#but girlie has been DISQUALIFIED

[morally-grey-girlbosses]

did anyone submit a blobfish? they're morally grey girlbosses methinks

i am going to tear your bones out slowly

[kharmii]

You’re an incredibly stupid person, who thinks that feeling strongly about your uneducated, uninformed opinions makes them true.

Grow the fuck up.

This is in response to my comments about the possible Two Dude Matchup during women's boxing at the Paris Olympics. Participants Imane Khelif and Yang Liu -both sporting Adam's apples and male levels of strength- smoked all the clearly biological women to go for gold and silver.

It's possible I'm wrong and all the other people suspecting they are males posing as females -or intersex whatever- are wrong. Maybe that Russian boxing organization made them do genetic tests proving they have XX chromosomes. Maybe one or the other has a functioning womb and ovaries. Nobody knows because the information about what criteria got them disqualified in the past is not being released.

I tend to be skeptical about them being biological females just because of all the nonsense surrounding them. If they were proven biological women, then the information about their XX chromosomes would have been released right away, and it would be spread far and wide. Instead, we have the usual leftwing posturing about "you are just questioning them because you are RACIST!!"

Side note: I think it's reasonable to assume a country generally not winning a dick of a dog in the Olympics might be capable of pulling a 'man posing as a woman' scam. To avoid being labeled as a sucker by the worst elements of humanity, it's safe to assume there will always be third world shit farmers taking advantage of the kindness and tolerance of people from first world nations. Case in point....all the gay agenda obsessed girlies willing to harass people on the internet over this issue.

-Or I'm sorry, all you 'nonbinary trans masc' individuals who act just like biological women do at their worst.

Another stupid thing I'm seeing everywhere is the 'women can have XY chromosomes!' (wrong), intersex people exist! (True but they are usually one or the other at the chromosomal level. Anything other than XX, -even XXY or XXXY- should get a person disqualified from women's sports). It's extra stupid intersex people are getting all worked up and offended over this, as if society owes them something for being born with a defect that less than one percent of people are afflicted with. Nobody owes you anything. I personally don't owe you anything.

Wait a minute.....according to Google, "The IBA said that these tests revealed that Khelif has XY chromosomes, which are most commonly found in males." (Wrong: Always found in males)

Instead of trying to argue why it's fair to consider a male with XY chromosomes a 'female' they instead discredit the Russian boxing organization accusing them of only disqualifying the men boxing against women because they are offended that the men beat their Russian women with their testosterone boosted man strength. It doesn't matter if a man spends his life being socialized as a women due to a birth defect or because he's intersex (or because a scam is being pulled), a man is a man. Someone with an XY chromosome is a man.

[storkmuffin]

Watching the Western and Non-Korean fandom reaction to a recent fan protest by the fans of Riize has been fascinating for how much they entirely miss the point and indulge in a very specific kind of Western misogyny, which comes down to God Forbid Women Do Anything. I'm Korean and in Korea and I find these Riize fandom girlies hella impressive. I understand why they did it. It's fucking enraging to be a Korean woman, for one thing, and their protest was elegant and effective. Kudos.

TLDR: A 7 member boyband, Riize, recently had one member go on a 10 month leave of absence, grandiosely calling it a Time of Reflection, because photos of him lying fully clothed in bed with a girlfriend during his pre-debut preparation-stage era became public. The group went on working as a 6 member group for a while. Their fans stayed loyal. Then SM, the corporationthat employs these singer/dancers, tried to bring Seung Han back to the band, to regroup. The fans of Riize who really found this kid (he's 21) unacceptable sent 1,000 standing funeral wreaths to form a giant, silent, terrifying forest of death in front of the SM corporate HQ, with messages attached. You are dead to us is the personal message to Seung Han, but the more important message, addressed to SM, is The fandom would rather throw $30,000 on the street than have SH back - do you not want this money as your income? Within 48 hours, Seung Han withdrew from the group. His career as a Kpop Idol is probably now completely over, just over a year of his group's debut.

The not-Koreans flipping the fuck out about this are completely missing the point. They call it cyber bullying. There's foreigners yelling at young Korean women for being sexually pathetic or something which I find very hilarious. Foreigners think this is about sexual desire for Seung Han, or some sort of demand that he stay a virgin, or that the women (and it is women) who did this have some sort of sexual parasocial relationship with this particular boy Idol. With due respect, Nah. They are all completely wrong.

Pre-debut doesn't mean someone who wasn't in the pop business. Pre-debut means being a Trainee in the specialized academies run by record label/promotional companies (all publicly traded), akin to the state sponsored ballet academies where they create ballerinas in some countries. The reason that Koreans, who spend all their youth, from first grade onwards, desperately preparing for their college entrance exams, permit the Idols to have the glamour and the money and power is that they too are supposed to go through a grueling prep process for 'debut.' That's where the identification and love come from, and it's both parasocial and it's not. Debuting as an Idol is a 10,000:1 sort of competition, like the way those people who can't be showbiz or Olympic athletes have to compete to the death to get into college and then into white collar jobs. You are me but in a different field is the parasocial relationship that Idols sell to the Korean consumer.

Furthermore, if you're debuting as part of a group you owe it to that group to stay within the very clearly delineated rules for correct behavior. It is imperative that you do not get caught fucking around. That's what the Korean fangirls are furious over. If you date, if you sleep around, if you drink or party - all the stuff that studious college prep people also want to do and sometimes engage in - then don't get caught. Be very, very careful. Don't take photos with your girlfriend in bed. Your being a violator of the rules ruins it for your group. You are disloyal and irresponsible, and therefore not worthy of the riches and adulation that is given to Idols. It's a matter of qualification and principle.

Seung Han is disqualified from being an Idol, because he's either extremely entitled (unacceptable,) irresponsible (unacceptable) or thoughtless (also unacceptable) and disloyal to his 'team members' (unforgivable). That's what he's being punished for - he took the opportunity to be where he is from at least 10,000 other boys who wanted a spot at the training academy for Idols, and then he fucked around and found out.

Korean fandom is one of the very few ways that Korean women exercise any real power in our society. We're highly educated but the last hired and the first fired. There isn't a glass ceiling. It's not that subtle. We're slamming our heads right into brick ceilings festooned with spikes. Do you understand? Our childless president who openly hates women and married a plastic surgeried airhead keeps yelling at us to make babies for the republic. Do you understand? Korean women have among the highest disparity of income compared to men in any OECD country. Do you understand?? We're fucking pissed, all the time, nonstop. And there's nowhere to go, not really. We make it work the best we can where we are, but we are pissed. Kpop Idols make their money from women, OK? So if we're your market, then fucking cater to what we want. Moreover, we are going to act like the CEOs that we're not allowed to ever ascend to IRL in this one aspect of our lives where we can exercise some power. This isn't about wanting to fuck Boy Idols. This is about wanting some part of our lives to operate with principle. This is about protecting the rest of Riize, from what I can tell from the sidelines, for having been good, studious Trainees who abided by the rules like all of us do. Korean boys get yeeted to the military for a year and a half & come out complaining of PTSD for 30 years, and Korean girls are stepped on, stabbed, measured like cattle, disrespected and generally are fucking pissed off. Did I mention the anger?

The funeral wreaths cost about $35 per wreath, so sending a 1,000 of these will cost $35,000. Someone in the fandom raised the funds, called the funeral wreath distributors, coordinated it, figured out where to get them set up, and as soon as the SM released the statement that Seung Han would not in fact be joining, spent further funds to do a perfect clean up of all the wreaths. This takes enormous organizational power and discipline. I want to get to know this bitch. This protest was terrifying, but elegantly silent. Eloquent and violent. The imagination it took to do this was astonishing. This is a form of performance art, actually. I really wanna know how they put this together.

There's also a lot of foreign chatter about how the Boy Idol groups are going to 'withdraw' from their fans and 'punish' them. I bet the exact opposite. I bet Riize and all other groups of these upcoming generations are going to behave with ever more discipline and acquiescence given the example that's been made of Seung Han. These Riize fandom people have been mega enforcers of discipline in K-Pop in general. This is a new development, this 'enforcement' move, because previously, other fandoms just shielded and protected their Idols, no matter what the crime (some quite serious). I think this opens a new era. It's kind of exciting to look at.

Do I feel sorry for Seung Han even though I never heard of him or his group until this event? Yeah. A lot? No.

Oh and a final word to the non Koreans who are taking this chance to talk down to Korean women. First off, fuck off. Second, check your racism, your colonialist outlook thinking you know better and all that shit. And third, Korean female fandom caused the creation of every single part of the Kpop norms, genre rules and star behavior that you like so much. Be grateful, be demure, and shut up.

