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This is the video from an adoption homecoming I photographed...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:26:04 -0400

This is the video from an adoption homecoming I photographed yesterday. I drove two hours to meet this family for the first time as they welcomed their new children to their home.

Lots of love was felt that day. It was amazing.

www.marisataylorphotography.com

doctorofdragons: Jon Stewart wins over O’Reilley ever single...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:44 -0400

doctorofdragons:

Jon Stewart wins over O’Reilley ever single time.

Reblog if you've formed a meaningful relationship with someone you met online.

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:19:37 -0400

nakedbeast: If your feminism: -only includes white women -doesn’t support SAHM/housewives ...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:19:27 -0400

nakedbeast:

If your feminism:
-only includes white women
-doesn’t support SAHM/housewives
-discriminates based on religion
-discriminates based upon sexual orientation/identity
-doesn’t acknowledge that feminism is good for both men and women

Well, I think you need to check that shit.

frightening yet slightly amusing

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:38 -0400

frightening yet slightly amusing

tauntaunrider: we should not be basing laws off of christian scripture and religious views. we...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:51 -0400

tauntaunrider:

we should not be basing laws off of christian scripture and religious views.

we should not be basing laws off of christian scripture and religious views.

we should not be basing laws off of christian scripture and religious views.

we should not be basing laws off of christian scripture and religious views.

we should not be basing laws off of christian scripture and religious views.

we should not be basing laws off of christian scripture and religious views.

thunderthors: the next time a dude tells you to get back in the kitchen and/or make him a sandwich,...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:33 -0400

thunderthors:

the next time a dude tells you to get back in the kitchen and/or make him a sandwich, bring back a knife and a glass of water

dump the water over his head and then use the knife to cut the patriarchy into delicious bite-sized pieces

splashmama: catbountry: racebentdisney: coelasquid: snoozlebe...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:01 -0400

splashmama:

catbountry:

racebentdisney:

coelasquid:

snoozlebee:

leidis:

penciltests:

“Lilo and Stitch” 2002

Deleted Scene

Lilo plays a trick on the tourists.

IF YOU LIVED HERE YOU’D UNDERSTAND

I desperately need to understand

WHY

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY

Was this scene cut from the movie??!!

Fucking christ, do you know what this would have done? What this would have meant to SO MANY people?? The truth of this is devastating. And to think it almost found it’s way into a DISNEY film??

The inclusion of this scene alone would have made it the greatest animated feature the company ever produced. Easily. And if you think that’s hyperbolic clearly you don’t understand.

No, really, if anyone knows why this was cut PLEASE let me know.

oh man WHY WOULD they cut this, this is so great, holy MOLY

It was clearly something the crew was very reluctant to get rid of if it made it all the way to rough-clean (and in a few scenes clean!), fully inbetweened animation. That is like, thousands and thousands of dollars and weeks (months?!) of labour. Maybe a reluctant producer decided they would alienate their white middle-class American audiences by making them feel “too guilty” and pressed them to drop it? It’s unfortunate, it’s one of the most honest accounts of racism in a Disney movie (which is why it’s believable that someone got uncomfortable and made a case to get it chopped)

Designing entertainment by committee for maximum marketability is probably the most heartbreaking process in Hollywood.

I’ve been seeing this around my dash and think it deserves some more recognition!

This shit is hilarious, too.

NO WAIT SHIT

I GET IT NOW

I GET WHY SHE WAS PHOTOGRAPHING TOURISTS AS A HOBBY

SHE WAS BEING FUCKING SATIRICAL AND OBJECTIFYING

IT’S NOT BECAUSE SHE’S A DUMB KID WITH A WEIRD HOBBY IT’S BECAUSE THEY DO THAT TO HER AND HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY LIKE SHE’S SOME KIND OF FUCKING THEME PARK CHARACTER AND SHE WANTS THEM TO KNOW HOW IT FEELS

HOLY FUCKING DICKS DISNEY WHY WOULD YOU CUT THIS

time-to-be-natural: iwakeupblack: hipsandheartbreak: geekylitt...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:54:56 -0400

time-to-be-natural:

iwakeupblack:

hipsandheartbreak:

geekylittlecephalopod:

chubby-bunnies:

How Slut Shaming Becomes Victim Blaming

her face in the last gif made me actually cry

I suffered sexual abuse from my stepfather starting when I was 5, and my ex raped me when I was 17. My husband was the first to tell me it wasn’t my fault.

