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“This season of Game of Thones hasn’t been without its fair share of violence, gore and what we like to call—a’hem—“penis-related violence.” Take a look below at some key historical events that led up to King Robert’s ascension to the throne.” (via Infographic: Game of Thrones, The History of Robert’s Rebellion :: Paste)

“This season of Game of Thones hasn’t been without its fair share of violence, gore and what we like to call—a’hem—“penis-related violence.” Take a look below at some key historical events that led up to King Robert’s ascension to the throne.” (via Infographic: Game of Thrones, The History of Robert’s Rebellion :: Paste)

 
 
What I’m saying is that this is a show with a lot of straight female and gay male fans (and plenty of other fans who can appreciate a good naked dude), and by focusing exclusively on naked women, the show creates the impression that it’s not as welcoming of them as it is of the traditional straight male fantasy audience. Maybe that’s part of a commentary on the show’s world. I’m willing to go with that. But it creates the unfortunate impression that the people who work on the show—who are, so far as I know, completely cool and forward-thinking individuals—have that mindset as well. I’m also not saying everybody should be naked all of the time. This isn’t a show that can do well with gratuitous nudity, and it’s gotten much better about making sure the sexual situations (and, honestly, the violent situations) are story specific. I just wish I didn’t have to see my wife, who really loves this show, roll her eyes every time there’s an opportunity for male nudity that passes by, but women are dropping trou at the drop of a hat. She deserves better.

“Second Sons” (for experts) | Game Of Thrones (experts) | The A.V. Club

 
 
sarahlcomics:

Sometimes my comics end up in random Buzzfeed listicles. This is how I imagine they get written.

sarahlcomics:

Sometimes my comics end up in random Buzzfeed listicles. This is how I imagine they get written.

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A vegan meal has no implications about what your next meal may be; you can be vegan for the better part of a day, or for a number of days of your life. Part-time veganism (which you might also call flexitarianism) is a strategy for integrating the reigning wisdom — eat more plants, less hyperprocessed stuff, fewer animal products — into lives that have, until now, been composed of too few of the first and too many of the second and third.

Why I’m Not a Vegan - NYTimes.com

 
 
 
 

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