I'd Call Shenanigans, She Never Answers Her Phone

boxlunches: the-adequate-gatsby: the-adequate-gatsby: the-adequate-gatsby: My sister keeps...

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:30:45 -0400

boxlunches: the-adequate-gatsby: the-adequate-gatsby: the-adequate-gatsby: My sister keeps...

boxlunches: fandomsandfeminism: typette: I remember posting...

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:42:22 -0400

fandomsandfeminism:

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.

This is why I laugh my ass of whenever dudes talk about how men are “objectified” by the media too. Because 9 times out of 10, what men think is “women objectifying men” are characters like Gaston.

And Gaston is NOT a woman-driven fantasy. Gaston is a male wish fulfillment fantasy. Gaston is not what women want, he is what men want to be. He is hyper-masculinity to an extreme degree, dripping with sexism and testosterone. The fact that men think that Gaston is what women want says an awful lot about those men.

While I don’t want to generalize, female fans tend to prefer a very different kind of male hero. We like the Rogers, the Milos, the Hercules. Genuinely kind, often awkward men who are sometimes vulnerable and respectful to women.

Yes, this is a generalization. I own up to that. But I think it’s important to remember that there is often VERY big difference between what MEN want to be and what women (not all of whom are even attracted to men) WANT to see in our media.

Roger is by far one of the appealing male Disney characters and these comments are so brilliant. It’s actually pretty difficult to find women who like ultra-ripped men who never feel vulnerable or shaken by anything. A lot more guys would know this if they actually asked girls what it is we like and why we like them. There’s a reason why a lot of chicks go for the villains - because they’re everything the macho male-fulfillment hero is not.

Which isn’t to say that women don’t love several male-fulfillment heroes, but it’s for different reasons than men think. We find Superman attractive because he’s naive, optimistic, dependable, and a really lovable dork, not because he’s invincible and the size of a truck. He’s always there for Lois and he doesn’t feel threatened by the fact that she’s the best and smartest reporter at The Daily Planet. Her intelligence and assertive attitude isn’t threatening, it’s appealing to him. We love Batman because as hard as he tries to conceal the wounds of his past, he still grapples with them and every now and again lets someone in as we see with his many friendships and adopted wards. He’s also incredibly intelligent and knows perfectly well that when he’s womanizing, spendthrift, partying Bruce Wayne, he’s being a douchebag. It’s completely on purpose. It’s his impression of the people he has to rub elbows with, his way of blending in, when the real him is so much deeper than that.

I don’t want to write purely from the ‘all girls want a guy who is a project they can fix’ angle, but what I do want to say is that it’s possible so many women respond to guys who are sensitive or secretly troubled or just really respectful and damn good listeners because we don’t get to see it as often in real life as we’d like. Society has decided that men shouldn’t be romantic, just horny; men should be stoic and always cool, not earnest; men should never feel deep despair in response to a tragedy but instead violent anger. And unfortunately, this society was designed by mostly male voices, just as male-wish-fulfillment characters are, and so it’s no wonder why several guys don’t understand female tastes.

There’s a lot that goes into it, but I think the biggest thing is that the idea of what an attractive female is as defined by society is so specific and exclusive that we’re just going to keep churning out characters who meet that quota over and over. No wonder why real women are so “disappointing” to real men, because trying to hold us up to the standard of an unachievable male fantasy is unfair and impossible. Meanwhile females are shown every kind of male character under the sun, and we’re allowed to pick and choose what we like because the sky’s the limit there. It just blows knowing that so many writers don’t get it when we don’t respond to a character made with only male fantasies in mind, not ours.

chocobolatay: princessofthenorthernwatertribe: spiritworld-bath...

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:30:41 -0400

chocobolatay:

princessofthenorthernwatertribe:

spiritworld-bathroom:

flutterin-like-a-pro:

askmetalchanger:

mikeanapple:

betterthand0pesh1t:

omg

plays forever

be back never

Omg bye, tumb1r

GASP!!!

goodbye

Sorry, life over, good-bye

:O

please do this I RECCOMEND IT

adventuresofcomicbookgirl: kamichocochip: Shingeki no...

