like a skeleton key.

Ⓐ ☭ Ⓔ menos violencia, más orgasmos.

[violaslayvis]

‪Me: Do you know what intersectionality means?‬

‪A liberal: yes, of course‬

[i-have-no-gender-only-rage]

Good News of 2017

[weed-breath]

Cause we all really need to see the good that came from this shitty year.

[beachdeath]

i think a huge part of the problem here is that child stars generally perform in shows for children, and they’re styled as children, and they do interviews that are meant to be read and viewed by children. and stranger things is not a children’s television show. it’s hardly even “family entertainment.” it certainly has a kind of broad, all-ages appeal, but netflix is running the machine like any other prestige television series. and that means instead of wearing converse high tops to the teen choice awards and filming bumpers for the disney channel, these kids are walking down the red carpet at the Screen Actors’ Guild Awards in gucci and prada, and doing sit-down cover interviews for variety and the hollywood reporter. those are all very Adult Spaces, and it’s in netflix’s financial interest to maintain access to those Adult Spaces so as to solidify stranger things’ cultural standing as Prestige Television. which means packaging the kids as sophisticated and stylish little adults in all public appearances. like, compare this picture of the stars of disney’s andi mack at a film premiere to a picture of the stranger things kids at their own premiere:

the above picture is plainly kids in kids’ formalwear - bright colours, fun patterns, a t-shirt under a too-big blazer - whereas the stranger things’ kids outfits are functionally indistinguishable from something an adult might wear to a red carpet event. like, they just aren’t letting these kids be kids - which has especially dire consequences for the girls involved, as they’re being sexualized to a high degree. obviously, this is affecting the boys in the cast, too - 14-year-old finn wolfhard is having to deal with adult women saying, “call me in four years” and then having both that comment and his own reaction to it broadcast in the international press. but i think it’s coming down hardest on the girls involved. look at these photos of millie bobby brown at the season 1 premiere and the season 2 premiere. 

she’s 13 on the left and 12 on the right. 

like, it’s not… it’s not okay. let these kids be kids. let them present themselves as kids. you can still have your prestige tv show and win awards and preserve your serious, critically acclaimed brand without making the children in your cast vulnerable to sexualization and predation. end rant!

[persephones-flowers]

hey.  kids not being straight? little girls having crushes on other girls and little boys having crushes on other boys? does not equal sexualizing them. gay is not inherently sexual stop falling back on homophobic rhetoric to justify your discomfort.

[persephones-flowers]

what did i just say.  what did i just say. children being gay is not weird.  child characters in adult media like IT are inherently written for us to project our pasts onto in order to relate, so saying a child character is gay is not weird. because children are gay. and it’s not weird. 

[beachdeath]

the gay coding of eddie kaspbrak has literally been a major focus of analysis around IT since the book came out in 1986 this is fucking ridiculous

[lostindaydreams-gemz]

Please help me eat 🙏❤

I’m really sorry to have to do this again and I know that I have another donation post circulating but, since my U.C benefit is still in the process of being reinstated, I’m struggling to make ends meet and buy food. I also won’t receive any sort of financial aid (benefit) until November 25th, so I desperately need help. My Youcaring post is available here, if anyone wants to understand my situation.

If anyone can spare anything for me to get groceries I would really appreciate it, even £1/$1 would really go a long way to help me.

Donate either to my Youcaring campaign or to my PayPal ($/€ donations please use the PayPal icon on my blog)

Thank you ❤❤

[mysharona1987]

[classicladiesofcolor]

Eartha Kitt photographed in Istanbul circa 1949.

Originally shared on Facebook by her daughter, Kitt Shapiro.

[androxibot-deactivated20190428]

It breaks my heart to see how femme culture was appropriated and torn apart by non-lesbians. Even the word itself was ripped away from you and this is so cruel and unfair. Femmes deserve better. I love you all so much.

[androxibot-deactivated20190428]

What makes me doubly mad is that the reason “femme” was stolen from femme lesbians is because people wanted the oo la la factor of using a lesbian identifier that’s tied to decades of history and associated with a very specific fashion and glamour. They don’t want to pay the price femmes pay every day for being femmes though. They have no idea how strong and resilient femmes are, how powerful, they have no idea what it really takes to be a femme. I wish people respected you and your fortitude, because you deserve it.

[kny111]

Meet the New York Strippers Organizing Against Racism in the Industry

We spoke to the women behind the #NYCStripperStrike, who allege low wages, unfair treatment, and racial discrimination.

“I’m so sick of seeing my fellow dancers in New York complain about deserving what is supposed to be theirs. Listen you bumb ass fucking promoters and club owners y'all fucking up the damn money,” Gizelle wrote, describing an unfair system of wage distribution. Soon, comments and messages poured in from other dancers with similar complaints, including Panama, who’s worked in New York City strip clubs for eight years. Gizelle, Panama, and a few other women got to talking, and as their movement gained traction, the #NYC Stripper Strike was born.

