Bastion by Sarah Lyndsay

I want to cry but i have things to do

In one survey of gay men and lesbians who were the victims of bias crimes, it was noted that the perpetrators commonly boasted about their own alleged hyperheterosexuality while attacking men, and derided feminism and women in general while attacking women. This violence was, then, as much about the perpetrators’ purportedly secure and superior masculinity as it was about bigotry. Indeed, criminologist Jana L. Bufkin argues that these displays of hypermasculinity are connected with nationalist pride. As Bufkin comments, “These individuals obviously wish to separate themselves from all that is feminine and non-heterosexual and feel as though they are American heroes when the task is completed.”

Stanford Law Review: Gender, Violence, Race, and Criminal Justice by Angela P. Harris (via pragmaticgryffindor)

And she did incredible things in the US too!

In 1847, Elizabeth Blackwell wanted to go to medical school. Never mind that at the time women simply did not get medical degrees. The 26-year-old hadn’t planned to grow up to become a physician—rather, her interest in medicine was sparked by a personal encounter. A dying female friend remarked to Blackwell that her trials would have been made easier had there been a female doctor to care for her. The comment struck a chord.

Drawn by a challenge, she decided to pursue a medical degree and, after studying for a year under several physician friends, made her attempt.

She applied to 12 schools along the Northeast, in addition to every medical program available in New York and Philadelphia. In the end, only Dean Charles Lee of Geneva Medical College in western New York gave her application any real consideration—sort of. PBS’s Howard Markel explains:

Dean Lee and his all male faculty were more than hesitant to make such a bold move as accepting a woman student. Consequently, Dr. Lee decided to put the matter up to a vote among the 150 men who made up the medical school’s student body. If one student voted “No,” Lee explained, Miss Blackwell would be barred from admission.

Apparently, the students thought the request was little more than a silly joke and voted unanimously to let her in; they were surprised, to say the least, when she arrived at the school ready to learn how to heal.

And learn she did. Undeterred by her classmates’ and professors’ sometimes open animosity, Blackwell received her medical degree on January 23, 1849. She went on to study obstetrics and pediatrics in Europe before returning to the United States to start her own practice in New York City.

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Derek Myers and His Daily Dose Of Miniature Art

Derek Myers is a proactive artist, his latest project involving sketching out a drawing a day for one year, using a felt pen. The creative series features beautiful natural landscape which are framed by geometric patterns and designs. By utilizing the paper as a texture to create the rough natural element such as snow or stone, the detailed scenes of the wild become tamed and restrained within the symmetrical framework of lines and shapes. His compositions are reminiscent old tattoo work, with their monochrome tint and depth of meaning.

Earthly Parallels.

And then come the days where nothing seems doable, the future isn't tangible and nothing feels real

this is exactly what I needed to hear this morning so thank you

Do you ever get told you’re really attractive and start to think maybe you’re more attractive than you think but then you see a picture of yourself someone else took and you like oooh shit i’m worse than i thought

If you were going to tell me a crazy/fun/interesting story about something you've done, what story would you go to? (pls tell)

Hmm, well it depends who "me" is, but my go to stories involve me hiding a doll in my neighbors house, drugs in a glovebox, and an "invisible" service dog!

The Jefferson Tiny House by Liberty Cabins

You cute

Aw thanks, anon :3

me: *mocks parents for not understanding technology*

me: *has to google how to cook an egg*