erratic mess

"Have you seen most of the plus-size sections out there? It’s horrifying. Whoever’s designing for plus-size doesn’t get it. The entire garment needs to be reconceived. You can’t just take a size 8 and make it larger. In my travels, I’ve been an advocate for larger women. I’ve been talking to designers, but only a half-dozen make an effort. Most say, ‘I don’t want a woman who’s a size 10 or 11 wearing my clothes.’ Well, shame on you! It’s not realistic. We need to address real women with real needs."

Tim Gunn

He needs his own line and it needs to be available at Target.
BOOM!  

(via fornowjustcarryon)

Tim Fucking Gunn! I love this man even more now! You tell ‘em!

(via nightbecomesme)

“Make It Work” is actually my life mantra. SAINT STATUS.

-Jess

(via stfuconservatives)

(Source: fashionista.com, via stfuconservatives)

(Source: aichlee, via marsieinthemiddle)

what-should-we-name-it:

emilianadarling:

Laci Green in “Men & Femininity.” (x)

I haven’t seen this video yet, but MY GOD THAT MUSTACHE!

(via stfusexists)

stfuconservatives:

shortformblog:

gifhound:

WOAH. House Speaker John Boehner made it clear at his weekly press conference today that he disagrees with President Obama on the issue of gay marriage, and he would not answer the question: Do you feel that gay marriage is a civil rights issue? When asked, Boehner responded:  ”I believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, and the president and the democrats can talk about all this all they want.” He added, “The fact is the American people are focused on our economy, and they’re asking the question: Where are the jobs?”

(Via AP YouTube)

It’s like he’s pointing into our souls.

According to Boehner’s party, the jobs are in our vaginas. Or possibly hiding underneath a welfare queen’s mountain of financial aid and food stamps.

-Jess

mehreenkasana:

realfakescientist:

almondskeyes:

grizzzlybearcub:

people like this restore my faith in americans

this has actually made me tear up

yes!

Respect. Major respect.

(Source: f1ndingmyway, via fuckyeahsouthasia)

"… Why not have him apply the full Jay-Z treatment? Why the Brooklyn Nets when they can be the New York N——s? The cheerleaders could be the Brooklyn B—-hes or Hoes. Team logo? A 9 mm with hollow-tip shell casings strewn beneath. Wanna be Jay-Z hip? Then go all the way!"

New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick Asks Why Jay-Z Doesn’t Change Nets Name to “New York N—–s”

Get it, you guys? Get it? Because he’s black! HA HA HA HA HA. Bitches and hoes and bullets and stuff! Because black people!

Between this and the “Chink in the Armor” headline, it’s pretty clear we need to send every sports journalist in America to a sensitivity training workshop. Or their own island colony.

-Jess

(via stfuconservatives)

missatralissa:

aimmyarrowshigh:

subism:

Not every close-working male duo in pop culture needs to be banging.

I mention this because it feels like every-time I log into Tumblr I see a flood of posts of Sherlock and Watson, Tony and Steve, or Bruce and Dick recontexualized to imply sexual relationships.

Why do we need to immediately jump to the conclusion that any duo of strong male characters with close bonds immediately have to be a couple?

Why does everything have to be sexualized?

It’s disappointing to me that we can’t accept or appreciate that life, friendship, and even love can be deeper than, and even unrelated to, sexual preference. By saying that it’s impossible for two men to be close friends, business partners, or just share a close bond, without being homosexual we’re basically creating the same kind of intolerance and lack of understanding that bred homophobia in the first place.

Love knows no sexual preference. Why does it matter who bangs who?

Can’t we just appreciate good characters, good stories, and love without turning it into something it’s not?

I would argue that it happens in fandom as a psychosocial reflective response to the fact that in mainstream (and even most cult-following) media, we’re NEVER presented with male-female duos who are truly platonic, and female-female relationships that are ONLY ever platonic. 

Most of the social psychology of fandom is sexual rebellion, exploration, and self-reprogramming, and putting males into the frame of being pursued, exploited, displayed, and/or fetishized is one of the main connective threads between almost all kinds of fandom (because lbr, otherwise, fandoms’ varied codified ethics are very different from place to place). 

But also, and more simply, if media teaches us that All Duos Must Have Sexual Interest In Each Other, then why not extrapolate that to male-male partnerships? 

If clearly asexual characters like Temperance Brennan are made to be sexual beings with their partners, then why not do the same to Sherlock Holmes?  I’m not saying that it’s okay for fandom to do — but it’s equally, or more, wrong that mainstream is who created the ideal and perpetuates it most.

Temperance Brennan made to be a sexual being really hurt my feelings yall. 

no one ever understands my disappointment in that show.

lifewasted:bloodlossinabathroomstall:

I think if I heard that Gotye song one more time I’m going to set myself on fire and roll down the Grand Canyon into a pit of snakes and scorpions.

then you’d be somebody that we used to know

i am so out of touch i have never heard the song, but i do keep seeing the lyrics everywhere… for some reason i start singing Elliot Smith ever time.

(Source: loinqueenparader, via flesh-lily)

vizzz:

(10 women who were killed in hate crimes. the other 20 are located here.)

(via stfuconservatives)

stfuconservatives:

rhrealitycheck:

Remember the GOP cry for ‘JOBS!’ back in 2010? Yeah, that. (via MoveOn.Org)

To be fair, we’re creating tons of jobs for professional pussy probers!

faineemae:

Meenakshi Thapar, 26, who had appeared in the Indian horror film 404 last year, met the two aspiring actors who allegedly later killed her on the set of her latest film, Heroine.

Amit Jaiswal, 36, and his lover Preeti Surin, allegedly decided to kidnap Ms Thapar after listening…

(Source: aaohuzoor, via fuckyeahsouthasia)

fuckyeahsouthasia:

saawanbarse:

kajrare:

pandas-are-black-white-and-asian:

I didn’t like her much at first. She was the freaky ghost chick in Raaz, and had a darker complexion than most Bollywood actresses. I used to find her a bit vulgar, Bips was sexy before sexy was socially acceptable in the East.

Then there were also those pictures of her and Cristiano Ronaldo hooking up. (NB this was during the height of my Cristiano obsession) AND she was going out with John Abraham. Damn.

But eventually, a few movies (and, from the looks of it, a few skin-lightening treatments) later, I started liking Bipasha Basu. She’s incredibly hot and quite the stunner.

Well gee, I’m glad you like her now that her skin’s lighter. What the fuck.

What the fuck?

Oh hai colourism…

(Source: areyoulikecheckingmeout)

fromsoiltoflight:

Afghan girls teaching Afghan girls! A pic from Skateistan’s Facebook page.

Skateistan is a Kabul-based Afghan NGO (Non-Governmental Organization), which is non-political, independent, and inclusive of all ethnicities, religions and social backgrounds.

The simplicity of using skateboarding as a tool for empowerment is really moving, and even better: It works. 

(via fuckyeahsouthasia)

artificialyouth:

i like how i did my hair.

(via missatralissa)