DCM

Millennial angst.

[iztac-coatl-deactivated20190408]

[flowersinoctober]

no offense but you know bernald sanders doesn’t give a shit about undocumented people in the u.s. so stop

[neruda-bro]

thank you like he’s voted to harm Latinos and immigrants in so many different ways and it’s so corny to see y'all celebrating him like this

[anchorbabyvevo-deactivated20160]

His proposals are to militarize the border and do Nothing about the trade deals, military interventions and global commercial institutions (IMF, world bank, wto) that the US relies on and also generate refugees, he’s literally a 2000s moderate Republican on immigration lmao

[from-zacatecas-with-love]

The difference is he’s a reasonable man that will adjust his stance on issues when people bring them up to him. Name me a candidate who will do that about an issue not motivated by capitalist agendas.

[flowersinoctober]

how do you know he’s reasonable? did you invite him to the last bbq and y'all discussed it? he’s a fuccin politician, he’s not your friend..? he knows very well what his actions can/will do. just take this critique and don’t be defensive over this old man

[dcmlowe]

Reblogging for the last comment

[dcmlowe]

“Yeezy isn’t just about the clothes – and that’s OK” 

- title originally by dazeddigital.com

“Bad clothes””That model isn’t even skinny””No one can pull those looks off irl””it’s only hyped cause he payed everybody”. 

I’m so annoyed at people that hate on someone’s creative journey. Creative outcomes can’t be good nor bad, pretty nor ugly, fat nor skinny. This wasn’t your regular fashion show, nor was it intended to be. This was a performance, entertainment at its finest, for the label freaks, this was performance art. 

Although I have added a couple of those leggings and tops to my wishlist, the show wasn’t about the prêt à porter collection. To me it seemed like it was about living the moment and experiencing it with a multitude of people at the same time. I was about sharing the passion, love,inspiration and about celebrating beauty in all things. For me it was also a massive shout out to individuality and uniqueness.  ALL the models looked so good, and it seemed to me that they were all handpicked by Kanye himself. Every single model there wasn’t your typical runway model but weren’t your average Joe either. They were so different from each other yet, together they formed a cohesive whole.

Whats more is that the show sent a message of inclusiveness not only by hosting 20 thousand guests, of which a good portion were the non-invited, ticked-purchased kind of guests, but also by live streaming it for free so anyone with an internet connection could experience it at the same time as Kanye. Kanye gets that pop culture is the one setting the trends now, the single thing with the loudest voice, the greatest pool of inspiration. So I even dare to say that this show was made for the people, by the people. 

[dcmlowe]

When Beyoncé raised the bar for any future Superbowl halftime show (which no one topped, nor ever will)

throwback to when the whole country was lit, when she had an army of female dancers on stage, an army of female musicians behind her, and then she proceeded to invite her former girl group members for the ultimate Destiny’s Child revival moment. 

It was Golden. 

[papermagazine]

Erykah Badu Drops New Mixtape, Describes It As “A Feel Good High Freaq Mix

[dcmlowe]

Just a minute so I can admire that hair. 

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Having grown up seeing all media outlets white washed as well as all known beauty idols being white, the current and long overdue changes that are affecting the entertainment industry are hard not to notice. My attention was mainly drawn to the fashion industry where well-established Houses have no longer demanded a certain look to contribute to their runway homogeneity. It’s all about individuality now.

I was most surprised when Chanel had afro american models walk the runway sporting their natural hair as opposed to slicked back, straight, white conformist styles. Chanel has always been a great innovator but I also thought it was a huge traditionalist. So when even Chanel was adopting this change, i.e. embracing the cultures and individuality of it’s models, frontiers for change were further pushed. Globally, the same message was sent into the fashion industry: afro hair is cool, different and beautiful, and it shouldn’t be masked nor disregarded.  

[papermagazine]

Jaden Smith looks super-chic wearing nail polish and a mini skirt in his new Vogue Korea shoot

[dcmlowe]

Jaden Smith at the forefront of defying gender norms and archaic social values. 

[dcmlowe]

“Come for the preliminary discussion about subverting mainstream beauty norms, and stay for your new favorite tell-off fuccbois anthem?”

[yoursummerdreamz]

[amillionbillionmiles]

[meninthistown]

Layered effect.

[dcmlowe]

Loving this

[dcmlowe]

(via Matt Smith to play Robert Mapplethorpe in upcoming biopic)

[tomorrowsofyesterday]

um hello yes i have a conspiracy theory, it’s called the systematic oppression of people of color and women leading to an underrepresentation of both groups in the media and in leadership roles, idk maybe that’s why all the 20 acting noms are white and all the director noms are men

[dcmlowe]

(via Why does Hollywood sideline women behind the scenes?)

Even though they were the best screenplay writers last year! Didn't even read the rest o the article because I'm already blown away. 

[thegaptwo]

Well this isn’t creepy at all. Merry Christmas and Happy Everything

[dcmlowe]

It's quite obvious female artists like Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé and FKA twigs are voicing their opinions about gender equality (or lack thereof) in the music industry and if you haven't heard, you're either culturally ignorant or Amish. It turns out that even though the media is saturated by female pop artists, the army that create and help personify these female artists are largely compiled by soldiers of the male gender.

