Skirts And Converse

Taking life one realization at a time.

[pi4nobl4ck]

[vyvanse-user378]

Yeah, all this women don’t do this and that talk is bs. They are people like the rest of us. If women were that peaceful, racism, warring, and sexual harassment at Yahoo would stop. And by sexual harassment at yahoo, I meant the female executive going around sexually harassing women at Yahoo.

[lastsonlost]

I have enough years of retail experience to show me just our peaceful women can be.

My at the time female boss pissed off a female co-worker so much that she chased her around a table of a knife.

Also a female customer got so mad that another customer got the last turkey that she went out to the parking lot and set the other person’s car on FIRE!

I have seen so many female female fights at that job you would think I worked for the UFC.

Lord of the Flies nothing I’m surprised we don’t have an all-female Battle Royale.

[libertarirynn-deactivated202006]

Honestly reading all those angry tweets about an all female Lord of the Flies from people who normally praise needlessly all female casts because according to them an all female Lord of the Flies would make women seem like they were capable of evil and Lord of the Flies is supposed to be all about how bad men are took about 10 years off my life.

[animejebbush]

does anyone have more pictures of dogs making this face? i need to start a collection

[torridgristle]

[strippernamedsteve]

[skirtsandconverse]

[teapotsahoy]

This is a great breakdown of a trope I never thought much about: the (preternaturally) innocent sexy lady.  Some of the points he makes about the work this does for masculinity are really worth considering:

man is unthreatened by lady’s sexual history, or possibility of her judging his sexual performance

man gets to be heroically skilled for knowing things like “how to eat a sandwich” or “what is a microwave”

ignorance is sexy???

man gets to tell lady she is sexy; she doesn’t know she is sexy!  Sexiness is bestowed on her by a dude.

Two points which are not really developed by this, though, are:

I have always identified with the dude in these movies, and never really thought about it. I mean, I know How To Sandwich, so.  And also, I don’t think anyone at all would identify with the lady?  This is a weird character that I’m pretty sure doesn’t exist in real life?

This is definitely Mansplaining: Two Hour Erection.  Like, it’s a fantasy situation where the dude gets to mansplain EVERYTHING, and no matter what he mansplains, she’s like “Wow!  You’re so knowledgeable about stoplights, Brad!”

[skirtsandconverse]

It’s the same thing with overtly sexual men like Tarzan and George of The Jungle. Rocky in Rocky Horror Picture Show is an even more obvious example. 

[thetrippytrip]

[esoteric-law89-deactivated20241]

Simone is fine as hell

[angiebkxo-deactivated20180626]

why are we still sexualizing young girls?!?!?!??!?!?

[skirtsandconverse]

They are 19, 19, and 22...

[ultrafacts]

His name is Ken. He has grown up dreaming about someday having a shelter to help the stray animals that live near his home, but he never dreamed he could reach his goal so soon.

Source Follow Ultrafacts for more facts

[charmainders]

this is so adroable ;;

[ultrafacts]

Here is his site where he posts before and after updates on the rescued animals and you can also adopt: http://www.happyanimalsclub.org/

Here is Betty with her mother Emily. Emily was terrified of humans and refused to stay in the dog house that they built for her. 

This is Betty today. She finally looks like a normal, healthy dog.

Meanwhile, Emily has become a little less paranoid over time. With a little bit of patience, they are now able to touch her, and even pick her up, without getting bitten.

[syoish]

YOU CAN DONATE!!!

[mielparaoshun]

LEMME GET PAID!

[lgbtprolife]

Not fitting the blog theme but still wanted you all to see. 

[stillnotpoliticallycorrect-deac]

Oh, bless, bless, bless!

[blueeyeswhitedragon]

[kumagawa]

[moomookins711]

Target outchea comin for people’s lives 😂😂

[btjwpw]

Son I wish I could run their Facebook page

[fictionalistic]

A++ social media intern.

[bevsi]

how does anyone view non-gendered products as a problem oh my god

[skirtsandconverse]

These are hilarious, but this is a person trolling, not an actual Target representative. http://gizmodo.com/man-pretends-to-be-target-rep-trolls-angry-idiots-on-f-1724102998

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a44863/fake-target-employee-shuts-down-haters/

[ele-bee]

Diana Vishneva for Harper’s Bazaar Russia.

[thisisnotharmless]

Speaking of linguistics, there’s one particular linguistic tick that I think clearly separates Baby Boomers from Millennials: how we reply when someone says “thank you.”

You almost never hear a Millennial say “you’re welcome.” At least not when someone thanks them. It just isn’t done. Not because Millenials are ingrates lacking all manners, but because the polite response is “No problem.” Millennials only use “you’re welcome” sarcastically when they haven’t been thanked or when something has been taken from/done to them without their consent. It’s a phrase that’s used to point out someone else’s rudeness. A Millenial would typically be fairly uncomfortable saying “you’re welcome” as an acknowledgement of genuine thanks because the phrase is only ever used disengenuously.

