Madame Hanni

Sometimes I like to think I'm funny. Sometimes it works.              I write nonsense at: madamejohanna.com

[arabwife]

I can’t wait for the day a woman’s strength isn’t dictated by how much abuse she can endure

[profeminist]

8 Transgender-Friendly Lingerie Brands to Support Instead of Victoria's Secret

It may be the "fantasy" of far-right conservatives that trans people don’t exist but that fantasy isn't reality.

“On Friday, Victoria’s secret was out: the international retailer doesn’t support trans or plus-size people. VS’s chief marketing officer and executive vice president of public relations Ed Razek admitted to Vogue that they intentionally don’t have trans or plus-size models on the runway at their event.

“Shouldn’t you have transsexuals in the show? No. No, I don’t think we should,” Razek remarked during the interview. “Well, why not? Because the show is a fantasy.” It may be the fantasy of far-right conservatives that trans people don’t exist, especially after the Trump memo. However, in a country where nearly 3% of teens are trans or gender nonconforming and the average woman is size 16/18, the fantasy is just that — unreal, unnecessary, and exclusionary.

Following a long silence on the clearly anti-trans and anti–plus-size statements, Razek clumsily walked back on the comments: “To be clear, we absolutely would cast a transgender model for the show. We’ve had transgender models come to castings… and like many others, they didn’t make it…But it was never about gender. I admire and respect their journey to embrace who they really are.”

In response to their continued refusal to cast trans or plus-size models, here are eight lingerie and undergarment brands you can support that actually embrace our communities.

Read the full piece here

Also: Victoria’s Secret Doesn’t Want Plus-Size or Trans Women Walking the Runway

“The 70-year-old Razek, who is part of the casting team that chooses the models for each show, gave some bizarrely out-of-touch answers in the interview, lambasting critics as being “haters” who want too much diversity in the show and describing trans models as “transexuals.” He comes off as a complete joke and absolute asshole and is clearly the reason the company is stuck in 2005.”

[liberalsarecool]

Jemel Roberson, a real life hero, was murdered by police. For being black.

What command did he refuse? Why was deadly force needed? Why are police acting without any training?

[kingantlion-deactivated20231130]

Fucking remember his name. He’s the literal good guy with a gun you conservatives keep talking about and he was gunned down.

[partialbirthabortion]

a society that allows people to starve when there is food has failed. like. that’s it.

[randomslasher]

People arguing with this saying, “why do people deserve food for free???” is honestly just further proof of the failure. 

[madamehanni]

have I earned Hufflepuff any house points BITCH I AM SINGLEHANDEDLY CARRYING THIS HOUSE TO VICTORY WHILE ALSO HELPING MADAME POMFRY IN THE HOSPITAL WING *AND* SAVING THE SCHOOL FROM CURSED ICE FREEZING STUDENTS TO DEATH STAND DOWN JANE I’M HUFFLIN’ AND PUFFIN’ ALL OVER THE SCHOOL GROUNDS #BENDYKUUNTOUT

[overpricedvodka]

The US pretending to bring democracy to other countries is so funny when we vote on a non-holiday workday where people can wait up to six hours for a machine that may record their vote incorrectly to defeat a minority party that controls all three branches of government.

[novelroadto1mil]

If you’re a Hufflepuff and you procrastinate everything plausible raise your hand

[humansoflatecapitalism]

[garbage-empress]

remember this whenever politicians start advertising themselves as “tough on crime” or start talking about a crime wave all of a sudden.

[cvltcryptid-blog]

I know I don’t have a ton of followers, but just a reminder that there are currently prisoners striking in America over forced labor in the prison system, which is basically a firm of legal slavery.

[atlanxic-deactivated20250205]

sometimes you say or do bad things while you’re in an awful mental place. sometimes you say things that are rude or uncalled for or manipulative. and i’m not going to hold that against you. mental illness is hard, and no one is perfect. but once you’re through that episode, you need to take steps to make amends. you need to apologize.

“i couldn’t help it, i was having a bad episode” is a justification, not an apology.

