in tiptoes
May 29
[video]
ihaveabsolutelynoidea:
legitimate criticisms of feminism:
-transmisogyny and the lack of inclusion of transwomen
-the racist history behind it and the lack of inclusion of woc
-ignoring and invalidating women with disabilities
-pretty much anything that falls under lack of intersectionality
-internalized misogyny and girl hate
-promotion of political lesbianism
-radscum
illegitimate criticisms of feminism:
-a feminist was really mean to me once
-they’re sexist against men
Made rebloggable by request. On criticism…
neil-gaiman:
What’s your opinion on authors singling out negative reviews (explaining in comments why the review is wrong, defending their book, etc) of their work on sites like Goodreads?
I think authors are allowed to point out errors of fact in a negative review, if they really have to and it’s important to them (errors of the “I understand that the reviewer feels this is the worst account she’s ever read of the Thirty Years’ War of 1618–1648. I would like to point out that one reason for this is that my novel is actually set during the Hundred Years’ War, which occurred from 1337 to 1453…” variety.) And otherwise we should swear loudly to ourselves, probably startling our cats, then we should keep our mouths shut, and go and write other things.
Because I think it’s a good thing that people don’t like everything we do.
I mean that.
I do not write books that everyone will like. Human beings like different things. If human beings did not like different things — if there was unanimity of opinion on what was good and what was bad, what books were enjoyable and what weren’t, then the odds are that I would starve. My books and stories are not to everyone’s taste, which is why I am so pleased that all people do not share the same taste.
Some people like what I do. Some people don’t. The ones who like what I do are the ones who keep me fed, and to them I am grateful; and the ones who do not, well, fair enough. There is no letter that I could write to a website, nothing I can ever say that would make someone like a book that they do not like.
(Occasionally time can do that, and experience, and life, and people will come to me and tell me how much better American Gods got during the ten years between them reading it at sixteen and at twenty-six. But that’s a different thing entirely.)
Opinions are true. But they are only opinions. Once you’ve written a book, it belongs to everyone, and they are all allowed to have opinions, and the spectrum of opinions is the spectrum of humanity.
Sometimes I write things I am not satisfied with, and every now and then I run into people who think that thing I did that I didn’t like was the best thing in the world. I feel more uncomfortable around them than I ever do reading a scathing review.
May 28
unlubricated-anal-sex:
people who believe the whole “if a key opens a lot of locks it’s a good key, but if a lock opens to a lot of keys it’s a bad lock!!!” shit about sex
if my vagina is a lock, your dick sure as hell isn’t the key
because when you buy a lock, the key usually comes with it you fuckheads
as in
i have the fucking key to my own vagina, not you
and no im not letting you in because your dick smells like butts and misogyny
I can’t get over the fact that people unironically say the key and lock thing.
It sounds like something out of a super conservative sex ed book from the 80s or a twelve-year-old trying to be deep.
(via gynocieum)
use it to your advantage
feministdisney:
xashtrayboyx:
moniquill:
k3llyb3an:
gynocieum:
princecarlandprincessellie:
waltdisneyconfessions:
“The genders of the lovers shouldn’t be important! But God forbid they be anything but male and female. Okayyyyyy”
Lol fuck off.
This confession is vile.
Everyone who agrees with this confession is vile.
Disney is big enough that it can sustain a wound. That’s the fucking POINT. Disney is big enough that it has power, and we’re asking for it to exercise that power in a way that counters the continual harm of erasure.
Disney doesn’t give shit about what you believe in. All it cares about it money. They would make a gay couple ONLY if it would bring them profit, and not more trouble. Why would they want to “sustain a wound” when they can profit? I don’t understand where people get their sugar-coated vision of Disney… Just because they make nice, family-friendly cartoons doesn’t mean that they’re some kind of white knight or something. :/
who is claiming they’re a white knight? If anything, that’s the opposite of what people are saying. But I can point you to about 4,000 examples of how public outcry shaped company policy just in the last year. The last thing big companies want is bad publicity since it does, in fact, affect their profits since Disney’s brand name is probably its most valuable asset.
This is exactly the right time to call for gay characters, as the tide is changing and a majority of US americans now support gay rights- there is the potential there to pressure Disney into changing its policy because there will, at some point in time, be a much larger social backlash if they continue to ignore the existence of queer people- and they know this. It doesn’t even matter that some people will be all angry about it because they are soon becoming the minority voice, and Disney’s most important marketing segment- children and young adults- are now vastly more accepting, and demanding, of equal representation for their queer peers.
This.
Also, I am not a Disney employee and it is not my job to figure out what would be best for their wallets. I understand being sympathetic when a company is unable to do something for financial reasons (especially a smaller one aka not Disney), but I am baffled by people who think that I’m only allowed to want things that I am 100% sure will be profitable to corporations.
Consumers can and should ask producers to better fulfill their wants and needs.
(via gynocieum)
(Source: interstellarimagery, via gynocieum)
(via gynocieum)
[video]
![ellie-badge:
[many images of fat Disney characters have been cut out by the reblogger for the sake of your dashboard]
I’m sorry, but I just had to call bullshit on this one.
