Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas. They prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues, and family. They listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and often feel as if they express themselves better in writing than in conversation. They tend to dislike conflict. Many have a horror of small talk, but enjoy deep discussions.
Susan Cain, Quiet (via jazzdaleks)
No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your ‘religious freedom.’ If you don’t like birth control, don’t use it. Religious freedom doesn’t mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs.
President Barack Obama
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Learn to deal with the fact that you are not a perfect person but you are a person that deserves respect and honesty.
Pandora Poikilos (via myquotelibrary)
How you know you’ve made it.
So this would be Zach Braff (whose work I’m very familiar with) and the porn star James Deen (less so), but I am completely fascinated by James Deen, because the only reason I know who he is at all is because TONS of female nerdfighters in their 20s post about him ALL THE TIME. Is he that famous? And why?
I guess I should be encouraged that women can now sexualize and objectify men just as effectively as men can objectify women, but I’m not sure that was supposed to be the point of the sexual revolution?
Anyway, most reblogging for fantastic look on Braff’s face.
Edit: Everyone is reblogging, but no one is answering my question?
James Deen does porn in a way that makes both parties equal, I think. I enjoy watching him because he pays such complete attention to the woman/women he’s currently engaged with. It doesn’t look like a mindless act or like he’s just getting another paycheck, he looks like he’s actually interested in the woman/women and enjoying the encounter, as do the women he’s worked with. It makes porn seem oddly more personal, for me, at least.
Also, I wouldn’t say we’re objectifying James Deen, and certainly not on the scale that women have been experiencing. Most of the women I know who love James Deen appreciate that he’s sexy, but also that he has a sense of humor, and seems like a whole, three-dimensional human being.
How you know you’ve made it.
So this would be Zach Braff (whose work I’m very familiar with) and the porn star James Deen (less so), but I am completely fascinated by James Deen, because the only reason I know who he is at all is because TONS of female nerdfighters in their 20s post about him ALL THE TIME. Is he that famous? And why?
I guess I should be encouraged that women can now sexualize and objectify men just as effectively as men can objectify women, but I’m not sure that was supposed to be the point of the sexual revolution?
Anyway, most reblogging for fantastic look on Braff’s face.
Edit: Everyone is reblogging, but no one is answering my question?
A lot of young women find James Deen appealing because 1) he doesn’t look like most over-juiced porn stars that the men who control the industry seem to think we want. He’s a more accurate depiction of what women will find attractive. 2) In most of his scenes he seems to actually give a damn about what the woman is feeling and whether or not she’s getting off. And also he just seems like a genuinely charming guy if you read his blog/twitter.
I adore the vlogbrothers, and they’re usually very good at being generally diplomatic and open-minded, and that’s one of the things I like most about them. But I like them even better when they snap and speak their mind, because they are brilliant and thoughtful people. Today, Hank Green talks gay marriage, with no punches pulled, in one of the most straightforward and simple ways I’ve seen.
