#awesome women

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Will forever be amazed and love how they design women in this game

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Las Vulpess: the scandal

Just 40 years ago, four girls from the Bilbo neighborhood of Irala, between 17 and 21, starred in the first media scandal related to freedom of expression in Spain. Las Vulpess had not yet recorded a single single when the music critic Carlos Tena decided to make a music video with them on his new program on TVE, Caja de ritmos.

The sisters Loles and Lupe Vázquez (guitar and drums, respectively), were responsible for adapting the lyrics of I Wanna Be Your Dog - by Iggy Pop & The Stooges - in their own way, which Mamen Rodrigo would sing while Begoña Astigarraga played the bass. The song's title?: I like to be a whore.

Nothing happened at that time, since it was a program with a very small audience. The scandal erupted ten days later, when newspaper ABC published the lyrics of the song and vigorously protested its broadcast in children's programming hours, arguing that the song "degrades Spanish society, revolts the father of a family, unworthy the responsible citizen, breaks the intimacy of the home, violates what is established in the Constitution and goes beyond the limits of what is tolerable".

The media of that time asked for heads to roll: Caja de ritmos was not broadcast again, the presenter submitted his resignation and, the following Saturday, what the children's audience could see at that time was… a bullfight.

The snowball continued to grow until it reached the courts. The State Attorney General's Office filed a criminal complaint against the director of the program "for offense to modesty and good customs" and Loles Vázquez as the author of the lyrics and Mamen Rodrigo as vocal interpreter for public derision. Three, five years in prison and ten years of disqualification were requested for them. In 1986, the case was dismissed.

Thanks to growing up in very politically committed families, Loles – whose parents had fought against Franco in hiding, from unionism and women's associations – also had that support.

"My family helped us, my parents and brothers understood and supported us, we all went together, and it was quite important to feel so supported," the guitarist confesses. "We did not fear for our future, but of course it did worry us, because handling a scandal at the age we were was not easy, on the contrary, it was very difficult. A lot of stress, the phone did not stop ringing, everybody wanted to exploit the whole scandal: first musically and then the media, the political parties… It was pretty fucked up, speaking clearly".

Las Vulpess were the first all-female punk-rock quartet in Spain. I would venture to say that, even, rock in general. "If in the US or England it was already difficult for women to be in a rock group, well imagine in the Basque Country at that time. Even the boys had a hard time getting their instruments or a place, nobody had money, we were in a super harsh crisis. Rock and roll was very sexist, women's work was basically escort, groupie. Punk revolutionized everything, and one of the things that changed was the role of women. We too could be in a stage", concedes Loles Vázquez.

Now we are more accustomed, not only in punk but in more formal commercial pop, to hearing the word "bitch" or "whore" reversing its connotations of insult as a symbol of pride and self-affirmation. And, although it is impossible to collect data that proves anything, if they were not the first in the world, Las Vulpess sure were pioneers in this. Before rappers like Queen Latifah or MC Lyte began to use "bitch" in the same way in the US at the end of the 80s, no other precedents have been revealed. "I first played with Latin, hence the Vulpes thing," [Vulpes means fox in Latin, fox in Spanish has the same meaning that bitch in English] explains the author of the adaptation, which she wrote at the age of 15.

"It was what I received then. I wore leopard miniskirts made from car upholstery, we tore our stockings at the feet, because there weren't those things like leggings today… So with those looks, the stiletto shoes, the nets, the eyes painted with the eyeliner, when the guys passed by me they yelled at me: Whore! That was what they called me the most. And, well, I liked it. I liked being who I was. Being different was a source of pride. Those guys who defended marriage and those who were junkies and considered themselves cool, all told me the same. All those people calling me a bitch made me think, to that age, that being a whore was cool."

But what happened to Las Vulpess? Their label, Dos Rombos, hurried them to record the single that quickly sold out a circulation of 7,000 copies and, shortly after, sold 5,000 more, but the girls said they saw hardly any money from it.

Although the worst came with the concerts. On May 18, 1983, barely a month after the controversy, they performed at the temple of the Movida in Madrid, the Rock-Ola. But they ran into the peculiar reception of the security personnel in the room, who gave them a beating in the dressing room for singing a song critical of the Police. According to what Las Vulpess recounted, when they went to the nearest police station to report what had happened, they found that the agents who attended them were the same ones who had attacked them. They were policemen who had infiltrated the concert. It was not the only time, as confirmed by the guitarist.

