#imperfect woman

[sapphicsparkles]

you deserved so much more and so much better

[whateveryeah]

Daemon was so in love with Nettles that when he learned about Rhaenyra’s discomfort he sent her off and went to prove devotion to his wife

Anyway, Always this.

[godoverus]

It wasn’t until Eve bit into the fruit that her eyes were opened to sin. It wasn’t until then she felt the need to hide from God, because she knew she was naked - she was ashamed.

It is because of the same shame that women still hide. Whether it’s behind makeup, hair, clothes, filters, achievements - whatever it is. The lies of the enemy in our ears, telling us we’re not pretty enough, we’re not thin enough, we’re not smart enough, we’re not good enough.

For how beautiful it would be if we lived freely and confidently, embracing the truth of who we are as daughters of God. To walk unburdened by insecurities, knowing that we are fearfully and wonderfully made in his image.

Just like Eve in the innocence of Eden before knowledge of sin, we could revel in the beauty of our existence.

[marchioness-of-the-flowers-blog]

A quick easy tip for judging someone’s Silmarillion takes is if they hate Elwing or not.

[ladyinthebluebox]

beautification mods for female NPCs (especially) have to go and fucking die.

[rhaenyra-first-of-her-name]

Is HotD allergic to making all of the women in the show anything but a 'perfect' victim or what?

[rotzaprachim]

the thing about andor season 1 being a moses arc is that cassian andor literally is moses. once you mention that moses’s rise to leader serves as scaffolding to almost every major character moment for cassian well you just can’t unsee it

[nururu]

I only ever comment on tiktok in order to change ppls perceptions of Sanji smh it's all so surface level one way or the other and then I hit them w the deep analysis and they're like "oh wait I never thought of it like that.. ur right".... What am I doing spending my time white knighting for Sanji smfh

[deprivedmusicaljunkie]

i love would that i so much. i have never been in love but that sounds like its permanence. like coming to terms with knowing that you know exactly who they are and they know exactly who you are. and maybe they look like your demons but you fell in love with the fire long ago. the beginning verses describing his past partner are so soft, and the later verses describing his current partner are satirical and a little abrasive but he’s singing with a smile. i don’t know. i don’t know

[shironezuninja]

Oh, Wow. An extra 10 photos has been added to the Instagram 10 Photo count posts. This’ll make Tumblr jealous.

[booksandpaperss]

Reagan Ridley I miss u :(

[marzipanandminutiae]

hello!! i’m so sorry to snoop in the tags, but i saw you mention a book you were reading where one of the women uses a spell to disguise herself as a man and the other one is into it!! may i ask what book that is? id love to read it or something like it

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske. Generally quite a good book, I thought, though it took me some time to get into it! It's a fantasy murder mystery/MacGuffin HuntTM story set on a luxury steamer in 1909.

The disguise part is very brief; the character is a generally femme bisexual cis woman, but she's played trouser roles in a music hall and used her magic powers to enhance the illusion. And she demonstrates that to her new lover (femme cis lesbian) while they're kissing at one point. It doesn't happen again after that.

I found it offputting, especially because the lesbian has just figured out whey she's never had any interest in men and now here she is briefly pretending the woman she's falling for is a man. Genderfuckery is not generally something I'm into in terms of reading romantic or steamy lit and trying to lose myself in it, but if that's something you like, that aspect of the scene will probably appeal!

(I should hardly have to say this, but it's Tumblr, so: obviously IRL I support people in whatever gender or presentation they find most authentic. You don't have to be attracted to someone to want them to have basic rights, and be happy and comfortable in their skin. I'm also perfectly content to read books that don't reflect my experience or what I personally find attractive. This specific book was very much in Comfort Food territory for me, though, so I approached it from that angle and that colored my reactions. Clear? Excellent.)

[writing-for-life]

Sandman Comics Re-Read

Issue 2: Imperfect Hosts

We’ve discussed issue 2 of the comics over the past week in our community, and as usual, here are my contributions for later reference.

If you’d like to see comments and the posts of everyone else, or if you want to be part of the discussion (we are starting with the rewatch of Netflix episode 2 today), join us!

[musicmattersmedia]

Welcome to this episode of Music Matters Media, where we dive headfirst into Ariana Grande's highly anticipated seventh studio album, 'Eternal Sunshine.' Released to a thunderous reception, the album shattered Spotify's global single-day streaming record for 2024 with an astonishing 58.1 million streams! Join us as we unpack Ariana's grand return to the music scene and her memorable Saturday Night Live performance. Listen as we give you an in-depth analysis of 'Eternal Sunshine.' We discuss the sonic landscape of the record, and we'll share the highlights, our personal favorite tracks, and where we think this album lands in her discography. Don't miss our rating of Grande's return and discover if 'Eternal Sunshine' lives up to its luminous title.

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Ariana's SNL Performances: https://youtu.be/pLBXk3nMVAQ?si=qwHkROmJ6vD_aw3u

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[6-goldfish-in-a-trenchcoat]

Ppl are so quick to say they like mean or weird lesbians and then a lesbian gets slightly odd or different than you expect and you turn on her. Like ugh.

[musical-chick-13]

I think. I think there's still a lot of "Well I don't want to be like THOSE girls," even among plenty of adults who truly do genuinely care about feminism. And I just want to say that trying to assure someone who is attempting to parse all of that out with "Oh, don't worry, YOU'RE not like One Of THOSE™️ Girls" does not........actually help.