screamed-the-dustspeck:

Nicki Minaj casually dismantles sexism while applying her eyeliner

This was, legitimately, my very first impression of Nicki Minaj. And this is the reason why, to this day, I have the utmost respect for her, even though I don’t like all of her music.

(Source: upworthy.com)

introtofeminism:

i didnt mean to become an angry feminist it just sort of happened because i looked out my window and woke the fuck up y’know

offthemonster:

As a woman and a sports fan, this is literally one of my biggest pet peeves in life: the misogynistic, paternalistic, arrogant, and dismissive ways that women sports fans are treated by many men. And not just men who are sports fans, but any guy off the street, seeing me in my team’s logo, thinks it’s his right to quiz me on stats and player names, in the hope of tricking me into revealing that I’m not a TRUE fan, but a bandwagoner only in it for the attractive athletes.

This above photo is a fantastic example. Not that I expect much from CollegeHumor, but this juxtaposition is gross. For starters, they’re trying to decide on the “Best Kind of FOOTBALL Fan,” and they’ve got Jonah Hill’s character from Moneyball as the “Sports Nerd,” which is okay I guess, except MONEYBALL IS A BASEBALL MOVIE.

I also have to seriously wonder if the woman they so patronizingly label as “Princess Bittercup” agreed to have her photo disseminated in this manner? And as for the pink - who cares? I personally don’t own any pink sports attire, but I might buy some just to piss off assholes like whoever wrote that caption. Nobody knows why that woman chose pink: maybe she’s a breast cancer survivor, or maybe she just fucking likes pink (it’s not like the Dolphins’s colors of orange and turquoise are fucking beautiful). No one ever sees a guy in an alternate jersey color (like camo, or black-on-black) and assumes he’s somehow lesser.

I’m tired of having to prove to men that I’m a “real” sports fan, just because of my gender. I’m tired of reading the BOSTON FUCKING GLOBE and seeing columnists refer derisively to “Pink Hats” as a blanket term for bandwagon fans, and having to pretend that it’s not obvious misogyny, a petulant reaction to women invading their boys’ club. But most of all, I’m tired of men thinking that they have ANY RIGHT to judge whether my fandom is legitimate. WHO CARES if I find some players attractive? Guess what? I don’t spend all day lasciviously describing all the things I want to do to them - unlike half the men I watch sports on TV with who spend most of the game objectifying the sideline reporter.

soooexotic:

avataryouko:

don’t even get me started on the relationships of the women of LOK to the men of LOK though

no

actually i thought that lin and korra’s relationship was pretty well done

and while korra and asami’s relationship was underdeveloped, the fact that they liked the same guy was never turned into some sort of obstacle always in their way. asami was fleshed out beyond being a ‘romantic rival’ and was never hostile towards korra, and they can easily be seen as friends.

there’s also the fact that season 1 of atla has zero strong female relationships, while in lok korra’s relationships with lin and asami need development but so does basically every other relationship on the show, like bolin/korra, bolin/mako, hell we don’t even have a good feel of asami and mako’s friendship. i think the friendships were just poorly established in general there.

i guess i just don’t think just because two girls like the same guy it automatically makes them enemies, or that one of them is evil, and i appreciated that lok blatantly subverted that.
but while i liked that lin saved pema at the end, idg what the point of that love triangle even was. and while tenzin did clarify that pema didn’t ‘steal’ him, that line about ‘the wrong woman’. yikes.

Yeah they’re comparable in terms of the relationships of female characters to one another for where we are in the series, probably, but I still don’t think that the female characters in LOK had the same agency as the female characters in ATLA. Tbh I’m just as concerned with how they relate the women to the men as I am with how they relate the women to each other.

Is the length of what we have seen so far a factor in this? Probably, and I acknowledge and am okay with this! But it is still something I am watching for going forward. 

(Source: avatarsnowy)

kataanged:

okay now i’m thinking of a:tla’s female characters with mg’s argument of fma in mind and if/how the female characters exist for the male ones?

