nymaulth-deactivated20190106 asked: Omgggg you and your girl make the most adorable Cecil and Carlos! I'm just hanging out in bed today feeling 'blah' and then that comes across my dash and I'm just like *d'awwwwwwwwwww*
Awwww, thank you so much! We had a lot of fun with this cosplay and will probably be doing it at cons now <3 I’m glad we were able to brighten your day!
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I decided to share the album of pictures, which also comes with a story about the day in the life of Cecil Baldwin :)
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Only white women have the privilege of reclaiming the word ‘slut’ without facing any real social penalty. Miley Cyrus, for instance, is being hailed as a woman who is in control and liberated, unlike her black counterpart Rihanna. Rihanna does not get worshiped for owning her sexuality or her agency. Rihanna gets pity, scathing criticism, and popular feminist magazines wanting to ‘save’ her from exercising choices they do not agree with. Many mainstream feminists feel entitled to police Rihanna’s black female body; even Lena Dunham could not resist. However, if you look closely you can see that Miley has been feverishly studying and has been influenced by the Rihanna’s bad girl playbook.
White women may also be allowed to transcend their ‘sluttiness’ when they feel the need to do so. Both Angelina Jolie and Madonna have been able to shed their past bad girl images seamlessly. Whiteness affords white women the ability to try on different identities while their racial privilege remains intact. Because in a society that values whiteness over all else, to be white is to be human and all non-white persons must audition for their humanity.
The bodies of black women are highly politicized and critiqued no matter who they belong to, from the first lady to ‘the help.’ The physical movements and choices of black women are always viewed through a filter of suspicion. In order for me to claim my right to be a ‘slut,’ I first must win the battle to be able to fully claim my humanity.
” —Lutze B. (@FeministGriote)
This is a quote from her exquisite essay Why I Won’t Call Myself a “Slut” on Salon. MUST READ. An important and timely examination of sexual agency through an intersectional lens.
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the worst thing about writing is that you aren’t just a writer. you have to be a thousand things. a poet, a flirt, a weapons expert, a bleeding heart, a scholar, a legendary cook, a theorist, an engineer, a reckless teenage girl, a dying god. you have to be able to write monologues and speeches and heartfelt confessions, and you have to make them believable. writing is putting yourself into someone else’s shoes.
writing is really hard (◕︿◕✿)
It is hard, but it’s a ridiculous amount of fun to be all of those things and realize that you’re capable of being all of those different characters. You create them and bring them to life. There is a lot of power in writing. Once you finish you get to sit back, look at this thing you created, full of different people and worlds and it’s… it’s amazing, really.
Seriously, “Seeking the Storyteller” is so amazing, because it started as roleplay between me and my wifey and is now going to be a published book. But I got to go from being moody, bad tempered, will fucking kill you Cyn to happy, giggling, new to human things Mira. That’s just two characters, there’s a bunch more. It’s hard but it’s awesome ^^
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