[viatrix-glow]

I HAVE FINALLY FINISHED MY RENDERS/LAYOUTS/WHATEVER FOR MY ENSTARS OC….. and now i will dump a bunch of information about her 🤲🏽

here’s some outfits for her!! tbh the winter one was made on the spot soooo idk if it’ll actually stay

here’s the faux scout cards <3 they took way too long to make and yes i stole the bg of the second one from mika’s card (the first is also from the game). i’m not drawing a background

heres some more info about her. no organization im just gonna spout some rapid fire facts. keep in mind she is a little bit (a lot bit) of a self indulgent oc <3

-she is what i am dubbing a fill-in idol. essentially, she’s an idol who fills in for other units when they’re missing a member for a performance . this is why she works with valkyrie most often (she can take the roll of shu or nazuna for ex songs)

-her first name comes from a song (hikari by royal scandal). no real reason i just like the song lol

-she left switch on very good terms (she’s still besties with all 3 of them). she just left because she thought the unit functioned better as a trio (“you three shine brighter on stage without me~”) she still performs with them from time to time though (usually for smaller audiences, or she just joins them for practice)

-she’s been friends with mika since before they entered yumenosaki (they applied together), and became close to arashi in her first year too. she had planned on trying out for valk alongside him, but got caught up with switch

-speaking of switch! she runs into tsumugi on the day that he first visits the library (with the key rei gives him to get into the secret area) and recognizes him as one of the fine members . she goes with him to the library and meets natsume there (same scene as canon just. she’s there .) she gets along really well with him (and with mugi), which is why she ends up as a member of switch during her second year.

-she used to have a crush on nazuna (product of watching the performances and going to mika’s practices) . not really relevant i just wanted to throw it out there. does she have a crush on someone now? i don’t know

-her last name (yuuta) is intentionally the same as my twst oc, aurelia . they are sisters (aurelia is the older one by a year and a few months -(her bday is 2/2)). my thought is that when aurelia is sent to the world of twst, somehow the people who know her in her or world forget about her, so hikari doesn’t remember her as of now .

-she works part time at the same diner/restaurant/whatever as niki. he has to teach her a Lot about cooking though (she’s getting better)

-she absolutely Hates hates hatesssss rinne and crazy:b when they first start to cause trouble. she’s very protective over her friends and the other idols at es. even though she dislikes eichi for everything he did, she recognizes and appreciates the work he’s put into making es. she doesn’t like how crazy:b throws themselves into others live shows (live shows are so important and personal to units!!), and she gets very snappy and upset with them for it. however, she does her best to keep the peace when she’s around them because they’re under the same agency. after the main story stuff in !! finished though she begins to understand the position rinne +the bees were in, and she starts to forgive them and grow somewhat close to them. i would put them in the frenemies area

-i think her shuffle unit would be flambé!…? i tried to make it branco since they only have 4 members, but since she works with sora so often i think that disqualifies her. i really would like her to be in blend+ but again. same problem

-i think she’s close with anzu too. girlies gotta stick together! her, anzu and naru can go out for girls nights together

-the only unit she doesn’t really fill in for is 2wink because . the whole twin dynamic. kinda hard to replace one . and mam/doubleface obv

ok i’m running out of thoughts it’s 12am but that’s my oc!!!! if u read all of this thank you i love u <3

[quickdeaths]

@more-than-a-princess asked: 14, 15, and 18 for Anzu, and 17 and 21 for Tsubasa!

14) has your muse had feelings or experiences that seem to / do conflict with their identity? are these general knowledge? does it alter how others see them, or how they see themselves?

Anzu is a very girly girl, all things considered. She likes pretty clothes, makeup, hot boys, being the center of attention etc. She's soft-hearted and cries at sad movies, she likes doing karaoke with friends, and her shoe closet is insane. In most ways, she is the platonic ideal of an average teenage girl, and it's hard to really see her as anything but that, even when witnessing some of her less flattering gremlin-like behavior. She would certainly say that her feelings and her experiences line up completely with girlhood, with no incongruities or confusion at all. Even her most "against-type" hobby/interest (bugs and bug-catching)... her thinking is less that it being common knowledge would somehow affect how others see her as a woman, and more that it would affect how they see her as the cutest woman alive.

That said, there is one big area where her experiences are... complicated. Despite the fact that kabuki was invented by a woman and the original kabuki theater groups in the early 1600s were entirely women, it has been an almost exclusively male-dominated venture for almost 400 years. This is something that Anzu finds complicating, because she loves performing, she loves the exaggerated makeup and the costumes and the stories. She has no concerns about her father accepting her identity in a vacuum - rather, her concern is that her father would say "I love you so much, daughter, now you have to quit performing because kabuki is for men." Anzu doesn't respect the idea that she's somehow not worthy of her job because of her identity.

It doesn't affect her own perception of herself, because Anzu knows the history, she knows the banning of women was a decision rooted in misogyny, and she knows that the excuses that some people cling to about keeping it that way are weak. Overall, her experience is less being worried about her identity being disrespected or invalidated, but rather her identity being seen as a reason to disqualify her from doing what she loves.

15) if the thing that originally caused them to realise / start the chain reaction to realising they weren’t cishet had not happened, how much longer would it had take to end up here?

For Anzu, there was no "one event" in terms of her identity realization. Anzu has understood that she's different since she was able to recognize that she liked her sister's cute clothes more than her own. There's basically no universe where Anzu, being the person she is, doesn't realize that she's different, and be able to put into words how basically as soon as she knows the right words in question. That doesn't mean there's not something interesting to this question, though, because while Anzu had it figured out early, she had a roadmap that she ended up not following.

Originally, she had always intended to sort of keep her gender to herself, and her sexuality within her close friend circle only, until she was college-age or even after graduating. That was when certain legal options open up to her anyway, and while she wouldn't have been happy about it, Anzu is nothing if not an excellent performer. She assumed that would be easier than being open about everything. But, while she was looking into moving back to Tokyo and enrolling in HPA, she got back into contact with Shinobu, saw how she was finding ways to assert her identity in what is basically a hostile environment, and that willingness to perform cisheteronormativity basically immediately shattered in Anzu. If someone with a million more reasons to keep things close to the chest was being open, then Anzu couldn't find her own justification to keep herself from doing what she wanted, though her parents' knowledge of things is still a bit hazy.

18) how does their family feel about the matter? friends? coworkers?—and does their thoughts matter to your muse?

As far as family goes, Anzu's older sister, being an HPA staff member, knows and is keeping it a family secret for her. Her mom has some idea that Anzu is kind of unique, but the full extent hasn't been conveyed - she probably thinks that Anzu is just a crossdresser, and as someone with her own background in the entertainment industry, she doesn't find that particularly strange. Anzu's father is the one who really doesn't know much at all, and that's because while she knows he would accept and validate her, as stated above, she's worried he might try to keep her from the stage because of it, and she needs to prove that she belongs.

Her friends and coworkers are a mixed bag. Her personal friends all know and naturally they're supportive and kind (they wouldn't be her friends otherwise). Her coworkers... They don't call her 'Anzu,' but rather 'Goto-san,' or 'Goto-senpai,' so it doesn't always come up. Her stage name is gender-neutral, but it isn't like she picked it - there were 11 men that used that stage name before her, so in the context of the theater tradition, it's still understood as a man's stage name. For people doing short stints, who knows how much they know, but anyone who has any length of time working with her gets the picture eventually, and if they're not cool with it, they can find another theater because "I'm a better actor and a bigger star than you❤️"

Basically, Anzu very rarely (if ever) feels personally shaken in that part of her identity (now her personality? what kind of person she is? who Anzu Tachibana really is? those are different stories). She knows she's an incredibly cute and sweet girl who anyone would be lucky to be in the presence of, so the opinions of others to the contrary don't bother her. When it becomes a problem, and where she feels unease, is the idea that other people might think they understand better than her how she should interact with the world because of her identity, and what things should and should not be available to her.

17) how are their feelings towards pride and related phenomenons?

Big fan, no complaints! Tsubasa considers themselves as needing that kind of thing less than other people (author's note: ehhhhh), but their guiding philosophy is that people should live their lives as they want to. You like a certain hobby or interest? Awesome! You want to dress a certain way? If it makes you happy, it's the only way to live. You want to use a name or pronouns that are different than some previous set? You got it! Everyone should be the only administrator of their own body and their own surroundings, in Tsubasa's eyes, with no one else getting to have a say about it.

Because Pride is, in a lot of ways, a celebration of that, Tsubasa's happy to attend. They know that for a lot of people, it's a liminal space where they can express something that can't easily be expressed elsewhere, and they're glad that it exists to give people that safety. Seeing people unashamedly enjoying themselves and living authentically or exploring how they want to live charges their cyber angel batteries and gives them a lot of joy. Plus, also, Pride is a great place to meet cute gay girls. 10/10.