“i’m so fucking sorry, i fucked up, i don’t deserve to live, i should stop talking to anyone ever, i should die” is a second breakdown and a guilt trip. it is not an apology.

when you apologize, the focus should be on the person you hurt. “i’m sorry. i did something that was hurtful to you. even if i was having a rough time, you didn’t deserve to hear that,” is a better apology. if it was a small thing, you can leave it at that.

if you caused significant distress to the other person, this is a good time to talk about how you can minimize damage in the future. and again, even if it is tempting to say you should self-isolate and/or die, that is not a helpful suggestion. it will result in the person you’re talking to trying to talk you out of doing that, which makes your guilt the focus of the conversation instead of their hurt.

you deserve friendship, and you deserve support. but a supportive friend is not an emotional punching bag, and mental illness does not absolve you of responsibility for your actions. what you say during a mental breakdown doesn’t define you. how you deal with the aftermath though, says a lot.

[nebet-ren]

This is the most carefully-nuanced discussion of this I think I have ever seen. Thank you for writing this.

[5oil]

[wndasmaximoffs]

[kuntsuragi]

captain america coming out of the ice like

[plainsonglady]

[nadhie]

my dad just exploded into laughter out of nowhere and told me ‘imagine the lion king but with sea lions’ he has been chuckling about it for 5 straight minutes now

[nadhie]

apparently it doesn’t matter that i’ve told him 10 times it’s the monkey who raises the newborn and not the lion himself, this is the scene he has been imagining

“he can’t raise his kid over his head”

[wakingfromthewater]

I want it

[crockpotcauldron]

okay but have you considered

[imaginarylock]

quality content

[thorinobsessed]

Extreme quality

[janetbrown711]

@squorkal can it be my job to find you seal posts? Because I want that job

[squorkal]

[writing-prompt-s]

A dating service where matching is based on people’s search history exists. You’re a serial killer. You go on a date with a writer.

[endreams-s]

Serial Killer: metaphorically, if you were to kill someone, how would you do it?

Writer: Air shot between the toes, it’ll look like a heart attack.

Serial Killer who is obviously in love already: *sucks in a breath* ok

[honeypressed]

Writer: how long would it take to die if you were to potentially stab someone in the guts

Serial killer: anywhere from 2 to 30 minutes

Writer, already bringing a ring out: *shaking* thanks

[moonreflectioninthefragglepond]

A++ addition

[cloudsinsummertime]

hot take: hrt, gender therapy and trans surgeries should be free

[cloudsinsummertime]

if cis people don’t have to pay to have a body that doesn’t make them dysphoric, neither should trans people

[daisto-deactivated20181027]

So by that logic does that mean that I should get anti-depressants and all the other pills for my mental issues for free because the people who don’t suffer from them don’t have to pay to have them?

[cloudsinsummertime]

yes

[fun-with-colors]

And does that mean that corrective lenses should also be free, because people with good vision don’t need to pay to see clearly, and that devices to aid in mobility for people with limited mobility (from crutches to (practical) canes to wheelchairs to prosthetics) should also be free, because people who don’t have limited mobility don’t need to pay for them?

[cloudsinsummertime]

yes? why does everyone in the notes keep trying to come up with gotchas lmao everything to do with healthcare should be free

[tabbytheravioli]

Then by that logic, healthy food and clean water should be free because without food and water we will die. Also, without water, hygiene will be minimal therefore increasing the chances of disease.

[bintilleil-deactivated20200510]

Yes. People should have access to a healthy happy life and the whole point of a society is to support eachother and work together. how brainwashed by capitalism are you to think food and water shouldn’t be free in an ideal world.

[cherryseltzer]

this post is such a wild ride every time. ‘so by this logic, people should have free access to the things they need to live and survive?????????’ like yes bitch, all of it !!!

[quotespile]

“Everyone is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.”

— David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest

[hufflepuff-headcanons]

what if real muggleborns are writing the “muggleborns in Hogwarts” head canons as a way to talk about what actually happens to them there because they can’t say it directly due to the statute of secrecy

submitted by thehufflepuffsyellowballoon 

[hufflepuff-headcanons]

515. I feel like hufflepuffs look super innocent and soft but really we’re kinky af

submitted by anon

[madamehanni]