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maaarine · 1 year

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The Authority Gap: Why Women are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and what We Can Do about it (Mary Ann Sieghart, 2021)

“‘I’ve known this for a very long time, that men just aren’t interested in reading our literature,’ Bernardine Evaristo told me.

‘So what does that say about our society? Our literature is one of the ways in which we explore narrative, we explore our ideas, we develop our intellect, our imagination.

If we’re writing women’s stories, we’re talking about the experiences of women. We also talk about male experiences from a female perspective.

And so if they’re not interested in that, I think that it says a lot and it’s very damning and it’s extremely worrying.

It seems to me that we’re seen as less important and more insignificant. And that is a big problem.’ (…)

‘I feel like I have no male readers. There’s something innately very patronizing about knowing that half the population considers my thoughts on anything to be completely irrelevant to them.

I do find that quite upsetting sometimes. On low days when I think about what that dismissal of my thoughts and stories and work is, it’s wounding.

It sends you into a weird existential place to think that half the population isn’t interested in what you’ve got to say.’

It’s not just that there is an authority gap: there is a complete void if men aren’t reading books by women. (…)

‘Affinity is a joyful thing,’ writes the novelist Anne Enright. ‘I have often admired the ease with which men praise books by other men, and envied, slightly, the way they sometimes got admired in their turn.

This spiral of male affection twists up through our cultural life, lifting male confidence and reputation as it goes.

Work by men is also read and discussed by female critics; only one side of the equation is weak: the lack of engagement with women’s work by men.’”

#mary ann sieghart #book #the authority gap #weaker sex

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ripped-up-newspaper · 3 months

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I cannot say enough that this book (The Authority Gap by Mary Ann Sieghart) is one of the most brilliant and jaw dropping thesis’ I have ever read. Ms. Sieghart wastes no time getting into the nitty-gritty of it, even the introduction holds no punches. She’s concise, efficient, and incredibly intelligent, which show’s prominently in her book.

I can’t recommend it enough.

#darkest academia #dark academia #academia #books #literature #bookish #chaotic academia #book recommendations #book reccs #thesis #nonfiction #please read this book #sexism #the authority gap #Mary Ann Sieghart #gender inequality #gender gap

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mabbbish · 11 months

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wonderful day to remember ninjago has a canon highschool au

#mad as hell i posted this like two days ago and tumblr ate it then logged me out of my acc????#lloyd has dyed blue hair inspired by mr snail dood inspired by that one ninjago scriptwriter that said he would btw. if you even care #anyway there are many scenarios buzzing in my noggin about gaps in the movie i’m filling them all with hcs #like i am so sure nya could go into service or social work or law or security because shes a genius when it comes to laws and rights #but she has anger issues and she hates authority so she can’t get a job anywhere #that’s why she loves being a ninja!!#plus her steel cap boots are for stomping on people!!!#hate zane’s characterisation in the movie it’s creepy asf in this he’s just everyone’s favourite lab partner #anyway more hcs in art cominbb soon #ninjago #the lego ninjago movie #tlnm #lego ninjago #lloyd garmadon #ninjago lloyd #ninjago jay #ninjago nya #kai smith #nya smith #ninjago kai #ninjago cole #ninjago zane

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rayasland · 2 months

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“i write for jjk….”

“and write smuts for all the men…” (assuming its excluding the minors)

“including the minors…“ (yuuji, megumi, toge, nobara, maki, etc)

“but its okay!! i aged them up!!!”

“and im an adult…”

USER DROP IN COMMENTS

BTW THIS APPLIES FOR EVERY ANIME SHOW TYAT HAS MINORS

idc that im “clogging up” the tags btw its one post bro why r u crying BOO HOOOO if u dont wanna see it SCROLLLLL get over it hes not going nowhere just scroll

rlly cant last a sec without seeing ur husbando gojos ff’s💀💀

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neproxrezi · 9 months

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someone else could write it better than me but i love how the fucked up nasty shit you can make harry do/say/be in disco elysium isn't just like, random stuff caused simply by the player having free will and control over him but they're parts of who he is and who he has been

you're not a tabula rasa. you're a sudden shock of blank pages in a big, aged, damaged book and sometimes the paper you're trying to write a better man on is torn and you see something through the gaps nobody needed to see ever again. and it's just there now again, back to the surface