21) what words do they reclaim, what are they okay with being reclaimed, and what do they do not want to used to describe them?

As it relates to like, uncomfortable words, Tsubasa is really only okay with "queer." As a general rule, even if a word doesn't bother them, they don't know if it might bother other people, so they steer away from anything that could be considered sensitive or offensive. As far as for themselves, their preference is only non-gendered terms. Partner, child, person, skater, cyber angel rather than man/woman/boy/girl/son/daughter/boyfriend/girlfriend etc. They are nonbinary, and they also accept being called x-gender, and while they are a lesbian, they are not a woman and they don't want to be understood or referred to as such. They're more likely to accept "masculine" terms as gender-neutral (dude, bro, that kind of thing) than "feminine" ones (sis, girl, etc.), which is partially personal preference, and partially that, as a skater, they see those masculine terms as almost "subculture words."

That said, Tsubasa is a laid-back person, and they're more likely to consider something as being born of ignorance rather than malice. They'll correct someone rather than get angry (most of the time, at least as it relates to themselves), and even someone who is being actively, purposefully malicious, they try to stay cool, since a big emotional reaction is usually what that person is fishing for. The best way to know their stance on a word or descriptor is to ask them about it - they don't bite unless you ask them to.

[kiatheinsomniac]

also how are you girly? 😋 ya feeling ok?

- 🦋 anon

Honestly I just finished a huge essay and I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders bc it was so overdue sobs. I'm honestly hoping I managed to sneak it in and I won't get disqualified if they were already being marked.

Anyway I've now had like a whole bottle of peach on the beach to celebrate and I'm writing like a machine VROOM VROOM

[ourlittledinosaur]

10 Exercises You Can Do WITH Your Baby

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10 Exercises You Can Do WITH Your Baby

The New Mama Workout

If you’re like me, you’re already wearing your sweatpants around the house and have your hair pulled into a messy bun anyway. So what’s a Mama to do when she’s all dressed up for the gym with no time to go?

New and seasoned mothers alike know how difficult it is to work exercise into your day to day activity.

Having a baby significantly changes our bodies and we need time to recover. But once your healthcare provider gives you the all clear, here are 10 exercises you can do with your baby.

(By the way, Dads, you can do these too!)

Baby’s Tummy-Time = Exercises on the Floor

1. Push-ups. When my son is playing on the floor, I’m putting in floor time too with 5 sets of 10 push-ups. (Yes, I do the girly ones.) Sometimes my son even stops to watch Mommy work.

2. Sit-ups or crunches. Another good exercise to do while baby is playing on the floor. You may even want to get real creative and hold your baby in the air while doing reverse crunches. This one has been especially hard for me postpartum. I started with just 10 sit-ups, twice a day and I could barely do them. It’s ok to start low and work your way up!

3. Pelvic Rocking. This is also a great exercise for pregnant women. To help strengthen your back, get on all fours. Keeping your shoulders still and knees planted, relax lower back, which allows pelvis to tilt forward, then level your back and tuck hips under. Do slowly and rhythmically. (Exercises from The Bradley Method handbook.)

4. Stretching. You know what stretching is and what your body needs so do whatever stretching you need for that day. Legs, arms, back. Goodness knows, my whole body gets all out of whack on a daily basis!

Exercises for a fussy baby or to help put baby to sleep

5. Squats. This one is good to do when your baby simply won’t let you sit. I tend to do these as a part of our nap time routine since he likes me to stand and bounce him anyway. Try doing 2 sets of 10 for each nap time and increasing as your baby gets older. They really add up when your baby is napping 3 times a day!

6. Lunges. Another unique way to hold your fussy baby who won’t let you put him down. So get up and get moving! 2 sets of 10 for each nap, increase number of sets as baby’s nap number decreases with age.

7. Torso Twists. Swaying with a baby is a great way to encourage them to take a nap. 20+ Torso Twists are just swaying with form and a duel purpose!

8. Walk or Pace. Can you tell I have a child that doesn’t like me to sit still? Get a step counter and see how many steps you can take around the house. Going outside for some sunshine will also be good for both you and your baby.

Exercises for the Couch Potato (Or Tired Parent)

9. Chest presses. Ok, ok significantly modified chest presses, but finally one you can do on the couch! Use your baby as your weight and lift him into the air doing reps.  As a bonus, you’ll probably get some smiles or giggles from your baby too! Each baby’s weight varies so how many can you do before your arms feel like Jell-O? (Remember, these weights naturally increase over time so be consistent or one day that baby’s heaviness may surprise you!) Be careful to hold him around the chest and not by the arms or stomach. Good head control is also a must before doing this one.

10. Leg lifts. Again modified, but we sleepy parents do what we can, when we can. Lower the leg support on your couch or La-Z-boy and do some leg lifts. 5 sets of 10 should do the trick (for each leg – oh come on, no complaining. We’re not that lazy!)

Share your story:

Can you think of other exercises you can do while holding or playing with your young baby? Share them with us!

“But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.” 1 Corinthians 9:27

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[rittywritestdp]

Ok but lady squad hcs?? Amaya, Rayla, and Claudia just hanging out, training, pampering each other, having those competitive eating competitions (chubby Bunny would be hilarious. Amaya would have to referee since she'd win by signing loool). Just... Gimmie the gals hanging out having a good time in each other's company. Not romantic, Platonic, if that makes sense thank you!

120% love it. I need to get more asks for the gals?? I rarely get any for them.

Amaya♞ Amaya LOVES to spar with Rayla. Claudia never spars but likes to shout encouraging things when Rayla manages to best Amaya. She also likes to sign nice things to Amaya when Amaya purposefully let’s a frustrated Rayla win. ♞ Amaya is a bear mom, I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. If anyone hurts either of their feelings she will kick their ass into the atmosphere.♞ One time when Soren got a bit too mean with teasing Claudia (no one without siblings @ me on this, it happens, alright?), she kicked in his door (locks are for nerds) and made him apologize. She thought she was quite stealthy about it, but had no clue that Claudia was next door when it happened. Thankfully Gren censored out all of the mean words when she was yelling at Soren. ♞ Sometimes to wind down they do competitive challenges, mostly at Ezran’s insistence. He likes to judge, and have Bait compete. No one figured out why Amaya would always win Chubby Bunny until they started it for the first time. While Ezran insisted that Bait could in fact talk, he kept swallowing the marshmallows and therefore was disqualified. ♞ The literal best emotional support. She’s the mom that neither of the girls ever had. She helps them with EVERYTHING girly. Except hair. She hates trying to do hair. There’s a reason her’s is so short y’know. 

Rayla☾ At first she just really wants to one up both Amaya and Claudia. She wants to prove how good she is at everything while secretly messing up as much as any ordinary kid would.☾ Then she realizes that…these people aren’t laughing at her when she fails. These people aren’t chiding her, chastising her because ‘Rayla we’ve been over this a dozen times!’. Amaya and Claudia just support her. They want her to try her hardest and by god if she fails, then she’ll just get back up and try again; harder this time.☾ Runaan was the last supportive person she had, and the second she went against him…she had no one to rely on. No one to ask advice from. But now she does.☾ She tries her hardest to learn sign language quick enough to communicate with Amaya w/o Gren.☾ Despite Claudia being older than her, Rayla is hyper protective of her just like Amaya is. She knows Claudia wears her heart on her sleeve and she’s quite naive and she’ll be damned if one of her best friends is going to get her heartbroken. ☾ When it was her turn to suggest a contest, she suggested the cinnamon challenge.☾ And nearly died choking after trying to act tough and swallow the cinnamon. 

Claudia❀ Claudia has never really made friends. No one was ever around for her to hang out with. Her brother was essentially the only one she had to bond with over the years. ❀ Rayla was AMAZING to hang out with. Only Rayla didn’t like to hang out 24/7 like Claudia did. Claudia knew how to give her friend space though.❀ She LOVES to have Rayla braid her hair. It’s relaxing. ❀ She doesn’t have much to bond with Amaya over, but Amaya is still kind and motherly to her. Even if Amaya doesn’t really care about the current spell Claudia is explaining to her, she pretends. ❀ Claudia enjoys trying to set Rayla up with Callum. She thinks they’d make an ADORABLE couple. Claudia still has yet to realize that Callum has a crush on her as well. ❀ Enjoys minor pranks, nothing too embarrassing. Stuff like replacing all Amaya’s Serious Work Pants™ with bright orange pants, or putting Doilies on everything Rayla owns. Confuse Don’t Abuse.❀ When it’s Claudia’s turn to pick a challenge, she chooses a pie eating contest. It devolves into chaos quickly. Soren is sad no one invited him when he finds out. Viren is disappointed from his tower window. Gren is confused. Bait wins the contest. 

