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i think it’s funny that video of the ‘permit patty’ lady trying to say “i’m not racist at all i didn’t even want the police to actually show up i just called them so that the girl & her mom would go away” yes! you used police not as a resource for your safety but as a means of scaring people into doing what you want!! this the problem stop trying to defend yourself just fuckin take the L
She said it wasn’t about race because she didn’t even see them, but she went down to tell them to be quiet and then changed it to needing a permet. Personally, I believe that while it may not have been race motivated at first it became so once she saw the little girl and mom.
On the other hand, if it wasn’t she still called the cops on a little girl. I don’t think a little girl needs a permet just to sell water, its no different then selling lemonade and no one gives a damn if some kids do that.
some of my favorite parts and titles from the How To Train Your Dragon book series
bonus:
I love the books so much.
Anonymous wondered:
ok so are there any like reference guides for like, posing like a guy? im starting out and trying to be more guyish and i just realized that i cant put my hands on my hips anymore aaaa
“Women tend to be less obtrusive, while men tend to take up more space. If you watch commuters on a bus, women tend to sit with their legs crossed and their arms drawn in, and men tend to sit with their legs apart and their arms out.
Observe, observe, observe. Go to the mall or a park, sit on a bench, and watch the male world go by. Take notes. Later at home, practice in front of a mirror. Try not to be too exaggerated in your movements. Once you’re comfortable with your movements, go out in public and try them. They should become second nature after a while.
Be sure, when observing, to observe a wide range of guys, of all races, shapes and sizes. If you’re tall and thin, feel free to pay closer attention to tall thin guys, but watch everyone. Otherwise, you’ll just be doing an impression of the one or two tall thin guys you saw. Get an average and go with that. Handshakes: Make them firm, not like a dead fish. Lock your thumb into the other person’s hand, and look them in the eye. Don’t pump excessively.”
“Practice walking. Women tend to take up less space when they walk, with their feet close together as if walking on an invisible line, causing the hips to sway. Men tend to walk slightly on each side of that invisible line, giving them more of a straight, swaggering walk that accents their hips less and takes up more space. A lot of guys also keep their hands busy by holding something, or keeping their hands in their pockets. Work on sitting. Again, women try to take up less space, often crossing their legs, while men usually don’t care how much space they take up. Leave your legs open and lean back more. If you do cross your legs, put your ankle on your knee, making a box shape. Consider your stance. Men don’t usually put their hands on their hips unless they’re thinking. They also tend to cross their arms higher over their chests. Putting your hands in your pockets is always good. Some ladies stick their hip out and angle their foot, while masculine guys tend to stand straight and without their hips off to one side. Hold conversations. Women tend to send more signals to show that they’re listening: nodding, saying “Uh huh,” or “Oh no,” asking “And then what happened?” etc. Men do less of this, usually tilting their head or looking at the speaker to show they’re paying attention. Their voices may also be more monotone, with less inflections. Pay attention to your arms. Women tend to move their arms a lot more than men when walking, so try to keep your arms to your sides. Just avoid making your arms extremely stiff or you may look suspicious. Try hanging out in a populated spot and watch guys of all ages and “types” and see how they interact. Get a feel for their mannerisms, and try to emulate them. You may find that you already do a lot of those things, but you probably still have a number of typically female characteristics you’ll want to unlearn. If you’re having a hard time figuring this out, follow someone and imitate their walk.”
Sit in a coffee shop window or on a park bench and watch the way men and women move. There is certainly a difference, though not a universal one. Men tend to stand with a wider stance and not lean on one hip, tend to cross their legs at their ankles or rest their ankle above their knee, gesture less, and walk with their chests instead of their hips. If you’re interested, think about what specific mannerisms tend to be common in men or in women that you see. Keep in mind that there can be tremendous variation in different areas of the world, different cultures, and different social settings. For example, a man walking up to the ring for a boxing match does not walk the same as a man waiting in line at the post office.
