“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.
Why should we see this as sinful? What makes this any different from chocolate souffles and King Lear?”
My life is now complete. I love this girl and her blog.
This, and all of it.
“Slut” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “yes”. “Friendzone” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “no”.”
(via thechocolatebrigade)
BOOM.
There it is.
(via goddessofcheese)
Nothing more to add. This.
(Source: angels-and-angles)
More of this please?
(Source: jerrymuffinbutt)
Marry me? Please? Our children would be beautiful. I promise.
(Source: 4ft)
25 Head Bitches In Charge [x] | Eowyn (Lord of the Rings)
“The women of this country learned long ago, those without swords can still die upon them. I fear neither death nor pain.”
“What do you fear, my lady?”
“A cage. To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them and all chance of valor has gone beyond recall or desire.”
(that awkward moment when you remember you’re a feminist blogger not a lovesick pathetic sniveling idiot)
So she’s kind of my hero. She reminds me that no matter how many times I’m told that I’m weak because I’m a girl, that I can still be badass and fight like a boss, killing nazgul and stuff.
So I like this guy. And he’s really cute. And he’s smart. And he thinks I’m awesome which is a plus. And he’s stuck in my brain, being all “heyyyyy, just going to be all cool and remind you how much of a good kisser I am, nbd”
And I’m all like, “hey, get out of there, I’m trying to study transposable elements!”
And he’s all like “but I’m soooo romantic and stuffs”
And I’m all like “yeah okay, I can daydream about you for a sec”
/ end Emily’s personal moment.
[Attention: the following post is really heterocentric, but it’s directed to a certain group of hetero people.]
So you post a picture, or maybe a status update, something about how mad it makes you that girls say that “all guys are assholes” and how you’re different because you’re a great guy.
Then you go and say something stupid like “ALL GIRLS ARE LIKE THIS! ALL GIRLS DATE ASSHOLES”
Woah there buddy. Was it the generalization that bothered you? Because this looks like a whole whopping load of hypocrisy and bullshit.
So you think you’re just a great guy, 1 in a million, and just absolutely fantastic, but you’re pissed because you can’t get a date? Guess what: Girls don’t owe you anything just because you think you’re a great guy. Girls have the right to date whomever they want, and I’m willing to bet a large sum of money that most of them think the guy they’re dating is great.
These girls that you speak of? The “99%” of them? They’re people too. They’re not dumb whores who don’t know better than to date the next thug who comes along. They have dreams, aspirations, goals in life, and probably some idea of one of the many thing they could be looking for in a partner. So that doesn’t include you? Well maybe you just aren’t the great guy you assumed you were. Doesn’t it actually seem much more logical that the problem is with you, and not the entire female population?