These were SO FUN to write oh my GOD. -☼

[runephoenix6769]

I was discussing this a few days ago with the housemates. Imagine the huge amounts of girls that wont go into sports to begin with because of this abusive law?  Girls, who might otherwise have been able to use sports for a chance at a better life via an athletic scholarship.  How is this law constitutional when it’s sexist, racist and classist?  No way is this abusive law gonna be used in good faith 100%. It’s gonna be abused to take out the competition, destroy a team’s strategy, bully and traumatise the opposition.  Imagine: Basketball/Volleyball. There’s a player whose had a growth spurt before the rest of her year, or maybe she's just naturally tall. Well her height puts her at an advantage in these sports and that's a problem. BAM! Her gender is called into question. If she can’t afford it, or she/her parents/guardians rightly so refuses to be violated (cause lets be honest, that is exactly what that examination is doing.) She’s out.  What's stopping a coach/team not being happy they were outplayed by the other team. BAM make a heinous bogus claim n hope the team get disqualified so you win the playoffs by default.  We’ve all heard about soccer moms losing their shit on the side lines cause their darling Gracie Lou missed a pass in little league or whatever its called, what happens when there are scholarships, championships, highly competitive/potentially lucrative futures on the line? Folks are willing to kill for those as it is, and now there's a far easier option of insidiously destroying the competition psychologically with a low risk high reward flick of the wrist?  How many Venus/Serena Williams, Gabby Douglas, Surya Bonaly’s will be lost  before they even are given a chance? And what about picking team members in the first place, will coaches and schools start choosing based on some bullshit societal view of expressed femineity in order to avoid such accusations down the line?  You start the slippery slope of choosing girls based on looks rather than talent.  You can’t chose Claire because she looks too much like a boy, so go with Sally instead. She can barely control the ball but dang she looks so girly with those pretty blonde pigtails.  I have a teenaged niece who has worked her ass off and is now representing her city at the county level in her age class in the UK. (Who knows, if her team wins they might even go on to represent the county in a national competition, or she might get picked for the county team to play at the national level.) I cannot imagine how devastated she and her team mates would be if she or one of her friends was targeted by this and not allowed to play cause some sore loser was being spiteful.  The whole  the accuser getting paid $$ if the girl in question can’t afford/refuses to submit to testing, yeah like that isn’t gonna be an incentive to make such baseless accusations. It serves to have the district force the child to be sexually assaulted and traumatised or run the risk of getting cut. Man, that's twisted.  (Do the accusers have to pay the school district and the accused individual medical bills, counselling bills, compensation when the accusations turn out to be false?) Will the already massively under funded schools decide that it is too much of a risk financially and choose not to have girls sports on offer at all? Nothing about this law protects the integrity of women’s sports, in fact I’d argue that this law is the biggest threat to women’s sports.  Side note: With regards to higher testosterone levels.  Nobody complained and stopped Michael Phelps from competing when it he was proven to be a naturally occurring freak of nature that gave him an advantage in his chosen discipline. (Wing span, lung capacity, rotation of his ankles.) So why are people allowed to complain about Mokgadi Caster Semenya, Christine Mboma, Beatrice Masilingi competing. 

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god free! is such a dumb goofy series i love it like shit gets real sometimes but when it comes down to it it’s just a bunch of dumb goofy teens living their lives together?? i have compiled a list of my favorite examples from s1

makoto: *enters haru’s house uninvited, walks right into the bathroom while haru’s in the bath, presumably naked* hey haru: ....................................hey LIKe he just.... Accepts that this is happening, theres like a solid like 2 seconds of him just staring at makoto like he’s debating within himself whether to Say It or not before almost tangibly going “fuck it” & just going along w/ it*

haru & makoto & nagisa going “is it really okay to dig up our old trophy if rin isn’t here? idk it just feels wrong w/o him” only to find out that rin not only beat them there but also fucking just went ahead and dug it up by himself hfjdkjgd

haru having some kind of sixth sense for sugar apparently??? when nagisa throws “salt” on them he like tenses up all dramatic & goes “this isnt salt........................ it’s sugar” like ok????? just gonna let that one go i guess

rin having sharp teeth for absolutely no fucking reason

haru & rin not noticing the fucking pool they're about to race in is empty????

haru straight up rejecting their encounter with rin & trying to convince himself they all hallucinated him like huh? what? rin?? haha impossible he’s in australia there’s no way he couldve been at the swim club last night. no theres no such thing as airplanes he’s gone forever. yes im sure

rin going back to the old swim club again bc the first time his melodramatic brooding was interrupted by those old elementary school Goons showing up so he needed a do-over

nagisa skinny dipping in samezuka’s pool??? an apparently prestigious competitive swimming powerhouse that trains up future professional gold medalists, reigning champions of interhigh swim meets near and far in that same water & nagisa just jumps the fuck in dick out no fucks to give whatsoever???? this bitch

haru literally only showing up to both the old swim club and samezuka academy for the pools, it’s literally the equivalent of college students showing up to any given event for free food (and the fact that they had to break in both times, these Rowdy-Ass Teens)

rin showing up just in time to interrupt their illicit pool activities bc he Sensed Them

haru wearing his swimsuit under his clothes literally everywhere despite reportedly not having actually swum since middle school (except for in the ocean during summer, but it’s like the middle of spring rn?? is he just doing this in way advanced preparation? is this the equivalent of people who start posting abt halloween in july)

gou showing up to haru’s house bc apparently she just Knows where he lives (also haru hearing the doorbell & immediately submerging his head in the bath bc he’d rather drown than have to answer the door #relatable)

rei calling haru “haru-chan-san” upon first meeting him bc “haru-chan” is what nagisa has been referring to him as so that’s his sole point of reference but he also has to add his own honorific too bc come on

haru being instantly pissed at this random new fuck for calling him not only -chan, his Least favorite honorific, but now -san on top of it too??? Outrageous (and this is the same guy who reportedly “hates water,” a completely unacceptable sentiment that should under no circumstances be allowed anywhere near their team in the first place- honestly from haru’s pov it’s like “oh so this is the guy who hates water huh, this hot shit” & then the hot shit’s all “you must be haru-chan-san” he probably just immediately sees red ghdjsjf)

nagisa’s whole “we need this guy bc he has a girly name just like us it’s fate” thing even tho rei’s already in the track club doing pole vaulting that he’s obviously been training v hard to be able to do is such a stupid anime bullshit motivation & my favorite part of it is that their plan for recruiting him basically amounts to the whole gang of idiots showing up to all of rei’s practices and staring at him intensely from the corner until he joins them, like,,,, think of this from rei’s perspective he’s just minding his own business trying to perfect pole vaulting & these fuckers have fixated on him for no apparent reason? he can’t even swim???

rei going so far out of his way to avoid admitting to nagisa that he can’t swim that he comes up with this bullshit philosophy about “humans evolved from the water so why would we regress and get back into it??? Checkmate y’all are fucking idiots now leave me alone” (& also the effort & passion he puts into the delivery, the overdramatic gesturing hfhhddjf rei are u sure u don’t actually belong in the drama club)

after all that, rei up and deciding to leave the track team (even tho he literally structured his daily schedule around it, went running in the mornings & everything, read books n shit) to join the swim club bc haru just looked really, really cool while swimming that one time

haru legitimately having a hard time choosing between like 5 of the exact same swim suit

when they’re trying to figure out why rei can’t swim & haru’s like “the water doesn’t like him” & nagisa’s immediately like “poor rei-chan :(” like hfkglfkj he just Accepts

rei being so frustrated with his inability to swim that he blames it on his speedo & is very convinced that buying a new one will somehow solve all of his problems (& everyone else just going along w/ it like ok i guess it’s time to go swimsuit shopping then)

haru, the owner of the previously mentioned 5 identical swimsuits, joining in with everyone else to go shopping for even more swimsuits, and picking out another one that looks just fucking like the other 5 he already has

nagisa being told that he can’t put their ugly-ass bird mascot on the swim team uniform so he puts “secret iwatobi-chan” on the back of the shirt that will be hidden beneath the jacket as if that’s not Blatantly what he was told not to do (also the fact that anyone entrusted the handling of the uniforms to nagisa, the exact kind of person who would do exactly that kind of thing)

(ok this one isnt rly goofy but haru just bit his ice cream & im so intimidated rn??)

