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you all do know that the bechdel test was never supposed to be a metric for approving “feminist media”—it is actually a commentary on how incredibly alienating media is for lesbians when two women can’t even talk to each other about anything other than a man let alone love or fuck…. right? right??
this post got wildly popular in a way I did not expect. most of the tags in the notes are some variation of the above… which is so, so telling. the frustration in my tone is the product of active lesbian erasure. this concept is incredibly popular in mainstream feminism and the erasure of its lesbian origins is intentional. so yeah, I’m allowed to be a little angry about people misusing it.
to everyone directly & indirectly asking for sources: if you looked into alison bechdel’s work for ~5 seconds, you would know that it is entirely about lesbians. she is one of the most indisputably lesbian lesbians in existence. the fact that people continue grasping at straws to make her perspective about anything other than lesbian representation is disgusting, but sadly predictable. this whole thing is just ironic as hell.
tl;dr the bechdel test is about lesbians. the fact that people don’t know this and/or refuse to accept it is just further proof of lesbian erasure.
Oboe:
I bought shot-glasses and cigarette paper this weekend.... NO IT'S FOR MY OBOE I SWEAR
Flute:
Yeah, she said she was going to do the Chaminade too. Looks like we'll have two people playing the concertino for the solo show this year, or there's always murder, you know
clarinet:
It's my reed. Hold on I'll get another one out... also if another person asks me to play the mozart clarinet concerto i'll slap a bitch
Bassoon:
could you scoot over a bit? I need more space to lean my bassoon... My posture is just fine, THANKS
Saxophone:
shit. i still have my neck-strap on don't I?
Drums:
Is the snare on? GOD, who turned the snare off again?! AND! Where the frickity frack are my sticks?
timpani:
i gotta tune the timpani. hold on
trumpet:
i hate partial jumping practice so much
trombone:
Do you want to hear my gliss?
tuba:
i literally play four notes the entire piece..,.
horn:
look i don't know why we stick the hand in the bell. don't ask. it's just how it is
cello:
yeah my cello cost 13,000 and my bow is custom made, so it's like 6,000 and my new case which is shock absorbent, fireproof and waterproof cost like 7,500
viola:
I know we're trying to play louder it's the loudest i can get i know i know i'm so sick of pizzicato accompaniment give me a break please
violin:
um I can't see the concertmaster's bowings from back here... yeah i know i can watch the person in front of me im not stupid it's just...
double bass:
how the fuck am I supposed to carry this thing through the door? Hey, can you hold it open for me
This is もちアイス (mochiaisu) and the “soft skin” is pounded rice cake. The white stuff you see on the outside is powdered sugar so they won’t get sticky. It’s very delicious on a hot day and you can get these at the right self-serve frozen yogurt joints. Unfortunately North America sells one mochiaisu for a dollar and some cents whereas in Japan you can get these by the boxful in any supermarket.
Want it. Nnh
you can make it yourself at home folks! Mochi is really simple to make, all you have to do is take 2 cups rice flower, mix with 1 cup water and ½ cup sugar, boil it in a pot or put in a ceranwrap covered bowl and put in microwave for 7 minutes. turn off the heat and stir it until it becomes solid and sticky. Then you can roll it into balls with a little bit of rice flour on top to keep it from being too sticky. Then you can eat it just like that, cover a scoop of ice cream and freeze it to make this, or you can make Strawberry Daifuku which is strawberries and red bean paste (anko) wrapped in mochi. I make it all the time!
Aww damn i gotta do this!!
Waaaaant. You’d find them in regular supermarkets in Seattle. Out here? Not so much. :(
In a two-page memo provided to the Washington Post, Donald Trump has finally elaborated on how he would make Mexico pay for the border wall even if the nation refuses. He’d present two options: “Make a one-time payment of $5-10 billion” or he’ll halt remittances sent back home by Mexican immigrants living in the U.S. (an estimated $24 billion). Is that even legal?
Update: President Obama was asked about this new Trump policy today at a press briefing:
