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Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
Finally, a sane celebrity who doesn’t bend the knee to feminist bullshit.
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My god I love her.
I know people are gonna get salty af about this but by God she’s RIGHT.
When Brad Pitt did Fight Club, he was cutting weight for every single scene to maintain his physique at 155. I’ve you’ve ever cut weight, you know how horrible that must have been. He did it because they needed a “look”.
Changing Tatum said his Magic Mike body doesn’t last for more than five days. He starved down and dehydrated his already fit physique for a “look”.
The male soldiers on Spartacus: Blood and Sand were eating pretty much chicken and veggies for every meal to maintain a “look”.
Why is this such a big deal? Because all these characters are considered physical goals for men. These are actual unobtainable physical standards for men. Male body image issues get swept under the rug so often that some people don’t even think they exist.
You want proof? Just check out that scene in Captain America: First Avenger where Cap just transformed into that beautiful beefcake of a man. Agent Carter’s actress just HAD to touch them muscles, it was completely unscripted.
Chris Evans had to wear shirts so small they physically hurt, and he dislocated a shoulder during the helicopter scene in Civil War. But who cares, girls got to wet their panties watching Captain America flex.
If we are talking about unrealistic physical standards of male fitness given to us by movies, I would like to mention Hugh “Wolverine” Jackman here.
Yeah, he is ripped, isn’t he?
Well, it is true, but to get that kind of definition, he went through 36 hour period of dehydration, which caused him to temporarily lose 10 pounds of “water weight”.
Thus during the fight scene he was filming, he was a hair breadth from blacking out whole time, just to look unrealistically muscular.
As he said during interview with Steven Colbert, “If You go three days without water, You will die. Then, when You are halfway there they shout ‘Roll it!”
It’s the same with professional bodybuilders who get into periods of extreme fasting and dehydration to lower their fat-to-muscle ratio to inhuman levels, all in hopes of making their muscle definition a bit better.
According to experts, healthy body fat percentage for a healthy male ranges from 8% to 20%, depending on height, lifestyle and numerous other variables.
Fitness model and professional bodybuilder Helmut Strebl also known as “World’s Most Shredded Man” as he supposedly managed to get his body fat percentage below 5%…
… But only when he partakes in competitions, since it is not humanly possible to live with such low fat percentage of one’s body for longer periods of time.
I mean, yeah, he keeps a draconian training regime, as well as a very strict diet even off-season, but looks much more human then…
There are documented cases of incredibly fit and muscular bodybuilders fainting on the stage in the middle of their flexing routines, as well as several who outright died, because of cardiac arrest caused by their blood becoming too thick, due to long dehydration…
And let’s not forget about Muscle Dysmorphia, colloquially known as “Megarexia” or “Bigarexia”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_dysmorphia
Yeah, it’s a thing, but it’s barely talked about, since it’s apparently not manly to admit to having problems like that, which also creates problems with researching this particular disorder…
So… Thanks Hollywood?
I had no idea that most people who looked like this are dehydrated until I read posts like this.
dehydrated to the point theyre about a day away from actual organ failure okay so chris hemsworth is a absolute god of a man, but hollywood says ‘thats not good enough’ and for the thor movie he has to spend several days having the juice squeezed from his body untill he looses about a gallon of whats supposed to be him so that he can do 2 days of shooting scenes without his shirt, after which he has to have recovery time before he is hospitalized because i am not joking about ‘one day away from organ failure’ thats the benchmark- look at chris hemsworth and process that he is told he isnt suitable for a shirtless scene without prepping for three days and nearly fainting
real feminism acknowledges the unhealthy standards that men are held to. radfems brush them off as non-existent
guys, feminism is for you, too. it’s for all of us.
(I’m a dude so I don’t want to get mansplainy about feminism but there are tons of really good articles out there outlining the very specific differences in the execution of this objectification, sexual fantasy versus power fantasy, etc. I suggest reading up on those because they are talking points in feminist theory too. Feminism isn’t the enemy here.)
