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[princessprefers]

[darkleatherjacket]

Wonder Woman made women everywhere feel so strong so brave so powerful. 

Coco made latinx/mexican people feel the elation of their visually stunning arts being shown, feel extra proud of their traditions, feel cherished

Black Panther made black people from every culture every continent feel such pride such happiness such warmth.

Love, Simon has made lgbt+ people from the youngest to the old feel understood feel overjoyed feel magic.

It’s more than just a movie.

[awesome-dlcookie]

So very true...

[yesterdaysprint]

The New York Times, New York, January 3, 1897

[bathtimefunduck]

History in a nutshell

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

“What do women think about women?

WE ASKED A MAN”

[awesome-dlcookie]

Humans don’t change much.

[lindsayslohan]

What are the important rules you live by? Be kind. Don’t hurt other people. It’s all the sort of Christian ethics stuff I thought was bullshit when I was a kid. No, it turns out it’s not bullshit. Tell the truth, be kind, all that corny stuff.

[systlin]

Anyway, if you read marriage certificates from church records, a full 85% of first marriages for young women were around 18-19 years old. The rest skewed higher, into the early twenties, with only a few being below that age and only one in a thousand was younger than 16. 

The age of puberty has declined over the centuries as girls get better nutrition, as well, so throughout the middle ages the age at which a girl could expect her first period was around 16, where modern girls often get it much younger. 

The idea that women in earlier ages were married and mothers in their early teens is a myth. Marriages of children were usually only between noble families, and made for political reasons, or creepy old bastards who wanted a child-wife and could get away with it because they were rich and powerful. They often would point to the fact that the Roman elite did the same thing as justification. The Romans, of course, would point to the Greeks doing the same thing as justification, the Greeks pointed at the Assyrians, and so on back through the ages. 

It was considered disgusting by normal people then and still is. 

This myth is still brought out and touted by sick fuckers. Know it for what it is; a falsehood. 

[mistresstrevelyan]

And EVEN among the nobility marriages at such a young age were a much rarer occasion than those apologists would make you believe.

Let’s look an an egregious example, Henry the bloody VIII:

First marriage:

He was 18, Katharine of Aragon was 23.

Second marriage:

He was 40/41, Anne Boleyn, depending on which theory you believe, was anywhere between 24 to 32.

Third marriage:

He was 44, Jane Seymour was 28.

Fourth marriage:

He was 48, Anne of Cleves was 25

Fifth marriage:

He was 48, Catherine Howard, depending on which source you believe, was between 17-22. And yes, people at the time actually were squicked out by this age difference. And rightly so.

Sixth marriage:

He was 51, Catherine Parr was 31. 

Even the most notorious LECHER and WIFE MURDERER in history did not marry teenagers in at least 5 if not 6 out of 6 marriages. 

And here’s another Tudor tidbit, both Henry VII and VIII knew how traumatic and damaging it is for women marrying/having children too young. Henry VII’s mother was married at 12 and gave birth to Henry VII at 13. It caused so much damage and trauma that she never had another child after him despite being married three times.

So yes CUT THAT SHIT OUT. Teenage girls are NOT adults and anyone preying on them is pure evil.

[systlin]

YOU 

I LIKE YOU

And as for the marriage of Elizabeth Woodville to King Edward IV, she was 27 at the time. He? Was 22. 

She had been married before, and did marry young…at the age of sixteen or seventeen, to Sir John Gray, who was about five years her senior. 

[ghiraheeheeheem]

@systlin This is good information, but do you have a source for the information about how most marriages back in the day were not actually usually from a younger age? I tried Googling it but I can only find things talking about modern day issues.

[systlin]

Well, if you don’t want to spend months crawling through digitized copies of marriage records preserved in church archives from the 12th through 18th centuries from England, Italy, Germany, France, ect (which you can do, and it will show you I’m right) you can go read  “ Medieval Households” by David Herlihy, Harvard University Press, 1985. He did the archive crawling for you. 

