cranniesinmybrain:

p0tbarbie:

watermelinoe:

p0tbarbie:

p0tbarbie:

i have been fucked up ever since i took a mythology class in college and learned that the greek mythology we know today is not only deliberately patriarchal (i mean duh) but was put in place specifically to abolish the matriarchal religion that came before it, nearly all traces of which were systematically erased. AND, the reason the modern west is so obsessed with greek mythology specifically is that it aligns so closely with our own patriarchal values. like we are literally taught greek mythology IN SCHOOL, that’s how hugely important it is in our culture. (i mean think about it… there is no real benefit to placing that much emphasis on greek mythology specifically over any other part of history)

learning this literally ruined greek mythology for me lmao

artemis and aphrodite are the classic madonna (virgin) and the whore

athena is deliberately stripped of her femininity in order to be goddess of wisdom, springing fully formed from zeus’ head instead of being born from a woman

hera is the jealous, vindictive ball and chain, etc etc.

and the kicker? pandora was a revamped character from an older myth, in which she created every single thing in the universe, good and bad. she didn’t just open a box and ruin everything by not being able to follow orders. pandora literally means “all-giving”. and in the greek mythology we know today, she’s the first woman on earth and manages to fuck things up for everyone. sound familiar? like eve, maybe?

i don’t have sources because i learned this in a college class like 3 years ago but if anyone has access to their college’s academic database and wants to source this for me that’d be awesome. i haven’t tried but i’m guessing you’d be hard pressed to find info about it on google.

here’s a book i’m reading abt it that i picked up at a half-price bookstore. it’s a bittersweet read. there’s references inside the front cover, too, for further reading.

Thank you for adding this! Reblogging so y’all can see it

This book is the bomb diggety.   Bittersweet read indeed.

realmoths:

Everyone on twitter is just like ‘i think this Marginalised Woman whose art has lately been receiving acclaim is actually a boring stupid talentless fraudulent idiot bitch shrew. Would like a medal for my valour posthaste pwease’

acoolguy:

slumbermancer:

oh check this out lol [Sends you to Goblin Zone.]

thanks for the free ride home

nis-otps:

lilsparrow72:

glitterpen1s:

you know that feeling when you’re on your period and you take a shower and you feel so clean and relieved and nice but then as soon as you turn the water off it’s a race against you, gravity and time

I swear the last line made it feel like the plotline of an action film

It is a period drama

slavery:

Not enough people named WOLFGANG these days smh what’s with that

genjishimadaing:

hi im in a really shitty place right now. for the last 2 months ive been in and out of the hospital so much i have lost my full time shifts at my job. (i spent both my birthday, and christmas in the hospital. so fun.) i cant afford the insulin (or needles) i need as a type one diabetic, and i cant afford the medications i need to help my stomach to keep me out of the hospital, and it feels like a very tireless, endless loop. (ive been diagnosed with gastroparesis, and it’s kept me admitted in the hospital for weeks at a time.)

i really need help, i cant survive without insulin, and im really fucked, even if i do get some shifts at work, i dont get payed soon enough to get medications. 

if anyone can help in anyway at all (even reblogs to spread the word) id really appreciate anything at all right now

becky_l@telus.net is my paypal, and also my direct deposit email

thanks for helping if u can

slimetony:

*doing a tarot card reading* uh oh… this guy has a sword… better watch out for that…