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littlepawz · 1 year

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“When she applied to run in the Boston Marathon in 1966 they rejected her saying: “Women are not physiologically able to run a marathon, and we can’t take the liability.” Then exactly 50 years ago today, on the day of the marathon, Bobbi Gibb hid in the bushes and waited for the race to begin. When about half of the runners had gone past she jumped in. She wore her brother’s Bermuda shorts, a pair of boy’s sneakers, a bathing suit, and a sweatshirt. As she took off into the swarm of runners, Gibb started to feel overheated, but she didn’t remove her hoodie. “I knew if they saw me, they were going to try to stop me,” she said. “I even thought I might be arrested.” It didn’t take long for male runners in Gibb’s vicinity to realize that she was not another man. Gibb expected them to shoulder her off the road, or call out to the police. Instead, the other runners told her that if anyone tried to interfere with her race, they would put a stop to it. Finally feeling secure and assured, Gibb took off her sweatshirt. As soon as it became clear that there was a woman running in the marathon, the crowd erupted—not with anger or righteousness, but with pure joy, she recalled. Men cheered. Women cried. By the time she reached Wellesley College, the news of her run had spread, and the female students were waiting for her, jumping and screaming. The governor of Massachusetts met her at the finish line and shook her hand. The first woman to ever run the marathon had finished in the top third.”

#women #Bobbi Gibb #first woman Marathon runner #pass the torch #first of many #visionaries #paving the way #running #athletics #women athletes #Boston Marathon #earned accolades #running races #Where there is a will...#challenging prejudice #challenging the rules

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womentiespoolhouse · 6 months

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(via Monday Motivation: Half Marathon Moments)

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junotter · 9 months

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All the jokes about Ken and horses are good but I just wanna say it's such a good parallel to how actual young men get swept into misogyny and the patriarchy.

Like they're told to believe it means men get to be cool and manly and have this power but with that comes extremely rigid commands of what they can be as a man and a cycle of self hatred for never matching those gender roles perfectly. Patriarchy tells men that if they just do exactly what is expected of them, then they get all the "cool stuff" that comes with. That doesn't work though when there's only a small group that actually gets that power, but men will keep trying to fit into those roles in hopes that they can.

In the end there are no horses or the myth men are told, it's just endless cycles of self hatred and ingroup fighting.

#barbie #barbie movie #barbie spoilers #ig #ive got a lot more on how barbie looks at feminism and the patriarchy cause god they did it #not to say there isnt faults such as very little conversation about intersectionality #but i can also understand the impossible task of talking about EVERYTHING in one movie #not everyone will be happy and thats fine #anyway i think something barbie did really well is fight this battle of both wanting so deeply to love (romantically or not) men but also #not dismissing the fact its mens job to solve their problems themselves #that even if women need to be the front runners of breaking the patriarchy men cannot rely on them to solve their own problems completely #also just god im so glad this wasnt a girl boss slay movie #women deserve respect and love and life regardless of accomplishment #we should not have to be ceos and presidents and world problem solvers to gain equality #i can also understand if nonbinary people feel left out/disconnected from the movie #but as always gender abolition and acknowledging the gender binary (ie the one societially impossed) go hand and hand 👍#just incase cause idfk terfs dni the barbie movie is not for you #barbie literally states constantly that her gender has nothing to do with (non existent) genitals so f off

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best-childhood-book · 4 months

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#best childhood book #poll #the hobbit #the book thief #the giver #little women #charlotte’s web #eragon #his dark materials #the maze runner #where the sidewalk ends #miss peregrine’s home for peculiar children

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toxoplasmewsis · 1 month

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“Reduced to only being able to date bisexual women…” just screams red flags on so many levels.

#both from a lesbian or bi perspective this is fucking gross #lesbians aren’t an ultimate prize #and bi women aren’t a runner up prize

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bellzsad · 7 months

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my favorite quotes from my favorite characters/shows/movies (part 1):

"you and me against the world, m'lady." - chat noir, miraculous

"great, we're all bloody inspired." - newt, maze runner

"TWENTY-EIGHT STAB WOUNDS." - connor, detroit: become human

"but from the moment you ran into that maze, i knew i would follow you anywhere. and i have. we all have." - newt, maze runner

"who cares if im pretty if i fail my finals?" - rory, gilmore girls

“for a second there, i thought you had the chops to be a runner. till you face planted.” - newt, maze runner

"statistically speaking, there's always a chance for unlikely events to take place." - connor, detroit: become human

"you, you are, you're a great deal too good for me, and i'm so grateful to you, and so proud and fond of you, i don't know why i can't love you as you want me to." - jo, little women

"i'm loved now, but when i wasn't, it didn't mean i wasn't worthy of it." - anne, anne with an e

-> part 2 -> part 3

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gelarshiesprofruitboarder · 3 months

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god. fuck. (in case the text is like. super horrible quality click on the image to make it better)

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lusinzak · 11 months

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Me, living casually and purposelessly:

Also me, randomly remembering one of my favorite characters, who should not have died, especially in such a stupid and preventable way: *punches a nearby pillow with all force*

Also me: *goes on living in the same way*

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bonefall · 8 months

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In BB, a Park cat's name changes over time. Born nameless, the first name they wear is of their mentor; Mentor's (dominant) Paw.

