#why do women exist

[godza]

seeing pictures of kson makes me want to cry shes gorgeous

#t #why do women exist

[sergle]

When ppl will create a "curvy" girl character and get pretty much the whole body's proportions right, obviously they're putting emphasis on bust/hips but it seems like it's being executed well--- except that they completely, fully, and deliberately, skip the stomach entirely. Just nothin there. Not even a whisper. I'm like. Just sack up, make it make sense and be honest with yourself by making it official and say it's canon that they got a tummy tuck. You cowardly ass, yellow bellied, wet brained, upside-down dog mouthed dirty bitch.

#it'll look so uncanny bc it'll be like oh this more or less looks like it could be a body type I've seen on a real pers--- oh wait #you TOTALLY flattened the stomach for like no goddamn reason and you still want points for making her curvy. pass. #if ppl clown on this post I will not hesitate to turn off rbs and call a bomb threat to your house #sergle.txt #do you know what I mean though. like actually #you want EVERY aspect of a body type that does in fact. exist. very commonly actually. in the proportions you want #you want it all but you are so allergic to ANY substance on the stomach. so what now. #anything but the stomach. literally impossible to draw apparently #I'll be like ah maybe it's obscured with the clothing or pose but I see other art and I'm like oh no nvm it's on purpy. #''why does it have to be a plausible body type'' why put in any effort at all. why draw. why depict women ever. why wake up in the morning #nut up or shut up.

[cemeterything]

the terror a novel by dan simmons is. Bad. but i do think it was worth reading personally to experience the goodsir medical malpractice extended director's cut, peglar being gay and homophobic while gossiping with bridgens about mr hickey, and every time crozier described fitzjames like he was in a call someone a faggot without actually calling them a faggot competition

#🐉 #why are you as a man so obsessed with that mans lisp 🤨 #also the carnivale chapter. that rocked. #the terror #like i cannot emphasize enough that overall it fucking sucks #because it honestly feels like the author is delighted every time he gets an opportunity to break out the period typical bigotry #not to mention the attitude towards women in general... eugh #but the unintentionally funny moments and occasional snapshots of good writing buried in there do exist unfortunately

[silvermoon424]

It fucking blows my mind how so many men will just see a picture of a woman and feel compelled to publicly announce whether he finds her fuckable or not. This happens on basically every social media site and also irl. Like, did you ever consider that maybe she's not desperate for the approval of random men and she doesn't care if you think that she's too fat or her nose is too big or whatever?

It just gets really disheartening running into this time and time again because it really hammers in the point that far too many men only value women for our looks. Like they have the capacity to comment literally anything and somehow it always comes back to whether a woman makes their peepee hard or not.

#this happens literally EVERYWHERE you can't escape it #like nobody is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to be attracted to people you aren't attracted to #so why do you feel compelled to proudly state that you think fat women or women with muscles or whatever are ugly #you're not some brave cultural warrior you're actually just conforming to standards of beauty that have existed for centuries #btw I don't mean to imply that women never do the same thing but I just feel like it's not as frequent #rant #misogyny #male entitlement #feminism

[lanterne]

also not to be mean to olympe de gouges but the convention making divorce legal was more of a gain for women than putting rich women in power as she wanted

#ok this is probably badly worded I can respect her and the idea of female suffrage she had contributions and all but like #you want to use her as an example of why the revolutionaries weren't revolutionaries because they guillotined her #for being oh so feminist which wasn't the reason anyway #like they had some actual exist-ass moments like that Amar speech about the closing the republican women societies #which was more about public order than feminism in the end he just decided to be a pos about it #but also they literally legalized divorce #didn't you do that in the 60s like almost 2 centuries later and THATS NOT REVOLUTIONARY APPARENTLY DJDHKSHDJFLAJDJFJ

[mrpsychokiller]

tex red vs blue is insanely transgender but im the only one who sees it that way because im crazy in the head.

what if there was a past version of yourself. a woman, a wife, a mother, with long hair and a sweet smile. and she died long ago. and you are her. but you are not her. you're nothing like her, but the people who knew her desperately want you to be her, want to preserve the memory they have in their minds of the woman they loved through you. but you never asked to be her, never asked to carry the burden of someone else's expectation of who or what you should be. you have a new name. you prefer to go by this one. people remark on how weird it is that it's a guy's name. sometimes the people who loved [the past version of] you call you by your old name. they are not referring to you when they say it. you live in the shadows of someone who's long gone, and you're something different now, but you don't feel like you're ever allowed to define yourself on your own terms, to be your own person, to control your own life, because you exist solely through the memories people had of you. and the longer she has been gone for, the more desperately people try to get her back, the less you resemble her and the less you know who you are, or if you ever even got to be anything at all. what i mean is that transition could have saved him

