Behold! A Woman With No Impulse Control

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(this story will continue tomorrow.)

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That's the end! I hope you enjoyed this mini-series. :]

[hope-for-the-planet]

This probably wasn't the creator's intent, but this so reminds me of how some people react to folks who are trying to make progress on addressing environmental issues (or honestly any societal issue).

"Don't you feel foolish trying to make progress when the goal you're working toward is so far away??"

It's not a perfect metaphor--we are not nearly as insurmountably far away from accomplishing environmental goals as the knight in this comic, and every step we take along the way makes the situation significantly better.

The only way to get from where you are to where you want to be is to start walking. Every step is progress.

[cannibalchicken]

[toastyglow-rb]

1920s gangster voice: when you stare into the boid the boid stares back

[iloveyou9]

[evilkitten3]

context according to instagram:

original image from the magazine:

[grovedg]

Found a scan of this issue on the Internet Archive (it's the back cover). This scan is 4000x6000 for all your high resolution needs!

La Domenica Del Corriere v60 n29 1958-07-20 (Darwin-IA) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

La Domenica Del Corriere v60 n29 July 20 1958, Milan, Italy, 36 pages, 40 lira.Front and rear covers by Walter Molino.

[pomme-poire-peche]

The caption reads: "Defeated by roses. Near Turin's Lingotto station, along a lonely path, Miss Guida Concetta Rinino, 28 years old, who was bringing a nice bunch of roses to a relative, was accosted by an unknown young man. The young woman, rather than losing heart, defended herself with extraordinary energy, using the bunch of flowers as a weapon. So it was that the scoundrel, his face all scratched up, had to flee. (Drawing by Walter Molino.)"

[teaboot]

Incredible. At a distance I understand how the woman might appear to be the abuser and the man the sympathetic victim, but the second you zoom into the man’s face the pink-cheeked rage- not remorse, or rejection, or embarrassment- not heartbreak or despair- but RAGE- the deeper story speaks itself into your suspicions.

And the bit where they’re HER roses? Almost a relief, but also sadder, as she will arrive at whatever event without them, or with them destroyed.

Do you think when the righteous anger and anxiety and annoyance fade, when she arrives at her destination- will her loved ones applaud her? Will she be proud? Will her hands shake? Will she walk home with company from then out, and for how long?

In this moment, she is provoked into anger. Anger is good- it appears strong. But look at his face. Would you put it past him to linger there after dark, in case she returns alone?

What story will HE tell, of ‘I was perfectly polite, but she didn’t even give me a chance- women like that, they’d swoon for a jerk in a heartbeat, but kind and flattering men like me?…”

I love this piece. It paints both stories while illustrating the power dynamics and struggles at play. This should be shown in art classes

[kakushimiko]

I really appreciate that the artist, Walter Molino, drew the man with an angry/frustrated face, making sure that the man is not innocent at all here; he accosted the woman to the point she had to violently defend herself. Had the man been drawn screaming or crying, this picture could be misconstrued even more easily by incels like the one in the first post

[sheaymin]

30 Years of Pokemon - dev GAMEFREAK / do not reupload.

[dogtoks]

[latchofficial]

[coldpapernightmare]

hey, that dogs whole job is to point at birds, and it is indeed pointing at a bird

What more do you want?

[chickenwaffles17]

hey you ever think about how the Cullen's love-bombing eventually replaced Bella's personality?

She mentions multiple times in the books that she despises expensive gifts, and the ones that actually leave an impact on are her Chevy and the wooden wolf bracelet Jacob gives her. The Chevy is second-hand from Billy, and the bracelet was carved by Jacob. They hold value to her because they have personality; they speak to her tastes and were given to her with those tastes in mind.

She loves her Chevy, but it is eventually replaced with a sleek, expensive designer car gifted to her by the Cullens. She adores the bracelet but Edward puts an designer charm on it to remind her of him.

Even her clothes, which she insists are fine and suit her, are replaced with branded sweaters, dresses and heels.

She hates the idea of any kind of marriage but Edward holds vampirism over her head to get what he wants. Even when she agrees to marry him (against her will) she wants to keep it simple, wanting to simply drive to Texas and get married via a drive thru- Alice begs Bella to allow her to plan the wedding and it's easily more ostentacious and expensive than her birthday party in New Moon, which she describes as "a hundred times worse than I'd imagined"

They get rid of her preferred aesthetics in hopes that their consumerist one will stick, and one of the last things they do to her is literally strip her of her humanity.

She becomes a cold, perfect creature and as a result, is no longer allowed to have ties to her father, mother, her best friend or the interests she had before. She's converted into a Cullen and this shit is supposed to be romantic.

[afriendlyirin]

#oh hey it really is mormon (via @quasi-normalcy)

[bitchesgetriches]

Reblogging for consumerist Cullens.

[the-wanton-house-wife]

You’re welcome 🧄

[voyage-of-the-porn-spreader]

tgis is so fucking funny to me. they accidentally Rock Lee'd a retired racehorse

[voyage-of-the-porn-spreader]

imagine youre a fat horse and your new neighbour is a personal trainer

[voyage-of-the-porn-spreader]

horse that reads Marcus Aurelius

[voyage-of-the-porn-spreader]

I was wrong. they didnt rock lee him. this horse is literally Gai. and i wish he was my dad

[whereareyourightnow]

[Walton Goggins] shares one moment that he chose as a first for the Ghoul. When he touches Lucy’s back as she gets sick, “That was the first time I’ve ever touched anyone in this show that wasn’t to harm them. I just want to put my hand on her back.” (x)

FALLOUT - The Wrangler

[blignick]

[canadiangold]

[incendavery]

so satisfying!

[bynine]

DRAGONITE + MAGIKARP - WATER/DRAGON

if it finds someone shipwrecked out at sea, it tries to guide them back to land. however, its hopelessly poor memory and sense of direction means it's rarely successful

[oneheadtoanother]

[draconym]

i would rather see the information for an event handwritten in sharpie on a paper towel than see another AI generated flyer

[aj-living-life]

Saving this post to show my boss who I told the AI flier makes us look lazy and ignorant, and offered to hand draw one. She still printed tons of ai fliers and I'm tempted to make a better one just because it annoys me so much.

[aj-living-life]

Fun update: event was canceled because literally nobody rsvp'd to the AI flier.

[jollyfurydragonballer]

[windcalling]

it’s fun watching something at a competition like this because the audience reactions tell me what’s ESPECIALLY impressive to a knowledgeable audience, as opposed to me, for whom it’s ALL basically magic

[vimeddiart]

Doodle of my waking situation this morning

[bunjywunjy]

tiny prophet spotted

[bunjywunjy]

THE INSECTS ARE IN AGREEMENT

[bunjywunjy]

dear my fellow southern wisconsinites, it looks like we may get a rough start to winter this year (number 5)

[deryn-the-goblin]

Are you supposed to read them right to left or left to right? How do you know if you’re reading the wooly worm backwards? 🤔

[bunjywunjy]

you read it from the head end! in the infographic, the "head" is on the left. (in my pictures their heads are on the left as well)

[saltedweather]

@bunjywunjy how accurate were your prophets this year?

[bunjywunjy]

we had an extremely harsh opening and now it's snowy and milder, so I'd say pretty dang accurate