good morning!
Mary J. Blige - Family Affair
Reasons I love this song:
- Crunk
- Hateration
- Holleration
- Dancery
- Percolatin’
It’s 60 degrees and sunny. Chicago, if you take this nice weather away and make it snow and shit I am going to be pissed.
Vital Signs - New Study Finds Many Americans Say They’re Too Tired for Sex - NYTimes.com
“I just want to eat candy all day… and go shopping.”
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Zanele Muholi - Katlego Mashiloane and Nosipho Lavuta, Ext. 2, Lakeside, Johannesburg, 2007
Lambda print
76.5 x 76.5cm
edition of 8 + 2AP
South African government minister Lulu Xingwana walked out of an “innovative Women” exhibit because it featured Zanele Muholi’s photographs of nude lesbian couples. She reportedly found the photos “immoral” and “against nation-building” even though she donated money to the exhibit where Zanele’s work was listed in the exhibition’s catalogue as:”without precedent in South Africa, where there are very few instances of black women openly portraying female same-sex practices.”
Here’s what Zanele had to say in response:
“There is nothing pornographic. We live in a space where rape is a common thing, so there is nothing we can hide from our children…Those pictures are based on experience and issues. Where else can we express ourselves if not in our democratic country?”
She added: “Children need to know about these things. A lot of people have no understanding of sexual orientation, people are suffering in silence. We need to educate people about homosexuality. We need to have very good treatment and respect from the minister.”
The Innovative Women exhibition features work by 10 artists including Muholi, photographer Nandipha Mntambo, and painter Bongi Bengu, who also curated it.
(source)
Three things: first, nationalism is fascinating, extremely useful, and absolutely terrifying. Second, excuse me for being US-centric, imagine what would happen if black lesbian nudes were paid for with government money here. Third, this work is beautiful.
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Currently listening:
Kidz in the Hall - Land of Make Believe
ETA: Highly Recommended
CAT PLAYS THEREMIN.
This is perhaps the best thing I have ever seen.
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If a woman appears to be distressed by your approach, it’s probably because her violent asshole detector is broken and she’s nervous that you might be one. OH WAIT WE DON’T HAVE THOSE AND VIOLENT ASSHOLES LOOK LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
Think about that the next time you want to tell some lady to smile.
Why you gotta trust a man like that and get yourself raped/have your sexy text forwarded around?
or, if you go the not trusting men route
Why you gotta hate on men all the time?
This could be phrased better but I think you can see my point. Either you don’t trust any man ever and get labeled a man hating feminazi or you get blamed for trusting a man when he does something without your consent.