#🧃 #rvb #red vs blue #DONT ask me why i got up in a cold sweat at 7 am with thoughts on tex red vs blue. i miss her so bad #anyways i do think if anyone in rvb could ever be actually trans coded (which nobody is because theyre created by fucking rooster teeth) #its gotta be tex #but because i know a trans subtext couldnt ever possibly be intentional i also think tex is a fascinating subject on the #''dead wife'' trope and the way stories like this treat female characters #and how tex's existence somehow seems surprisingly self aware as she actively rejects being the Dead Wife #and its brought to attention how existing solely as the angst memories men had of their dead wives #actively denies her of agency as a person inside the narrative #but also more generally denies dead wife characters agency in any narrative theyre written on #tex's struggles as a character inside her narrative are also the struggles of fridged/killed off female characters outside their narratives #on a meta textual level by being written by men in male centered stories who dont allow the women they write to exist as people #tex is a fascinating character and i am fucking furious she exists in a that stupid ass show. ill save you girl. ill take you out of there

[ladybirdvariant]

I've been reading a lot of sapphic romance books as always and a lot of the time they feature a relationship between a bi woman and a lesbian woman and I'm just so confused on why the word lesbian is never used 😭

#LIKE IN REAL LIFE LESBIANS DO IN FACT CALL THEMSELVES LESBIANS #UNLABLED AND SIMPLY QUEER WOMEN EXIST AND ARE VALID BUT WHY THE FUCK IS EVERY MAJOR LESBIAN ROMANXE AUTHOR AFRAID TO USE THE WORD #bookblr #wlw #lesbian #sapphic #bisexual #astrid parker doesn't fail #she gets the girl #one last stop #iris kelly doesn’t date

[earlgodwin]

unpopular opinion: i know most of the show fans find ursula bonadeo annoying and dislike her character because cesare projected lucrezia onto her and used her as a substitute. but after many rewatches, i grew to like her. she's very pretty, and she was very sweet to lucrezia while helping her with giving birth. i feel sorry for her because she's a noble young woman who spent her life trapped with an abusive husband who beats her. and when she thought she finally found this handsome, honorable savior who could free her (even though she was indecisive about him, which i don't blame her because women back in that era didn't have many choices, and her husband would probably kill her if he found out about her and cesare), he turned out to be unhinged, as he seduces her, and manipulates her while being lustfully obsessive over her. so, she was rightfully terrified and frustrated by cesare because he eventually assaulted her and dragged her around while forcing himself on her because she didn't exactly look like the perfect image (mirror of his sister) in his head after she cut her hair. then she got a very brutal end at the hands of the french army, raping her and mutilating her. she lived most of her life being tormented by cruel men. her character makes me so sad thinking about the women who were mistreated and killed by their abusive partners and were lost and forgotten to time because of the patriarchal system since it is beyond horrible towards women.

#thanks for coming to my ted talk (is that still a thing though?) #i'm just very weak for women okay? #i'm a cesare x lucrezia ride or die girlie through and through #but it wasn't the only reason why i didn't ship cesare with ursula #i'm not saying i don't like dark ships buuuut... #cesare x ursula just never clicked with me at all because all i was doing was rooting for ursula to leave cesare for not respecting her #she mostly existed to drive cesare's bloodthirst as we saw how he managed to murder her husband and then later avenging her #i'm probably the only person who is crying about ursula right now #ursula bonadeo #ruta gedmintas #the borgias #tw rape #tw abuse #text post #jen's unpopular opinions

[spitblaze]

Oh my god are people STILL convinced that trans men trying to talk about their own issues with their own language in their own spaces is transmisogynistic somehow

#spitblaze says things #im. tired #what do u want from us. us talking about our issues does not negate transmisogyny existing #genuinely please i do not understand why this makes so many trans women upset i am TRYING to UNDERSTAND what is happening here #if i see one more fuckin post talking about how transmascs are harassing trans women by saying 'trandandrophobia' without a good explanation #im gonna start losing my mind

[catofoldstones]

I don’t know when this undercurrent of “it’s Rhaenyra v Aegon” rose and turned into the entitlement of “why is alicent still here weh weh” but it’s scary as hell. We all watched the same first season, right? What’s not clicking?