rin’s fucking 6th sense for haru again???? “smells like mackerel”????? i truly cannot handle this one (haru & company are looking in at samezuka’s practice through the window & rin’s just like “HUH what the fuck is that who’s there i smell Mackerel” like????? oh my fucking god)

amakata “we don’t have enough money for a training camp” miho renting herself and gou a room at a lodge on the beach?????? power move

this goddamn show having a fun ~spooky~ haunted house adventure right after everyone almost fucking Died

haru’s story about his “first love” being about a fucking waterfall igmgkdjkg

rin jogging on the beach the next morning & stopping by the tents like “who r these fuckin dumbasses camping right on the shoreline” & then he turns around and there’s haru & his band of swimming idiots

rin waiting in the hallway at the interhigh in case haru comes by so he can casually get up & have a Cool And Dramatic confrontation w/ him where he brags how he’s gonna beat him in their upcoming race (which, even better, he purposely entered himself at a lower skill level to be able to do while probably his whole team went “uhhhh are u sure abt this lmao we’re kind of trying to be the best here” & hes just like “yeah yeah its fine it’s gonna be so fucking cool just wait”)

haru apparently also having a Rin Sense where he just Feels that rin is there, watching him about to swim (although now that i think about it that bright red hair is probably a fuckin beacon, i bet literally everyone looked over at him the second he stepped out of that doorway- that and the massive aura of Teen Angst surrounding him at all times)

the whole thing with nagisa & rei’s operation at the summer festival to keep haru from seeing rin? first of all is v cute but they get so into it fjdhgkdj fucking dumb cute kids playing secret detective mission texting each other Classified Intel about the location of their targets while also trying to hide it from haru & makoto (who eventually find out bc nagisa is literally the worst liar ever while also already being the most suspect little shit out of all of them by nature)

rei getting so caught up in the detective shit that he ends up following rin out of the festival entirely & into town where the purpose of his pursuit in the first place is irrelevant bc haru’s not gonna suddenly happen upon rin at the elementary school?? rei is such a nosy bitch i love him

rei being such a nosy bitch that he inadvertently fixes the emotional turmoil that has been building between rin & the others unresolved for years

rin texting gou to get rei’s number bc he needs to have a Serious and Dramatic conversation w/ him but he didnt have the chance to exchange contact info the last time they yelled at each other behind the school

rin sitting alone in samezuka’s bus bc they banned him from swimming for being too obsessed w/ haru & he needs somewhere to Sulk

rin finding some random tree outside the swim meet & being like “this reminds me of that tree from elementary school” bc hes a nostalgic bitch like that

haru being able to find rin bc he saw the same tree earlier and went “wait, rin’s a nostalgic bitch, i know Exactly where the fuck he went” & Sure Enough

iwatobi getting themselves disqualified bc they wanted to swim w/ rin in an official race like??? i know it’s an emotional & satisfying moment but miho chewing them out for it afterward is so fucking funny like objectively this team was doing rly well & then suddenly went “u know what, we do what we want, this red guy is ours now” & the judges went “hmm............... no”

in the v last episode when theyre all just sitting in a classroom w/ rin having him pretend to introduce himself as if he were a transfer student like theres absolutely no reason for this, theyre just goofing off together and reconnecting after having lost each other for so many years & it’s so dumb & heartwarming & the perfect way to close off the season & im crying i really do love this show i love these characters so much what a dumb cute goofy heartfelt show aaaaaa free is a treasure

*from the very 1st point: i know there r cultural differences to take into account where it’s probably not as big a deal for makoto to walk in on haru’s bath time in japan as it would be in like, america & the real issue haru takes w/ this happening is that his one little place of refuge in a world w/o water is being breached by this annoyingly persistent guy who not only interrupts his coping time but is actively trying to get him to leave it for “important” things like “going to school” and “not being late” & the extended pause is really him registering this unpleasant situation & trying to decide if it’s worth it to fight for his solitude, ultimately deciding it’s not worth the energy and begrudgingly accepting makoto’s outstretched hand, though he vocalizes his displeasure by rejecting his -chan bc no one who pulls him away from the water is someone he can call a friend, not even his like. actual friend. only friend. either one

anyway i love free bye

[nisestylez]

Stunning Bob Hairstyles For Black Women

Have you ever heard the saying “once a woman cuts her hair she’s ready for change”? We want to inspire you to spark a change in your look, with a fresh new bob hairstyle. An impressively versatile haircut, black hair bobs come in a variety of lengths and textures, from sleek and chin length to long and wavy, the possibilities are countless.

Bob Hairstyles for Black Women

Although many women are afraid to wear their hair shorter, there’s a bob hairstyle that’s flattering for every face shape and hair texture. To help convince you to make a hair change, we’ve compiled a list of 30 long and short black bob hairstyles for black women that range from classic and sophisticated to trendy and edgy.

Chic Fringe bob with bangs

Keri Hilson’s chic bob features a heavy fringe and textured ends all over. The bold blonde color is full of honey lowlights, and the added detail of a longer piece of hair at the back of the head. Whether you wear this hairstyle with a cocktail dress or casual with jeans and a tee, this bold blonde style is an attention grabber.

Long Bob With Deep Side Part

If you’re looking for a dramatic bob haircut that isn’t too short, let Taraji P Henson’s fierce style inspire you to bring out your suave alter ego. This long A-Line bob can sharpen your features and has a slimming effect for women with round or oval face shapes.

Rocker Chic Bob

The reigning queen of edgy style, Rihanna’s rocker chic bob from the Umbrella era inspired many women to get this shorter style for themselves. With shorter hair in the back that lands just at the bottom of the hairline, and longer hair in front that’s longer on one side, this edgy style has tons of interest even in a single color tone.

Bold Bang

Tia Mowry’s blunt bob and bangs is a haircut full of bold choices, and can help balance out a heart-shaped face or larger forehead. If you like classic black bob hairstyles, this one is for you!

Sexy Bob Hairstyle

Zendaya looks absolutely stunning with this sleek and sexy brown Bob With Bangs. This Bob is worn pushed behind her ears framing her beautiful features and showing off her diamond earings. If you like a sleek and sophisticated look, you should definitely go for this chic bob style.

The Executive Bob haircut

Legendary rapper Eve’s executive style bob is given a dose of glamor with dimensional honey blonde color. With more layers than a classic bob, this short look is worn pushed behind one ear, while side swept bangs make Eve’s cat eyes look even more seductive.

Tousled Black Bob Haircut

Taraji P. Henson’s rocked this beautiful tousled bob at the 2017 Academy Awards. The wavy hair and subtle lowlights make this Bob so elegant and chic!

Natural Curly Bob Haircut

Whether she’s wearing her hair natural or with extensions, singer Marsha Ambrosius is known for wearing her hair curly. This ultra textured bob style adds softness and romance to any outfit, and you can pair it with your favorite headband or hair wrap for an extra boho look.

Pin Curl Black Bob Haircut

Another bob with tons of curls, Ashanti’s look features big curls that can be created with pin curls or jumbo rollers. The mostly black hairstyle gets a pop of color thanks to some peekaboo highlights in a honey shade, for an overall look that’s retro glam, especially when paired with a demure outfit and vintage style accessories.

Finger Waves Black Bob Hairstyle

Zoe Salanda is rocking a curly asymmetrical Bob, with finger wave style. If you’re looking for a style that is both Glamorous and easy to maintain, try this 1920s vibe look!

Chic and Sleek Black Bob Cut

This short bob is a chameleon type hairstyle that can look boyish or feminine depending on your outfit and accessories. To keep it looking girly, style it sleek and straight with plenty of hair serum that will protect from heat damage and add loads of shine.

90s Bob Style

Mary J Blige is known for her fierce blonde hair, and this bob in particular has a heavy 1990s vibe with the stacked shape in the back and feathered layering against the face. The shape of this particular cut is helpful for diminishing the long appearance of oblong faces. To embrace the throwback feel of this style, style with gold door knocker earrings and a cropped halter top.

Wavy Wash and Go Bob Hairstyle

Beyonce created a lot of buzz when she wore her hair in a wavy bob. This show night styling has a wet look that you can copy by adding curl defining mousse to damp hair, and finishing with a shine defining pomade that adds a shiny finish, but won’t flake or leave hair feeling crunchy.

Asymmetrical Bob haircut

Tatyana Ali’s very asymmetrical bob is several inches longer on one side, but is sleek and straight all around. Instead of cutting heavy layers into the hair, the ends are texturized to create lightness and the ends without losing any length.

Long Layered Bob

This long layered bob is a young, fun look for women who aren’t interested in black bob hairstyles that are too edgy or sleek. For women who are attached to the idea of being able to put their hair in a ponytail on busy days or in an updo for a special occasion, this bob is the perfect mid length hairstyle.

Curly Bob

Rihanna surely know how to rock different black hair Bobs! This curly Bob has a much more natural and elegant look compared to the sleek bob she used to rock in the past.

Square Blunt Black Bob Hairstyle

Simple but bold, this square-shaped blunt bob is a great choice for making your hair look thicker, but can be a severe-looking style if you’ve already got a very angular face. Try adding some soft layers if you like this general cut but don’t want to commit to the strong square silhouette.

