Sore Jig

"There is no organization, board or coalition that regulates the safety of sexual aids in the United..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:09:05 +0100

“There is no organization, board or coalition that regulates the safety of sexual aids in the United States, Japan, Canada and the European Union. None, zero, zilch. Why does that matter? Because, with no regulations, they CAN and DO, make it out of whatever material they want. Toxic? Who cares. Hazardous? Whatever. Cancer-Causing materials? What the consumer doesn’t know will make us more money! Keeping them made cheap? Now we’re talking sex toy production style. Regulating sex toys production would be admitting that people use them, and our government doesn’t want to do that-for goodness sakes, sex toys are illegal in 6 states! How could the government evaluate the safety of something that is illegal? Doing so would be admitting that people used them, and as a result, that the government condoned such behavior.”

- It’s National Masturbation Month! To celebrate, we’ll be highlighting resources on the topic every Sunday in May. Today we’re featuring our Introduction to Sex Toys page. Check it out here! (via thecsph)

mortisia: viα justamus: A rare vintage photograph of an...

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:26 +0100

mortisia:

viα justamus: A rare vintage photograph of an onna-bugeisha, one of the female warriors of the upper social classes in feudal Japan.

Often mistakenly referred to as “female samurai”, female warriors have a long history in Japan, beginning long before samurai emerged as a warrior class.

Photo

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:20:10 +0100

nevver: W.H. Auden

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:18:19 +0100

nevver:

W.H. Auden

fuckyeah80snewwave: A group portrait of female punk and new...

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:17:50 +0100

fuckyeah80snewwave:

A group portrait of female punk and new wave musicians in London, August 1980, L-R (back) Debbie Harry of Blondie, Viv Albertine of The Slits, Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie And The Banshees, (Front) Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex, and Pauline Black of The Selecter. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

"The thing about cultural appropriation is that the appropriator does not have to face the same..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:05:26 +0100

“The thing about cultural appropriation is that the appropriator does not have to face the same consequences that we do for practicing our culture or faith. For them, it is an accessory that can be taken on or off at will, while for us, it is a way of life. …in a society where immigrants and communities of color are marginalized at every level, we can’t pretend that power relations do not exist when we have this conversation about appropriation. Sharing and exchanging cultural and spiritual practices is great, but it gets more complicated when we’re not all on equal footing. It gets more complicated when meaningful things are taken, commodified, and exploited for a profit, with little respect shown to the community they were taken from.”

- Turbans on the Runway: What does it mean for Sikhs? by Sonny Singh Brooklynwala (July 10th, 2012)

suicidewatch: Siouxsie Sioux Unf.

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:03:21 +0100

suicidewatch:

Siouxsie Sioux

Unf.

suicidewatch: Lydia Lunch as a child.

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:01:43 +0100

suicidewatch:

Lydia Lunch as a child.

BABY BECKETT! (On the right, his brother Frank on the left)

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:06:00 +0100

BABY BECKETT! (On the right, his brother Frank on the left)

Beckett feeding pigeons in Venice!!

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:04:00 +0100

Beckett feeding pigeons in Venice!!

cultqueens: Lina Romay and Alice Arno, “Female Vampire”, 1973.

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:17:59 +0100

cultqueens:

Lina Romay and Alice Arno, “Female Vampire”, 1973.

Photo

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:10:39 +0100

"But none of them realized as Dalí did that dreams are actually not indistinct and misty and floaty...."

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:09:00 +0100

“But none of them realized as Dalí did that dreams are actually not indistinct and misty and floaty. They happen in the middle of the afternoon. Crystal clear. …And dreams don’t have a subtext. You don’t think in a dream. The most unusual stuff happens in the most usual way. All in broad daylight with no shade.”

- John Cooper Clarke, on Salvador Dalí (via nevver)

Over the Hill: A Photographic Journey at The Guardian Gallery 22nd May to 21st June 2013

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:07:36 +0100

Over the Hill: A Photographic Journey at The Guardian Gallery 22nd May to 21st June 2013:

selinamayer:

Over the last six years Tim Andrews has been photographed by over 240 photographers as part of his project Over the Hill: A Photographic Journey, and two years ago I became one of them.

The Guardian Gallery have chosen around thirty of those photographs to be exhibited from next week, and I am happy to announce that my photograph is one of them!

Londoners; the show is open for a month, please do come down if you can! It’s a fantastic project and I’m so happy to be a part of it!

For Tim’s words on the project, please look here.

Happy birthday to me.

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:06:46 +0100

Happy birthday to me.

losed: Larry Clark

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:04:07 +0100

losed:

Larry Clark

"Some men who want to compliment random women on the street are genuinely good guys who just don’t..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:59:27 +0100

“Some men who want to compliment random women on the street are genuinely good guys who just don’t understand why their comments might be unwelcome. Some men who want to compliment random women on the street are creepy predators. Most are somewhere in between, and guess what? I don’t know you, I don’t know your life, and I have no idea if you’re going to leave it at “Hey, you look good in that dress!” or follow it up with “But you’d look better without it! Har har! C’mon, where’re you going? I know you heard me! Fucking cunt, nobody wants your fat ass anyway, bitch.”

When you compliment a random woman who doesn’t know you, no matter how nice you are about it, there’s a good chance she’s going to freak out internally because for all she knows, you could be that latter type. And I get that it’s really unfair that women would just assume that about you. I get that it sucks that sometimes, expressing totally reasonable opinions like “hey you’re hot” will make women terrified of you or furious at you. That’s not fair.

But if you’re going to lay the blame for that somewhere, for fuck’s sake, don’t blame the woman. Blame all the guys who have called her a bitch and a cunt for ignoring their advances. Blame all the guys who may have harassed, abused, or assaulted her in the past. Blame all the people who may never do such a thing themselves, but who were quick to blame her and tell her to just get over it. Blame the fact that if she stops and talks to you and then something bad happens, people will blame her for stopping and talking to you.”

- Why You Shouldn’t Tell That Random Girl On The Street That She’s Hot » Brute Reason (via brute-reason)

^^^^^^^^^^^^

(via misandry-mermaid)

Always reblog this.

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:45:05 +0100

Always reblog this.

Dalle Fiamme: misandry isn't real, dudez

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:44:09 +0100

Dalle Fiamme: misandry isn't real, dudez:

riotrite:

I’m a guy, and I need feminism. Not “men’s rights.” Feminism. Here is why.

Everything that MRAs talk about that men can’t do or are socially punished for arise directly and immediately from misogyny. Not “misandry.” Misogyny.

Whether I am expressing my emotions, playing with…

german-expressionists: Käthe Kollwitz, Death with Girl in Her...

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:41:43 +0100

german-expressionists:

Käthe Kollwitz, Death with Girl in Her Lap, Date Unknown

A Level Art nostalgia!