[thezodiacvibes]

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[greaterland]

[scenicroutes]

oh yeah and i can’t believe it’s taken me this long to bring this up but i’m absolutely not here for people shading the “american girl today”/”my american girl” line because 

the line literally enables girls to create a doll that looks like them

including a wide array of non-white skin tones and non-european features

like black dolls with curly and textured hair

or asian dolls that appear to have epicanthic folds

and they’ve also released accessories like doll-sized wheelchairs, hearing aids, and crutches so that girls who aren’t able-bodied or are hard of hearing can have a little friend who shares their experiences

and they’ve even begun to offer dolls without hair for little girls who have alopecia or have lost hair while battling cancer

and basically if you don’t think that’s the tightest shit then get out of my face

[musingsandobsessions]

Also: SERVICE DOGS. 

IT’S SO CUTE IT EVEN HAS TRAINING TREATS. You go American Girl. 

[saphire-dance]

They also consulted the Nez Pierce when making their Kaya doll and that’s why her smile doesn’t show teeth, among other things, and they’ve released some beautiful, and accurate, modern Powwow regalia for her.

[justplainsomething]

Also they’ve been offering all this stuff since I was still getting the catalog. I just turned 29, so if I’m going to guess, that means they’ve been offering these options since at least 1996ish.

[minions420]

u can still be thug as hell even if you cry everyday right

[w33d-witch]

Media: It’s so hot! Sweltering!! Record breaking heat unlike anything we’ve ever seen!!! Who could have possibly predicted this???

Climatologists:

[kim-jisoo]

Iconic™

[roryomolly]

[nostalgiaunicorn]

[typette-deactivated20150825]

I remember posting somewhere once in a thread about why girls aren’t exploited in animation anymore where some guy said, “all the disney girls are drawn to be generally attractive, but I don’t think there are any eye-candy men… or are there? Are there any Disney men that lots of girls like?” and I mentioned Roger. Tons of girls replied agreeing with me and the original guy was like “wait, Roger? from 101 Dalmatians? What’s attractive about him, he’s tall and lanky and has a big nose, he isn’t muscley at all! Wouldn’t you all prefer Gaston or something? Or do you girls think his big nose is indicative of something else?” and I was like “no, you idiot, he’s a silly, goofy guy who likes animals and can play a bunch of instruments, that’s why he’s attractive. What’s the matter with you? Gaston, seriously?”

This is why we need more girls in animation. And more guys like Roger apparently. 

[fandomsandfeminism]

This is why I laugh my ass of whenever dudes talk about how men are “objectified” by the media too. Because 9 times out of 10, what men think is “women objectifying men” are characters like Gaston.

And Gaston is NOT a woman-driven fantasy. Gaston is a male wish fulfillment fantasy. Gaston is not what women want, he is what men want to be. He is hyper-masculinity to an extreme degree, dripping with sexism and testosterone. The fact that men think that Gaston is what women want says an awful lot about those men. 

While I don’t want to generalize, female fans tend to prefer a very different kind of male hero. We like the Rogers, the Milos, the Hercules. Genuinely kind, often awkward men who are sometimes vulnerable and respectful to women. 

Yes, this is a generalization. I own up to that. But I think it’s important to remember that there is often VERY big difference between what MEN want to be and what women WANT in our media. 

[bemusedlybespectacled]

Reblogging this again because fucking this. And hell, even the muscley dudes (see: Khal Drogo, Hercules, Thor, Captain America) are loved, not because they are muscley, but because they are sweet and loving and adorable. We love Thor because his mispronounces “Hubble” as “Hooble,” not because of what he can do with a hammer.

[bubblyskootch]

Reblogging for the awesome comments.

[lumiereswig]

I’m just here to say I love the animation of Roger so fucking much.  look how fucking smooth and graceful and agile he is. 2d animation is amazing and i just want to hug it

[tinydooms]

All of this. 

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[aramintascolin]

#meeting your great-great grandparents for the first time

[fuckyeahjapanandkorea]

Stylenanda, pink pool cafe | ig. sonxcha

[deejay]

Relog if you need this energy

source

[theryanproject]

[slimdaddymbaku]

Just one of these checks could change my life ,

[marigoldwitch]

I think we can all use this energy

[unicornships]

Hotheaded Prince Zuko in Book 3 with his dramatic outbursts and that one time he was emo. 

[92x]

[belgiandad]

From VSCO

[allesthesia]

[towlersnow-deactivated20210528]

This seems like something everyone should know if they’re in the sciences and/or interested in reading scientific papers.