Distinguished sociologist Erving Goffman noted that women in photographs are often portrayed in compromising or submissive situations such as having the head turned upwards to expose the neck or in a contorted stances often with light self-touching. Such poses invite the gaze of the viewer and make the subject of the photograph seem vulnerable and exposed to sexualization.
Jean Kilbourne talks a lot about this as well but more in photography used for advertisement. It’s really fascinating/upsetting stuff.
When I see a duck…
Normal people:
Me: “ Duck, duck,duck, come here duck…”
via (sodamnrelatable)
Except when at Disneyland. Then you politely help them cross the street. c:
Gooby pls.
Muslim women who choose to wear the Hijab but are also Athletes of the fiercest kind.
Hijab is not a disability.
This is great except for the commentary that condemns disability. Is this a thing that people are actually saying now? fsaddsf GO TO FEMINIST TIME-OUT FOR TWO WEEKS
TW: Domestic Abuse, Sexism
Pastor on how to handle “limp wristed” boys and “butch” girls”
And when your daughter starts acting too butch you reign her in. And you say, “Oh, no, sweetheart. You can play sports. Play them to the glory of God. But sometimes you are going to act like a girl and walk like a girl and talk like a girl and smell like a girl and that means you are going to be beautiful. You are going to be attractive. You are going to dress yourself up.”