Also  Peter Laslett’s book “The World We Have Lost”, where he details over a thousand marriage certificates, and he dug through many more in the writing of the work. 

[im-defalut]

Wait. I am spanish. Do they actually think henry/enrique VII married fucking katherin/catalina de Aragón as a teenager?

You know we see films about this in school and every one is pretty much adult there, both fisically and in the story.

[systlin]

There’s this…really weird trend in a lot of pseudo-European fantasy/ ‘historical’ books to have girls marry like…really young, to vastly older dudes. Like at about 13, getting married off to like 30 year olds. And then say “Well that’s what it was like back then.” 

(Sideyes G.R.R.M)

And…no. No it wasn’t. That’s gross. England was creeped TF out when Henry VIII married Catherine Howard when she was between 17 and 22 and he was 48 as stated above, and rightly so. 

[awesome-dlcookie]

This is fascinating

[lavender-faery]

A Mom Got Sick Of Seeing Short-Shorts For Girls, So She Started Her Own Line

Because not all girls love sparkles and short-shorts.

“ Sharon Choksi, founder Girls Will Be, decided to do something about the lack of options for girls. She said the inspiration for her new line of clothing, came from her daughter and niece, Maya and Grace, who wanted to wear clothing that wasn’t frilly, “nothing with bows” and absolutely “NO sparkles.” They were interested in “climbing trees, building LEGO creations, and playing with cars and trucks,” Choksi said. “

[rubyvroom]

from the above article:

She collected boys and girls clothes from 10 of the biggest retailers that were all meant for kids of around the same size and age and measured them. What she found was that the girls’ shirts were one to three inches thinner. The sleeves were shorter. And the girls’ shorts were barely a third of the length.

I know this was true when I was a kid, but it’s gotten a lot worse since then.

Looks like the girls shorts are completely sold out right now, but let’s hope this is a trend

[themagicm]

I reviewed a couple of fics I’ve written shortly after the wedding was announced and came across these sentences. Reading this hurts because it appears that I somehow predicted Shandy’s short-lived marriage as well as their dialogue about postponing the wedding which makes me think (and not for the first time) that the writers may have been reading our fan fiction. I think it’s sad that out of all the ideas the wonderful writers in this fandom offered, this is the one the creators chose to use in the show. Let me rephrase. I’m not sad about it. I’m furious about it. Because I can think of a thousand ways where we could have gotten a happy and respectful ending that would still bring suspense and excitement to the show, without upsetting the entire fandom and (as it seems) a large part of the cast. Plus, it would not involve stealing a hefty chunk of the plot, script and cinematography from another popular show starring the same lead actress. But instead we have gotten a bitter, disrespectful, unsatisfying shit-fest from a creator who has completely lost his ingenuity, integrity and grasp on reality. Yes, the ending was defiant, but in all the wrong ways. And I am sure that it will deter many fans who have previously supported Duff from ever watching his future projects. We deserved better. Shandy deserved better. Sharon deserved better.

[awesome-dlcookie]

I’ve wondered about them reading fanfic for plots and ideas too. I wrote about the Nutcracker and called Sharon’s daughter “Emily” before it became canon. Having your material copied at the beginning of the series feels very different from having it copied at the end, I would imagine.

[fatallyblonde]

there is no heterosexual explanation for this.

[r0rschach]

What happens!!?? I want this romance…. so cute

[decaflesbian]

Ummm im here for vintage lesbians

[weirddyke]

i’m sure someone probably commented on this post already but this is calamity jane, they eventually move into a tiny cabin together and sing a song about how “a woman’s touch” can fix anything. i watched this movie daily when i was about 7 and now i’m a dyke

[tsoki]

my butch lesbian professor who is well into her sixties had told me that this was her first real exposure to the concept that a woman could not only be attracted to other women, but be butch while doing it. she said this movie propelled her into her sexuality with a sense of pride and remains a cornerstone of her coming-out journey. in short, representation matters and always has. 

