January 2012
Striking a Pose (Women and Fantasy Covers) →
A while back, we had a discussion on the blog about the cover art for my princess novels. For the most part, I really like these covers, but they’re not perfect.
Now I could talk about the way women are posed in cover art … or I could show you. I opted for the latter, in part because it helped me to understand it better. I expected posing like Danielle to feel a little weird and unnatural. I did...
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You Must See This
yamino:
ladiesmakingcomics:
gailsimone:
Honest to god, this hit me like a steamroller. I am not familiar with the name Rebecca Sugar, but holy CRAP.
Just go read this short, beautiful webcomic.
http://dawolfey.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/dont-cry-for-me-im-already-dead-by-rebecca-sugar/
Rebecca Sugar is awesome, she works on Adventure Time. And this comic is a good example of why.
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“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth...”
– Sigmund Freud (via killheji)
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Baby Harp Seal Conversations
thefrogman:
[photos from Daily Mail]
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'Hunger Games' Capitol Couture: Effie up your... →
lady-pilot:
So, not only is The Hunger Games’ movie marketing ironic, it’s also kind of creepy. Like, it feels remarkably like how Panem would advertise the games. Only in America would we emphasize the style, the drama, the allure of violence (literally there are critics who have emphasized the mesmerizing appeal of the books’ violence) instead of the horror, the political implications, the...
“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”
– Pablo Picasso (via larmoyante)
“Look how your children grow up. Taught from their earliest infancy to curb their...”
– Voltairine de Cleyre (via petitefeministe)
The best part of this essay is when she advocates for children to be brought up with no gender-role stereotyping, and gets in some not-so-subtle digs at heterocentricism and heterosexism in the process.
Did I mention this was written over a hundred years...
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The next time I interview for a job, I'm going to...
Interviewer: What interests you about our company?
Me: I hate it and think it should be dismantled.
Interviewer: What are your primary qualifications for the job?
Me: I would systematically destroy your company.
Interviewer: Why do you want to destroy our company?
Me: Your company has a successful and diverse market line and a global presence. But when it was incorporated, the founders had envisioned a little mom and pop operation. I think we need to return to their vision.
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eveamedeus:
skankassqueer:
microaggressions:
At the company I’m working at this summer, I’m the only intern programmer who is female. Whenever I meet someone new who realizes I’m a programmer, they usually end up commenting at how lucky I am, because “software companies always want to hire women!”
Makes me feel like people in the industry will always see me first for my sex, and second for...