This next article in Fusion breaks down the statistics and the disparity across the industry very clearly. I can't disagree with the writer because the numbers don't lie, women are very, very underrepresented in the industry. But that raises my next question: even though there are proportionately less female artists at the top of the charts than men (and behind the scenes of said artists too), are women even able to reach out to the public en masse and relate to a large population through their music like men have done or is there just less investment in female artists by their male-run companies? One could also argue (in the lack of data) that less women in the world major or start a career in anything to do with music therefore there are less women holding jobs at higher places in these companies.

Whatever the scenario, if these female artists insist on shedding light on this problem, they as women should do as they say and choose to collab with more female techs, producers, writers etc and bring them to the forefront instead of letting men control their careers. Show some girl power peers are more likely to follow suit instead of simply acknowledging the problem or worse, ignore it. ✋🏽

[dcmlowe]

How to culturally appreciate and not culturally appropriate

It’s a minefield out there – here’s a guide to knowing whether you’re respecting or you’re ripping off

Most of us have (un-)consciously appropriated a culture. 

It's a sensitive subject and obliges one to look at oneself and take in regard their actions and participation in this widely debated phenomenon. 

With all this information available, does one feel called to change one’s ways? 

[dcmlowe]

The logic step

There is no denying that there is a prevalent gender gap in today’s history. There are plenty of facets and examples one can take to prove such disparity. The trend that links them is that women are at a disadvantage: in any objective comparison between genders, women are less, receive less and have less, but they certainly don’t do less as it’s proven across numerous researches. Even though the gender gap has decreased substantially over time, it has now reached a bit of a halt and there are no economic factors that justify the existing ratio between men and women other than the personal preferences of those in charge, largely of the male gender.  However, there has been an increase in a different kind of movement. That of feminism. 

Social media has seen a great wave of self professed feminists rise and as they have come forward and advocated their beliefs, the inevitable collaborations gave way to the subsequent formation of feminine collectives. For instance, all-female art collectives don’t rule out collaborations with men but focus mainly on sharing, exposing, inspiring and protecting females. Not only are these collectives micro communities, helping members grow as artists by inspiring others alike but they also bring forward the issue that the art industry is a male dominated world where galleries expose mostly male artists. The ladies aren't equally represented so it called for this kind of action, where they come together and support each other in their endeavours.  

“ Growing up in a society where images for and of women are actually created by and for men leaves little room for a healthy, unbiased view of the female gender. This destructive culture of a one-sided representation needs to change. “  http://www.dazeddigital.com/photography/article/18815/1/the-ardorous-manifesto

[dcmlowe]

Just around the riverbend

Adults are fakers

When do you know you have grown up? When do you know you are the embodiment of an adult? Is it wrong that I still feel like a kid? 

Technically I’m an adult, I’m over 18 so that makes me legally emancipated, I’m my own person, I’m independent from my parents and I actually don’t need them as much as I did when I was five. But when does one actually start feeling like an adult, is it when you get your first “serious” job, when you buy your first home, when you’re fresh out of uni? Is this an objective issue or is it subjective to whomever poses the questions? I know I don’t feel like an adult. I like to act childish and to be selfish; I weigh decisions based on the premise of less effort needed and greatest immediate pleasure. I don’t think of the consequences nor would I like to start to think about the repercussions of things I’ll enjoy doing. That doesn’t sound like an adult way of thinking, does it. 

As cliché as it sounds I live day-by-day, enjoy the little things in life like a hot coco cup, the smell of dawn, the sun on my face or even a blizzard through my hair. I’m good at making up the beginning of great plans and leaving the ending unwritten so I never know what it will bring me. Sometimes I go on great adventures and other times I end up at home glued to the TV or laptop. 

Having difficulties in planning the end of my day transpires into my inability to plan for my future. I have no idea what my profession will be nor do I know where to get started, there’s so many things I want to do that I‘m overwhelmed with the possibilities. I think real adults would be able to plan for the future, or at least accurately predict it. I thought I was going to be a fighter pilot; turns out I don’t even like the inside of jets, discipline or authority. The joke is I only realised this too late - years after I had tried and failed at the RAF. 

I guess this monologue stems from my inability to commit to a certain uni course. The choice I have to make that will define the next few years and possibly the rest of my life is quite daunting. Why do I need that degree vs this degree, what are my career prospects, how much will I earn? This used to be the criteria I used to choose studies but I 86ed them (this summer, 2 months ago) when one of my previous choices deemed to turn into 2 miserable years at Uni. Am I going about it the wrong way? How would an adult make this decision? What would an adult do?Whatever the case I need to make this decision. 

In spite of that, I find solace in the notion that there’s no so such thing as an “adult” or an adult way of thinking; that everybody’s faking it; that they’re just as much of a commitmentphobe as I am or that they have their own list of childish phobias. Maybe we are all just a bunch of big kids trying to look around the riverbend that is life and the closer we look, the farther it seems. I might as well just jump in this motherfucking river and accept that I’ll never be able to look around the riverbend from where I’m standing so I might as well have a bit of fun, recline on my inflatable banana and let the currents take me there.