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catchymemes

Magicians are nothing without their assistant

trans-shepard

Great wingman

viralthings

A friend sent this picture to me, said it was from the Woman’s March in Albany.

ahellofapilot

This is my favorite sign.

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davidalleynes

power move: exclusively referring to sports played by women as “sports” and all the men’s sports exclusively as “men’s sports”

davidalleynes

referring to athletes who are women as “athletes” and athletes who are men as “male athletes”

chessys

i have some issues with my past self but she was young and i forgive her my real beef is with present me what is she doing im embarrassed to even look

beachdeath

A recently published study by John Pachankis and Mark Hatzenbuehler has substantiated what’s called the “Best Little Girl in the World” hypothesis, first put forward in 1973 in a book by Andrew Tobias, then writing under a pseudonym. It’s the idea that young, closeted women deflect attention from their sexuality by investing in recognized markers of success: good grades, athletic achievement, elite employment and so on. Overcompensating in competitive arenas affords these women a sense of self-worth that their concealment diminishes.

…Deriving self-worth from achievement-related domains, like Ivy League admissions, is a common strategy among closeted women seeking to maintain self-esteem while hiding their stigma. The strategy is an effort to compensate for romantic isolation and countless suppressed enthusiasms. And it requires time-consuming study and practice, which conveniently provide an excuse for not dating.

Best of all, it distracts: “What love life? Look at my report card!”

…But the study does show that the longer a young woman conceals her sexual orientation, the more heavily she invests in external measures of success, potentially leading to undue stress and social isolation

Another of the study’s findings is that girls who grow up in more stigmatizing environments are more likely to seek self-worth through competition. I spent my first 18 years in a rural, religious town in North Carolina, a state that recently passed a constitutional amendment barring same-sex unions by a wide margin. Now here I am, a metal detector scanning for golden prizes. That’s no coincidence, the research suggests.

luntfontanne

nineprotons

“Got the morbs” should be a thing.

breelandwalker

Victorian slang is AMAZING, and select phrases really need to make a comeback.

“Bitch the pot” - Pour the tea (HOW RELEVANT IS THIS!?)

“Bang up the elephant” - Absolutely perfect; super stylish

“Well, that’s shot the bale” - Something that has missed the mark entirely

“Church-bell” - A woman prone to gossip

“Chuckaboo” - A dear friend, a bosom chum

“Beer and skittles” - A great time (see also: Irish Gaelic “craic”)

“Butter on bacon” - Something overdone or too extravagant

“Cupid’s kettle drums” - Breasts, particularly large ones

“Gigglemug” - A cheerful smiling face

theshitpostcalligrapher

cuzosu-blog

@deadcatwithaflamethrower Here, have an entertaining language tidbit.

deadcatwithaflamethrower

I just want to use the phrase bitch the pot. Everywhere. For all tea-applicable situations.

azorel

ultrafacts

greatnorthernofficial

This my bebe. Bebe is bigger than me. Strong bebe

apolloadama

ok friends i wanted to confirm this story’s accuracy before reblogging so i googled it and yes it’s TRUE

AND ALSO the mom cat raised the lynx baby ALONGSIDE HER KITTEN so we have all these cute pictures of the lynx cub with the kitten please look at them

^^^ FAMILY PORTRAIT

princesstigerbelle

I love this story so much

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chubbinafatzarelli

this is the single saddest thing I’ve ever seen on cutthroat kitchen

serinos-kitt

The contestant didn’t speak English as a first language Due to this the judge didn’t judge his dish as biscuits and gravy but as brisket and gravy and the contestant moved onto the next round After this Alton started explaining the dish he was asking them to make more in detail to make sure it didn’t happen again.