"I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process."

[merlinladies]

MERLIN 3.01 | The Tears of Uther Pendragon

[vincentandsunflowers]

I've never been so attracted to a woman in my whole life. 😩

[artofpalestine-blog]

Boycott Israel Cheat Sheet: Cosmetics, Health and Personal Care

When I began this blog, it was my intention to keep it strictly focused on the art of Palestine, and not to use it as a sounding block for pro-Palestinian politics. This is not to say the two things are unrelated – to the contrary, the art coming out of Palestine and from those living in exile is often explicitly political, and in all cases is shaped by the ongoing occupation of Palestine. My feeling was, and largely still remains, that this is a place for contemplation rather than debate. In light of the latest assault on Gaza, however, I have been doing a lot of talking with friends about BDS. What started as a conversation bemoaning the affiliation of MAC cosmetics with Zionist causes rapidly turned into a project; I spent the better part of a day compiling a list of cosmetics, health and personal care brands to avoid if you’re boycotting Israel, along with alternative products to use.

The process was abysmal. Surely, I have taken care never to underestimate US corporate ties with Israel, but even so, the explicit connections and the vast scope of products involved is frankly demoralizing.  That said, the boycott of Israeli goods is a vital step towards liberation for Palestine, and if you are interested in learning more, visit the BDS website and consult the list below.

A note about the scope and content: I focused on health and beauty items because they are the items I use most in my daily life, and because my friends – who seem disproportionately to be incredibly beautiful and well-groomed femmes – wanted to know about the products they are using. To do an exhaustive list is impossible at this juncture, though I hope to make lists focused on different sales arenas in the future. Topically, it bears repeating that Palestine is a feminist issue – we as women and/or feminist advocates should remember this as we make choices about the kind of products we buy for our bodies.

The list is after the cut, please share widely! 

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[vincentandsunflowers]

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[vincentandsunflowers]

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[vincentandsunflowers]

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[mellitula]

Hetero guy who is unconcerned about Tumblr adult content ban: Why do you need Tumblr for porn? Why can’t you just go onto Pornhub and masturbate to 10mil videos of the ugliest dudes you’ve ever seen in your life punching girls in the back of the head like me??

[dopeybeauty]

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[touchmyfishstick]

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[toocoolforusername]

When your bottom becomes a top

[sectumsempraworld]

[reasonsnottoeat]

every fucking day i think when when when

[vincentandsunflowers]

So sad!

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[lao-pendragon]

My knight in shining armour No, not all knights greet the king like that. Only Sir Merlin. Although he had only gone to a patrol. You should see them when Sir Merlin visits Ealdor once a year…

[vincentandsunflowers]

I love this. <3

[aurora-daily]

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[vincentandsunflowers]

The idea of beauty

You are going out for the night and you get dressed nicely. You put on your best clothes, make sure they match your shoes and you put on your makeup. Why? Because you want to look beautiful. And part of beauty, is makeup. Woman have worn makeup for hundreds of years. Since then the idea of the female face has changed. In order to be pretty there is a list of things you must have. In order to not sound like a broken record, like most people who mention societal idealizations of beauty, I don’t care to mention gender roles or the expectations of the female body. I want to merely bring up the fact that the structure of a beautiful female face is not what you were born with anymore.

Beauty is what the female face looks like AFTER the application of makeup. Very few girls are born with the societal norm of beauty. So in order to compensate girls started to change their face to fit this standard. After years of this I believe the problem got worse and worse. Girls began to wear more makeup. And then society adjusts to how that looks. So now, when a girl does not wear makeup at all her face looks ‘sick’ and ‘bare’. The natural face is unappealing compared to the face every girl wants but can never truly achieve.

And so, girls live their lives believing they are not beautiful. Girls look at the face they are born with and wonder why they don’t look like the other girls well, comparing themselves to girls who are wearing makeup. Then the girls look at the tv with the celebrities that wear makeup and wonder why they don’t automatically look like that. When you see a celebrity without makeup it always seems to be ‘surprising’. They don’t look like how they usually do without makeup! Omg who knew they didn’t ACTUALLY have unrealistically big eyes, long eyelashes and perfect skin!

When you really think about it the majority of girls can not be beautiful unless they change the structure of their face. Most girls put on makeup, and then some girls go to a plastic surgeon. Whatever you do I am not blaming you for wanting to be seen as pretty. But I am concerned that some girls hurt themselves because they view themselves as ugly. According to society, the natural face is ugly, unless you look like you already have makeup on. Congratulations….you are the 1%.

Now, I’m not saying I hate makeup because it can be an amazing thing to be able to create the illusion of a new face. I think that’s pretty cool. Many people claim it is a form of art and it is. I just don’t want girls to grow up wondering why their natural face doesn’t look like an unnatural illusion. Beauty isn’t makeup.

[vincentandsunflowers]

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[vincentandsunflowers]

Losing my mind.