Never Forget Mike Brown
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Corset discourse really likes to talk in sensationalizing absolutes but historically speaking a corset is just a kind of garment. They could be uncomfortable and painful or they could be well fitted and supportive. They could be hyper-fashionable or they could be brutally practical. You could tightlace them or you could wear them with no reduction whatsoever. Most corsets were probably somewhere in the middle. Like bras. Or shoes. To say they were never perceived as restrictive or used as tools of enforcing dangerous/misogynistic beauty standards is like saying women’s shoes never restrict freedom of movement. Patently untrue, but that doesn’t mean those shoes have some deeper moral good or evil and it certainly doesn’t mean we can use that fact to draw sweeping generalizations about the relationships of entire centuries of women to their own bodies. Corsets, like all clothing, exist in context.
Refuting the “corsets were evil torture devices and vain shallow women were forcing themselves to lace themselves down to x inches so they could attract a man” narrative was never about saying “corsets are a universal good, actually”. It’s about considering more fully the variety of ways clothing shaped and was shaped by its culture, and affording the women of the past the dignity of agency and interiority
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sometimes u read tumblr drama where u instantly know that no one involved is employed
alternatively: as employment is not inherently a moral value i will also add on: hobbyless
tags passed peer review
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What if everyone in Gotham knows who Batman is? They all know, they just don’t say anything. It’s not something that is spoken of or acknowledged in any way, other than the occasional glance or shared look of understanding. But they all know. Except for Brucie Wayne. Lord bless their himbo sunshine child, but he seems to be the only person in Gotham that doesn’t know who Batman is. He must be protected at all costs.
Everyone in Gotham knows who Batman is. (They’re wrong)
Lord bless their himbo sunshine child 🤣🤣🌼
Ok but like what if Two-Face started the Matches rumor because he wants to protect his little meow meow ? Knowing that no one’s gonna fuck with Matches if they think he’s Batman.
Two-Face: You ever notice how Matches and Bats are never in the same room at the same time?
Goons: 👀
Two-Face: Ol’ Matches is pretty built under that plaid atrocity, isn’t he? Kind of Batman built, you know what I’m sayin?
Commissioner Gordon: 👀
Two-Face: I ain’t never seen Matches inside Arkham, is all I’m sayin … OR HAVE I 😏😏😏 ?
Arkham Guards: 👀
Tags @daydreamerwonderkid
I am not super familiar with this, but… Matches is Bruce too, right?
Yep! Matches Malone was an actual guy who died due to a series of events. He was a criminal but not a bad guy.
After he died Bruce used his identity as a way to gain intel on the Gotham underworld.
Behold Matches Malone
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‘why are actors striking aren’t they all millionaires’ here’s a paywall free link to an article that mentions how most of the cast of one of netflix’s biggest shows had day jobs bc they couldn’t afford rent
remember that actors are usually not well off at all. forget the big screen famous guys, they’re the very few ones. this strike is for all the other ones, that deserve to have a livable paycheck for their job.
And a note to say that, had Orange is the New Black been on a not-streaming network which paid them residuals each time they screened the show the actors would have done fine or better than fine.
At the start of streaming rules were agreed to let these beginning ways of putting out stories over the web succeed and get established, and letting them not pay actors and writers traditional style residuals was part of what was agreed. They got established. They succeeded. The actors and the writers took the hit.
Streaming actors get screwed ten ways to Sunday. I’m still a part of the Union of BC Performers because I did work when I was young, and for a movie I was in when I was FIVE YEARS OLD, for around 30 SECONDS, in a movie that did poorly, I make more money in residuals than any of the leading actors in OITNB do for all of their hard work as adult professionals. It’s sick, quite frankly, and I for one can’t wait for the WGA and SAG to land lucrative contracts. There’s no way in hell I should get more on my quarterly checks than the talent who worked on a show like that. By the way, once my movie hit Netflix in about 2012, my checks got slashed in half.
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I do genuinely believe people are trying to support the WGA and SAG-AFTRA in their strikes. I really do. But I also think it’s real fucking frustrating that despite SAG-AFTRA having small and explicit asks for non-members, people keep trying to do things that they have not asked for.
So. I have compiled some links for you so you can READ THEM and understand what is and is not an actual obligation as a fan.
This FAQ for members re: personal appearances and conventions may be helpful in clarifying what is and is not allowed for you as a fan. Please understand that what is allowed is not necessarily the same as what you would do personally. For example, a fan cosplaying as a character from a struck work is allowed. Do not give people shit for this.