[wlwellbutrin]

@bunnyfemme

[zhanael]

@fairymascot

[idiopathicsmile]

yeah for reference, here’s the “fixing up the cabin” song

i really want to believe that at least one person in the production knew precisely what they were doing

[themagicm]

Wait, when do they kiss? 

[awesome-dlcookie]

Calamity Jane. Love this movie. I don’t know about the lesbian overtones - since they were fighting over men and that is the main part of the drama - but strong, independent women, absolutely.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Scarborough Tim Hortons workers banned from accepting tips after wage hike

Employees at Scarborough franchise told that as of 2018, there would be “no more tips” and that any tips “must go in to the till.”

They’re not only eliminating tips for minimum wage workers, they’ve also stopped paying workers for their breaks.

I’m just about ready to boycott Tim Hortons over their incessant greed. Who’s with me?

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Also this seems pretty ILLEGAL:

If tips are permitted, it is illegal to withhold them from workers, following changes to the Employment Standards Act introduced by the Ontario government in 2015. Employers can only withhold tips if they are collected and re-distributed later in a tip pool.

[latining]

I e-mailed the parent company, Restaurant Brands International, and told them that as long as this behaviour continues and RBI does not step in to advocate for the workers, I will be boycotting not only Tim Hortons, but all RBI-affiliated properties (Burger King, Dominos, and Popeyes).

RBI sounds pretty displeased with the bad press this is getting them, so keep up the pressure!

[leeclke]

Unpaid breaks are happening at the Tim Horton’s locations in Guelph, ON as well! 

[largehyphencollider]

Reblogging to because it shows other companies RBI owns (guess who isn’t having Dominoes anymore)

[awesome-dlcookie]

The majority of well-off business owners really don’t like to share... this is why the laws have to force it.

[blossom--of--snow]

When Fritz literally grabbed Brenda in front of her whole division, shook her, and begged her never to risk her life like that again, but we never heard Andy Flynn say he loved Sharon Raydor:

[roslinadama-sinequanon]

Every time I watch TC and Brenda/Fritz it just makes me saltier. Why couldn’t we have had that kind of emotion after Sharon nearly got blow up–TWICE. Nope, nothing, like it didn’t even happen. Funny thing is that without anything but what Mary and Tony gave us I FELT Sharon and Andy so deeply. I could FEEL the tenderness, the affection, the love and with all that we got to see with Brenda and Fritz I  never felt them. I really didn’t wait with bated breath for their scenes together the way I did with Shandy. When they fought, I didn’t care if they broke up or not, most of the time it felt like they didn’t even really like each other very much. When Brenda showed that she was still emotionally involved with Pope even when she was living with and married to Fritz I didn’t care–I would have lost it if Sharon had acted with Jack the way Brenda did witih Pope. I wouldn’t have really cared if Brenda and Fritz broke up or divorced. They honestly didn’t matter to me, but Shandy sure as hell did. 

[blossom--of--snow]

Exactly. For me, it’s not that I didn’t care about Brenda and Fritz - I just knew that if they fought, they’d make up because, in the end, Brenda never really had to pay for her mistakes in their relationship. Fritz loved her enough to overlook everything, even after they fought. Maybe it was guilt over his alcoholism, I don’t know, but I was never worried their relationship would fall apart because he was always willing to overlook her shortcomings. With Shandy, we didn’t even get the real aspects of a relationship, so we had to imagine how they’d react in a fight, imagine how they’d make up, imagine the circumstances surrounding their decision to be physically intimate, imagine their first EVERYTHING, imagine every little thing because James Duff couldn’t be bothered, and I hate him.

