Hello tumblr! Today we’re going to test something… FEDORAS! Let’s see if they turn me into a misogynist neckbeard MRA who lives in his mother’s basement! SCIENCE!
Shh! What’s that sound?
Ahhh! A Fedora! It’s going to sit on my head!
…uhhh. Maybe this one’s not flashy enough.
Well, I picked this one up at Claire’s a few years ago. That’s a girl’s accessories retailer, but maybe it still counts.
…hmmm. Still nothing. It must have too much femininity to make me a misogynist neck beard!
PERFECT! I even got this one from a friend who actually DOES have a neck beard! This has to work!
Well, I look pretty good in it… but still nothing.
Wait! I KNOW!
Wearing my Brony shirt plus the hat HAS to work!
…hmmmmmmm… looks like I still don’t have a neckbeard, I don’t live in my mom’s basement, I’m still not a misogynist, and I’m still an egalitarian.
Well everybody, I guess fedoras don’t turn you into all of those things. But I have realized an amazing concept. Maybe assholes are just assholes regardless of what they wear!
Let’s put it this way: if you wouldn’t call a woman a slut based on her clothes, why label somebody for wearing a fedora or Brony shirt?
Mind you, there are plenty of people out there who wear fedoras or are Bronies and are jerks. However, there are plenty of people (like me, my fiance, at least four of my friends, and even my neck bearded friend) who wear fedoras and are nice. The first thing I noticed about my fiance back in high school was he had this really cool design on the band of his fedora; he actually helped me get out of an abusive relationship and we’ve been inseparable ever since. My neck-beard friend always gives his whole heart to the women he knows regardless of his relationship to them because he respects them. My guy friends who wear fedoras are nicer than many of the women I’ve known or met in my life.
The bottom line is, nobody should be judged based on their outfit choice, but instead should be judged on their actions, personality, and attitude. Stereotypes are dumb, and tumblr should be the first place to understand that!
tl,dr:When you meet someone who’s a total jerk and wearing a fedora, don’t blame the fedora, blame the jerk! Stereotypes and labels are stupid. Don’t be a hypocrite about it either! How hard is that?
YES THANK YOU. FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT.
Think of it this way: Chris-Chan dresses like
the biggest goddamn retard on the planet, but that’s not the reason he’s retarded.
no, his actions are what make him the biggest goddamn retard on the planet, the outfits are just icing on the cake!
you guys. you guys. i love this so much. but oprah was literally in india when she wore that. the organizers gifted it to her. know the difference between cultural appropriation and cultural sharing.
the bolded
Correct
Distinction!
Indian clothing (not native americans) has been worn by foreigners during interracial marriages
They don’t consider that bad in India at all. So I don’t know why that’s up there. Believe it or not, they like seeing other cultures enjoy their culture.
Asian umbrellas and chopstick hairstyles also are not racist or bad. The same for the fucking conical hat (that’s worn to protect against the sun you idiots). It’s like saying Japanese people can’t wear cowboy hats.
And before people start talking about Kimonos.
As for the ‘islamic’ attire; . did you know that those predate islam? People wore it for a lot of reasons in a lot of different cultures. So no one culture owns this type of clothing style (veils, face covers, etc). In fact, technically, Muslims culturally appropriated this style of clothing from
Byzantine Christians so I mean, really… stop talking about this. And you can’t culturally appropriate a religion, either (Indian/Islam).
Pretty much the only ‘cultural appropriation’ going on in this post is wearing native american war bonnets.
Howdahs are the large metal or wooden saddles used by many elephant owners. They often come adorned with decorative and regal looking covers reminiscent of the days of the Maharaja’s but are they necessary and what are they hiding?!
Howdahs are very bad for the long term health of elephants as they are proven to cause many injuries such as;
They will ultimately take years off an animal’s life. Howdahs even cause difficulty in drinking, eating and simple moving or breathing, because of the tight fitting harness, similar to a person wearing a tight corset.
Howdahs are often poorly constructed and the elephants are overloaded and worked for long periods of time, this leads to the frame rubbing their backs, causing blisters, abscesses and open wounds that can become infected.
Riding bareback or with a slightly padded blanket is an obvious, cheap solution to the Howdah issue. Combined with limiting the number of riders at any one time, this will eliminate many of the injuries that elephants working in the tourist industry suffer each year. Simple alternatives such as these will lead to the animal suffering less stress and having a longer, happier life.
sex-positive asexuals are people who are willing to have sex.
sex-repulsed asexuals are people who want nothing to do with sex.
sex-neutral asexuals are people who are indifferent about sex.
all types of asexuals do not experience sexual attraction, but that does not define their sex life, nor does it mean their sexuality is invalid.
important important important
*raises hand* I have a question.
How can an asexual person have sex with someone, if they’re not sexually attracted to them?
An asexual’s body is perfectly functional. It reacts to touch just like anyone else’s, meaning, an asexual will experience physical arousal and likely feel appropriate pleasure from sex when touched in a way that feels good to them personally. Asexuality isn’t the lack of sexual functions, it’s the lack of sexual attraction only, and sex can be present without specific attraction. For example, a sex positive asexual might have a what appears to be a quite active sex life for other reasons than attraction solely; emotional bonding, physical pleasure, relaxation and fun are just some reasons to like sex, even with the “kicker” being gone from the act.
The lack of sexual attraction doesn’t automatically mean a partner is undesirable to an ace - it just means they aren’t specifically attractive in that certain way. Other motivations may take over, or they may not.
Wow, thank you for this! Posts like these are really helping me to understand asexuality a lot more, and I am super appreciative of that.
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.
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