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thenewwomensmovement: thescarletwoman: thisisrapeculture: xtremecaffeine: and-other-good-intentions: So I saw a post on how American Apparel markets unisex clothing, but I couldn’t actually find a unisex section on their website. I did however notice this. The sweatshirts one is particularly illuminating. Selling men’s clothes to men, and selling women’s bodies to… ? American Apparel is really fucking horrible for many, many reasons, but here’s another example. American Apparel’s advertising is a PERFECT example of the way that we sell products to men through advertisements and sell women’s bodies to men even though they’re being used in advertisements for women’s products. It’s a fantastic example of how the female body is treated differently than the male body, how it’s seen as intrinsically sexual, and how this is totally normalized within our culture. To be clear: i’m not saying there’s anything wrong with women’s bodies being sexual, or women being seen as sexual beings. We are sexual beings! What I am saying is that there’s something deeply problematic when that sexualizing is only happening for women, and when that sexuality turns into objectification through a male gaze. To illustrate, here’s a screencap from the AA homepage right now: because a picture of a woman’s ass that she is spreading with her fingers and the slogan ‘get wet’ is not an objectification of women’s bodies for the male gaze AT ALL, and we would totally see these types of images and ads for male swimsuits too! -________-  Yeah, if you’re still spending your money there, stop.
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thenewwomensmovement:

thescarletwoman:

thisisrapeculture:

xtremecaffeine:

and-other-good-intentions:

So I saw a post on how American Apparel markets unisex clothing, but I couldn’t actually find a unisex section on their website. I did however notice this. The sweatshirts one is particularly illuminating.

Selling men’s clothes to men, and selling women’s bodies to… ?

American Apparel is really fucking horrible for many, many reasons, but here’s another example.

American Apparel’s advertising is a PERFECT example of the way that we sell products to men through advertisements and sell women’s bodies to men even though they’re being used in advertisements for women’s products. It’s a fantastic example of how the female body is treated differently than the male body, how it’s seen as intrinsically sexual, and how this is totally normalized within our culture. To be clear: i’m not saying there’s anything wrong with women’s bodies being sexual, or women being seen as sexual beings. We are sexual beings! What I am saying is that there’s something deeply problematic when that sexualizing is only happening for women, and when that sexuality turns into objectification through a male gaze. To illustrate, here’s a screencap from the AA homepage right now:

because a picture of a woman’s ass that she is spreading with her fingers and the slogan ‘get wet’ is not an objectification of women’s bodies for the male gaze AT ALL, and we would totally see these types of images and ads for male swimsuits too! -________- 

Yeah, if you’re still spending your money there, stop.

occasional-drinker: ch0anoflagellate: juggahnaut: coralblue-number3: joeywaggoner: riddlemeroxy: kiraelric: ilikethatbandbye: Reblog if you know where this was from.  Why are there so few notes?! Dear God.  EVERYONE and their grandparents should know where this is from Must. Resist. Quoting. Narrator. If you’re over the age of 14 you should know SO, ONCE AGAIN THE DAY IS SAVED THANKS TO… THE POWERPUFF GIRLS one time I was looking at a mapand I find out Townsville is a real place in Australia it’s in queensland it’s a hole
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occasional-drinker:

ch0anoflagellate:

juggahnaut:

coralblue-number3:

joeywaggoner:

riddlemeroxy:

kiraelric:

ilikethatbandbye:

Reblog if you know where this was from. 

Why are there so few notes?! Dear God. 

EVERYONE and their grandparents should know where this is from

Must. Resist. Quoting. Narrator.

If you’re over the age of 14 you should know

SO, ONCE AGAIN

THE DAY

IS SAVED

THANKS TO…

THE POWERPUFF GIRLS

one time I was looking at a map
and I find out Townsville is a real place in Australia

it’s in queensland it’s a hole

There’s over 9 million users on Tumblr now. Reblog if you’re one of the few who’s never EVER left anon hate in somebody’s ask box.

baron-de-niege:

girlwhodiesalot:

ralph-the-gallade:

askahoennbreeder:

ask-crystal-the-gardevoir:

hallowantvenom:

sunrisethefangirl:

typical-teen-with-digi-spirits:

If you can’t reblog this…

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EVERYONE ON TUMBLR IS A DICK

#confirm

The lack of people who reblogged this…

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not everyone on tumblr are dicks you dick

If you can reblog this thenimage

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Sphere: Reblog this. Seriously.

Come on people.
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