If you want to examine how your mannerisms compare to other men around you, here are some guiding questions.
How do men walk? Do they seem to lead with their shoulders, or with their hips? Look at the stance of the shoulders and elbows, and the placement of the feet. Check out this walking demo applet. How do men sit down? Do they keep their legs close together, or open? How do men greet other men? Do they shake hands, or nod slightly? Is it the same when greeting women? How do men convey emotion? When do they smile, laugh, or raise the tone of their voice? Are there mannerisms that tend to read as gay or straight? Young or old? Serious or relaxed?
mutantami said: Hi 🙂 There are a number of tools that you can utilize. HRC.org has a ton of literature on so many different topics! The Human Right Campaign is extremely reliable and resourceful site. They stay up to date with the latest information in the LGBTQ community. If you are already aware of aware the HRC then you know what it’s all about 😀 I have so much more I want 2 say 2 u, & I typed it all out, but I got cut off 2 many characters. Feel free to message me. Hope to hear from you!
moostacheo said: For the Guy pose anon, most guys at my school tend pretty straight with their hands behind their backs, or with their hands in their pockets. If they have something like a bag on them, they usually sling it over one shoulder and put that hand in their pocket, though it’s probably not great for posture.
kriahfox said: not posing but when men walk they shift their weight more from foot to foot, kinda lurching, keeping their torso stiffer, while women sway their hips and shoulders to walk more upright. it’s pretty subtle. it’s not posing i know but it’s what I’ve noticed
whatsthatcat said: If this was about passing. The best (and most convenient) way to go is to just be mostly natural and relaxed. Youll absorb the behaviours you like anyway.
thisnamehasbeenreserved said: For the guy poses anon—I’ve actually looked into this. It takes some practice to get used to, but men and boys typically keep their hands to their side/in their pockets. They stand with spread legs, on occasion leaning onto one more than the other. Someone said that going for your most relaxed and natural position is best and I just wanted to add on that I do agree with that, but for people who are looking for more ways, observing and practicing the different behaviors to see which fit best can help a lot. I thought this info might help a bit as well. If anyone wants more tips on this they can message me on my blog(the one I’m sending this from^^)
farkenshnoffingottom said: If you’re sitting, crossing your leg with your ankle over your other knee so you create a sort of triangle thing (as opposed to your legs being pressed together and the crossed leg hanging down over the other knee) wow this is surprisingly difficult to put into words. Anyway, that’s a more masc way to do that
macksthetranstiger said: Standing with your legs about shoulder length apart is a good start, and guys tend to either put their hands in their pockets or cross their arms a lot.
mysinsarehypothetical said: Guys tend to stand straightish but not quite straight, normally with either their hands in their pockets or their arms crossed across their chest from what I’ve seen
hypermxbile said: @guy pose anon- guys stand with their hands on their hips all the time, actually. my step dad and his male relatives do it anytime they’re standing around and they’re the epitome of Southern Hypermasculinity. the difference is that they keep their legs/hips straight while “feminine” people shift their weight to one hip or the other (making a hip “pop” out).
Yall rlly need to stop sexualizing the kids. And not just the girls. I see you nasty fuckers drawing the boys all sweaty and shirtless. Fuck off they’re 15
Yall won’t reblog this but go and reblog posts sayin the same about the girls and turn right around to reblog some more pics of 15 year old boys in sexual positions cause yall need something to jack off to I fucking see you
theres a new product by verzion called “hum” that allows your parents to track your car and places you go, if your parents are controlling like mine please check under your steering wheel to make sure that they havent installed this
here is what it looks like installed:
you can read more about it here, and here- this excerpt sums up what information Hum will send:
“a car’s owner will be able to get notified on their phone when the vehicle leaves a pre-determined area or drives faster than a set speed… [Hum] will enable location tracking and a driving log, which measures travel times, engine idle times, and average speeds.”
People in abusive relationships, please check your cars.
DO NOT TRY TO UNPLUG IT BY YOURSELF!