#house of the dragon #alicent hightower #rhaenyra targaryen #rhaenicent #the whole show exists because of their compelling arc and nothing else #why do you think the first season spent so much time on rhaenyra and alicent’s relationship? #it’s literally the entire show #adult Aegon doesn’t even appear till ep 8 please be fr #also I hope this rampant hatred of women doesn’t have any real world implications haha #and like we all know what a tv show is right? and why people tell stories?

[sanyu-thewitch05]

Me watching the LGBT community who almost never rarely gives black women and girls, asexuals, or aromantics genuine respect, pretend we’re all friends and have always treated us right the minute it’s June 1st and want to use black women(mainly darkskinned) and girls as their little poster girl:

#asexual #aromantic #It’s always coming from the non black people(including other racial minorities) too #and the stuff coming out of the lgbt community towards black women and girls has gotten real nasty #i have seen numerous people(although they’re mainly black) say that black people are inherently queer because we’re unnatural and strange #in the eyes of white supremacy and white people #like are you ok in the head??? why do you want to say that black people are inherently strange and we defy every social standard #as of our existence is a social statement #I personally think the worst thing I’ve personally heard(from yet another black person) #was that black women and girls would get seen as men or trans women because our hair is nappy #what does our natural hair have to do with getting seen as men or trans women?? #and the white lgbt people just applauded them and hearted their tweet #it annoys me how for some weird reason political and social movements will mainly use black women especially darker black women as rep #and It’s almost always by a non black person #like why don’t you use a girl or woman from your own race in your political and social justice artwork #oh wait that’s right #because in general the lgbt community views black women and girls as magical negras who will be their ride or die sista soulja #who will mule and fight for them no matter how badly they outright insult us or sneakily talk badly about us #pride month is basically another black history month when it comes to how everyone reacts to it #every reaction to it is superficial and they’re only celebrating us because they feel like they had to or wanted social points #had it been any other month they would’ve been focusing on the group that they belong to

[ilynpilled]

i can fully understand the gripes with certain misogynistic tropes/writing issues that are present in the execution of some of cersei’s writing, but i will never understand the “she should have a redemption arc” or “she should be more likeable/less morally dark” perspective. that is not what her character is or has to be to make it great. wanting more female anti-heroes or “redemption arcs” with moral greyness and complexity of the level that asoiaf gives to primarily male characters is entirely understandable, but do some of you people even like cersei as a character, like at its core? like this is not about criticising the execution of certain things when it comes to this character, this is about taking issue with her as a villain fundamentally, which i just do not agree with at all

#i also do not understand why she is juxtaposed only w her brothers #in this respect #like if u wanna take issue w not as many female anti heroes that r allowed the level of true moral greyness of j theon etc i get that #but thats a whole text problem like a family isnt a monolith they r different characters with different drives its not a competition between #them #all three r dealing w some very very diff things too like they r distinct characters #and i honestly dont think cersei’s character set up works with a redemption story like she specifically is way more interesting as she is #she is a discussion of tropes when it comes the ‘female villain’ and u can take issue w the execution but i like the concept a lot #like she is written the way she is for a reason why do u want her to be a different character entirely #like if u want this why not advocate for george making a female character whose story would actually work with the redemption trope instead #of making their writing weaker and less trope busting #ig i just really like with cersei the idea that her being an evil perpetrator doesnt erase her being a victim of misogyny and vice versa #like i like that challenge that she is deserving of sympathy for these things without the need to redeem her or make her ‘likeable’ #patriarchal violence will affect all women #and the story deserves to work just as well with someone u r not supposed to root for #its about the humanization of these people #evil doesnt exist in a vacuum #and it makes perfect sense that these specific systemic conditions create it #and then perpetuate it

[thebloodredraven]

The "why are people criticizing romance tarot readers, I don't want to do shadow work readings" shit I saw on here a few months ago did a lot to my psyche, mostly make me realize I should not be consuming that content as much as I have been over the past few years.

