one f, two ns

It's the thousands of "no's" that lead to one giant "yes"

[the-glitch-aesthetic]

✖ G I V E M E S M O G ✖

[opera-ghost]

[it-s-a-classic]

Beethoven

[love-and-radiation-deactivated2]

“Anaconda” turns Nicki’s butt into a literal force of nature, causing earthquakes in a jungle setting. After parodying the idea of exoticism by opening on a jungle scene, she shifts into a workout setup with comically small weights. All of these setups make the same point: Nicki’s body is the modern ideal. And because Nicki is spitting rapid-fire jokes the whole time she is onscreen, it’s impossible to feel like she’s been reduced to a mere body. This is confirmed by what comes next: Nicki squirting whipped cream on her tits, fondling a banana, and then slicing the banana with a maniacal laugh. Cutting up a metaphorical dick onscreen makes it even more clear that the “Anaconda” video is about Nicki asserting her power, not as a sexual object but a sexual subject. Both the suggestive choreography and the song’s lyrics, which recount a series of sexual encounters, double down on the fact that Nicki has all the power here, and that she can show as much of her body as she likes and retain all that power.

Nicki Minaj Reclaims the Twerk in the ‘Anaconda’ Music Video « (via shewalkslikethunder)

[queenundomiel-blog]

[kyrafic]

"Never did like that much," is a baller and superb way to express your irritation with the way the patriarchy refuses to acknowledge how badass you are.

[lisa-maxwell]

Word.

[johnskylar]

Before World War I, she shot a cigarette out of the mouth of the Kaiser of Germany at his request.

After the war started she sent him a letter asking for another chance, as she was afraid her aim might’ve been a little off.

[certified-p0ser]

Annie Fucking Oakley everyone

[papishanpoo-deactivated20150504]

As a college student you’re either struggling academically, financially, or emotionally. Or all three.

[carlboygenius]

Rainbows: with Tornado & Lightning

[damn-thats-messed-up-deactivate]

The gays are angry

[allwereallyneedisweed]

Never apologize for burning too brightly or collapsing into yourself every night. That is how galaxies are made.

Tyler Kent White (via h-o-r-n-g-r-y)

[lesbianviktor-deactivated201703]

the only thing about the anaconda video that makes me sad is that so many white boys (or just boys, tbh) are going to wank to the first three minutes or so without realising that when nicki minaj chops up that banana, and then goes into that sequence where she says no to drake, she’s pretty much ‘lol no I really don’t care about your boy dick’.

like this is all just my interpretation but

the first three minutes might be read by this audience as “all about them” and catering to their sexual needs - but tbh that misses a lot of the commentary. there’s a self-awareness about the over-focus on butts butts butts - it’s deliberate, as the sample by some (probably white) girl going ‘oh my god look at her butt’ illustrates it’s about more than just nsfw clips and blatant suggestion. It’s not just softcore porn for straight dudes but actually using that perspective and amplifying it to look at the idea of ‘looking’ and ‘perspective’ as a whole on black women’s bodies. To a cishet dude this might be all about their fucking dick, but to someone else? To a white girl who has internalised misogyny as well as being, well, flat out racist, it’s a point of ridicule/amazement, probably ‘skanky’ ‘slutty’ whatever nasty word or slur you want - it’s fetishising as well as gross. But to a black girl it might be reaffirming that your body is ok, it might be creating a paradigm where black bodies are desirable and beautiful and sexual, it might be about sisterhood (which exists in the video); for the queer black girl it might also be about challenging assumptions of sexuality (clear queer undertones at points; might just be baiting or really playing up the ‘for the straight guy’ assumption but maybe also not). And in the last few minutes nicki confirms it’s the last group - black girls, with their fat asses, who are important. And she’s particularly flippant towards the idea of masculine attention. It’s also really well-timed and important given this really shit racist ‘white girl twerking using black girls as props’ music video trend.

but tbh, I think that will just be lost on the straight dudes

and yeah, the video is definitely not about them or for them.

BUT I think they’ll bring in so much of the revenue. and part of me cynically thinks there’s a board room exec thinking hmm, we can capitalise on this ‘sociological critique’. because tbh if you’re not aware of how race and gender and sexuality define our world and there are constructed paradigms of superiority/inferiority built on those then you probably won’t notice. what I mean, is that people who aren’t marginalised are also not aware that these issues are race or gender issues. they’ll frame it as a debate about the morality of sexualisation or some dumb shit.

and most people will either:

a) wank to this video b) call nicki a [insert fucked-up word or slur here]

and that makes me sad.

and I know I’m looking at it wrong and anaconda is not meant to seriously be a vehicle for calling out straight dudes because it’s not meant for them, but still

it just makes me sad.

[izmia]

Creative Advertisement of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Organization :  ”Information is ammunition” - İfade özgürlüğü için Kanadalı Gazeteciler Teşkilatının Yaratıcı Reklamı: “Bilgi cephanedir”. 

[jonostarsmcre-deactivated202002]

the fact that people have donated over $8000+ to a MURDERER who is already on PAID LEAVE fucking disgusts and terrifies me

[bbrightstar-deactivated20150814]

Stop white people

[businesswitchx-deactivated20160]

"Support Officer Darren Wilson" = "I’m a racist asshole who wants to give a nice big bonus to the guy who killed an unarmed black kid because that’s what I secretly wish I could do".

Fuck literally every person who donated even a penny. 

[mvgl]

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 2x09 - “Cased Up” (November 11, 1991)

[exaggeratedsimplicity-blog]

heartbreakingly accurate

[1f2ns]

Entitled

Me: This older generation pisses me off so much

Therapist: Why?

Me: Because when I was growing up, we were forcefed the idea that if we didn't want to be 'flipping burgers at McDonalds,' then we'd better go to college.

Therapist: And?

Me: And now we've all gone to college, have degrees, can't get a damn job, and the same people that told us to go to college call us entitled assholes because we refuse to flip burgers

Therapist: Touche

[disneyyandmore-blog]

Rest in Peace, Robin Williams. July 21st, 1951 - August 11th, 2014

Thank you for bringing joy into my childhood and life with your voice and acting. Thank you for your contagious jokes, your wacky impersonations, and amazing acting. Thank you for making my childhood experience better, and thank you for bringing joy to those even though you battled with your own joy. If only you could have known how much you’ve impacted people. Your life work will live on, and you will never be forgotten. I know I won’t forget you. Thank you for helping me whenever I felt sad and having a film for every mood. Gone, but never forgotten.

[hoodsos-aus-deactivated20150309]

This shit better work

[sansaspark-deactivated20150711]

HAH I REBLOGGED THIS LAST NIGHT AND LOOK WHAT I GOT FROM MY DAD TODAY OUT OF THE BLUE

[hellabitcoins-deactivated201704]

what if we all got paper lol

[ahkmenra-h]

GUYS I REBLOGGED THIS LAST NIGHT AND I JUST GOT $150 

[injellyfish-blog]

I am not even kidding but I am reblogging this twice in a row because I just got $275.

[shera-catradora]

holy shot i hope this works!!

[sakimichan]

LETS DO THISSSS !

[iamretrokid]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO tell me why two days ago i was broke af and only had half my rent left and i look at the calendar to figure out my my next paydays vs when rent is due AND BASICALLY THE HALF RENT I HAD WAS EXTRA MONEY JUST SITTING IN MY BANK ACOUNNTRHGDFjgGJH I SWEAR ON EVEYRHINT THIS CRAY

[1f2ns]

This is wild. hahaha.

[soyoumusik]

GUYS

SPREAD THE WORD.

[nyctosaurid]

*gets gay married during the purge*