But I don’t want to derail the topic and just add that yes, dehydration is a thing that people use to look trimmer and more muscular all the time! They also take diuretic drugs (like the ones we prescribe for people with congestive cardiac failure) to accelerate this. One pill could make you urinate up to 70 fluid ounces more in the span of a few hours, and if you are healthy, that is water you absolutely need to survive. Not to mention prolonged use may lead to chronic kidney disease. Things like dizziness, confusion and decreased athletic performance may occur also. But hey, you look better in pictures, I guess?
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“I didn’t want us to end up like this. This is exactly what I was afraid of. I didn’t want us to act like strangers, or maybe even less because we can’t even hold eye contact, because we can’t ever talk again, because we can’t ever know each other again. And maybe I loved you so much that I wish we hadn’t fallen in love, just so I could have kept you by my side, even if it wasn’t as a lover.”
— Excerpt from a book I’ll never write
WK8// trying to get back into making more decorative spreads
◼️◼️◼️ 11.5.18 ◼️◼️◼️
I submitted my family law coursework yesterday so with that out of the way I can now focus on revision 🙌🏻 I have MCQ in my exams so today I condensed one topic of my notes on defamation into a few pages of bullet points.
“who said it?”, pt. ii
this time, we’re going to have a list of the common and popular quotes you find all over the place that are quoted all the time and their authors!! enjoy! (: (find pt. i here)
“Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”
An Old Astronomer to His Pupil, Sarah Williams
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.”
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, Robert Frost
“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
Albert Camus
“Do I dare disturb the universe?”
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, T.S. Eliot
“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.”
East of Eden, John Steinbeck
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.”
Paradise Lost, John Milton
“Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.”
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer
“We live as we dream—alone.”
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
“To the stars who listen— and the dreams that are answered.”
A Court of Mist and Fury, Sarah J Maas
“We are all broken. That’s how the light gets in.”
a mashed up quote from Leonard Cohen and Ernest Hemingway
“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”
Theodore Roosevelt
“Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage at the dying of the light.”
Do not go gentle into that good night, Dylan Thomas
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.”
Helen Keller
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’“
C.S. Lewis
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
Oscar Wilde
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
Oscar Wilde
“If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.”
multiple authors (incl. Malcolm X, Alexander Hamilton, Irene Dunne)
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
Mark Twain
“There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.”
The Truth About Forever, Sarah Dessen
and there we have it, a collection of popular quotes from others! i hope this was helpful, and stay tuned for pt. iii and more!
yours, joce xx
“In whatever you choose to do, do it because it’s hard, not because it’s easy. Math and physics and astrophysics are hard. For every hard thing you accomplish, fewer other people are out there doing the same thing as you. That’s what doing something hard means. And in the limit of this, everyone beats a path to your door because you’re the only one around who understands the impossible concept or who solves the unsolvable problem.”
— Neil deGrasse Tyson
bad study/school habits to drop
like seriously, drop them asap.
they’re toxic and prevent you from being productive and doing your best. change won’t come right away, but do your best to stop these bad habits.
comparing yourself to others. in anything, we tend to compare ourselves to others even though we know how unhealthy it is. stop comparing yourself to your friends and classmates because everyone works in different ways at different paces.
complaining. i get it. nobody wants to write multiple essays or do fifty math problems. it’s either you do it or you don’t. if you don’t do it, there’s nothing to complain about. if you do the assignment, why complain if you know you’ll finish it anyway ? complaining is counterproductive and honestly quite annoying.
being negative. “i’m gonna fail this test.” “i can’t do it.” everyone says these things to themselves, including me. sometimes i’ll say “i don’t understand anything” even though i’ve barely tried. speak your success into existence and put in the work. believe in yourself or at least accept the situation if you didn’t prepare enough so you can do your best.
cramming. if you know you have a test on friday, start studying a few days before. rather than spending a whole 3 hours studying the night prior, study in smaller increments several days beforehand. take your time to understand the concepts. cramming stresses the body by trying to force memorization which usually doesn’t end up well.
going out when you have homework. i get it. you want to hang out with your friends, but you really should get your work done. make an effort to finish most/all of your work before you go out. personally, the fact that i have work to do lingers in the back of my mind which lowkey stresses me when i’m trying to have fun. who wants that ?
procrastinating. you all know why you shouldn’t do it so there’s really nothing to say. it’s one of the worst habits to have, and i hope we can all work towards getting rid of it.
p.s. thank you to everyone who disagreed with my advice but gave me feedback in a polite way. i’ll keep editing slightly because i usually write these at the end of a long day so sometimes my intended meaning doesn’t get across to some people.
hey if ur ever feelin shitty use this
Holy shit I’m trying not to cry.
i really needed this one tonight
Do it!!!
