Re: those artists who are usually willing to show up as long as the check clears...
Who on earth would assume Donald Trump's check would clear?
Donald Trump’s inauguration is less than a month away, and attempts to secure entertainment for the event has been just as much a shitshow as the campaign, and presumably indicative of the well-oiled machine the American public has to look forward to over the next four years. According to reports, the Trump people are desperate for A-list celebrities to sign on to the festivities, and have been going hat in hand to big names, “willing to pay anything” to get their participation. However, so far at least, there have been few takers, and some instances of outright refusal and outrage.
Among the only confirmed performers are the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Jackie Evancho —a 16-year-old America’s Got Talent contestant, who will sing the national anthem at the inauguration— and The Rockettes. The decision by Madison Square Garden Company chairman James Dolan to include the Rockettes in Trump’s inauguration has been met with considerable blowback, since at least some of the group’s dancers have expressed their “embarrassment” and “disappointment” at the prospect of being involved. This was compounded by initial reports the Rockettes’ union had instructed the dancers they were required to perform, whether they liked it or not, which seemed somewhat symbolic for an administration headed by a president not exactly known for being respectful of women’s consent. Within a day of the stories of upset dancers, both MSG and the American Guild of Variety Artists —the union representing the dancers— “clarified” their positions, and announced performing at the inauguration would be voluntary for Rockettes.
We should react to and freeze out nazis in the way we did TERFs.
posts by known neo-nazis should be ignored or deleted. Nazis should be blocked. Put in the comments of any such post you see “the OP is a Nazi”.
IDENTIFY & SANCTION NO SPACE FOR NAZISM
There are people reblogging this saying “Shouldn’t we open lines of communication? Isn’t shutting out opposing viewpoints what’s led to the political divide in our country?”
No. You don’t talk with Nazis, because they want me (and maybe you) dead.
You can (and should) talk with conservatives, trying to bridge that divide by them getting to see what the world looks like to you and you getting to see what they are worried about. But you don’t do that with people who have decided you shouldn’t be allowed to live.
You shut them down. You make it clear that this is not a forum for their bullshit.
Honestly…It makes me really uncomfortable when people draw Leia’s Episode 4 Dress as being really tight with a big slit up the leg, because that’s not how it was at all??
It doesn’t even cling to her breasts or anything?? There’s like…a Small knee length slit, I guess, if you look hard enough. But this, and most other outfits of Leia’s, strike me as incredibly modest and professional. In fact, Lets take a look at that for a second.
Look at what she chooses to wear on Cloud City in Episode 5.
Like…It’s a dress with pants? And I think this was probably an outfit she either A.) Packed for the trip on the falcon or B.) Was provided to her by Lando, And I find it hard to believe that Lando would force an outfit on her, considering he was very nice to her in previous scenes. She would have chosen it out of several different options.
I won’t add pictures, but her White Hoth outfit also consists of a jacket and pants. It’s sensible. They’re in the freezing cold. Why would she wear something sexy. She Wouldn’t.
There are honestly only two instances over the course of three movies where she /kind/ of shows skin. Instance 1 is at the end of Episode 1 where she…Kind of, I guess, Has some cleavage showing?
Like Barely. Keep in mind as well that this dress is floor length and has long sleeves. The second instance is at the end of Episode 6 on Endor
This slit is definitely more revealing, but to be honest, I can’t remember a single time in Episode 6 where it was apparent? They Honestly may have just done this for promotional material? Other pictures of the dress come off as much more modest
I’ve worn dresses shorter than this, so, I wouldn’t exactly consider this revealing by any means.
So when does Leia put on something a little sexier? There’s gotta be one instance right?
Yeah, Against her fucking will.
What I’m getting at here is that I hate the weird sexualization of Leia in Nerd Culture. It’s literally so rampant. It’s not surprising to me whatsoever, but it still makes me mad.
Leia Organa, a 19 year old Freedom Fighter personally fucking chose to dress modestly and people still depict her as this oversexualized Male Gaze Fantasy Being and it’s really disappointing tbfh.