#sorry for some reason i feel like i write about DE better in tags than the post. idk why. TAG ESSAY AHEAD.#the gap between tags is a nigh irreplacable form of punctuation #to me #anyway #the one that really got me thinking was how failing an authority check can make you call kim a racial epithet #even if you've played a vocally anti-racist harry up to that point #that line feels like the underbelly of a calving iceberg you were never meant to see #floating to the surface as the whole thing turns and rights itself #the joyous moment is over. the celebrations end #you stop dancing and you step outside with kim #you can profusely apologise #but that thing #that piece of harry before he forgot everything #it doesn't come out of nowhere #nobody just randomly blurts out something like that #it crests the surface #and then it's just... gone again #under the waves #disco elysium #dibi

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pxgeturner · 1 month

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The manager at Gimnasio Dorado has just posted a peek at his file and boxing stats for double world champ “THE BEAR” O’HARA. here it is!:

#Iron Fist 🥊#gfx 🎞️#I totally DID do the highly (un)necessary math to find his birthday based off of what I think his big three would look like.#miguel o'hara #boxer!miguel o’hara #miguel o'hara x reader #miguel o’hara x reader #miguel o’hara x fem!reader #miguel o’hara x you #boxer!miguel o’hara x author!reader #age gap relationship #miguel my love #spiderman atsv #astv miguel

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lannegarrett · 9 days

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Writer's friends when they listen to the writer explaining the plot to their story:

#books #writing #writersnetwork #writers #writers on tumblr #writing community #author #writerscommunity #writers life #writer #tumblr writing community #writer problems #writers of tumblr #writer things #plot gaps

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thedreadvampy · 2 years

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every time something from Neil Gaiman's tumblr crosses my dash I'm so concerned about the people writing and to him like. why have you outsourced your imagination to this man? asking shit like 'what does Morpheus sound like in this scene' or 'what does this dialogue mean' or 'what's the backstory to this moment' like BABES. THIS IS WHAT BARTHES WAS TALKING ABOUT. YOU'RE MEANT TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS YOURSELVES THAT'S WHAT MAKES ALL ART A COLLABORATIVE CREATION OF MEANING. if the author wanted something to be explicit in the text they can make it explicit in the text and if it's not explicit in the text YOU CAN MAKE IT UP.

what really gets me is I 100% prommy these kids regularly use 'death of the author' to mean 'i can enjoy works by problematic creators' which 1) yes I agree you can and should (using some discretion re who it profits and what's replicated in the work) but 2) THAT'S NOT WHAT IT MEANS LITERALLY WHAT IT MEANS IS. NEIL GAIMAN'S POST HOC OPINION ON SANDMAN OR GOOD OMENS IS A NO MORE LEGITIMATE FACT ABOUT THE TEXT THAN ANYONE ELSE'S INTERPRETATION. the text has left his control it belongs to the reader now, you get to decide and debate what it means.

#red said #i know i keep making posts like this but IT KEEPS HAPPENING #like you are not toddlers you do not need daddy to hold your hand and walk you through the story #if you're mature enough to meaningfully engage with a story for adults then you are mature enough to interpret it for yourself #and to understand that ambiguity or vagueness or an invitation to imagination are features of storytelling not bugs #hmmm actually I'm gonna tag this #neil gaiman #sandman #good omens #bc. some of you people need jesus or more relevantly literary and critical agency #like you understand that a story isn't a partial view into a reality that's as 3d as our own right?#the play doesn't carry on backstage #you're not MISSING OUT on a fundamental truth of the fictional world that's obscured by the shape of the story it ONLY exists in the story #you're SUPPOSED to construct the context and detail out of the clues you're given in the text and build your own world #and draw your own conclusions #it's not a Real World That Only Neil Gaiman Can See Into it's a STORY he wrote SPECIFICALLY TO INVITE YOU TO IMAGINE #like it's YOURS. YOU'RE meant to fill in the gaps. ART IS A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE TEXT AND THE READER.#THAT'S what death of the author relates to #what part if any the author has in that other than what they put in the text

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lilacsupernova · 3 months

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A real-life law change in India provided a wonderful control experiment for researchers: in 1993, the Indian government passed a constitutional amendment to address the dearth of female leaders in local politics. In each five-year election cycle, one their of villages were randomly selected to appoint a female pradhan or chief.

The result? After two cycles of having a female pradhan in a village, perceptions of women in leadership improved among both male and female villagers. What is more, parents' aspirations for their daughters increased: they were 45 per cent more likely to want their girls to progress beyond secondary school than parents in villages that had never had a female leader. Meanwhile, the girls themselves had greater ambitions, did better at school and shared household chores more equally with their brothers.

