#levi strauss

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[firstknightvulion]

Been a fan of Fear and Hunger for a while but only recently have I started seriously playing the game. I have a few favorites.

Marilevi got me early and sunk its claws in. Never letting go. As evidenced by my earlier drawings. Such a fun dynamic. Samarie is fun too.

Pencil on paper by me.

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[cebra-gris]

As Lévi-Strauss said, the encounter between genders is the space where nature and culture confronted each other for the first time. Furthermore, it is the starting point and origin of all culture.

Tal y como lo decía Lévi-Strauss, el encuentro entre los géneros es el espacio donde naturaleza y cultura se enfrentaron por primera vez. Además, es el punto de partida y origen de toda cultura.

Sex was the first component of the natural attributes of homo sapiens on which artificial, conventional and arbitrary distinctions were marked: the basis of all culture, especially the first cultural act, the prohibition of incest, which divides women into eligible and ineligible for sexual coexistence. It is clear that this function of sex was not accidental. Of all the 'natural' impulses, inclinations and tendencies of the human being, sexual desire was and continues to be the most irrefutable, evident and socially univocal. He turns to another human being, demands the presence of another human being, and makes great efforts to transform that presence into a union. It seeks unity and makes anyone feel incomplete and deficient unless they are united with another, no matter how fulfilled and self-sufficient they may be in other ways.

El sexo fue el primer componente de los atributos naturales del homo sapiens sobre el que se marcaron distinciones artificiales, convencionales y arbitrarias: la base de toda cultura, especialmente el primer acto cultural, la prohibición del incesto, que divide a las mujeres en elegibles y no elegibles para la convivencia sexual. Es claro que esta función del sexo no fue casual. De todos los impulsos, inclinaciones y tendencias 'naturales' del ser humano, el deseo sexual fue y sigue siendo el más irrefutable, evidente y socialmente unívoco. Se dirige hacia otro ser humano, exige la presencia de otro ser humano, y hace grandes esfuerzos por transformar esa presencia en una unión. Busca la unidad y hace que cualquier persona se sienta incompleta y deficiente a menos que se una a otra, por más realizado y autosuficiente que sea en otros aspectos.

Culture was born from that encounter between genders. In it, culture showed for the first time its creative capacity for differentiation. Since then, the intimate cooperation of nature and culture in all things sexual has not ceased, much less been abandoned. From that moment on, the ars erotica, an eminently cultural creation, has guided the sexual impulse towards its satisfaction: the union of human beings.

La cultura nació de ese encuentro entre los géneros. En él, la cultura mostró por primera vez su capacidad creativa de diferenciación. Desde entonces, la íntima cooperación de naturaleza y cultura en todo lo sexual no ha cesado, y mucho menos ha sido abandonada. A partir de ese momento, el ars erótica, una creación eminentemente cultural, ha guiado el impulso sexual hacia su satisfacción: la unión de los seres humanos.

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Because, you know: jeans, girls, sex, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. Poster for Levi’s featuring Ida Van Bladel - 1971.

[rabbitcruiser]

Levi Strauss Day

They’re comfy. They last for years and years. They don’t require dry-cleaning or any other kind of special treatment. They’re perfect for a number of occasions, from a trip to the grocery store, to a walk in the park, to an evening at the pub, to a number of even semi-formal social occasions. They’re incredibly versatile, meaning they look good with pretty much everything, from t-shirts to smart blazers. In fact, you can’t imagine life without them at all.

What are we talking about? Jeans, of course! This iconic garment is more than deserving of it own holiday, as is Mr. Levi Strauss, a man without whom jeans as we know them might not exist at all.

“In the old days, people used to risk their lives in India or in the Americas in order to bring back products which now seem to us to have been of comically little worth” – Levi Strauss.

The History of Levi Strauss Day

Levi Strauss was a German-American businessman born in Bavaria on February 26th, 1829, who came to the United States with his family the mid-1800s when he was 18 years old. Strauss began as a dry goods wholesaler in San Francisco, California, where he sold various items such as clothing, bedding, bags and handkerchiefs to settlers, many of whom had arrived in California to take part in the gold rush. Needless to say, the hard physical labor required of the miners of the day and those building new railroads made it difficult for them to find clothing that would last for more than a few months without falling apart at the seams. One day in 1870, one of Strauss’ clients, a tailor named Jacob W. Davis was approached by a woman who needed a pair of exceptionally strong working pants for her husband, a woodcutter. Her request prompted Davis to make a pair of pants from the denim he’d bought at Strauss’ shop that he then strengthened with copper rivets to reinforce the stitching. Word of the new article of clothing and its endurance spread fast, and soon Davis was not able to keep up with the demand for his invention, nor did he have the resources to open a larger tailor shop or obtain a patent. Falling further and further behind and afraid someone else would steal his idea, Davis decided to ask for Strauss’ financial backing in the filing of a patent application. Strauss agreed, the patent was issued, the two men became business partners, and Levi Strauss & Co was born.

How to Celebrate Levi Strauss Day

Levi Strauss’ story is considered to be the quintessence of the “American Dream”, a belief that all men and women were created equal and that hard work, ambition and creativity are all that is needed to become successful, both financially and otherwise. Levi Strauss’ family was anything but wealthy, with his father making just enough money as a peddler to keep the family afloat until he died of tuberculosis, a tragedy that plunged the Strauss family into poverty. Regardless of any and all setbacks, however, Levi Strauss managed to make an enormous amount of money. Strauss was not the stereotype of a stingy, rich miser, however–far from it. Throughout his life, he made numerous donations to various orphanages and other charity organizations. That’s why a great way to celebrate this day would be to read the biography of Levi Strauss or any other man or woman who has achieved success through hard work and dedication, and then used his or her money and influences to help others.

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'Sup Guys 👋☺️ How are you all?

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My personal trainer after several months:

[Image description Levi's ad from the 1800s showing two horses pulling at a pair of jeans. Text reads "It's no use they can't be ripped"]