Baby Boomers, however, get really miffed if someone says “no problem” in response to being thanked. From their perspective, saying “no problem” means that whatever they’re thanking someone for was in fact a problem, but the other person did it anyway as a personal favor. To them “You’re welcome” is the standard polite response.

“You’re welcome” means to Millennials what “no problem” means to Baby Boomers, and vice versa.The two phrases have converse meanings to the different age sets. I’m not sure exactly where this line gets drawn, but it’s somewhere in the middle of Gen X. This is a real pain in the ass if you work in customer service because everyone thinks that everyone else is being rude when they’re really being polite in their own language.

[hinallie]

Something interesting to note is also the more literal meaning behind these two phrases and how they themselves differ and oppose each other

‘No problem’, coming from a millenials mouth, within the context of helping someone – whether it be holding a door open/picking up something someone may have dropped/ect. – and, naturally, being thanked for it, implies that the kind gesture was indeed, not a problem, that it was just the thing to do, that they were happy to help and that no thanks was really necessary.

While a Baby Boomer’s ‘You’re welcome’ in contrast, says something miles different, it actually highlights the fact that the person went out of their way to help someone; almost brings attention to it in a way, saying ‘Yeah, I helped you, I did you this favor I accept your thanks.’ which, malicious intent or not, is strikingly different than the millennial downplay of their act of kindness for the sake of helping someone.

[skirtsandconverse]

I very much disagree with this generalization. In many cases, for millennials and baby boomers, "you're welcome" seems to be a formal response to "thank you". I would not necessarily say "no problem" to a boss or someone who is doing me a favor in a formal work setting, however I would say "no problem" to one of my students.

My dad, a baby boomer, seems to essentially follow the same rules, though he is most commonly in the position of power in his work situations, and defaults to "no problem" most often.

I don't understand how the original poster got the idea that "you're welcome" is only used sarcastically for millennials. That simply does not make sense to me, unless the original poster does not commonly interact with people. I switch on and off with what response is most appropriate, and in my experience, everyone I've interacted with in a professional setting, or held a door open for, seems to be the same.

I'm willing to bet that in English classes to foreign speaking people, the rule is taught much the same way.

[gioseppi]

Dear "But Hillary would be the first female president" people

You know what Bernie Sanders would be? The first Jewish President. And alongside that (though it goes without saying) the first non-Christian President.

In a country dominated by Christians, run on their values, and where ‘because the bible says so’ is considered a valid political argument, that’s just as important (if not moreso) as a female president. And while its not ever been as prevalent as racism or mysoginy, antisemitism has played a role in American history (and Western history in general), so this would also be a way to push away from that.

Just thought I’d point this out, since no one seems to be talking about it.

[sinshine-deactivated20160121]

I hadn’t even thought of that. Here, let me repeat that:

Bernie Sanders would be… the first non-Christian President.

In a country… where ‘because the bible says so’ is considered a valid political argument, that’s just as important (if not moreso) as a female president.

[skirtsandconverse]

Why are we even talking about personal beliefs and attributes in regards to who is best to elect for President? If you’re going to vote for someone, do not vote for them because they are a woman, or because they are Jewish. While it would be a historical event for either, it has no impact on their long term policies or outcome for American politics. Let’s please focus on what actually matters.

[asslord4000]

what the fuck is this

[cruxalba]

Holy shit she is racist and ignorant.

Micheal Jackson has a skin disorder, he never did anything to actually change it. Holy shit I hope she gets charges pressed on her for that one especially because imagine his kids seeing this shit.

Holy shit.

[skirtsandconverse]

Ahhh, as much as I don't agree with what she did, that is most definitely a fake account!

[explosm]

[tastefullyoffensive]

by Rob DenBleyker

[johtoleaguetrainer]

These are women. Slandering another women for not using a label.

Even after all she has done to empower young girls and women.

And you people wonder why no one listens to your incessant babbling about “EDUCATE YOURSELVES” “ DO YOU EVEN KNOW THE DEFINITIONONOONO”

Wow.

[simpleliisa-deactivated20161101]

“When you read about the real history of where feminism comes from, it came from a very political point of view. I don’t believe in bringing any politics to an idea like feminism. I love the idea that women should be celebrated, but I also believe men should be too. We need both — yin and yang.”

Her comment was reasonable. I’m guessing they’re just low case admitting to wanting to remove rights from men.

[badsjw]

I don’t care for Michelle, but I think she’s coming from a reasonable place and I respect that. Props to her for speaking up.