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One issue for dancers in New York City, according to Gizelle and Panama, is that in the past several years, club owners and promoters have stopped hiring bartenders to simply tend bar, and instead bring in women with big social media followings to attract customers. Since both bartenders and dancers rely heavily on tips—and because dancers’ performance spaces can be next to or literally on the bar—this can lead to confusion over who gets money from customers. Some dancers even claim that bartenders have taken their money off of the dancing stage.

These legitimate frustrations have been reduced by some media outlets as a catfight between two groups of women, but participating dancers want to make it clear that this is not a “strippers vs. bartenders” battle, but rather, a fight for power and respect in a space that so often denies both from female employees. “We’re not about stopping anybody from making money,” Panama told Broadly, “We want [bartenders] to do their job and we do our job and the promoters do their job and the club owners do their job. Let’s set some rules and regulations down for everyone.” Gizelle agreed, adding that “the promoters and the managers have segregated us” by treating bartenders (or “startenders"—an industry term for amateur bartenders with social media clout) differently than dancers.

Dancers of the #NYC Stripper Strike are also shedding light on discrimination against black women in the industry. According to Gizelle and Panama, promoters rarely ever hire bartenders who are black or dark-skinned, and black dancers also have a harder time getting scheduled on nights with high earning potential and gaining access to VIP spaces.

[blackness-by-your-side]

WORD.

[swagintherain]

he does the job no one wants to do and then will be told that he’s stealing it.

[motherofpalms-deactivated202003]

The driscolls boycott is still goin on And here are ways you can help farmworkers

Donate to food chain workers alliance https://t.co/okIpzNoyEv

Donate to United farm workers https://t.co/HwgXdH4l7w

Donate to farmworker justice https://t.co/O14KKMg7KE

Donate/give supplies to migrant Farmworkers Assistance Fund https://t.co/ePbmNBVLMP

Donate to center for Farmworker families https://t.co/IReMpiEaq1

Donate to campaign for Migrant worker justice https://t.co/f2TV0Jqzd1

Donate to brandworkers https://t.co/NhTNsUrbBw

Donate to CIW https://t.co/uH5bUUGqwg

Keep in mind that Publix and Wendy’s refuse to join the fair food program

[hitthisandjustchill]

Reblogging again for the links

[kateywumpus]

Yeah. I was about to say. He’s that fast because he’s being paid by the pound, not by the hour. So he has to or else he won’t be able to make enough money to put food on the table.

[destinyrush]

A genuine question - how can you wake up and think to yourself “I’m hella proud to be American”?

[thewholeearthcatalog]

don’t confuse accents and language barriers with lack of intelligence

[cartnsncreal]

Reblog and you might save someone’s life, especially with all our Black Girls going missing #ProtectBlackGirls #SaveLife

[lazorsandparadox]

For those who don’t know what’s happening in the video, she untied her shoelaces, pulled one through the inside of the zip tie binding her hands, then tied the shoelaces together. Then, by pulling downward and back and forth on the shoelaces with her feet, she created enough friction to wear away part of the ziptie, making it weak enough to snap right off her hands.

[m3rcykill]

SIGNAL BOOST

SIGNAL BOOST

SIGNAL BOOST

[jewel-charisse-deactivated20181]

Will always reblog

[yourladyindank]

Protect all the ladies and the dudes

[your-naked-magic-oh-dear-lord]

Damn

[fenway03]

For those who don’t have shoelaces and for those who do but don’t want to trip over their own feet in case something goes wrong, here’s another way:

It’s all about quick, determined movement of your arms. To see it in action, watch the video at https://youtu.be/0Gr6HX_IKpw?t=9m – the zip ties part starts around the 8:00 min mark. The video also shows how to escape handcuffs and duct tape. And if you’re wondering what to do when you’ve got your hands behind your back, go to approx. the 0:20 min mark of the following video: “Moving cuffs from behind back to front position” (taken from thrillwriting.blogspot.de/2013/05/credit-wikipedia-disclaimer-this-is-non.html, where you’ll also find additional information on how to escape handcuffs). 

[8thwonderful]

For teach this to your kids….boys too. We don’t need to lose noone

[nasa]

Solar System: 10 Things to Know This Week

Every day, our spacecraft and people are exploring the solar system. Both the public and the private sectors are contributing to the quest. For example, here are ten things happening just this week:

1. We deliver. 

The commercial space company Orbital ATK is targeting Saturday, Nov. 11 for the launch of its Cygnus spacecraft on an Antares rocket from Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia. Cygnus is launching on a resupply mission to the International Space Station, carrying cargo and scientific experiments to the six people currently living on the microgravity laboratory. 

2. See for yourself. 

Social media users are invited to register to attend another launch in person, this one of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. This launch, currently targeted for no earlier than December, will be the next commercial cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The deadline to apply is Nov. 7. Apply HERE.

3. Who doesn’t like to gaze at the Moon?

Our Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) sure does—and from very close range. This robotic spacecraft has been orbiting Earth’s companion since 2009, returning views of the lunar surface that are so sharp they show the footpaths made by Apollo astronauts. Learn more about LRO and the entire history of lunar exploration at NASA’s newly-updated, expanded Moon site: moon.nasa.gov

4. Meanwhile at Mars…

Another sharp-eyed robotic spacecraft has just delivered a fresh batch of equally detailed images. Our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) surveys the Red Planet’s surface daily, and you can see the very latest pictures of those exotic landscapes HERE. We currently operate five—count ‘em, five—active missions at Mars, with another (the InSight lander) launching next year. Track them all at: mars.nasa.gov.

