Looking through a glass onion

Jul 14

(via fuckyeahgirlcrush) She’s still perfect.

(via fuckyeahgirlcrush)

She’s still perfect.

(via anditslove) This reminds me of my younger bro & the whole Kellogg’s Frosties debacle.

(via anditslove)

This reminds me of my younger bro & the whole Kellogg’s Frosties debacle.

anditslove: Peanut Butter Cup Cake

anditslove:

Peanut Butter Cup Cake

“You know that feeling? That feeling as if you’re on top of the world? The feeling you get after your first date. The feeling you get after you laugh with your best friend. The feeling you get when meeting your idol. That’s how life should feel everyday.” — (via loveejenna) (via anditslove)

Jun 10

A litmus test of sorts to check for any substantial, meaningful and influential female presence (if any!) in movies, especially the popular blockbusters. The Bechdel test consists of 3 really simple questions: Are there more than 2 named female characters in the movie? Do they even talk to each other? Do they talk about something other than men? While these 3 questions seem rather basic or redundant, you will be surprised and in my case a tad astonished to discover just how many movies – including many Oscar-winning movies and box-office hits – that all completely fail the Bechdel Test.  Appalling. Kinda reveals and sheds a little stage-light (spot-light’s on the dudes mostly sadly) on how women are perceived and perhaps even treated in the movie industry. What’s worse??? Besides women being generally under-represented, the stereotypical characters they play may shape our own perception of women’s roles and responsibilities subconsciously. So I tried applying this test to the current movies being screened at home, in Singapore…and I er…gave up. GAH. Hmm..do The Runaways count? So pray tell…what’s the last movie you caught that passed the Bechdel test?

A litmus test of sorts to check for any substantial, meaningful and influential female presence (if any!) in movies, especially the popular blockbusters.

The Bechdel test consists of 3 really simple questions:

  1. Are there more than 2 named female characters in the movie?
  2. Do they even talk to each other?
  3. Do they talk about something other than men?

While these 3 questions seem rather basic or redundant, you will be surprised and in my case a tad astonished to discover just how many movies – including many Oscar-winning movies and box-office hits – that all completely fail the Bechdel Test.  Appalling. Kinda reveals and sheds a little stage-light (spot-light’s on the dudes mostly sadly) on how women are perceived and perhaps even treated in the movie industry. What’s worse??? Besides women being generally under-represented, the stereotypical characters they play may shape our own perception of women’s roles and responsibilities subconsciously.

So I tried applying this test to the current movies being screened at home, in Singapore…and I er…gave up. GAH. Hmm..do The Runaways count?

So pray tell…what’s the last movie you caught that passed the Bechdel test?