 #but like tbh all of the characters in the main group exist for aang #like katara is his sifu/best friend/love interest but she’s also her own character?? #like most of her actions and development aren’t with aang #even if she helps further aang she exists for herself and her relationship with aang isn’t her biggest role in the story #though i could see how someone would say she was written for aang? idk i might be biased because i love her a lot #and toph also exists to be his sifu but she exists for herself too? #like she wanted to train him and get away from her home but she also serves to help aang reach a goal? #like his actual development really doesn’t have much to do with toph and the two of them develop separately #and then suki is obviously for sokka like no offense to suki fans but she doesn’t do too much #azula motherfucking queen uses everyone around her and is a manipulative bastard but like she’s ozai’s tool at the end of the day #ty lee doesn’t exist for a male she exists mainly for azula and mai is split between existing for azula and zuko imo #i don’t know?????

See I think Avatar comes dangerously close to that pitfall but it stops because a lot of the female characters do have concrete goals that exist outside of them serving the men in the story.

Katara wants to learn and master Waterbending. She goes with Aang because he offers her the chance to learn that. She helps him, yes, but she stops where it would interfere with her own goals. In 1.18 (The Waterbending Master), Katara initially backs off because of Aang, but when pushed, she not only refuses to apologize to Pakku but DEMANDS that he fight her, even though her doing so will almost certainly jeopardize Aang’s Waterbending training. That is important! It is selfish on her part, yes, and that’s the point — Katara’s goals are her own, and they’re ultimately the most important thing to her. She will help Aang save the world, but nothing will stand between her and her Waterbending. 

And then Toph. Even after she learns who Aang is, she initially refuses to just drop everything and run off to train him. When she joins Aang, she does so because she is ready. She does it on her terms. And when the group doesn’t suit her, she leaves. She’ll get up and walk away from them when she feels her needs aren’t being met. Toph ultimately does things for herself as well. 

And Azula.. Azula does do things for her father, but I am also not so sure that she has any illusions about how Ozai sees her. On some level, I think she sees him as something of a chess piece. A very important chess piece, yes, but a chess piece — a tool to her ascention to power — nonetheless. 

Ty Lee exists completely for anther female character, I agree. Mai is kind of torn. Suki needed more development. If anyone else wants to take those last three, go for it; I don’t know them as well and if I tried to extrapolate it would get ugly. 

innerpalindrome:

This was one of the most disappointing elements to me, because ATLA was a very feminist series that carefuly avoided a lot of common sexist pitfalls while creating a large and varied cast of empowered women who could choose to embrace or reject femininity to any degree without being treated as less for it. It wasn’t perfect, but it did a damn good job with the ladies. LOK…was really problematic on this level.

Let’s look at a few points:

- There is not a single significant female character over the age of ten who hasn’t had to compete with another woman for a guy. This plays into that gross old stereotype that women need to view each other as rivals and competition, and prevents strong relationships between women from forming. Hell, Pema even encourages this behavior and Korra follows it. Even worse, Korra only feels guilty about kissing a taken guy when his brother finds out. Asami? Who the hell cares if Asami got hurt! Women are supposed to hate each other, right?

- Femininity is treated as inferior. Asami is easily the most feminine of the cast, and Korra judges her for it and thinks she’s ‘prissy.’ She doesn’t earn Korra’s respect until she shows that she has a traditionally masculine interest in racing cars. Until that point, Korra acts like a total brat around her, making faces behind her back, assuming the worst of her, being ungrateful and rude and hostile when Asami had never been anything but nice to her. This plays into the ‘other women as competition’ trope, but Asami has to do things that are unfeminine to make Korra be even remotely civil to her. It should not fucking matter if Asami wanted to take her shopping instead of car racing. And Korra’s judgement of her really isn’t treated as problematic! The most you get is, ‘don’t judge the girly girl, because maybe she does non-girly stuff too!’ Bullshit. There is nothing wrong with enjoying feminine things, and Asami certainly isn’t less for it.

- There aren’t any really strong female relationships. The best we get is Korra and Lin, but this is vague and poorly developed. Hell, they bond in episode six and then hardly interact until the finale. I have a hard time buying this relationship. Korra and Asami is even weaker; as previously mentioned, Asami has to earn a teaspoonful of Korra’s respect and friendship by showing her something masculine. Korra is decent to Asami for all of five minutes when she tells Mako to go to her, and then she appears to forget that Asami exists as anything more than the person who drives the car. They never talk, they don’t even say goodbye to each other in the finale. Calling that a friendship is downright laughable. Korra gets along with Pema, but the only time they actually really talk involves Pema indirectly encouraging Korra to ‘steal’ Mako. Similar with Korra and Tenzin’s girls; I can’t recall the three of them ever talking about anything other than Korra’s love life.

