Out In BFE

Tumblr is selling and tracking data now and I’m not here for it. Peace out folks. Catch me on discord @RagingCitrusTree#5273. Sorry to miss out on everything here.

Last scheduled repost before this blog goes dormant.

Tumblr is selling and tracking data now and I’m not here for it. Peace out folks. Catch me on discord @RagingCitrusTree#5273. Sorry to miss out on everything here.

Tumblr is selling and tracking data now and I’m not here for it. Peace out folks. Catch me on discord @RagingCitrusTree#5273. Sorry to miss out on everything here.

Tumblr is selling and tracking data now and I’m not here for it. Peace out folks. Catch me on discord @RagingCitrusTree#5273. Sorry to miss out on everything here.

Tumblr is selling and tracking data now and I’m not here for it. Peace out folks. Catch me on discord @RagingCitrusTree#5273. Sorry to miss out on everything here.

fascinating 2 me that the first generation of kids who have been subjected to this kind of thing are now growing up and posting online independently. very upsetting tho. and this isnt exactly a surprise. who would want this? what is to be expected from a child raised on money made from the consumption of their own image, at the hands of their mother of all things. shit sucks man lol

on the subjects of boobs and shirts and boobs in shirts

OH GOD THANK YOU.

YES THANK YOU

I’m looking at you PROFESSIONAL COMIC BOOK ARTISTS.

[STARES EXASPERATEDLY]

But Seven of Nine, you say!

Star Trek costume designer Robert Blackman has talked about the process that went into getting that catsuit to fit the way it does. One of his assistants (whose name I’ve forgotten) built a corset to go under it. It had tiny hooks which the outer layer hooked onto in order to make it absolutely form-fitting. When the costume first appeared on Voyager, other designers called him up to demand to know how he’d done it, because they knew it was impossible.

I would also like to add that this costume was practically torture for Jeri Ryan, who played Seven of Nine. She passed out multiple times from it, they eventually had nurses on set to help her as she couldn’t breathe much, and the costumes have permanently altered her ribs. Here’s a video talking about just SOME of the issues she had because some jackass wanted to give her that “anime tiddies out” look.

oh wow, that video =( . I’m so glad she’s getting to wear normal fucking clothing for her return in Picard because this is BS.

By the way!  If any of you are watching that and going, “well, of course she fainted, she was in a corset, corsets do that …”

No.

No, they do not.

That torture chamber she was in is WAAAAAAAY far outside the bounds of what normal corsets are like.  That is not a functional piece of clothing, it is a torture chamber.

A few examples: traditional corsets were never so rigid their wearers couldn’t bend at the waist.  Most were fairly flexible.  The ‘boning’ was made of ‘whalebone’ which was actually baleen, which consists of keratin (the same stuff your fingernails are made of).  Women could and did ride horses in them, play hockey in them, climb mountains in them, and even do acrobatics in them.

Second, historical women who wore corsets didn’t wear them so tight as to cause breathing problems or rib deformity.  I mean, some women did tight-lace, wear the corset so much that it squeezed them a lot and caused problems, but that was actually a fairly tiny proportion of women who wore them.  It was only women who were rich, young, and at the forefront of society and fashion–and not even very many of them.

Even if they wanted Seven in a corset and catsuit, they could have done it without endangering the actress.

What they did was vile.  And all because they wanted a fetish object.

I wear STEEL BONED corsets all the time. As in DAILY because I am me and also it helps my posture which helps my low back issues. And I do NOT have trouble breathing. It is NOT altering my rib cage or internal organs. I do NOT have trouble functioning (I mean the only things I can’t do are things I wouldn’t do in a godsdamn corset anyway!) Because they are spiral steel boning they are fairly flexible, but honestly not at all as flexible as your typical corset from the early days. However, I am thinking of switching to some of the newer “whalebone” which is actually medical grade plastic, I believe, because they are even more like the actual baleen they used to use. Your body heat contores them more comfortably and you get even more flexibility without losing the look you want.

CORSETS THAT FIT CORRECTLY ARE COMFORTABLE. IF YOU CANNOT BREATHE OR MOVE PROPERLY IT IS WRONG FOR YOU OR YOU LACED IT WAY TOO TIGHTLY OR BOTH. THEY TORTURED HER FOR A FUCKING LOOK.

WHAT THAT FUCKER DID TO THAT POOR WOMAN SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CRIMINAL AND FRANKLY THE FACT OTHER DESIGNERS TOOK HIS “ADVICE” IS FUCKING WORRYING BUT NOT AT ALL FUCKING SURPRISING. I HOPE ALL THEIR DICKS ROT OFF.

Also, thank you to OP for the art lesson.

I fucking LOATHE people who draw shirts on women like that. WE DO NOT PAINT OUR CLOTHING ON, YOU PERVERTED SACKS OF ONIONS.

If a girl feels uncomfortable hanging out with you alone, and you get so offended by that, it makes you angry, she probably made the right choice.

I know I’ve reblogged this recently but still so spot the fuck on.