[milquetoast-on-acid]

@roslinadama-sinequanon & @blossom–of–snow Isn’t it weird that when they create a relationship and the writers love it and put so much into it but yet as the viewer you don’t really feel that much about it. You may like it and think it’s cute but that might be about it. But you don’t feel it deeply. You don’t really connect with it. And then there’s another relationship and it’s not really focused on but you hang on to it with everything in you. And the writers don’t really care about so they don’t really delve into it and just end up showing the bare minimum of what a relationship is. Or maybe not even put the two characters in a relationship but you feel their chemistry so badly. 

I think that a lot of what makes a couple interesting is the chemistry and sometimes creators set out to create a great romance between two characters but the actors don’t really have great chemistry. Maybe one of the actors has much better chemistry with another actor on the show. But the writers are just intent on creating that magical OTP with those two specific people. Sometimes a relationship is just written badly. And sometimes the actors lack chemistry and the writing is bad. 

I think a prime example of this from another crime drama is Gil Grissom and Sara Siddle. I never thought the characters had great chemistry and the relationship was written badly. The writers were determined to make them the OTP but then they struggled with creating interesting ways to put the relationship into the episodes and then it got horribly melodramatic. 

For Brenda and Frtiz specifically. IMO I think the actors had some really wonderful chemistry and I think the right actors were chosen. My problem with the relationship was mostly due to Brenda’s behavior in it. They way she was always taking advange of Fritz. She was always manipulating him and was always so self involved that whatever was going on with her was always more important than Fritz’ problems. That’s why the end of TC is so much better than the end of MC because Brenda learned with the death of her mother that she was putting the dead before the living. 

Blossom I think you hit the nail on the head when you said “Brenda never really had to pay for her mistakes in their relationship.” Everything she did, everything she did for years in their relationship always just ended up turning out okay and fine in the end. It’s nice in fantasy land but in reality it’s not very healthy for either of them. 

Roslinadama, Thank you for bringing up Brenda still being emotionally involved with Pope. That is something that has always always bothered me. I was always just waiting for Fritz to say something to her about it or for him to stumble upon the photos she still had of the two of them. But it never happened! She was actually on the verge of going out with Pope while she and Frtiz were dating! 

As for Sharon and Andy, I knew they were going to end up as a couple before I started watching. Due to tumblr gif sets that compared Roslin/Adama with Shandy. I thought they were cute but I never actually felt Shandy until after they got together. And then I really felt Shandy. It’s really the subtext and the chemistry the actors give the characters and their relationship that make up what is the relationship. Their subtext gives the relationship some really wonderful layers. The sad thing is is that he who shall not be named had zero interest in the relationship. Shandy was only used to kick up the ratings and as a dangling carrot for viewers.  

The relationship was different because it was healthy and a relationship between two people over the age of 60. Which so rare. So many relationships on television are unhealthy, toxic and dysfunctional. Its dramatic and exciting but it isn’t what someone in the real world should look to in a relationship. Which is one of the reasons why I love Shandy so much. 

But you are right we didn’t get to see any of it. They weren’t really allowed to be a real couple. They weren’t allowed to fight, be passionate, go on dates, get mad, dance, sleep in the same bed. It’s so sad that when a really wonderful healthy relationship is depicted it’s not a relationship that got explored. I’m sure that alot of it had to do with he who shall not be named finding the relationship boring. 

[blossom--of--snow]

“So many relationships on television are unhealthy, toxic and dysfunctional. Its dramatic and exciting but it isn’t what someone in the real world should look to in a relationship. Which is one of the reasons why I love Shandy so much.”

All of this is important but that ^^^^^ sums up the majority of my anger about the way Shandy was treated. I just wanted them to be real so that people could see it was possible to be in a relationship with someone and that it wouldn’t blow up in their faces. And you know, maybe if we did get insight into their relationship, we would have seen more flaws, but the bottom line is they were not toxic. Their relationship never would have evolved into a toxic one. And that is important.

