Jessibels

I'm a secular humanist, intactivist, feminist, atheist, LGBT and Intersex ally. I'm an anti-spanking and cry it out children's rights advocate. Pro breastfeeding, peaceful parenting, homebirth, and babywearing. I'm a socially liberal (obviously) pro-choice libertarian. I'm for decriminalization of marijuana use and possession. Also a body mod and craft beer enthusiast. Have at me!

[overpricedvodka]

The CMAs got their ratings...and then deleted Beyonce from their social media.

So I just took a stroll on over to their Twitter account for the Country Music Association, and sure enough, there’s no mention of Beyonce (or the Dixie Chicks) anywhere.  The coverage of last night’s show is very comprehensive, with photos of each winner (as they should have) and either gifs or video clips or tweets of every performance.

No mention of Beyonce.

So then I went over to CMA World, which is the main page for the Country Music Association.  I read all of their press releases about the CMAs, but they were mostly focused on the winners.  There was mention of Tim McGraw’s performance and Little Big Town’s performance, so I wasn’t really surprised Beyonce hadn’t been recognized.

So then I went over to the webpage for the actual CMA Awards because they have a list of all of the performers and presenters.

No mention of Beyonce.

So they just used the biggest pop star on the planet to give them a ratings boost in the face of the World Series because a lot of their viewing audience was siphoned off by that game.  They filled in the extra space with the Beyhive and then pretended nothing ever happened because their ignorant fanbase got all up in their feelings about it.  Mind you, Beyonce did not ask to perform – they came to her because “Daddy Lessons” is a great song…and they knew she was ratings gold.  They asked her and then she asked if she could bring the Dixie Chicks with her.  There’s no mention of the Dixie Chicks on any of ther sites either, but country music still hates them.  The only reason they were there at all is because Beyonce – the invited guest they’re now ignoring – wanted to have them there.  Natalie Maines thought she’d never perform on that stage again and only did so because Beyonce asked them to.  That’s the power of Beyonce.  And I can’t believe the Country Music Association scrubbed any mention of her from their social media after the fact.

No wait, yes I can.  The CMAs are definitely Donald Trump’s America.  Brown people are to be used, but not respected.  All of this is why I’ve never been to a country music concert and why I vet my country music artists in a way that I rarely vet other musicians.  Before I listen to your album, I have to see where you are on the table of equality and in how close proximity you are to racism, bigotry, and feathered bangs.

Why are some white folks just so nasty and rude?  I truly don’t understand what we did to Fox News Whites to make them so hateful all the damn time.  You aging like buttermilk because your spirit is sour.  Get right.

[opricat-deactivated20190919]

[conflictingheart]

Little bird is a monet painting

[awwww-cute]

[birdsonqs]

‘Bee Colorful’ by Jennifer Cridlebaugh

[herotherpapi]

Squeeze her ass in public and throat in private

[kumagawa]

in the face of tragedies people will joke about shit until they have to face actual consequences and its disgusting on an evolutionary level

[thresholdofzero-deactivated2018]

I support these things

[gizmo-efg]

yes because god forbid let people say what they want.  fuck that free speech shit. 

[thresholdofzero-deactivated2018]

The first amendment is protected from government censorship. It does not protect you from other citizens.

Especially when you’re in Highschool and make a joke about shooting up a public space.

So why don’t you shut the hell up and stop defending absolutely vile fucking people and the shit they say because they think the Internet is some magical place that doesn’t have consequences.

[its-blazing-cat-deactivated2022]

Censorship by citizens is equally atrocious you fuckwad.

[thresholdofzero-deactivated2018]

Awe, people can’t spew their bigoted, hateful bullshit without other citizens calling them out?

Cry me a river, child.

[its-blazing-cat-deactivated2022]

Yeah you act all high and mighty until you’re the one being called the moral degenerate. Until you’re having your ability to speak what you want without having your life ruined revoked. It is only a matter of time until you run out of food to feed the monster and it devours you too.

[thresholdofzero-deactivated2018]

Considering I am not a moral degenerate, a homophobe, a racist or any other type of bigot, I am not at risk of this happening.

And no one is saying that you can’t say what you want.

But if you don’t think before you speak, or if you think that spewing bigotry is going to be met with anything other than hostility, that’s on you.

Say what you want.

But don’t complain when you have to deal with the consequences.

[reproductivejusticeandliberty]

Teenage boy: *wishes out loud on a public platform they could massacre LGBT people* Internet: *takes notice* Dickwads: omg that’s his freedom of speech how dare you infringe on that. -V

[icardamome]

A butterfly’s dream

[imagineagreatadventure]

[kaisketch]

I’ve been having bad days and drawing this helped me remember things.

I hope it helps you, too.

[f-e-m-i-n-i-s-m]

Why I'm pro-choice

Because it’s the pregnant person’s choice what happens to their body

That’s it, thank you for reading

[wvnderlst]

Linköping, Sweden

[theconcealedweapon]

Poor Person: I need food stamps so I don’t starve.

Conservative: That’s lazy. Get a job.

Poor Person: Fine. I got a job, but it doesn’t pay enough. The minimum wage needs to be raised.

Conservative: Still lazy. Go to college so you can get a better job.

Poor Person: Fine. But I’ll need financial assistance to afford college.

Conservative: Still lazy.

Poor Person: Fine. I went to college, put myself in debt, and got a degree. But the only jobs I can get without experience are unpaid internships. Businesses should be required to pay their interns.

Conservative: …

Conservative: Still lazy.

Poor Person: How the hell do you expect me to get out of debt?