- The only main protagonists to lose their bending were women. We are given physically strong women, but it really undermines it when they have their power taken away and, even worse in Korra’s case, have to be saved by a man. The ending was downright insulting; we’re expected to read Korra as a strong, independent woman, but in the last episode she’s more of a damsel in distress who has her happy ending given to her by a man without having to work for it herself.

I’m hoping the second season will be less gross on this level, but my hopes are just not very high at the moment.

This is a really good breakdown of a lot of my issues with LOK.

I’m really sick of the trope where women compete for men with each other and I was absolutely beside itself when it happened not once but twice in LOK. It was just plot device-y and unnecessary. Bryke, I know you like your love triangles, but there’s a way to do that shit without being gross and tossing around phrases like “spending his life with the wrong woman”, jfc.

And the femininity thing bothered the hell out of me. Right now the fandom is pretty good about it (or the fandom I see, maybe there’s people beyond my dashboard and tags who are still absolute dicks), but when Asami was introduced I saw a lot of people being jackasses about the fact that she wore makeup and shit, and it was really annoying. I didn’t like seeing the show reinforce that. I desperately want this to be rectified sometime in the next three books. People almost never take femininity seriously, and LOK apparently doesn’t, either.

That was a really huge blow for me because I had a lot of internalized misogyny when I was younger, and Avatar was one of the things that helped me overcome it. I had hoped that LOK would serve the same purpose, especially since it has a female lead, but all it did was reinforce the notion that you can only be taken seriously if your femininity is balanced out with masculine traits.

And the lack of strong relationships between the female characters was absolutely heartbreaking. I don’t really have anything further to say there.

I actually didn’t notice that the only major protagonists to get their bending taken away were women until now but damn. That’s.. a pretty major blow.

Damn, LOK. What the fuck happened.

fullfrontalalchemist:

rampaigehalseyface:

sharkieboo:

two—dee:

THIS

sad

Huh. Making assumptions and stereotypes about all women ever based on one character written by two men*. Way to be.

*Although Bryke is epic

BOLIN IS NOT A NICE GUY (TM), BOLIN IS JUST A GUY WHO IS REALLY NICE!

FUUUUCK I HATE EVERYTHING STOP THIS BULLSHIT

(Source: the--cats--meoww)

meggannn:

the more I think about it, maybe Korra’s mocking disdain for Asami’s ~girly~ things is actually to make a strong point about them?

I know this is a big thing in the fandom right now, how a lot of people aren’t happy with Korra for saying what she did and Bryke for including it, and it struck me the wrong way too — not just because, well, it’s not fair of her to treat Asami like that (or think that way in general) but also because Bryke has proven in A:tlA that that’s the wrong way of thinking five years ago:

• Ty Lee was “girly” but she was still a fantastic fighter and kicked ass
• Suki specifically said “I am a warrior, but I’m a girl, too,” to prove that those things aren’t mutually exclusive
• Toph and Katara had an entire makeover session in “The Tales of Ba Sing Se” where Toph discovered ‘well hey, maybe I don’t really like this stuff all the time, but it’s not really so bad, to each their own and all that’
• hell, Sokka even likes shopping!
• and Aang likes making jewelry!

so having already written those characters and made those comments in the original show, I was kind of alarmed that Bryke would go down the Taylor Swift/”she’s miss hoity-toity rich girl” route, until I thought that maybe they’re trying to… prove a point?

given Korra’s upraising, I’m not all that surprised she’d think of Asami’s “girlishness” as a weakness; she was raised to think that strength and power and fighting is what’s going to matter the most in the world, and it isn’t after she sees Asami’s skills on the racetrack that she thinks there may be more to her than meets the eye. and then, of course, Asami explains that she also knows how to fight pretty damn well, which gains her even more respect in Korra’s eyes.