Edgy & Short Bob Haircut

Bria Murphy’s super edgy bob features tons of razor cut layers and short bangs that frame the face and put lots of attention on the eyes. A slightly asymmetrical haircut, the shorter side is shaped around the ear, while a deep side part sweeps hair across the head and the longer side sits closer to jaw length.

Long Bob With Soft Wave

If you’re not ready for a dramatic cut, try this chic long bob that singer Ciara wore through most of 2014. Soft face framing waves give this style more body, while the blonde color gives it warmth and dimension. For busy women, this long bob allows you to continue wearing your hair in a ponytail or bun when you’re short on styling time.

Wide Banged Black Bob Hairstyle

Nicki Minaj is known for her variety of hairstyles ranging from bold to outrageous, including this vibrant blonde bob with wide set, curled under bangs. If you’re looking to get even more rebellious in your look, try this style with dip dyed ends in pink or purple.

Fireball Bob

If you’re daring enough to go red, try this fierce blue red bob that’s both dramatic and classy. The exposed black roots make this color wearable for women with olive or earth toned skin, while the haircut is a fairly classic A-Line bob with a few longer pieces on either side of the face.

A Pop of Purple

A hugely popular color in past year, purple hair can spice up any style, and works with everything from edgy rocker looks to ethereal hippie styles. This vibrant purple bob features ombre color that’s black at the roots and transitions from lavender to a very pale lilac at the ends.

Going Grey

If you’ve been keeping up with hair color trends, you know that grey is the new black. Social media sites like Instagram are overflowing with women showing off their prematurely grey style like on this extremely asymmetrical bob. Chin length on one side and past the shoulders on the other, this bold cut and color combination are worn with statement gold jewelry for an in-your-face style.

Edgy Barbie Bob

One of Nicki Minaj’s most colorful looks, this steeply angled bob in bubblegum pink looks like what Barbie would wear if she got a super edgy makeover. To wear a hairstyle this bold, the rest of your style needs to be carefully considered. Try a sleek black outfit and matching pink lips for a night out, or neutral colored white tee and fitted dark denim for more casual affairs.

Pastel Pink

If you love pink hair in a less bold style than Nicki Minaj, try Rita Ora’s pastel pink bob. The color is much more subdued, and long bob haircut is a softer, more classic shape.

Dreadlock Bob

Dreadlocks don’t disqualify you from wearing a bob! Get in on the ’90s trend by following Lauryn Hill’s with this boho-chic twisted bob. If you don’t have dreads, consider using a crochet braid style to install faux locs temporarily.

Messy Curl

Curls never go out of style. This untamed, curly style has red and auburn undertones that compliment golden skin and green eyes, and are a more subtle color choice for women who don’t want to wear a vibrant, fast fading red.

Big Layered Bob

Jennifer Hudson’s big bob with flipped out ends has tons of retro feel. To complete the time travelling look, pair with big earrings and a high necked, short hemmed dress. If you’re looking to modernize this cut, wear it with distressed boyfriend jeans and a pair of ankle booties.

Romantic Long Bob

If bold edgy styles aren’t for you, take some inspiration from the always soft and graceful Zoe Saldana. This elegant style is one of our favorite short bob hairstyles for black women. These soft curls that begin mid length are perfect for heart-shaped faces, while the length of this cut is great for both fine and thicker haired women.

Sleek Blonde Bob

Another gorgeous Rita Ora look! We absolutely love this sleek blonde Bob with side swept fringe.

We hope you found your next Bob cut in this list of bob haircuts for black women!

Beauty blogger, photographer and hair and makeup Junkie!

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Football and Feminism

A Play by Play On Being a Decent Person

Note: this was written to be an oral presentation by me, Crystal Coyne. Don’t take credit for it. You’re free to reblog as you wish but please. Give me my due credit. I worked hard on this.

When I started my seventh grade year, I wanted to be a football player. I was enamoured of the idea that I could play a sport that was practically made for me. I am, and always have been, above average height. I wore 6” heels last week and was mistaken for a stiltwalker. I am also above average weight, due to the fact that I have quite a bit of extra muscle mass and an undying love for Big Macs. To think there was a sport for people like me -you know, women- that didn’t involve a skirt… I was amazed.

I decided to ask my beloved role model, the football coach, after school.

“Coach,” I said, eyes wide, “coach, can I play? I promise I’ll be just as good as the boys!”

He looked at me like I had sprouted a second head. “Crystal,” he groaned, “the truth is, princess, you can’t play football. A girl just cannot perform at the same level as boys. It’s a scientific fact.” He shrugged and left me, slack jawed, feet rooted to the ground.

I went back the next day, determined as all get out to play the sport of my dreams. “Coach,” I pleaded, “I love football. I want to be involved in football more than anything.”

He shook his head at me. “Maybe you can cheer on the sidelines for me, girly.” I was crushed. But I realized something. Women are expected to be on the sidelines every day of our lives.

My coach was not truthful with me that first day I approached him. The real truth was that in being a girl, no matter how broad my shoulders, no matter how determined I may be to tackle others into the ground, I had already ruined my chances of ever even touching a football. In possessing a uterus, I was disqualified from football or any such sport, simply because it was “for boys.” I’m here today to challenge that by throwing a flag on society’s sexist plays.

Most people think of feminism as some sort of bra-burning, anti-man cult. And while sometimes we do turn kooky, feminism’s a lot more than that. Feminism, for those who may not know, is the radical notion that women are people too, and should be treated as such. Feminism is an important part of not only American History, but of society today and even everyday life. So let’s snap out of our patriarchal ways, tackle sexism at its source, and score a touchdown for the girls’ team - no, for humanity’s team.

A football team can’t play if half of its players are gone and, as so perfectly stated by Malala Yousafzai: “We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” Humanity as a whole cannot move forward in any sort of significant way from where we are now unless women are treated as equals. And believe me, the rules of the game have changed, but the right plays have yet to be made.

To tackle something is to stop it in its tracks and prevent it from progressing. In football, this signals the end of a play. And whether that something happens to be a 6’3, 212 lb quarterback, or a serious problem, it can sometimes be rather difficult to accomplish. Especially so when the one being tackled has been around, ruling the field for millennia. Sexism has been prevalent in our society for as long as women have. And it shows. But we can end that play, in a lot of ways. We can stop objectifying women,

because this results in a multitude of toxic behaviors. Sexual objectification occurs when a woman’s body, body parts, or sexual functions are isolated from her whole and complex being and treated as objects simply to be looked at, coveted, or touched. For example, when we make it socially acceptable to sell magazines with women’s breasts but not to show them in public, thus teaching women that it is more okay to sell breasts than it is to own them. Or when we teach our children that to femininity is a quality to be ashamed of, but that women and girls are expected to be that way. We can especially work to end the shame placed on those who experience sexual assault. How does sexual assault link to objectification? The toxic mindsets we instill in our children emphasize the idea that women are less. And as soon as you view somebody as less, you start treating them as such. Every day in America, an average of three women are brutally murdered by current or former male partners. One in four women will be victims of severe domestic violence in their lifetimes. If we live in a society where men believe they can take whatever (and whoever) they want, we end up with experiences like mine.

When I was 12, a man I did not know touched me in a Walmart, and made me so uncomfortable and scared that I get nervous when alone in a room with a man. I can’t even be alone in a room with my debate coach, my father, my brother, my cousin. Nobody. When my best friend refused to have sexual relations with her manager, he cut her hours. He still harasses her. I know a woman who was so brutally raped that she still needs therapy and it has been twenty five years. I never told my mother about the man in the Walmart. My friend still works for the same manager and she probably always will. The woman I know has never loved a man since then, because she cannot tell them what happened. We are all victims in a world where the victim is really the criminal, how dare you let a man touch you, you should have known better, this is our secret. And we all believed it. Until we found feminism.

Feminism picked us up and brushed us off, showed us that we could help other women avoid the same things we carried for so long. After coming in contact with feminism, we were able to meet the teammates, men and women alike, who would take humanity as a whole to the equality Super Bowl. And when we get there, we can work together to achieve our goal. I know after my team wins I’m going to Disneyland. In conclusion, it is almost impossibly easy to be a football player - oops, I mean feminist. First, we must snap out of our old ways. Treat women as equals, because without women we cannot progress. Second, we must tackle sexism. Stop victim shaming, objectifying women, and teaching toxic behaviors. And third, we must score one for the team by pushing to end sexist plays within our society, and be proud when our teammates participate in the kind of plays that will change not just our country, but our world. We must remember that we all make it at different rates, but if we work together we can all get there in time. I hope I have inspired you all to be better feminists. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have football practice to go to.

