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Hi, it's Elyse.
I'm 22 and a senior in college.
I'm a Kappa Kappa Gamma and couldn't be happier about it.
Things to expect to see on my blog: Harry Potter, quotes, Disney, lots of cute animals, dinosaurs, historical fashion, fantasy, and the like. Every once and a while, a personal post.

I'm studying criminology and psychology in school, and I will be pursuing my Ph.D.

My favorite song is "You Found Me" by the Fray
My favorite book, other than Harry Potter, is Paper Towns by John Green. Go read it.

If you like dinosaurs, or even if not,
Please follow my other blog: ieffinglovedinosaurs.tumblr.com

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lepetitdragon:

triumfa:

Сhun, my little swimmer-rat

This is outrageously cute. 

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“Women are more likely to be attracted to personality and men are more likely to be attracted to physical appearance”

woah maybe that’s because we teach women to see men as people and we teach men to see women as objects

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swishyseahorseronan:

Ygritte → imitating Jon Snow

Best Thing Award

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thefrogman:

I believe that there are a small group of women who hate men just for being men. I believe that the textbook definition of the word misandry fits that description. I believe there are bad things that happen to men. I believe those issues should be addressed. I do not believe that a fringe group of women who hate men can be blamed for those issues. 
Misandry was a dead word until recently. A group of men who feared the progress of feminism revived the word and used it to undercut the movement. They like having the power being a man provides and they don’t want to lose that. So they created a movement, found a bunch of legitimate issues that affect men, and tried to blame women for those issues. They called this misandry. It’s like conservatives using buzzwords like “death panels” to make people fear health care. They let people assume it meant Obama wanted to kill your grandma. They let their cute little phrase infect the minds of good people and convince them of falsehoods. 
People are telling me that men cannot report rape without getting laughed at. They say this is misandry. It is the fault of women who hate men. But that just doesn’t make any sense to me. When I seek a logical explanation, it seems more likely that this is because men are supposed to be strong and women are supposed to be weak. And rape has been viewed as something that happens mostly to women. So if it does happen to a man, they must be weak. How did this idea of men=strong and women=weak start? I’m pretty sure it wasn’t because of misandry. It is an ancient patriarchy collapsing in on itself. 
Feminism is about fighting inequality. It’s about erasing the strong/weak perception ingrained into our society. Misandry, as the term is often used today, is about trying to blame women for anything bad that happens to men.
If you want to fight to fix issues that affect men, go for it. But I would really consider distancing yourself from this term. It is used to evangelize folks into a movement that is very problematic. A group that can’t handle scrutiny of their comic books and video games, so they send death and rape threats. A group that calls women sluts and think they ask for rape if they show too much cleavage. Those are the people who coined this term, and you should want nothing to do with them or their language.

thefrogman:

I believe that there are a small group of women who hate men just for being men. I believe that the textbook definition of the word misandry fits that description. I believe there are bad things that happen to men. I believe those issues should be addressed. I do not believe that a fringe group of women who hate men can be blamed for those issues. 

Misandry was a dead word until recently. A group of men who feared the progress of feminism revived the word and used it to undercut the movement. They like having the power being a man provides and they don’t want to lose that. So they created a movement, found a bunch of legitimate issues that affect men, and tried to blame women for those issues. They called this misandry. It’s like conservatives using buzzwords like “death panels” to make people fear health care. They let people assume it meant Obama wanted to kill your grandma. They let their cute little phrase infect the minds of good people and convince them of falsehoods. 

People are telling me that men cannot report rape without getting laughed at. They say this is misandry. It is the fault of women who hate men. But that just doesn’t make any sense to me. When I seek a logical explanation, it seems more likely that this is because men are supposed to be strong and women are supposed to be weak. And rape has been viewed as something that happens mostly to women. So if it does happen to a man, they must be weak. How did this idea of men=strong and women=weak start? I’m pretty sure it wasn’t because of misandry. It is an ancient patriarchy collapsing in on itself. 

Feminism is about fighting inequality. It’s about erasing the strong/weak perception ingrained into our society. Misandry, as the term is often used today, is about trying to blame women for anything bad that happens to men.

If you want to fight to fix issues that affect men, go for it. But I would really consider distancing yourself from this term. It is used to evangelize folks into a movement that is very problematic. A group that can’t handle scrutiny of their comic books and video games, so they send death and rape threats. A group that calls women sluts and think they ask for rape if they show too much cleavage. Those are the people who coined this term, and you should want nothing to do with them or their language.

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dredsina:

uss-awesome:

imafangirlnotadoctor:

#ITS SO SMALL #HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIT THE CREW IN HERE

WHAT IS THIS, A STARSHIP FOR ANTS?

THE STARSHIP HAS TO BE AT LEAST…THREE TIMES THIS SIZE

dredsina:

uss-awesome:

imafangirlnotadoctor:

#ITS SO SMALL #HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIT THE CREW IN HERE

WHAT IS THIS, A STARSHIP FOR ANTS?

THE STARSHIP HAS TO BE AT LEAST…THREE TIMES THIS SIZE

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whilelifepassesby:

hollykins7:

John Green everyone

he may be the only person in tumblr everyone agrees is awesome

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"Women are afraid of meeting a serial killer. Men are afraid of meeting someone fat."

When Strangers Click, a 2011 documentary about online dating.

It reminds me of that famous Margaret Atwood quote: “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” It also reminds me of something written by one of the mods of Sex Worker Problems: “Misandry irritates. Misogyny kills.”

I mean, it’s just true.

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“Misandry irritates. Misogyny kills.”

That’s it.  That’s it right there.

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"Women are afraid of meeting a serial killer. Men are afraid of meeting someone fat."

When Strangers Click, a 2011 documentary about online dating.

It reminds me of that famous Margaret Atwood quote: “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” It also reminds me of something written by one of the mods of Sex Worker Problems: “Misandry irritates. Misogyny kills.”

I mean, it’s just true.

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“Misandry irritates. Misogyny kills.”

That’s it.  That’s it right there.

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peanutbuttarunna:

a-fucking-creeper:

mareeps:

they should have made specialty ice cream flavors for the election

mint romney and obamanana split

i’m 500% done with this site

barackyroad

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