(Please note: Leia strangled the motherfucker who put her in that bikini. Just sayin’.)
Sword-swinging mercenaries who admire the hell out of their sister-in-law’s delicate, painstaking embroidery. Mages who find their experience with running a household helps them organize and control their magic. Desperate rebels who know they are absolutely dependent on the women who cook and mend and care for the wounded.
I am so bored of heroines who sneer at ‘womanly’ things and complain of the uselessness of embroidery. Your average medieval kingdom wouldn’t last a week without people doing women’s work.
YES THIS
one of my favorite passages from Protector of the Small (I think?) is when Kel is chatting with a bunch of older nobles and she mentions that her aunt once dumped a bucket of oil on would-be attackers and lit them on fire and one of the noble women nods and very seriously says something like “as any delicately reared noblewoman would do.” LIKE YES GIVE ME ALL THIS.
What about a fantasy heroine who ALSO enjoys embroidery? I mean, during your downtime, you can only polish your armor and sharpen your sword and groom your horse so many times before it’s just done. Gotta do something else with your time, right?
And imagine if she were to occasionally lament how bad she feels she is at it compared to, say, her squire? -“I can put my sword through a dragon’s one weak point, BUT I CAN’T PUT A NEEDLE THROUGH THE RIGHT SWATCH?!” -“But my lady, people will remember you slew the dragon for generations!” -“Pff … People can’t even remember what they had for breakfast. They’ll only talk about it because you’re making a gorgeous rendition of it that will hang on the castle walls until they molder into ruins. Whereas I can’t even make a FUCKING HORSE!”
“(2/2) R: “…………….. screaming. The cave is full of screaming.
Good to know”) Do you mind saying what the other interhouse friendships
look like?”
Gryiffindor/Hufflepuff:
G: I WILL DO THE THING. H: …the thing will probably kill you please no. G: DOING IT. H: Oh sweet Merlin I AM GETTING AN ADULT AND ALSO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHY MUST YOU BE LIKE THIS.
Hufflepuff/Ravenclaw:
R: I’m going to read. H: OH THANK FUCK I AM EXHAUSTED. R: *reads* H: *snores*
Ravenclaw/Slytherin:
R: Cunning isn’t the same as cleverness. S: That’s nice. Your hair is nice. I’m going to destroy you. R: What? S: What? R: No, seriously, what? S: Sorry, can’t hear you over how hard I am going to wreck your shit.
In the distance, the Gryffindors can be heard screaming. No one knows whether they’re having a good time, or who gave them sugar.
These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new wardrobes, to seek out new patterns and new adornments, to boldly wear sweaters uglier than any ugly sweaters seen before.
And let us never forget this epic achievement, now the stuff of legend throughout the Federation:
I once got into a grudging Nice Off with a neighbour. This crotchety old bastard had moved in across from my grandma and within a week became legendary for his sniping about every tiny thing. Kids sitting on their front steps weren’t respectful. Someone’s cat got into his yard. The mailman stopped in front of his parking space for two seconds. The man was impossible.
So I baked him a cake. Not like a Duncan Hines box cake either. I made an angel food cake with whipped cream and strawberries between the layers and lemon buttercream frosting entirely from scratch. I was and still am crap at cake decorating, but pale yellow frosting with star shaped sprinkles on top looks pretty good no matter how uncoordinated you are. Then I put on my nicest clothes, marched over, and apologised for not welcoming him to the neighbourhood sooner.
He slammed the door in my face. Then the next day he came over with cookies. I offered to mow his lawn. He told me he wouldn’t pay me then invited me in for lemonade. I took him cupcakes I had “accidentally” made too many of. He loaned me a book on Irish history. I read him the newspaper. He (rudely) told me how to improve my English presentation. I raked up his leaves. He told me stories about his time in Korea. Eventually the fucker gave in and actually started being half-way pleasant.