To add to this nightmare, I’ve just heard of a thing called ForceField where people get to monitor and block internet sites that you’re going on if they don’t approve.
It tells the user what sites/apps you’re going on, for how long you’re on them, and WHERE YOU ARE ON AN UPDATING MAP.
So you know if you’re in an abusive household and use sites like tumblr to escape and talk to friends, you could be cut off from that.
They say “it’s not spyware” but it sure sounds controlling and creepy to me.
signalboost
God. Fuck. That’s scary.
Life 360 is another tracker. My parents have used it on me, not allowing me to delete it from my phone, and sometimes even demanding selfies to prove I was where the map said. (As if I’d go anywhere without my phone)
SpectorPro is another one. Afaik it can’t track location, but it takes screenshots roughly every 20sec to allow the installer to watch a video of your computer activity. It also tracks all keystrokes, so passwords aren’t safe, and records any website you visit + the duration. It’s incredibly creepy and a huge violation of privacy, and was one of the cornerstones of my abuse as a kid.
even if you’re not in an abusive relationship/family, please spread this because you might have just saved someone’s life
Having separate flags is good bcos it’s good to have a symbol for your particular identity to embrace but it also important to remember the rainbow flag unites us all. All LGBT+ people can use it. I feel like it’s somehow become assumed by a lot of younger lgbt+ people that it’s only fr gay men, which it isn’t and never has been
The rainbow flag when originally created by Gilbert Baker in 1978 actually contained 8 stripes that were assigned values and specific meanings that were meant to show what unites us and what we value as a community,
It took 30 people to hand dye AND hand stitch the first 2 pride flags- 30 people of various identities came together to create the first symbol of pride. Hot pink was removed due to fabric shortages and turquoise was mixed with indigo to have the darker blue we have today.
Having individual flags is great to show your identity but I think we shouldn’t forget that the rainbow flag isn’t reserved for gay men, it was created to show what we all have in common regardless of identity.
your relationship doesn’t have to be toxic to be a bad one. it can be unfulfilling, exhausting, loveless. and someone doesn’t have to be terrible to you for you to leave them. if you aren’t primarily happy in your relationship, you have a valid reason to not be in it. don’t beat yourself up because your situation “could be worse.” if it isn’t what you want, you don’t have to stay in it.
I discovered something useful today, taking breaks or exercising never helps me but THIS does, sharing to save a life
I just found out that some pro artists that work for companies like Dreamworks etc sometimes hold their pens this or similar way so it gotta work. Recently I spent 5 days on drawing for long periods of time (we talk about min 5 hours in one go to max 12 hours long crunch) and not once did my hand bother me.
I have a really good “Well if it doesn’t scan if must be free!” story. I worked at an all natural pet food and supply store, so we were a little pricer that say, set pmart. This family came in, and then for some reason left their old grandma there while they shopped elsewhere. She was up in the corner looking at our dog bowls for a long time, when she finally brought up the last one we had of an expensive, ceramic bowl. Not only was it not priced, there wasn’t even a barcode on it. I said “no problem, I can look it up.” and started trying to, but because it was the last one, I couldn’t use another one to scan to at least figure out what the product name might be, and the brand name was really hard to read. so as I’m scrolling thru, trying to find it based on the word ‘bowl’, she’s muttering and complaining and eventually say’s the “well it should be free then, this is ridiculous.” and I realized, she was being dead serious. I finally just called a sister location to determine what the brand was and what the upc was and rang it up, it was like a $30 bowl. She immediately was all “that’s outrageous, I’m not paying that! blah blah blah.” She leaves, and I price and tag the bowl so it’s not an issue again, and when I go to put it back on the shelf, I notice this white stuff on the ground. THIS BITCH stood there, SCRAPPED off the upc and price tag (the pieces were all over the ground and I could see it was the correct upc after I had figured it out) before she brought it to the counter, so that I would laugh it off and say “Oh well, here ya go!” like that would ever happen??? She gave me so much grief over something she did herself :(
