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52 Films by Women Challenge: Complete!

In January of 2016 Women in Film issued a challenge to film lovers: watch 52 films by women (or 1 per week) for a year. I managed to complete the challenge in the first half of the year. You can see the 52 films I watched from January to June here. 

 I tried to see if I could repeat the challenge in the second half of the year and get to 104 films. I did it! Here are the 52 films, all directed by women, that I watched from July 1-December 31, 2016. Movies in bold represent my top 10.

It’s never too late to start! You can take the pledge to watch the films here.

The list:

Sun Don’t Shine | Fragile | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | i am a good person/i am a bad person | Cookie | The Fits | Weiner | The Innocents | The Decline of Western Civilization | Maggie’s Plan | The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years | The Decline of Western Civilization III | Mandarin Peel | That One Day | Suzaku | Tank Girl | Making Mr. Right | Bridget Jones’s Baby | A Tale of Love and Darkness | Certain Women | 13th | Ana Maria in Novela Land | Into the Forest | Kitty | Divines | Always Shine | The Dressmaker | Chevalier | White Girl | Flying While Fat | Songs My Brothers Taught Me | Jean of the Joneses | Things to Come | American Honey | Losing Ground | In Bloom | Sweet Bean | The Adventures of Prince Achmed | Evolution | The Press Conference | North Country | Saute ma ville | Equity | Prophet’s Prey | A Couch in New York | D’Est | Muta | Daughters of the Dust | Money Monster | 52 Tuesdays | No Home Movie | Toni Erdmann |

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When a world does not accommodate how you are, when you appear wrong in some way, feeling wrong in your body, being wrong in your body, loving the wrong body, mourning a wronged body, you have to be less accommodating if you are to persist in being who you are being.

sara ahmed (via feministdonut)

*loudspeakers this into the universe*

(via arabellesicardi)

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how ppl expect lgbt+ ppl to be:

how we really are:

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Attacking the rich is not envy, it is self defense. The hoarding of wealth is the cause of poverty. The rich are not just indifferent to poverty; they create and maintain it

Jodie Foster (via whenyouareafeminist)

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Old Xian update of [19 Days], translated by Yaoi-BLCD. IF YOU USE OUR TRANSLATIONS YOU MUST CREDIT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR!!!!!! (OLD XIAN). DO NOT USE FOR ANY PRINT/ PUBLICATIONS/ FOR PROFIT REASONS WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE AUTHOR!!!!!!!!!!!

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my kink is being a meaningful part of someone’s life

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I love Tavi’s room. 

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50 Books by Lesbian Writers of Colour

Novels/Short Stories

1. Chinelo Okparanta, Under the Udala Trees. 2. Shani Mootoo, Cereus Blooms at Night. 3. Alice Walker, The Color Purple. 4. Nalo Hopkinson, Falling in Love with Hominids. 5. Hiromo Goto, The Kappa Child. 6. Farzana Doctor, Stealing Nasreen. 7. Qiu Miaojin, Last Words from Montmartre. 8. Suniti Namjoshi, Feminist Fables. 9. Larissa Lai, Salt Fish Girl. 10. Makeda Silvera, The Heart Does Not Bend. 11. Jewelle L. Gomez, The Gilda Stories. 12. Olukemi Amala, Under an Emerald Sky. 13. Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene, For Sizakele. 14. Rebecca Idris, The Sitar. 15. Emma Perez, Gulf Dreams. 16. Mala Kumar, The Paths of Marriage. 17. Achy Obejas, Memory Mambo. 18. Ann-Marie Macdonald - Fall On Your Knees.*** 19. Alicia Gaspar De Alba, Sor Juana’s Second Dream. 20. Carla Trujillo, What Night Brings. 21. Jackie Kay, Trumpet. 22. Paula Gunn Allen, The Woman Who Owned the Shadows. 23. LaShonda Katrice Barnett, Jam on the Vine. 24. Sheila Ortiz Taylor, Fautline: A Novel. 25. Nila Gupta - The Sherpa and Other Fictions. 26. Sky Lee, Disappearing Moon Cafe. 27. Cherry Muhanji, Her: A Novel. 28. Samar Habib, Rughum & Najda. 29. Terri de la Peña, Margins.