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:25:47 -0400

adventuresofcomicbookgirl:

kamichocochip:

Shingeki no Purikura

most adorable thing to come out of this fandom yet

flexorcist: Avatar Beyoncé as Mrs. Carter in H&M Long ago,...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:26:36 -0400

flexorcist:

Avatar Beyoncé as Mrs. Carter in H&M

Long ago, the four nations live in harmony…

Photo

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:23:46 -0400

princessmorgiana: Attack on Titan - Episode 1 Scenery

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:29:26 -0400

princessmorgiana:

Attack on Titan - Episode 1 Scenery

this is important

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:01:11 -0400

this is important

hungarian: if there’s a watermelon there should be an earthmelon, a firemelon, & an airmelon

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:55:58 -0400

hungarian: if there’s a watermelon there should be an earthmelon, a firemelon, & an airmelon

sora-la: happy 413!!

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:39:16 -0400

sora-la:

happy 413!!

imsirius: itsmeagan: The original story of the little...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:55:40 -0400

imsirius:

itsmeagan:

The original story of the little mermaid is that she must kill the prince in order to be human, and in the end, she loves him too much and kills herself instead.

The artwork is too great not to reblog.

Ok, ok - important expansion: she only has to kill the Prince because the deal was if he fell in love with her she could be human forever, and he didn’t. By which I mean, he was a good person and genuinely nice to her, but he didn’t fall in love. He fell in love with someone else, also perfectly nice - not the seawitch in disguise, fu Disney. The Mermaid is told she can only return to the sea now if she kills the Prince. She goes into the room where he and his lover lie sleeping and they look so beautiful and happy together that she can’t do it.

That’s why she kills herself. And because it was a noble act she returns to sea as foam.

One moral of the story was that women shouldn’t fundamentally change who they are for love of a man, and in theory Han Christian Anderson wrote it for a ballerina with whom he fell in love. She was marrying someone else who wouldn’t let her dance.

I want this painted on my wall.

meladoodle: the saddest thing about cactuses is that they have their little arms out like they’re...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:03:47 -0400

meladoodle: the saddest thing about cactuses is that they have their little arms out like they’re...

lalo-arutan: yes more from the legend of equius this ended up...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:27:07 -0400

lalo-arutan:

yes more from the legend of equius

this ended up being bigger than the other drawings

but ohwell

aradia is the first dungeon boss in the story

as you can see she is a ghost and also dead. she’s been haunting an abandoned masion for ages and the moirails’ mission is to pacify her!

Nepeta & Equius | Karkat | Sollux

sumssang: daylight

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:21:41 -0400

sumssang:

daylight

theoneivealwaysbeenwaitingfor: coerces: They used white crayons...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:45:13 -0400

theoneivealwaysbeenwaitingfor:

coerces:

They used white crayons to draw it, and afterwards they placed ink.

#AND IN THAT MOMENT THE WHITE CRAYON WASNT FUCKING USLESS

the caption tho

inrowlingwetrust: everyone’s always like talking about how john green’s an author and how it’s...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:42:37 -0400

inrowlingwetrust: everyone’s always like talking about how john green’s an author and how it’s...

insanosylum: toxiccunts: wukristina: alexander-oppa: ryannxp...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:29:56 -0400

insanosylum:

toxiccunts:

wukristina:

alexander-oppa:

ryannxp:

markerdemon:

skinny-depression:

fucking powerful. and unfortunately true

Tall people are assholes.

Tall people are assholes.

I don’t think it meant that tall people are assholes. I think it means that as you get older and older the more pain and suffering you’re put through, the more you learn to trust people less and less and you begin to grow into a selfish human being. You stop letting people in to your life and stop loving. You forget what love is since you’ve gone through life being ignored and taken advantage of.

Tall people are assholes.

Yeah tall people are assholes.

LOL only for the comments

bridgemcgidge: jesuislegrandefromage: cantpickbetweenfandoms: ...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:37:43 -0400

bridgemcgidge:

jesuislegrandefromage:

cantpickbetweenfandoms:

skylargold:

It gets depressing when you realize that now he throws up peace signs all the time because he basically watched that soldier get killed with weaponry that he made and the poor kid just wanted a cool picture for Facebook or something

…why would you even say that…

Welcome to the Iron Man fandom, where every minor and major thing Tony does has a back story and will make you want to cry.

Awww… Look how eager he is like “Ohmygod It’s Tony Stark. Wait until mom and my friends back home see this.” and then he gets serious like “Oh. Sorry. Yes sir.” and he’s slightly disappointed for a moment and then he’s like “Really? Aw yeah! This guy is so chill!”

Ok I need to stop because it hurts

paperseverywhere: Aradia continues to scare the crap out of me...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:30:24 -0400

paperseverywhere:

Aradia continues to scare the crap out of me with her expressions

Meenahwhale, Meenah is becoming one of my top faves.

"I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people..."

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:35:37 -0400

“I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many...