so I think Korra’s comments are supposed to do a few things aside from piss off the gender-sensitive members of the audience? I think they’re meant to 

• prove how much Korra needs to learn about the world
• have her realize that what works for others to be “female” doesn’t necessarily have to work for her
• understand that there’s no right or wrong way to be a woman* as long as you’re comfortable with yourself and happy being who you are (and if you don’t like it, you’re always allowed to change)

I think all this was also kind of addressed when Korra went to the bathroom at the Sato mansion and there was that little scene when she tried using the powder next to the sink. she actually, like, gives it a shot, which to me says that even if it’s a small step, now she’s a little more willing to try being “feminine” now that she understands it’s NOT a bad thing — but, of course, when that ends in utter disaster and powder is absolutely everywhere, it’s clear she’s decided “oh shit, not for me, not for me,” and that’s okay too. so it’s fine, honestly, if Korra isn’t the type of person who wants to wear makeup; what makes me feel a bit better is that she actually gave it a shot after seeing how awesome and confident and cool Asami is despite/with it. not to say that Korra’s feeling insecure, but I like that she tries it out to see for herself instead of judging Asami strictly based on her appearance and attitude now. now even if Korra doesn’t like that “girly” stuff, at least she’ll be a little less quick to condemn it?

also, for a lot of the kids in the audience, looking at Asami at a first glance, they’ll probably judge her just like Korra: all that makeup and girliness is something they’ll automatically see, and tbh they’ll most likely view her the same way Korra did at first. so there’s Korra, the protagonist, who agrees with them and looks down on Asami’s makeup/clothing/attire… but then Episode 7 happens, in which Asami turns everything around and makes a point that just because you’re traditionally feminine doesn’t mean you’re useless or thoughtless. this is Korra’s story, and we’re supposed to follow her thoughts and her journey as her experiences change how she thinks about the world and the people around her; Asami’s just something she doesn’t (yet) understand, but I think as they’ll become friends we’ll see more of Asami being her wonderful self to further change that ‘feminine = bad’ mindset. and hopefully the audience, through Korra, will see more of a gradual shift in Korra’s views, and start to view Asami in a more positive light as well, not despite her femininity, but also because it’s a part of who she is and she likes it.

so in short — I’m irked about those anti-femininity comments too, don’t get me wrong, but I think they’re there for a reason? I think they’re purposefully being set up to be revoked and dismantled later. if that makes sense…

yeah this is kind of what I was getting at with my last post about Korra and Asami even if I never outright stated it. ia, ia. glad you share my optimism, Megan ;_;

pre-serum:

villa-kulla:

Reporter: I have a question to Robert and to Scarlett. Firstly to Robert, throughout Iron Man 1 and 2, Tony Stark started off as a very egotistical character but learns how to fight as a team. And so how did you approach this role, bearing in mind that kind of maturity as a human being when it comes to the Tony Stark character, and did you learn anything throughout the three movies that you made?

And to Scarlett, to get into shape for Black Widow did you have anything special to do in terms of the diet, like did you have to eat any specific food, or that sort of thing?

Scarlett: How come you get the really interesting existential question, and I get the like, “rabbit food” question?

The respect given to you if you’re a man in the entertainment business, and the respect given to you if you’re a woman in the entertainment business: all perfectly summed up in one idiotically thought out line of questioning.

jesus h christ entertainment industry get your shit together

formerlyanon:

catrente:

You have GOT to be fucking kidding me.

Ohjeez, didn’t realize they actually went through with it

EDIT: also trigger warnings for rape in the article oh jeez can’t believe I forgot that

for. fuck’s. sake.

genderbitch:

inherhipstheresrevolutions:

genderbitch:

inautumn-inkashmir:

themindislimitless:

stfuconservatives:

jsohcable:

otherwise why did you go on the date?  he didn’t do it to spend time with you, you’re a shrill dullard.  he doesn’t give a shit about your AA hire career, he actually earned his position.  he went on the date because he wants sex.  you went on the date because you’re a conceited gold digger.

the revolution is coming ladies, less and less men are putting up with your intolerable behavior and hysterics.  you brought this on yourselves, don’t blame me for pointing it out.  you poisoned the waters, and men aren’t drinking from them anymore.

