Jynx, You Owe Me A Soda

Fashion Designer, Echelon, Illustrator, and I've got a boner for anything Disney.

[nouveauricheprincess-blog]

shawty got the applebottom jeans, the boots with the fur, the breastplate of iron +10 with the +25% fire resist enchantment

[xx-raespexx-deactivated20170630]

the whole guild was looking at her

[makemelaughblog]

[prokopetz]

I’ve seen this image going around, and I feel compelled to point out that it’s only half-right. It’s true that high heels were originally a masculine fashion, but they weren’t originally worn by butchers - nor for any other utilitarian purpose, for that matter.

High heels were worn by men for exactly the same reason they’re worn by women today: to display one’s legs to best effect. Until quite recently, shapely, well-toned calves and thighs were regarded as an absolute prerequisite for male attractiveness. That’s why you see so many paintings of famous men framed to show off their legs - like this one of George Washington displaying his fantastic calves:

… or this one of Louis XIV of France rocking a fabulous pair of red platform heels (check out those thighs!):

… or even this one of Charles I of England showing off his high-heeled riding boots - note, again, the visual emphasis on his well-formed calves:

In summary: were high heels originally worn by men? Yes. Were they worn to keep blood off their feet? No at all - they were worn for the same reason they’re worn today: to look fabulous.

[nebcondist1]

so then how did they become a solo feminine item of attire?

[prokopetz]

A variety of reasons. In France, for example, high heels fell out out of favour in the court of Napoleon due to their association with aristocratic decadence, while in England, the more conservative fashions of the Victorian era regarded it as indecent for a man to openly display his calves.

But then, fashions come and go. The real question is why heels never came back into fashion for men - and that can be laid squarely at the feet of institutionalised homophobia. Essentially, heels for men were never revived because, by the early 20th Century, sexually provocative attire for men had come to be associated with homosexuality; the resulting moral panic ushered in an era of drab, blocky, fully concealing menswear in which a well-turned calf simply had no place - a setback from which men’s fashion has yet to fully recover.

[rifa]

FASHION HISTORY IS HUMAN HISTORY OK

[alliartist]

Thank you, history side of tumblr. That “stay out of blood” thing has been driving me mad.

[casey-jane-lewis]

Wait. So, you’re telling me that the reason straight boys dress horribly is because they’re not over a 100 year old gay panic?

You’re telling me that the gross, baggy, shapeless menswear that has been almost singlehandedly ruining my life is the result of a bunch of dudes in the 1900’s collectively going ‘AAAAH WHAT IF THEY THINK WE’RE GAY’

Fuck that shit. BRING BACK MENS HEELS

BRING BACK MENS TIGHTS

MAKE MEN SEXY AGAIN

[weloveshortvideos]

The moment your dreams die.

[thequantumsystem-deactivated202]

Leave room for people with memory problems in your activism. First off, stop expecting everyone to know off the top of their head which famous people (or activists, or tumblr users) are problematic and why. Some of us literally cannot remember this information.

And when you’re arguing with someone about something social justice related and they can’t come up with any specific examples, keep in mind that they might have memory problems and this doesn’t necessarily mean you’re right.

Remember that people with memory problems exist and we can’t participate in activism the same way that others can.

[hoomunracing]

This is literally the first time I’ve seen a post about memory problems. Thank you @transtrendsetters.

[thequantumsystem-deactivated202]

You’re welcome! Nobody’s talking about memory problems but we really need to be talking about them.

[jynxthecat]

Thank you so much for this. I'm so sick of being told "you obviously don't care about something if you don't remember it!" It's hurtful and completely wrong.

[gotitforcheap-deactivated201611]

[cl-hilbert]

A Tasting Menu of Female Representation:

The Bechdel:

two or more women talking to each other about something other than a man

The Mako Mori:

at least one female character with her own narrative arc that is not about supporting a man’s story

The Sexy Lamp:

a female character that cannot be removed from the plot and replaced with a sexy lamp without destroying the story.

Chef’s Specials:

The Anti-Freeze:

no woman assaulted, injured or killed to further the story of another character.

The “Strength is Relative”:

complex women defined by solid characterization rather than a handful of underdeveloped masculine-coded stereotypes.

[priscellie]

[roseromantic]

Interior of Esterhazy Castle, Austria

[richevans]

[astrayan]

so i watched star wars with my 10yr old niece and as soon as luke appeared on the screen she gasped and yelled “look its troy bolton!!!”

[astrayan]

I CAN’T EVEN BLAME HER THO LOOK AT THIS SHIT

[ricequeen]

[profashionall]

never forget

[mvcsvi-deactivated20170807]

i feel like my computer is gonna catch a virus just reblogging this…

[baby-yaga]

if youve seriously thought about making a zootopia-sona

youre a fucking furry. thats a fucking fursona. dont lie to yourself. dont lie to me. dont lie to god.

[primordialsandstonedevice-deact]

space just doesnt even mean anything. like i cant actually even fucking understand how big the sun itself is. this is just concepts to me at this point. nothing means anything. life is a game and there are no rules

[fang11803]

[nihilisa-frank]

[talesofnorth]

i think my panties are ghost too because they suddenly disappeared into thin air [x]

[batmanisagatewaydrug-deactivate]

breaking news I’m officially gay for this one

[loveholic198]

[grimphantom2]

LOL this reminds me of this one

[zody]

Wait wow now… the beak is a fake? So he can communicate with no mouth..and without his beak he sort of looks like…

DAFFY WAS A MARTIAN THIS WHOLE TIME!?????

[tyrantisterror]

Is that why Queen Tyrah’Nee was attracted to him?

[questbedhead]

[cuteskitty]

(x) My “If it fit I sit” cat pokemon series. 

[wolftyla]

stressed. — lemon balm tea. bloated. — peppermint tea. slow metabolism. — green tea. nauseous. — ginger tea. sleepless nights. — chamomile tea. common cold. — elderflower tea.

[lalalalyndsey]