[thralleesi]

sprEAD THIS LIKE WILDFIRE

[skirtsandconverse]

Completely untrue. The man is stealing the woman’s purse: http://www.reddit.com/comments/345iie/

I really don’t understand how, with all of the injustices already out there, people need to make up more crap to get attention. Sad times.

[samanticshift-deactivated202404]

some probably well-intentioned fifteen-year-old kid with no life experience and limited knowledge about the world: why is everyone so obsessed with this privilege stuff. all i care about is whether you’re a good person. :)

anti-sj people: FINALLY, SOME SANITY ON THIS GODFORSAKEN WEBSITE. YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH. THE LOGIC TRUTH. PLS JOIN US IN THE LAND OF REPLACING CRITICAL THOUGHT WITH PLATITUDES. BE OUR LEADER.

[skirtsandconverse]

Because there’s never any mindless following or lack of critical thought when it comes to the extremely wide, extremely varied world of social justice.

[samanticshift-deactivated202404]

please identify the part of my post where i stated or implied that “there’s never any mindless following or lack of critical thought when it comes to the extremely wide, extremely varied world of social justice.”

[skirtsandconverse]

“Replacing critical thought with platitudes” does carry the implication that, in your mind, critical thought belongs in the world of social justice, and not with anyone who challenges the hive mindset often found in that group, aka anti-social justice people.

[samanticshift-deactivated202404]

well thanks for trying, but no. i’m criticizing anti-sj for its tendency to avoid the whole critical thought thing, not suggesting that sj people are universally great thinkers. in fact, i regularly criticize certain trends within social justice communities, as my blog shows.

bye now.

[skirtsandconverse]

I didn’t know this was such a heated reblog.

I’m not necessarily saying that the main point of your post was to say that social justice folks can do no wrong, just pointing out what I view as irony in your first post. Oftentimes I find that social justice bloggers/people are more inclined to reside to platitudes. Either way, agree to disagree.

[samanticshift-deactivated202404]

how is this “heated”? i’m not angry, you’re just wrong.

scamper off now.

[skirtsandconverse]

omg, so typical.

[samanticshift-deactivated202404]

some probably well-intentioned fifteen-year-old kid with no life experience and limited knowledge about the world: why is everyone so obsessed with this privilege stuff. all i care about is whether you’re a good person. :)

anti-sj people: FINALLY, SOME SANITY ON THIS GODFORSAKEN WEBSITE. YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH. THE LOGIC TRUTH. PLS JOIN US IN THE LAND OF REPLACING CRITICAL THOUGHT WITH PLATITUDES. BE OUR LEADER.

[skirtsandconverse]

Because there’s never any mindless following or lack of critical thought when it comes to the extremely wide, extremely varied world of social justice.

[samanticshift-deactivated202404]

please identify the part of my post where i stated or implied that “there’s never any mindless following or lack of critical thought when it comes to the extremely wide, extremely varied world of social justice.”

[skirtsandconverse]

“Replacing critical thought with platitudes” does carry the implication that, in your mind, critical thought belongs in the world of social justice, and not with anyone who challenges the hive mindset often found in that group, aka anti-social justice people.

[samanticshift-deactivated202404]

well thanks for trying, but no. i’m criticizing anti-sj for its tendency to avoid the whole critical thought thing, not suggesting that sj people are universally great thinkers. in fact, i regularly criticize certain trends within social justice communities, as my blog shows.

bye now.

[skirtsandconverse]

I didn't know this was such a heated reblog.

I'm not necessarily saying that the main point of your post was to say that social justice folks can do no wrong, just pointing out what I view as irony in your first post. Oftentimes I find that social justice bloggers/people are more inclined to reside to platitudes. Either way, agree to disagree.

[samanticshift-deactivated202404]

some probably well-intentioned fifteen-year-old kid with no life experience and limited knowledge about the world: why is everyone so obsessed with this privilege stuff. all i care about is whether you’re a good person. :)

anti-sj people: FINALLY, SOME SANITY ON THIS GODFORSAKEN WEBSITE. YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH. THE LOGIC TRUTH. PLS JOIN US IN THE LAND OF REPLACING CRITICAL THOUGHT WITH PLATITUDES. BE OUR LEADER.

[skirtsandconverse]

Because there’s never any mindless following or lack of critical thought when it comes to the extremely wide, extremely varied world of social justice.

[samanticshift-deactivated202404]

please identify the part of my post where i stated or implied that “there’s never any mindless following or lack of critical thought when it comes to the extremely wide, extremely varied world of social justice.”

[skirtsandconverse]

"Replacing critical thought with platitudes" does carry the implication that, in your mind, critical thought belongs in the world of social justice, and not with anyone who challenges the hive mindset often found in that group, aka anti-social justice people.