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annnnnnd BOOM
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I’ve probably reblogged this before, but.
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adventurerscelebrationgathering:
Tell ‘em.
I dedicate this little number to all those who like to say Disney princesses are nothing but passive, submissive, and horrible role models.
Bless this post.
Saturday Morning in Front of La Salle De Justice
& Sunday Evening by the Legion of Doom by Rey Taira / Facebook
Part of the Arch Nemesis art show opening, 24th May 2013 at the Hero Complex Gallery / Facebook.
this will never not be hilarious to me
This is always one of my favorite scenes. I can’t stop laughing everytime.
(Source: daddog)
Song is catchy as hell & has been on loop in my head since Saturday.
Also, the music vid is rad (there’s a newer ‘official’ one, but I like this one better)
Snow White from Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs is strong. She is feminists favorite punching bag, right after Aurora but at least every once in awhile someone will come to Aurora’s defense. Snow (and Cinderella frankly) are seen as what is wrong with the Disney princesses. Snow likes cute animals, cooking, cleaning, and a useless dwarf. She befriends seven strange men who end up saving her in the end. Dude, the prince just comes and kisses her. She is stereotypically feminine. She doesn’t go fight for her country. She doesn’t prevent a war from breaking out. Girl is nice to every single person she meets, even the woman who tried to kill her. She felt bad that she scared the animals when they found her crying in the woods. She is kind hearted. She wants to help everyone she meets. Her looking out for others is what got her killed.
All of that being said does not make her weak. Sure, she is a bit naive but she lived a rather sheltered life. The queen had her locked away doing chores all day. When she found out the queen wanted her killed, instead of standing in the field looking at the huntsman, she fucking ran. She ran away to protect herself. She left an abusive home (she lived with the queen in her castle). When she met the dwarfs, she bargained with them so they wouldn’t kick her out. She ran that house. She put the dwarves and animals to work. She was very sweet but she was also the head bitch in charge. Even Grumpy didn’t try to backtalk her.
The fact she needed the dwarfs and animals to save her doesn’t make her weak. Saving yourself is more than just killing the enemy. It is about surviving, which Snow White did. She may not know how to throw a punch, shoot an arrow, or save her country, that doesn’t make her weak. Not every woman can defeat their demons/enemies on their own. Some of them need help from their friends, which the dwarfs and animals were to Snow, to defeat their enemy and that doesn’t make them weak.
Also, girls who prefer Snow White to Merida are not weak or “too girly.” There is no such thing as being “too girly.” Not all girls are going to relate to Merida and that is okay. Not all girls are going to like Snow White. Some girls like both characters. There is nothing wrong with girls liking the classic Disney princesses. There is nothing wrong with girls preferring the newer princesses. What is a problem is when people try to deem what princesses are “good” or “bad.”
Honestly, bravo. This is one of the best posts I’ve seen on tumblr. I hate that people think Snow is weak because she doesn’t perform heroic acts and, like you said, is traditionally feminine.
She managed to escape from the Evil Queen, make the best out of the situation in the woods and befriended the dwarves, and eventually found her Prince and her happily ever after. There is nothing wrong with that.
Hey, guys! So, we’re all familiar with Cyberpunk and Steampunk, but there are so many more alternate histories/speculative science fiction genres out there! I came across this handy-dandy infographic and figured I could share a bit of these punk genres for anyone interested.
- Steampunk
Roughly covers the Western world during the mid- to late-19th century (ie: Victorian era, US wild west, etc.), and sometimes up to the Edwardian era.- Dieselpunk
1920s up through WWII, ending at just about the Cold War.- Decopunk
A cleaner, artistic, more “optimistic” version of Dieselpunk (same time period)- Clockpunk
Covers the time of the Renaissance (think da Vinci)- Atompunk
Cold War era, ie: the Space Race- Teslapunk
Derivative of Steampunk, but focuses on electricity rather than steam.- Splatterpunk
Explicit horror and gore- Biopunk
Biotechnology, genetics (part science fiction, part real life)- Nanopunk
Nanotechnology, sometimes overlaps with Biopunk- Cyberpunk
The granddaddy of them all: computer technology, the internet, hackers, etc.Others not included in the infographic
- Elfpunk
Fantasy-based, features creatures like elves and fairies.- Mythpunk
Mythology and folklore, includes urban fantasy.- Seapunk?
- Stonepunk, Bronzepunk, Plaguepunk
But mannerpunk also. ;__;
Don’t forget Nerfpunk, Rococopunk, and bullshit-slap-a-gear-on-it-and-call-it punk.