While I definitely agree that it’s inaccurate to claim that there are no Disney characters who are fat or otherwise appear in a way that would be considered ugly by many, and simple representation is definitely important, that’s only part of the issue.
Most of the characters you pointed out are comedic relief and/or animals. “Fat people are only worth watching when they are funny” is an idea that exists in a lot of media, not just Disney, and I hope I don’t need to explain why it’s not particularly body positive. And animals characters are great but I am a human (and yes I am aware humans are animals, you know what I mean) and I want representation by more human beings. It’s already considered a lot more okay for animals to be heavy — it can just mean they’re cute and rolie-polie, or that (like in Oliver and Company) they’re different kinds of animals. I can also think of some characters that you didn’t mention, but they’re villains and elderly people — both lovely things for characters to be, but also stereotypical fat roles.
But where is the Disney movie that says I can be a gorgeous princess, that I get to be the star of the story, that I get to go out and save the country or find true love? It doesn’t exist — or if you can find something, it’s dwarfed by the zillion times more movies about skinny, traditionally beautiful people doing those things — and that’s the issue.
Basically, body positivity in the media doesn’t just mean having characters of different body types (although again you are correct in saying that it is part of it). It also means letting them have a variety of personalities and roles in their stories, not making them into jokes, and portraying their bodies as just as worthy of looking at as “ideal” bodies. Tired old stereotypes should never be thought of as the final victory when it comes to any kind of media representation.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4kbprYY351r1uuc8o1_250.png)
ellie-badge:
[many images of fat Disney characters have been cut out by the reblogger for the sake of your dashboard]
I’m sorry, but I just had to call bullshit on this one.
While I definitely agree that it’s inaccurate to claim that there are no Disney characters who are fat or otherwise appear in a way that would be considered ugly by many, and simple representation is definitely important, that’s only part of the issue.
Most of the characters you pointed out are comedic relief and/or animals. “Fat people are only worth watching when they are funny” is an idea that exists in a lot of media, not just Disney, and I hope I don’t need to explain why it’s not particularly body positive. And animals characters are great but I am a human (and yes I am aware humans are animals, you know what I mean) and I want representation by more human beings. It’s already considered a lot more okay for animals to be heavy — it can just mean they’re cute and rolie-polie, or that (like in Oliver and Company) they’re different kinds of animals. I can also think of some characters that you didn’t mention, but they’re villains and elderly people — both lovely things for characters to be, but also stereotypical fat roles.
But where is the Disney movie that says I can be a gorgeous princess, that I get to be the star of the story, that I get to go out and save the country or find true love? It doesn’t exist — or if you can find something, it’s dwarfed by the zillion times more movies about skinny, traditionally beautiful people doing those things — and that’s the issue.
Basically, body positivity in the media doesn’t just mean having characters of different body types (although again you are correct in saying that it is part of it). It also means letting them have a variety of personalities and roles in their stories, not making them into jokes, and portraying their bodies as just as worthy of looking at as “ideal” bodies. Tired old stereotypes should never be thought of as the final victory when it comes to any kind of media representation.
(Source: waltdisneyconfessions)
incinerates asked: I was born in a log cabin in the year 1952. My parents told me that one day, I would grow up to own this log cabin. My name was Joseph Abraham Smitty. I am now telling you my life story because it's important for you to hear it.
but what are your thoughts on yaoi
![ellie-badge:
[many images of fat Disney characters have been cut out by the reblogger for the sake of your dashboard]
I’m sorry, but I just had to call bullshit on this one.
While I definitely agree that it’s inaccurate to claim that there are no Disney characters who are fat or otherwise appear in a way that would be considered ugly by many, and simple representation is definitely important, that’s only part of the issue.
Most of the characters you pointed out are comedic relief and/or animals. “Fat people are only worth watching when they are funny” is an idea that exists in a lot of media, not just Disney, and I hope I don’t need to explain why it’s not particularly body positive. And animals characters are great but I am a human (and yes I am aware humans are animals, you know what I mean) and I want representation by more human beings. It’s already considered a lot more okay for animals to be heavy — it can just mean they’re cute and rolie-polie, or that (like in Oliver and Company) they’re different kinds of animals. I can also think of some characters that you didn’t mention, but they’re villains and elderly people — both lovely things for characters to be, but also stereotypical fat roles.
But where is the Disney movie that says I can be a gorgeous princess, that I get to be the star of the story, that I get to go out and save the country or find true love? It doesn’t exist — or if you can find something, it’s dwarfed by the zillion times more movies about skinny, traditionally beautiful people doing those things — and that’s the issue.
Basically, body positivity in the media doesn’t just mean having characters of different body types (although again you are correct in saying that it is part of it). It also means letting them have a variety of personalities and roles in their stories, not making them into jokes, and portraying their bodies as just as worthy of looking at as “ideal” bodies. Tired old stereotypes should never be thought of as the final victory when it comes to any kind of media representation.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4kbprYY351r1uuc8o1_500.png)