Photos from The Circus by Anka Zhuravleva on Flickr
(via cicerothewriter)
“In many ways, being a gay woman that is also a feminist feels like being the punchline to a bad joke. I am one of those hairy feminists. I am a lesbian: the sweater vest, sensible shoe, cat-loving kind; not the edgy-leather-and-studs-cool-haircut kind. You know, the one you trip over yourself to emphasise you’re not when the subject of your politics comes up, out of fear people think you’ve become a lavender menace. It’s sad that an ideology that concerns itself with the freedom of women from patriarchy is willing to engage in lesbophobia unashamedly.”
(via walrus-queen)
its really hard being a Hindu, because i wanna taste beef but i can’t because of religion. damn.
wAIT WHAT
mY SKIN IS WHITE???
I’M NOT INDIAN???? I’VE NOT BEEN A HINDU FOR 16 YEARS BECAUSE MY PARENTS ARE ALSO HINDUS??
cAN I FINALLY STOP WORSHIPPING COWS?!?!?!!
Damn I hope you got some honorary white privilege!
(via walrus-queen)
tinsnip asked: Wow. I am so ruined. Saw the photoset of gorgeous couples you posted, saw the couple at the coffee shop--shorter one dressed in a nice suit, taller one in jeans and a long-sleeved tea--just cozy-leaning in for a kiss--and guess where my mind went? Like, in 0.3 picoseconds? *Ruined.*
I did something like spider joy fingers when I read this.
Like this only more maniacal.
SEND THE LOVE AROUND
A few weeks ago I was feeling pretty down. I was having trouble with a person and I was feeling very underappreciated as an artist, and while I did have my problems, it pissed me a lot. But instead of feeling sorry for myself (for once) I started thinking about other great, awesome artists I followed who could be feeling even shittier and not believing in themselves.
I admire them; each one of them. Each had their own perks that made themselves and what they create special. And I realized that hell, I love being told what people like in my work. Not just “you’re so good”, but “I love the way you draw this and that”. At that moment, I really wished someone would come over and tell me that. How many other artists around weren’t feeling that way, at that moment?
So the messaging started. I never wrote a model message, they were all personal. And the answers were all personal too. People who responded sounded honestly happy someone took time to tell them what they admired in them, and told them never to give up no matter what. The ones who didn’t, well - I know they liked it, because it was from the bottom of my heart.
So after this time debating if I should write this little thing or not, I made it. I don’t know if there’s anythig similar around, but if it does, take this as a reinforcement. It’s not a campaign, nor a meme, nor will it grant you favours from your favorite artists. Please, don’t do anything if it’s for interest. Instead, look at the artist as another human being who struggles with daily life and yet make such beautiful things you admire so much. Call them by their name, tell them what you like in them. Or draw, paint, write or compose a lil’ something for them. Doesn’t matter. Show appreciation.
Send the love around to those who inspire you.
(sorry for any mistakes, English is not my mother tongue and it’s a bit rusty)
It’s not just artists. Do this for writers too — especially the ones you don’t already know. Do this for reviewers. Do this for meta writers. Do this for the people who feed your fandom every day. Reach out to the strangers you notice in Fandom, and tell them you’re glad they’re around.
What does it cost you, really? Up against what it can gain you, and your fandom overall, a couple of minutes and a teaspoon of nerve is a pittance.
(via therothwoman)
“I wouldn’t necessarily mind people not knowing I’m gay, but I don’t like being thought of as straight — in the same way that I don’t mind people not knowing I’m a writer, but it would be awkward if they assumed I was an extreme skateboarder, because that’s so far removed from the reality of my life. But there is no blank slate where orientation is concerned; we are straight until proven otherwise. And if you’ve never seen how dramatically a conversation can be derailed by a casual admission of homosexuality, let me tell you, it gets awkward.”
~~bein’ creepy with my new acquisitions~~
Purchased from Lady Yate’Xel’s shop on Society6. Simply adorable!
Little snip is particularly enamoured of bean bag GB. “It’s Garak and Julian when they were little babies! Is it for me?”
Um… no, little snip, it’s not. But you can borrow it. If you’re nice.
Aaaaa, I’m so glad you posted them~~
I had not previously considered BBB G/B’s appeal for small children, but this suddenly makes sense.
~do inform us when shirts happen~
Ugh, fuck you, dad :[