– Mary Ann Sieghart (2021) The Authority Gap: Why Women are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men and What We Can Do About It, p. 306.

#mary ann sieghart #the authority gap #feminism #radical feminism #india #leadership #girlhood #politics #lilac posts

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maaarine · 1 year

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The Authority Gap: Why Women are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and what We Can Do about it (Mary Ann Sieghart, 2021)

“Men behave worse when they outnumber women. Put a woman alone in a meeting with four men, and 70 per cent of the interruptions she receives from men are negative.

Turn it round so that you have four women and one man in the room: here, just 20 per cent of the interruptions women receive from men are negative.

As the study says, when women predominate, ‘Men undergo a drastic change. They become far less aggressive.’

Even very small boys – aged between three and a half and five – interrupt girls twice as often as the little girls interrupt them. (…)

Paula Stone Williams, a trans woman, married and had children before she transitioned.

‘I am learning a lot about what it means to be a female and I am learning a lot about my former gender,’ she says.

‘There is no way a well-educated white male can know how much the culture is tilted in his favour.

There’s no way he can understand it because it’s all he’s ever known and all he ever will know. I never thought I had privilege, but I did.

‘Apparently, since I became a female, I have become stupid.

The more you’re treated as if you don’t know what you’re talking about, the more you begin to question whether or not you do in fact know what you’re talking about.

I now understand a woman’s tendency to doubt herself.’ (…)

And not being listened to can have serious implications for women’s mental health.

Anita Martin is a psychiatrist in the north of England, covering a population of 120,000, and she told me, ‘It comes up again and again for women when they’re depressed that they find it really difficult to be heard, really difficult to assert themselves.

Everyone needs agency in their life. If your learned experience is that you’re not listened to, that your opinions don’t matter, you think there’s no point my doing anything because nothing will change.

That’s the message that they’ve constantly had from society, that what they think doesn’t matter. We see that more in women than men.’”

#mary ann sieghart #book #the authority gap #weaker sex

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gunstellations · 11 months

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theyre looking at pictures of sumo

scene from:

#hankcon #inspired from an amazing fic #the gap in between #by molias on ao3 #i dont even often read aus but i randomly opened this and its gotten a hold of me by the fucking nutsack #its just a doodle but man!!! i have feelings abt them #i had an insane hyperfixation on dbh when it first released and its back in full force this week for some reason #ive been playing the game and reading non stop #read another fic that i really wanted to draw for but it broke me so fucking bad i cant even think abt it #if youve been in the fandom its probably familiar to you. the fucking. approximate distance one #anyway. heres hankcon for anyone still enjoying it in this year #if the author of the fic ever happens to find this #know that your fic is making me go insane. i havent even finished reading it yet so ive yet to drop a comment but god DAMN.#dbh #detroit become human #my art

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redjadethewriter · 9 days

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Blank the Series: The Novel vs The Show

After finally sitting down and reading the source material for the series, I must admit that I had expected it to be more provocative. However, to me, it was more like reading a soft-core erotica - nothing too outrageous. I hesitate to even classify it as soft-core, but that’s the best way I can describe it. Of course, anything involving BDSM is bound to stand out.

Despite my initial reservations, I found myself engaged in the love story between Khun Nueng and Anueng. The story, although a bit too PG-13 for my taste, held my attention. In my analysis of the series, I primarily focused on the character interactions, their internal struggles, insecurities, and how these factors influenced their actions and decisions.

Being a crone, I naturally gravitated towards examining Khun Nueng’s character more closely, as I found her to be the most relatable. However, I must acknowledge that Anueng is a well-developed character as well. She serves as a reminder that, regardless of age, individuals can possess cunning and resourcefulness.

While Anueng may appear childish around Khun Nueng in the series, after reading the novel, I gained a deeper understanding of why she expresses herself in such an over-the-top and annoying manner. It’s because she wants to elicit a reaction from Khun Nueng, as it seems to be the only way to make her “look more human” or act like it. In the novel, Khun Nueng rarely shows facial reactions unless she’s prompted to do so, which Anueng does often. Otherwise, Khun Nueng would simply hide behind her stoic mask all the time.

