a confused, gleeful life |
Andrea. 26. Navy wife. Ally. Dog mom. Daydreamer. Crazy Person. Fanfic writer.
I get very dedicated to my fandoms and I ship a lot of things. Expect to see plenty of pretty pictures, lots of quotes, beautiful women, and all the random thoughts in my head. I'm liberal and sometimes things get a little political. So, you will see things that relate back to education, feminism, and LGBTQ issues. Maybe this doesn't fit in with the fandom stuff and the pictures and the quotes. I'm going to do it anyway. That's just how I roll. Just so you know, I always follow back. |
-
Quote
3
Notes"Dedicated to the governor of Pennsylvania, who suggested that women upset at being forced to have an unnecessary internal ultrasound should ‘close their eyes’, and to the Georgia legislator who wants to outlaw abortion even for a woman carrying a dead fetus because ‘cows and pigs do it all the time’ , and to the gentleman in Wisconsin who wants to outlaw divorce and says that women who are abused by their husbands should just ‘remember the good times’"Tracy Lynne Stout Meisky (via silenceestdor)
-
Quote
239
Notes"The church insists it’s an argument about religious freedom, not birth control. But, really, it’s about birth control, and women’s lower caste in the church. It’s about conservative bishops targeting Democratic candidates who support contraception and abortion rights as a matter of public policy. And it’s about a church that is obsessed with sex in ways it shouldn’t be, and not obsessed with sex in ways it should be. The bishops and the Vatican care passionately about putting women in chastity belts. Yet they let unchaste priests run wild for decades, unconcerned about the generations of children who were violated and raped and passed around like communion wine.” - Maureen Dowd, writing for the New York Times." -
Photo
26
Notes
so much truth.
-
Photo
Apparently the couch wasn’t comfortable enough and the pillows available just weren’t working out.
Taken with instagram
-
Photo
83731
Notes
gratuitous picture of my parents
This is going to be me in about six years. My kids are either going to love me or hate me.
(Source: nsfwhumor, via kaitlinlovesfinnick)
-
Link
2
Notes Why Obama Is the Obvious Choice for WomenAlthough there have been a few noteworthy exceptions, the vast majority of GOP lawmakers have either shown themselves to be a) actively engaging in the attempt to rollback women’s freedoms or b) passively accepting their party’s extreme anti-woman activities. Voting for (just about) any GOP candidate is a vote against women.
-
Quote
94
Notes"Human beings took our animal need for palatable food… and turned it into chocolate souffles with salted caramel cream. We took our ability to co-operate as a social species… and turned it into craft circles and bowling leagues and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We took our capacity to make and use tools… and turned it into the Apollo moon landing. We took our uniquely precise ability to communicate through language… and turned it into King Lear.
None of these things are necessary for survival and reproduction. That is exactly what makes them so splendid. When we take our basic evolutionary wiring and transform it into something far beyond any prosaic matters of survival and reproduction… that’s when humanity is at its best. That’s when we show ourselves to be capable of creating meaning and joy, for ourselves and for one another. That’s when we’re most uniquely human.
And the same is true for sex. Human beings have a deep, hard-wired urge to replicate our DNA, instilled in us by millions of years of evolution. And we’ve turned it into an intense and delightful form of communication, intimacy, creativity, community, personal expression, transcendence, joy, pleasure, and love. Regardless of whether any DNA gets replicated in the process."Greta Christina, Sex and the Off-Label Use of our Bodies (via yakotta)
-
Text
You want gender equality? Great! I get to punch you now!
Scrolling through the feminism tag, I can’t even begin to count the number of times I’ve come across some version of this argument: Feminism isn’t about equality. It’s about women being elevated over men. It’s really about women punishing men for every bad thing that has happened to them over the course of human history. It’s really, truly about going beyond equality and giving extra perks for women. Two popular supporting statements for this argument are: If you really want equality, then men should be able to hit women and If you really want equality, then women should be drafted too.
What is really confusing to me is how many people act as though these statements should be enough to put a stop to the whole feminist movement. It’s like, “Oh, you don’t want to be hit? Feminism is a sham movement!” or “Oh, you don’t want to be drafted? You don’t really believe in gender equality!” While it isn’t really advisable to get into argument with these kinds of people, these kind of comments have been bothering me enough lately that I decided to take a minute and break them down*.
Read more -
Text
23653
Notesi don’t get people who don’t like reading
i mean there are people who are so proud to say that they haven’t read a book since high school
like am i supposed to be impressed by that or
(via mauvilandia)
-
Text
So, I got talked into going to brunch on Sunday for Mother’s Day. I know that I shouldn’t be so anxious about going to brunch and drinking champagne with a group of women that I know (some of whom I consider friends) but Iam. If I hadn’t had to give my credit card info out to secure the reservation, I’d probably be thinking of some way to back out of this.
Which is ridiculous. I’m 26 freaking years old. I should be able to handle this.
In happier news, my best friend (and matron of honor) is visiting very soon! She’s just in town for 48 hours or so but I’ll get to see her and hug her and hang out with her, so, that’s all that matters.
-
-
-
Can Puck be the assistant football coach in S4 and live with Beiste and maybe they can fight crime.
-
shut the fuck up, tina.
I CAN’T.
-
“I don’t want a president who is a ‘regular guy’. He’s the single most powerful person in the world’s most important nation. I want a president who is...”
-
when i find myself with loads of homework
mother mary comes to me
speaking words of wisdom
“watch tv”
-
“Essentially, the idea of a “slut” is a myth told to women to keep them in their place. Just as Santa will not actually bring you coal on Christmas if...”
-
-
Guys I got a boyfriend :D
