The Lazy Collector

politicko:

typette:

I remember posting somewhere once in a thread about why girls aren’t exploited in animation anymore where some guy said, “all the disney girls are drawn to be generally attractive, but I don’t think there are any eye-candy men… or are there? Are there any Disney men that lots of girls like?” and I mentioned Roger. Tons of girls replied agreeing with me and the original guy was like “wait, Roger? from 101 Dalmatians? What’s attractive about him, he’s tall and lanky and has a big nose, he isn’t muscley at all! Wouldn’t you all prefer Gaston or something? Or do you girls think his big nose is indicative of something else?” and I was like “no, you idiot, he’s a silly, goofy guy who likes animals and can play a bunch of instruments, that’s why he’s attractive. What’s the matter with you? Gaston, seriously?”

This is why we need more girls in animation. And more guys like Roger apparently. 

(Source: nostalgiaunicorn, via katielf)

thegoddamazon:

maymay:

“Repeat Rape: How do they get away with it?”, Part 1 of 2. (link to Part 2)

Sources:

1. College Men: Repeat Rape and Multiple Offending Among Undetected Rapists,Lisak and Miller, 2002 [PDF, 12 pages]
2. Navy Men: Lisak and Miller’s results were essentially duplicated in an even larger study (2,925 men): Reports of Rape Reperpetration by Newly Enlisted Male Navy Personnel, McWhorter, 2009 [PDF, 16 pages]

By dark-side-of-the-room, who writes:

These infogifs are provided RIGHTS-FREE for noncommercial purposes. Repost them anywhere. In fact, repost them EVERYWHERE. No need to credit. Link to the L&M study if possible.

Knowledge is a seed; sow it.

Pretty much.

(via angeliqueshadows)

norsegays:

astrolope:

People being angry about ~dem gays~ on Target’s Facebook.

I just want to give my two cents on this and tell you a story.

A couple weeks ago, I was hired at Target. I have a job at Target. Not a big deal right?

It is a big deal because i’m a transman. 

It doesn’t take a genius to conclude that it’s hard for me, my brothers, and sisters to get a job. There are legal restraints regarding the job and if you don’t pass, it’s hard to be taken seriously at a job interview.

Right on the application, it asks what your preferred name is. It also asks if there is anything that target should know. I put the fact that I am a transman, expecting not to get a call because usually when you put that down, people will throw out the application. I got TWO interviews.

At the interview, they asked me about it. I told them I am on hormones and they told me that they didn’t care. Not in the sense that they don’t emotionally care, but that it didn’t matter. I was male and that’s all that mattered. They also told me that they give sex same couples benefits in states that do not recognize them as a married couple.

At my job orientation, I was not misgendered once. Even my supervisors who weren’t sure of my gender avoided pronoun use, which I found only happens when you’ve had pronoun training. They gave me a name tag with my preferred name and didn’t ask questions. I felt safe and respected, which is huge for a trans* person.

TLDR: Target is amazing not just for the LGB, but also the T. Shop there for the rest of your life.

(via katielf)

pincushioned:

CUSTOM COMIC BOOK SHOES GIVEAWAY!

I’m about to move apartments and while clearing out my (huge excess of) stuff, I found a number of comics that I don’t want but frankly can’t bring myself to just throw away when I could do something creative with them.  I’ve also been wanting to do something as a thank you to all of you fabulous people who are inexplicably following this blog, so I thought: how about a custom shoe giveaway?

Everyone has a different comfort threshold for shoes and I don’t have a large selection of different sizes just lying around, so the catch in this giveaway is: you have to send me the pair of shoes you want customized.  They can be whatever you want: old, new, simple, crazy, cheap, fancy—just remember that I’m gluing paper to these, so don’t send me your $200 heels unless you’re really okay with that!  Depending on the style of the shoe, I may add other decorations (such as with the Fantastic Four wedge heels I made for Ammy, above).  You provide the shoes and ship them to me, but I’ll cover the cost of shipping them back again, all decked out.  I will ship internationally.  

