bandtubersxtroyler:

troyesivanismyqueen:

poppypicklesticks:

cannabli5s:

antifeministbeauty:

micdotcom:

Artists uses Disney princes to highlight domestic abuse’s least visible victims

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There needs to be more of this.  Too many people think domestic violence is only against women.

it makes me mad that this has waaaay less notes than the female version

its tumblr

The posts that say we need feminism because girls are literally demonised for liking pumpkin spice are going to get more notes then anything to do with male victims of rape or domestic violence 

however, feminists are the group that will stand up for male victims of domestic violence before anyone else does

just because a post doesn’t get around as quickly as another one doesn’t mean it’s viewed as less important, it just means that it’s not being shown to the right people at the right time

the recognition of domestic abuse victims is imperative, male or female or otherwise, but you can’t expect everything to go from 0 to 100 just like that

Why is this only the first time I’ve seen this

Disney men being used for this feels very awkward to me for the exact same reason it would feel awkward if they used Disney women, and for the same basic reason why I don’t like the forced reboot of Tomb Raider and its idea of what “Lara” should be.

I understand the idea is to juxtapose the purity of Disney and the characters’ idealism with the horror of abuse, that the background of these characters adds to the sense of violation. But in general, I think something like this does more to tarnish the idealism and iconic, inspiring power behind the characters than to call out domestic violence as a problem.

Before anyone judges me for that, please read the rest to understand what I mean. There are characters that can inspire you by the example of “Awful things can happen to good people, it’s not weak to admit that you need help and seek it out, do what’s best for you.”

However, people don’t seem to accept the value of a good heroic type character these days. There’s a trend toward seeing those heroic types suffer and live in depressing, horrifying worlds that constantly destroy them on the inside, as with Man of Steel and the forced Tomb Raider reboot. Characters like Superman and Lara Croft, when they’re treated like the heroes they are, inspire because they represent the best in a person and the inner strength to not give into the worst of the world that wants to drag you down.

In story form, a lot of people these days don’t value this type because they see no drama in it. They consider such characters to be pointless and bland because they think a character isn’t a character unless he or she goes through a lot of pain.

And I guess, these pictures feel a lot like they’re just furthering that idea, of seeing heroes brought low instead of being icons for a person to look at and think “The world is worth living in, there are good things and people, and I won’t let the horrors of the world ruin my ability to see good and beauty in the world. I won’t let these terrible things define me.”

peppermonster:

salarta:

jedavu:

Gender-Swapped Photos Of Women Dressed As Male Characters From ‘The Hobbit’

by Russian photographer Alexander Turchanin 

Here’s something to keep in mind: if any of the less important characters had been a woman, the amount of interest in her would have been on par with the likes of Thorin and Bilbo even if she did very little in the grand scheme of things. But because the cast is nearly all male, it’s hard for most people to know who each dwarf is or what makes them different from the others.

I, myself, can really only name Thorin, Fili and Kili.

i can name them all. So IDK. 

Yeah, I know fans of Tolkien or The Hobbit and some observant people are able to name them all and know what makes all the characters different, so I said most people because I didn’t want to make it sound like fans and observant types don’t count. When you’re a fan, you’re able to see and appreciate things non-fans or casual fans would never, ever spot.

I also stressed minor characters because it’s easy to tell who they all are when the story gives you a lot to know about them, it’s harder when you don’t have a lot to go on that’s explicitly shown. I know Thorin for obvious reasons, Kili because of his romance with Tauriel, and both Fili and Kili for other obvious reasons in the third film.

It’s basically the dynamics of being introduced to a huge group all at once, then only a select few getting huge moments that are critical to the story individually.

jedavu:

Gender-Swapped Photos Of Women Dressed As Male Characters From ‘The Hobbit’

by Russian photographer Alexander Turchanin 

Here’s something to keep in mind: if any of the less important characters had been a woman, the amount of interest in her would have been on par with the likes of Thorin and Bilbo even if she did very little in the grand scheme of things. But because the cast is nearly all male, it’s hard for most people to know who each dwarf is or what makes them different from the others.

I, myself, can really only name Thorin, Fili and Kili.

ryanandmath:

Alice Zielinski is currently an MIT undergraduate studying aeronautical & astronautical engineering and computer science & electrical engineering. In this article, she tells us that

“Many MIT students recount questions about their GPA, test scores, magnificent things they’ve built, other accomplishments—while I often find myself trying to convince people that I actually attend MIT. The reactions that I’ve received from people range from amusing to borderline offensive, from delightful to ‘what??’”

Just another thing to show to your friends who don’t believe that sexism in STEM is a thing. Especially since she had to write a follow up addressing negative responses.

more-than-tits:

eirstegalkin:

staggotry:

Signal boost for GamePhobias, a wiki-style website dedicated to categorizing games based on content and trigger warnings. Users can either view content warning categories to find games that do and don’t contain the triggering content, or search for specific games to see exactly what content warnings are attached to that title (as well as brief, almost exclusively non-graphic descriptions as to specific scenes/levels containing that content).

It’s a very, very new wiki (IIRC it launched late August) and so its offerings are very paltry right now, and I would seriously encourage anyone with experience with games, wikis, and/or both to contribute however they can.

I’m writing up a review for FFXIV right now, and I seriously encourage anyone who can do this to help out!! This is SUPER helpful to people with triggers and I’m going to use it in the future.

Don’t ignore this, I know gamer culture doesn’t care about mentally ill people but you guys should try to be better than that.

I hope this is very helpful for people! 

Personally, a lot of the categories seems bizarre and excessive to me (e.g. Reptiles, and some games simply having them regardless of tone or use), but I’ll reblog simply because some people might like this site and find it useful. Especially for the more severe triggers like rape or domestic violence.

Plus, technically it can be used in the opposite direction: if there’s certain content you like, like ghosts, you can use this site to see which games have it.

twist-fate:

 Mutant Royalty 

laila-xo-love:

thevalleylette:

ALWAYS REBLOG KAT DENNINGS SLAMMING SLUT SHAMING

Always ALWAYS reblog.

YES

everythingmasseffect:

eat-sleep-etc:

ineedsomemoneey:

sizvideos:

What Guys should do to Drunk Girls – Video

Her neck is gonna hurt like hell in that position doe.

He put her head like that so in case she throws up she won’t drown in her own puke, every important. 

At first I was going to be super pissed but then….

darvinasafo:

My thoughts exactly