5. Always curious. 

One of those missions is the Curiosity rover. It’s currently climbing a rocky highland dubbed Vera Rubin Ridge, turning its full array of instruments on the intriguing geology there. Using those instruments, Curiosity can see things you and I can’t.

6. A new Dawn. 

Our voyage to the asteroid belt has a new lease on life. The Dawn spacecraft recently received a mission extension to continue exploring the dwarf planet Ceres. This is exciting because minerals containing water are widespread on Ceres, suggesting it may have had a global ocean in the past. What became of that ocean? Could Ceres still have liquid today? Ongoing studies from Dawn could shed light on these questions.

7. There are eyes everywhere. 

When our Mars Pathfinder touched down in 1997, it had five cameras: two on a mast that popped up from the lander, and three on the rover, Sojourner. Since then, photo sensors that were improved by the space program have shrunk in size, increased in quality and are now carried in every cellphone. That same evolution has returned to space. Our Mars 2020 mission will have more “eyes” than any rover before it: a grand total of 23, to create sweeping panoramas, reveal obstacles, study the atmosphere, and assist science instruments.

8. Voyage to a hidden ocean.

One of the most intriguing destinations in the solar system is Jupiter’s moon Europa, which hides a global ocean of liquid water beneath its icy shell. Our Europa Clipper mission sets sail in the 2020s to take a closer look than we’ve ever had before. You can explore Europa, too: europa.nasa.gov

9. Flight of the mockingbird. 

On Nov. 10, the main belt asteroid 19482 Harperlee, named for the legendary author of To Kill a Mockingbird, makes its closest approach to Earth during the asteroid’s orbit around the Sun. Details HERE. Learn more about asteroids HERE. Meanwhile, our OSIRIS-REx mission is now cruising toward another tiny, rocky world called Bennu.

10. What else is up this month? 

For sky watchers, there will be a pre-dawn pairing of Jupiter and Venus, the Moon will shine near some star clusters, and there will be meteor activity all month long. Catch our monthly video blog for stargazers HERE.

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: http://nasa.tumblr.com.

[bioethicists]

questions men should ask themselves more often

- am i being unnecessarily forceful/loud?

- am i talking over others? are those others mostly women?

- why does this person feel like that? how can i acknowledge their feelings?

- does she seem comfortable around me? if not, why?

- am i devaluing women as a joke/when they make me angry? am i insulting women’s appearance and sanity whenever they make me angry?

- am i listening to other people’s knowledge/experiences or am i only talking about my own? how can i share my knowledge/experiences in a respectful way that doesn’t monopolize conversation or infantalize others (primarily women)?

[madam-slay]

Black-ish Grandma Jenifer Lewis Opens Up About Her Battle with Sex Addiction and Bipolar Disorder

Black-ish star Jenifer Lewis opens up about her sex addiction and bipolar disorder in her memoir, The Mother of Black Hollywood, excerpted exclusively in PEOPLE

[girlnamednikki-deactivated20180]

I love when black ppl open up about mental illness -raise awareness around the issue.

[chipper671740-deactivated202006]

“Old people believe all that bullshit Fake News on their facebook home,” say I, a tumblr youth™, as I reblog an indignant social justice-flavoured post from mic dot com without fact checking. 

[theladyscribe]

BTW, mic dot com has multiple tumblrs and some of them are as follows:

micdotcom

the-future-now

the-movemnt

this-is-life-actually

And if you aren’t already aware, they are a shit company that uses its indignant social justice-flavored posts for clicks even as they do things like fire their four-months-pregnant Connections editor the week after her wedding, without warning. AFTER RUNNING A STORY ABOUT HOW THE USA NEEDS BETTER MATERNITY LEAVE/PROTECTIONS.

This, after they DID NOT fire the guy who lied about a death in his family so he could go build a treehouse and blog about it.

Also 99% of their ~top notch news~ is Huffington Post-style aggregation and NOT original reporting.

SO. Side-eye anything and everything you see by them, because there’s a good chance it’s just clickbait.

[givemeyourtired]

Thanks for putting out their other blogs, I’ve seen the eye-rolling shit from the-movement already.

[manonfireforchrist-deactivated2]

Don’t forget blatant misinformation they put out

[w32petrichor-deactivated2018122]

The founder is also former Goldman Sachs.

[notyourplayground]

*AIR HORN NOISES*

There’s never a bad time to re-up this post, but today Mic has been Mic’ing around in spectactular fashion.

Today, the founder just laid off half the editorial staff, including the only woman reporter of color in the newsroom.

- Mic is laying off staff as it pivots to video

- Mic Lays Off Dozens Just Weeks After Promising Not To

- Twitter thread by Sarah Amy Harvard, the now ex-only-woman-reporter-of-color

TL;DR - Mic.com is a crap site that treats its people like crap. It doesn’t deserve your reblogs. On the plus side, it’s an aggregator, so I promise that news is somewhere else.