Shit chescaleigh I’m choked up

realest gif in the world

This is perfect. I love her so much, she is such an inspiration.

I was sexually assaulted in elementary school. I was raped when I was 15. I didnt tell my mother because she would tell me it was my fault.

illsevenyournine: “Those poor boys’ lives will be ruined because of this.” “But the girl was...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:47:38 -0400

illsevenyournine:

“Those poor boys’ lives will be ruined because of this.”

“But the girl was wearing—”

“She was drinking alcoho—”

“They won’t be able to play football anymore!”

“The boys’ futures are ruined because of her!”

“She should be held accountable, too!”

“What did she think was going to happen!?”

lorincodyandlawsonh: alisonsaysso: Sorry that this anon is...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:39:03 -0400

lorincodyandlawsonh:

alisonsaysso:

Sorry that this anon is jealous because Lorin doesn’t talk shizz about her husband and is obviously happy. Maybe you should get off the Internet and find help. You’re insulting a BEAUTIFUL baby. And seriously? You must be so knowledgable about Lorin’s life and relationship. So much so that you’re anon and had to put your “knowledge” out there. How about you do me a favor and go get some therapy or a hug. It’s apparent you need it.

Aw thank you!!! Love you!

wtf! how do you even get the balls to stomp down on someone like that. there are people with happy relationships! not everyone talks shit about their spouse. how do you tell a person their baby is ugly?!?!

+1

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:36:41 -0400

peacel0vemusic: teenytigress: DUCK UPDATE: IT HAS IMPRINTED...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:36:02 -0400

peacel0vemusic:

teenytigress:

DUCK UPDATE: IT HAS IMPRINTED AND THINKS THIS BOY IS IT’S MOMMY. OMG

I’m not going to lie, I was hoping for a duck update.

at least im not the only one that was hoping for a duck update.

but what’s going to happen to the duck?

bigtimebellydance: Loving this SO HARD!!! XD Srsly.. how...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:08:17 -0400

bigtimebellydance:

Loving this SO HARD!!! XD
Srsly.. how badass is this piece??? And when they start doing the drops and windmill kicks??? *dies* I -absolutely- lost it, y’all. *chuckles* I was quiet up until then, and suddenly- WHAM- total fan-girl. No joke. Of course I was loving it throughout, but at that point, I was -literally- hooting & hollering at my computer, and when it finally ended, I unabashedly cheered.- Like.. IRL. *lol* LOVE THIS!!! ♥♥♥

To those who think you need to be one gender or another to bellydance, I say check THIS out!!! ^_^ We’ve got rather butchy gents, rather femmy gents, gents who seem somewhat gender fluid, and they are ALL freaking YUMTASTICLY FIERCE. How can you go wrong??!! ^_^

Out of the whole beautiful bunch (of whom I adore every one, btw), I think my particular faves are the guy in all the scarves (on wrists and draping from his noggin) w/the face fuzz, the 2 short-haired gents often dancing side by side in the pointy-hemmed, sleeveless crop tops (especially the smaller one- his attitude, energy & moves were sublime!), and of course, that fluffier dancer in the mix, who TOTALLY rocked it out center stage at one point! Yee-ESS!!! (And can I just say right now how much I adore that they included a fuller-figured dancer in this? Thank you guys for that, too! ♥♥♥) ..Just.. LURVE!! XD *cheers insanely*

-And if you DO like what you see, you should check out this li’l photoshoot I featured of the amazing, the incomparable (and the imcomparably sweet) Bagoas here, long ago too. :)

Oh! Plus if YOU”RE a gent (or know of one) who’s interested in bellydance (or if you just dig ‘em and wanna find a list), I have an ever-growing compendium of male bellydancers (alongside resources for our dancing male friends) available here. ^_^ (So if you know of one I’ve missed, please, drop me a line! I wanna catch ‘em all! ;D)

Hope y’all dig, and no matter WHO you are, happy dancing! ^_^
♥♥♥

♥

BEST THING EVER

strippeddownnaked: ashtonskoala: merlinobsessedchild: and i...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:01:21 -0400

strippeddownnaked:

ashtonskoala:

merlinobsessedchild:

and i don’t care if this doesn’t fit on my blog. this is beautiful.