[roslinadama-sinequanon]

Yes @milquetoast-on-acid​ I think he who shall remain nameless went overboard in the way that he allowed Brenda to trample all over Fritz. Fritz really started looking like a complete doormat, there were times I was embarrassed for him and I remember thinking that Brenda was a pretty horrible girlfriend/wife and wondering why he put up with her. Fritz did call Brenda on her behavior once in a while, but it was never in a healthy way. It was always when it got to the straw that broke the camel’s back and he’d explode at her. I think one of my problem’s with Brenda and Fritz was that I am usually drawn to couples who are equals, Jed and Abbey Bartlet, Laura and Bill Adama, Jamie and Claire Fraser, Elizabeth and Henry McCord and Sharon and Andy Flynn (remember that rational converation they had where Andy said “we agreed that you would only be the boss at work and everything else would be a discussion”) For much of the time I never really felt that Brenda and Fritz were equals.

I also remember thinking that if the roles had been reversed and Brenda had been a guy and if it were me in that situation my red flags would have been flaring. If a guy treated me the way that Brenda treated Fritz(not giving a damn about my job, only being interested in himself and his day not caring at all about mine, completely self absorbed to the point that he couldn’t even remember my ex-husband’s name, having me take care of his parents every time they came to town, not really interested in planning our wedding and leaving it all up to me to find a venue and also leaving me to find a house for us on my own) I would have run in the other direction realizing that he was not really invested in our relationship or in me. BTW, remember how easy Sharon and Andy looked for a home together. Andy made sure to video his visit to the home and Sharon sat and watched the video and then enthusiastically visited the home with him. She wasn’t disintersted, she didn’t leave it all up to him. Equals. Partners. Being functional does not make people boring.

As you said @blossom–of–snow I would love for them to have been  allowed to be explored as real couple. They both had interesting pasts, both came with baggage, both made mistakes, and I think it would have been even more interesting to watch a couple deal with their pasts and moving into a new relationship in a healthy rational way rather than the toxic way that SOME people found more interesting. 

[mymanyobessions]

Agree with everything that you all have said here! The only time sex was even mentioned in conjunction with Shandy was the doctor saying they couldn’t have any.

[awesome-dlcookie]

I never understood the interest in Brenda. I think if MM hasn’t joined the cast, TC might have ended sooner. There is only so much you can mine out of a two dimensional character. Then there’s Sharon... we got almost nothing about her, but the way Mary played her showed her depth. Most of Sharon’s backstory came from the WWSRD podcasts, really. We learned about her because MM wanted to make that connection with her fans, not because the writers were the least bit interested.

And TD was the same. Andy and Sharon reflected each other and then Mary and Tony took the time to fill in the blanks with their fans.

It’s almost like there were two different shows - the one the writers gave us, and the one MM and TD brought to life. I can’t remember any other show where the leads were so concerned that the fans were connected.

JD’s only way to get control back was to kill one and gut the other, and it failed spectacularly.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Wonder Woman actor Eugene Brave Rock honoured by Blood Tribe with headdress

'It was just time that he came home and he was recognized by his own people,' says actor's uncle

The Blood Tribe in southern Alberta has honoured the success of one of its members, Eugene Brave Rock.

A ceremony held at the Tatsikiisaapo'p Middle School on Thursday saw the 39-year-old actor bestowed with a headdress — the highest honour given in First Nations culture.

“Not just anybody can get a headdress,” said his aunt, Ramona Bighead, who attended the ceremony.

“Only the most notable people get one. We felt that Eugene deserved that honour.”

Brave Rock is making waves in entertainment circles for his recent role as “Chief” in Wonder Woman, the DC Comics superhero film distributed by Warner Bros.

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Born and raised on the Blood reserve, Brave Rock was highly influenced by his Blackfoot culture.

Bighead believes her nephew has displayed leadership to the community while earning the headdress honour.

“For him being an actor, in my opinion, he’s probably going to portray an Indigenous person on screen again,” she said.

“Now he has the full right to wear a headdress. No one can ever say, ‘Hey, you have no right to wear this.’”

Continue Reading.