Just a few caveats for the shoes:

• They have to have enough surface area for me to effectively cover with comics (no strappy sandals, unless we’re talking really broad straps and/or a hell of a lot of heel/platform for me to work with) 
• They have to have a relatively firm form (for example: no sneakers or fabric Converse—they just bend and crinkle too much and the paper would tear despite the sealant)
• Boots cannot have a shaft higher than approximately ankle height.  Platforms/heels can be as tall as you want.
• I reserve the artistic license to decide how much of the shoe gets covered in comics and what other decorations are made.  I might cover the heel in comics, or if the heel is hot pink suede, I might leave it as is!  Or I might cover it in glitter, or add a bow, or metal studs.  It’ll be a surprise!

Here are the comics you get to choose from: 

DC:
Catwoman
Lobo
Extreme Justice
various single issues

Marvel:
Wolverine
Fantastic Four
Punisher
Daredevil
X-Factor
various single issues

Manga:
King of Bandits: Jing (English)
Gravitation (English)
RAI (English)
D-Gray Man (Japanese)
Naruto (Japanese)

You can also request any sort of combination, such as “Fantastic Four + Daredevil” or “all DC” or even an era if you only want old-school art or post-90s art on your shoes.  

If you don’t want any of these, you can also send your own comics!

Rules: 

• You must be following this blog (pincushioned) at the close of the giveaway period.  
• Reblogs and likes are each one chance to win.  You can reblog as many times as you want for more chances, but, you know, be respectful of your followers and don’t spam?
• You must have Asks open so I can contact you if you win!
• This is not a commission; I do have other projects that take priority and sometimes real life intrudes.  That said, I will ship your completed shoes no later than August 31st, and probably well before that.
• This giveaway will run until June 15th.  Get your reblogs in before then!

(via robinade)

pincushioned:

CUSTOM COMIC BOOK SHOES GIVEAWAY!

I’m about to move apartments and while clearing out my (huge excess of) stuff, I found a number of comics that I don’t want but frankly can’t bring myself to just throw away when I could do something creative with them.  I’ve also been wanting to do something as a thank you to all of you fabulous people who are inexplicably following this blog, so I thought: how about a custom shoe giveaway?

Everyone has a different comfort threshold for shoes and I don’t have a large selection of different sizes just lying around, so the catch in this giveaway is: you have to send me the pair of shoes you want customized.  They can be whatever you want: old, new, simple, crazy, cheap, fancy—just remember that I’m gluing paper to these, so don’t send me your $200 heels unless you’re really okay with that!  Depending on the style of the shoe, I may add other decorations (such as with the Fantastic Four wedge heels I made for Ammy, above).  You provide the shoes and ship them to me, but I’ll cover the cost of shipping them back again, all decked out.  I will ship internationally.  

Just a few caveats for the shoes:

• They have to have enough surface area for me to effectively cover with comics (no strappy sandals, unless we’re talking really broad straps and/or a hell of a lot of heel/platform for me to work with) 
• They have to have a relatively firm form (for example: no sneakers or fabric Converse—they just bend and crinkle too much and the paper would tear despite the sealant)
• Boots cannot have a shaft higher than approximately ankle height.  Platforms/heels can be as tall as you want.
• I reserve the artistic license to decide how much of the shoe gets covered in comics and what other decorations are made.  I might cover the heel in comics, or if the heel is hot pink suede, I might leave it as is!  Or I might cover it in glitter, or add a bow, or metal studs.  It’ll be a surprise!

Here are the comics you get to choose from: 

DC:
Catwoman
Lobo
Extreme Justice
various single issues

Marvel:
Wolverine
Fantastic Four
Punisher
Daredevil
X-Factor
various single issues

Manga:
King of Bandits: Jing (English)
Gravitation (English)
RAI (English)
D-Gray Man (Japanese)
Naruto (Japanese)

You can also request any sort of combination, such as “Fantastic Four + Daredevil” or “all DC” or even an era if you only want old-school art or post-90s art on your shoes.  

If you don’t want any of these, you can also send your own comics!

Rules: 

• You must be following this blog (pincushioned) at the close of the giveaway period.  
• Reblogs and likes are each one chance to win.  You can reblog as many times as you want for more chances, but, you know, be respectful of your followers and don’t spam?
• You must have Asks open so I can contact you if you win!
• This is not a commission; I do have other projects that take priority and sometimes real life intrudes.  That said, I will ship your completed shoes no later than August 31st, and probably well before that.
• This giveaway will run until June 15th.  Get your reblogs in before then!