What the Shea

Got that sunshine bright-eyed California cotton candy taste.

  • 26th April
    2013
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In Short, But Certainly Not In Conclusion

Q.
I do not understand your overwhelming love for Sansa.

A. 
The thing is that my general appreciation for Sansa didn’t turn into foaming-at-the-mouth supportiveness until the entire fandom came down and shat all over her life. Yes, Sansa wanted to be queen and played into the Lannisters’ hands. But she was 13 and raised in a society that makes marriage to a king the ultimate goal. That Sansa is still alive at this point in the show demonstrates just how quietly strong and smart she really is. Sure, Arya’s a swashbuckling badass and I love her for it. But just as Sansa wouldn’t last a day out in the wilds of Westros with Gendry and Hot Pie, nor would Arya have gone thirty seconds in King’s Landing without getting her ass beheaded. I’m not saying Sansa’s the #1 GoT character forever fuck all the rest, but I’m sick of people screeching “OMG FUK SANSA DAT DUMB WHORE” when she is anything, anything but. In my friend Alex’s words, “People who actively hate Sansa are missing the whole point of the series.”

  • 26th April
    2013
  • 26

Volunteer Sexism!

  • Guy: There's so much good food at these buffet stations.
  • Me: Yeah, I wanted to grab some but I don't think we're allowed to until the guests are seated and she show's begun.
  • Guy: That's such a woman thing for you to do.
  • Me: I...what?
  • Guy: You're so afraid of people seeing your flaws. You won't just grab food when you want some because you're afraid of getting in trouble.
  • Me: My vagina didn't dictate that decision, being a not-shitty volunteer did.
  • Guy: My mom is on a hockey team.
  • Me: ...And?
  • Guy: I'm not sexist.
  • Me: ...Okay.
  • 10th April
    2013
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When did being “domestically challenged” become some kind of badge of fucking honor? Or a condescending insult to those who’re proficient in cooking? Like, can’t I be a strong, driven woman and also make really bomb baked chicken?

  • 6th April
    2013
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  • 13th March
    2013
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It really is important that you say these words out loud. “I AM A FEMINIST.” If you feel you cannot say it […] I would be alarmed. It’s probably one of the most important things a woman will ever say: the equal of “I love you,” “Is it a boy or a girl?” or “No! I’ve changed my mind! I don’t want bangs!”

Say it. SAY IT! SAY IT NOW! Because if you can’t, you’re basically bending over, saying, “Kick my arse and take my vote, please, patriarchy.”

Caitlin Moran, How To Be a Woman

aka the best book I’ve ever read.

  • 6th March
    2013
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That last thread gets one of its best treatments to date from “Next!”’s sex-self-education montage, wherein Ginny, Boo, Sasha, and Melanie (listed, with a tip of the hat to Todd VanDerWerff, in accordance to this week’s Bunheads Power Rankings) cull carnal knowledge before staring awed at a monolith of birth-control options. The sequence benefits from a marvelous visual flair, and it never once sexualizes the Bunheads—it empowers them, documents them seizing the reins of their own destiny that, despite the playacted innocence of headbands, cardigans, and smartly packaged baked goods, is still likely to impress the women responsible for Roman’s only brush with Russian literature. (Sasha: “You read anything Russian?” Roman: “Pussy Riot’s liner notes.”)

AV Club on Bunheads

So help me ABCFam, if you can this show there will be hell to pay.

  • 21st February
    2013
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  • 21st February
    2013
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This is a screencap from a video in which some asshole says rape doesn’t actually happen on college campuses. That’s bad enough in and of itself, but the lower third on this absolutely fucking kills me. Really? I’m expected to force my body into regurgitating stomach acid to hopefully avoid a worse, equally forced fate? Super. Awesome. I feel safer already. Also? Fuck you.

This is a screencap from a video in which some asshole says rape doesn’t actually happen on college campuses. That’s bad enough in and of itself, but the lower third on this absolutely fucking kills me.

Really? I’m expected to force my body into regurgitating stomach acid to hopefully avoid a worse, equally forced fate? Super. Awesome. I feel safer already. Also? Fuck you.

  • 15th February
    2013
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The 50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics

We know what you’re thinking. “This is lowbrow stuff, beneath the lofty ambitions of clever old ComicsAlliance, and hey, where are all the hot chicks?” But we do this not because it is easy, but because it is hard. Comics provide such a rich vein of female objectification that female character’s ranks on the Comic Buyer’s Guide’s 100 Sexiest Women in Comics list is treated as important information on Wikipedia. So we’re providing a little balance.

We’ve consulted with friends and experts, with readers on Twitter and Tumblr, and we’ve put together our own list of the sexiest male characters in comics. If you want a list of sexy ladies, some other site will probably have one for you soon. We’re not going to do that. We’re here to check out some dudes.

#IN #TO #IT

  • 5th February
    2013
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