livin' the big L life.

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alinaliya: A small river in the South of Iceland, which reaches...

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:26 -0400

alinaliya:

A small river in the South of Iceland, which reaches the Atlantic ocean.

rachel berry lea michele versus the props

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:46:51 -0400

~~rachel berry~~ lea michele versus the props

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Sat, 18 May 2013 16:52:41 -0400

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toujiii: do you ever otp and you just this is how I feel every time I watch Grey’s...

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:44:36 -0400

toujiii:

do you ever otp and you just

this is how I feel every time I watch Grey’s Anatomy

laughingsquid: Famous People Pay Tribute to Cancer Patient by...

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:42:13 -0400

laughingsquid:

Famous People Pay Tribute to Cancer Patient by Lip-Synching His Song

tastefullyoffensive: [ellen]

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:34:28 -0400

tastefullyoffensive:

[ellen]

1000drawings: Keith Negley

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:31:25 -0400

1000drawings:

Keith Negley

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Sat, 18 May 2013 16:30:53 -0400

One night President Obama and his wife Michelle decided to do...

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:29:18 -0400

One night President Obama and his wife Michelle decided to do something out of routine and go for a casual dinner at a restaurant that wasn’t too luxurious. When they were seated, the owner of the restaurant asked the President’s Secret Service if he could please speak to the First Lady in private. They obliged and Michelle had a conversation with the owner. Following this conversation President Obama asked Michelle, “Why was he so interested in talking to you?” She mentioned that in her teenage years, he had been madly in love with her. President Obama then said, “So if you had married him, you would now be the owner of this lovely restaurant,” to which Michelle responded, “No. If I had married him, he would now be the President.”

tush: My wife didn’t appreciate my fridge magnet poem.

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:24:23 -0400

tush:

My wife didn’t appreciate my fridge magnet poem.

If I’ve learned anything from my college experience,...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:43:41 -0400

If I’ve learned anything from my college experience, it’s that you choose the kind of person you are going to be, and the people who truly care about you will see who you are and love you for it. Your actions and attitudes speak more about who you are than what you say, be a leader, be an example, and those who respect you will follow your lead.

tyleroakley: A+

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:25:51 -0400

tyleroakley:

A+

wat.

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:23:39 -0400

wat.

feminishblog: bitterbuffalo: thiscuntsays: kiskex: Distinguis...

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:22 -0400

feminishblog:

bitterbuffalo:

thiscuntsays:

kiskex:

Distinguished sociologist Erving Goffman noted that women in photographs are often portrayed in compromising or submissive situations such as having the head turned upwards to expose the neck or in a contorted stances often with light self-touching. Such poses invite the gaze of the viewer and make the subject of the photograph seem vulnerable and exposed to sexualization.

as highlighted by the image, Erving Goffman made it known that these poses were problematic because if we saw any reversal of the gender roles, we perceive it as weird or strange. this image shows a man posing in a feminine fashion… men are very rarely posing like this in professional photography.

essentially, if our instincts tell us something is strange about a person in a photograph, it is representative of the demand of gender display in advertisements.

This kind of thing is super interesting to me. Other ways women are photographed but men rarely are include;

Standing on one leg/legs crossed and weight all on one leg/leaning on someone or something - The woman is vulnerable and incapable. She literally can’t stand (exist) alone.

With their head cropped out of the image or with their eyes down - This goes back to Madonna and Child and is totally entwined with the whole subject/object problem. The (male) viewer is the active subject, the woman is the passive object. You’re allowed to look because she sure as hell isn’t going to do anything, her body exists for you. (Hello rape culture.)

Not dressed - This isn’t such a big deal if the woman is photographed alone but often photos will depict naked women and fully dressed men, often in suits. The implications of this are pretty obvious.

Cut/Bruised - Vulnerability again. To be honest I’ve seen these kinds of images more on tumblr than I have anywhere else, they don’t seem to have made it into mainstream photography quite as much. But Tumblr is super fond of headless semi-dressed women with grazed knees. I guess in some way you could agrue that these photos show the strength of women, but I personally don’t buy that. For the same reason I don’t like this theme used domestic violence ads, I think it only serves to re-victimise the women.

Obviously there are also some really great photographs of women that don’t do any of these things, and some photographs that use these themes for legitimate reasons.

Always reblog, because this is so damn provoking.

magicalnaturetour: Slowly down by Mark Bridger

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:12:36 -0400

magicalnaturetour:

Slowly down by Mark Bridger

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Fri, 17 May 2013 16:48:25 -0400

gpoy