[yidquotes]

A culture fixated on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty, but an obsession about female obedience. Dieting is the most potent political sedative in women's history: a quietly mad population is a tractable one.

- Naomi Wolf

[betterthankanyebitch]

[cumonthevoid]

why did they give this line to the villain

[honey-harper-official-deactivat]

To make it seem like a bad thing to young girls

[square-enix]

humans are kinda cute we pass stories down generations to instill a sense of wonder in people we’ll never know and we have little bells on our houses to tell each other that we’ve arrived and we shiver when we get cold and we have an endless amount of curiosity and if the night sky is clear our first instinct is to look up at the stars and think about going on big adventures

[peace-love-maplesyrup]

I want to hug this post

[minyoongothic]

Treat your body and yourself like you would treat a most beloved forest. You would be kind to the delicate leaves. You would be careful to keep the stream waters clean. You would listen to the songbirds sweetly and sigh at the sweet scent of the flowers. Allow yourself to love your eyes as if they were sunlight beaming through the trees, your hair like the ancient roots, your skin like the hidden earth, your arms and legs like ivy, your lips like seasonal fruits, your voice like forest creatures calling, your soul as a part of what you see and admire. You have the power and beauty of nature within you. Embrace it. Protect it. Reclaim it.

[climatesupport]

The best case scenario for 2050: an extract from The Future We Choose, a new book by the architects of the Paris climate accords

Have a look at this article: it's one of a pair, the other one being about the worst case scenario if we don't act.

Look at the business as usual paths, and then look at how good the world could be if we take the right action. I think we all know which world we'd rather live in. So let's all get to work! 🌍💚

[the-book-diaries]

“What horrifies me most is the idea of being useless: well-educated, brilliantly promising, and fading out into an indifferent middle age.”

—

[infpisme]

[blooooom]

it can be tempting to live your life like a prequel. to live as if you’re setting up your own story.and once you lose the weight, once you have the money, once you graduate school, once you’re in a real relationship, once, once, once. then finally, you’ll begin to live, and everything you do up until that point is some kind of half-life, some unimportant foreword you can skip. don’t do this. inhabit your life completely. sink fully into the wealth of your existence. the power to manifest is in the fearless owning of who you are, so that you can shape where you’re going.

[pussylightlytoasted]

some notable favorites.

[quote-diaries]

The more I think of it, the more I realize there are no answers. Life is to be lived. - Marilyn Monroe

[inkdot-deactivated20200219]

This weekend I was told a story which, although I’m kind of ashamed to admit it, because holy shit is it ever obvious, is kind of blowing my mind.

A friend of a friend won a free consultation with Clinton Kelly of What Not To Wear, and she was very excited, because she has a plus-size body, and wanted some tips on how to make the most of her wardrobe in a fashion culture which deliberately puts her body at a disadvantage.

Her first question for him was this: how do celebrities make a plain white t-shirt and a pair of weekend jeans look chic?  She always assumed it was because so many celebrities have, by nature or by design, very slender frames, and because they can afford very expensive clothing.  But when she watched What Not To Wear, she noticed that women of all sizes ended up in cute clothes that really fit their bodies and looked great.  She had tried to apply some guidelines from the show into her own wardrobe, but with only mixed success.  So - what gives?

His answer was that everything you will ever see on a celebrity’s body, including their outfits when they’re out and about and they just get caught by a paparazzo, has been tailored, and the same goes for everything on What Not To Wear.  Jeans, blazers, dresses - everything right down to plain t-shirts and camisoles.  He pointed out that historically, up until the last few generations, the vast majority of people either made their own clothing or had their clothing made by tailors and seamstresses.  You had your clothing made to accommodate the measurements of your individual body, and then you moved the fuck on.  Nothing on the show or in People magazine is off the rack and unaltered.  He said that what they do is ignore the actual size numbers on the tags, find something that fits an individual’s widest place, and then have it completely altered to fit.  That’s how celebrities have jeans that magically fit them all over, and the rest of us chumps can’t ever find a pair that doesn’t gape here or ride up or slouch down or have about four yards of extra fabric here and there.

I knew that having dresses and blazers altered was probably something they were doing, but to me, having alterations done generally means having my jeans hemmed and then simply living with the fact that I will always be adjusting my clothing while I’m wearing it because I have curves from here to ya-ya, some things don’t fit right, and the world is just unfair that way.  I didn’t think that having everything tailored was something that people did. 

It’s so obvious, I can’t believe I didn’t know this.  But no one ever told me.  I was told about bikini season and dieting and targeting your “problem areas” and avoiding horizontal stripes.  No one told me that Jennifer Aniston is out there wearing a bigger size of Ralph Lauren t-shirt and having it altered to fit her.

I sat there after I was told this story, and I really thought about how hard I have worked not to care about the number or the letter on the tag of my clothes, how hard I have tried to just love my body the way it is, and where I’ve succeeded and failed.  I thought about all the times I’ve stood in a fitting room and stared up at the lights and bit my lip so hard it bled, just to keep myself from crying about how nothing fits the way it’s supposed to.  No one told me that it wasn’t supposed to.  I guess I just didn’t know.  I was too busy thinking that I was the one that didn’t fit.