In general if a dude gets angry by you declining an invitation you made the right choice to say no

If they get angry when you say “no” to hanging out with them, what else are they going to get angry about you saying “no” to?

^^ Slight side note: When I was online dating I used to do what so many of us do; set up a safety check with a friend. I used to be really slick about it; take a restroom break or quietly/subtle check and answer a text. Then I realized what a good marker it was to check if I wanted to actually be on this date at all. So at whatever time check in was supposed to be, I would pull out my phone and say “sorry, I just have to let my friend know I’m good”. If someone was vaguely offended, I might stay depending on the convo we had after. If someone was SUPER offended, I said “this is exactly why. Thanks for meeting me, I’ve got to go.”  This happened three times I can remember and the first time my voice was shaking so bad as I said it because, you know. You never know what their response is going to be and he was so aggressively angry I was ending the date “over that”. 

The person I ended up with? “Ah, yay-I’m-not-murdered check. Good plan.” Then when my phone was buzzing later (because we ended up on a five hour date on a Monday night) he goes “you should probably let them know you’re still alive. Do you have to go?” 

 *No woman I was ever on a date with was mad about this. Not one. 

This is just like testing the breaks before driving an unfamiliar car guys, and you do NOT drive a car with no breaks. If they can’t handle “no,” it’s not safe for you to say, “yes,” and you need to gtfo of there so you don’t get run over.

Also, OP I love your url, it is perfect for this post.

My first date with my now-husband had a few “not murdered by the internet dude checks.” Partly because we met for lunch and stayed at the restaurant talking until dinner, but also because I have protective friends. But he laughed and agreed it was good that neither of us were ax murderers.

If the person your meeting for the first time is angry that you are being cautious when out with a stranger, its a red flag.

Also…guys…gentlemen…YOU ARE ALSO ALLOWED TO SET UP SAFETY CHECKS. That should just be a normal fucking part of dating in general.

But, I mean, it is a fucking REQUIREMENT for us ladies. It saves lives, yo.

Spread the News THE TRUE INFORMATION

FUCKING THANK YOU THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN SAYING

READ THIS SHIT AND ABSORB IT, PEOPLE.

Worked on this girl for 9 months. Now this new music video comes out and she’s immensely popular, arguably one of the most popular characters in the LoL universe.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m really glad she’s a huge hit, it’s super exciting to see so many people love the character design and the gameplay, and know that I contributed directly and significantly to the behind-the-scenes engineering that makes it all work. It’s validating.

But it’s also so fucking melancholy to know I did so much work and put in so much time for such a shitty company, run by shitty people, and the reward I got for it was unemployment. 

I threw a lot into this character. I cried at work. I started getting panic attacks, which I’ve never gotten before. I developed persistent heart palpitations from the daily overwhelming stress and had to go to the hospital (this is true, seriously.) I basically dropped all my friends outside of work. My manager (and his manager!) lied to me constantly to keep me working. They said I was doing a great job but to keep it up. Don’t worry, it’s going to turn out great, and it’ll all be worth it in the end – recognition, a raise, probably a promotion in short order. They promised me the world. When she was finally finished, I didn’t even get to go to the release party, they just walked me out. 

I remember a quote from my last day, it sticks out in my mind: “I know you realize this is really hard for me,” my manager said. Yes, in the end, when he awkwardly informed me I didn’t have my dream job anymore – or any job at all – and then stared back at my shell-shocked face, my thousand-yard stare, the only thing he felt was sorry for himself.

She launched with no major bugs and was considered a technical success. Doesn’t matter. Get the fuck out.

I don’t know how I feel. A weird sensation of pride and intense bitterness. I did a good job; at least, I think I did. Unfortunately, internal validation is the only kind I’m going to get.

Everyone reposting KDA should see this. Riot has successfully distracted everyone into forgetting their culture of sexism, exploitation, and toxicity mere months after it was all revealed.

Look, I get it. Akali is EXTREMELY my type. It’s obvious how much love and care was put into her development. But it makes me furious to see all the free advertising that Riot is getting from people who I thought would know better.  And now? One of the people who is arguably responsible for all that free advertising? Who’s work is undoubtedly making Riot hundreds of thousands of dollars a day? Who was overworked to the point of near breaking? They get nothing. WORSE than the scant bit of credit that most devs can get in a big company like Riot. They got let go.

Fuck Riot Games.

One thing that I thought really sucked a lot is that the production company who made the KDA video isn’t even credited. They credit a lot of other people on their videos, usually, but the actual animators of the video are hidden; almost a lie by omission. At best it’s a honest mistake, at worst it’s sneakily trying to pass off the video as something made in-house when it’s not. :(

Gif request meme: anonymus requested Black Sails+favourite romantic relationship

Большие кошки тоже любят коробки.

“big kitties also love boxes”

oh my god he is so happpy

I love cats so much

Here’s some more big cats in boxes

hey. that’s not a giraffe. 

Lionesses are known for their cunning hunting tactics.