Sarlett

This blog is NSFW and Intersectional Feminist bisexual,Female,25,Gender abolitionist, certified peer sex-educator, half-Peruvian/half-white;Light Skinned and privileged. I try to tag all my explicit nsfw posts as "nsfw". Blacklist it if you only want to follow me for other things because I do post a lot. Life Goals Wish List "But why should we die while we can live? And while we live the kissing and communing cannot cease nor yet the striving and the horrid strife" -D.H. Lawrence

[gothicprep]

imo we need to swap the phrase “no one will love you until you love yourself” with something to the effect of “if you dnt recognize your own value, you’re a lot more likely to put up with mistreatment that you dnt deserve”

it’s not rly a matter of self-love as much as it is being able to stand up for yrself when you need to, and even though the latter is part of that process, it’s still not the same thing

[ladysarlet-blog]

Moving!

I don’t plan to post much more here any longer. If you want to keep touch, please send a message! 

[schmergo]

In defense of Belle’s yellow dress

I’ve seen a lot of hullaballoo about Belle’s dress in the new BEAUTY AND THE BEAST movie—it’s not historically accurate, it’s too plain, etc. While I agree that from a purely aesthetic standpoint, it’s not my favorite gown, from a CHARACTER perspective, I think it’s perfect.

There’s a lot of talk about Belle being ‘odd,’ but the old animated movie doesn’t really explore that. The new movie shows more of Belle’s personality as someone who approaches things in her own way, who is creative, who genuinely does come off as a little different. Look at her other costumes in the movie. She almost certainly makes her own clothes- look at her quirky, practical village dress, with the tucked-up skirt so that she can be more active, or the whimsical flower embroidery on her brown traveling cloak.

We all saw Belle get frustrated by the giant frou-frou dresses that Madame de Garderobe tries to put on her (she literally escapes from under them). I would not be surprised if Belle cut and sewed up one of those old dresses to make one that fit her size, her style, and her desire for free movement. She’s lived in a village her whole life—she knows nothing about the high fashion of her time—but she knows what she likes and what she imagines. The dress is very light, flowy, and if you look closely, the layers of the skirt aren’t hemmed, they’re cut off. Her ear cuff and the simple lines of the dress don’t look like 18th century France, but they do look like Belle.

Maurice says about Belle’s mother, “I knew a girl who was so different, so daring, so ahead of her time that people mocked her until the day they found themselves imitating her.” Belle is ahead of her time, and she creates her own style.

Just look at her gorgeous wedding gown at the end of the movie. This is not an 18th century ballgown, and it’s VERY different from the dresses that the Prince’s guests wear at the beginning of the movie. This is a Belle creation, too. 

I actually want to delve into this ‘ahead of her time’ concept a little more. This movie is very obsessed with the concept of ‘time.’ From the giant clock tower on the palace to the clock character to the falling rose petals that measure the fleeting time until the curse is permanent, to the way the villagers all instantly snap into action the second the clock strikes, the idea of time and schedule is everywhere. The songs all talk about “tale as old as time,” ‘forever,’ etc. 

Belle resists that. She’s the first one awake before the rest of the village springs into motion, singing about how every day is like the one before. She talks the Beast out of trapping Maurice in the castle “forever,” and then later, gets out of that ‘forever’ herself. The rules about the curse even change when the Enchantress transforms the dead Beast back into a living Prince when Belle says “I love you” after the time limit has run out. When she reads books, she likes to be ‘transported’ to other places and times. Belle defies time, while the villagers and the Beast are all defined by it.

When we first meet the Prince, he is fascinated by fashion, and everyone who surrounds him is dressed in the height of style—of their time period. His castle is a monument of Baroque art and over-the-top modern style—and he appreciates none of it. There is so much detail and so much beauty surrounding him that he’s become completely blind to it. Belle changes that. She shows him the beauty in everything around him, re-introduces him to what makes his castle gorgeous all over again. In that famous ballroom scene, the ballroom is incredibly ornate, but the Beast is focusing only on her, in her simple, bright gown as a focal point. She’s given him something to focus on, symbolically and literally.

When Belle comes down the stairs in a dress that’s completely her own style, the Beast doesn’t sneer at her unfashionable dress the way he would have before the curse—he’s in awe of her beauty.

And because of all of that, I think Belle’s dress is  perfect.

[tenderleelee]

I keep repeating, “Self-control is just empathy with your future self” and it’s honestly saving my life right now.

[unflatteringcatselfies]

this is my angel olympia she’s soft and nice

[wistfullycountry]

[gimmekurtisconner]

parenting an angsty teen

[beyonceblockedme2]

leak the full track

[drinkpisspissblood]

Me from 2005-2009 like literally

[ghosthierophant]

leak the dad’s track instead

[ladycibia]

Christmas mood

[upthehillart]

Masters of Death

[upthehillnsfw]

Pretty witches

[keumza]

Diana, Trevor

[hannahdreamsofducks-deactivated]

Cecil is an emotional baby pt. 2

[voidbunbun--moved]

NET NEUTRALITY HAS JUST BEEN REPEALED:

But, our battle for Net Neutrality does not end right there.

They still have to go to court for it, and Congress’s bill to Save Net Neutrality will save it.

There is still faith, and hope for Net Neutrality to live.

KEEP FIGHTING.

KEEP FIGHTING FOR OUR FREE AND OPEN INTERNET!

[passinnotesinsecrecy]

THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER TEXT ‘BATTLE’ TO 384-387!!!!!!!!!!!

[dreammausoleum]

Net Neutrality has been Repealed.

As predicted, all three men voted to dismantle the protections. Please go to their twitters and call them gopher fuckers.

You may panic, but be smart. There are plenty of lawsuits waiting in the wings. Net Neutrality repeals have failed twice before when taken to court. However- do not bank on it, there is always a chance for this slimy shit to slither right through.

What you should do right now is call Congress and tell them what you think.

If we are quick enough we can force them into using the CRA- the Congressional Review Act. You can tell them you want that. 

We have 60 days to do this.

Here’s a link with some info.

You’ll see a script on your screen, or you can say something like this:

I support Title II net neutrality, and I urge you to use the Congressional Review Act to pass a “resolution of disapproval” reversing the FCC’s December vote to repeal the Open Internet Order.”

You also need to call your Senators and Representatives, especially if they received money from any telecom companies (Verizon, Comcast, AT&T and so on). Give. Them. Hell.

You can also Text “BATTLE” to 384-387 to use a simple chat-bot to send a message to your lawmakers.

Text “RESIST” to 50409 for ResistBot.

Here is a page from the ACLU with instructions.

If you are outside of the US, consider donating to these organizations- they will continue the fight for the free internet.

https://www.eff.org/

https://www.aclu.org/

https://www.freepress.net/

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/

https://www.publicknowledge.org/

https://www.demandprogress.org/

REMEMBER. THE BATTLE ISN’T OVER UNTIL YOU GIVE UP.

NEVER TIRE, NEVER STOP WATCHING.

[niggazinmoscow]

This thread is the purest form of girls having girls backs.

[wasongo]

I’m sure most of you have heard Patreon won’t be implementing its patron fee system anymore. While I was personally not affected badly by the mass panic, don’t forget to subscribe back, if it’s within your means, to creators who continue to use the platform.