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!
I decided to share the album of pictures, which also comes with a story about the day in the life of Cecil Baldwin :)
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.
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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. (via gradientlair) |
For Halloween we did Cecil and Carlos from Welcome to Nightvale and our friend decided to join us as Old Woman Josie
Myself as Carlos, my wifey as Cecil
More pics, complete with an Old Lady Josie who joined us like fifteen minutes before we went to the Halloween party ^^
You can find more of my cosplay here.
all time favorite ships → protagonist/yosuke
You’re special to me, you know?
Real talk though, I know that Souji/Yu did a lot for everyone, but what I really liked about the anime was that he obviously needed his friends, too. Especially Yosuke. Shipping glasses or not, Yosuke did a lot, a LOT, to help that boy <3 I know Yosuke gets painted as the joking, annoying, kinda asshole character but, honestly, he’s really great. It’s hard not to appreciate a guy who pulls someone out of the shadows, only to sink into those same shadows, but smiles the whole way through because at least his friend is safe.
OH MY GOD IN THE LAST GIF THO THE DOG CATCHES THE KITTY WHEN SHE BEGINS TO FALL AND HELPS SET HER DOWN SAFELY
Omg how can anyone hate cats?
Or dogs.
It was like. Doggie was so annoyed in the other gifs. Like. "Stop cat. Just. Ugh.“ But then. Kitty starts to fall. And Doggie catches Kitty. Like. "It’s o.k., I got you.” And Doggie even looks down at Kitty to make sure Kitty is o.k.
All the tears ;__;
I may or may not have been looking for an excuse to draw that again >w>
Thanks, by the way!
EEE! Oh my. OH MY!
how quickly they forget
Actually that was my exact thought process when I saw this movie and it got to this scene.
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 ^^