I thought about that, and about all the other girls and women out there whose proportions are “wrong,” who can’t find a good pair of work trousers, who can’t fill a sweater, who feel excluded and freakish and sad and frustrated because they have to go up a size, when really the size doesn’t mean anything and it never, ever did, and this is just another bullshit thing thrown in your path to make you feel shitty about yourself.

I thought about all of that, and then I thought that in elementary school, there should be a class for girls where they sit you down and tell you this stuff before you waste years of your life feeling like someone put you together wrong.

So, I have to take that and sit with it for a while.  But in the meantime, I thought perhaps I should post this, because maybe my friend, her friend, and I are the only clueless people who did not realise this, but maybe we’re not.  Maybe some of you have tried to embrace the arbitrary size you are, but still couldn’t find a cute pair of jeans, and didn’t know why.

[hungrylikethewolfie]

This post is one of those things that I will reblog every time it appears on my dash.  This is so important, and no one ever tells you about it.

[skeletree-blog]

I almost didn’t read this but then I did and I’m really glad that I did.

[theopinionatedartist]

Super important

[deafinatlyme]

Tldr: The reason clothes never “looked right on you” is because models and celebrities always had their clothes tailored to fit them perfectly.

[plucky-passerine]

I love this post but it always frustrated me just a little because I can’t even afford to buy new clothes let alone get the clothes I have tailored. But then I remembered that a lot of things are easier to do than you think they will be, so here’s some resources on how to alter your own clothes!

[cats-eye-galaxy]

Please read this, it’s an opportunity to learn about yourself, possibly a new skill and why it isn’t you, it’s the industry.

[alarajrogers]

And here I thought it was because I’m shorter than everyone else.

Do they do that with shoes, too? It seems like shoes would be harder to alter or make custom, but I cannot find shoes that fit properly that have closed toes and are dressy, ever.

[pbkisses]

Honestly, working with a cobbler is mad underrated and usually forgotten about. It is a bit more than just getting cheap shoes at the store, but a nice well made pair are absolutely worth it! Looking at cobblers near you would be a great place to go.

[quote-diaries]

You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness. - Jonathan Safran Foer

[climatesupport]

The climate story must balance talk of urgency with inspiring and creative ideas if we are to inspire positive change, says the communicatio

I love this article. 💕 Seriously, if you read anything climate-related today, read this.

"Our brains are hardwired to jump to conclusions without us noticing we’re doing it. When faced with serious and complex challenges such as climate change, we jump to “can’t be done” more readily than “let’s work through this problem and see the solutions”."

"Research is clear that to overcome fatalism and inspire change we must balance talk of urgency with talk of efficacy – the ability to get a job done. Too little urgency and “why bother?” is the default response. Too much crisis and we become overwhelmed, fatalistic or disbelieving – or a disjointed mixture of all three, which is where most of us get stuck when anyone talks about climate change."

[lananiscorner]

Not gonna lie, one of the best pieces of news I received last year (one of the few good ones, to be honest) was that the hole in the ozone layer is shrinking and closing again, thanks to dedicated efforts over the last 30 or so years. So yes, let’s have some more hope, please. Things can change for the better, it will just take a long-ass time.

[climatesupport]

Absolutely! Change can still happen if we all make an effort. And just because it might seem like nothing's happening right now, it doesn't mean that it never will.

It's still early days for the climate movement. So don't give up, and don't be disheartened. And don't forget: it's not too late, it's too early for us to give up.

[the-inspiring-quotes]

[harrypotterhousequotes]

SLYTHERIN: “Whatever greatness I end up doing, and trust me, it will be great, it’s gotta be what I want to do.” –John Tellegen (Snotlout: Dragons: Race to the Edge: Not Lout)

[flowerais-deactivated20211031]

rare feelings

being completely immersed into a book as if you’re watching a movie

being able to study for a long time without being distracted

wandering upon a scent that reminds you of a distant memory from your childhood that you haven’t smelled for years and years

the freedom of letting yourself do something badly (like art or learning) and knowing you’re progressing every day

being completely happy despite the bad things because you remember every little good thing and kind person in your life

stargazing in a remote landscape and feeling existentially precious and insignificant at the same time

waking up early enough to see the darkness turn to sunrise 

finding someone who is radiant in every way

being consistent with a goal you’ve been working on for the longest time and seeing the finished result

knowing that one chapter of your life has ended and a better one is beginning

[snookersneek]

Cottagecore academia:

Studying and revising outside (when the weather permits it).

Bundles of dried flowers in old bottles.

Cotton handkerchiefs.

Sleeping with curlers in your hair to achieve the perfect vintage look.

Old tea sets.

Birdwatching, pond dipping, going for walks, gardening.

Bursting with excitement when the first daffodils push their heads up through the earth.

Knitting, crocheting, and sewing your own clothes.

Shawls.

Patchwork quilts.

Empty cups of tea everywhere.

Staple clothes that last a lifetime.

At least a few outdoor plants in a garden, in window boxes, or on the balcony of an apartment.

A vast library of old books.

Avid follower of Hestia.

Neat cursive handwriting with a fountain pen.

"I can use this box/tin/wrapping paper later, so I'll keep it."

Loving women (it's a must).

Pressing flowers between the pages of massive encyclopedias.

Keeping everything in little tins and boxes.

Monogrammed clothes and handkerchiefs.

Technologically illiterate.