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decaffeinate-o: #I’m not even in the Dr Who fandom and I agree...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:51 +0200

decaffeinate-o:

#I’m not even in the Dr Who fandom and I agree with the gif.

genderikari: drunk with power, steven moffat declares that the doctor’s name is “steven moffat”

Wed, 01 May 2013 01:45:44 +0200

genderikari:

drunk with power, steven moffat declares that the doctor’s name is “steven moffat”

“Miss. Honey was a wonderful teacher and a friend to everyone. ...

Wed, 01 May 2013 01:37:11 +0200

“Miss. Honey was a wonderful teacher and a friend to everyone. But her life was not as simple and as beautiful as it seemed. Miss. Honey had a deep dark secret. Though it caused her great pain, she did not let it interfere with her teaching.”

e-zekiel: consulting-time-captain: aro-rusco: santajackharkness: theladythorki: steven-sto...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:15:27 +0200

e-zekiel:

consulting-time-captain:

aro-rusco:

santajackharkness:

theladythorki:

steven-stone:

i love how other planet’s moons have cool names and then here we just have moon

petition to rename the moon

this entire site is on drugs

nevver: Poorly Drawn Lines

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:00:31 +0200

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nevver:

Poorly Drawn Lines

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Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:00:27 +0200

"Wearing a hijab isn’t inherently liberating – but neither is baring one’s breasts. What is..."

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:00:22 +0200

“Wearing a hijab isn’t inherently liberating – but neither is baring one’s breasts. What is liberating is being able to choose either of these things. It’s pretty ludicrous to think that oppression is somehow proportional to how covered or uncovered someone’s body is. Both sides of this argument present a shallow understanding of women’s empowerment, which only drowns out the substantive challenges facing all women – issues that cannot be encapsulated in a debate about a piece of fabric.”

- Sara Yasin, Is the Hijab Worth Fighting Over?

(via rcabbasi)

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Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:51:32 +0200

lavin-compae: Buen marcapáginas

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:53:15 +0200

lavin-compae:

Buen marcapáginas

the-absolute-best-posts: this-is-not-victorian: gaietygirl: Let´...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:52:20 +0200

the-absolute-best-posts:

this-is-not-victorian:

gaietygirl:

Let´s start with the facts: Corsets were a part of everyday Victorian life and they were considered underwear. Thus, they were worn under the dress and no one got to see them. In a time when bras did not yet exist, women needed something to support the upper body. Tada, the corset came along. Soon, tightlacing became a fashion fad: Ladies laced their corsets extra tight to make their waist look small in comparison to curvy hips and a big bosom.

Here´s another secret: Victorians liked curvy women. A misconception is that back in the Victorian era everyone loved “fat” women. This is true to the extent that the ideal Victorian woman was “voluptuous”: She had a round face and round arms, big thighs and a big bosom, but also small feet and a tiny waist - achived by wearing a corset.

In a lot of modern novels and movies Victorian women are portrayed as slender and tall - but this is only today´s beauty standard and it is a false portrayal. Victorian women may seem thin in old photographs but if you look closer you´ll notice that only their waists are thin. Therefore, the only authentic portrayal of a Victorian or Edwardian lady in a movie I have seen is Rose in Titanic.

Back to the corsets. A Victorian woman would not just put on a corset, lace it to eighteen inches and be done with it. It´s not that easy. She would start by reducing her waist only a little bit and lace her corset tighter and tighter over the course of weeks and months. When the corset can´t be laced any tighter, she will have a new one made. Reducing the waist to the legendary eighteen inches of actress and Gibson Girl Camille Clifford (the girl in the white dress) would take a lot of time and it would probably hurt.

Victorian girls started young: Some wore corsets when they were mere children, most started when they were about 14 to 16. Victorian diaries reveal that most girls loved their fashionable corsets but hated the pain they caused them. A lot of them even had night corsets that would not be laced as tight as day corsets. But even so, they wore corsets all the time, even at night. But once the waist was the desired size corsets would not hurt them anymore or even be uncomfortable to wear.

But, and that´s another misconception, not all Victorian women tight-laced. Tight-lacers were soon regarded as fashion victims and considered silly. Though corsets were worn extra tight by the 1890s, not all women laced themselves to 18 inches like Miss Clifford did.

And last but not least the biggest lie of all: There´s a rumour going around that some Victorian ladies had ribs removed to be able to lace their corsets even tighter. Should you come across this story, do not believe it. Back in the 1800s and early 1900s surgery was still very dangerous and the chance of dying was very high. No lady or surgeon would have risked death for a smaller waist. After all what is now considered a minor surgery (appendix removal) killed London´s stage Beauty Gaynor Rowlands (the girl in the black dress) when she was just 23.

Fascinating information!

This post has been featured on a 1000notes.com blog.

infinitenap: (and sweatpants)

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:46:19 +0200

infinitenap:

(and sweatpants)

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Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:13:24 +0200

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Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:55:37 +0200

Por qué la Mantis Marina es mi nuevo animal favorito.

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:19:49 +0200

friki-no-lo-siguiente:

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:46:18 +0200

jilywolfstar: maguspannkook: les-etoiles-de-la-boxe: superbottles: egberts: why cant a cursor...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:03:09 +0200

jilywolfstar:

maguspannkook:

les-etoiles-de-la-boxe:

superbottles:

egberts:

why cant a cursor go through the top or the left of the screen but it can the right and the bottom??????

these things haunt me at night

thats not okay

WHY WOULD YOU POST THAT

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Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:39:06 +0200

nekoama: Went and saw Jurassic Park 3D this weekend (I have...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:32:18 +0200

nekoama:

Went and saw Jurassic Park 3D this weekend (I have never seen it in theaters and it was a blast)

Thought of how different the movie could seem from another perspective.

luckstergal: bellisadinosaur: This baby owl hit our window....

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:30:55 +0200

luckstergal:

bellisadinosaur:

This baby owl hit our window. Gave us this look the whole time - Imgur

YOUR FORCEFIELD DISPLEASES ME

AS DOES YOUR INTERIOR DECORATING

HELP I AM CRY

madlori: lbmisscharlie: mydwynter: hamburgerjack: blackpaint2...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:00:30 +0200

madlori:

lbmisscharlie:

mydwynter:

hamburgerjack:

blackpaint20:

This is lovely!

The moaning of miserable medieval monks who transcribed books.

Source

Lol

My people.

Now I’ve written the whole thing: for Christ’s sake give me a drink.

BUGGRE ALL THIS FOR A LARK.