#women on wax

[kickmag]

Listen/purchase: Queendom Vol. 1 by Women On Wax Recordings

Detroit's DJ Minx has relaunched Women On Wax Recordings with Queendom Vol.1. The compilation of dance tracks from LGBTQ+ artists was released in June to recognize Pride month. The six-song track listing has music from Minx, DJ Cent, Shaun J. Wright, Nita Aviance, Sydney Blu and Debbie Graham. House and techno are equally present whether it's DJ Cent's tribute to Detroit's late house king Ken Collier or Minx's racy instrumental "Let It Ride." The music does its job of reintroducing the label's duty to release electronic music rooted in Detroit's rhythms. Minx started Women On Wax as a collective of DJs and artists in 1996 and the label followed in 2001. Last year Seth Troxler's remixes of "A Walk In The Park" were released by Factory 93 Records. In May Minx's The Throne EP came out on Higher Ground. Queendom Vol. 1 is available on all streaming platforms. 

[fyblackwomenart]

Girl In African Garden by Goldengenes

[starberry-cupcake]

she had me cheering and clapping and pointing at the screen

[jokesonyouimfruity]

…your pinned post says you suck at drawing women…

genderbend the Sinclair brothers.

(TOTALLY not sending this ask just to torture you 😋😋😍😍)

The only one I like out of this is Lester 😭

Every time I draw women they just look like fancy men

[theworldatwar]

The first US WAAC’s (Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps) arrive in Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland - 11th May 1943. On the 1st July 1943 it was given active duty status and became the WAC (Women’s Army Corp)

[radykalny-feminizm]

I think women collectively pretend that various beauty treatments aren’t painful, uncomfortable and extremely time-consuming because they feel that they have to undergo them anyway. They act as though the negative effects aren't that bad and that there are effective ways to minimize it. But it's all a lie.

I used to wax the hair on my legs, and when it was growing back, the itching was so unbearable I felt like scratching my skin down to the bone. I thought I must be doing something wrong because it seemed impossible that so many women did this to themselves regularly and didn't complain.

I used to shave my bikini area, which led to painful irritation every time. Again, I thought I was doing something wrong and needed to try yet another magic solution to prevent it, which, of course, didn’t work.

Once I got lip fillers. Worst decision ever. Let me tell you, I’ve endured a lot of physical pain in my life, many injuries and procedures, and I have a fairly high pain tolerance, but NOTHING compares to the pain of getting lip fillers. During the procedure, I was literally crying from the pain and praying for it to be over. It was horrible. Again, I wondered how it was possible that so many women did this without saying anything.

Various beauty treatments took up hours of my day. It felt like an unpleasant chore I had to fulfill at the cost of my free time, rather than the wonderful “self-care” experience that many women portray it as.

Of course, everyone has a different pain tolerance, more or less sensitive skin etc. But in the end, I don’t think there was anything wrong with me. I don’t think I did anything incorrectly - I was following the instructions, I was using various tips meant to minimize pain and discomfort, but I still experienced it.

I think this pain of “taking care of ourselves” is so normalized that it’s almost taboo to talk about it. Women constantly promote all these ways to "beautify" themselves, pushing other women to participate in a way. They make it seem like it's mandatory so that they don't suffer alone. Also we’re so used to suffering and making sacrifices that we just accept it as part of our "feminine" fate. At all costs, women refuse to admit they’re willingly hurting themselves.

Because if they were to admit it, they’d have to start questioning why they’re doing it to themselves and why men aren’t expected to do the same. And most prefer not to reflect on this because the conclusions are too hard to accept.

[aihoshiino]

i'm saying this again but if you're an akane fan talking about oshi no ko and the crux of your analysis revolves around shitting on kana then maybe you aren't actually as big of an akane fan as you like to think lol

[thurstongrey]

[fyblackwomenart]

The Gift by JuliAnne Jonker

[msookyspooky]

"Bo started the town and lied! It's so obvious he did it all!"

(If yall don't stop babygirling my man Vincent)

Bo and Vince are equally traumatized and equally fucked up in different ways.

Bo never received love or affection without the threat of what would happen if he wasn't good, any negativity was met with harsh punishment and he clearly was troubled at a young age with no help, called a monster as a tiny boy, has physical scars from it he has to see daily, still seems to hold his mother in good regards (Especially script Bo) but subconsciously takes his mommy issues and need for control out on bound women to both re-live his childhood trauma and to possibly get both love and revenge on his mother through women (No excuse obvi just pointing it out WHY I think he does it).