If you want to express support as a fan, this is what the unions are asking for, per their websites:
- Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund (WGA)
- Show your support on social media (WGA, SAG-AFTRA)
- Join the picket lines (WGA, SAG-AFTRA*).
OBSERVE PICKET GUIDELINES. (WGA, SAG-AFTRA) You are representing these unions and you follow their directions.
Obviously this is subject to change, but the unions will give you plenty of notice when it does. Follow their socials and/or subscribe to their newsletters so you can keep up. Do not rely on word of mouth from Tumblr or other social media unless it has a citation from a reputable source.
We all want these strikes to succeed. You help make that more possible by understanding what is required vs what you think other people should do.
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*There are a surprising number of locations where rallies are happening. One might be near you!
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Dear tumblr staff,
stop. its ok. you don’t need to do these things. just focus on functionality(like the video player). we don’t need these little updates when somethings(like the video player) need your focus. thank you for your time but really, tumblr looks great. try to fix more important things(like the video player) so that we can all properly enjoy the features of tumblr(like the video player)
This post is a decade old this year.
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This sounds like something from The Handmaid’s Tale, ffs.
This was an ad in the early 90’s. I first saw it in a textbook in the late 90’s, used as an example of the “slippery slope” fallacy.
Now it’s over 20 years later. It’s happening.
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most frustrating world building oversight by george
no ladies in waiting or female companions for high ranking women
only one noble title with no hierarchy or differentiation
his lack of understanding of numbers. 700ft wall?!?
brown characters don’t get backstories or personalities. sorry
summers and winters last years but somehow the crop cycle can continue unabated
there has been no religious schism in the Faith apparently
no regional dialects or languages despite the stark cultural differences
no one has jobs at court and there don’t seem to be any actual departments
NO GUILDS. WHERE ARE THE GUILDS
results/other in the tags!
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I love the character of Astarion from Baldur’s Gate 3. He’s truly the character ever because he’s every single vampire trope at once but they all cancel each other out.
Like, he only drinks animal blood but not because he doesn’t want to hurt people, he’s just never been allowed before. He hurts people all the time, it’s one of his favorite things to do. He acts drunk after drinking a bear’s blood because it kicked the shit out of him first. He’s 200+ years old and still lvl 1. He’s foppish and high class but has been eating rats and bugs in a crypt for 200 years. He can go out in sunlight and gets sad if he’s underground because he misses the sun. He lies all the time but he’s a terrible liar so it’s always super obvious. He’s brooding but also whiny. He has no reflection but mostly is just sad about it because he misses petty vanity. He’s suave but his sense of humor is essentially “man slips on banana peel” and he’d lose his mind laughing at basically any Money Python Sketch. He’s so extremely, powerfully bisexual.
I’m deeply in love with him.
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And Keanu says something really interesting to me on the first John Wick. He comes to me and he goes, “Look, just so you know, little bit of advice, when you edit, once a week, you should see the edit on the big screen.” And I’m like, OK, we’ll try. Later, alone with him, I’m going, “Well, why?” He’s like, “I’m a big-screen actor.” And I had no fucking idea what that meant. I thought it meant a movie star. And he’s like, “No, no, no, no.”
And he started talking to me about non-verbal acting, like gestures, motions. And he’s like, “Look, when you see me on a little monitor and I give this little look, it’s one thing. But when you see it on a 40-foot screen, that look’s going to say a lot. That’s what I want to play this guy as. So just please be aware of it, so when we punch in on the closeups, it’s going to mean something.” And it kind of really clicked for me right there.
I’ve always been fascinated by non-verbal gesture, body language. Keanu would go through and strip his dialogue down. It was like, “No, no, nope. I’m just going to cuddle the puppy.” In the first John Wick, he doesn’t talk for 32 minutes. Try to sell that one to a studio: You have Keanu Reeves and you’re not going to let him talk.
Chad Stahelski on what the John Wick movies owe to Buster Keaton
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Solidarity Summer is well and truly ramping up. AS IT FUCKING SHOULD.
And another one! 📢
Barnes and Noble booksellers are working on forming a union as well!
https://www.reddit.com/r/union/comments/rwczci/barnes_noble_workers_want_union/
Their flagship store and New York has unionized along with 3-4 other stores! This is happening! People are tired of being seen as dollar signs and being made to work just to get to work more, to survive instead of thrive. Keep it UP.
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