I’ve seen this getting reblogged, but not with the full text, so here it is in all of its ignorant misogynist glory.

Basically this is how rapists think. You believe a woman owes her body to you because you coughed up $30 for entrees and drinks. You believe there are any circumstances under which a woman is required to have sex with you.

This is why I hate and distrust all men’s right’s activists. Because this is their core belief: women are just dull conceited shrill hysterical banshees trying to manipulate hard-working honest men for their moniez and sperm.

Sometimes women go on dates to have sex too. But sometimes we want to get to know a guy (or girl, or other person) a bit more first. Sometimes people are looking for love. Or love AND sex. Sometimes you buy us dinner and YOU are dull and conceited and have heinously oppressive political views, and maybe we would have slept with you if you weren’t awful, but you are, and we don’t owe you sex EVER.

I managed to go on plenty of dates and get married, even with my feminazi bonerkiller man-eating ways. Ladies (and everyone else too): do NOT settle for an asshole like this. Under no circumstances do you owe anyone your body. There are worthy people out there who are capable of forming human relationships without demeaning all women and then pulling a “don’t blame me, I’m just sayin!!!” cop-out.

-Jess

Reblogging for awesome commentary. Emphasis mine.

the OP is an utter piece of shit.

yes to everything else.

fuck ‘men’s right activists’, the entire lot of you

OP needs to be castrated and thrown into a lake to drown. Fucking rapist.

Totally loving how NO ONE has trigger warned this for rape before me but hey ho. (sarcasm).

 ”he bought you dinner, you do owe him sex. otherwise why did you go on the date?”

Let’s replace that with “you said yes to having sex with him, you owe him sex. otherwise why did you say yes?”

You have the right to say no to sex whenever you want/ask someone to stop what they’re doing to you, at any point. At NO point do you lose the right to govern your own body. None. Whatsoever. No matter what you’ve done/originally agreed to etc. OP shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near women, he is most probably a rapist.
 

Edited my own reblog to fix that slip. Except as a content warning but same effects.

(Source: operationinfuriatedpunishment)

mephitztophel:

I just knew that this episode was going to bring the Nice Guy™ sympathizers out of the woodwork. 

• Korra isn’t attracted to Bolin, and attraction isn’t something that can be forced. Let me repeat: Attraction can not be forced. 
• Bolin wasn’t the only one who got shot down. Korra also ultimately did not get the guy she was interested in. The implication that only men suffer from “friend zoning” (unrequited love or attraction) is ridiculous. Women get rejected too. 
• Women don’t owe men dates or sex or a relationship as a reward for their “niceness”. Being nice is basic human decency. 

The people in this fandom who are bashing and maligning Korra (calling her a “bitch” or a “slut”) for who she is or who she isn’t attracted to need to think long and hard about what bullshit they’ve internalized. 

(And ugh, the asinine quote in the image came from Brotips. Seriously guys, that is not a good tip. It is a red flag for spotting jerks.)

reblogging for commentary

thisisvodka:

fireladybitch:

waterbendingharuka:

stopjumpinginshadycars:

Feminist Bolin / Perfect Man Bolin [x]

I guess I am the best man.

haha yeah well you’re better then most men it seems.

((BOLIN FTW))

Bolin be my boifran. 

i think i like this even more than the ridiculously photogenic guy meme

(Source: norenly)

stfuconservatives:

karnythia:

annlarimer:

holycheeseandcrackers:

daunt:

lulabo:

Hey, did you know that girls are DUMB? Moviefone does! They wrote a really super specific GIRL’S GUIDE TO ‘THE AVENGERS.’ 

Girls, we know you’re just going to this movie because your boyfriend wants to see it. I mean, we drag them to romcoms and chick flicks all the time, it’s only fair we go see one of their BOY movies. Boys totally love different kinds of movies than girls do, ones where dudes run around and beat each other up and there’s explosions and blood and stuff. Moviefone has your back, though, if you need some deets. Never heard of superheroes? Of course not! You’re not culturally savvy! Girls don’t like that stuff, unless they do, but if they do, they probably don’t have boyfriends, so they don’t need a guide like this. Here’s what you need to know!

