Ava's World

Just a big glob of things that I like, believe, struggle with, and other things that define me.

lacigreen:

lipstickandligature:

drugstoreprincess:

Finally, a makeup advertisement addressing the fact that makeup is an ARTFORM, and isn’t only used to “hide your flaws”.

Oh my god Maybelline! Well fucking done! *raucous applause and whooping*

well…i certainly agree with the message.  makeup is a legitimate form of individual expression.  but i’m not about to get all bright eyed and bushy tailed for maybelline.

even if it were a real ad (edit: it’s not!), companies only market in a way that is necessary for profit.  the beauty industry is increasingly exploiting the growing attempts to critique patriarchal expectations of female beauty.  these critiques threaten the success of these companies which, more often than not, thrive on body shame and sexism.  companies like maybelline only care about empowerment as long as is brings in the cashola.  the green.  the money, honey.

(Source: lifeinthefastlaine)

tatteredsanity:

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tatteredsanity:

submitted by thatgirlclutchinganotebook

Hate when people do this. I call them out and explain why saying something is “so OCD” is ableism. Then they tell me to stop being so sensitive. Well, maybe they should stop belittling a mental disorder that many people, including myself, struggle with on a daily basis.

tatteredsanity:

submitted by ananthropologistonvenus

The worst type :(

I passed FCAT with a level 5! 

Hey look. It’s my brain. 

(Source: ivegottheruns)

(Source: absolutelyayrianna)

tatteredsanity:

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"The reality is that fat people are often supported in hating their bodies, in starving themselves, in engaging in unsafe exercise, and in seeking out weight loss by any means necessary. A thin person who does these things is considered mentally ill. A fat person who does these things is redeemed by them. This is why our culture has no concept of a fat person who also has an eating disorder. If you’re fat, it’s not an eating disorder — it’s a lifestyle change." 

Lesley Kinzel (via curvesahead)

I will always reblog this because it is so so important. 

(via infinitetransit)

I just want to nail this to every stable surface I can find. I cannot count the amount of times that I’ve seen fat folks being encouraged, cajoled, and even forced into behaviors that would be recognized as disordered eating/exercising patterns in thin folks. 

Pretty much everything that’s done on shows like The Biggest Loser would be called out as pro-ana/pro-orthorexia in a thin person. Exercising past the point that it hurts, to the point where you’re throwing up, even injuring yourself? Berating yourself because you didn’t lose ENOUGH weight this week? Constantly talking about how fat is weakness and thinness will make everything better, about how you can’t stand to be your current weight anymore? Emphasis on weight as a sign of how much control, strength, and worth you have? Viewing food as bad, as a temptation to sin? Constant sharing and talking about tips on how to minimize food intake, how to lose weight? 

That sounds exactly like every pro-ana/pro-mia blog I’ve ever seen. It’s also what fat people are told we need to be doing to ourselves until we’re thin. 

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(Source: xojane.com)

(Source: tatteredsanity)

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