YOU
HAVE
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FUCKING
IDEA
HOW
MUCH
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LOVE
EUROVISION
Spent my whole weekend playing eurovision drinking games. amazing.
When did you have to drink?
floor painting from ‘Art Residence’ in Russia. More brilliant content at www.globalstreetart.com!
I’d be walking on the grass next to that, so I didn’t fall in and get eaten by the Really Big Fish
As a trans woman, not many things give me a headache the way the entire concept of passing does. Passing is the idea that if a trans woman (or any person who is presenting as a woman) looks, dresses and acts a certain way, people won’t be able to tell they are anything other than a completely “normal” woman. If you look at online trans communities or forums, you’ll find tons of tips on how to pass better – everything from hair removal tips to workouts to how to walk and sit more femininely.
All of this presupposes that there is only one right way to look like and be a woman. And it’s infuriating. On the one hand, whenever I go out in public or post pictures online, a part of me is deathly afraid that I’ll be insulted or worse. I desperately want to be accepted as the woman I am. On the other hand, I hate that in order to feel safe, I’m expected to fit into the very narrow box that is labeled “woman.” Tips on how to pass always seem to say that you should avoid building muscle mass and avoid wearing clothes and makeup that are too costumey, that you should try to hide your shoulders and soften your features. Trans women are often told that if we want to pass, we have to try our hardest to be petite, soft, have just the right amount of femininity, and not stand out too much. But what if I want to be a different kind of woman? What if I want to look like Grace Jones or Kate Moennig? What if I want to look like Beth Ditto or Dolly Parton? They’re all cis women; don’t they pass?
All of this presupposes that there is only one right way to look like and be a woman. And it’s infuriating. On the one hand, whenever I go out in public or post pictures online, a part of me is deathly afraid that I’ll be insulted or worse. I desperately want to be accepted as the woman I am. On the other hand, I hate that in order to feel safe, I’m expected to fit into the very narrow box that is labeled “woman.” Tips on how to pass always seem to say that you should avoid building muscle mass and avoid wearing clothes and makeup that are too costumey, that you should try to hide your shoulders and soften your features. Trans women are often told that if we want to pass, we have to try our hardest to be petite, soft, have just the right amount of femininity, and not stand out too much. But what if I want to be a different kind of woman? What if I want to look like Grace Jones or Kate Moennig? What if I want to look like Beth Ditto or Dolly Parton? They’re all cis women; don’t they pass?
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Meyllen Djneres (via muffinsandcouture) The moral of “passing” discussions always seems to be: If you get bashed it will be your fault. (via charthebutcher)
(via sixtyforty) *slow clap——> standing ovation* yes! Yes yes! (via boyqueen) omg when i started transitioning Kate Moennig was legit my goal (via dizzzyrichardpig) i just need this on my blog again (via boyqueen) I’m a cis-woman, and I bet I wouldn’t “pass” in many people’s judgement. when I was skinny and had short hair, particularly. now I’m plump (& long-haired) I’ve got more girly bulges, but I guess could still look like a guy with man-boobs, glam/metal hair, and a fat arse. whatever. |
Me, Caroline and David Tennant on the set of ‘Human Nature’, before I got my teeth fixed. (Hmm, I suspect nobody’s looking at my teeth.)
David Tennant in a dressing gown!
Jane Dieulafoy (date unknown). This image may only be re-used for non-commercial purposes.
Jane (Jeanne) Dieulafoy (1851-1916) could be one of the reasons you get to wear trousers in the field. The French government of her day granted her the special privilege of wearing men’s…
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socially-awkward-supervillian:
Fun fact: Cheetahs only attack prey that runs
jesus that is good to know.
Yup, that’s the point you just stay still and let it do whatever the fuck it wants that doesn’t involved you getting eaten.
REALLY FUN FACT for big cats cheetahs are fucking docile as shit
my grandfather ran a cheetah sanctuary in south africa and he’d just lie with them and sleep among them and they’d rub against him and chirp at him they’re big fucking babies
Another Fun Fact: Cheetah’s are incredibly nervous animals. One of the (many) reason’s they’re going extinct is that cheetah’s are so sensitive and nervous, some of them are literally too nervous to breed. Other’s will breed, but stress themselves out so much, they’ll loose their cubs.
So zoo’s with breeding program’s had to figure out how to make Cheetah’s comfortable enough to first of all, get laid and secondly - not spazz themselves into miscarrying.
So what’d they do?
They gave the cheetah’s their very own Service Dogs!
The dogs make them feel safe, protected and secure!Thats fucking adorable as hell
THIS IS HOW I GET KILLED TUMBLR, BY YOU TELLING ME HOW DOCILE AND SWEET CHEETAHS ARE AND NOW I’M GONNA BE THE ONE WHO SOMEHOW MEETS THE HARD-ASS AMONG THEM WHO JUST FUCKS MY SHIT UP GODDAMN IT also omg cuties
I WANT A CHEETAH FRIEND
SO BAD
I always figured that you shouldn’t run from a cheetah mainly because you will run about 10 feet before the fastest animal in the world fucking catches you. Also they’re so skinny, though! For some odd reason, I thought to myself, “Why run? What if I could take on a cheetah?”
Service dogs? Whoever thought that up deserves a gold star.
Cheetahs are the tumblr users of the big cat world: look dangerous, socially awkward and are big softies
OMG so adorable! I want a cheetah to lick my face!
Girl with cats. Lots of cats.
girl with cats who love her a lot and probably want to be fed right now!