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30 Days of Myu; Day 12

Day 12: Least favorite Outer Senshi:

Haruka/Uranus: Kimura Sanae. It is not that I don't like her, it is just that I think she didn't portrayed Haruka in any way. Her "world shaking" sounds like she was Barbie (Barbie would do it better..). Her full performance was disappointing to me.. it was like she wasn't even trying to act male. Naoko Takeuchi once said, that Haruka and Michiro were inspired by Takarazuka (Michiru from Musumeyakus and Haruka from Otokoyakus) -> Sanae just doesn't have the spirit of acting less girly but male that Haruka has.. and every other Uranus actress at least tried to (Uchida Asako really tried hard and I recognise this). It seems like Sanae didn't WANT to act like Haruka and that  disqualifys Sanae in my eyes.

Michiru/Neptune: Ooyama Takayo. In one simple sentence: She was too young. Way too fu***** young. She was bubbly and stupid and I would loved to see her as Venus instead of Erika but not as Neptune please. She really ruined a great character. Also her interacting with Akiko was the worst I've ever seen.. it was so unreal and flat and I actually think they gave her that wig with no single curl with the thoughts: Haha you're just not Neptune XP She wasn't mature, not badass, not sensitive, no Lady at - all she was a child -> Minako who cut and dyed her hair. Sorry Takayo. But gladly, you're not the only disaster:    

Michiru/Neptune: Shimada Sara. Another one who could be a nice Venus. Her Neptune was nearly as bad as Takayo's, don't forget that she really got on Nao's nerves -> that much that Nao pushed her away in many situations of Kaguya Shima (and I swear, this was not in the script). Sara acted like a bumpkin. And she said from herself that she had to improve a lot in singing and dancing -> in other words, she knew that she sucked compared to the others. At least one good thing.Probably she would have become better if she had more chances to develop - but I'm still happy no one gave her the chances to.

Hotaru/Saturn: Nakamura Ruria. Mugen was such a good story and she is another actress who ruins it and makes it a pain to watch it . I wonder why they casted a girl who couldn't sing at least little bit. I guess they checked it too and this is why they let the Outers join "The world died out" in the Kaiteiban (yay). Ruria also made me dislike Hotaru the first time in my life. She was really uncongenial as Hotaru. I really don't like her in any way. her Hotaru was selfish, childish and immature. Compare her to Season 3 Hotaru. Yup. No similarity.

Setsuna//Pluto: Nakae Yukiko and Yokoi Miho. Both were just not Pluto to me. Yukiko had this blond dyed hair in real live and on some photos I just thought: How could she play Pluto? Who casted her? :( I couldn't feel any heart in the acting of both of them. I think Yukiko was worse than Miho but both seemed to be rather pretty models than mature guardians of time. Maybe I'm a bit too strict but I love Pluto so much and the rest of the Pluto cast had been really good. Rei, Seiko, Yuki, Teruyo and of course precious Yuuko were really good. But those two didn't manage to step in their footsteps.

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Crazy Train: Part four

In which Warren is somehow cowardly and badass at the same time.

Warren awakens in the hunter god’s realm, a dense, intimidating forest under a blood red sky. The very atmosphere feels feral and ready to strike, and he can hears the wild fauna all around him. Despite the heavy association with werecreatures -- werewolves in particular -- when the god appears he takes the form of a massive half stag, half man covered in fur pelts and armed with a spear and a bow and arrow on his back. Warren is completely in awe of him, having never been in the presence of a god before, and he’s completely at a loss for words.

The god tells Warren that his group has bested their trials despite being outsiders, and he finds them utterly fascinating. However, he can sense the contention within the group, and he wishes to know why he and his pack are at odds. Warren tells the god of how Antella and Grogarath behaved in Farroway -- How they made a scene outside the city walls instead of just waiting for him and trying again the next day, how they got him banned from his university, the money they cost him by breaking laws, and how his hometown is on the verge of war because of them, and everything he’s ever worked for is ruined, and he can never go back home, etc. He’s super frustrated and hurt that they proved he can’t trust them with anything he holds dear to him, and they betrayed him and ruined his life.

The god is getting a little tired of Warren’s whining, and he points out that Warren betrayed his pack first when he chose to go into the city without them. He committed the first act of disloyalty and betrayal of trust by refusing to stick with them. As the pack leader -- Warren decides it best not to correct him about being the leader -- he has a responsibility to look out for his underlings and support them, and instead he left them behind. THAT is where the trouble began, not when they started trouble outside the city walls. Warren tried to plead his case, but eventually concedes that the god is right. If he’d just stayed with them at the very beginning, they wouldn’t have acted out the way they did, and things would likely have turned out completely differently. He genuinely feels bad that his selfishness basically doomed his home.

He tells the god that he’s determined to make things right and he’ll be there for him party from now on, but his words don’t mean anything. Although the god can tell that Warren is being genuine, he needs more proof than that. He wants Warren to prove it with actions by taking Antella’s place in the third trial and combating the ten fallen champions himself. Warren’s hesitant, but upsetting the God will mean not reviving, which would mean they failed to save Farroway from war. He accepts the god’s terms, but requests some kind of assistance since he’s largely non combatant. His strength is his intelligence, but he’s a terrible fighter and nearly died twice in the first challenge along, which was arguably the easiest one. The only weapon he has is his staff, which isn’t very strong and the gem of which is cracked, meaning his magic likely won’t work properly. The god sees his point and gives him two options: temporary lycanthropy, which he can use to greatly increase his strength and stamina at the cost of some of his intelligence, and a magical cloak that will make him resistant to all magical attacks, spells, charms, and enchantments as long as he’s wearing it. Warren chooses the cloak, and the god wishes him luck in the final trial.

Warren awakens on the alter, his wounds completely healed and clothing mended as though nothing even took place. He also is now wearing the magical cloak and still has the ritual dagger in his hands, and he panics the throws the dagger away from him JUST BARELY MISSING HITTING THE PRIESTESS AND KILLING HER. The priestess asks what he and their god spoke of, and he told them that he swore to him that he would take Antella’s place in the final trial and take on the spirits of the ten fallen champions. The cloak is a gift from their god to help him, and he has to prove himself worthy. Before the last trial begins, however, he wants to have a word with his companions. The priestess allows this, and he’s taken to them.

Warren takes the time to apologize to them for being so selfish and cauaing all of this in the first place. He’s still sore at them for things getting THIS FUCKING TERRIBLE and the fact he can never return home again, but he accepts that if he had just stuck with them like a real friend and had their backs, this could have been avoided. He was wrong to treat them how he did, and he’s not only sorry, but he’s decided that he won’t be leaving the group. Antella is touched by his apology and his decision to stay, and even Grogarath grudgingly admits that he’s glad to hear he won’t be leaving them. With their relationships mended, he is called to the arena to face down the champions.

The first spirit summoned is an argonian, which is basically a scaly a lizardman. Using his knowledge, Warren knows that argonian skin is damn near impenetrable like a natural armor, but they have a huge weakness to fire. He has a very basic knowledge of elemental magic so he attempts to cast a fireball. However, because the crystal in his staff is cracked, instead of launching a fireball he creates a goddamn fire EXPLOSION with himself at the epicenter. He’s able to survive thanks to his magic cloak, but the argonian isn’t killed. Warren tries to cast another fire ball, but the argonian tackles him to the ground and pulls out a digger to stab him. Warren panics and BURSTS HIMSELF INTO FLAMES. HE’S ON FIRE, THE ARGONIAN IS ON FIRE, AND THE CROWN IS LOSING ITS MIND. Again, thanks to Warren’s cloak, he’s unharmed, but the Argonian burns to death/unsummoning, and Warren is declared victorious!

The next champion spirit summoned is... I’ll be honest, I don’t remember what it’s called at all. All I remember is he fought with a a ranged weapon and had super sensitive, crazy good hearing. Warren recognizes the ranged weapon and decides to get as close to him as possible so he can’t use it. He fucking runs and leaps at him and clings to his body like a giant koala. The guy’s desperately punching at him and trying to pull him off, but Warren hangs on for deal life. He then screams RIGHT INTO HIS EAR AND I MEAN HE JUST FUCKING SCREECHES AS LOUD AS POSSIBLE AND PRETTY MUCH EXPLODES HIS EAR DRUMS AND KNOCKS HIM OUT. Knocking him out isn’t good enough, though; he has to “die”, so Warren clubs him with his staff until he unsummons.

I don’t remember the third champion -- I really need to type this shit up right when it happens instead of waiting until tons of time has passed -- but at some point Warren tried to do a basic wind spell and created a miniature tornado in the arena that flings him into a pile of gore, and his opponent gets smacked into a wall and unsummoned. I apologize for this underwhelming fight. >__> Unfortunately, the wind spell causes the crystal in his staff -- the REAL object that was channeling his magic rather than the staff itself -- is completely shattered, so Warren is no longer able to summon any of his magic.

