cockyhorror:

exoskyll:

sin-artist:

catf8sh:

thisiswhymomworries:

thisiswhymomworries:

thisiswhymomworries:

my parents: don’t worry sweetie you’ll understand when you move out and have a house of your own :)

me, in this economy: a what

my parents: don’t worry sweetie you’ll understand when you get married and have a husband :)

me, a known gay: a what

my parents: don’t worry sweetie you’ll understand when you start a family and have your first baby :)

me, an asexual: A WHAT

my parents: our little girl is growing into a woman!
me, a nonbinary: a what

my parents: our boy is growing into a strong man
me, a nonbinary: a what

my parents: can you tell us the SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule per second, corresponding to the power in an electric circuit in which the potential difference is one volt and the current one ampere? me: a watt

the large man who just obliterated my front door: you’re a wizard harry

me, just harry: a what

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randomslasher:

f1rstperson:

fandomsandfeminism:

marchy88:

mentethemage:

isleofapplepies:

One of my least favourite dialogue tropes is when a man tells a woman, “You can’t do that” or “I wouldn’t do that if I were you” and she says, “Why? Because I’m a woman and therefore too weak to handle this/can’t take care of myself?” or something to that effect and the guy replies with, “No, because everyone who tried that ended up with a bullet in their brain” or something equally reasonable and not gender-specific that paints him as the rational not sexist guy and the woman as an irrational paranoid feminist who searches for sexism in everything. This whole scenario is built on the idea that sexism is over and women’s fears and suspicions don’t have a leg to stand on. It’s also self-congratulatory pseudofeminism bc it’s supposed to make the viewer/reader/listener feel that in this specific work of fiction women are treated respectfully and as equal with men.

huh.. never thought of it like that

But, what if the male character isn’t sexist? I meam…their fictional sure but…I’m not sure how to phrase this

Its not a question of the character themselves- its how the writers are portraying them. The way this trope plays out, the whole moment revolves around the woman looking foolish for assuming that there is sexism happening. She is characterized as being irrational, jumping to conclusions, even insecure. While the dude is characterized as the calm, rational one.

It is a trope that specifically works by taking a woman standing up to sexism and saying “haha it wasnt actually sexist at all! Isnt calling out sexism foolish and silly. Thats what you get for assuming that men are sexist!”

I have the same reaction with homophobic jokes set up like this. Like the whole “you can’t marry a woman”, “why bc you think its wrong” “no we haven’t found you the right dress yet silly!” Or stuff along those lines.

It feels like someone setting up to punch you and then you duck and the person goes “haha, i wasn’t gonna punch you at all, why would you duck? You shouldnt just assume someone’s gonna deck you because they have their fists up.”

…huh, wow. 

(via sirmatti)

daddiesdrarryy:

iamnmbr3:

As readers we only know what Harry notices/pays attention to, and although we have no idea what color Cho’s eyes are or what Zacharias Smith’s voice sounds like, we know a lot about Draco Malfoy. Consider. We know:

• His hair is blond. But not just blond. It’s a particular, white-blond color that gleams in the sunlight. 
• And very sleek, but loose enough that it falls around his face if he moves around vigorously enough.
• He has grey eyes. Not just grey, but specifically light grey.
• Harry also frequently describes them as glittering or sparkling. 
• He presumably has a sweet tooth as he gets regular sweets packages from home delivered by his eagle owl.
• He has very pale skin which takes on a grayish tinge when he’s sickly.
• He tends to narrow his eyes when he’s angry.
• He doesn’t blush when he’s embarrassed but he does flush - just enough to give his skin a faint pink tinge. 
• He tends to move his hands a lot when talking animatedly. 
  
• His speech has a very specific drawling cadence and tone that makes his voice easily recognizable (to Harry at least).

This is all in canon.

Meanwhile, even though Harry and Ron are together practically 24/7 for seven years, we only find out that Ron’s eyes are blue halfway through Deathly Hallows. 

You’re spilling the tea again oops

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mackenziesummertime:

That constant struggle between “I can’t show my symptoms or I’ll be a burden” and “why doesn’t anyone realize I’m suffering?”

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