She has a beautiful heart…

Oh god. Why are there tears in my eyes?

And I don’t even like Beyonce but rebloging this because omfg

Love Beyonce! And this song I sang loads of times for my unborn baby

Just learned that my nephew, who is 11, and who is biracial (black and white), is embarrassed by his father. Now, I don't hold him at fault, because my brother is not the greatest human being. But one of the reasons he is embarrassed is because my brother is very dark skinned. And apparently my light skinned biracial nephew thinks that it is a bad thing.

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:58:43 -0400

Just learned that my nephew, who is 11, and who is biracial (black and white), is embarrassed by his father. Now, I don't hold him at fault, because my brother is not the greatest human being. But one of the reasons he is embarrassed is because my brother is very dark skinned. And apparently my light skinned biracial nephew thinks that it is a bad thing.

That is sad.

http://jezebel.com/the-plus-size-supply-and-demand-problem-fatkini-sell-509525472

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:10:26 -0400

http://jezebel.com/the-plus-size-supply-and-demand-problem-fatkini-sell-509525472:

http://jezebel.com/the-plus-size-supply-and-demand-problem-fatkini-sell-509525472

I think these swimsuits are super adorable! And I don’t understand why in a country that is so greedy for money, that no one fucking decides to market and make fashionable clothes for us fat chicks. WE HAVE MONEY TO SPEND! I’m not saying make clothes, and mark them up because of “more fabric used”, but a smart business move would be to just make clothes for all sizes. Do you realize how much money you can make?

But aside from that, I’m reading the article, then get to the comments. The very first thing I read that throws me into a fucking frenzy is this:

burninmylightUJenna Sauers

Is anybody else kind of sad that the average american citizen continues to get fatter?

I mean, yeah everybody can dress however they want, but the notion that ‘oh my god, there are so many fat people how will we dress them all’ is a legitimate problem these days is kinda sombering. Today 5:03pm

and then this:

smithvmiUburninmylight

Those women aren’t “curvy” or “full-figured.” They are fat. I’d be willing to bet they qualify as obese. This is not a character flaw, but saying they are gorgeous is enabling unhealthy habits. Why is this unacceptable for smokers or drug users but not of the obese? Today 5:13pm

Really? WHAT THE FUCK?!? How moronic are you? What does my being fat have to do with your life. Why can’t fat women be gorgeous? How the fuck does telling a fat women she is gorgeous encourage unhealthy eating habits???? get real you fucking idiot.

emma-weasley: #stanley tucci is everything i hope to be in...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:38:24 -0400

emma-weasley:

#stanley tucci is everything i hope to be in life

one of my favorite scenes EVER

urbanenatural: Yes Ellen. I love Ellen! haha

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:37:29 -0400

urbanenatural:

Yes Ellen.

I love Ellen! haha

thetraplooksbeautiful: simonefiasco: westendblues: tashabiliti...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:23 -0400

thetraplooksbeautiful:

simonefiasco:

westendblues:

tashabilities:

When I tell you white folks are trying to take over ALL our shit,

Including the language that they call us ‘ghetto’ and ‘ignorant’ for using?

And they sellin it on teeshirts like a white woman would come up with that phrasing.

AAVE is the same language they penalize us for using, denying us opportunities and resources, calling us ignorant,

But they put it on a shirt with a BLONDE bitch and SELL IT?

I feel kicked in the chest.

How does that phrase even go with this damn Disney princess (any Disney princess really)?

They have the nerve to be appropriative and not even clever…

isn’t that the sleeping beauty girl? she slept through her whole fucking movie.

all she got is time.

Also, why is she wearing glasses? What the fuck does glasses have to do with anything?

really now….