The Wind Runner's name was self-given. Many cats of the River Kingdom yearned for the freeness of the moor just beyond the river, and yet, found themselves embroiled in border dispute over their loose homesteads. She became the authority, uniting them under the Wind Coalition.

Her name refers to how she keeps these winds running. Like a ringleader, she is their arbitrator and their enforcer. In exchange for their services when she demands, the Wind Runner ensures that peace is kept between the smaller territories, and that they come together in times of need.

She is ambitious, calculating, and BRUTAL. A ferocious enemy, and a selfish ally. What she does, she does for herself, her family, and the Wind Coalition in that order.

It is a reputation she's proud of. She WANTS for you to fear her grudges, and stay in her good graces. A truly powerful cat is not one who has to command; they are one for whom others move willingly.

#No point with this just gushing about her <3 #I love women so much ohhh my god I love when I get to write about ambitious and morally gray wimen #Ferocious girls my beloved #Also for some reason I keep associating her with doofensmirtz LMAO that old inside joke will not go away lads #WindCo my Beloved #better bones au #And yes I did settle on Wind Coalition so I could call it WindCo #She is literally a girlboss running her empire. DO you understand my vision #BB!DOTC #BB!Wind Runner #Wind Runner. The.

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babylawyerruns · 6 months

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1:51:22 in my half marathon!! This felt great! I am so happy!!!!

#runblr #running #personal #runner #garmin #run #runspo #strava #half marathon #Half Marathon PR #PR #women’s running #me #mine #my face #fitness

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guiltymepleasures · 9 hours

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Idol Actor Ryu "linked to a lot of women" Sun Jae will soon be revealed to be the stupidest fool in love who existed in the world.

He would try to play it cool (as expected) but Sol looks at him and he's a blushing, pining mess and the industry will get whiplash.

And I'm here for it.

#all those women have nothing on sol #sol experiencing firsthand how many women like like him #jealous sol soon?#lovely runner #im sol #kim hye yoon #sun jae #ryu sun jae #byeon woo seok

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thepersonalwords · 2 days

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The opinion of success matters more than the opinions of your critics.

Matshona Dhliwayo

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caroldanversenthusiast · 2 years

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ana de armas in this suit…🫠

#it’s the hands in the pockets for me #she is so FINE #AHSHSLSJDKELE #ana de armas #the gf #the gray man #knives out #blade runner 2049 #blonde #movies #film #netflix #women in suits #lol #lgbt #wlw #sapphic #women #lgbtq

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scattered-winter · 4 months

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the fascinating thing about the maze runner books vs the movies is that they're both tragedies, but just...different kinds. in the books no matter what wicked did, they never got close to a cure. it was all for nothing: all the torture, all the death, all the money and effort spent trying to cure something that was just unstoppable. the world burned while a few hundred immunes survived, and there was no other way the story could have gone.

but in the movies they were so close. thomas was the cure. they had it in their hands and could have saved everyone, but they were just too late. wicked was destroyed, the last city fell, and with it the world's last hope for a cure. they almost got the cure in time. they almost made it in time to save newt. they almost won.

#tragedy where it was all inevitable vs tragedy where victory was within reach but it was just too late for everyone. fight.#anyway i am insane about this tonight. good day #just watched the death cure deleted scenes for the first time and man......................................................................#the way all the complexity to gally's character was practically left out of that movie. what if i explode.#also the way everyone hates teresa for LITERALLY no reason like girl........god forbid morally gray women do anything.#honestly while we're talking. thomas is morally gray too.#he's choosing himself + his friends over the entire world. while teresa is sacrificing her friends to save the world.#two sides of the same morally gray coin etc etc. i will defend teresa until the day i die btw.#not idly do i choose my blog title.#but anyway it's just insane to me how much moral complexity and nuance there is in these books/movies #and how much of it was left OUT of the movies too. litcherally insane.#oooough.....role reversal au..................#tmr mutuals here's some food. i havent maze runner posted in ages but the brainworms are coming back #winter speaks #the maze runner

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jurbily · 11 months

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50+ year old single mom and her 2 strange and unusual kids

#run 3 #run 3 fanart #the runner #the student #the skater #skater mentions how she parents him LIKE!! she adopted you dude that is your mom now #also i love giving runner wrinkles I LOVE OLD WOMEN!!! sorry #jurbs stuff

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newtedison · 3 months

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“Do you wanna go somewhere?” Brenda asks you. “Somewhere else. Somewhere we choose.” The stoplight reflecting in her eyes turns green, and you nod.

You are Teresa Agnes, and you fall in love in the passenger's seat of a truck.

now on ao3

#i finally did it yall #the maze women event im so sorry #but here it is #my freeform space #brenda #teresa #brenderesa #fic #au #my fics #my edits #themazewomen2023 #tmr #the maze runner

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