of spooky accessories.
Gloomth - gorgeous handmade clothing with custom sizes. This is how I imagine Wednesday’s wardrobe.
Tunnel Vision - psycho 90s vintage craze. Also features model Alyssa Panda Eyes from Dining with Dana’s first interview!
Living Doll - Grunge-ish. Particularly like the denim shorts although, for that price, you could probably just cut off a pair of jeans.
Modcloth - Crying about this exquisite velvet bathing suit.
Monif C. - Warning: colorful. They do, however, have a gorgeous collection of dresses and swimwear.
Pinup Girl Clothing - 50s inspired +size fashion. A real way back trip with modern prints. A great alternative to Hell Bunny if you’re looking to step out of Psychobilly town or want to create your own take on it.
Jacamo - Masculine wear that’s an inch more fancy than T-shirts and sweats.
Corvus Corone - a hauntingly beautiful Etsy shop. Get ready to summon some demons in these outfits.
The Pyramid Collection - Wiccan wear. I honestly commend them for calling large sizes “Goddess Sizes”.
Sunheart Godess Clothing - caters to “small plus size godess gals”.
Seraphim - Good for a witch’s night out.
Ashley Nell Tipton - Currently on hiatus but will be back!
Blue Fish Clothing - Neo-bobo looking at first, but on second thought these could make some great Mori outfits.
Proud Mary - The definition of fattitude.
Red Dress NYC - IMPORTANT. Varied in sizes and styles, plus one of the few alternative shops I have seen with a Masculine & Butch section.
Regular retail:
Forever 21+ - be careful, their +sizes aren’t very big.
H&M+
Asos
Torrid
Lingerie:
Hips & Curves
Bonus: The H-E-B app can give you discounts based on your shopping habits! For more try gothiccharmschool‘s fab post on buying Plus Size Goth gear or this major list of retailers with +size clothing.
What are your favs? Do you own a shop with larger options? There’s a whole lot more in the universe and I’d love to hear your voice!
More posts: Ms Zombi’s Shopping Guide for Plus Size Lolitas - Looking Fierce for Bats on a Budget - Summer Goth Shops on Etsy
Questions? ✝ Help me keep posting!
Yess! Candy Strike is my JAM.
reblogging…<3
All I see is “I love you more! No I love you more!no I love YOU more!!”
There are so many things I want to get off my chest but no one to listen to me. If I do get to talk to someone I am dismissed or they don’t care. I’m beginning to fill up with hate and rage and the only way I can fight back is buying flowers and doing that as a hobby. It’s a quick fix but I really just want someone to listen. I’m finding myself frequently annoyed by work and friends. Work criticizes me which is obnoxious because the boss doesn’t even do shit and I do something like not file a single piece of paper and I get the 3rd degree. Friends are annoying me because I present ideas to the group and they are either ignored or hijacked. I’m just grumpy and stabby.
Begotten is a 1991 Experimental/horror film, directed and written by E. Elias Merhige. The film heavily deals with religion and the biblical story of the Creation. This gory and entirely visual film tells the surreal tale of the death and rebirth of gods.
It hurts. It feels like sentient vines wrapping itself around me. Dragging me down through the earth like quick sand. Squeezing out the light that was filtered through the leaves and it all goes dark.
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You gotta understand that some people never really grow. They never learn their lesson. They never recognise their mistakes, they never acknowledge their faults, they never admit they were in the wrong. You will never receive an apology from them, and you will never see their behaviour change.
we need carbs and we need fats and we need proteins and honestly fuck diet culture for normalizing malnourishment
People commenting on this saying we don’t need sugars don’t know how the human body works
We don’t need anything. Open ur fucking chakras
‘open ur fucking chakras’ i am literally going to graffiti this on my dad’s kitchen wall
Sisters, All Hallow’s Eve has become a night of frolic, where children wear costumes and run amok! Hocus Pocus (1993)
reblogging for the sheer Halloween ambiance of these pics
The black cats are witches that summoned their pumpkin friend for a cuddle party
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From Kasia Babis.
I’ve never understood people who make those sorts of jokes. I identify with this cartoon enormously.
i know its the mets, but this is the coolest shit i’ve ever seen a human being do
Smoove with it too
This is the kind of shit you see in anime that shows that a certain character is stronger than other characters.
“Pathetic. You can’t even hold the bat you dare step to the plate? Have you no respect for the sport?”
reminds me of this gif
Baseball players are to be feared
Reblogging for the last one
^Same for me
They just kept getting progressively more “woah”
much woah
Oh my god this is a lucky universe
every time this post comes around, my favorite part is the “I know it’s the Mets” qualifier at the beginning lmao like how baseball that this zillion note posts starts with “sorry for putting this hellteam on your dash, bUT”