The fourth champion is a high elf armed with a bow and arrow. Warren remembers that although high elves are formidable and deadly, they’re also prissy as fuck and freak out if they get too dirty. Considering he’s freshly covered in guts and blood, he flings himself at the elf n hope of getting the filthy grossness all over him. Unfortunately for him, the elf is smart enough to create a barrier spell in front of him and Warren smacks against it like a bird hitting a window. Unfortunately, the elf takes down the barrier to grab warren by the throat to try to choke him out, and Warren hocks a fat, blood and spit-filled loogie directly in his face. Not only does he get loogied in the face, but he stumbles backward and lands into a bloody, icky half-rotted corpse. The pure heinousness of it all shocks him so badly he passes out, and Warren smacks him with his staff until he unsummons.

The fifth opponent is a dark elf who’s able to blend in perfectly with the shadowy areas of the arena. Warren can’t see where he is at all and is still trying to form a battle plan. Grogarath sees the dark elf sneaking up behind him and wants to call out, but he knows that helping him will get him disqualified and everyone will fail to prevent war. Luckily, none of the other onlookers understand pig latin or have any idea what the hell it even is, so he tries yelling in pig latin (which he attempts to disguise by coughing) to look behind him. However, he doesn’t say it quite right and mispronounces everything. Warren is savvy enough to know what he was attempting and turns around to correct him JUST IN TIME TO SEE THE DARK ELF DIRECTLY BEHIND HIM ABOUT TO ATTACK. HE’S STARTLED AND FUCKING GIRLY SCREAMS AND SMACKS THE DARK ELF WITH HIS STAFF. He didn’t even mean to! He got scared and panicked and acted on impulse XDDD The dark elf goes down and warren kicks them to death while STILL SCREAMING AND SCHIEKING LIKE A FRIGHTENED LITTLE GIRL.

Since he’s now halfway through the champions, he requests a small break and a cup of water because DAMN all that screaming and panicking made him thirsty. XD He didn’t say that, of course, but CHRIST WARREN. After he’s quenched his thirst, it’s time to send in the final five.

>>> Part 5

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10 Exercises You Can Do WITH Your Baby

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10 Exercises You Can Do WITH Your Baby

The New Mama Workout

If you’re like me, you’re already wearing your sweatpants around the house and have your hair pulled into a messy bun anyway. So what’s a Mama to do when she’s all dressed up for the gym with no time to go?

New and seasoned mothers alike know how difficult it is to work exercise into your day to day activity.

Having a baby significantly changes our bodies and we need time to recover. But once your healthcare provider gives you the all clear, here are 10 exercises you can do with your baby.

(By the way, Dads, you can do these too!)

Baby’s Tummy-Time = Exercises on the Floor

1. Push-ups. When my son is playing on the floor, I’m putting in floor time too with 5 sets of 10 push-ups. (Yes, I do the girly ones.) Sometimes my son even stops to watch Mommy work.

2. Sit-ups or crunches. Another good exercise to do while baby is playing on the floor. You may even want to get real creative and hold your baby in the air while doing reverse crunches. This one has been especially hard for me postpartum. I started with just 10 sit-ups, twice a day and I could barely do them. It’s ok to start low and work your way up!

3. Pelvic Rocking. This is also a great exercise for pregnant women. To help strengthen your back, get on all fours. Keeping your shoulders still and knees planted, relax lower back, which allows pelvis to tilt forward, then level your back and tuck hips under. Do slowly and rhythmically. (Exercises from The Bradley Method handbook.)

4. Stretching. You know what stretching is and what your body needs so do whatever stretching you need for that day. Legs, arms, back. Goodness knows, my whole body gets all out of whack on a daily basis!

Exercises for a fussy baby or to help put baby to sleep

5. Squats. This one is good to do when your baby simply won’t let you sit. I tend to do these as a part of our nap time routine since he likes me to stand and bounce him anyway. Try doing 2 sets of 10 for each nap time and increasing as your baby gets older. They really add up when your baby is napping 3 times a day!

6. Lunges. Another unique way to hold your fussy baby who won’t let you put him down. So get up and get moving! 2 sets of 10 for each nap, increase number of sets as baby’s nap number decreases with age.

7. Torso Twists. Swaying with a baby is a great way to encourage them to take a nap. 20+ Torso Twists are just swaying with form and a duel purpose!

8. Walk or Pace. Can you tell I have a child that doesn’t like me to sit still? Get a step counter and see how many steps you can take around the house. Going outside for some sunshine will also be good for both you and your baby.

Exercises for the Couch Potato (Or Tired Parent)

9. Chest presses. Ok, ok significantly modified chest presses, but finally one you can do on the couch! Use your baby as your weight and lift him into the air doing reps.  As a bonus, you’ll probably get some smiles or giggles from your baby too! Each baby’s weight varies so how many can you do before your arms feel like Jell-O? (Remember, these weights naturally increase over time so be consistent or one day that baby’s heaviness may surprise you!) Be careful to hold him around the chest and not by the arms or stomach. Good head control is also a must before doing this one.

10. Leg lifts. Again modified, but we sleepy parents do what we can, when we can. Lower the leg support on your couch or La-Z-boy and do some leg lifts. 5 sets of 10 should do the trick (for each leg – oh come on, no complaining. We’re not that lazy!)

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10 Exercises You Can Do WITH Your Baby

The New Mama Workout

If you’re like me, you’re already wearing your sweatpants around the house and have your hair pulled into a messy bun anyway. So what’s a Mama to do when she’s all dressed up for the gym with no time to go?

New and seasoned mothers alike know how difficult it is to work exercise into your day to day activity.

Having a baby significantly changes our bodies and we need time to recover. But once your healthcare provider gives you the all clear, here are 10 exercises you can do with your baby.

(By the way, Dads, you can do these too!)

Baby’s Tummy-Time = Exercises on the Floor

1. Push-ups. When my son is playing on the floor, I’m putting in floor time too with 5 sets of 10 push-ups. (Yes, I do the girly ones.) Sometimes my son even stops to watch Mommy work.

2. Sit-ups or crunches. Another good exercise to do while baby is playing on the floor. You may even want to get real creative and hold your baby in the air while doing reverse crunches. This one has been especially hard for me postpartum. I started with just 10 sit-ups, twice a day and I could barely do them. It’s ok to start low and work your way up!

3. Pelvic Rocking. This is also a great exercise for pregnant women. To help strengthen your back, get on all fours. Keeping your shoulders still and knees planted, relax lower back, which allows pelvis to tilt forward, then level your back and tuck hips under. Do slowly and rhythmically. (Exercises from The Bradley Method handbook.)

4. Stretching. You know what stretching is and what your body needs so do whatever stretching you need for that day. Legs, arms, back. Goodness knows, my whole body gets all out of whack on a daily basis!

Exercises for a fussy baby or to help put baby to sleep

5. Squats. This one is good to do when your baby simply won’t let you sit. I tend to do these as a part of our nap time routine since he likes me to stand and bounce him anyway. Try doing 2 sets of 10 for each nap time and increasing as your baby gets older. They really add up when your baby is napping 3 times a day!

6. Lunges. Another unique way to hold your fussy baby who won’t let you put him down. So get up and get moving! 2 sets of 10 for each nap, increase number of sets as baby’s nap number decreases with age.

7. Torso Twists. Swaying with a baby is a great way to encourage them to take a nap. 20+ Torso Twists are just swaying with form and a duel purpose!

8. Walk or Pace. Can you tell I have a child that doesn’t like me to sit still? Get a step counter and see how many steps you can take around the house. Going outside for some sunshine will also be good for both you and your baby.

Exercises for the Couch Potato (Or Tired Parent)

9. Chest presses. Ok, ok significantly modified chest presses, but finally one you can do on the couch! Use your baby as your weight and lift him into the air doing reps.  As a bonus, you’ll probably get some smiles or giggles from your baby too! Each baby’s weight varies so how many can you do before your arms feel like Jell-O? (Remember, these weights naturally increase over time so be consistent or one day that baby’s heaviness may surprise you!) Be careful to hold him around the chest and not by the arms or stomach. Good head control is also a must before doing this one.

10. Leg lifts. Again modified, but we sleepy parents do what we can, when we can. Lower the leg support on your couch or La-Z-boy and do some leg lifts. 5 sets of 10 should do the trick (for each leg – oh come on, no complaining. We’re not that lazy!)

Share your story:

Can you think of other exercises you can do while holding or playing with your young baby? Share them with us!

“But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.” 1 Corinthians 9:27

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