Interestingly, Khun Nueng’s go-to response to anyone expressing a romantic interest in her is, “Are you worthy of me?” as a tactic of scaring them away. This phrase serves as her motto, even though she doesn’t have any specific criteria for determining who would be worthy of her love, mainly because she has never truly loved anyone. So, when Anueng challenges this line by asserting, “I’m not today, but I will become worthy,” it deeply shocks our ice queen, both in the novel and in the series. It’s something she never expected.

As I’ve mentioned before, Khun Nueng finds herself in quite a bit of trouble because she has met her match in Anueng. They are contrasting yet compatible characters, and that’s what I find intriguing. They possess similarities that draw them closer together while also reflecting their deepest flaws. In a striking revelation, I realized their insecurities were actually quite similar, but in reverse. Anueng becomes jealous because of her insecurities about being young and not having much to offer, constantly worrying that Khun Nueng might end up with someone her own age who has a more established life. On the other hand, Khun Nueng frets about being too old and the possibility of the young girl eventually growing bored with her, changing her mind, and leaving.

Khun Nueng exhibits striking similarities to her grandmother, both in the series and in the novel. They share an icy demeanor, a controlling nature, and a toxic fixation on perfectionism. Despite leaving behind her privileged status, these traits have carried over into her more humble life as an artist. I now understand that her choice to rebel against her grandmother was not all simply out of spite, but a deliberate decision to assert her own identity.

While Khun Nueng desires her grandmother to acknowledge her responsibility for Song’s death and their collective suffering, she also longs to discover her true self. Above all else, Khun Nueng yearns to experience a wider range of emotions. She craves the taste of disappointment, having never truly felt loved or experienced the exhilaration of a racing heart. In the show, she exemplifies this by placing her hand over her heart and feeling it race in the presence of Anueng.

Khun Nueng lacks ambition. Although she pursues a career as an artist to sustain herself, she does not envision it as a long-term path. She wishes to continue using her artistic talents, but without the constraints of working for someone else. Her yearning for freedom outweighs any financial concerns, despite her constant struggle to make ends meet. In fact, Khun Nueng embraces the hardships that come with being a “starving artist.” Her upbringing with her grandmother shielded her from feelings of disparity and anguish, making the challenges she faces now exhilarating rather than burdensome.

Khun Nueng remains unimpressed by materialism and possesses a practical approach to life. She values essentials like food over fancy clothes, which captivate Anueng in the novel. Khun Nueng refuses to let those who flaunt their status and wealth sway her, as she cannot be bought.

Overall, Khun Nueng’s character is complex and multi-faceted. Her resemblance to her grandmother, with her stoic demeanor, her secret pursuit for emotional depth, her lack of ambition, and her indifference towards status all contribute to her unique persona.

While watching the series, I noticed that the first episode started the story at a much later scene from the novel. In this scene, the characters were already familiar with each other. Initially, I was confused because I wondered why Khun Nueng walked the girl to the bus-stop and knew which bus Anueng needed to get on. The wordplay exchange between them, especially with Anueng stating she was running away and asking to stay with Khun Nueng, added to my confusion.

As I continued watching, around episode 2 or 3, I noticed the girl had a lot of drawings that Khun Nueng had made for her. Being the analytical person that I am, I figured they must have met multiple times before. My confirmation of this came later when I read the story.

To explain Khun Nueng’s constant worry for the girl’s safety and her habit of always walking her to the bus stop, we found out that since the day they met, Khun Nueng had discreetly made sure Anueng got home safely at late hours. She would even follow Anueng from a distance to her house. From day one, our favorite dead-face character had been the protector, constantly concerned about the girl’s well-being.

I would like to highlight the similarities between Khun Nueng and her younger sister, Sam. However, before discussing their similarities, it is important to address the issues that arise between siblings. The reason Khun Nueng behaves more like their grandmother is because she received the most attention from her. Sam acknowledges this fact, admitting that although both of them were loved by their grandmother, she never had her undivided attention. This observation became clear to me while watching Gap the Series, as Sam was the one who received the least amount of attention. This dynamic only changed when Khun Nueng left and after Song passed away.

Even until the very end of their grandmother’s life, Sam tried to convey this, trying to get Khun Nueng to reconcile with their grandmother. Episode 6 showcased their close relationship, despite their occasional conflicts. I also understand the perspective of sibling favoritism, as Khun Nueng received the most scrutiny and was molded by their grandmother to potentially take her place in the future. This is why I see such striking similarities between Khun Nueng and their grandmother. However, Sam and Khun Nueng are undeniably similar as siblings. Sam has a tendency to express her jealousy openly, while Khun Nueng displays it in a manner that is passive-aggressive. Both of them struggle to admit their jealousy and have a tendency to hurt their partners in the process, as they refuse to acknowledge their own flaws and weaknesses.