I also learned that anyone who has a problem with doing shadow work or self reflection readings but obsesses over romance are probably suffering with limerence like me and that snapped me tf awake

Edit: also what the FUCK do you mean "if this pile just sounds like it's describing yourself, that just means your person is mirroring you!!" NO???? THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON YOURSELF BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE WHY ARE WE SAYING THIS TO IMPRESSIONABLE PEOPLE

#viri talks about things; #pick a card #pick a pile #tarot #i say this without meaning to project but think about how most of us stumbled into spirituality #it was heartbreak or trauma right #so what do you think happens when you alchemize that trauma into a future spouse that doesnt exist in reality #what if the energy in readings is just giving you a snapshot of the energy you have and that energy is delusional #like....this was actually so dangerous for me because i only JUST fully snapped out of a limerent obsession #and i know others who have also trusted yt “”“spiritualist”“” tarot readers that rarely ever have realistic views #i really had to go inward cause why am i as a black person depending on white women for spiritual guidance #especially when most of them cant differentiate between manifestation privilege and manipulation #this rant is solely about my experience btw argue w your mama but these spaces need a revamp

[lemongrass77777]

Sirius wearing a skirt when he’s staying at school for Christmas holidays and nobody cares because the wizarding world doesn’t have gendered clothing.

#It is canon information that clothing isn’t gendered in the wizarding world #And that most wizards wouldn’t care if a man wore a skirt or dress #The Weasley’s are the exception but they know a lot more about muggles and wear muggle clothing sometimes #Which is why they see dresses as being gendered #I saw an hc that Remus would talk back to a teacher telling Sirius off for “wearing girls clothes” and it made me upset because firstly Rem #Would not do that #I say this as a remus kinnie that man would never speak back to a teacher #And secondly as previously states gendered clothes don’t exist in the wizarding world at large #They wear robes and if Sirius decided to wear a skirt under his robes nobody would care #His parents wouldn’t care that he was wearing “women’s clothing” they’d care that they’re muggle!!!! #I’m sorry but that post made me angry #Post #sirius black #harry potter #marauders #marauders era

[dykefaggotry]

recognizing t//erf red flags on posts is a gift i am burdened with bc i do not want to go into my mutuals' asks every time to be like "that poll you reblogged said 'males' so i went to op's blog and sure enough she's ranting about how her 'sister' is trans now so is 'allegedly her brother'" bc ultimately it's usually on some inane fucking post and i don't want to be that annoying but like

:/

anyways..... if u see anyone making posts using only the term "male" instead of men 9/10 times just go to their blog and bam! t//erf. this is usually fool-proof.

#nothing wrong w the terms male and female they are just the group most often to use them and never man #theyll still use woman! but they will not use man that word does not exist to them i dont think lmfao #which is funny bc it's the exact opposite for incel bros who only ever say 'females' and never women. but still say man. it makes u think #who is afforded manhood and womanhood vs who is boiled down to 'male' and 'female' and why etc #also this is abt that poll asking how far down in ur wrapped do u have to go to get a male artist #which is a fine concept for a poll until u connect the dots there #and it's just a part of female/lesbian sepratism that demands that u not even listen to male artists or do ur best not to #did straight up see one of them going on the other day abt how TRUE feminists only listen to female artists and go to female doctors #and dont talk to any males ever including their family #im like are yall okay genuinely #the ansewr is no. but. you know.

[starrysharks]

i wonder if white people specifically white progressives realise that black people are only ever seen as their skin color first and foremost

#this goes for all poc but im talking about black people here #black people are constantly connected to their skin color and tone in good ways and in not good ways #people will always see you as your race first because white is considered the default #like if someone wanted to insult me the first thing they would go for is my race or gender presentation #whenever an actor is cast for a role people see the fact that they are black before anything else - talent. style. etc is ignored #black people are othered in society to put it bluntly . that is why white people get so upset when black people are cast as any role #or when they uuuuuh you know exist #and if the other becomes the majority - say a movie with mostly black people or a black-exclusive setting #then white people will get uncomfortable and complain #maybe the way i explained it is weird idk im not good at explaining #what im trying to say is that blackness is not something you can hide unless you are able to pass as white/are biracial etc. #and so the many stereotypes about black people are what people see first #what i'm trying to get at is that the way people percive black people completely changes our experiences esp if we're queer or women #a white and visibly queer person will have a different experience than a black and visibly queer person #and white progressives often forget that #sorry if this was explained weird im not a good explainer and also some bad shit happened today so my head is not really in the game #do people even say that god #whatever man