December 2010
We keep coming back to the question of representation because identity is always...
– — bell hooks (Reel To Real: Race, Sex, and Class at the Movies)
So, how would you learn English?
jazzonia:
Go on, explain to me how simple it is. How would you learn English in the U.S.?
How would you?
You got your plan of action?
Cool. Now adjust your plan of action for someone working a full-time job and statistically likely to be strapped for cash and maybe they have a kid or two.
Now take the accent they’d probably have into account. Think about the stigma against people with...
How to Suppress Women's Writing →
ragnell:
OH, I wish it was all online! This is a must-read.
ladiesmakingcomics:
Thanks, kellysue
Possibly of interest is a post written some time back called How Fanfiction Makes Us Poor (provocative title, I know, but worth reading), which discusses How to Suppress Women’s Writing and gives a nice little overview of it for those interested.
Anonymous asked: Biggest pet peeve about yourself?
Anonymous asked: Biggest pet peeve about yourself?
Reblog if you want your followers to ask you...
ladiesmakingcomics:
Absolutely!
Okay go for it peeps.
FYI James Franco is gonna be in a Planet of the...
Hopefully pie will be involved.
The most memorable moments in DC history for...
dcwomenkickingass:
My guest poster for this moment is Maddy who in addition to co-running “When Fan Girls Attack” is one of the co-hosts on the podcast “3 Chicks Review Comics”. She also regularly blogs on issues around women and comics including on her Tumblr. I think she is a smart, insightful writer. Today she is writing about a transformative moment for a character we are both very fond of.
...
Tumblr, your search engine sucks
Seriously.
Twitter is over capacity so I will tumblrerererer...
Ah, Christmas fire alarms, how festive!
-_-
Guys if you like silly pictures of a Lex Luthor action figure exploring things, go follow fuckyeahlexluthor, because I updated it with my tree.
MERRY LEXMAS!
Now I am seriously going to sleep.
< / Xmas spam >
BAKING UPDATE
FACT: NOTHING IS SLOWER THAN MOLASSES IN WINTER
Dumped the container in a sink full of hot water, hoping for the best.
Also, my mom has decided that she must think of me as a mad scientist when I am baking, what with strange noises I make when dropping things and my not reading instructions and having to improvise. You’d think she’d have more trust, considering I have never failed in...