[writing-prompt-s]

The Queen has requested that everybody with a knighthood attend a meeting at Windsor Castle. Speaking to the sizeable crowd of ageing actors and retired musicians, she explains why - The dragons are back, and she expects that every knight will do his duty.

[majorgenerally]

Everyone turns and looks at Ian McKellen.

“Oh Christ,” he says. “If only Christopher Lee were still here. Then we might have a chance.”

[tigerkat24]

Dame Judi Dench stands up and cracks her knuckles. “Fine, then, if you’re all too chicken… come on, Maggie, let’s do this.”

[jigglypants]

[littlereddove]

Don’t forget Dame Commander Helen Mirren

[awesome-dlcookie]

There ain’t nothing like a Dame!

[the-all-around-fangirl]

This is my favorite part of Helen Mirren’s rap. 👑😍

[cuntaloupes-deactivated20241215]

Abusive men pave the way for lazy men to get wives and girlfirends.

[cuntaloupes-deactivated20241215]

Lemme clarify, how many times have you heard your overworked female friends and relatives say “Yeah, Jerry drinks beer every evening after work while I cook dinner and clean up after everyone and does the bare minimum to help me raise the kids but he’s such a nice guy. He’s never beat me in my life. I couldn’t ask for a better guy in my life.”

Like no, Sally, your husband is a common stone among turds and you know it.

[biggestniq]

I try to explain this conceptually to people as a thing that happens not saying that this is good but it’s a thing that happens.

[wedgemccloud]

This is what male privilege is and how all men benefit from it.

This is why you are not exempt from statements about “all men” even if you are overall good.

You benefit from the bar constantly being lowered by systemic issues within the gender.

The expectations on you are always lower than they should because “at least you’re not X”.

[musingsofatiredmind]

That…is the best response I’ve seen to the “not all men” thing. Thank you.

[awesome-dlcookie]

I was just on Twitter where someone was commenting about the sad focus on aging for Grace and Frankie, and if I had know the poster, I was prepared to respond that the bar for good representation of women as of 2017 has been lowered to whether or not they are healthy and alive.

[foryoursexualinformation]

Doctors Are Now Saying That Menstrual Cramps Can Be as Painful as Having a Heart Attack

Finally people are starting to listen to what women have been saying all along.

And in other news, water is wet

[onlyblackgirl]

Not like women have been telling y'all this since the beginning of time or anything.

[frenchswissborder]

I mean, yeah, at one point three years ago I was curled up in a fetal position literally screaming/crying/gasping for breath on my bed in my dorm room, so my response to this headline is basically, “No shit.”

[phiralovesloki]

No wonder women are so likely to ignore heart disease/attack symptoms. If something isn’t as bad as my cramps, I figure it can’t be that bad.

[akiameokami]

THAT LAST COMMENT

[thatsyawholethanghuh-deactivate]

!!!!!

[blackmagecat]

No seriously. There aren’t enough people who understand how important that last comment is. I lost my right kidney four years ago because of “if something isn’t as bad as my cramps, I figure it can’t be that bad.”

My. Fucking. Kidney.

Don’t force people with periods to internalize and silence themselves when they have cramps!

[kyidyl]

Can confirm “can’t be that bad because period”.  I had a kidney stone and it took me like 2-3 days to realize it wasn’t my period because it basically felt like that.  Pain is normal for women (and other people with a uterus), it’s part of being a woman, and so we’re much less likely to know when the pain we’re having is bad because we deal with so much of it some much more often than men do.  Pain is not always a “something is wrong” indicator for us.  

[flyonthewallmedstudent]

jesus. I never thought of it that way.

[homotology]

Every woman rebloging this

[zialinart]

Well I was bored this afternoon so I drew my favorite space ladies in my shitty comic style to cheer me up !

[awesome-dlcookie]

when someone with talent puts all your favourites in one picture

I know nothing about the woman on the far left, but I’m glad the other four are on our side