“I get worried for young girls sometimes; I want them to feel that they can be sassy and full and weird and geeky and smart and independent, and not so withered and shriveled.”
—Amy Poehler
I have always liked Rosie the Riveter. She is the icon for the working woman and a poster child for feminists. Go Rosie go!
But most of all, stop thinking that what people so loathingly refer to as the “friendzone” is some sort of purgatory women put “nice guys” into. My friendship is not a crappy consolation prize that you’re left with if I deny you a sexual relationship– and my body is not your reward for good behavior.
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| — | Taylor Callobre, The “Good Guy” Myth (via housewifeswag) |
Margie was a very different kind of pin-up girl. She was not salacious, and her clothes were neatly buttoned up. She was a young wife on the homefront pining for soldier husband, and her serious and articulate “letters” that appeared alongside her image were about managing money. But she was a big hit with the young men fighting overseas during World War II.
“Margie” was created to encourage soldiers to manage their pay. Her letters informed soldiers about soldiers’ deposits, personal transfer accounts, Class E allotments of pay, War Bonds, and National Service Life insurance. The posters were distributed in posts, commands, and theaters of operation.
She was also a real person. Margie Stewart passed away this May at the age of 92. She was not a soldier, but she gave the men overseas a reason and a reminder to plan for a life with their sweethearts after the war ended.
These posters are part of the holdings of the National Archives and can be found in Record Group 44.
‘Stories have changed, my dear boy…There are no more battles between good and evil, no monsters to slay, no maidens in need of rescue. Most maidens are perfectly capable of rescuing themselves in my experience, at least the ones worth something, in any case.’
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| — | Pg. 377, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (via bearkare) |
Q: Why do you write strong female characters?
A: Because you’re still asking me that question.
A: Because you’re still asking me that question.
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| — | Joss Whedon, writer and creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog amongst many, many others (via curiositycounts) |
‘SLUT’ is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “yes”.
‘Friend Zone’ is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “no”.