Conservative: It’s your own fault. You choose to go to college even though you couldn’t afford it.

Poor Person: But you’re the one who keeps telling poor people to go to college. Are you saying that I’m lazy if I don’t go to college, and lazy if I do?

Conservative: Yes.

Poor Person: Then what the hell should I do?

Conservative: Be born rich.

[apiologic]

[simonbaz-deactivated20160110]

[magencubed]

Yes.

Good.

[ohyeahcevans]

[tellmeoflegends]

Did you know: Chris Evans gets panic attacks. Yes, he does. This is one reason why he’s very private and didn’t really do any meet-and-greets on the Avengers’ sets.

It amazes and inspired me that a man who does what he does can do it, even with an anxiety disorder. You go, Chris.

[missgryz-deactivated20130907]

This is why I get so upset when I hear negative comments about Chris and how he doesn’t seem as out-going as the rest of the Avengers cast. I remember hearing people complain about how he’s ‘rude’ and the like and it’s sad, because I highly doubt he intends to come off that way, he’s just more reserved than the others.

I remember hearing once that he actually went to seek psychiatric help before accepting the role of Captain America because of how anxious he felt regarding it. As well as the fact that he already played another Marvel superhero and he was concerned how comic fans would react to his playing another hero in that universe.

Just because someone’s in the entertainment industry doesn’t mean they’re going to be incredibly outgoing off camera just as much as they appear to be on camera. Some people just really enjoy acting; they’re not the characters they portray nor are they like their costars nor are they going to be incredibly outgoing because of their choice of career.

[fieldbears]

#the body language in the gifs is killing me

Who among us hasn’t had that awful fucking “I know I shouldn’t be ashamed to admit I needed help from a professional but here I am feeling like shit” face when talking to someone about mental health stuff. Ugh. My heart

[hckleinman]

His being open about therapy is really important. It will help other people who need help feel less ashamed about it. This is more important than meet and greets.

[wearyewe]

ALSO (because I forgot earlier)! When he is in situations where he’s the center of attention (for example press tours for Marvel movies) he’s always really hyper, and goofy, and dorky? And people kept saying things like “OMG HE’S SO DRUNK!” 

The thing is though? People with anxiety? Some of us do stuff like that. We overcompensate and we end up being goofy, hyper, excitable, etc. And sure, that sometimes makes it look like we’re drunk or inebriated. But we’re not. Our brains are just working so fast, we’re freaking out, and we’re having a fight or flight response. We’re trying to make sure we don’t come across as being “weird.” But in those circumstances it presents itself as Happy Go Lucky Drunk Goofball. 

I dunno, that really bugs me when people are like “Where’s his handler? How’re they letting him have so much alcohol?” No, that’s just an anxiety response.

[waywardfreebird-blog]

That last comment though. I had no idea other people do this too.

[marauders4evr]

So…am I the only one who remembers The Origin of Donnie?

[pebbleinthepond]

WHERE THE FUCK WAS I WHEN THIS HAPPENED!?

[marauders4evr]

It was one of the saddest TV moments of my childhood! Donnie’s parents were originally very similar to Nigel and Mirianne. They befriended an orangutan mother and her son and taught them a single sign in sign-language: family. One day, poachers attached the orangutans. Donnie’s parents intervened and were killed for doing so. The villagers nearby sent their bodies to sea. Out of love and gratitude, the mother orangutan briefly ‘adopted’ Donnie, who was only a toddler. A year later, they stumbled across Nigel as he and the Thornberrys were filming. The orangutan decided that Donnie needed a human family and put Donnie in Nigel’s path. The Thornberrys, of course, adopted him, having personally known and respected his parents as great naturalists. 

[warwithinmymind]

What the fuck was Nickelodeon !??

[linrenzo]

^was way WAY better then the shit they show on it now that’s what

[brother2thenight]

Beuh I remeber this. Nick used to hit you with that heavy shit. Remeber Rugrats in Paris or the episode when they talked about Arnold’s parents???

[proudly-pro-choice]

Do you believe that minors should be able to have abortions without their parents? I think it's so wrong. I had you, you need my permission. If they want to go off and have sex, they should face the consequences

I am 100% for minors having abortions without their parents’ permission because of people that think like you. You may have brought this child into the world, but they aren’t your property.

Subjecting a CHILD through a pregnancy as a punishment for having sex is not only stooping so low, but cruel. Do you know what actually helps? Sex ed. Forcing them to continue an unwanted pregnancy and rushing them into parenthood so you can shove it in their face is awful. This isn’t taking away their video games for talking back. This is forcing a child to have a child.

Teen pregnancy carries a high rate of illness and death among both parent and child. You’re willing to risk that for an “I told you so”?

-Allie

[flamingomd-deactivated20240122]

youmightbeamisogynist:

And is, literally, defined as fucking torture.

Not only that but you’re basically saying their child, your grandchild, is a burden and a punishment.  You’re condemning a new child to grow up resented and possibly neglected.  There are no positives to forcing a minor to carry a pregnancy to term. 

[socialjusticesummoner]

I would 100% categorize anon’s mindset as child abuse

[geekandmisandry]

It grosses me out that people need parental consent in so many places or have to work around that consent by having a Judicial Bypass.

[saturnalia-and-chill-deactivate]

Here’s a quick checklist for parents:

Are you trying to control your child’s genitals, how they use them, or when they use them, outside of logical suggestions?

If you said yes, congratulations! You’re a pile of shit. They’re not your genitals to control. You can educate, you can give them condoms or condoms and birth control (can’t really give a penis-having kid BC), but you shouldn’t try to control them.