YA Fiction

30, Tamai Kobayashi, Prairie Ostrich. 31. Jacqueline Woodson, The House You Pass on the Way. 32. Nina Revoyr, The Necessary Hunger. 33. Malinda Lo, Ash. 34. Shamim Sarif, I Can’t Think Straight. 35. Sara Farizan, If You Could Be Mine.

Poetry/Memoir

36. Pat Parker, Movement in Black: The Collected Poetry of Pat Parker 37. Dionne Brand, No Language is Neutral. 38. Chrystos, Not Vanishing. 39. Alexis De Veaux, Yabo. 40. Cheryl Clarke, The Days of Good Looks: The Prose & Poetry of Cheryl Clarke 41. Connie Fife, Poems for a New World. 42. Chea Villanueva, Bulletproof Bitches. 43. Staceyann Chin, The Other Side of Paradise. 44. Cherrie Moraga, Loving in the War Years. 45. Beth Brant, Mohawk Trail.   46. Michelle Cliff, If I Could Write This in Fire. 47. Jeanne Córdova, When We Were Outlaws. 48. Kitty Tsui, The Words of a Woman Who Breathes Fire. 49. Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza. 50. Audre Lorde, Zami.

*if anyone is misidentified, please tell me and i’ll amend the list.

**always here for more suggestions including books by non-binary poc!

***ann-marie macdonald is half scottish-half lebanese.

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Here I am looking dead behind a cute plant in a cute outfit. You can see more pictures on my blog here. More importantly, the post includes a cute cat video, book recommendations and some thoughts on theory, writing, authority, and projecting oneself online. Enjoy!

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On the Soul-Sustaining Necessity of Resisting Self-Comparison and Fighting Cynicism: A Commencement Address

“In its passivity and resignation, cynicism is a hardening, a calcification of the soul. Hope is a stretching of its ligaments, a limber reach for something greater.”

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Thought I’d put together a list of super affordable skincare products - I’m not usually into very expensive products anyway but I wanted to show you that you can get a really good, extensive routine for less than you pay for an impulse purchase at Sephora. All of these products are less than $20. You should be able to get (most of) them at your local drugstores or Target etc, as well. 

Cerave Foaming Cleanser ($10) is a good choice because of the pH (it’s really close to the natural pH balance of your skin – you don’t want cleansers that are too harsh, which is the cause of a lot of trouble for most people ignorant to what they’re putting on their face). A cleanser that is way too acidic is going to exacerbate your acne and hyperpigmentation etc. This won’t, plus it’s $10 and you get a lot of it. If you want it to go even further, I suggest getting a foaming net. Foaming nets are super fun and foam up your product even more so you end up using much less of it over time and are more gentle with application. 

I’m a big fan of double cleansing so that cleanser wouldn’t be enough for me. Remove your makeup before cleansing – the Simple Micellar Water is perfectly wonderful for that, and it’s only $6. 

CosRX AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner ($15) is my current favorite toner and daily exfoliant treatment. I find gradual chemical exfoliators so much more effective than a deep physical scrub. I used to use (and still love) the Paula’s Choice AHA/BHA products, but they are considerably more expensive. These work just as well if not better. 

Of course my all-time fav exfoliant product is $20 on Amazon and is more of a weekly treatment option – though if you use this toner you might need to use it even less. 

You might not have a serum in your routine already but I find that they make a noticable difference. I think the Estee Lauder ones are great marketing for a mediocre product – you don’t need to spend $100 on a serum. This Mizon Snail Repair Ampoule is $11, and it’s good for acne prone skin and dry skin. The Hyaluronic Acid Ampoule is a good option for extremely dry skin and it’s around the same price. 

For moisturizers at a drugstore price point, Neutrogena’s Hydroboost ($16) is my pick and I use it in revolution with my belif. aqua bomb, which is more than twice the price. I do think the aqua bomb is better, but the Neutrogena one is a good alternative. Don’t bother getting the travel sized version of the belif stuff instead, the ratio to price is a ripoff. You’d be better off saving up. 

All in total, these would consist of a pretty thorough skincare routine and everything would add up to around $60 or so on Amazon (give or take an optional exfoliant), which I think is much nicer for your bank account than going to Sephora and spending maybe that much on like, one full sized product and a travel mini. 

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My Friends Would Rather Have Their Guts Cut Open Than Be Like Me - The Establishment

Living a life like mine is so intolerable, some undergo serious surgery.

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Can you be a feminist and ... ?

For many women, especially those who are not white or middle class, the debate over whether individual choices are empowering or not is stale and distracting