The Art of Africa is a casualty of colonial exploitation, surviving principally in the museums of other countries. ~ Nadine Gordimer
“My objective in this work is to document an extraordinary art form – vernacular art and architecture in West Africa – that is not transportable and therefore not seen in museums around the world. It is an attempt to capture the unseen Africa, a glimpse into the homes and into the spirit of very proud and dignified peoples. In much the same way as I photographed the art of Ndebele women, I have drawn on my personal affinity for the art itself, for methods, design and form, rather than the socio-anthropological or political realities of a people or continent in dilemma. These images portray a unique tradition of Africa, a celebration of an indigenous rural culture in which the women are the artists and the home her canvas.”
I’ve met monks before (because I work at a hospital and even they aren’t immune to breaking bones) and they are not some naive, socially inept group of sheltered babes.
They are clever as shit and have such a sharp whit I was constantly left in stitches by their jokes.
These monks know exactly what the fuck they’re doing.
In this case, it’s more of a classic “old person with back and/or knees giving out”* look. Dorky as hell, and not great for outside wear a lot of the time in this climate, socks or no. Probably even worse for a Scandinavian winter, if you want feet 😉
But, Karrimor walking sandals are the best thing I’ve found so far for my joints. And what great signature style! 🙄
* OK, that’s been a thing to some degree for at least 25 years now. But I used to see a lot of older people wearing usually Birkenstocks all the time for pretty much the same reason. Not quite joining them now, but close enough…
I do this thing where if i have to go to a family event where I will be expected to be a girl I pretend I am a SPY and I am IN DISGUISE AS A TEEN GIRL and my mission is to EXTRACT INFORMATION FROM MY GRANDPARENTS without giving away my real identity. works every time.
your dress and makeup is now a DISGUISE
your ‘birth name’ is now an ALIAS
getting told by your parents to be nice and not yell at anyone being racist is MISSION BRIEFING
your entire extended family are now FOREIGN DIGNITARIES and you gotta make it thru the evening without being discovered as a RADICAL SPY
carrying a small water pistol and one of those fake-lipstick pens in your purse helps to get in the zone. the best part of being a spy is the nifty gadgets everyone knows that.
BONUS if you have to bring a friend of another gender with you to pretend to be your boyfriend. you are both PARTNER SPIES and one of you has to be the cranky but soft-hearted veteran and the other has to be the endearingly-assholeish rookie.
Seems like actually a great way to deal with dysphoria
Shout-out to all the spies who are faced with the world’s most difficult missions.
This is how my trans brother deals with his dysphoria.
If it seems like a lot of famous men are suddenly facing sexual harassment allegations, it’s only because there’s a huge backlog of well-known abusers to whom authorities have turned a blind eye for decades at a time.
Has anyone tried taking out the old “this never used to happen in the past, it must be the fault of modernity” discourse yet
As a matter of fact…
[Tweet from Jordan B Peterson reads: “With all the accusations of sex assault emerging (eg Louis CK) we are going to soon remeber why sex was traditionally enshrined in marriage…”]
harassment was invented in the ‘70s, like facial hair and the color orange.
are tube-building, segmented bristle worms that live in tropical oceans. Named for their tree-like appearance, the multicolored spirals are actually highly derived structures for feeding and respiration.
Because it does not move outside its tube, this worm does not have any specialized appendages for movement or swimming. Instead, it bores into living coral, secretes a calcium carbonate tube around its body, and survives by filter feeding. (xxxxxxx)
Urocyon's Jaunts 2.0 
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