"Yes, they used to beat us, yes. We were included in concerts with groups that had nothing to do with us. Then the press also released many lies and there were people who thought we would go out naked or in our panties. People weren't going to see a punk rock concert, they were going to cause a scandal. Buses full of fascists also came to boycott us, and we had to get out on our feet many times".

"In the end, everybody wanted to take advantage -adds Loles-, we were fresh meat, and both the politicians and the promoters took advantage, (…) they took all the money and we could not return home. All that burned us out a lot, it annoyed us quite a bit, and clearly, that caused us to break up, although it must also be emphasized that there were already musical differences between us".

That summer at the Bilbo festivities Las Vulpess said "enough" and disbanded a fortnight before entering to record what should have been their first album.

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[cloudyinparadise]

Any cool women you know? /@i-send-you-random-asks

My dad's cool as fuck, I'm gonna pretend that counts. She's a trans woman who is 193cm tall and huge, there's literally nobody who dares to do anything to her because she could literally just break your entire body by just holding you if she wanted. But, she's super nice and does anything to make people around her feel accepted and understood. She came out as trans at around 40 years old and is only getting more awesome than she did when she was a man. She doesn't want me and my siblings to call her mum because she prefers dad and also doesn't want us to feel like we lost a parent.

TL;DR/summary - my dad is a metal trans woman who is one of the nicest people I know, despite her difficulty of being surrounded by idiots.

[florawwwiilliam]

super hot lady

[theseimmortalcoils]

"SIOUXSIE’s 2023 Tour Grows Larger with New European Festival Dates". Exciting news from @postpunkonline

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[writergirl2011]

This is beyond awesome!!!!! I know she probably won't get the job, but the fact that she was interviewed is just so amazing!!!!!!

Someday, there will be a woman in an MLB uniform on the field. Is it possible that she'll first cross the white lines as a manager rather than a player? Maybe. But it's going to happen. I just know it.

[keeganmantle]

Good evening. Shiver won halftime. And I don't care. I just wanna have fun. But I'm really worried about her safety.😐

Frye has been telling me all day that she's fine, but I'm really worried about those overcompetitive brats. Y'all need to chill. It's probably a nice sunny day still, go outside! Touch some grass! Heck, roll around in the grass while you're at it!😁

It's just a game. Y'all need help. What the heck happened? Well, good luck teams! Good luck Team Frye! And please leave Shiver alone. Shiver is my comfort character and I've bonded with her bigtime lately so if she wins again, I may cry a bit if I see any act of violence towards her. Why are you so stressed over a character mostly everyone like myself likes? Seek help!😁

But yeah, I don't wanna see any of that. It's too much for me. Especially since I don't like seeing women hurt. Let me enjoy Shiver.😥

[claar-bookdragonwitch]

[thevagabondsbride-blog]

One of my early role models

“Our Lady of New Frontiers, Nichelle Nichols”

My last painting of 2022, and I wanted it to be a painting carrying me into the new year, a tribute to an amazing and inspirational woman.

Star Trek has been a show I have watched since I was a wee one. I started with TNG as a child, but when I finally watched TOS in college, its impact was undeniable, both today and especially during the time it aired.

Although the famous speech says “final frontier”, Nichelle Nichols was a woman leading the way onto new frontiers, a beacon of hope, resilience and possibility. So that is what I wish to carry with me into the new year.

prints can be found through my site: www.lindsayvanek.com

[florawwwiilliam]

sweet girl taking bath

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[theseimmortalcoils]

Grace Jones, matchless in Thierry Mugler, 2001.

Photo © Getty images.

[keeganmantle]

Time for me to go to bed now. I'm staying at Deep Cut's again. Marina told me not to worry but I couldn't help myself. Whoever wins tomorrow, I just don't want people hurting Shiver.😥

I know she's tough but, you know how I am with comfort characters. Come on people, we just really like Shiver we're sorry. She told me not to worry and she'll be ok. Frye kept reassuring me that too. I'm just scared a little. Those overcompetitive players are starting to get to me.😐

May the best team win. Remember, it's just a game! Chill the heck out! This is why we can't have nice things. Shiver & Frye are putting me to bed now. Shiver is singing me to sleep.😊

Goodnight guys.❤️