- Boy: Did it hurt
- Girl: (sigh) did what hurt
- Boy: Breaking through the earth's crust ascending from hell
Huh.
Today Ira Glass gave the commencement address at Goucher College. Somewhat reluctantly.
I was there for this. Hell of a speech.
I don’t get it, but I find it funny somehow.
(via fuckingfunny)
This makes the ending slightly more tolerable.
This woman is acting in a play. IS THIS FEMINIST?
Is she playing a character who is strong and flawless, so as not to allow for any sexist interpretations about the worthiness of all women, but also human and relatable? Until such a role is written, the best way to avoid sexism is not have female roles at all. PROBLEMATIC.
I love when people use this as a real argument.
Case in point: when people say they prefer Evie from the V for Vendetta film because she was a “strong woman.” As opposed to Evie from the book who, ipso facto, was a “weak woman.”
What they fail to understand is that she was supposed to be a weak woman. She was supposed to be weak, lost, and frightened - not strong, brilliant, and a little rebellious. She was supposed to be mold-able and impressionable, and a “strong woman” doesn’t allow that to happen.
It’s called character development. Not every female character is going to be a “strong woman.” Sometimes a weak woman emphasizes the point of the story better.
Deal with it.
