AMPERSAND & stuff

Things & thoughts & inspiration & fandom & art. A personal, not-so-special blog.

[ampersandstuff]

Hi. Not that anyone cares but I just resuscitated my Tumblr.

[hannahaltmanphoto]

“And Everything Nice” is an unflinching analysis of the standard for female beauty. The ongoing series consists of women in states of affliction; the body fluid of the models have been replaced with glitter to visualize the concept of girls invariably needing to seem attractive regardless of the actual situation.

[hollysimone]

Wow.

[ampersandstuff]

:3

:3

[iluvbritneyspearssofuckingmuch6]

i am a trans woman in danger of being physically assaulted and need money for moving

CW SLURS / TRANSMISOGYNY 

www.gofundme.com/killniagarafalltbh

my name is kylie (or) stephanie. i’m 20 years old and live in niagara falls ontario. this city is regarded as one full of homophobia and transmisogyny as ive been told by many LGBT individuals. this morning i received two very stressful anon messages. 

shortly following my response to this message, this was sent

the pixelated text is my current address. these are being sent by somebody who knows where i live. i am not safe in niagara falls. i need money to move ASAP.

i have friends in British Columbia who are willing to house me once i raise enough to cover moving expenses.

Please - i am begging you to not just “signal boost”. please donate if you can even if its just 5 dollars. despite a huge boost in notes last night for my original post about my gofundme i did not receive a single donation in the last 24 hours.

please. donate. i need to escape niagara falls. people here say this to me constantly.

www.gofundme.com/killniagarafalltbh

[jackmeister]

[goldenclitoris]

IM SITLL LAUGHING AT tHIS AND ITS BEEN LIKE 6 HOURS

[chaoslindsay]

How Baby #39: Dad Bod

There’s been a lot of buzz about ‘dad bod’ recently, and how it’s just so wonderful that women, long the arbiters of men’s appearances, have loosened the reins and started to appreciate the ‘dad bod’, a man who looks more at home drinking a few beers and working on the backyard than he does in the club.

If you can’t tell from my sarcasm, that is bullshit. Men have long been afforded more lenient beauty standards than women. And calling it ‘dad’ bod? Because, yeah, becoming a father takes such a toll on the male body.

You want to pat yourself on the back for accepting once-reviled body types, let’s talk about the ‘mom bod’. No one thinks I’m a better partner or provider because my tummy is flabby. I get concern-trolling about my health and ‘getting my body back’, or ‘working on my beach body’.

Let’s be clear, I’m all for bodies that look relaxed and huggable, attached to brains more interested in watching Netflix. It’s just the double-standard that’s burning me up. ‘Dad bod’ isn’t a revolution, it’s just one more way beauty standards don’t apply to men the same way they do to women.

This strip features a guest appearance by my patron Andrew, who graciously allowed me to draw him shirtless. Want to be in How Baby? You know the link. :)

★ how baby tag | how baby site | store | commission | patreon ★

[catastrophedebeaute-blog]

Faites-vous partie du célèbre Collectif RAMEN?

Oui avec Simon Poirier.

[ampersandstuff]

BIN LÀ.

[catastrophedebeaute-blog]

Crampée en estie.

[ampersandstuff]

La beauté reblogguée à l’infini.

[artmania-feed]

ART PRINTS BY DAVID OLENICK

Myth Understood 

Coffee Talk 

Prey Tell 

Umbrellativity 

Cold Comfort 

Pasta Party 

It’s Not All Rainbow Sprinkles… 

I Owe You, One 

The Pugly Truth 

Amourosaurus 

Also available as canvas prints, T-shirts, Phone cases, Throw pillows, Tapestries and More!

[gay-but-not-for-pay]

[catastrophedebeaute-blog]

Faites-vous partie du célèbre Collectif RAMEN?

Oui avec Simon Poirier.

[ampersandstuff]

BIN LÀ.

[coqueli-cat-deactivated20191111]

MY HEADDD HURTS

[riseofthecommonwoodpile-deactiv]

[gothicprep]

this is truly the most bizarre thing I’ve ever seen like despite the fact that they are literally marketing a dog bowl for humans (specifically, men) to eat out of, they have to put the word “man” on the side of the bowl in like the Rambo font so that your masculinity cannot be challenged while you are eating out of this dog bowl for men

[ampersandstuff]

me when i cant find my cat: where is my child

[screamingfemale-blog]

It is illegal for women to go topless in most cities, yet you can buy a magazine of a woman without her top on at any 7-11 store. So, you can sell breasts, but you cannot wear breasts, in America.

Violet Rose (via c-icatrix)

This is one of my favorite quotes about sexualization/objectification vs autonomy of female bodies bc it’s so succinct

(via platonicsbeforeerotics)

[jilyislife]

[ampersandstuff]

In French: - Cœur = Heart - Cour = yard, court (royalty)

So it’s actually “Flower of the yard” or “Flower of the court.” Or else her name would have to be Fleur DelaCOEUR.

:)

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[lsaaaaaac]