Vincent was encouraged to cover his face and wear a mask even at home, his deformed face was the main focus and his parent's did nothing to make him feel like he deserved normalcy (Mama said your talent would make up for what God took from you), watched his brother be abused and probably had Bo resenting him for it and he might resent Bo for being the problem child ruining their childhood, was groomed to follow in his mother's footsteps, has little to no communication to anyone but Bo (Maybe Lester) and is probably a perfectionist that needs control as well from the pressure of being the Golden Child to his Mother and was the one that waxed her corpse.

So idk WHY we all think Bo was the only one that could've started the town's wax corpse thing??? Yeah he is an arrogant blow hole that loves manipulating people but the entire movie he might as well be the ringleader that's just talking to the audience and suckering people in but Vincent is the one really doing most of the heavy lifting behind the scenes. Yes, that could be Bo manipulating him and making him do it all or it could be them as a team (I vote this one) and Bo is just obviously more inviting or it could be Vincent doing it all and Bo is just helping to reap the rewards of helpless women at his disposal and getting out pent up rage on people.

It could've been Bo looking for an opportunity to finally take out his sadistic rage

It could've been Vincent who did it in severe grief over his Mother aka the Handler that made him codependent on her and is just as twisted as his twin

IT COULD'VE BEEN TRUDY/THEIR MOTHER! Just because Bo lied to Carly; who says he's lying to Vince??? Seriously, Trudy was a shitty Mom and a bit nuts herself if you ask me strapping their fucking child down till he bleeds or making their kid a wax mask to cover their face even at home so who is to say in her final years she wasn't the one that did this??? (Not counting the script that heavily hints Bo killed both his parents after years of abuse but still didn't say WHO waxed the corpses first)

I accept all HC but it would not shock me if Bo convinced Vincent to do it after preserving Trudy...If Trudy did it and they really are trying to make their Mother proud...Or if Vincent in his grief waxed Trudy's body in memory of her but also waxed a person as revenge/spite and Bo being the guy he is went with it.

[ddenji]

i loved asa and yoru’s whole interaction this chapter <3 this framing for their goals as being the same but soo incredibly different was great to me. they agree on this goal but the sentiment for each of them is wildly incompatible. like they are opposite sides of the same coin in pretty much everything they say in this chapter which is kinda how they always are but i really enjoyed it and i think it's setting up some great tension for later on.

but imo the last few pages of their convo were the best tho. im gonna lean into this as asa rejecting the fame for “noble” reasons like staying true to her goal of saving chainsaw man, or even rejecting the fame so she doesn't get her hopes up about being loved and get hurt again, but that last panel of her smiling really changes the conversation. asa wants love just as bad a denji does, and fujimoto is definitely creating parallels between them about accepting fame/ love from the nameless masses in place of an intimate relationship. plus i feel like this connects back to his previous commentary on parasocial relationships replacing personal ones (ch 121) where it was established that asa values the solitary lifestyle and doesn't mind using parasocial relationships to replace real ones in order to avoid getting hurt. she likes the fame and appreciation even though shes trying to lie to herself about it, and i could see her using this to fill an emotional void.

[girlsdressingrooms]

Mijoda Dajomi, "Daughters of Rain"

The headwear, designed to capture and store rainwater, serves as a speculative response to a future where water becomes an increasingly scarce resource.

The collection encapsulates the duality of fashion and function. Crafted from waxed cotton, a fabric donated by luxury brand Barbour, and further treated with organic beeswax.

This hat is designed to be both stylish and sustainable. Its leather-like appearance and sturdy construction allow it to capture up to 5 liters of rainwater while being worn.

Dajomi’s choice of materials ensures that the hat not only repels water but also effectively collects and retains it without leaks.

The primary purpose of her work is to provoke thought, raise awareness, and spark conversation about our relationship with water and the environment. This ethos is woven into the very fabric of the collection, which draws inspiration from the attire of lay sisters – women dedicated to charity and social causes.

Just as these sisters united in their mission, the Daughters of Rain are imagined as a future collective that serves their communities by managing and distributing the vital resources of rainwater.

[snobgoblin]

im like if a girls girl was a boy

[10pintsofsacrific3]

canon

[pondslime]

PARIS HILTON & ELISHA CUTHBERT House Of Wax Press Conference (2005)