Esquire Magazine, January 1988. Featuring actress Beverly D'Angelo as Jessica Hahn, Fawn Hall, Tammy Faye Bakker, and Donna Rice.

Did my best to recreate/restore the "Free! Special Commemorative Bimbo Poster" found inside.

It's victim blame-y and mean spirited as hell but, as far I can tell, the basis for our modern conception of what a "bimbo" is. While the word was used to refer to promiscuous but dim-witted women as far back as 1920, it didn't see a resurgence and enter popular lexicon until the late 80s and early 90s, being used to demean and degrade the women caught in cheating and sexual misconduct scandals with politicians and other prominent "leaders" fronting an upstanding image. These women were largely young, naive, and evocative of the fashion sense of their times -- that's to say, it was impossible for the public to take them seriously. Regular young women with big hair, regular aspirations, and regular interests were suddenly thrust into the spotlight of a political world they were unprepared for -- and because of that, they were reduced to nothing but unintelligent sex by the press. It didn't help of course that sometime these scandals would buoy these young women to brief careers in entertainment or give them access, allowing them to profit off their notoriety.

I think, until this time the image and aesthetic of the bimbo had never been fully solidified. It had always been used to insultingly refer to a woman as, essentially, dumb and loose. But I believe it probably wasn't until the late 80s and early 90s that the aspect of "looking dumb" came into play too. An assumption of stupidity fostered by excessive femininity, youth, and, well, misogyny. I believe this is part of where the idea of a bimbo looking fake stems from. Part of the reason why these women weren't taken seriously was because of their makeup, dress, and most likely -- bodies as well. Not to mention the plastic surgery boom of the 90s which happened somewhat concurrently leading to a lot of women looking ridiculous, ie, "dumb".

There's also since been heavy and almost immediate conflation with the dumb blonde trope, which existed centuries before any and all political "bimbo eruptions". What people fail to realize is that the dumb blonde trope is mostly one of innocence and naivete. It's not inherently sexual nature while bimbos are always sexual. The reason so many dumb blondes characters are portrayed as sexy women is incidental. Blondes have been seen as especially special, and sexy, for a long time just as the dumb blonde trope has existed for a long time combining the two is a... ugh, no-brainer. But you'll be hard-pressed to find many of those sexy dumb blonde characters that are actually slutty or even express significant sexual interest rather than be portrayed as an innocent.

listen I know it’s controversial but RTD was so correct when he decided that the doctor is the type of girl to have one sleepover with her best friend and then never leave her house again

Y/n, after setting the kitchen on fire on accident with Angie: We need an adult!

Angie: What, you are an adult!

Y/n: We need an adultier adult! Get Donna!

When Anne Rice said "I pictured his body burned to a crisp on the roof below. Reason had altogether left me, so that I was consummate rage, and when he came through the broken glass, we fought as we'd never fought before. It was hell that stopped me, the thought of hell, of us being two souls in hell that grappled in hatred."

And when Donna Tartt said "Without warning I had a vision of Francis – twenty years later, fifty years, in a wheelchair. And of myself – older, too, sitting around with him in some smoky room, the two of us repeating this exchange for the thousandth time. At one time I had liked the idea, that the act, at least, had bound us together; we were not ordinary friends, but friends till-death-do-us-part. This thought had been my only comfort in the aftermath of Bunny's death. Now it made me sick, knowing there was no way out. I was stuck with them, with all of them, for good."

Jade & Obsidian’s fusion and separation Justice League of America (2006)

The end of the first week in Taipei, Taiwan for Asia Tour 2022-2023 (30 July 2023), and the final show for Matt Krzan as Munkustrap.

With Katie Hutton as Rumpleteazer, Taryn Donna as Cassandra, Saverio Pescucci as Alonzo, and Lydia Gerrard.

A memento of past lives from Katie Hutton as Rumpleteazer.

Cian Hughes as Carbucketty finds a friend in Oliver Ramsdale as Admetus, and Johnny Randall got through the week.

If you wanted more Lucy Rice (and who does not?), she provided some photos with Amy Louise Whittle as Jennyanydots, Cian Hughes as Carbucketty, and Nathan Zach Johnson covering Munkustrap.

He's always given me Francis Abernathy vibes, but even more so here.

really about to eat grass rn jULIAN *WAS* SUPPOSED TO BE A MORE IMPORTANT CHARACTER

Congratulations to the cast of the Korea and Taiwan 2022-2023 tour on a successful conclusion to their tour!

I will miss the updates from this tour so much.

instagram story: Aug 13, 2023

I'm glad you said that, Kyle. Not because I wouldn't assume that would be your response anyway. But because I was worried the creators would forget that would be your response.

My favorite tags on that Donna post were:

"She's like kinda transmasc but in a way only comprehensible to ancient Greeks"

"the first woman to be a gay man"

"bangs fists i was NAWT joking about that donna tartt/anne rice hot ones gender roundtable" [this concept knocked the wind out of me]

DC Mega Tournament

Round 2

Please vote for who you think would win between the 2 characters and not who you like more.

Links: Obsidian, Donna Troy

*remembering that in the pilot Jackie teases Shauna for one time where she almost became Catholic* oh.

inside of you there are two wolves

Jade & Obsidian’s fusion! Justice Society of America (2007)