Probably ignore it then go back to making male tears mugs and gifs
Actually this is a very common idea among feminists
It’s something feminists have been talking about for years it’s called toxic masculinity and it’s one of the common threads among the topic of ‘Patriarchy hurts men too’. If fact the first time I read about toxic masculinity was on a feminist blog.
If you actually read things feminists talk about instead of straw manning them you might know this but OH WELL
i talk about the dangers of toxic masculinity all the fucking time
OP: *posts something insightful about the damage strict gender roles do to men*
Second poster: Let’s see feminists ignore equality when men are the ones suffering! Feminists are evil and only care about their own suffering!
Feminist: Actually this is called *describes issue* and it’s something we’ve been fighting against on your behalf for decades.You should join us.
Second poster: …
Feminist:
Second poster: … Yeah, I just wanted to make you look bad, not actually change anything, you know?
andi zeisler: “General periodic reminder: The term “toxic masculinity” does not mean “all men are toxic.” It refers to cultural norms that equate masculinity with control, aggression, and violence and that label emotion, compassion, and empathy “unmanly.”
jane the virgin: portraying a bisexual man in a healthy relationship and slaying biphobes since 2017
It’s really interesting what she says “I can’t give you what a man can.” A lot of gay men avoid relationships with bi men because they worry that they can’t provide what a woman can. People, gay or straight, think that for a bi person the grass is always greener on the other side.
Straight men and lesbians have said the same. It’s insecurity rooted in the notion that bi people have all the options constantly at their fingertips AND are insatiable. We don’t choose a team, we choose a person. A failure to understand this mostly boils down to people not believing bisexuality is real.
if a bi/pan person dates me and really loves me I feel more honored because out of the many options they could of had they chose me.
This was not crystallized by the ocean. People. No. This is why artist credit is SO DAMN IMPORTANT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE MISINFORMED HERE.
Alexis Arnold is an artist who creates crystallized books. Her work is amazing and beautiful, she’s made dozens of these.
This particular one was not made by her, however, it was actually created by Catherine McEver – who was inspired to try it after seeing a show of Alexis Arnold’s work. It’s literally the first picture on Google image results if you search for “crystallized books” and she posted about it on her blog showing other process shots as she made it.
TWO DIFFERENT WOMEN ARE BEING DEPRIVED OF CREDIT FOR THEIR CREATIVITY BECAUSE THIS FALSE INFORMATION IS BEING SPREAD. FUCK THAT.
Considering how many times I’ve seen the uncredited post on my dash I’m finally going to reblog it, with the proper credits.
1) how the fuck do you crystallize a book?
2) it looks cronchy i want to bite
I’m legally obligated to reblog this when I see it stopped at a question because I did this and it mostly worked. Short version:
1) Dissolve borax in water, put book in water, let crystals form.
2) Please do not eat borax crystals.
Longer version: the challenge here isn’t making the crystals. That will happen by itself just fine. The challenge is that the crystals take a while to form (and form better if left longer) and the book will want to float in the water. Also the spine will want to fall apart if it’s supporting weight while waterlogged. Some clever system could maybe be devised to hold the book down without getting in the way or destroying the book, but I didn’t realize I would need that until it was too late so mine was not great. Also I tried to make the pages look cool by folding them in but folded far too few pages per clump.
A Glitch Named Anti 