As your boyfriend probably told you, “The Avengers” is hitting theaters this Friday. And you, dutiful girlfriend, are attending. But you hate action movies and you’ve never even read a comic book. (Of course, that’s not a slight against the girls who actually do read comic books — i.e. real fans, actual people with varied interests — but for this, let’s just go with the stock view of ladies, ladies!)

Omigod, you totes hate action movies! The sight of sweat and blood is just so ick to your delicate, subtly shaded eyes! Because you are not a person with varied interests. Rest easy, ladies! Moviefone’s created something awesome for you so you don’t have to, you know, think:

we’ve created a streamlined girl’s guide to ward off any confusion or mid-movie what’s-going-on whisperings.

And, if you’re worried, this article will absolutely help you impress your boyfriend with some interesting factoids just like in that chick flick where Renee Zellweger plays the fat, sad British lady who can’t navigate social situations because she’s so dumb. Just like you!

Including cocktail introductions a la “Bridget Jones’s Diary” and boyfriend impressing tidbits, below is everything you need to know about “The Avengers.”

So, Captain America is HUNKY. The Hulk is the result of an OOPSIE. Thor has super blue eyes, and the Black Widow’s defining character traits are her tight outfits and her status as “friend” to Hawkeye. Moviefone put that in quotes for you, because they’re so sly and they want you to know about fucking. Also, even though she can hold her own with the guys, it’s important for you to know about her “sexy chair number.”

Now, in case you’re worried that there’s too much action, or whatever, Moviefone will tell you up front that these very manly superheroes are TOTES down to earth: “These heroes are so much more than strong! They’re sweet and sensitive!” Bruce Banner is just like your dad, and Captain America is super old fashioned. Thor, Hawkeye, and Iron Man? Their hearts have been captured by sweet ladies—who are probably just like you!

So, you may want to ask your BF—who of course knows like EVERYTHING there is to KNOW about STUFF—some questions that will occur to you throughout the movie. You should not ask these questions, because they’ll either make you sound dumb or pathetic, which you are because you had to read this article, but you don’t want your BF to know that about you because you want him to have sex with you.

What NOT to say:
“Do you think Scarlett Johansson is pretty?”
“Oh, so it’s like the ‘New Years Eve’ of superhero movies?”
“Who could concentrate on the story with all those biceps?”
“Boys are so weird.”

I mean, these things will naturally occur to you because you are a) insecure, b) not possessing discerning taste OR just totally into romcoms but not other kinds of things, c) superficial, or d) wicked dumb and confused about things that are MASCULINE. That’s okay, because you’re a girl. It’s totes expected.

The thing is, you do want to have some opinions so he knows you’ve been paying attention and like the same things he likes and think exactly the way he does, so Moviefone has given you some talking points that you probably won’t understand, but it’s okay, because really they’re just conversation starters so that your BF can tell you everything you need to know. Or they’ll flatter him, which is important so he keeps thinking how super sexy and awesome YOU are for having thoughts.

What to say:
“Thank GOD someone did the Hulk correctly.”
“I can’t wait for ‘Thor 2.’”
“Joss Whedon is the man.”
“Yeah, you’re definitely Iron Man. If he were buffer.”

So that’s it! Snuggle up at the theater with your BF confident in your knowledge of basic characters and ready to tell him how sexy he is when it’s over, when you will pander to him about his interests instead of having any of your own! 

The exciting part is that the article was written by a woman!

YAY!  This makes me so happy.

NO.

I hate you all for sharing.

Wow, that is some patronizing bullshit.

ifwemetupatmidnight:

psa to the korra fandom

depicting korra pmsing and going into the avatar state because of that fact in your headcanons or comics is not cute or funny, it’s just fucking stupid and offensive

this has been a psa

forreal this is the most unoriginal shit ever

it was all over the last series too

LOL KATARA IS PMSING AGAIN

WHAT, LEGITIMATE ANGER ABOUT INJUSTICE AND INEQUALITY AND SUFFERING AND PEOPLE BEING BACKSTABBING ASSHOLES AND HURTING THE PEOPLE SHE LOVES? FUQ DAT GIRL IS PMSING LOL WOMEN

like seriously if the punchline to your joke is “UTERUS” you need to write better jokes, shut the fuck up