#people always think being a slytherin is about revenge and cruelty#really manipulating someone into liking you is so much more effective
Carrie Fisher’s mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, has posted on Facebook that Fisher is finally in stable condition following a heart attack on a flight from London to L.A. last Friday. Thank the Maker.
please put less pressure on lgtbqia+ people to ‘come out’ and more pressure on straight people to stop assuming everyone’s sexuality is fucking straight
Conservatives: Um, you should be able to refuse service to anyone based on anything, including religious and/or political beliefs (a la the cake debacle).
Rockettes: We don't feel comfortable performing for a man who has shown such disrespect for women, but we are being forced to against our wills.
Conservatives: OH MY GOD DO YOUR JOBS OR GET FIRED YOU WHINY LIBERALS!!!
Being a good person is a choice. Don’t let people fool you into believing that truly good people never have bad thoughts, are never tempted by the easier path, by the low road, never mess up or act out selfishly. Never believe a person can be good without making a conscious effort.
Every single time you do something good, you’ve made a decision to make the world a little brighter.
Goodness is not an inherent trait, it is a choice. Keep making it! I see you, I’m proud of you, and I’m rooting for you!
First of all, I hate this so much. Second of all, imagine if the two switched places.
(Veruca falls into the trash chute) Chorus: Pray thou no more; for mortals have no escape from destined woe. Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness; and reverence towards the gods must be inviolate. Great words of prideful men are ever punished with great blows…
(Oedipus stabs his eyes out) Oompa Loompas: Oompa loompa doopity do I’ve got another riddle for you What do you get when you sleep with your mum? A curse on your kids for decades to come~
1) this is hysterical and 2) think about the eons of culture that have lead to the creation of this joke. I am humbled by this.
OK, but seriously, look at his face. This is not the face of a man who's seen a woman so pretty he's left shocked. This is the face of a man who knows he can verbally attack you and get away with it, with absolutely no consequences. REMEMBER THAT FACE.
What should happen, as a result of this, is that reporters should just freeze him out on this promotional tour. Simply refuse to interview him and let him promote his film. Make real and meaningful consequences happen because he did this.
The people that think this is OK blow me away. Look, it’s not always awful to tell someone they are beautiful but this is BADGERING her about it. She clearly doesn’t know what to do with this and is trying to just laugh it off. She’s being as professional as possible and this guy is just NOT giving up. Are there worse forms of sexual harassment, SURE, that doesn’t make this ok. This makes me cringe. “How am I supposed to do an interview with this woman?” Because you’re a fucking grown man and she is a human being trying to do her job, treat her with respect.
So I’m reblogging what Kitty Pryde said, because I saw an alarming number of replies last night, that were essentially questions about whether or not this is sexual harassment.
Two illustrative examples:
I’m not posting these to dogpile on those folks, but to illustrate a big reason behavior like Vin Diesel’s above is allowed to happen. One person sees her smiling and uses that as evidence to ignore his body language, his repeated unprofessional and inappropriate comments, and her subsequent comments about how uncomfortable it made her. He is clearly taking advantage of his power in this situation and acting like a drunk frat guy who won’t leave a woman alone, because he knows he can get away with it. Using your position of power to repeatedly tell someone they’re beautiful when they can’t walk away for any reason at all is harassment.
Listen, because I don’t think you’re being a shit when you make that observation. I think you just don’t realize what’s happening: any woman will tell you that what she did is a default, learned behavior to try and deescalate a situation just like this, especially for a PR Professional whose job depends on keeping the celebrities she’s interviewing happy). Just because she’s smiling doesn’t mean it’s okay and that she’s okay with what’s happening to her.
Now to the second comment: this makes me mad. Clearly this is not just someone saying “hey, I think you’re beautiful. Now, let’s get back to the interview.” This is quite clearly not that, and people who look at what Vin Diesel did, and then excuse it with that sort of comment are a big part of the problem.
Look, people, this isn’t complicated: treat everyone with kindness and respect. You are not entitled to anyone’s attention or approval. Vin Diesel’s behavior here is abhorrent, inappropriate, and inexcusable. I repeat what I said last night: he should be frozen out by all PR professionals on this press tour, and denied the opportunity to promote his movie, unless and until he publicly apologizes to Carol Moreira for this.