I need to cry
EVERYONE DO IT
I fully expected to be Rick rolled and I was instead very, very pleased
DO IT
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i nearly cried on the train. i needed this really badly, thanks fam
hope your pets stay healthy in 2017
I almost didn’t blog this and felt guilty
Not risking it
hope ya pets even healthier in 2018
IF YOU NEED TO CALL 911 BUT ARE SCARED TO BECAUSE OF SOMEONE IN THE ROOM, dial and ask for a pepperoni pizza. They will ask if you know you’re calling 911. Say yes, and continue pretending you’re making an order. They’ll ask if there’s someone in the room.
You can ask how long it will take for the pizza to get to you, and they will tell you how far away a dispatcher is.
Here is an example video
Reblog to literally save a life
I’ve done this. I’m alive because of this.
My flat-mate’s date for the night was almost as drunk as her. She had passed out in her room and locked the door. He refused to leave because he wanted to have sex. He also demanded food because he was dealing with “whiskey dick”. He didn’t like the lack of food in the fridge. I called 911, did the stuff stated above, and he was getting PISSED about how long the “order” was taking. He took my phone, demanded they “hurry the fuck up”. Police arrived two minutes later, arrested him, and helped me file a police report. Pressing charges wasn’t necessary because he had warrants on him from THREE different states for the very thing he planned to do to me. Several months after this happened one of the officers informed me he was charged with two felonies because he crossed stay lines, and will be serving no less than 35 years in prison. The officer ripped into my flat-mate about her bringing home complete strangers, while drunk, knowing full well this shit could happen.
This was 14 years ago.
Do the pizza order, do it as calmly as you can. The dispatcher I spoke to said things like this:
“If he’s drunk say you want mushrooms.” I said I want extra mushrooms.
“If he’s threatening you with sexual assault say you want onions.” I said I want onions.
She went like this with different toppings and sauces for a description of him, like pineapple if he’s blonde, black olives if he’s tall, extra large if he’s tall, etc.
They’ve heard this sort of coded call before. They’re trained for it. They will understand what you’re saying. Order the pizza.
Really though. I’m in training for dispatch and this was one of the first things they taught us. Pretend you’re talking to a friend or relative, pretend you’re ordering pizza, we’ll figure it out. We’ll word questions so you can answer in an easy, casual way. Please, just make the call and we will do everything we can to help you.
Reblog to save a life
27/11/2017 ~ 11:32 PM My bad for being MIA for the past two weeks; I’ve been completing and my homework and such I swear I just haven’t been bothered to post
The bullet journal spreads from the past two weeks and I’m currently working on this week. The mildliners have added what I think is a really nice touch to my journal!! A lot has been happening at school lately and soon reports will be coming TT Since it’s late here, after this I’ll be calling it a day // Have a good one everybody~~
Currently listening to ♪ : Moonlight melody / Red Velvet
i never posted this lmaoo??? a spread from may :-)
nov.27 | day - 89
Today’s notes ft. a memo pad booklet I bought from Daiso some time ago :D I tried using my camera to take photos this time but my hands were shaking af so sorry for the quality ahaha.
day 27 of @justjasminestudying ‘s challenge
27. What do you want to be when you’re older? Why?
If I were to answer this question a few months ago, I would have said ‘Do I look like I have a choice? I’m suffering in dental school’. But now that I’ve dropped my major, I’m thinking about a career that involves books and writing. Maybe an editor or a translator. I don’t know for sure but let’s see what the future holds for me. (And I need to get into uni first :P)