stuff that isn’t pink enough for my main

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[obeliskandmetronome]

[raqhaelia-deactivated20241212]

“The Flinch” by Julien Smith

[animentality]

[rounni]

[neoyorzapoteca]

“Princeton University psychologist Susan Fiske took brain scans of heterosexual men while they looked at sexualised images of women wearing bikinis. She found that the part of their brains that became activated was pre-motor areas that usually light up when people anticipate using tools. The men were reacting to the images as if the women were objects they were going to act on. Particularly shocking was the discovery that the participants who scored highest on tests of hostile sexism were those most likely to deactivate the part of the brain that considers other people’s intentions (the medial prefrontal cortex) while looking at the pictures. These men were responding to images of the women as if they were non-human.”

— Kat Banyard, The Equality Illusion: The Truth about Women and Men Today (via intimatum)

[lightningbuster]

It’s funny how sacabambaspis is like the funniest looking animal in every hypothetical except for that one picture that makes me feel like I’m about to be killed

[lakesbian]

[thehollowestknight]

[awkwardinot]

[ampervadasz]

[summerash17]

Advanced maneuvers

[hoodiegal]

Schmovement

[kosmogrl]

[liberalsarecool]

Vote for progressives. #DSA #ZohranMamdani

[victusinveritas]

[hirsuteandcute]

I'm just going to say it - body hair (and beauty standards in general) is truly one of the final frontiers of women's issues in the West. Too many women just love their gilded cage too much. It shocks me how virulently women will defend it. I barely open my mouth and the "well I like how it feels. it just makes me feel cleaner. sensory issues. I do it for me. feminism is about choosing (to conform)." brigade come rushing in by the dozens.

Well I don't like how it feels. I don't feel cleaner without body hair. I don't prefer not having body hair. But who will advocate for women like me, but me? For women who do like hair removal, they are advocated for every time they step out of the house and see 99% of the female population also conforming to that standard, or when they watch a movie and see all the shaved actresses, or view an advertisment, or open a magazine, or watch a music video, or scroll through social media, or walk down the streets without receiving insults and glares for having a completely normal bodily feature.

You genuinely can't even point out that hairlessness is a man-made standard without women losing their shit and acting like they are totally immune to propaganda they've been exposed to from birth. I'm so tired.

[scenograph]

The Art of My Neighbor Totoro (1988 art book)

[rosecrystal]

HEY SO CAN I GET SOME OF UR ATTENTION ON WHAT’S HAPPENING IN ALBANIA RN

So the government approved a $4 billion luxury tourism development project covering 2.6 million square meters across the Portonovo coastal area in Zvërnec and nearby Sazan Island. IT IS BACKED BY THE INVESTMENT FIRM LED BY KUSHNER AND IVANKA TRUMP.

The people are angry and are protesting in the thousands because of environmental destruction (The construction cuts straight into the highly sensitive, protected Vjosa-Narta lagoon ecosystem famous for its flamingos) and absence of transparency from the government.

The situation turned explosive on May 30 at the Zvërnec project site when a peaceful protest turned violent. Private security guards clashed with locals and used pepper spray, which accidentally hit state police officers and journalists, too. They also dragged and physically assaulted a protester. This caused protests to start in the capital as well.

The protests have been peaceful. There are claims going around foreign media that protesters burned down the PM house. That’s not true, it’s older footage from another unrelated protest (and it’s the house of former dictator, not PM). However, yesterday, even though the protest was peaceful, the police tried to escalate it by spraying high pressure water on protesters, amidst who were also children. This is unacceptable and breaks international law.

As of now, protests are ongoing and still peaceful. Prime Minister Edi Rama offered to meet with a 20-person activist delegation to negotiate, but protesters completely rejected the invitation, demanding the immediate cancellation of the contracts and the resignation of the cabinet.

Also albanian media have been covering everything up and not talking about the protest or what’s going on. We are hoping for some international pressure on top of the protests and as many eyes on us as possible!

ALBANIA IS NOT FOR SALE

[fishpondfish]

it is impossible to watch a movie. every night i think i want to watch a movie. no movie gets watched. because it's not possible

[organicmatter]

guys i just found out about this site that does a daily guessing game, it’s phylogenetic wordle- so fun!!!

[michaelnordeman]

Gute sheep/gutefår. Värmland, Sweden (April 1, 2018).

[hymnism]

[redlipstickresurrected]

Anastasia Trusova aka Анастасия Трусова (Russian, b. 1988, Ivanovo region, Russia, based Eynatten, Belgium) - Light of Aurora, 2021, Paintings: Acrylic on Canvas