A Fit Mase

Andrea. 5'8 or so. Law graduate, beginning lifter. My personal fitness journey and source of motivation. Instagram: @aemase Twitter: Aemase 

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does anyone else feel like they aged 5 years in the first 6 months of 2016

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I remember posting somewhere once in a thread about why girls aren’t exploited in animation anymore where some guy said, “all the disney girls are drawn to be generally attractive, but I don’t think there are any eye-candy men… or are there? Are there any Disney men that lots of girls like?” and I mentioned Roger. Tons of girls replied agreeing with me and the original guy was like “wait, Roger? from 101 Dalmatians? What’s attractive about him, he’s tall and lanky and has a big nose, he isn’t muscley at all! Wouldn’t you all prefer Gaston or something? Or do you girls think his big nose is indicative of something else?” and I was like “no, you idiot, he’s a silly, goofy guy who likes animals and can play a bunch of instruments, that’s why he’s attractive. What’s the matter with you? Gaston, seriously?”

This is why we need more girls in animation. And more guys like Roger apparently. 

[fandomsandfeminism]

This is why I laugh my ass of whenever dudes talk about how men are “objectified” by the media too. Because 9 times out of 10, what men think is “women objectifying men” are characters like Gaston.

And Gaston is NOT a woman-driven fantasy. Gaston is a male wish fulfillment fantasy. Gaston is not what women want, he is what men want to be. He is hyper-masculinity to an extreme degree, dripping with sexism and testosterone. The fact that men think that Gaston is what women want says an awful lot about those men. 

While I don’t want to generalize, female fans tend to prefer a very different kind of male hero. We like the Rogers, the Milos, the Hercules. Genuinely kind, often awkward men who are sometimes vulnerable and respectful to women. 

Yes, this is a generalization. I own up to that. But I think it’s important to remember that there is often VERY big difference between what MEN want to be and what women WANT in our media. 

[bemusedlybespectacled]

Reblogging this again because fucking this. And hell, even the muscley dudes (see: Khal Drogo, Hercules, Thor, Captain America) are loved, not because they are muscley, but because they are sweet and loving and adorable. We love Thor because his mispronounces “Hubble” as “Hooble,” not because of what he can do with a hammer.

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Reblogging for the awesome comments.

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[afitmase]

I am eating protein pancakes and crying a little bit over my ex and life in general and I feel like you never get over people, you just move past them and that makes me so sad. I know life doesn't always work out the way you desperately hope and want it to, but I really wish it would sometimes.

[afitmase]

Today I got to take notes for the Crown in Superior Court and this may seem lame to most but I came home just so very, very happy.

[red-summer-dress]

i’ve never been one to complain about being single but like, where the fvck is my soul mate

[afitmase]

Hey Kenora. #cottoncandyskies #northernontario #northofthewall (at Kenora Lake Of The Woods.)

[afitmase]

Drawing on my inner Lara Croft as we head to the Agawa Rock Pictographs. (Ft. Panda hat you can't really see) (at Lake Superior Provincial Park)

[afitmase]

My ex just sent me a Facebook message telling me he wants to end any and all contact with me and that our lives have been undeniably enriched without each other.

I’d honestly be offended but we haven’t talked in MONTHS and I leave to move an 18 hour drive up north this Wednesday to work.

Like, why even send that message? We literally aren’t in contact and haven’t been in ages. WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? haha

Apart from “he’s a dick,” obviously.

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people who exercise in order to get rid of period cramps are the ones surviving the apocalypse. 

[afitmase]

Pick me on your team.

[wordscanbeenough]

seduce me with your book collection

[afitmase]

True story, a tinder date once asked to "see my library" in an effort to come to my house after a date haha.

[mertinawriting]

There is a certain terror that goes along with saying, “My life is up to me.” It is scary to realize there’s no magic, you can’t just wait around, no one can really rescue you, and you have to do something.

“The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter–And How to Make the Most of Them Now” by Meg Jay  (via icedcoffeegirl)

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[liberalsarecool]

Let’s keep this straight. #immigration

[ashleighhhbaby]

Preach.

[afitmase]

Remember when you acquired too many fake boyfriends for your last week in Toronto and you weren't quite sure what to do with them all. I do.

[afitmase]

Hi.