My mistrust [of men] is not, as one might expect, primarily a result of the violent acts done on my body, nor the vicious humiliations done to my dignity. It is, instead, born of the multitude of mundane betrayals that mark my every relationship with a man—the casual rape joke, the use of a female slur, the careless demonization of the feminine in everyday conversation, the accusations of overreaction, the eye rolling and exasperated sighs in response to polite requests to please not use misogynist epithets in my presence.
dduane:
tyleroakley:
Let us never forget that Jeremy Renner used to be a makeup artist.
Useful to have another line of work to fall back on. ;)
Current life choices in career change now that much awesomer. (Seriously, being a makeup artist is the best decision I ever made.)
fringe-element:
spastasmagoria:
Accurate depiction of animals in every household.
Meanwhile, this reminds me of my childhood with Sibling.
Accurate depiction of animals in my household interacting with ME. Some nights I’m asleep and then *bam!* cat to the face.
Hillary Clinton on Being Asked about Her Clothes
bostonreview:
Interviewer: Okay. Which designers do you prefer?
Hillary Clinton: What designers of clothes?
Interviewer: Yes.
Hillary Clinton: Would you ever ask a man that question?
Interviewer: Probably not. Probably not.
[Via UniteWomen.org; State.gov]
And the overreaction begins. Gotta love those completely useless but utterly self serving bills that congress likes to get up to.
Now this one has tribbling down to an artform! Also, n’aaaaw!
His tribble imitation needs a little work.