Sam undergoes a transformation. We witnessed her growth in Gap the Series, and in Blank the Series, we see Sam attempting to show her love for Mon by baking a pie from scratch. This action surprised Khun Nueng, especially considering she could have easily purchased one from a top-tier bakery. However, Sam wanted to infuse her love into the pie.

We observe a similar act of love in episode 6, but this time it is Khun Nueng cooking home-cooked meals for Anueng instead of going out to eat. This is why I concluded by saying, “Girl... you are lying to yourself.” Cooking for someone is an incredibly personal gesture, and I don’t do it for just anyone. Therefore, I know fully that she constantly deceives herself.

In conclusion, the novel and the series share many similarities. Although there were some necessary omissions and alterations to the timeline and character interactions, I hope these changes will be seamlessly integrated in season 2, maintaining the steady pacing that has been established. Based on the first 6 episodes, I have a sense of what elements they might keep and what they may change. However, I do hope that they don’t stray too far from the meaningful aspects of the original source material, which I won’t go into detail about. I must acknowledge that the novel was clever in incorporating elements that kept me engaged until a satisfying conclusion. Therefore, if I see these same qualities in the series, I will be truly impressed, and the show will prove itself to be deserving of my attention.

I appreciate the good content.

Thank you.

#lgbt author #blank the series #lgbtq community #blank the series novel review #wlw age gap stories #GL series #thai gl #gl drama

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auteurdelabre · 2 days

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To all my Please Mister Miller fans, I'd like your opinion for the finale of this series ..

I'm happy to hear both perspectives in the comments! They may just sway me one way or the other.

#please mister miller #joel miller fanfiction #pedro pascal #smut #joel miller x reader #joel miller x you #joel miller smut #joel miller #dad joel miller #fanfic #fanfiction #poll #au joel #ao3 author #au tlou #age gap ROMANCE

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konigsblog · 6 months

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INTOXICATION

price x afab!f!reader

warnings: NON-CON/RAPE, intoxication, AGE GAP, female anatomy, female titles, dark content, p in v penetration, convincing, degrading authority kink.

note: i love writing intoxication... 🥃

;your captain wastes no time taking advantage of you in your drunken, vulnerable state.

kinktober masterlist (day 27)

Your captain was always odd around you.

He enjoyed the power aspect being a captain. A leader. A role model to young recruits like yourself. A fresh, new rookie, so pure and sweet towards him and treating him with nothing but respect.

His gaze wandered on your body. From your face to your cleavage to that tight ass he swore you teased him with whilst training. It was never his fault for looking, for sexualising you, but yours for hanging around men like him.

You should've expected it, atleast that's what he'd say. Others disliked you and swore you got special treat since you practically sold your body to him, which was far from the truth. Well... atleast at the time.

Laying on his leather brown couch while on deployment. Convinced to stay around for a few hours to ‘talk’. Your head heavy and fuzzy and a bottle of vodka in your hand. John's hand – calloused and rough – laid atop of your soft thigh. In a matter of time, you felt yourself growing closer out of consciousness. Eventually passing out beside the perverse creep.

He wasted no time before he was spreading your thighs and ploughing into your unconscious, slick pussy. He speared you on his meaty, fat dick while groaning out, degrading you for being so naive and trustful... You should know better. Was this really the type of people on his team? Unexpecting and naive.

Price ploughed into your tightening hole at a rapid pace, his lower abdomen rubbing against your stomach and your wrists pinned beside your head, groaning out at the texture of your gummy inner walls. A whine left through your puffy lips, like your body was aware. You poor, poor thing, laying limp beneath the man with no morals.

He pounded into your cunt, desperate for his own orgasm. John's thick and heavy cock eased in and out your pussy, raping your hole and leaving you bruised, raw and sensitive to the touch beneath him. “God, rookie...” he grew furious, slamming his broad hips into you, your pussy clutching around him due to his erratic pace.

It burned, your cunny ached when he slammed into you without a doubt, without an ounce of mercy spared. Your cheeks were stained from being slapped harshly across your face. He spurted a thick load of his bitter semen into your hole, panting and groaning out with a last thrust, pushing his full cock into you.

You squirmed unconsciously, left with his cum covering your raped pussy, oozing out while he smoked a cigar beside your weak, used and abused body.

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