I Really Hate The Secularization/tumblrifying Of Saint Joan Of Arc. Like Y’all Really Do Not Understand

Tannhaüser by Gabriel von Max (c. 1878)

a while back someone posted an excerpt from a book describing the French government (maybe sometime in the 18th century?) addressing roving rape gangs by creating brothels and filling them with the victimized women. could anyone direct me to it? forgot to save

Women all around the world have created traditional dishes and dances and sewn the clothing and organized the parties and preserved the photos and created the rituals and practices and customs and decided on the decor and set the trends of their communities and I am very proud to descend from them. Women make the world vibrant and warm. People say, oh but you haven’t invented as many machines and gadgets or you haven’t written as many classic books or you haven’t built the architecture but guess what? I don’t care because I will always take pride in how women have contributed to coloring the world in various unique ways

Me stepping onto the balcony to address my followers

men invented maps they had to spread on tables so they could watch each other bend over hands flat arms outstretched

i hate that maturity and intelligence is basically disappearing from media completely. not everything has to be funny. not everything needs to be relatable. not everything has to sound casual and conversational, or be immediately easy to understand. I want black text on a white background and experts.

If someone said this about me I’d frame it and read it everyday for an eternity

baby hands... rather strange. not really useful for wielding blades or slaying beasts, but seemingly optimised for consuming great numbers of carrots in small portions and swinging around the clown shaped toy. could we learn from that? is there a technique we have forgotten?